I WENT 24-1 AT LUDWIG'S INVITATIONAL!

#mkleo #smashultimate #tournament
People really thought I wasn't the best anymore...
Metafy link: metafy.gg/@t1-mkleo

[@captaincaveman971]

I’m usually one to root for an underdog but I honestly never get tired of seeing Leo win. A class act who despite what he says isn’t cocky but just confident. Never doubt Leo

[@alexcho9822]

I mean all I'm saying Leo was the underdog can't believe he managed to pull through and squeeze out a win

[@etblvropuyvvccb]

why do I always see people use "class act" more recently

[@nezarredondo6101]

I mean, they treat Leo like if he was CaptainZack when he is more like a Sillintor

[@mir8651]

How can you get tired of watching the best to ever do it? It's not like he is using a corny character. He has won with everyone. And with the game becoming more and dlc focused it is fun to see someone just out fundamental so many other really good players.

[@Astar72439]

Tbh I agree. I also love watching underdog runs, but I’m never upset to see him win. Mans deserves and has earned it

[@UmbraMK]

The fact that people doubted leo is insane just because he wasn't prepared for steve once. Now he's back destroying Acola twice in tournament. And a 6-0 on top of that

[@Spyder-Marth]

Exactly. He shut them whiners up real good XD. It was glorious witnessing how silent people got when he said he didn't prepare for Acola that much, and yet he still got around the Steve jank. He's certainly WAY above everyone in terms of skill level. But even then, that shows how you can beat any character if you are good at adapting to them on the fly.

[@dripfoe_3307]

@@Spyder-Marth Almost every broken fighting game character in existence can be beat. It's not a question of can they be beat, it's how much more effort does a player has to do to beat them and is it fair. Unlike Smash, most of the FGC has no issue banning broken characters. The Smash community takes pride in not banning clearly broken characters even at the cost of the games competitive life span. The smash community wears it's stubbornness as a badge of honor at this point.

[@sohn7767]

@@dripfoe_3307 smash community can’t get their asses together and unanimously decide on anything anyway

[@Guts1022]

Two words. Haters. jealousy

[@dripfoe_3307]

@@sohn7767 Yessir, that's on 👶

[@KeleuHerdley]

People really forgot Leo won more than 20 majors when the second closest to this record hasn’t even cracked 10…

[@Marco-er4ql]

Who's the second closest?

[@hotdog3392]

@@Marco-er4ql spargo, acola

[@AlanVelaRules]

@@Marco-er4ql I think Tweek with 7

[@2FadeMusic]

@@AlanVelaRules tweek and zackray are tied with 7

[@mychannel11231]

@@2FadeMusic I thought the second closest is either acola/spargo.

[@TheQueensAce719]

Leo really came in there with the "How many times do I have to teach you this lesson, old man?!" mindset. He stomped everyone so hard, Kurama's ONE win over him is considered an achievement. When will people learn? I swear. 🙄 Added note: This is also the first time in Ultimate history a single player has completely dominated 99% of the sets in a super major. But no one is talking about that because it's Leo. But he's "washed", right? 🤚🏽🙄

[@xudelayobatista1539]

*96%

[@sockpocketpre-alpha8258]

kurama used fucking mario. Leo just crutches with dlcs lol

[@NothingCreative1106]

@@sockpocketpre-alpha8258 Clutches with DLC… could’ve sworn half this tournament were DLCs… Leo’s Byleth is real

[@sockpocketpre-alpha8258]

@@NothingCreative1106 half the tournament uses op characters? Okay? And? If he was so good he’d be able to win without one.

[@jetbean9157]

@@sockpocketpre-alpha8258 me when top level competitors use the best characters 😡

[@mr.person1219]

"With a long and hard battle, I have won." - JimmyJTran, 18-1 "With a long and easy battle, I have won." - Mkleo, 24 - 1

[@XShmoke]

who did he lose to ? whos the 1 ?

[@hose6098]

@@XShmoke he lost one game to kurama

[@ascatraz]

21:50 until the end of that game is one of the craziest moments of the entire tournament. Absolutely mental how Leo just doesn’t press shield and lives for like 10 seconds, crouching under back airs with down tilt… it’s a fucking matrix movie man…

[@greenamogus]

Why didn’t he press shield?

[@davidespinosa7824]

​@@greenamogus its not about shielding, is about sending a message

[@carlosfontanez9804]

@green amogus I think is to avoid a shield stun and catch him on the landing before he can back off.

