Jmook vs Zain - Melee Singles Top 8 Winners Semi-Final - Genesis 9 | Sheik vs Marth

[@atrioc]

Leaving a comment for my future self to come back and watch this in 10 years after JMOOK got 100 trophies.

[@jaypham3393]

ok GH

[@ajackrabbitplays6446]

Fr you always have the best takes coffee cow

[@LINKedup101]

After seeing slime's tweets about those bets, I can understand why you were popping off so hard

[@samyguerrero5215]

I think you meant 1,000

[@Secarstra777]

He knew

[@slowestjabroni]

Dude 1:43 Zain does that wildest tech in place recovery that slides him off the plat into an instant falling FAir. And then 3:04 Jmook does the WILDEST needle into kill confirm. Insane set.

[@link6913]

Zain and Jmook are constantly pushing their game play to its limits. So much respect for both of these players.

[@JackCeverha]

I love the mix! Hearing the crowd like this is hype.

[@aprimer1431]

1:48 I agree, Bobby. Slide-offs have influenced the defensive and offensive game so much.

[@MrMattacka]

God, I love this game. It's so hard to hear that BTS is gone. So many iconic events and so much love for this game.

[@jackkinseth2936]

jmook is so fast-his sheik is a thing of beauty

[@brodieorr5393]

two of my favorite players putting on an absolute clinic. Wild how much better both players have gotten since this tournament

[@brodieorr5393]

Also Jmook had some drip. That jacket is rad

[@irrelevant1387]

16:50 And then, the moment that changed Melee history forever

[@juanortiz9445]

17:00 and the moment Zain realized it

[@shinji136]

"there will Never Ever be another Melee player like Jmook".

[@312bigbeanburrito]

commentary was iconic too

[@eddiestilll]

i remember watching this set live. i had a heart attack nearly every game, they were both blowing each other up off 1 neutral interaction. jmook was JCLUTCH in game 4 and he ran away with the momentum in game 5 to take the set :)

[@puxtbuck6731]

Didn’t this happen today?

[@boogies]

@@puxtbuck6731 I remember it like it was just a few hours ago

[@manuvargas355]

Lmao

[@vzy8354]

It was today, stop the storytelling man 😂

[@NyctNyct]

Straight lying lmao.

[@dingding12321]

Both of these guys are Armada-esque in their skill with a non-spacie. Absolute monsters lol

[@danielsmith5032]

Gosh this was such high level melee

[@rute_awakening]

Best set of the tourney imo. So close, so sick.

[@Conostra]

8:10 that recovery is simultaneously hysterical and absolutely nuts. To come up with "platform edgecancel" as the answer to that situation is insane, and yet, it worked perfectly.

[@Koolst3rJacket]

Start of this video is going to be in a youtube document about Zain in the future. What great commentary

[@TrevsTreehouse]

This feels like one of those legendary sets that Mew2king and Armada used to have.

[@antmancometh]

I was on pins and needles the whole set. Great to see Jmook prevail!!

[@jeremyying3602]

zain was on needles this whole set too ayyooooo

[@Squidmoto3]

@@jeremyying3602 that was the joke, read the room you autist

[@westong9082]

I think ur using that idiom wrong but i’m with you ‼️

[@alexblackburn2247]

I can't believe my eyes right now. That last game was insane

[@arJunebugSmash]

Jmook is the king of this matchup

[@bobert90008]

Yo jmooks posture though. That back is straight as can be.

[@Almatty]

Is that Scar on commentary with Toph, Waff and Vish? Is he sick or something?

[@yolobuttrill]

Too much commentary. It's hoarse

[@LoopZoopler]

He just does it soo well 😩

[@pjlabarge]

Bro Zain had the ken combo in game 4 and he went with the Fair. That would've been the set, and probably a Zain 3peat

[@jsun1993]

Jmook might be the best micro interaction player in the game rn

[@factandsuspicionpodcast2727]

As someone who is mostly a melee spectator, how much better would Skeik be without the insane end lag on her primary recovery option? Would it make a big difference at this level?

[@SuperAmazingJared]

a lot better, it's probably the most exploitable part of her gameplay

[@LiveTwinReaction]

This is such a weird design choice about melee recoveries for me. A few other characters have this as well - Pikachu ending on stage, Marth, Zelda if you end in the air, etc like you're stuck sitting there for what feels like 20 frames waiting to do anything after your upb lol. I personally play Zelda and if I don't land upb onto the solid ground, and have to fall down onto stage, it's a huge punish for free almost every time.

[@kevinshen3388]

Imo Sheik, Captain Falcon, and Marth would easily be the best character in the game if they had Fox’s up B and/or Falco’s side B

[@factandsuspicionpodcast2727]

I appreciate the responses. It seemed like a sizeable disadvantage but I couldn't be certain with my limited knowledge. I've played a ton of fighting games, but the melee fan base seems especially willing to answer questions about their game.

[@kevinshen3388]

that being said Marth has a much harder time punishing Sheik’s recovery than other characters because his best KO move (tipper f smash) is almost impossible to land at the ledge. He can only start reliably KOing around 150% with up tilt (even so it still has a ton of weird hitboxes that won’t always send people the way you want). Meanwhile Fox and Falcon can KO Sheik around 80% with up smash or knee, and Puff can kill around 20% with Rest (main reason why the matchup is so insanely hard for Sheik)

[@Wavedashnoir]

AYO I peeped the loaded lux reference they had no clue what he was talking about 💀💀

[@TrevsTreehouse]

The techs that Jmook is hitting remind me of the techs I hit against my homie when ik exactly what he's going to do

[@tylerreich126]

Crazy that this was the only game five of top 8

[@owen4490]

7:30 the ties between melee and BR exist and I need to find more about them. I’ve heard most members of the mogul moves group mention it and now here too. I need to know more.

