Smash Ultimate's First Tournament of 2025 Was CRAZY

[@RisterMice]

Hope you enjoy this video, everyone!

[@flame9984]

Fire vid 🔥

[@Shadrag]

Great summary, especially showing how crucial stocks were taken helps understanding how games went for those who couldnt see them

[@samueltardif9197]

Love this format

[@editorargo]

Surprised you got this out so quickly

[@PaDPleX]

Love all of your Videos, but this one was one of your best to me 🫶🏻

[@grunklesam787]

ALSO, Jejajeja’s run to 9th place marks a new best run for Kirby, being slightly better than Guilheww’s run at S Factor 11. This is probably my favourite part of this tournament.

[@mycoinsyourpurse2244]

Yeah, he was dominating Kola.

[@steamboatbill4]

Crazy run. Jejajeja is so good.

[@Rj-ij6ko]

Honestly, Sparg0 looked damn near unstoppable this weekend, great start to his season

[@b-man1277]

Seeing how happy Sparg0 was when he found out he was #1 bought a smile to my face.

[@zebrasharkbbb]

Sonix really cursed everyone to sd in top 8

[@AndoMD]

Agreed. Probably the only one who could beat Sparg0 outside of Leo.

[@natecallon9755]

@@AndoMD When I saw grand finals and saw sparg0 was against someone that's not sonix or leo I knew he won lol. I'm happy he's #1 but sonix/leo are the only ones that stand a chance against him right now (and maybe light/tweek when they're playing out of their minds)

[@VarsVerum]

Luigikid64

[@DonFunFait]

best comment in thr comment section period

[@luigikid64]

Luigikid64

[@GHXST_EXISTS_]

Phaethon being read as Pantheon was not on my reading bingo card but I guess I'm flexible

[@DragonMaster1818]

Honestly the biggest upset had to be pkchris vs mkleo, since not only did he win he also won 3-0, which none of the other level 7 upsets did

[@browk2512]

EIGHT players successfully made top 8? Now this tournament must have been quite exciting!

[@EagleFly360]

Leo Light and Spargo match their rankings lol

[@Paradox_Of_Crota]

Sad Sonix couldn't compete

[@SussyBaka_irl]

Fr, was hoping he could fire back after being demoted to Top 5 😭😭

[@tomrejor4842]

​@@SussyBaka_irlNo one doubts his skills but too little tournaments participation of his sadly

[@SussyBaka_irl]

Ik, ik, he was meant to compete a lot more, but unfortunately his performance at invitational's like Luminosity & Coinbox messed him up, alongside not being invited to other events like The Throne & skipping events he'd plan on attending like Platfight. Weirdly underwhelming, despite how his other runs at Supernova, Riptide & LMMM were honestly phenomenal.

[@Nolan1333]

Yeah same 😢

[@Jon-jb9qr]

sonks

[@luigikid64]

Luigi!

[@jagusr9706]

Congratulations for those amazing wins ✨

[@nahDunski]

@@luigikid64 congrats on 25th man us luigis love you very much!

[@Syrup-n3t]

This dude is so cold👏

[@Twuang]

🙌

[@casual_ssb3282]

GOAT!!

[@DonutMaker-000]

I've faced luigikid64 before, dude was absolutely cracked. I'm glad he got so many upsets this tournament, he deserved it

[@L1N3R1D3R]

It should also be mentioned that Sparg0 also got 2nd at RoA2 this weekend, with a crazy losers run that saw him beating multiple top players in that game and only narrowly losing to the #1 Rivals player. What a 🐐!

[@Tjson]

It was mentioned at the end saying that he was a Grand Finalist on Rivals 2

[@L1N3R1D3R]

​@@Tjson So it was! By that point of the video, I was skipping around by 5 seconds and must have missed that part. I think it deserves more than 5 seconds, though!

[@ca2hica2hi29]

Even though I watched this tournament I love watching the recap to see what I missed. Keep up the great work RisterMice/Luminosity! 💪🏾🤙🏾

[@maxiwawa]

7:30 i cant get over how riddles plugs his headphones cable in the wrong way

[@revengeoftheshreks1860]

Does it matter

[@Nolan1333]

That kola wtf tag against jejejaja is hilarious XD

[@kisapniaq]

Very strong video! A bit sad it wasn’t mentioned that Omega had gotten Leo to switch off Joker after having lost game one, one of the cooler isolated moments of the tournament, but a really good summary of events and goes over EVERYTHING storyline-wise!

