SSC 2023 Top 8 - acola (Steve) Vs. Neo (Corrin) Smash Ultimate Tournament

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[@StephenSiu]

Neo mentioned post interview he wanted to cry after the ending cause he was heart broken. like he froze for 5 seconds. hurt to hear him say it, and he seems like such a genuine competitor.

[@Dribin]

Did he say if that forward smash was a misinput? It seems so odd that right at the end Neo would take such a huge gamble. Maybe the pressure was getting to him.

[@h0m3st4r]

@@Dribin No kidding.

[@timjim7163]

@@Dribinacola’s shield was low, and Neo secured kills using that Fsmash on shield I think Acola intentionally used his low shield as bait

[@Dribin]

@@timjim7163 yeah I had considered that too, but man that was too risky. And as we saw cost him the game 😞 It was still an explosive match for sure, maybe next time.

[@ivyy8110]

@@Dribin Neo said on twitter During the last hit situation at the acola set, the reason why he fsmashed is because acolas sheild was small so there's no way acola could roll out and sheild SDI on time, so there was like a 66% chance that F-Smash wouldve hit and ended the game, he just got unlucky and lost that gamble

[@baranmeral2355]

Seeing Corrin dodge everything and almost win against the world's best player with no projectiles,etc. was insane. This was his moment he deserved to win

[@h0m3st4r]

Except for the part where he whiffed that one forward smash at the end.

[@andrewjacob1789]

@@king_pred3453 He's ranked number 1 on the PGRU for summer 2023. Right now he is number 1.

[@funnynickname4005]

@@king_pred3453Where’s Spargo, bro? What place did he get here?

[@prettyboyz4859]

@@funnynickname400549th iirc

[@elapostol2011]

​@funnynickname4005 49th

[@bluyu]

At the very end, Neo saw Acola's shield and tried to go for an fsmash to trap him in shield. Acola knew from a similar situation that occurred previously during the set that Neo would try to abuse Steve's bad shield. Because of this, he decided to dance back in forth and shield, baiting Neo's fsmash with a roll in because he knew he could kill cross-stage with diamond fsmash. He conditioned Neo into thinking that he was simply going to hold shield again and countered at the most crucial moment, as he had no other resources. Steve may be broken, but that was an insane play. In the end, Neo played very well, but he had one his character's strengths used against him.

[@KingObliv]

what's bad about Steve's shield

[@bluyu]

@@KingObliv He's both very susceptible to shield poking and unable to roll out of Corrin's Fsmash charge.

[@KingObliv]

@@bluyu huh I didn't know that that's kinda neat

[@KingObliv]

@@bluyu do you think Corrin's even or slight losing

[@bluyu]

@@KingObliv I think that, on paper, the MU is pretty even, if not slightly winning for Corrin. This is because Corrin has an amazing punish game, an oppressive advantage state, and massive disjoints. Corrin is also faster than Steve, which helps them play both offensively and defensively. The combination of Corrin's range and speed can make it hard for Steve to actually get in a lot of the time without committing to a punishable option. It also allows Corrin to deal with Steve's blocks much more safely. The size of Corrin's aerials makes it so that with proper spacing, Steve can't rely on footstool dair. A lot of Corrin's moves are very good against Steve's kit. For instance, Corrin's uair beats out Anvil and frametraps airdodges, making Steve susceptible to being juggled. Bair is also a great tool in the MU, as it moves Corrin out of the way while throwing out a large, fast hitbox. This is good for a number of applications, including breaking blocks, edgeguarding, beating out Minecart, recovering, and throwing out retreating air-to-airs. Another good tool Corrin has against Steve is Pin, which allows them to edgeguard and ledgetrap Steve without potentially getting reversaled or giving up stage control. It's also good for punishing airdodges, as Steve lacks airspeed and air acceleration. Fsmash is good for checking Steve if he's shielding too much, and fair is great for applying pressure and starting combos from a safe distance. Neutral B is a strong kill move and can also be used to annoy Steve if he's mining without walls up. Dair goes through Steve's usmash. Against Corrin, Steve has much less room to run around, which means it's harder to get both stage control and materials. Pair this with Steve's lack of range as well as the fact that Corrin has long lasting combos and frametraps that lead into huge positional and percent gains, and you get a character that excels at both matching Steve's punish game and denying him chances to use or gain materials. However, Steve can just hit you can kill you, so that's why I only say that Corrin wins or goes even on paper, but then again, you can SDI out of a lot of Steve's combos. Honestly, Corrin might even be better in the MU than Cloud, depending on how you play them.

