Ludwig Invitational GRAND FINALS - MkLeo (Byleth) Vs. Acola (Steve) SSBU Ultimate Tournament

This Smash Bros Tournament Grand Finals Top 8 match was streamed live on: / ludwigahgren
LSI The Ludwig Smash Invitational is a Super Smash Bros Tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada. This Smash Bros. Tournament Took place 10/21 - 10/23 2022.
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[@scottcole8732]

9:15 Ludwig: “I feel like Leo kills no later than 120%” 9:30 Leo kills Acola at 119.9%

[@ApplePi._.]

bro made it personal

[@blvck5943]

Lud knows ball

[@acekun6493]

The funniest thing is: 9:21 Ludwig "And then acola is killing at 150, sometimes 160" 10:29 Leo dies at 160.1

[@weirdchamp4601]

@@acekun6493 that’s crazy

[@lunanasushistax6692]

They keep dissing Byleth for killing at lower % too lmao

[@nutgya2241]

I'ts honestly crazy to think that Leo had that many doubters. Definetly the uncontested #1 in the game

[@Spyder-Marth]

It makes me so happy for him. I want to be at his level, now.

[@randomnobody660]

I'm not that invested, but I'm surprised he has that many fans. Like if he's the uncontested best why would you root for him? That's like going to the casino and rooting for the dealer.

[@jacobluneberg597]

@@randomnobody660 you cant not, he seems like a good guy and he always admits when he gets outplayed, and when hes on his game? An absolute joy to watch

[@Riggzilla]

@@randomnobody660 If you watch the sets he wins, you can't not be a fan. He routinely goes down 1-2 in Losers down 3-1 in stocks at Grands and wins. There's just something about him where when he's backed into the absolute corner, he plot armors through to victory.

[@fupalover]

As long as he doesnt main Mythra

[@matafannimE]

Leo is one of the few players that can be so dominant and still have people root for him as if he were the underdog

[@caseyf2453]

The Rocky of smash ultimate

[@RecordToDeathToBoredom]

Yeah, the reason for that is that 1. he doesn't come out often anymore, and 2. he's not using Joker most of the time. And MKLeo doesn't play lame. It's all skill. It's all strategy. It's all him. He is him. And I'm gonna have to say it, the only person that could've rivaled him was ZeRo if he hadn't retired from competitive. Zackray was another, but dude's limited by his own region. If he lived in the hottest smash area in US, he'd have more of a chance.

[@deleonfountain8220]

@@RecordToDeathToBoredom zero? Iirc he was falling off hard in smash 4 around the time Leo started making a name for himself. Zero also didn’t really seem to be that great at ultimate compared to how good he was at his peak

[@jstar3382]

@@deleonfountain8220 yeah mostly because Diddy is lame. Bananas weren't hype imo

[@EduardoFlores-bt4fo]

@@RecordToDeathToBoredom Eh, ZeRo wasn't that good at the end of Smash 4 honestly. And I'm not saying it because I don't like him, but because objectively he fell a lot.

[@user-gu9le1js6k]

絶対王者すぎる…好きなキャラを信じて、今の強キャラをどうすれば倒せるのかを徹底的に詰め、その作戦を天才的な立ち回りと操作精度で成し遂げてみせるMKLeo。本当にカッコいい…

[@sagen06]

Greetings from America!

[@user-gu9le1js6k]

@@sagen06 Hello! I don't speak English, so I am writing from a translation site, but I am happy to share this excitement with you!

[@petrinonelson1992]

Yes, he's really the best 🎉

[@larkps5991]

日本で無双しているあコーラ相手に表裏それぞれストレートで勝っちゃったら何も言えんもう

[@user-je2zw8lh9w]

@@larkps5991 マジでなんも言えんわ。あcolaが1試合も勝てんとは思わんやん。試合内容もレオが制圧してるし。

[@Popinazo]

Didn't expect Acola to 6 - 0 Leo in 15 minutes, this was incredible.

[@elsologian2016]

11 minutes if you take the commentary aside!

[@roosterboots4684]

I popped off so hard when he blocked Leo's recovery by building a giant penis at the ledge

[@KaxMerg]

for real. “dominant is an understatement” -Coney

[@georgealongi5361]

SAlty

[@usern4metak3ns]

yeah that seemed personal against steve. mkleo used the F around and find out scale.

[@madham4198]

Mkleo put an end to so many doubts this tournament. He proved he was the best with his dominant win. He proved he could beat Acola. He proved he could beat Steve. He got his run back vs Kurama. He showed his Aegis is still viable for match ups. He proved that Joker and Byleth is the way to go. No wonder he’s filled with such confidence in the interview

[@firewall5189]

id say im a hardcore leo fanboy but i cant lie even i thought that maybe people were catching up to the mountain he'd been sitting on for the past few years no, i was wrong. i and a lot of people were so wrong lol. leo seems genuinely a bit pissed in the interview at the end, and honestly, i kinda get it: hes already proven himself to be the goat time and again, and yet the moment he dropped a few unfortunate sets and got placements that were STILL quite good even for top 10 players' standards, people start calling him washed. so, he went out to collect skulls and prove himself again, and he did it. at this point, the only time i would ever start genuinely doubting his success in the future would be if he tryhards joker and flubs top 8 multiple times.

