Top 10 LEGENDARY SSBM Grand Finals - Super Smash Bros. Melee

[@AllstonMelee]

What is your favorite Grand Finals in Smash?

[@gi5897]

Probably a pretty common one, but Hbox vs Armada on EVO 2016. To this day I get gosebumps. And about other smash games, a second one I like so much Puppeh Vs. Officer Jenny on Fall Arcadian in Smash 4 because it breaks all the stereotypes lol. A woman an a kid o high level gameplay. And as honorable mentions, Mew2king being beaten by Salem's ZSS on Brawl, and Prodigy beating MKleo on SSBU.

[@EastCoastBaja]

Wizzy vs Hbox at smash n splash might take it for me despite how cool summit was this year

[@derpyefalant478]

GOML 2019

[@gonzo_o_o]

I know it isn't as historic compared to some of the other classics on this list, but Wizzy/Zain at SCL was just different. One of my favorite player matchups, prime play on both sides, and the final stock was one of the most intense minutes of Melee ever

[@woobiehastelly]

Hax VS Leffen, Internet, 2021. SPOILER: _ _ _ _ HAX WINS

[@DinoProductions]

"You have no excuse for not putting everything you have into the things that matter the most to you" Love it

[@SheikAshii]

PPMD yelling “I DID IT” makes me cry still lol I love this game

[@mrm64]

Deadass...when his friends stormed on the stage and group hugged him, I lost it in tears, my nose was running ..lol I'm such a softie...

[@TheShogu]

Corny

[@gyastly2737]

Cringeeeeee. Makes you cry? LOOOL

[@benbrenner3538]

"And Plup wins Genesis 5!!!!!" While probably not as important in the overall history of Melee, this was definitely one of the most important sets for me as a viewer. It proved to me that Melee could move on to new talent, interesting storylines could still happen, and there was still a lot more to be played. Also shoutouts to HMW and Vish for the call. Hype AF.

[@caponebd7941]

I thought of this set as well. For the first time in so long, someone had definitively broken into the gods and leffen tier.

[@henryreturns1397]

Other LEGENDARY grand final sets : - The Big House 3, Mew2king vs Hungrybox , THE RETURN OF THE KING , HIM FINALLY OVERCOMING HUNGRYBOX AND WINNING after SO LONG ! - The Big House 4 , Mew2king vs Mang0 , an amazing set where Mang0 was playing out of his mind with both Fox and Falco - The Big House 6 , Armada vs Mang0 , this time Mang0 at Winners , Mang0 claw his way up been a game down , and ending up taking the set 3-2 at reset - The Big House 9 , Zain vs Mang0, an amazing game 10 with Mang0 clutching it out at the very end and the screen dying for 1 min was super hype - Apex 2014 , PPMD vs Mew2king , after PP getting so many 2nd and 3rd places on 2013 , he finally clutch out a 1st place with a double 4 stocks lol - POUND 5 , PPMD vs Armada , PP coming from losers , make an incredible comeback at game 5 , and ends up taking the set at reset. - PAX 2015 , Mew2king vs Leffen , when we all thought Leffen got M2K number , M2K revives , adjust his glasses , and proceeds to 6-0 Leffen - Canada Cup , Mew2king vs Leffen , Mew2king coming from losers and dominated grand finals 6-2 , and proclaim himself "KING OF THE NORTH" - Shine 2016 , Mew2king vs Sfat , M2K make an amazing comeback at game 1 , and Sfat counterpicks M2K on FD at game 3 , such a hilarious GF - DreamHack 2016 , Mang0 vs Hungrybox , Mang0 finally wins a tournament on 2016 , and proof that you can beat Hbox playing "YOUR WAY" - Royal Flush 2017 , Armada vs Mang0 , an insane game 10 on this rivalry , and the only set where we see a game 10 between these two GODS - GTX 2017 , Armada vs Hungrybox , another game 10 between these gods , were Hungrybox would once again CLUTCH IT !! - Smash n Splash 4 , Armada vs Hungrybox , Armada comes from losers and proves to everyone that he is not WASHED , and takes the tournament - Genesis 3 , Armada vs Mang0 , this set was a decider between both of them , from Armada starting with Fox , and then switching to Peach , incredibly hype - Genesis 5 , Plup vs Hungrybox , this set would put Plup with the gods , and would be his first ever super major win and until now is his only super major - Genesis 7 , Zain vs Hungrybox , 5 amazing games , were it came down to the wire , and Zain FINALLY CLUTCH IT OUT , AND BECAME THE BEST PLAYER - Smash Con 2019 , Leffen vs Hungrybox , Leffen goes undefeated on Top 8 , and beats Clutchbox 6-0 , and proves how good he is against Puff - Smash Summit 8 , Axe vs Wizzrobe , Axe climb the ENTIRE summit , and prove that YOU CAN WIN WITH PIKACHU !