[@WilliamL583]

I was more surprised when he went joker game 1 than when he switched

[@purplecoffinman8510]

1:40 What's notable about Elijmin's run at the Arcadian is that he had to face Just Blue, ERA and Phaethon back to back to back before facing Bruho. And Bruho was playing random dittos in loser's side to make it to grands

[@ricardoludwig4787]

This is the best performance anyone has had since M2K was winning brawl and melee majors at the same tournament, getting second at rivals while dominantly winning ultimate is insane

[@Michael-cg5qn]

21:27 *Hurt not syrup

[@taiyo_NY]

Not talking about pkchris’ run is a crime

[@gawbe.]

Icl, I think Lui$ must be the one of the greatest doubles players to touch the game, I swear he always wins or gets 2nd 😭

[@cooperm4185]

Onin is also insane, they did randubs round 1 and lost and still made it all the way to grand finals. And shout-outs to the country of Mexico, which doesn't mess around when it comes to doubles

[@GameMasterWLC]

Ness gets closer and closer to winning a major every time but always comes up short

[@yourlocalraccoondealer8611]

I'm so glad that my good friend Luigikid64 did so damned well at this tourney. Absolutely insane performance.

[@steamboatbill4]

I really don’t like Steve and the way he plays in this game, but I can’t deny that Syrup had an excellent tournament here. He proved that his placement was not even remotely controversial. One of the best in NA for sure

[@scatter3244]

Thank you Rister, I better see you at sweet spot

[@AQgod812]

9:44 this background song gives me insane candy

[@browk2512]

21:22 Syrup beat syrup. Incredible.

[@janswhatsupdoc]

Runner up for the only Japanese invader is a statement, he’ll bounced back to top 10 soon Hurt for LG you better consider it

[@steamboatbill4]

But also, spargoat turned it on and ran away with it. Like we’ve seen him do before. Sometimes he just decides he’s winning and that’s it. Leo is the goat of ultimate as of right now, but spargo might surpass him if it goes on long enough. The kid is nice

[@HamzaKhan-mk5lb]

He said post interview that because he got ranked 1 he pretty much had no stress or nerves during the tourney cuz he achieved his goal

[@jannomeeuwessen4886]

If Tweek would finally use a secondary against Steve he'd be Top 5 in the world

[@HamzaKhan-mk5lb]

He tried and it failed

[@jannomeeuwessen4886]

@HamzaKhan-mk5lb idk how much he practised it though

[@Chillgolfer9664]

I’m happy for Spargo being the number 1 player after being 2nd place for so long. And Light being 4th in the ranking is huge for him. I’m glad that Leo is coming back in the ranking as top 8 player. And Miya basically came out of no where and dominated everyone and almost got 1st in the ranking after his debut from late 2023.

[@Myztyrio]

21:26 “With Syrup showing his dominance in the matchup… defeated Syrup 3-1, eliminating Syrup…” 😂

[@Myztyrio]

Let’s GO HURT!!!! 🐍

[@chinbrows6245]

glad Dabuz is back

[@eltrolololol2563]

Luigikid64 Is the hometown hero!!!

[@superrockplayz7124]

Can we talk about how like no sets got streamed riddles my fav player didn’t get a single set streamed

[@HamzaKhan-mk5lb]

I was so sad but at least I didnt have to see my goat lose

[@pharaohssb]

Where did you get the footage of my set vs marss? Anyway i could have it 😅

[@railgun222]

So glad i could attend

[@Ira__zu]

Shout out to @RisterMice for this super awesome video. I can tell it takes extra time to write all these details for each top 8 game but it makes for such a great video. Thanks for all the hard work !

[@g1elorixd]

0:14 You know what else is massive?

[@Huntero41]

😤

[@GHXST_EXISTS_]

LOOOOOOOOWWWWWW TAAAAPERRRRRRRRRRR FAAAAAAADEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@janswhatsupdoc]

My morning rooster, cock a doo doo doo 🐓

[@ryandard975]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWW

[@DonFunFait]

WHAT RISES THROUGH THE CROPS, EVEN IN UNFERTILE SOIL

[@daltonyounce1377]

Lola disconnecting is such a kola thing 😂

[@ryot325]

UPSTATE NY WHOOOOO

[@bbqseitan7106]

Once Leo was out I knew it was a lock for Spargo The only person capable of beating Spargo was out, it was a wash

[@megamanxfan02]

21:27 you meant to say hurt (& not syrup) knowing the Steve matchup.