[@SiiNTi]

Proto wasn’t here so..

[@justanoob4802]

@@firewall5189 I still think Leo is the best in the world, but he didn’t face a single one of his threats this tournament(besides Acola)

[@mychannel11231]

@@justanoob4802 and some of those threats (kola, spargo, gluttony) crushed by the lower rank player (sonix and kurama)

[@aeririahelmold]

@@SiiNTi so?

[@blas787]

Congrats to Acola for taking Leo to game 3 !

[@shun8104]

He even took him to game 6.

[@bienbenuto]

That was an achievement!!!

[@burnflare2258]

You didn't have to do my mans like that

[@skoolwifi3835]

@@burnflare2258 it was deserved, it's another steve

[@ashketchup7354]

Congrats to Aloca for getting to play 2 sets against Leo

[@tbrstarrygamer6682]

This might be one of the only tournaments Sparg0 and Leo played together where they didn’t go against each other. Also HUGE props to Kurama and Acola for making it so far in a stacked tournament like this

[@Yokai_Yuri]

that's because of the horrendous sd at 0% spargo did against acola. Otherwise finals would have been leo vs pargo

[@beetlethegod9073]

@@Yokai_Yuri would sparg0 have beat kurama?

[@showmeyourmoves8551]

Well Spargo is really not the same player as before

[@Lilgame10]

@@beetlethegod9073 honestly we don’t know kurama beat him last time but at the same time cloud does really well against Mario so that’s a whole different story. I also wish we saw kurama vs mkleo gf

[@beetlethegod9073]

@@Lilgame10 yeah we all really knew how acola Leo rematch would go.

[@Minami1317]

Congrats to Leo for winning 1st place at the most stacked tournament filled with the best players this world has to offer. Literally a Smash Summit Ultimate version. And congrats to Acola and the rest of the top 8 players for making it! This tournament is probably the best one I've enjoyed watching so far and love the unique bracket system.

[@alexpotts6520]

And winning it without breaking a sweat, honestly. He dropped one game across eight best-of-five sets.

[@billystorm5347]

To be honest congrats to everyone who made top 16 everyone played out of their minds especially big d and kuruma (Leo is always cracked)

[@gabrielmendez6128]

Leo played great and I'm happy to see him in top shape. Still needs to beat proto tho

[@uchihaclan77]

Proto vs Leo grand finals eh?

[@krusher181]

@@billystorm5347 recently Leo hasn’t been that cracked so… this is really impressive.

[@jkracken358]

MkLeo is the GOAT of ultimate. No question. So happy to see him really try this tournament and absolutely dominate.

[@ElMexa203]

Yeah why?

[@mrb-btw]

True. Why?

[@leun88]

yes but why?

[@baz00katooth]

Who?

[@sayaplayr]

who? when? where? why? how?

[@lylesetnik-king5733]

For the first time in years, Mkleo.... places above his seeding.

[@JNKSmash]

That tournament was HISTORIC! So many amazing sets! Peak ultimate for sure.

[@theflashgordon193]

ultimate competition is just so amazing. everyone are so great right now

[@h0m3st4r]

@@theflashgordon193 And it'll just keep getting better.

[@itscoolthough419]

kurama was a treat to watch, mario dunks never get old.

[@theflashgordon193]

@@h0m3st4r yup ! looking forward for what will happened next

[@user-iv6hz8fy1j]

なんだかんだ言われてもこの頃の圧倒的最強なleoまた見たいんだけどもう無理なんだろうなって気がしてる 正直かになべに負けたって聞いたときもかになべすげえよりも先に「あーまあ負けるかぁ」ってなっちゃったよ この頃の、他の世界最強候補も苦手なマリオも全部薙ぎ倒して圧巻の24-1優勝なんてことは二度と見れないと思うとね…

[@Its_Large_Dad]

Uncontested #1 and everybody should know it now. Even said he didn’t prep much for Steve just a little against Maister. He was mad people said he wasn’t the best anymore and he showed people. He deserved to be as confident and cocky as he was in his post game interview.

[@Spyder-Marth]

That made so many haters quiet. Not one person called for a Steve ban. Not one person said Leo wasn't the GOAT, anymore. Not one person said Byleth was cringe, either. Leo showed EVERYONE who's boss. He's not a pushover and the community better learn that by now.

[@DeepfriedBeans4492]

@@Spyder-Marth I was still calling for a steve ban lol, just because steve lost to leo doesn’t change the reasons steve should be banned I also think byleth is a great steve counter but so many characters are still absolutely deleted by steve

[@PandaPanda-lm7vx]

@@DeepfriedBeans4492 salt

[@theothernodude3139]

That’s literally what counterpicks are for. There’s probably many more counter picks for Steve but they’re untapped.

[@DeepfriedBeans4492]

@@theothernodude3139 but the counterpicks you need for him are already top characters, and the less good options are already not that good and really really struggle against steve, so it just widens the divide so much further between top tiers and mid/low tiers

[@reefscoral7655]

MkLeo今までにないほど強豪が集った今大会でセット数 24 - 1 ⁉︎? これ現実？

[@sanjigen009]

最強のMkLeoが帰ってきて嬉しい

[@FBWalshyFTW]

This is what happens when MKLeo uses 100% of his power.