[@greenamogus]

@@carlosfontanez9804very smart

[@madduxnagel6935]

@@greenamogus Don't want to be shielding against Mario too much at 164%, back air is strong AND safe so he either stays in shield, gets hit out of shieldstun and dies, or he gets grabbed, back thrown and dies. So the optimal move is to just... not shield. Against Mario. At 164%, for the rest of your stock. No biggie

[@danpeii]

2:03 Leo’s smirk here kills me 😂

[@pokotcho1824]

i would have retired after this

[@100apples5]

The most "and I took that personally" moment in ultimate

[@juanmjx]

I will never doubt Leo ever again

[@LinkoderDon]

Why did you doubt him at all?

[@slapstick2199]

@@LinkoderDon I doubted that he was as strong as he was, because yunno he wasn’t performing at the same level, but this run was insane

[@calebw8189]

Don't lie. You will doubt him immediately the next time he doesn't win a tourney. 👍

[@juanmjx]

@@LinkoderDon I thought others were catching up to him like Light, Proto and etc. But, nah Leo just chooses when he wants to win 💀

[@ellachino4799]

@@calebw8189 smash fans are such short term thinkers

[@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. Note: I wrote this before, but I don't care. This is Leo I'm talking about; Imma write this again for him :)

[@acekingdom5050]

This is the best comment I’ve ever seen in this community

[@Spyder-Marth]

@@acekingdom5050 Thank you! I put a lot of thought into it :)

[@bluyu]

While I agree with your comment, I do still have to say that Acola definitely got MU checked, and most of the games were close, so I expect Acola do a lot better the next time they meet. I feel like Acola and Sparg0 are tied for top 2 rn in terms of player skill. In terms of pure results, Acola's currently still the best.

[@acekingdom5050]

@@bluyu When you say Acola’s the best in terms of results, surely you mean in recent tournaments right?

[@jasonlobo2350]

@@bluyu johns for acola are sad. I mean leo is really famous for playing byleth. You can easily study all of his matches to see whats going on that Character especific MU. Just like Leo studied steve. Thats the point of high level play. Studying your enemies

[@SoloSalo]

This man really played Joker for a single set and still dropped a bunch of clips... GOAT

[@KJ-Kong]

I think Leo’s cocky attitude is so hilarious! I remember seeing his tweet “damn, I lost a game” and losing my shit 😂

[@cit0110]

that's pretty funny actually 😂😂

[@thelordoftheweebs9501]

It's not seen often, but when we do see it, it's hilarious

[@wolfking4430]

The king is back, although to be real he never really left. Also the requiem tag was FUCKING RAW!!

[@vikatorno116]

Is that a motherfucking jojo reference?

[@KevSB07]

Was there context for “requiem”

[@wolfking4430]

@@KevSB07 A requiem is a song thats used to mourn the dead, so Leo walked into this event with a tag that essentially said, "you're already dead"

[@firewall5189]

@@wolfking4430 huh. i interpreted it to mean that this tournament would be his swansong until his return in december: a great final performance to shut everyone up in the meantime

[@beniciobonilla2271]

I thought it was a JoJo reference - he's even got a tweet on his Twitter replying to someone sending him a picture of Gold Experience Requiem from JJBA. Iirc he's like a complete anime/japanese superfan so I didn't put it above him for any reason 😂

[@acekingdom5050]

What I see is proof that Leo was just using the wrong character the entire time. Glad to have the Byleth back

[@ChampiMax]

Yup, Byleth was the right one... Leo should picked Byleth in Frostbite 2020 Haha

[@acekingdom5050]

@@ChampiMax Not sure that would’ve beaten Prodigy then, but worth a shot

[@ChampiMax]

@@acekingdom5050 who knows...

[@blazeromancia]

@@ChampiMax as a matter of fact he did use Byleth at Frostbite 2020... but it was the last game of the grand final

[@scarfhat1]

Doubters in shambles. Coldest brother in the neighbourhood was just letting you keep the crown warm for him

[@gabrielzeifman8602]

The gap between 1st and 2nd is large...

[@nesspreciado1090]

Everyone: **talking smack about mkleo being washed** Mkleo beating the dog shit outta everyone at Ludwig: you think I like hurting you like this?! Do your thing king. The masses gotta be silenced..... y viva Mexico cabrones

[@TheInquisitor26]

Love seeing those disrespectful tweets at the beginning. Leo’s win was never in doubt. Only person who could have given Leo a tougher battle is Sparg0 but that’s the way it goes

[@heikorudiger3258]

His SD against acola was so unfortunate and he still almost brought it back

[@6PathsGohan]

The 🐐. Inspired how I play the game for sure

[@nefalissys9630]

It's insane how some people would think Leo is washed just because he isn't getting carried by a broken character like Steve. Man just omega-stomped everyone on this tournament with Byleth.

