The Ludwig Invitational Will Go Down In Ultimate History

[@pgstats]

BOYS

[@Justinbyleth]

#REAL

[@juniperrodley9843]

literally a girl, clearly I'm beyond your power

[@cumgod]

@@Justinbyleth Leo at home taking notes

[@loganowens623]

i thought ludwig was actually saying that for longer than i care to admit

[@JakeSm4sh]

#MKLeo

[@MarioSMG64]

Kurama's run was absolutely insane. Man is going to jump up the leaderboards with this performance-- being the ONLY ONE to take a game off of Leo is a huge accomplishment.

[@greedo194]

Yeah I hope he keeps up this pace at port and mainstage. His mario is so sick!

[@miwe3719]

That's cuz Leo didn't play anyone who's been consistently able to give him a run for his money like Spargo Light or Tweek

[@ArielCoronaVillano]

@@miwe3719 Light, lmao.

[@andyrasta9879]

@@miwe3719 gluto

[@Riley-u8m]

@@miwe3719 When has light consistently given Leo a run for his money? He beat Leo once post quarantine and leo won the next 2

[@JackOLanter]

Mkleo really said "You guys have had enough fun", and proceeded to destroy everyone.

[@Hennu_TRM]

He said it in the interview after the tournament: "People really thought I wasn't the best... so I had to win."

[@steavenjosey]

Lmao MkLeo is a fucking gangsta

[@PuppetMasterIX]

The twist reveal during the tournament that Kurama was a main character the whole time was masterfully done. The Ultimate scriptwriters really outdid themselves this weekend.

[@IMDWTT]

I too saw this comment on the smashbros subreddit.

[@PuppetMasterIX]

@@IMDWTT Who do you think wrote it

[@abcrasshadow9341]

That is definitely how they would structure it if SSBU was an Anime.

[@I3atosai]

Leo would always be Goku tho

[@brooksyang5834]

Congrats to Big D for showing how underrated characters like icies are. Man went insane during the tournament.

[@acezsz]

i wouldnt say they are underrated, they are just so ridiculously difficult to play that not many people want to put the work in for the reward

[@jamesthelivingplanet]

I would say it was 60% match-up and 40% skill. Big D is amazing no doubt but i would be surprised if any of the top players have any relevant match up experience vs icies.

[@CarbonMalite]

Daily reminder that "too hard :(" is never justification for calling a character bottom 10

[@obsidiancrow450]

there were moments when it looked impossible for anyone to approach horizontally

[@LiveTwinReaction]

Slug did the same pretty much for melee ICs. He was playing like crazy but lost to a nearly unwinnable matchup twice, Puff :( Slug and BigD hung out after though and posted about it on twitter lol. Ice Climbers bros

[@KindaKaon]

Surprisingly good Ludwig impression at the start there

[@Abbaschand]

Comona IS a professional voice actor, they're so good at that.

[@gmwes]

i second this, I thought it was ludwig at first

[@vuke6931]

I legit thought they had Ludwig say the first line lol

[@ExceedRed]

@@Abbaschand Yep, he’s in Chainsaw Man as some of the zombies in Episode 1

[@zanyskeleton5291]

Bro i thought they cut it from a ludwig video, it was spot on

[@2FadeMusic]

To give some perspective on how dominant MkLeo has been over this game, here are the total number of (offline) major wins from each player since the beginning of Ultimate: MkLeo - 24 Tweek - 7 zackray - 7 Tea - 5 ProtoBanham - 5 acola - 5 Marss - 4 Glutonny - 4 Sparg0 - 3 Shuton - 3 Light - 2 Kameme - 2 ESAM - 2 Nairo - 2 Onin - 2 Riddles - 1 Bloom4Eva - 1 Miya - 1 Sonix - 1 Yoshidora - 1 KEN - 1 Cosmos - 1 Quidd - 1 Kola - 1 Peli - 1 Kuro - 1 Samsora - 1 Nietono - 1 Abadango - 1 Ally - 1

[@SMFizzy]

Samsora only won one major?