[@danielcalderon3329]

75%. He only used Joker against Dubuz which is still the funniest thing ever

[@ryantheflareon914]

Yeah you can't say 100% when he didn't pick joker

[@ohcomeon1111]

byleth is better than joker

[@tnsxpm]

@@ohcomeon1111 cope

[@santihatersh5825]

@@ohcomeon1111 no

[@hagzomush]

The skill screen at 3:49 is so brutal, Byleth's lance straight through Steve's neck!

[@gv82089]

Sad that it didn't kill lol

[@MasterPojoway]

leo deserves to rant like this after being so humble ever since ultimate came out, him playing bad for a few tournaments and people called him washed, he definitely deserved to call them out

[@stevepoper8073]

Ikr, I remember seeing people say that he wasn't top 10 anymore lol

[@shun8104]

By far the best invitational in Ult, Leo is soo cracked. Kurama still the MVP tho, I hope him and Sparg0 can qualify for SWT through LCQ. I'm already looking forward the acola's rematch vs top NA players, he did super well.

[@BasedMamaJames617]

Kurama got my respect repping Mario, the only other good (not good any more unfortunately) Mario main I know is Dark Wizzy.

[@illuminoeye_gaming]

@@BasedMamaJames617 what happened to wizzy

[@itszaids6611]

We really only say the Mkleo Joker once. And ran through this tournament only droppjng one or 2 games. So stacked and Mkleo cleaned house. Can't wait to see him late November. Get yourself a good break Leo

[@mychannel11231]

Leo only dropped one game in this tournament, which was against Kurama

[@fupalover]

yall forget he ran through genesis?

[@elefanamir9087]

Poor Dabuz always gets the joker

[@firewall5189]

@@fupalover and frostbite ...and evo ...and pretty much any tourney pre-covid where he got into losers bracket early

[@fupalover]

@@firewall5189 He won those through losers tho. Genesis and this he won through winners. Losing a couple games at Genesis and only 1 here.

[@crjm2001]

leo took it personal when he was placed as third seed in this tournament

[@firewall5189]

dont even blame him tbh

[@user-rc7qp8sq4u]

試合全体通してLeoがずっと流れとってて動きがキレッキレすぎる。あこーらもまだまだ強くなれそうで楽しみ！

[@user-iz7nt2ms9z]

こんな日本では絶対王者的にも仕上がってるあこーらが「まだまだ強くなれそう!」←？

[@johanb5275]

The GOAT 🐐 took his crown back. In such a dominant fashion, we love you Leo❤

[@ElMexa203]

el CHIVO

[@BlanBlan19901990]

He never surrendered the crown. He tried on some hats for a while and got bored of them and picked up the crown

[@prod.feltino]

@@BlanBlan19901990 facts

[@redduck6483]

@@SiiNTi I know you just want attention because there’s no one who shares this opinion with you, but just to let you know: Leo and Gluto are best friends and the only reason Gluto can beat Leo is because They practice regularly together so Gluto has more experience. And Gluto ONLY started winning against leo this year. rarely happened before that. Gluto isn’t performing well lately so he needs to do better if he wants to have a chance to play leo. Light isn’t close to Leo. He hasn’t won a major this season, (glitch was a National), and Leo has won 6 majors this season. The season started after Battle of BC 4. Leo also has a winning set record against Light. Even moreso, Leo beat Light the last two times they played. Light is the one who is really overhyped. Proto, however, is true. Proto, in my opinion, is the only real threat to Leo, but it’s a threat to LEO, not a threat to Leo’s throne. Proto is not performing well in Japan, and is only performing in NA. Proto also is only 3-2 over leo in sets, so it’s not like a crazy margin. Plus: Proto hasn’t played Leo’s joker who he has dedicated to minmins. The fact that Proto, who isn’t top 3 in the world, is the only real threat to Leo in brackets is insane and shows why Leo is #1. And also, that’s only when proto can make it to Leo, since he’s inconsistent.

[@BlanBlan19901990]

@@SiiNTi there is no argument for anyone but Leo as the goat of Ultimate. Please just stop, you are embarrassing yourself

[@Spyder-Marth]

"People really thought I wasn't the best player in the world..." -- MKLeo. Oct 23, 2022. The best SSBU players do not cry about hard MUs, they overcome them. They don't accept insults from doubters, they debunk them. They don't rage whenever they lose, they say "good game" with a smile and head back to the lab again. MKLeo is a prime example of what a top player should be like. He's such an inspiration to those who want to be good at Ultimate. He, like many, lost to a top Steve player. However, he didn't run to Twitter to say "#BANSTEVEPLEASE", for Byleth did say, "Each battle is a chance to grow." Leo took that quote and ran with it. He practiced against top Steve mains and other top players. He marched into this Invitational, put Byleth on the forefront of the battlefield, as Byleth said "Allow me to demonstrate." Leo not only dominated this tournament, he 3-0'd the best Steve in the world, TWICE, with "NO HESITATION!" as Byleth would describe him. If anyone had any doubts of who the best player was, I hope those doubts faded. MKLeo has the best mindset, the most skill, and he wins big without using a top tier. Byleth and Leo are SO GOOD, together, and that's undeniable. As much as I love good competition, MKLeo being the best SSBU player in the world makes me incredibly happy. This whole tournament gave many players something to believe in... it's breathtaking. Well done, king... well done.