[@iansamuel1811]

zain gave the ledge too many times. he was playin scared out the gates. and the needles threw off his flow

[@RhythmicGraffiti]

beautiful sheik.

[@MrTacoKingMC]

2 of the best defenses in the game it’s completely fucked the level these guys are on

[@dozmaster]

was 2:00 a shield poke???

[@NinjaAtlas]

played it frame by frame and yes it actually is, pretty insane lol

[@jimmylapriest6307]

Twenty twenty mook 2 electric mookaloo

[@gifdar]

This feels like my first time seeing Amsa, but I've watched Shieks for years... never JMook shiek tho

[@nerdicusx]

Anyone know the type of monitor they are using? All I get is Sony...

[@MrJoosebawkz]

19:49 what just happened? did zain just fat finger and SD? Or did jmook somehow cause him to drop off the ledge? I haven’t followed melee in years and the game is a lot different so idk if that was some crazy specific tech or just a choke lol

[@NinjaAtlas]

zain tried to ledgedash and failed

[@MichaelPater]

1st of many tourney wins

[@rileys3490]

What a game!

[@AutumnReel4444]

Wait a tic, those are classy CRTs. Let's go Genesis

[@poleon2003]

well they look like PVMs to me

[@PR0XPL0X]

Omfg that last stock at 16:44 Zain chokes it 2-3 times in a row and that was the moment his fate was sealed. He HAD that in the bag, knowing that absolutely have to fuck his head up in game 5.

[@jiraiya2000]

JMOOK THE J GOD

[@phoenixflower1225]

16:47 should have been a tipper forward smash

[@algar6616]

Great set

[@neiro7898]

i love u jmook

[@rhysjones1108]

Anyone know what happened to mango this tourney? Can’t find him in any of the videos except doubles. Jmook is insane

[@iansamuel1811]

boi got waxed

[@ferleal24]

My man went down like a buster in pools, 97th place lmao

[@jordandwiggins1026]

He went Doc and lost in Pools

[@Nate-om5sr]

Went 3-0 during day 1 pools with Falco. Later that night after those matches he learned that he got ranked number 3 for 2022 even though he wanted number 2. Because of this he raged and went Doctor Mario for his pools matches on day 2 and instantly lost the first two he played, sending him out of Genesis. Since he got eliminated in day 2 pools he tied for 97th overall at the tourney

[@Mitsohumohashi]

The guy is kind of immature though… ‘ cause with the rank he just got… His probability to get ranked number two or three will diminish…

[@F.R.G317]

11:55 Double DeeDee

[@redye5858]

holy shit

[@redye5858]

both looks untouchable thought the bracket.

[@odd_potion]

Zain def lurkin in the Marth discord hard lol

[@MrHitchslap]

Maan 16:53 was so close, maybe neutral B would've hit

[@orendamusic7577]

Its kinda funny that low level sheik can be kinda lame when high level sheik is so sick

[@attention_shopping]

lets go

[@LordFartamor]

brazy set

[@phoenixflower1225]

Zelda was intentional to throw the rhythm off ....

[@mooncake_reviews]

sheeik

[@mooncake_reviews]

sheik* oops haha too much zaza

[@mack4691]

On that first FD game, jmook lost his last stock all starting with Zain grabbing his down smash. Thats enormously tilting to deal with during a tournament match.

[@snakebebop]

Who let Tasty Steve on the mic? The guy talks too much

[@raddixxiii3788]

Noice

[@mack4691]

Jmook if you're reading this, chump checking zains recovery didn't seem to be working out. Shino stalling or even better marth killer would have been effective at more than a few situations.

[@frankimaserati1395]

Homemade waffles made this great set so lame and dry with his excessive talking bro let Bobby and toph excite me to watch

[@GioHimonPro]

Felt the same. Love HMW but this tourney He was so off and overtalking everyone with out adding much.

[@jrcolonial98]

Interesting, I didn’t notice that, but I was annoyed by how there were 3-4 commentators at once for top 8. Bit too many, keep it at 2 imo

[@xannermilonakis8535]

How big of a snowflake do u gotta b to bring a elbow rest pillow to a melee tourney💀😭

[@jrcolonial98]

Fine I’ll bite, How is that snowflakey?

[@xannermilonakis8535]

@@jrcolonial98 bro, do u really need to ask that question 😭😂. It's self explanatory my dude

[@AndrewWuMusic]

@@xannermilonakis8535 hmm I’m still confused, mind explaining it for us?

[@orendamusic7577]

I hate it when football players wear pads because protective gear is for SNOWFLAKES 😂😂😂😂

[@NeonDart]

@@xannermilonakis8535 He plays Video Games for a living, so he chooses to take care of his wrists and hands, the tools that are necessary to make his living.

[@gianlucatartaro1335]

After game 4, Zain fell apart. You can tell because he wasn’t playing like himself at all vs iBDW. What a depressing day for Zain fans… I hope Moky gives Jmook the business. Sheik is braindead ✌️

[@CrispyGFX]

Awful take.

[@jableshoward6572]

Sheik at the highest level is the opposite of braindead lmao

[@colebresnehen38]

Someone got tech chased lol

[@shinji136]

You're so clueless it's unbelievable. Also Moky got 3-0d so keep crying and shitting yourself lmao

[@loganjohnson9322]

jmook vs zain has come a long way in 8 months.