[@KevSB07]

That’s insane (Ik we’re here to bask in Leo’s greatness but this list makes me feel real bad for Dabuz)

[@2FadeMusic]

@@SMFizzy Yep, only Shine 2019 I believe. He got 2nd four times

[@2FadeMusic]

@@KevSB07 Definitely the best to never win it all, getting 2nd place 10 times

[@juanlozano9207]

Christ

[@samsee_ca]

This tournament FUCKING RULED The Swiss Pools format was a much needed breath of fresh air for the Smash scene (remember the full hour of tiebreaker sets at Ultimate Summit 5?) The Quad broadcasts on the secondary channels made for a fuller, more consistently engaging viewing experience (as did the lack of 19647 Twitch ads) The runs from the LCQ were as thrilling as Leo’s dominant reassertion of his throne was awe-inspiring Just a blast to watch from start to finish

[@aahpy]

this tourney did in fact fucking rule

[@laserred87]

we cant appreciate ludwig enough for what he did to put this tournament on. they ran this tournament at a massive loss just for the love of the smash community

[@sickwater6417]

the quad streaming on the other channel was the best, I didn't really have to check pgstats to see what the bracket was because I kind of knew where the players stood because every game was being streamed. definitely more engaging that way.

[@carnassier3365]

@@sickwater6417 Totally agree. This quad streaming was cool. It's so sad you can't find them on youtube.

[@boubou6350]

@@carnassier3365 you can its on ludwig vods channels. Here kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYSbaJ-Ibdhno68

[@PurposeDriven7_]

Leo is undeniably the true goat of Ultimate. Proving that he can not only learn the steve matchup but he decimated the best one in the world and arguably the #2 player in the world. Leo will always be Leo. “People really thought I wasn’t the best anymore.” Haters quiet rn

[@illford]

I mean tbh with you Leo is always fun to watch its just that he's so good that it's not exciting to see him win like it's an expectation

[@rospoho]

Did he said that line? In what interview?

[@Asceussy]

@@rospoho I think he said it during the interview after his grand final win. He was on the couch with everyone and was beaming with confidence.

[@rospoho]

@@Asceussy I saw it now, he deserve that confidence after being called washed

[@Hennu_TRM]

That interview was so great. "People really thought I wasn't the best... so I had to win." Talking about the tournament he also said: "The best player is gonna win this, and guess what? I'm the best player."

[@bandit8891]

Leo proving he's the best yet again

[@TheXxKingSlayrxX]

always was

[@benmoore3034]

Can we just say that Kurama was pixels off from taking game 3 from Leo and potentially turning the tide of the set

[@sammy1025]

Yea the “cake walk” comment at 28:23 was really disingenuous.

[@Morimoto94]

@@sammy1025 true but Leo's spacing was fucking immaculate in those final seconds.

[@horrighon4301]

Those last few seconds during game 3 were insane. The skill shown by both players was incredible.

[@Yokai_Yuri]

There is no " was about to" or " so close" it is win or lose. Kurama is not enough for Leo, but it was a tough opponent to take 1 game from the best

[@jonathanlgill]

@@Morimoto94 Yeah, it was that Game 3 that really showed us Leo back in his peak form. Felt like early 2020 again.

[@jammyweegit1144]

Seriously, everyone go watch that Kola v. Riddles game. It's relatively short and is the most powerful example of Kola's fury making him a better player. The man was literally shaking with rage lmfao it's amazing.

[@KevSB07]

Rage?! I thought Kazuya was the one with a rage drive!

[@Naotahaley]

*he was off a perc fr*

[@QuokkaWaka]

It's really fun when someone matches their character so well, it's like some anime type stuff

[@izzygarnelo]

I'm strapped in, about to watch now! Certainly was the all-time best Ultimate tournament EVER, by a long shot!

[@xanander4693]

Big D had an insane run. I was honestly hoping he would win the entire thing. That would have been absolutely insane and too good to be true.

[@WhyYouWahYoo]

Big D and Kurama have cemented themselves as some of my favorite players to watch. I'm having flashbacks to the first majors back last year when we suddenly started seeing Kola and Light level up. So hyped for the future of this game.

[@Zaaqinator]

15:54 is such a good edit. Literally makes it look like the two fought against each other.