[@dripfoe_3307]

Cringe

[@vanity4865]

Inspirational tbh

[@mrjollyguy25]

@@dripfoe_3307 you're cringe

[@Commanderfoo-25]

Glad Leo won! But I think this wasn’t his hardest bracket even though it was a stacked tourney. Didn’t have to face spargo, light, or gluto. Might have won regardless though.

[@YouALLStop]

@@dripfoe_3307 I see you cringe at improvement. That's rough, buddy.

[@derrickl6033]

Leo stayed quiet for so long, yall doubted him and called him washed. It's badass that he put his foot down and made all the haters shut up

[@Spyder-Marth]

Agreed. That was so warranted. All of the "Ban Steve" elitists shut their traps as well. Love to see it.

[@josephtpg7329]

It's a cycle at this point. Leo's dominant, doesn't place first in a couple of tournaments, people doubt him but he takes a huge win.

[@fupalover]

@JosephTPG I've been saying this for years, but even if Leo loses 5 tournaments in a row he'll still be #1.

[@nit0134]

Leo was really like "alright I'm gonna go try hard this tournament" and proceeded to destroy everyone

[@Exceed_HS]

I think this entire tournament is proof that MKLeo will only lose when he decides to lose

[@ElMexa203]

Bueno tambien ten en cuenta que Acola no tiene experiencia luchando contra ese personaje a ese nivel

[@chony93]

@@ElMexa203 eso no se toma en cuenta. No puedes tomar en cuenta todos los posibles factores, a lo mejor Acola tiene problemas familiares, a lo mejor a Leo le duele un dedo, a lo mejor está enfermo alguien. Eso no se toma en cuenta, se toma en cuenta lo que se vio y ya está.

[@norrisilius1392]

@@ElMexa203 taambien que mkleo no esta acostumbrado a steve tampoco, pero ya se ve que jugo calmado y ya sabia lo de siempre de un steve

[@ElMexa203]

@@chony93 A

[@wolfdragox5563]

@@norrisilius1392 Leo hizo su tarea, Acola no, su primera derrota contra Leo muestra lo perdido que estaba contra Byleth, en esta 2nd ronda lo hizo mejor y yo que diría que porque ya tenía una mejor idea de que esperar de Byleth, Y aún así perdió porque aparte de la poca experiencia Leo no se estaba conteniendo, casi cuesta creer que la derrota contra Onin de verdad pasó viendo de lo que Leo es capaz

[@phy_]

Such a return to form. Leo proving he is still that guy

[@devynpon2707]

hey phy

[@rurounijay7100]

Hey phy

[@alightened]

Hey Phy

[@tinyt.w.i.m7291]

Oh look! It’s that bowser guy.

[@j.c.1452]

Did I ask?

[@user-zr8nj2xx3b]

本当にありがとう。最近嫌気がさして競技シーンから離れてたけど、この試合を見て希望が持てた。まだスマブラは終わってない！日本でも対応できる人が増えてくるといいな。

[@freeeren5581]

happy that mkleo's still there to end this nightmare

[@Erik_Montesinos]

Even if Leo can beat all Steve’s that doesn’t mean everyone else can

[@horrighon4301]

The nightmare may only get worse once Steve players actually learn to play the game on top of already knowing how to cheese it.

[@h0m3st4r]

@@horrighon4301 You fan dumb are the nightmare, not Steve. You're the reason people stay away from Smash's community, with your constant complaining about a character whose tournament results haven't been much to talk about before or since Smash Con 2022. At the end of the day, you want Steve banned not because he's overpowered-which, by all accounts, he isn't, after all-but because you want to feel better about yourselves.

[@hotness1113]

Well he's taking time off to recover so the Steves will be back

[@itscoolthough419]

@@horrighon4301 💀💀💀

[@jayce.gentlegentle3847]

No one can ever deny that MKLEO is the Ultimate Smash Mind in destroying players their play style . And now he powered up and can counter pick on high level. It will be dark days for the community not even Steve can hold MKleo back. We are enjoying the play & fight in the Ultimate community 07:39 Is insane btw! PFFFFFFFFFFF

[@baz00katooth]

Another prime example of Leo playing 8d chess in real-time.

[@baz00katooth]

@@SiiNTi Weak troll attempt.

[@jayce.gentlegentle3847]

@@SiiNTi What are you talking about hahahaha. Acola defeated Protobraham in Japan. Gluttony got destroyed by Acola. Light got 3-0 ed by Acola. MKleo defeated Acola twice at this tourney. I don't see the logic in your words. But hey we appreciate your thoughts and opinion thanks.

[@ellachino4799]

@@SiiNTi Lmao I don't think you have to be a Leo fanboy to think that he isn't washed

[@kirbylover37]

"ever"? Maybe someone new will become the best

[@jstar3382]

The Byleth vs Steve feels really meaningful. The character people want banned, and the one that no one else plays

[@DeepfriedBeans4492]

Byleth is a particularly good mu against steve though, what people consider his biggest weakness (his movement speed) isn’t really an issue against steve bc he’s also not very fast, but byleth’s strengths such as his disjoints for breaking blocks and stuffing out minecart and simply outranging steve in general are very big advantages specific to byleth. Leo was also playing incredibly well so I really don’t think this speaks much at all about whether steve should be banned, bannable characters lose sets in every game they’ve existed in.