[@TemjinVO]

A good player winning with a good character. You're an idiot if you think byleth isn't broken.

[@Spyder-Marth]

He even stomped the best Steve main in the world. He not only proved that he is the best, but he also proved that Steve is 100% beatable if you're good at the game. Him getting two 3-0s on Acola was the ultimate "get good" moment to all of the people who whined about Steve destroying the meta lol

[@acekingdom5050]

@@Spyder-Marth Meanwhile Acola got MU-checked, but then again it’s actually not the first time he’s lost to a Byleth

[@chony93]

@@acekingdom5050 it's not an excuse though, Leo is still a better player.

[@acekingdom5050]

@@chony93 Oh by no means do think Acola is on par with Leo. I even stated that it wasn’t the first time Acola has lost to a Byleth in the first place

[@dominosdomino9617]

I love when people doubt Leo isn’t number one cause then he comes back and destroys everyone case and point right here

[@herculesdelcb6582]

THE GREATEST TO EVER PLAY SMASH ❤

[@gaschum681]

That was ZeRo imo, but Leo is a fair choice.

[@Yokai_Yuri]

@@gaschum681 No. Zero had NO real competition and when competition got rough he retired before his legacy would be ruined. Smart move, but he is not that good. In Ultimate there are more and more people rising to the top. Competence is really tough yet Leo remains 1#

[@RyanREAX]

@@Yokai_Yuri still better than youll ever be. Show ZeRo respect, he did it.. and you didnt.. and nobody else did..

[@CamyxChile]

@@Yokai_Yuri Zero make it seem like he did not have any competition because nobody was on his level, Zero won because he was far better than everybody else, but I still think Leo was a better player for his dominance in ultimate and the fact that he was able to beat Zero and get 2nd best in the world on all time rankings of smash 4 (Thats basically number 1 because Zero retired) Both are extremelly skilled at their game and are indisputed 1 in each one because of theie skill

[@eddio9466]

@@Yokai_Yuri "No. Zero had NO real competition" bruh! Leo was there!! Did u just roast yoself?

[@acekingdom5050]

24-1? WASHED. If you’re truly the goat you wouldn’t have lost a single game! -Some Japanese parent probably

[@ninedays1024]

Well not even parent, in Asia smash is only popular in Japan.

[@acekingdom5050]

@@ninedays1024 Ah okay. Let me edit my comment

[@ninedays1024]

I don't think Japanese still got a lot of parents hate game btw, they even attend Splatoon tournament and team up with their child a few weeks ago.

[@spyhy4019]

Average technoblade viewer

[@acekingdom5050]

@@spyhy4019 Barely watched him, don’t know where you get that idea

[@fairybottle210]

A documentary of MKLeo will be incredible when it happens, but also a bittersweet one at the end. I speak for myself, but maybe for some it is the same. If MKLeo ever retires from smash, a lot of fans of the competitive community will feel like leaving with him. Thanks GOAT.

[@aetna4950]

"He's trying and playing at his peak, but I'm playing at his peak for content. We are not the same." When Leo truly wants to dominate, he will.

[@luismoon1319]

Good Job Leo, very happy to see u win!!!

[@usetoothless9473]

Congrats on the win! What an AMAZING tournament!!

[@imfiji]

MK Goat Love to see it

[@maxiwawa]

fun fact: leo feeds off hate so the people who doubted him really just secured his bag for him

[@MerryBlind]

I never doubted Leo. Truly the GOAT of Ultimate and forever will be. Always a joy to watch you play!

[@armania_9064]

Never doubted the goat, congrats. Byleth/Joker main and Aegis for sonic worked out great. Good to see.

[@blankaegis0242]

amazing games my man! cant wait for you to come back and give us some more exciting gameplays!

[@Dracula_sb]

I knew from that insane S4 run with Marth years ago, Leo was something special. GOAT 🐐

[@cit0110]

Same

[@_Ivon]

Look at Leo man, so inspirational!

[@silverkingtsk]

Great shit leo we knew what the vibes were next they better not doubt the king

[@Richard35251]

MKLeo me alegra los fines de semanas desde hace unos 3 años seguidos, siempre veo todos los torneos en los cuales juegas y me alegra verte ganar. Disfruta tu break para poder seguir viendote!!!.

[@dragunarah8695]

I forget how terrifying Leo’s byleth is sometimes.

[@SpunkyDunk]

This guy is insanely fun to watch. Dude’s got Smash down to more than a science; he’s got it down psychologically as well. I really can’t add anything more than what’s already been said: he’s the best.