[@RainbowAceOfSpades]

Neo and Corrin had an incredible run this tournament. Neo being the only one to take acola to Game 5. Great set.

[@michaelperrault487]

This set gave me a heart attack! I hope Neo goes home proud of his stellar run.

[@prettyboyz4859]

he’s still in the tournament he’s just in losers bracket

[@baranmeral2355]

​@prettyboyz4859 he lost to zomba now is he still in?

[@prettyboyz4859]

@@baranmeral2355 I said that b4 he fought zomba lol

[@Ninja-wj8on]

Thanks for spoiling it!

[@lyrics2challenged]

​@@Ninja-wj8onstop reading comments 😂

[@user-tb1tr6yy9j]

最後削れたガードめちゃめちゃ見せて横スマ引き出してるの強心臓すぎるし最後に勝ち切るのが世界1位たる 所以なのかもしれん。 熱い試合をありがとう。 おめでとうあcola

[@sherpa6071]

Commentators were AWESOME good job lads !!! Epic set

[@Flife277]

11:01　この上スマ多分ガード解除しちゃってくらったんだと思うけど、全試合通して唯一このシーンで感情的になってるのかっこよすぎる。 スティーブの性能云々ではなく自分のミスで一番悔しがってるのプロすぎる。

[@user-je6pm7oh3z]

やっぱ最後の握手見るとシンプルに2人ともかっこいいってなるな

[@user-hk1wx1hn9j]

みんなあcolaのガードの張り方見てほしいんだが無駄無さ過ぎない？ 面白いぐらい完璧なタイミングに必要なだけ張ってる

[@saam7737]

Incredible showing from three different Corrin players at this tournament, happy to see it didn't end here.

[@xanander4693]

They all played the same tho. Couldn’t really tell who was who

[@corrinfevincenohr]

@@xanander4693nah they all have different play styles if you look carefully Neo plays offensive type playstyle SHADIC plays the patient way Ly plays safe/not get hit Aside from that, Neo and SHADIC excels at combo conversions and advantage stages while Ly slowly takes his time more than the other two

[@spraide]

@@xanander4693 just say you don’t care n move on bro it’s not that hard

[@isaaceyfish]

@@xanander4693could not be more wrong

[@nathanlevesque7812]

I will never be able to tell the difference lol. All I see is big sword swanging. @@corrinfevincenohr

[@wavyent.musicvideos]

This was my grand finals tbh. I hope Neo can make it to more tournaments

[@user-df5so3hi9q]

リアルタイムでみてて1-2になったあたりからあcolaが空中攻撃ジャスガマシーンになってジャスガしまくる男vsジャスガしても反確とれない位置で技ふる男っていう戦いになってて完全アウェーのなかあcolaが見事勝ちを掴み取ったの見て感動しベストバウトだと思ったのにここのコメントスティーブの事しか言ってない。 スティーブアンチって多分試合見てないよな面白いとか面白くないとか以前にスティーブが負けたって結果にしか興味無いんだろうなーと思った

[@pkpk-cd4vx]

本当にそれな、結局スティーブを使ってもこんだけ勝ち上がってる勝ち切ってるのあcolaしかいないし、この努力を評価すべき

[@inry1518]

15:40 ジャスガほんまにヤバいわ

[@user-wf1st7zp3n]

雰囲気あこら君可哀想

[@DaddyKrane]

Bingchilling 🥶

[@user-bu3bm5lw5d]

ジャスガとりまくるのはもちろんすごいことなんだけど、言ってしまえばガードボタンポチポチしてるだけだからな 他のプレイヤーが必死こいて間合い管理とかを頑張ってるのを尻目に、スティーブのジャスガからの圧倒的リターンの高さを振りかざしてリズムゲーやってる感じ

[@Spyder-Marth]

I'm so glad Corrin is popping off at this tournament. Neo is INSANE. My Corrin is getting a huge level up tonight!

[@xanander4693]

Last tournament you’ll see corrin do this well. Enjoy it while you can

[@youngsosa9491]

Stop hating bruh

[@Spyder-Marth]

​​@@xanander4693 That's what everybody said the last time Neo made a good placement... lol you will not see the last of Neo any time soon. Keep hating, scrub.

[@xanander4693]

@@Spyder-Marthbro you take everything I say to seriously, chill out 💀

[@CoHzus]

@@xanander4693 *writes a serious comment*, *gets serious replies* “guys don’t take it so seriously” 😂goofy

[@shadowbat2095]

Neo played insane, my gosh, really wish he won there. And I know people complain about Steve, I absolutely get the complaints, but there’s something about Acola’s Steve that’s fun to watch. Both players were phenomenal here.