[@LemonJoos]

@@DeepfriedBeans4492 steve isn’t bannable

[@Spyder-Marth]

@@DeepfriedBeans4492 Dude Steve players lose a lot to good players. Steve isn't bannable. Cut that out.

[@fukunaga-kane]

@@DeepfriedBeans4492 I disagree, in his older Byleth vs Steve matches Byleth is in a huge disadvantage against Steve , his slow speed is huge detrimental to the matchup. Mkleo plays Byleth very differently here and a lot more safe-aggressive (not too many gimmicky up-b at the ledge) compare to his older Byleth-Steve fights.

[@MajoraWaffle]

@@DeepfriedBeans4492 how many times are we going to have to have sets like this until y'all get it into your heads that there is actual counterplay/bad matchups for steve and that he isn't bannable

[@rmlgaming2091]

Insane play by Leo. Not only is he playing a high tier like a relentless top tier, but every single person in the venue got match-up checked against him, especially his biggest contender Acola. Awesome Byleth combos; great clutch moments!

[@adewalejosephe4161]

Mid tier*

[@DeepfriedBeans4492]

@@adewalejosephe4161 what mid tier character is better? Leo diff ofc but he’s making byleth look like a top tier (without using hard mu checks like big d), low high tier is very fair. If anything just say “I think he’s more of a mid tier” instead of actually saying they’re wrong just bc they have a different opinion

[@ohcomeon1111]

@@adewalejosephe4161 its time to reevaluate what makes a character top tier in this game. Because frame data isnt the biggest factor

[@rmlgaming2091]

@@ohcomeon1111 yes thank you. Players have gotten so good and precise (and strong on defense) that old truths no longer stand

[@GawainSSB]

@@adewalejosephe4161 people still using this cope?

[@user-dt7yf7hf9s]

Leoの間合い管理上手すぎてベレトが最強キャラに見える… マジでかっこいいわ

[@user-sd4sn7dt9e]

普段なら絶対当たる展開でのあcolaの横スマがほぼ全部ギリギリで空振ってるの見るとガチで恐ろしい

[@gogogadgetrectalpunch7436]

Leo only talks about himself being the best when people doubt it and he has to put everyone in their place. Otherwise he’s the most humble #1 we’ve ever had 😂

[@bosniagaming2708]

I keep seeing you in comments what made you choose that pfp man

[@willlawlor2398]

So he's only humble as long as people admit he's the greatest ever? How is that humility? 😂 I love watching leo but that interview felt like a broken record.

[@jeremiahtannehill8870]

@@willlawlor2398 anyone would be mad literally the whole smash community was calling him washed lol why would he not want to make a statement and show who’s boss that’s just human nature he’s not a robot mate learn to use your brain next time

[@willlawlor2398]

@@jeremiahtannehill8870 information I was not privy to, but even still that wasn't remotely close to being related to my statement. All I said was that's not exactly humble behavior, and it's still not. Next time try not to look stupid when you write a comment, mkay champ?

[@jeremiahtannehill8870]

@@willlawlor2398 to be honest he’s speaking facts so is he really arrogant u clown🤡 trying to teach me a thing or two lil boy 👶

[@user-gn6om4lz8g]

スティーブに対してリスク管理と間合いが重要やけどどっちも最高水準キャラコンしててLeoに惚れた

[@FBD_WalterClements71]

insane how dominant he is in the Steve match-up now

[@poisenbery]

He was definitely prepared for this match up.

[@JJ-xe6wd]

Yea, I was concerned when he lost to Onin since Byleth wins over steve matchup wise (usually he wins even in bad matchups). But as soon as learned the matchup, his top skills and excellent character broke through a lot of people's expectations.

[@rurounijay7100]

@@JJ-xe6wd he literally said he just played bad. Leo just understands something about this game that people dont.

[@juniperrodley9843]

Leo really lost to Onin and said "yknow what, I don't feel like losing that matchup again"

[@gachatookthekids]

He got good(-er)

[@charliesalazar3119]

Leo dropped one game in one of the most stacked tournaments this year. Hope people don't have any doubts now on who the best in the world is

[@Ultra_64]

Crazy to think that MKLeo so good that if he doesn't take 1st or miss top 8 people are quick to say he's fallen off or washed. Undoubtedly the best

[@killmatic8428]

It happens when you’re so great 🐐 but to prove em wrong is probably the best feeling ever

[@user-tp4rk9jr1x]

壊れキャラに屈しないどころかボコボコにしてくれるMKLeo最高にかっこいい。

[@fupalover]

True

[@BABYBABY-hd2dx]

スマブラ界を盛り下げてることにいい加減気づいてもいい年頃なんだけどな、この少年も。

[@user-tp4rk9jr1x]

@@BABYBABY-hd2dx あこーらのプレーを見ても全くワクワクしない。

[@yeayeayeahehe11]

a reminder to everyone that winning a single tournament doesn’t make you the best it may make you the best in that moment but when it comes to competing consistency is what makes a player the BEST player and mkleo is just that

[@tyler9123]

I feel like Acola got that 100% combo off at the begining and immediately awakened Leo. It's always interesting to watch Leo play cause he's like an end game boss with several phases. Always seems to adapt while he's playing. Good game to both of these players. I love watching steeve.