[@sqpenn]

Lookin healthy asf Leo, I see that work💪😤😈 keep it up

[@JackedHero]

Never doubted the King. Well deserved win and once again you proved to everyone you are uncontested. More so now with different characters in your pocket. Love it! FORMA DE LEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOO!

[@user-pm3vb1nj9u]

優勝おめでとうございます！！ またかっこいいJOKERが見れて嬉しいです😊

[@prod.feltino]

The GOAT never left his throne!

[@SadFace229]

I'm looking forward to seeing a runback with Acola. For half this year, he was the West's public enemy #1 with every top player spending months, day in and day out, grinding the Steve matchup and analyzing every action he made in all the previously recorded battles. Seeing him reach #2 during Ludwig's invitational, given all the new players he took on, is testament to his ability to adapt despite him piloting such a controversial character to say the least. It's going to be interesting seeing the fruits of his preparation in taking you (MKLeo) on again. And even moreso, I'm super excited to see the runback with Protobanham. I thought the Winner's Finals set at Double Down between Kamui and Min Min was a work of art, despite you having a mountain to climb. It was an incredible depiction of a desperate struggle between the hero and her rival. Even if it's friendlies (since there's no point in making things more difficult to win a tourney), I'd love to see a rematch of that matchup. If not, well, the old set is still interesting to watch every now and then. Otherwise congratulations on the redemption and I'm definitely looking forward to the continuation of this storyline. And kudos to Ludwig for the tourney and especially his commentary. Coming in ignorant yet curious with incredible observation skills allowed him to ask questions that made the commentary 10x more insightful and kept the commentary crew focused when they were way too relaxed and unfocused before he joined the couch.

[@cyrus6379]

It’s literally the same as when you’re playin a character in arena, winning too easy, switch off, lose, get disrespected, switch back n kick ass

[@Arsene05]

The goat I knew u had that one but omg u played like crazy this major

[@AbsentMindedA]

invitational

[@PKG315]

Absolutely legendary behavior

[@LilFreak5ps3]

You put on an amazing show my boy

[@tylerting]

All hail the king!

[@ch3abro]

You’re truly the GOAT 🇲🇽

[@mauricemakesmovies]

21:50 - 22:06 was definitely one of the highlights of this run. The spacing is incredible, with so much damage on Byleth against a pro player that was the first one to take a match off of Leo. That's pure confidence.

[@bobbylin12]

bro he was utilising slingshot so well as well... never shielded once during that entire sequence. goat

[@PrinceCollinXXX]

Leo I hope You See This Man!!!! I love your vids. I love watching you compete. I only watch your sets and even when you are losing I find I just want you to get back on top!!! Your my favorite competitor keep it up champion!!!! Big Fan :)

[@ferociousfuture2110]

Muchas felicitaciones Leo. Ese día la paz jamás fue una opción, definitivamente eres el mejor del mundo.

[@XIII_JOS]

That movement grab at 1:09 was clean!!!!

[@aRandomXanobladeFan2596]

I love your intro and outro!

[@LilybeeTV]

Imma frame the “Fuck, I lost a game” tweet. King shit.

[@Yokai_Yuri]

I know when people see some guy doing some amazing play they think they are the best. Or when some guy rises to nearby top ranking people thik its just a matter of time before they are the best. Then there is Leo. This young man is what a true prodigy is, and his understanding of the game is on its own level. What is most scary about leo is his consistency. He has been on the top of the mountain since 2019

[@HydroCronus]

Haters who never amounted anything substantial in their miserable lives always gonna try to take you down to their low level. Dont give in to the haters Leo, you are the Goat mayun

[@universesixhit642]

Great run, how hard did you have to work in the Mario MU? Felt like it could've went either way tbh, hard fought.

[@tuannguyencanh6096]

Anyone who says Leo is washed really needs a reality check because my god he never fails to do an amazing comeback Leo is really the GOAT

[@tbrstarrygamer6682]

I was really hoping for a Sparg0 Mkleo grands and got a huge surprise seeing a tournament where the two elites from Mexico didn’t face off in bracket

[@Laramoney11]

Goat

[@rodrigogarcia663]

Leo, eres una bestia!!! Gran performance!!

[@name-tx5qu]

Ngl this was a pretty fire event I specifically liked how unhinged the commentators were

[@tofutony]

21:51 Those 2 evasive sling shot's in the corner at death percent! Leo did not want to lose another game. He was was so close to a Pefect 100% Run Tournament!=O

[@awshitcuz7064]

Goat behavior, crazy how people doubt this guy

[@respect8059]

Never sleep on the goat

[@astatalol]

THE KING

[@henryrobbins2005]

Leo’s joker was so clean holy shit

[@pepejoenin]

El retorno del rey, que clases les pegaste compa.