[@bool_master]

This should be a youtube playlist for people that are looking to get into melee. Also including the top 10 in this video

[@Michael-hc2hp]

I was about to say that Mango and Armada played a 10 game set at MLG Anaheim 2014 cause I saw 3 sets (all Game 5) on liquipedia but I forgot they played in Pools, Winners Finals, and Grand Finals, with Armada winning only in Pools. Cause looking at the set history on liquipedia makes it look like Armada beat Mango in Winners Finals Game 5 and then Mango took two Game 5 sets from Losers

[@Mugiwaravic]

For Armadas dominance over EU it should have been “Armada was a whole different BEAST”

[@BreakfastKids]

3:26 no way it was a higher falco ditto than me vs unranked at 3AM

[@patoa3481]

Honestly suprised to not see Axe vs Wizzrobe at Summit on here. Or maybe even Plup vs Hbox at Genesis. Those sets were revolutionary to the meta considering the dominance of the gods

[@thepokemanguy5815]

Or Royal Flush (or even the zain mang0 big house set). Shows how many great sets we’ve had

[@louieletdown8741]

Dude the Axe one made me tear up lol

[@aiadvice2023]

then they never won anything again. that set didn't change anything. it was an outlier

[@patoa3481]

@@aiadvice2023 How did the sets not change anything? Plup was the first player besides the top 6 who won the first big major and Axe who plays a mid tier wins frickin Summit with solo Pikachu. I could say the same about Armada vs M2K yea it was a great way to end Armada's carreer but how did it change anything in the smash scene?

[@thepokemanguy5815]

William Floyd Theres been literally less than a year of offline melee since axe won summit and plup has been a top offline player (grands of summit 9 and many top 8 finishes) since

[@maskadent5845]

The most legendary thing with king of cali grands finals was the totally awful commentary by hugs

[@irishjet2687]

Is that the one where he was talking about how nobody could beat Mango (and totally not paying attention to the game), before Ken pointed out that Mango was getting walloped and HugS said, "He is?"

[@arJunebugSmash]

PP vs Armada at APEX 2015 was amazing to see in person, and I'm glad everyone knows it at this point lol

[@oceanwaves83]

Yeeee

[@funnyhour101]

Yeah too bad it was snowing that night

[@oscartoons.]

Shout outs to those who were at apex 2015!

[@ballertheking1038]

Mang0 vs armada at royal flush is so underrated it is insane. To give the context for why this set of grands is so amazing, armada was legit looking unbeatable for almost a year. From September 2016 to may 2017, armada lost 1 tournament (big house 6) but won major after major, most of the time looking unstoppable. He had won 10 straight sets vs hbox, beat mang0 so bad at g4 that people called it a speedrun, has an 8-2 vs M2k in 2016 and brutally 3-0d leffen at summit 4, while mang0 had a respectable game 5 loss to armada in winners semis, but with mang0 being down 0-2 vs shroomed in losers quarters, it was looking over. Plus mang0 was in a huge slump leading into royal flush (9th at summit 4, 7th at smash rivalries, 3 losses in a row to chudat) to the point where everyone jokingly called him a Mario kart streamer. But with mang0 making the 3-0 reverse comeback and mang0 convincingly beating dfox and hbox, mang0 was now in grands to face armada, but similar to g4 armada looked ahead the entire time and was up 2-1 and was up a Stock game 5. Then mang0 with one of the craziest mangles ever and a clutch up air was now in set 2. But again similar to set 1, armada was ahead 2-1, but this time, by the time game 5 went back to fountain, armada looked completely lost. After one of the most convincing game wins mang0 has ever had vs the Swedish sniper, the crowd popping off with him and mang0 doing a falcon stomp irl. Mang0 finally ends armada’s dominant streak he had since November last year.

[@ballertheking1038]

This set gives me chills everytime I see it.