[@Bankai2169]

Oh snap I didn’t even notice. That was clean

[@benlam419]

I hope we get more of these feature length recaps. Appreciate the entirety of the event covered in detail

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

Man, so much has changed since this video. Acola firing back with his own 3-0 against Leo, Tweek making a massive comeback after meh results at Ludwig and for several months before, Leo's throne being threatened by nothing less than 3 different players, Big D continuing to have success with a low mid-tier and joined by Skyjay doing the same...

[@SkaiaMechanic]

Thanks again to PGstats for another top-quality video at a record-setting pace. This tournament was a blast to watch and I'm glad you could do it justice.

[@NMEJay]

@1:23 I just want to say, I love the respect shown to competitive players that take a physical/mental/emotional break to take care of themselves.

[@kestrelynn]

I really hope Big D keeps up and counters any upcoming counterplay love watching him

[@incendium447]

Don’t forget to mention that Leo won with 2 stocks in all of his Swiss pool games which is insane. (I might be slightly wrong if I’m misremembering)

[@Hennu_TRM]

MKLeo said it in his post-game interview: "People really thought I wasn't the best, so I had to win."

[@gmwes]

top 3 pgstats video of all time

[@cuchutrain]

void financially outperforming 90% of the players by gambling is the most void shit i've ever heard

[@firewall5189]

closer to 99%: only leo won more lol. also void is just cracked at anything he touches somehow i dont get it

[@name-tx5qu]

Leo was not lying when he said byleth joker would be prime leo

[@TehWhiteTiger]

This honestly deserves to be called the hypest Smash Ultimate event so far. It was Smash Summit on crack. More players yet every single set was a top level must watch. No one was bought in, everyone got there by their own skill. Annnd the format wasn't complete assssss. Change it up a little Summit!!

[@10cesc4.]

MKLeo was an absolute unstoppable force. This whole tournament was hype with how it went. You just don’t touch touch him when he’s on his body bag spree. Kola victory vs Riddles was hype, sparg0 vs Kurama was mad hype, Riddles vs Zomba was hype and Leo vs Dabuz for the joker gameplay was worth the watch.

[@datavoyt]

I appreciate the hard work of PGStats! :)

[@kestrelynn]

I love how melee and ultimate mirrored each other here. A new #1 seed who's been fighting for it all year, but they got upset super early to the terrifying ice climbers mains who took names this event. The eventual winner has been in a bit of a slump recently despite past dominance over the scene. This tournament solidifying their stance as #1 at least for now. They beat their main rival, who people had reason to belive they would lose to. Zain beating Ibdw who won their last 3 sets and Mkleo beating acola, a great top level Steve, a character who infamously 3-0 3 stocked him. Some differences to contrast them were that Leo stomped whilst zain clutched, and the fortune of lcq players. Kurama getting 3rd and joshman having a broken arm and losing heartbreakers, Shroomed pulling the classic of losing after qualifying, and Trif who walked from the airport to go out in the last round of the lcq

[@voodooedits785]

Slug getting 4th at the Ludwig invitational kinda mirrors kurama’ s 3rd here too. Kola and wizzrobe both had solid and hype runs too.

[@brooklynmelee4515]

The only differences are no one cried when they lost on comma in ult and zain dropped games

[@gamefreeck90]

Acola and MKLeo had never played each other before this event, you’re thinking of Onin’s win on Leo

[@HighLieBH]

@@gamefreeck90 He literally states the character 3-0’d him previously. Not acola, obviously.

[@damana1000]

They also both main fire emblem characters

[@startic7516]

The prize pool ended up being $52k for each game, so over $100k

[@Ant_Diplodicus]

"just know you are a massive DORK for skipping over our hard work!" BROOO I DIED! XD

[@fernandotoledo1690]

My man MKLEO!!! Lo voy a decir en español pues porque #ProudOfHim no sólo es un chingón, es lo más humilde. Cuando saluda a quien acaba de perder ante él siempre lo hace como diciendo "lo siento, hermano". THE One and Only Mexa Champ

[@kestrelynn]

I love watching good ult and there was so much this event! Leo played insane and I can't wait to see more of this Byleth/Joker final form! Also when he's usually so humble, the "people really thought I wasn't the best" got me

[@greedo194]

Too bad the joker is reserved for dabuz only

[@PurposeDriven7_]

@@greedo194 *Min min

[@marcogonzalez9296]

@@PurposeDriven7_ no Dabuz

[@jackblack2408]

@@greedo194 Dabuz could pick Ganondorf and Leo would still use Joker.