[@jpeg9643]

The Goat

[@vyxibel]

THE GOAT

[@MitchBison]

Leo's wheel of Joker, Pyra/Mythra, and Byleth is so deadly and he showed it off perfectly here.

[@Red_PlaysYT]

I never doubted the goat, you’re always my goat leo

[@kevinmeneses1344]

Leo your insane , super creative and nice to watch you play , I really want to see how you perform against sparg0. I really believe you guys are super creative and fun to watch ( among other tops of course ) Mexican proud 👌🏻👌🏻

[@nexusguncaster3094]

I never doubt you, you are the best in the world. You are the goat hermano! Stay cracked king!

[@abelarvizu2898]

Love his joker run at the end of his videos 😂

[@RoseFielden]

Never sleep on the Goat

[@zenkaishou]

Incredible performance.

[@Havoc_279]

Haters were waiting the minimal chance to show their ejvy, and now they have to swallow it all again. Congratulations king, I swear, every time I see you play I just think there might not be another one this good ever again in smash

[@brbinges]

The Beginning of Leo’s Villain Arc.

[@heikorudiger3258]

nah he would start steve or kazuya if he truly went villain

[@mihawk9107]

Welcome back king ❤ and until next time!

[@anonymousguy8497]

The forever reigning king👑

[@bonahldoh]

Gracias por tanto bro, aunque ya habías ganado días antes del Invitational haha, mksexo.

[@SparklingHarmony]

Leo the Michael Jordan of Smash ultimate. "...and I took that personally"

[@1griffinguy]

All the Smash Documentary quotes lately are dope

[@IvanLopez-ub3ls]

Leo is the only player I’ve ever seen that drops his main that basically dominated the whole competition, he basically nerfed himself what a fucking legend

[@trigunfox2325]

I always knew Byleth was good I never felt the character was bad, I just didn't use him/her correctly in a match. Seeing Leo go ham with them is really hype

[@Spyder-Marth]

Leo's player controls tag "Requiem" means this: "an act or token of remembrance." How very fitting

[@Simon-hs7ik]

I thought it was golden experience requiem lmao

[@ErroTheCube]

This really cemented your legacy - best smash ultimate player of all time

[@lastnamefirstname8655]

great job mkleo. but do be careful, mkleo being on top is great and all but i'm scared of the what-ifs and want mkleo to be more secure with the top position just in case.

[@Incaeduus]

This honestly felt like I was watching Kratos slay uh bunch of Gods and Titans...Leo is an absolute monster 💀

[@austinroccaro2219]

Leo real smash fans know you’re the goat and levels above the competition.

[@MinkoLaMinko]

the Goat

[@Suzaku_Mizutani]

Alright, if anyone wants some kill stats for nerds, I've gotcha. Here's what moves Byleth killed with, and the number of times it happened (NOTE: these numbers will include the Scend set that is not featured in the vid. I'll make a note per move for this): Up air: 12 (Of these, 10 are the fabled MKLayup, AKA D-tilt into U-Air, and 1 of those was from the Scend set) Forward air: 11 (1 from Scend) Back air: 10 ( The Scend set is 3 of these and the coveted Up-B to Bair happened 4 times, with 1 of them being on Scend) Side B: 5 (1 from Scend) Up Smash: 4 (1 from Scend) Down Smash: 3 (2 of these were air dodge reads, 1 was a tech chase) Dash Attack: 2 (Only 1 was from a Nair) Forward Tilt: 2 (1 from Scend) Then 1 each for Down air, Down Tilt, Up Tilt, Neutral B, Back Throw, and Up B Spike from Scend. That makes Jab, Forward Smash, Neutral Air, and Down B (plus all of the other throws) as the only moves he didn't kill with. The Joker killed with: 2 Back Air 1 Forward Air 1 Forward Smash 1 Up Smash 1 Down Smash 1 Neutral B (The sequence this was a part of was one of, if not THE slickest Joker clip ever) 1 Side B 1 Dash Attack Aegis had: 3 Back Air 2 Up air (With 1 MKLayup) 2 Jab 1 Down Air 1 Forward Air (The only Mythra kill)

[@phenex5190]

Kurama with that 1 win looking good for the future. I'd love to see him at another big event

[@qiiBlackThunderiip]

The best of the best

[@yappaplay]

Big props to Kurama for being the first to get a point off Leo’s streak.

[@slyceliskra9438]

One and only!

[@sora31662]

congrats dude

[@matthgt843]

"MKLeo approaches you" *Synthia theme song starts playing*

[@stolenmemes4432]

*Sonix playing* “Man ain’t nobody trying to see that”