[@Insertagereviewer]

This

[@thepokemanguy5815]

Can’t believe that we had a top 10 grands video missing Royal Flush and the zain mang0 big house... yet the 10 here were still 10 of the best choices. Great video!

[@tristanhackman9791]

17:27 M2K actually won summit 6 from winner’s side

[@justinreek4685]

Came here to say this

[@E-Brightvoid]

Mango’s Summit 11 win had my heart POUNDING in my chest

[@sumpyori]

same, i was absolutely losing it the whole set

[@trumanodoherty2405]

i love the end speech. such a contagious love of the game, perfectly said

[@SuperSilver316]

Axe Smash Summit 8, for at least winning a big tourney with pikachu, proving that it could be done.

[@gnardawgyt]

All of these sets are legendary and absolutely worth watching - today, tomorrow, and decades into the future. Crazy how fast Mango was moving in #10, even back then.

[@yelv]

Top 10 losers runs? (Idk if it’s been done yet)

[@ballertheking1038]

It would just be mang0 taking the top 3.

[@ManuelPersona24]

Smash Summit 11's Grand Finals was incredible 😃

[@2FadeMusic]

Wizzrobe at smash n splash 5 was the best popoff of all time and no one can convince me otherwise

[@rabbll]

Wizrod will always be my favorite story line

[@kingchuckfinley]

M2K is for sure a legend. Guys came up learning from him to over take him. It’s literally the ninja turtles meme.

[@ManuelPersona24]

This is a masterpiece, thank you ❤

[@SSB_Seal]

Great stuff as always, guys! While I respectfully disagree with the #1 (JGT is a better oldschool pick imo, also Genesis 1 is the GOAT forever), I did like the justification you gave for it in the end. Keep making awesome Melee videos 🙏

[@RandallPacks]

top 10 randall moments

[@FoxandHart]

Back in 2006 the first melee set I ever watched was PC vs Ken, the mlg ny gf

[@zachkaigler6569]

Same, that set made me a PC fan for life

[@spino2106]

Really love the video but disappointed Summit 8 didn't make the list. Axe winning his first major ever after over 10 years of high level performances with Pikachu and him bursting into tears after just hits different.

[@pokerdoke14]

I remember watching every single one of these live; Awesome video, its so cool watching this now and love the nostalgia

[@FBBHRULEZ]

I'm so glad SSC 2018 is on here. 50 minutes of Two Gods battling it out for one last time. To me, that set is the Greatest of all Time, and the definitive end of the Gods' Era.

[@bolshevikY2K]

I had the genuine pleasure of watching Smash N Splash 5, SSC 2018, and Summit 11 live. Truly epic melee. Mega shoutouts to all the players in those grand finals.

[@bryantperez4786]

This video is so well written! The last few minutes changed my life!

[@WhaleMilkTea]

I almost missed summit 11 grand finals because I thought it was the weekend after. But luckily I went on twitch because of a notification and caught the last game. Ngl I was a bit emotional after. Melee is just so beautiful man

[@mooktendo7725]

Correction: at WinterGameFest 2011, Mango went Falcon all throughout set 1, but went mainly Falco in the second set after dropping two games as Falcon. It's minor though, and the asterix should maybe still be there, just thought I should clarify. Otherwise, STELLAR video as always.

[@Michael-hc2hp]

Kind of surprised that Wizzy vs Zain at SCL Week 3 wasn't here, but my pick for another old school set if MOAST 3 hqd to be on here would be either Jack Garden Tournament or MLG Anaheim 2006, Jack Garden Tournament established how people play Falco now, back when he was just a laser spammer and showed pillar combos and chaingrabbing being used to full effect (5/6 of the games were on FD, back then the only stages in Japan were Dream Land and Final Destination, and Ken is the one who counterpicked Dream Land for Game 2) and also established the Marth-Falco matchup for the rest of time, and while MLG Anaheim 2006 might not have inspired as many people to play Melee as MOAST 3 or JGT GFs, the very shortlived storyline of Ken vs PC Chris was one everyone wanted to watch, after PC won at the New York Opener and Ken dominated him with his counter strategy, PC adapted to playing around Ken's counter and had two sets and while set 1 didn't go the distance with a 3-1 win for PC, set 2 went Game 5 last stock in a very nerve wracking last stock situation (even though old school stages came into play with PC taking like 70% from the cars on Mute City on his last stock) and is (imo) definitely the most hype Grand Finals set from anything before Genesis 1 just from a gameplay standpoint and also pretty good from a narrative standpoint, there's a reason MLG Anaheim 2006's GF set got special treatment with hype music in the documentary

[@graemeirwin9957]

whenever I watch the ending of summit 11 i get chills

[@jackclifton5434]

Not enough people talk about Wizzy at SnS5 winning the first Falcon super major in 15 years then literally the next day getting top 8 at an Ultimate supermajor and beating Tweek, the world number 2.