[@justsomeguy7042]

Reading between the lines of what MkLeo was saying in the interview, I think this is what he wanted to say: "I'm still way better than all of you. I win when I decide to. If anyone ever doubts me and seeds me below first ever again I'll never let anyone win a tournament ever again... And acola ain't shit."

[@jcs3146]

lmao u didnt have to say that last part

[@adrianfernandoparedesreyes1068]

MKLEO demostrando que México seguirá siendo top 1 en Smash Ultimate en 3 años seguidos. Es una bestia jugando, una inspiración para muchos pero sobre todo, un orgullo para México.

[@bboysket]

Ahuevo pa

[@theincredibleillmo9385]

Amen!!! 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽

[@reylo6od]

Es increible el nivel que tiene, a comparacion de la ultima vez contra onin se nota que estuvo entrenando

[@juandavidgiraldo518]

@@ABC-ik9vj que importa si es en inglés o español, todos podemos hablar en el idioma que queramos donde queramos sì io voglio parlare italiano, io può fare e non persone puoi discutere lo contrario.

[@knchilesalilimonn7277]

@@juandavidgiraldo518 Se ponía a hablar italiano xDDDD

[@bit4869]

The 2nd place in the world changes from tweek, spargo, light, acola, but he is always the 1st place.

[@fupalover]

Light has never been 2nd.

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

@@fupalover Tweek has never been 2nd.

[@amphibiansriseup596]

The commentators 90% of this set: Look at how Leo is answering to Acola’s options. The commentators 10% of this set: Look at this goofy ahh music 💀

[@juniperrodley9843]

goofy aaaaaa

[@celestialspark5697]

It hurt me a little when Coney confidently, loudly declared that this (Mr. Patches' boss music) was the music that plays when you fight Gruntilda in Banjo-Kazooie. So close to a noble defense of the classics, yet so far.

[@oiGST]

I like that MkLeo is at a point where he is so untouchable he can trash talk. But it is obviously all in fun. He is basically asking for someone to challenge his throne by doing so. As much as I enjoy MkLeo it would be awesome to see some of the next best players competing (consistently) for #1 spot

[@風穴風穴風穴風穴風穴]

表裏Mkleoの6-0は見てる側も世界を感じる

[@deeptechisland]

昔のザクレイみたいな

[@user-tk7sw1rc9u]

@@deeptechisland ザクレイ関係なくね？

[@user-fb9wd9hh7c]

@@user-tk7sw1rc9u ？

[@user-nf6nc5qr7w]

表裏Leoはすごい、結果はストレート負けで悔しさも残るだろうけど、世界最強を経験したあcolaくんはこれまで以上に強くなるだろうなぁ。リベンジがたのしみ

[@sroth2021]

It's mkleo's world and we're just living in it.

[@user-cz3sq4df8r]

あまりにも強すぎる… この2人のマッチアップが見れてよかった mkleoは日本人にとってあまりにも高すぎる壁となってるけど、今のmkleoにバナムさん以外で勝つ人が現れて欲しい

[@ashketchup7354]

I believe Kameme has potential to beat MKLeo

[@fupalover]

@Ash Ketchup Sora vs Byleth is a big L for Sora. Especially seeing how Leos movement is continuously getting better.

[@czyu3361]

Leo really said he's sorry for being cocky, he's too good for the community 😭

[@pinkzki6473]

Leo said in interview, he did not prepare against acola, and yet 6-0 his ass this tourney with a gameplay that looked like he knew ever move acola was going to do. Leo is god! I hope Leo has a career with ultimate like mango has with melee or even better.

[@blueknight8657]

MKLeo saying "Aegis" correctly you love to see it. Also this man is a monster to only lose a single game

[@janswhatsupdoc]

Pronunciation never matters but ok

[@blueknight8657]

@@janswhatsupdoc Honestly I don't care all that much about that. It's way better than people saying Pythra that just sounds nasty

[@GrapeApe115]

Third strike urien taught me lol Aegis Reflector!!!

[@firewall5189]

@@blueknight8657 idk i kinda like the sound of it tho :(

[@gustavmahler3228]

i hate it when people say aegis incorrectly

[@VarsVerum]

Leo must’ve been hella pissed after getting 9th at summit. 🤣

[@Spyder-Marth]

Fr

[@user-uz9uv9kb4e]

元からではあったが、これは誰もが認める世界最強！

[@thegrimoutlaw4732]

Mk Leo is the undisputed GOAT! What a performance!!! Let's give props to Kurama!!! That was incredible! Took 1 game off Leo! This was an amazing tournament! Hope to see another! Thanks to Ludwig for doing this!!! VIVA MKLEO!!!!

[@SEBAS-97]

Este fue el torneo mas difícil de ganar en ese año, Muchas felicidades Goat 🐐

[@user-zv8qw4ir8q]

どうか次回作が出るまで正統派キャラで絶対王者に君臨し続けてくれ

[@JakkHorwikk]

Gratz to Leo. Watching Steve dish out 0-80% with diamond is gut reaching to watch; so seeing this set was truly beautiful to watch.