[@rospoho]

In what interview did he said that line? That's badass

[@siloe1015]

I'm outraged. How could they do that to Quandale Dinglelingleton?

[@Nat_the_Chicken]

Thank you, someone had to -copy- say it

[@Naotahaley]

*at least he took a game off acola and onin couldn't*

[@juanlozano9207]

I find it crazy how much people slept on Leo for experimenting with agis. He liked the character and tried to make it work for three tournaments solo agis (except last game vs tweek on summit). Too many people forget how bad he did on his first tournament with joker in Japan. This is what happens when the undisputed goat of ultimate decides to experiment with characters he has fun with. Both times in the last 6-8 months when Leo said he was try Harding he stomped the bracket. This is very scary. The fact that someone can say “fuck it I’ll be serious” and run over the best players in the world like it’s a hot knife on butter is nuts Goat

[@firewall5189]

@@MotivatedStudent2000 ??????

[@davec8385]

Truly an incredible tournament! I hope we get a break down of Kurama and how he was able to live to insane percentages as Mario against the world's best! His mix of aggressive pressure/combos and defensive movement were unmatched besides Leo

[@CJTallon]

Didn't even mention Leo was battling health problems as well as top players to still only drop 1 game. Amazing video thanks for the longer format to do the event proper justice.

[@liraco_mx]

We're in the best timeline: Leo dominating, Joker returning, Mario and icies destroying top players... Oh, and Steve got dunked like he was low tier trash multiple times. Major props to Ludwig (and the PG crew on this video), this was HYPE.

[@firewall5189]

yea, steve got dunked...by another steve who happened to be wielded by the #2 or #3 player in the world rn lol

[@Myst1c_OW]

17:11 i love that this dude called him regular Kola lmfao

[@I3atosai]

The skill gap between Leo and any other player is a chilling thought.

[@lokks2130]

Marss kinda went out sad in this tournament. Were any of his matches streamed? He lost to Dabuz, Tea and Scend. He lost his last encounters with all three so it's pretty rough, would've liked to see how he did against the Steves

[@user-lb6xi3nf3o]

I know, I’ve been trying to find his matches but haven’t had any luck. Unfortunate bracket for our masher, but I guess that’s what comes with such a stacked tournament

[@greedo194]

@@user-lb6xi3nf3o I mean dabuz was an unfortunate matchup but the rest wasn't bad luck

[@lokks2130]

Tea and Scend are favourable ZSS matchups, but they're both delicate mus too and Marss lost to both last time. They'd be more comfortable going in than him.

[@bibbyboxx2219]

All his matches were on the side stream as far as I remember.

[@damarihanson3876]

He had all his matches on a side stream

[@carnassier3365]

As a EU viewer, we don't get to shine on this tournament. But I'm glad that Sisqui gets more opportunity to train with top 10 players. Gluto beats Ddog and Sisqui beats Tweek, I think they can both be proud of their runs. I'm sure they will surpass their MU demons someday. Also, I can't wait to see Bloom on the US again. Anyways, it's a really fine recap as always ^^

[@jordanmcglotten3499]

I love you so much PGStats! Never stop 🙏🏽

[@lnvictusEngage]

Another GLOSSY top tier entry from PGstats. Better coverage than main stream sports channels. Love to see the work and watched every second

[@pkkevin11]

Void getting 17th in qualifiers and then winning more money than second by gambling is so funny

[@Wienerdog5]

And pgstats... why didnt you mention that look zomba gave acola when they shook hands? That was GOLD!

[@NonRandomUser]

20:09 "...possibly because of the POLAR-izing nature of the Ice Climbers." The puns hurt me more than a fully-charged F-smash from the Canadian Club-Wielding Children.

[@kiritsuna]

This tournament was the best one imo. So many great things. Ignoring the run and the characters, the production was amazing. - We could watch every single game - Swiss system - Coach casting (idc what you say, I love that format of having people goofing around) - No ads. I repeat, NO ADS (aside from the sponsors) - Generous prize pool - Great music - Beautiful UI - No problems in the production (for me)

[@DrDildus]

Cutting away to the script for the Large Dawson bit was comedy gold. Keep up the great work, BOYS!

