@@nevohyams up until this. He choked hard. Poor kid, I remember almost throwing up over high school wrestling matches at his age. I can't imagine how much pressure that is
It's not just that. When all the odds are against him, when people doubt him, when all the pressure is on him and his title is at stake, Leo pushes through and comes out on top. Something that clearly the others weren't ready for this time. Leo is the best, not simply because he's the most consistent, but because he IS the best player and he wins where it counts the most.
The fact that Mute beat the best player in Japan, the best player in Europe, the best player in Mexico, and a top 2 player in the US, in one tournament is absolutely incredible
I think is just his strategy so the opponent gains confidence and grows anxious as he then plays seriously. He just fakes it enough so his opponent thinks he is close to win (and becomes hard to mentalshift once his oponents have the upper hand). Not sure why players havent figured him out yet. Pretty basic strat
Correction: in their last set at LMBM 2023 Sonix defeated MKLeo 3-2, not 3-0. Also it's nice that even though Leo won, other players are proving they can put up a fight against him rather than Leo just farming like at Rise N Grind
Once again mk Leo proving all the doubters wrong that he is still the GOAT of smash ultimate!! I absolutely love these type of videos poppt! I love competitive smash and you just make it so fun and entertaining!
One thing that sets Leo apart is how calm and composed he is. If you look at the player cam, pretty much everybody shows signs of anxiety, but Leo doesn't seem to do so. More importantly, he is gracious in both winning and losing. I don't think he's ever thrown a tantrum when he lost early, and the most he does when he wins is do a fist pump. No jumping, shouting, or preening.
MuteAce showed THE FUCK UP at this tournament, he's an incredible player with a lot of sauce and technical skill. I think it's safe to say he'll be in the public eye significantly more going forward.
I have to say this was the most on my seat I’ve been for a tournament in a while. It’s just too bad Jordan couldn’t make it to get the gold. But we all know he’d win.
I really appreciate muteace being able to make it so far, despite the fact that the odds were so incredibly stacked against him, what an amazing performance
I think my favorite part about Smash tournaments is seeing the interactions between the players before, during, and after the games/sets. The pop-offs are great to watch, but it's nice to see how respectful they are before and after as well. The relationships between top players, even outside of tournaments, is definitely the best thing about this game.
As someone who was actually at the venue (2nd row!!) The atmosphere was ELECTRIC, it was an amazing experience and if anyone has the chance, please go to Genesis 10 you will NOT regret it
The emotions you feel while watching Leo are such a roller coaster. You think its gonna be an ez win then you think he might lose but then you realize its Leo
I think the reason a lot of muteace edge guards weren't working is joker has Invulnerability on frames 1-25 (3-25 in air) for his recovery, so instead of staying out to try to use float-nair to interrupt the recovery, like they did at the beginning of the set , they opted to go back to stage towards the end
Leo has fought the crowds, the commentators and the history books; he is THE GOAT. Smash 'community' and its vocal representatives need to hide their bias when they commentate and accept that the American players aren't on Leo's level.
MKLeo is American you know. Being a US-American or a Mexican-American isn't the same thing but both are still Americans. We forget way to much that America is a continent and as such the term "Americans" doesn't belong to the US of A. Brazilians are americans.
I was there in the live stream, seeing Leo fall off into losers to end up winning was very hype to watch. He had so many close games but it’s very exciting to see Leo come up on top after all that.
The fact that you’re statistically more likely to lose to Leo after going up 2-0 vs him than you are if you start 0-2 is crazy enough. But then you add in a - FINALLY - seemingly sober Leo, and there’s no shot.
The craziest thing about that marss clip is: he literally did the same last stock dair spike offstage to clutch out game 1. He did it twice!!!! Marss had some of the sickest clips this toourny.
Super happy Leo won, but I’m soooo happy that Muteace did really well. Peach is one of those characters that when played super well is an absolute menace and I was stoked that mute got to grands like holy crap he played out of his mind
Not just got to grands, but got there through winner's side There was only one person this weekend that took a set off of Leo and it was MuteAce A true, undisputable 2nd place finish
It may be an entire Underdogs joke to make fun of Poppt's thinking, but this man has an eye for content sharper than any other smash content creator. Yes, even Hbox. Even Little Z. Jordan is the best balance of hype/analysis in smash content, and this is a crowded market. Plus some of the skills to back it up.
