Smash Summit 14 is stacked with a roster of Smash Bros superstars

Smash Summit 14 is quick approaching. It’s set as much as be a climatic event for Melee, coming after one of many recreation’s most fun few months in fairly some time. The event, hosted by Past the Summit, will likely be kicking off over November 3-6^th.

With a prize pool over $30,000 on supply, this occasion is certainly one of Melee’s greater occasions, following up enormous tournaments just like the Ludwig Invitational, and upsets like the primary Yoshi main win.

Past the Summit will function among the high Smash Bros gamers. The occasion is sponsored by Papa Johns, Coinbase, and Purple bull, which ought to keep away from no less than one of many issues from the Ludwig event.

Smash Summit 14 packs a stable roster

Smash Summit 14 goes to have a reasonably lengthy format, with a number of rounds only for the gamers to battle towards one another once more within the bracket on the finish. It will give loads of probabilities to see completely different match-ups between these invited gamers. The event is simply singles for Melee, with three levels to the occasion.

As ordinary, gamers kick off with a bunch stage. Right here 4 groups of 4 gamers face one another in a round-robin format. All gamers from this stage transfer by means of to the following, however some will skip to the final stage. Some gamers transfer on to the ultimate bracket, with 1^st place on this stage shifting to the winners’ spherical.

Gauntlet Stage sees gamers shuffled again into new teams, this time in swimming pools of three. Gamers get 1 or 2 units towards one another to filter by means of. Identical to with the final spherical, 1^st place strikes immediately by means of to the winners’ bracket. Within the remaining bracket, we get double elimination. Seeding within the winners or losers bracket is decided by how gamers sat within the earlier rounds.

Gamers at Summit 14 and narratives to observe for

Smash Summit 14 is an invitational so it’s sporting one of many extra stacked rosters for the sport. All the main gamers are attending, however there are some particular gamers and matchups to be careful for.

Zain might be the favorite heading into the occasion. He’s been on a loopy run this 12 months, actually solely crushed by what MKLeo is doing in Final. He’s taken 1^st on the Ludwig Invitational, Shine 2022, Pound, Genesis 8, and extra. Whereas he’s dropped to second just a few occasions within the interim, he appears to be like like he’s again on high so it’ll be fascinating to see how he takes the invitational.

Hungrybox and Leffen attending can even be value watching in the event that they face one another. Leffen’s loss to Hungrybox on the Ludwig Invitational result in a whole lot of drama, after he reacted in the way in which he usually does. It’ll be value watching to see if he can win again towards Hungrybox, or if he’ll proceed to dominate the controversial participant along with his Jigglypuff expertise.

Additionally invited are iBDW, and aMSa who remains to be on a scorching streak enjoying Yoshi. Every of those has a latest historical past which provides followers one thing to observe on the event. These are all the invited gamers at Melee:

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Past the Summit after Smash Summit 14

It’s not too long ago been introduced that Past the Summit are cancelling some DOTA operations, particularly, not internet hosting DPC subsequent 12 months. Past that, they’re prone to shut down their DOTA operations altogether.

Smash and different occasions wont finish anytime quickly thouh. In actual fact, it appears to be like like they’ll be switching their focus solely over to the remaining titles, which may imply extra occasions packed nearer collectively, and a fairly wholesome strategy for the sport in the long term! Dota’s disaster and loss from Past the Summit, may be Smash’ achieve.