[@rurounijay7100]

Wrenching* but im sure u knew that

[@alightened]

@@rurounijay7100 I’m gut reaching

[@JakkHorwikk]

@@rurounijay7100 appreciate that

[@juniperrodley9843]

@@alightened Gut Rachel

[@TyphonCH]

It's crazy to me Steve's down throw at 0 can result in %60 - %75. power creep with DLC is real

[@Spyder-Marth]

And Acola still got 3-0'd, TWICE, by a Byleth main. Skill > FP2 DLC

[@wolfdragox5563]

@@Spyder-Marth skill>>>> tier lists

[@l.a.rodriguez9581]

Leo 6-0 against Acola. He looks very comfortable with the MU even though Acola had to touch him once to do 60% every stock. I want to see the rematch against Onin.

[@DavionLane]

Onin will just sweep again 🤣🤣🤣

[@requiemnation6784]

Acola Steve better then onin so what does this match tells you?

[@hatboi124]

@@DavionLane As if.

[@skoolwifi3835]

@@DavionLane Onin is losing to players worse than Leo and Leo has fought better Steves. I think he'll be ok

[@maximeroux-lacroix7219]

@@DavionLane I highly doubt that my man. Leo will do the sweeping now that he knows the mu.

[@Goldbug28]

I don’t think i would’ve had this tournament end any other way

[@okayperson3041]

Leo and acola are in tiers of their own after this event and the sets here explained that.

[@poisenbery]

Leo: Top tier Acola: bottom tier

[@customizablewario]

@@poisenbery He consistently wins japenese tournaments and has shown to be an amazing player. Acola is definitely a skilled player and he is the one carrying his character, not the other way around

[@chachawho435]

@@customizablewario he’s a troll dog

[@wolfdragox5563]

@@poisenbery don’t disrespect Acola like that, you think he would have been able to even face Leo at grand finals if he was “bottom tier”? 😒

[@juniperrodley9843]

So how many plus signs do we have after the S in Leo's tier

[@fortressofsolitude2960]

I don't care about the PGR. I know Leo is the best not because a ranking says so, but because he always shows that nobody has the consistency or the mentality that he has. Many are always quick to say that another player is better just because someone beat him 1 or 2 times but he always keeps proving that it takes much more than that to take the throne from him. Steve is dead. Long live the king.

[@mychannel11231]

I agree with you. Many people forget that the most important thing for being the best is consistency, this is applied to every competition. Winning is hard, but keeping winning (consistency) is much harder.

[@Cashmoneez]

why you saying this like Leo isn't ranked #1 on the PGR also 🤣

[@okayperson3041]

Leo is definitely the best for pgr now with this win

[@scouthatesrainbows]

@@mychannel11231 if anything, this showed more that his peak is the highest of any player. This year (for his standards) was relatively lackluster, winning smaller majors and regionals but not winning the big majors or stacked invitationals. His biggest tournament wins this year were Genesis and Smash Factor prior to this, neither of which had top Japanese talent. Of course, this tournament showed that at his best almost no one can touch him (aside from kurama who could’ve taken him to at least game 5 if he won that third game, but that may just be my hopium lol). I hope the field can step up so Leo won’t get bored and start sandbagging, he is a generational talent

[@mychannel11231]

@@scouthatesrainbows yeah, but this year he also skipped some big tournaments.

[@xann2681]

Big respects to Leo, i've been always rooting for the top steve players and seen that steve player's advantage is the many options they have to go offensive or defensive, juking, teching and reversing, and Leo was able to go through this all TWICE, big respects

[@blackplatapus1776]

Love how the entire ultimate bracket had lud popping in and asking about things

[@jjilatt123]

"Mid tier bro"

[@Emil-Roma]

I really wanted the Sparg0 Leo grands, but I'll take the goat showing the world no one's near him when it comes to this game.

[@theincredibleillmo9385]

He is coming once again bro! Let’s wait for that big final

[@ElChicoBush]

Fr. I think Sparg0 is the only one that may had a chance

[@rurounijay7100]

@@ElChicoBush spargo in theory does but my mans got reverse clapped by kurama in a winning matchup... spargo may be our prodigal prince but the undisputed king is in a completely seperate realm of his own.

[@godhand416]

Leo has a right to be mad, dude wasn't 1st for like 2 or 3 tourneys and people calling him washed, the people that were seeded above him doesn't have anything close to his achievements.

[@mychannel11231]

Who is the 2nd seed in this tourney? I only know Light is the 1st seed.

[@blueknight8079]

@@mychannel11231 acola

[@robg6501]

This tournament basically says that ESAM, Onin, Gluto, Tweek etc. didn't beat Leo, Leo just didn't want to win. This man is unstoppable with determination.

[@wolfdragox5563]

Cap

[@fupalover]

ESAM and Gluto (Summit 4 & Pound) beat Leo fair & square. Vs Onin he just played the MU horribly. Leo did throw vs tweek tho.

[@broshi1752]

Here it is! The grand finals you’ve all been waiting for! Oh. Oh is it over already?

[@VetNovice]

Say what you will, Ultimates meta is way healthier than Smash 4. I love it and am glad how this invitational turned out. Congrats to Acola’s incredible run and MK Leo’s performance.