[@jugohayashi2389]

Dude I need to rewatch the documentary Thanks for the awesome vid :)

[@hedge2213]

God damn your guy's outro's get me so hyped to play melee for years to come. keep up the great videos!

[@BreakDowning]

Yooo let's go Allston, another sick one

[@rat4992]

13:15 hardly one year later, apex 2015 was months after beast 5. I mean beast five even offered a hotel room fully paid for that event

[@FlyTaka]

Ken vs Bombsoldier @ JGT Pretty much cemented Falco's playstyle and his place as a top tier character.

[@chugslife]

What an awesome video, the story telling and writing in this video is captivating and really draws you on!

[@spencer1531]

17:53 armada literally did write the book on how to beat marth as peach

[@natandse1287]

“While the... viewership may not match the events we’ve had in recent times” while talking about the event with by far the most peak viewers melee has ever seen hehe

[@VTHokie]

I'm in the crowd footage at Shine 2018! So cool to see myself pop up

[@lorenzoricci4551]

I get soooo invested when I watch a melee tournment, I yell and pop off for the player I root like it's me playing. Our history, we won't ever forget, just simply not possible :)

[@yungkaleido]

17:54 “armada wrote the book on how to beat marth as peach” okay but wife wrote the prologue ❤️

[@RCTricking]

Love the passion and the humor my guy

[@Ringoh_]

plup genesis and big house shoulda been in here those were 2 ground breaking tournaments and in general plup is hella under represented for being undoubtedly top 5 since probably 2018

[@connorkelly5382]

just fyi apex 2015 was about 3 weeks after beast 5, not 1 year

[@devonverma8972]

Wow that was really inspiring, thank you Allston Melee

[@PommiMaisteri]

so everybody just forgot about axes summit win?

[@malonee]

Wizzys pop off when I saw it had me HYPED

[@tristanhackman9791]

Evo 2016, SSC 2018, and Genesis 5 is my top 3

[@josephblight9421]

I think Plup vs Hbox at Genesis 5 was pretty sick, was hoping it would be here. Still a great list though

[@Monoceratis]

I feel like at Summit 11, Zain didn't look as dominant as he did at SCL, but his consistency is off the charts. Every player dropped at least two sets in the tournament, except Zain. He didn't drop a single one (until grands)

[@matthewburnside9566]

Yeah… grands was 2 sets… and he lost both… so everyone lost at least 2

[@not_emerald]

25:06 Ah, yes, oldschool Larry Lurr.

[@MitchBison]

Wizzy's SNS5 pop off says it all

[@poppaholiday1064]

yall smoking that melee pack frfr… 40 MINUTES?!? thats love 4 melee

[@jjjjrrrrmmmm123]

The time capsule of watching today's streamers so young is great.

[@GMEhnc]

i was at ssc 2018! incredible set!

[@irishjet2687]

The one grand finals I really, REALLY am disappointed to not see is The Big House 9 between Zain and Losers Mango. The commentary from Scar and Toph was legendary. I'll never forget "Infinite games!", and "There's still more Melee to be played!" Even more so, the narratives were amazing. Mango hadn't been a dominant force in a long time, arguably since 2014. He'd had wins here and there, but Hbox, Leffen, and Armada were the ones that you EXPECTED to win. He went into Losers early, and a tournament win seem farfetched. Meanwhile, Zain was quickly rising to near the peak of Melee's rankings, and seemed to be untouchable. He made it to GFs on Winners side with only a handful of games dropped the entire tournament. His Marth ate spacies for breakfast, and now he could beat Hbox. All the while, Melee as a whole seemed to be in decline. Evo dropped the game, and view and attendance numbers for tournaments were down. Three of the five gods were either retired or barely played. Hungrybox's Jigglypuff was boring to many viewers, and frustrating to play against, yet he won almost every tournament he entered. Could this be the beginning of the end? Then Mango goes on an insane Losers run, culminating in a Grand Finals that was so heart-pounding that watching the VOD still causes me to jump up and down and yell after multiple viewings. Mango, the hero of Melee, wins in Game 10, and the celebration is triumphant. I can understand that Summit 11 was probably greater, with an even greater narrative and sets. And given the similarities and the player combo, I can understand why it didn't make the list. But I truly believe it belongs.