[@CastafioreOnYoutube]

Still don't get why Kola took Kurama to Battlefield, TWICE 💀💀

[@CoHzus]

Going to miss these videos so much

[@michaelkarim57]

As the title of the video suggests: The Ludwig Invitational was one of the tournaments of all time

[@just.Harley]

OKAY?? THAT LUDWIG IMPRESSION WAS ACTUALLY GOOD HUH???

[@zachkills4]

Kurama taking the only game off of Leo is insane.

[@CTL]

11:00 "...you have to understand that seeding has higher priorities than simply stating where players should finish." Such an important thing to say to the laypeople. People complaining about Big House seeding not realizing things like this was quite annoying.

[@ChaseU]

This was a very palatable review of this tournament. Thank you!!

[@NathanRW]

Big D is my current favorite, even before this video. So happy he did so well!

[@godhand416]

Big D came hard and went deep inside everyone's bracket.

[@notaj_]

that "boys" was a spot on impression

[@DosDeAsada69]

Mustache Mishima was putting in gods work just for a drop of MkLeo's blood lol

[@ertypoplolbruh4726]

Between this and summit 5 fall has been amazing for competitive smash.

[@MeesterTweester]

31 minutes! Good job team

[@kncle]

Side note, I loved the Swiss execution. Probably only really viable at smaller tournaments but we got to see soooo much awesome smash because of it. I hope we see more Swiss in the future

[@junesahead]

That intro was hilarious, great job Comona

[@nicolasalexandrevanveen1066]

Greatest video you guys have made, love the content so much, honestly.

[@rileylynn5824]

Hell yea! Loving the longer video! Karama was absolutely amazing!

[@Imboredlol]

Rip skyjay Eliminated by 9th and 3rd on day 1

[@Fibless]

WAIT SKYJAY LOST TO BIG D AND KURAMA AND THATS WHY HE DIDNT MAKE IT!?!?! thats so tragic, skyjay deserved to be in the real bracket but he had the misfortune of going against the 2 people playing OUT OF THEIR SKIN that weekend

[@ProximoK]

I still can’t believe that a Mario player beat the best cloud player in the world. That was just incredible. What an amazing major.

[@HeroC14]

I'm never using the excuse that the Mario matchup is unwinnable against swordies ever again.

[@lyrics2challenged]

@@HeroC14 Cloud ain't a normal swordie lol. But I imagine it's not as unwinnable as people say it is. Source: a Dr.Mario always puts the paws on my Sword Characters so Mario can't lose to all with no chances lol.

[@Kalimier777]

Love the videos and I didn’t even notice the length!!

[@tropicalmonix1038]

Superb tournament. Many entertaining sets. Appreciate the recap video, enjoyed it 👍

[@kdot9527]

Great writing and delivery!

[@Aznay_]

Awesome coverage as always ! What an event

[@ricardoludwig4787]

Overal great video but the one part that I think was a little disingenuous was selling the rest of the Leo vs Kurama set as a cakewalk, as kurama was litteraly 1 frame off winning game 3 twice. I still think Leo would have won, but he'd have to do it through a game 5

[@xboxer808]

I agree for some reason it felt like they weren’t giving enough credit to kurama…it felt like they went over him rather quickly

[@lyrics2challenged]

@@xboxer808 new video out, they gave him credit now.

[@xboxer808]

@@lyrics2challenged indeed they did. I guess they were saving it for an entire video on him haha

[@nicloyola7109]

i love the foreshadowing for kurama at 15:00

[@Jax_Two]

"Acola and regular Kola"

[@MrBobxxl]

amazing vid. loved the tournament.

[@tsynthetic]

Acola and regular Kola. I’m dying 😂

[@andrewpetersell7195]

Everybody's gangsta until they realize that Leo has only been using 1% of his power.

[@MattColeSports2]

Awesome video, thanks for the great recap

[@alfredotendo6493]

Was waiting on this!

[@jirehtheprovider]

So mkleo playing as byleth gave a grade on every competitor on This invitational. All But Kurama got an F rating grade (3-0). Kurama was the only one that got a C grade for beating him once and activates His Divine Pulse gift (Game 4 Leo power up). Fun but wow. Truly living the Professor turned Bishop status all the way.