[@pistarrafernandez9830]

Fun? ☠️🤡

[@funnynickname4005]

@@pistarrafernandez9830Smash players when their least favorite character gets praised:

[@ItzMeNido]

He literally does the same thing every other higher level Steve does. He's a good player but I don't see how his play is that different from other top Steves. He's more efficient and consistent but the play style is exactly the same.

[@fireatack]

@@ItzMeNidoIsn't that true for any character? Any character will keep on doing their good moves consistently and efficiently if they are good?

[@randomnobody660]

@@fireatack It's true for most I'd say. There are some exceptions esp when a character has multiple moves that are good in different ways. Like some brawlers are more combo heavy vs others who value neutral more. Marss' zss is/was VERY rushdown vs some others who basically only z-air until kill percent etc. I don't know if Acola is distinguishable from other Steves in this manner tbo. When the Steve train first started he was imo noticeably more aggressive than most; however now it looks like Steves in general are trending towards how he used to play. Speaking of, am I missing something important in thinking whenever Steve recovers to ledge he might as well drop down, place block, and mine a few? Like unless an opponent shows counterplay capabilities it's literally free material no?

[@TKtheLegendx]

What an incredible set. Both players should be so proud. You can see how badly they both wanted this, especially Neo. After watching such amazing play, I have no doubt he will be back and on top soon. Acola showed poise and fought back to win even in a highly emotional and pro-Neo environment. Inspiring.

[@bigbaby7286]

one of the better sets i’ve seen in a while. Good stuff neo!

[@bruinsgirl3398]

WHAT A SET!!!! That was so intense. I didn't know who was going to win. GGWP by both Acola and Neo

[@ayakashihome6763]

As a main corrin player, I admire how Neo's play his Corrin and make her so good

[@user-md3oi6uu9z]

最後の撃墜争い好きすぎる

[@しずは]

世界の舞台で活躍するあこーらは大好きだし攻めと守りのメリハリすごくて見てて面白いからずっとトップにいて欲しい

[@yesu2543]

so smart from acola he kept baiting fsmashes by dash shielding repeatedly and rolling at the last second

[@kay-jo8qf]

最後のステップのダッシュガードの駆け引きうますぎだろ

[@Scythra]

6:30 that’s the best stock I’ve seen a corrin take ever

[@RainbowAceOfSpades]

You should check out Neo taking Jaaash's final stock in pools at SCC. Smooth af.

[@aaron_x3]

This is exactly why Mkleo needs to start believing in the Corrin again. Corrin does much better against Steve, Sonic, Kazuya, and Pikachu than Byleth/Joker. Neo also beat Tweek this tournament, so maybe add Diddy Kong to that list as well

[@tiranodont]

Leo a ganado mucho torneos con corrin y le a ganado a los mejores, pero como dices, es decisión personal más que nada.

[@Spyder-Marth]

Exactly what I was saying but nooooobody believed me because they all drank that "Corrin is still mid" Kool-aid

[@aaron_x3]

@@Spyder-Marth Yea, Corrin is definitely a solid high-tier. Right around where Byleth is on the tier list, but very powerful options against certain characters. Neo didn't show it in this set, but Corrin can counter Steve's anvil and kill Steve off the top super early. Her down-air is one of the only down-airs in the game that will beat Steve's up-smash, etc.

[@Dribin]

​​@@aaron_x3yeah I was wondering why he wasn't using the counter more often, Corrin's counter is really underrated and like you said would be great against anvil in the air.

[@darkwalkervisiondominguez1691]

Nah acola play easy on this guy

[@TheAlolanRaichu]

This was an incredible set to warch live

[@keendron1837]

Damn acola parry game plan is insane like how many bair he parried 😲

[@Wienerdog5]

Syrah he just does it consistently, impressive stuff.

[@spraide]

I love it when a very niche character makes the run of a lifetime and it feels greater when you main that character. And seeing it being pushed to game 5 last hit against the best character in the game is such a great motivator. You understand why this character could be great but no one’s shown it yet. Thank you Neo, Shadic, and Ly for providing that corrin is no longer a midtier character.