[@Spyder-Marth]

So true.

[@bigredog100]

It's is the healthiest meta easily. Karama got 3rd place with solo Mario

[@Ace23690]

Mkleo is so good hes the reason why i play byleth and i even got my first elite with byleth. GOAT

[@tlaplace3177]

9:28 この撃墜シビれる

[@mandalorianhunter1]

Leo is our hero, he did it and won

[@ElMexa203]

Nah

[@baz00katooth]

@@ElMexa203 "Wahhh"

[@royal_kim1154]

@@ElMexa203 Bro, you SEETHING right now

[@ElMexa203]

@@ghalo1271 xd'nt

[@rigel442]

Leo 3-0ing arguably the best steve in the word, TWICE, definitely puts the "ban steve" argument to question.

[@joeyC34ee]

When Leo said “People really thought I wasn’t the best?” The most humble, genuine, and cocky player I’ve ever witnessed in Smash 😂😂😂

[@firewall5189]

not even cocky tbh i think he was just salty about people starting to doubt his success

[@GawainSSB]

@@firewall5189 he's salty about that because he's cocky. I think it's funny when people say he's humble, it's the exact opposite

[@sosse4418]

俺の好きなスマブラが戻ってきた

[@Tsuyoshi0411]

やっと周りがLeoに追いついたと思ったら、また先に行ってしまった。

[@fupalover]

Sounds like you're 1 of those doubters Leo was talking about lol.

[@deadeyed2454]

Spoiler Kurama was the only person to win one game against MkLeo.

[@juniperrodley9843]

On that note, huge props to Kurama. Not unknown by any means before this tourney, but he really put himself on the map here. Absolute standout performance.

[@fatyoahi8612]

Leo won this tournament with the power of love

[@atha5469]

Mkleo played so well this tournament it’s unbelievable

[@heartofthecards8698]

"People really thought I wasnt the best"- MKleo. Cant even blame the guy the dude puts up results everytime but he loses one tourney once in a blue moon and people deadass thinking he washed lmao

[@robotom6595]

The level of spacing in this set was making me anxious. Damn Leo is a monster

[@kokoriboy]

7:26 That call where he grabs Acola is fucking insane

[@fluffydemon1]

Man watching MKLeo's Byleth is so cool

[@juniperrodley9843]

I love seeing him playing Byleth again, IK his Joker's the iconic pick but his Byleth gameplay has always been close to my heart

[@fluffydemon1]

@@juniperrodley9843 yea. I think it's nice to see the character that everyone didn't want climb up the ranks

[@Franco-yf8xr]

Leo is a classic hero. Stays calm, practices his craft, gets the job done and stay humble. Not many people out there like him. My respect MK Leo 🫡 🤝

[@trollponch]

I feel that he is slowly losing his humble...

[@kisameh420]

@@trollponch i feel like nobody asked

[@joravil6794]

Goddamn Leo’s Byleth looked so oppressive here. The aggression coming from Leo was insane, you would’ve thought he had some personal vendetta against Acola lmao

[@juniperrodley9843]

Leo's Byleth is BRUTAL

[@KAEDEeeee]

あcola君が1本も取れないのガチでエグイなmkLeo

[@yurr7408]

Zer0 is insane... He taught this man how to adapt like no one else could. MKLeo the BEAST! Reminds me of the Zer0 reign in Smash 4. He won because he was the best, he didn't want beef with others, he just wanted to be #1.

[@X0LOTL]

And remember: "MKLEO, No matter the character, or the Matchup, he is Mexican"

[@X0LOTL]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qarLoqp5nsmXo6c context here

[@kisameh420]

He’s only mexican against Wario actually

[@charliesalazar3119]

"The best player is going to win, I'm the best player" Leo

[@laytonglover3289]

This was the set everyone was waiting to see. Really showing Onin that he was crazy during is SSC run and now everyone was questioning him especially after summit. He’s proving that he’s still #1

[@bolt3289]

Most humble trash talk I’ve ever heard respect

[@jacobsexton2801]

The fact that Leo didn't drop a game in the whole tournament is truly amazing! Especially at this point of the amount of talented players in the Ultimate community. Congrats to him!

[@dripfoe_3307]

He lost a game to Kurama.

[@mychannel11231]

Leo dropped one game against Kurama

[@pedrolahbarroca9787]

He clearly meant "set" and said "game", common mistake :)

[@ramonchiahumada7482]

He dropped only a game with Kurama, the rest was perfect, what a GOAT!!

[@jacobsexton2801]

@@mychannel11231 thanks for the correction!

[@AlemanMK7]

What many may not know is that Leo probably got an extra boost since Seulgi debuted her solo album recently. I have no proofs but no doubts either.

[@user-mb8rj9vi6z]

7:26 ここからの火力の取り方美し過ぎる

[@MCWaxC]

So funny seeing Ludwig point out how much harder it seems for Acola to kill compared to Leo when so many people were whining about Steve’s damage and kill power a few months back. Part of that is just how good Leo is, of course, but it goes to show that working hard and playing well does pay off. Absolutely incredible stuff to Smash Ultimate’s #1.

[@Cashmoneez]

This dude really practiced the joker only to find out he overprepared ☠