[@aerozchris7635]

summit 11 was just insane in the stream jesus good final i love playing melee still now i play it but my fingers are to slow for waveshinign and im to dumb to shorthop constanly xd still i love playing it

[@Insertagereviewer]

2016 onward because I can't give the same perspective on sets I wasn't in the scene for 1. Royal Flush 2. Evo 2016 3. Summit 11 4. UGC 5. SSC 2018

[@mag1cally569]

the "$lut" player tag really takes away from the moment.

[@taillord4644]

Top 10 life wrenching SD's in melee

[@gi5897]

Why is all of your content so cool guys? omg

[@berekexer8158]

Maybe try an edit leading with the date/location and flashing in the tournament name halfway into each segment to fit the narration?

[@joed9514]

I feel like a better title would be top 10 sets that demarcated changes in melee.

[@PeterMLawrence]

Or just "Changed Melee" ..cleaner

[@sSynclare]

lmao yall really filmed urself putting swedish fish in a pan for 2 seconds great vid homies

[@billwoods7578]

Big house 9, Royal Flush, Big House 6?? Very obvious these were left off because the list would be too much Mango but you're compiling a list of the BEST grand finals and these are objectively better than the early entries on your list...

[@ocarinalover1214]

Wizzy at SmashnSplash 4 was probably my favorite grandfinals

[@richi5291]

Mang0 vs Zain at summit11 was by far my favourite of all grand finals

[@jackclifton5434]

Also top 10 most dominant tournament runs

[@thunderbolt1213984]

Now let’s get the top 10 best non grand finals sets. Or even more fun. Top 10 best pools matches

[@avi2ytb]

Top 10 best Mang0 quotes

[@cyfer115]

Fantastic video! 😃

[@jp8376]

"Serious name for himself" In reference to Dr. PeePee

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

SSC 2018 is one of the best for sure. Honestly probably 2nd for me. With Summit Zain Mango #1 but that could be because its so fresh. Honestly MOAST 3 belongs on something else. I feel like we need to split up time line. Like maybe Pre-doc post doc?

[@Thomas-nz4si]

Top 10 moments that involved hot dogs.

[@ballertheking1038]

Top 10 Cinderella runs in melee (I know you did something similar with players who shouldn’t have won but I wanna see you talk about the relative unknown who broke through like sastopher at fc3 or javi at apex 2012 or huge comebacks from players past their prime like taj at G2 or hax at pound 2016.

[@devonverma8972]

Yo is that Scott the Woz at 14:28?

[@trash5749]

A 40 min vid from Allston melee, lesssgooo

[@matarel]

2-0 in a game of 5 so badass

[@DinoSawRus]

How are you so inspirational goddamn

[@m7m1000]

The depths of Sweden lol

[@Spaztikcupcakes]

Top 10 heartbreaking sds WHEN???

[@mL-7992]

Top 10 Foreign players in melee history

[@BreakfastKids]

PLEASE COME BACK ALLSTON MELEE

[@waulkingwithdinos4564]

I'll fight anyone who doesn't like Allston Melee

[@trickytristan1]

top 10 mirror matches/dittos?

[@slicksiwik7607]

Man this channel is so fucking inspiring..

[@shinobijikininki]

you know we do have the term ballgames in europe

[@Juliaaazl]

Axe wizzy not making it is a crime

[@jufriol8733]

Top 10 biggest upsets without sandbagging?

[@陳嘉宇-y4q]

Number 2 : Smash summit 11 So …… did I witness ……one of the best sets of melee ……live , damn I feel great

[@ManuelPersona24]

Absolutely, that Grand Finals was amazing!

[@gamingbros49]

top 10 break through performances

[@loganreidy7055]

Mine: 1) M2K vs Armada SSC 2018 2) Zain vs Mango Summit 11 My wifi died summit 11 winners finals so not watching it live is the only reason it's not #1

[@E-Brightvoid]

God I wish Armada would come back

[@Kylerulez666]

Wait wasnt apex only like a month after beast not a year lmao