[@CAMMY-SKY]

スティーブがジャスガとっても反撃無いって要素としてクソでかいな

[@DORUMAGESU]

てか2-1なってからの集中力研ぎ澄まされすぎでしょ笑 マジでバケモノ笑

[@user-bl6bc7of4h]

最後の最後で今までずっと許してた横スマ生当て釣って回避1点読み通すのかっこよすぎる！！！！

[@Nekotaku_TV]

One of the best sets. Neo played amazing here. Just one crucial mistake. So sad. I'm a new fan of his. (and he's hot)

[@user-qx1tp5np4o]

この大会で一番追い詰めたのはNeoさんかな？ ラストストックこんなに技外すあこーらくん初めて見たかも

[@thekingbradable]

Neo is insane man. Would love to see him again in the US

[@user-qn6oh2cg5j]

最後のあcola君のスマッシュ見ると緊張が伝わってくる...

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

I remember being like: ''Let me just eat my supper in peace, this set is a free win for Acola anyway''. And then I comeback and I see that Neo is leading 2-1. That was interesting.

[@NLTB85]

The "NOOOO" at 23:27 is actually so funny lmao The commentators were rooting against acola the entire time... the crowd is roaring for neo... everyone is on the edge of their seats and then neo gets f smashed and you can only hear "NOOOO" (chuck was literally begging neo to win you can hear it throughout the set😂)

[@AlbertoGomez-oi5ou]

x2

[@beanonthefloor3750]

best set of the tourney imo, I was leaning in for the whole thing, and even more so after the first 3

[@tnsxpm]

neo had that 😭 this was the best set of the tournament lowkey what a game!!

[@wmac382]

Wow, what a set! Much respect to Neo. Everyone was rooting for him on that one.

[@xanander4693]

Not me

[@titaniumcommandrig]

Me neither, props to him though

[@wmac382]

Y’all could just ignore the comment.

[@titaniumcommandrig]

@@wmac382 why? Can’t we comment to disprove your point?

[@thelatecookingnightshow8671]

@@xanander4693how? Do you just want to see the community burn?

[@tyrantofknowledge8393]

空後のジャスガ率高すぎ

[@user-uc6xt8hf9u]

ねおさんカッコ良すぎるな、海外ファンもけっこういるんだな

[@user-kx6zu8cy1d]

2ー2でご試合目のあcolaが負けてるの見たことないレベルで勝ってる

[@chuck.fleischer]

Neo was a hit away... 😢

[@roberto7246]

11:02 neo reaction

[@dubonkies]

Haz kinda out of pocket calling acola a Jim 💀 (19:39), but he was hilarious the whole set. Great commentary all around for a super hype set!

[@user-jm7dv6yn1t]

23:20 It's too genius to put up a shield over and over again and catch a smash.

[@NurseBadTouch]

23:10 unfortunate. Neo had time to space that f smash for a tipper which would have been game. Really gotta take more time for those up smash punishes

[@cyclops8939]

マジでかっこよかった

[@micahrobbins8353]

Even though it felt like 90% camping, it was the best kind of camping. The "If get a pixel too close or too far, bad things will happen" kind of camping

[@nydeity9100]

Always rooting for you Acola! Win this shit!

[@RainbowAceOfSpades]

Really wished Haz said hitting through the fire and flames with the force of a dragon. Would have been a great double entendre.

[@FR-ok6zb]

この完全アウェーな状況で勝ち切ったあcola君もすごいわ

[@LoveNote_]

What a beautiful guy

[@SensiblePleasantries]

?

[@koalacub]

@@SensiblePleasantries fr though hes pretty af

[@Nekotaku_TV]

Be careful, they might ban you for it.

[@andyduhh4278]

Acola?

[@EDDYSUNSHINEv2]

@@andyduhh4278I think OP is referring to Neo.

[@kzxjone]

This set shoulda been grand finals

[@user-nk4fe6rm4h]

動画見てる感じアウェーすぎるのに執念の勝利を掴み取るあcola氏かっこいい

[@user-wf1st7zp3n]

23:40ネオさんかっこよすぎんか？

[@rutti_a]

11:04一番好きなシーン

[@myrigatoni]

Set of the year wow

[@seanfromschool3900]

This was the rock lee gaara of ult sets 💀

[@user-gt544]

あcola選手はこの完全対策積んできたNeo選手に勝てるならSpag0にも負けないのでは？と思った。 それくらいにNeo選手のカムイは強かったし輝いてた。

[@solidbrothers5975]

Neo’s corrin is such a dang beast! Next time!

[@punkij24]

That was close my boi

[@p.m.7060]

What is Correnn's character rank?