[@Mantorp86]

Great recap!

[@yogurtclosetok]

touch me once mario-san & I'm fucking dead

[@Incaeduus]

LEGENDARY gd video!

[@plabcentral630]

Dabuz has to win one. The king of New York is crazy and I need to see him win

[@dabi_]

This was one of my favourite tournaments to watch. Every match was sick. The Mkleo run was insane, but watching all the stacked players vs each other was also super good to watch. This also sounds silly, but I didn’t realise Kurama was Prodigy.

[@diegot143]

Skyjay had a tough time losing to Kurama and big d. Kurama with the best run I’ve ever seen

[@gimmieyogrits]

Was bummed not being able to see him go far in the tournament, he's the top rep for my main so it's always nice to see him play.

[@noirlavender6409]

Kurama is so cool i heard a guy told him "hold my water for a seg pls" and Kurama gave him a bunch of ice cubes afterwards

[@animefanrk2k]

This format is amazing~~~

[@DesTr069]

“Acola, regular Kola” OMEGALUL 17:10

[@illuminaticonfirmed9189]

28:20 is a very inaccurate reflection of how the set went. Game 2 wasn't particularly close, but Game 3 was a super last stock last hit that came down to literal pixels. If Kurama won that game it would've been 2-1 Kurama favour and who knows what could've happened after that. Game 4, while not as close, was still very tight, with Kurama being down about 80% before losing, but considering how Kurama has been Kazuya Mishima'ing everyone with Mario that tournament, that game basically felt last hit as well.

[@sammy1025]

Exactly how I feel!

[@juanlozano9207]

But the issue here is that it would of been Leo’s counterpick stage as well. While I agree the game was extremely close. Leo was in control of the pace far much longer even though Byleth speed is definitely at a disadvantage. Oh well what-ifs are none sense. Im very happy for Kurama he has been slept on for far too long

[@illuminaticonfirmed9189]

@@juanlozano9207 The super close game was Game 3, if Kurama won that game he would have the counter pick advantage Game 5 assuming Leo won game 4. Regardless, there aren't really any stages that are particularly strong counterpicks against Mario anyway.

[@arieltorres3594]

Stop it. This is literally y this storyline happened. No matter what leo does, there's always people like you, prob u and the same people over and over who just doubts the man. Literally destroyed everyone in one of the best tournaments in smash ever and he drops 1 game and has another close game, people r like, "wHo kNoWs wHaT wOuLd'Ve hApPeNeD" . No but seriously lol. The kid is a good match up against Leo. Great run by kurama mishima

[@illuminaticonfirmed9189]

@@arieltorres3594 Bro. I'm not even saying the outcome would change, I'm not doubting Leo, get the stick out of your ass and actually read what I'm saying and the context behind it lol. I started by saying that how PGstats presented Leo vs Kurama post game 1 was ridiculously innacurate. Then I replied to a person who said Leo would of had the counterpick advantage even if Kurama won the game, which although true for game 4, would not have been true for Game 5, the most important game (again, IF Kurama had won game 3, the game that came down to 2 pixels of spacing).

[@polyyn1773]

Just wanted to lyk that ur content that covers tournaments is good that I was refreshing your KZbin page every day to check if you had uploaded the vid for this tourney

[@JB-fd8jy]

25:30 I believe shuton won wave #2 which was considered a major by the orionrank

[@firewall5189]

@@MotivatedStudent2000 this is the second time ive seen you hating on aegis in this comment section lmao what did they ever do to you

[@szjboom5280]

I've been waiting for this video

[@Quash_HS]

GREAT VIDEO I LOVED IT

[@spoon794]

bro destroyed my ears at the start

[@voodooedits785]

Melee and ultimate were kinda similar in terms of the storyline of deciding who’s the #1 player. Also I think Leo acola tier can be a thing rn. And I think Onin is #2 in the U.S instead of Kola For melee the Zain iBDW Hbox tier is interesting. Mang0 Amsa Leffen Jmook and plup when they play their best are in that tier as well.

[@danielperea6211]

Camona recaps like no other