Those were probably benzodiazepines that Light took for anxiety, Jordan. Assuming it was stress related. Amphetamines would make him much more stressed depending on what it was and how much. I also wouldn't consider either of them as "hard core" drugs. The latter fucked up my life for 12 years, sure. But I was abusing it heavily. Therapeutic doses are good however.
Muteace in one run beat Someone no Peach has beaten before and her hardest matchup The best player in Japan and the face of Steve The best player in France and mix up King The best player in the USA and Mr fast play himself Then the best player in the world on his big return Kinda wish he took it all the way, but I'm so glad he showed what he could do. He has serious hand problems and can rarely play the way he wants because of it, so proud of how well he did here
Light didn't get powered up by the redbull, he got powered up by taking of his sweater. Lights power comes from how little clothes his wearing on his arm. I mean look at all the time he rolls up his sleeves before a comeback.
I feel like Light is definitely in the mix for second best, he doesnt have the tournament wins the others do but hes the most consistent and doesn't have as low of lows as the others and also does well head to head.
I tried my best to stay up and watch the tournament with you, I really love how passionate you are about comp smash and Leo! Have to say it was much more exciting stream than I expected, especially with all the spins before and after sets!
Seeing a grand final with such stylish characters is such and amazing thing to witness with the current meta that exists in the game currently. Muteace did amazing and I hope that it inspires people to pick up characters like Peach so we can have some more entertaining tournaments in the future.
If Light didn't choke in the match vs Leo, he'd had made it to the grand finals and there'd be a chance for Light to secure the genesis. In that set, he had a stock lead in the third game and all he need to book his ticket was to just take Leo's stock at higher. Light would go on and fail. It didn't end there, he was also greeted with 2 losses knocking him away. 😭😭
I don’t mind living in a timeline where there are other goats of smash, but tbh I don’t see Leo giving up the crown until he retires, even if he stumbles occasionally
I was REALLY rooting for Light in this tournament. The fact that he was one stock away from grands TWICE was heartbreaking, and probably even could've beaten Ace due to the pressure and them being even in the previous match.
It could've went either way. Tbh i thought he had muteace.. that DI from him when light hit the up smash and back air maaaannnn..... he was playing out of his mind 🔥🔥
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!! THAT'S WHY HE'S THE GOAT! *THE GOAAAT!!!* 🙌🙌🙌🫶🫶🫶 Haters, bow down and acknowledge your KING!! 👑 But on a serious note, Muteace was playing PHENOMENALLY! Nearly everyone was, really. Just upset after upset, and we, the audience, got the best show in years. Congratulations to the top 8, congratulations to Muteace for absolutely destroying his seeding placement and showing his potential as a top competitor for the crown, and once again, congratulations to Leo for proving once and for all that he is and will always be the greatest Ultimate player of all time.
Fantastic tourney in all. So many game 5 sets. Really great top 8. What’s so special about Leo is that most people want to see him continue to succeed despite being at the top for so long. He’s such a humble, modest personality and let’s his gameplay do the talking for him. It’s nice to have such a good personality as the No 1. player in the world
Really fun tourney (except Sonic) to watch! So much hype and crazy gameplay. :) Thanks for the fun recap! Congrats to MKLeo! Muteace tho, what a hero. Great run, and fun to watch. :)
Hi Jordan, I have a question I would like your insight on as a Smash Competitor: How do you deal with anxiety when competing in Smash Bros? For example, often when I take a stock or complete a good sequence my performance anxiety breaks a threshold where my focus breaks. I've found that "poping off" when this happens helps a bit. Maybe thats why Hbox pops off so hard.
The Mkleo Rob has been a pretty usual switch when playing against Protobanham (best min min in the world) as we can see from the grand finals of double down, but proto did end up winning that.
Shout out to muteace. No one was talking about the number 18th player and, in the end, he took out so many people that were supposed to be the best. He played incredibly.
true, mute defeated the top ranked pleayers of multiple regions in the orion rank, Light (USA), Acola (Japan), Glutonny (Europe) and MkLeo (Mexico AND the world), that's a hell of a run
I really don’t think acola would be even close to the top without Steve. He has such bad habits and not a great disadvantage state. Best example of a character carry
Marss is amazing, started top 64 in losers, went through the French dimension, finally beat his demon and gave us one of the best tmsets the whole tourney vs the French final boss Glutonny
As a casual fan of smash, I really appreciate this coverage! I wanted to know how the tournament went, but I didn’t want to watch all of the VODs and whatnot.