[@Animatix19]

This looks fun 13:11

[@MyRegularNameWasTaken]

Rister did Wrath so dirty with this one 😂

[@cashwilliams3988]

it happens multiple times where he references the wrong player i was hella confused

[@LimeshoT5]

enjoy

[@chrisyeincarag4860]

Correct me if I am wrong, but didn’t a japan s+ tier also happen and finished before this tournament?

[@HamzaKhan-mk5lb]

Yes maseuma top 1 acola won the event

[@chrisyeincarag4860]

@ the first two super majors won this year are acola and sparg0… oh boy

[@YVL555]

Not Sonix and mister 😢

[@cullenhutchison6528]

MkLeo vs omega was a contender for the set of the tournament.

[@adomomcjinkies4787]

Proof nj and ny are world class level regions

[@charlesjenks]

0:15 and you wanna know what else is massive?

[@liar3319]

candle wrath was game 5 they reported it wrong

[@crazykhespar8487]

TL;DR- Steve carries and ruined another potentially cool tournament.

[@HamzaKhan-mk5lb]

If steve ruined the tourney why did the community vote for his unban for LMBM?

[@shari2383]

Syrup is a WIN. And with SOLO NESS TOO. Incredible

[@crazykhespar8487]

Watch the games, its nowhere near solo Ness. More like Steve with occasional Ness comfort picks. Syrup is a Ness player who picked up Steve relatively recently. We just need Tweek, Leo, or Sparg0 to learn the character so it finally gets banned.

[@shari2383]

@ Syrup is a WIN and you’re mad

[@GameMasterWLC]

lol?

[@HamzaKhan-mk5lb]

@@crazykhespar8487the irony that steve just got unbanned from luminosity tournaments due to community vote. He aint getting banned again

[@Fpl8646]

Shadiv v Candle wasnt an upset. He’s just way overrated

[@jennyqin3298]

It doesn't matter if he's overrated or not. It's still technically an upset. Also, shadic has schoolwork that he has to focus on, so his results have been getting worse

[@silverpotato4272]

Shadic is a top 20 player via the algorithm. Candle is up and coming but still isn't yet top 50. It's an upset

[@grunklesam787]

Shadic was seeded higher than Candle, that’s what makes it an upset.

[@jaogabrieljogos1119]

Nice

[@flame9984]

We could have a new age of smash players

[@crazykhespar8487]

A new age of Steve players if ya watched top 32 lol

[@HamzaKhan-mk5lb]

Shadic, hurt raru all popped up as top contenders like last year

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

@@crazykhespar8487 Japan is ahead of the meta as usual. They had 3 Steve players in top 6💀

[@piercenborchardt5224]

I guess Sparg0 doesn’t have a snake problem anymore Also it was so great to see Davis do well again. Especially with such an underused character

[@Cork_xx]

[@brexarevalo]

🐐

[@chetochato]

Sadly sonix lost against diarrhea

[@AradYar]

Quandaledinglelingltin wassssss here!!!! My fav steve

[@houseofpibb1435]

I get so tired of how this community talks about light

[@terminate_all]

They really love talking shit about him, like during his set with syrup mfs were genuinely rooting for up tilt spam in neutral steve..made my stomach hurt.

[@houseofpibb1435]

@ uh I meant the opposite

[@terminate_all]

@@houseofpibb1435 damn that's unfortunate, were you rooting for Steve too?

[@houseofpibb1435]

@ oh no not at all

[@terminate_all]

@@houseofpibb1435 fair enough lol, what do you hate that people say about light specifically?

[@seanhilbert9395]

ristermice

[@daniel7354-z5r]

Bro the thumbnail is literally Asians vs Latinos

[@paulgrewal587]

These videos suck. You spend the entire time talking about upset factors. I much rather listen to a video that talks about the crazy highlights from the tournament. This is some honest feedback.

[@Slasher9987]

second ig

[@PaulVoisard]

First

[@AliceScheme-p2n]

why could chatgpt give more interested delivery of these lines than a real, live human

[@AdrianLòpez-k7b]

Roster mice is so ass. I miss kamona

[@SussyBaka_irl]

At least get their name right 😭😭

[@FairtrynumberIforgot]

Do it better and then talk shit.