[@problemsnearyou8899]

I loved the pop off from Neo after losing a stock & then wins the game . That was reminiscent of Steph Curry in Game 4 of the 2022 Finals

[@caedenschlosser7091]

Thought we were in the wrong timeline for a sec

[@arenk.2293]

後半戦ジャスガのプレッシャーを与え続けたのも上手いし。そのジャスガのプレッシャーに狂わず反撃食らわないような精度で技を振ってるのも凄い。一回だけでたボロを取りこぼさなかったあこーらさんは流石だったなぁ でも、そうなるとジャスガミスが起こって貰えるリターンが30～40で収まってるのキツいものがあるな

[@suzumepunch]

あColaくんには申し訳ないけどあColaくんが完全にヴィランになって全員で立ち向かうパターンはかなり好き

[@DJ-cf8ty]

なんでヴィランなの?

[@user-xm7sy1bb2t]

@@DJ-cf8ty スティーブが嫌われてるっていうのもあるけどあこらが強すぎて自然とあこらVS他みたいな構図になっちゃったから

[@rss1932]

spargoも同じような感じだね 今回は47位？に落ちたけど、あっちもカムイにフルセットの末負けたから

[@user-nn5kz3bl8v]

@@rss1932カムイにフルセットで負けたからって理論はよく分からんけど、とりあえずスパーゴは違う

[@DJ-cf8ty]

わざわざヴィランっていう悪役的なイメージで言わなくても良くない?

[@dankdiabetic807]

The upset that could have been

[@tmym6374]

I came into this video not knowing who NEO was, I came out of it mourning thier lose. It was so heartbreaking, but suck a great set.

[@Jero1020]

Better player worse character... But man Acola last name be consistency, kid different.

[@futureddude4250]

One of the best sets I’ve ever seen

[@h0m3st4r]

I concur. That it came down to one whiff punish at the very end of Game 5...man, was it something special.

[@Fivekato5]

Then it is the first match that you have ever seen

[@futureddude4250]

@@Fivekato5 not even close, I just really liked the set (plus im a corrin main)

[@nfs293]

あこーらもすごいけどNeoさんも強すぎるやろw フルセットまで持ち込むならまだしも、一瞬勝ち越したのえぐ過ぎ

[@icebear6757]

I love Neo

[@CacoPholey]

Neo whiffing that final FSmash was my 9/11

[@therealdavidhale6614]

Corrin just has to work such much harder than Steve, so tough to watch

[@lando1296]

3:32 He literally just got away with that.

[@Weebfox]

"Speaking of wifi there's a connection" that line was godlike Neo is sick, but man Steve being Steve with acola's adaptation ability is just a wall made of titanium you somehow need to get thru

[@KingPhilipsRideshare]

Steve being Steve…. Just ban this piss character lmao

[@rocklerock495]

7:25 he could've done a multi-parry to avoid Corin's forward smash

[@SergE1020]

If you let go of shield at all you die

[@user-hk1wx1hn9j]

新世代だなぁ…

[@paulgrewal4339]

Who dis Neo dude! Haha that was a sick set

[@user-fk4tg3tt2p]

ネオさんもなかなかバケモンだな

[@philbertomcnugget7008]

AAAAHHHHHH!!!! THIS WAS SOOOOO TIGHT!!! XD HAHAHAH!!! I LOVE THIS MATCH!!!

[@Ella-to5vi]

is neo doing slingshots and flick shots the whole game?? why does he look so slippery

[@steban4]

Neoさんマジで勝つかと思った！ 最後の一点読み通ってればなーー

[@ThatSneakman]

So CLOSE

[@hinagata7376]

Neo is the player who has pushed Acola the most in this tournament. In the end, we lost unfortunately, but it's true that he became a threat to Acola.

[@juneru2]

Corrin's a very underrated character, in my opinion they've got the best back air in the game. With Corrin having so many ranged moves and a strong and armored recovery, I really think they're a great counter-pick against Steve. Props to Neo for bringing Acola to game 5.

[@tylersmith5282]

Best set of the tournament along with Marss vs Dabuz in winners. Amazing tournament even if many didn’t like the ending

[@lByruml]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@At0micPunk90]

The way I felt at the end of this set must have been how people felt after Cody/Roman at WrestleMania; the babyface was about to win, but then he didn't.

[@BryanMatias]

8:18 feels like neo made a ton of mistakes and missed punishes here

[@seanb3226]

Didn't they ban steve at some point?

[@titaniumcommandrig]

Only some areas

[@cherman1882]

NEO was a D-Smash away from winning at the end

[@user-sz2ji1gj8w]

Neoさん愛してる Corrin is most strongest fighter!

[@sbogan98]

i just wish he down smashed 😭😭 great game. was really rooting for Neo.

[@KingObliv]

ok but imagine the alternative universe where he wins 3-0's Dabuz because he sucks 1-3's Acola and then 3-2's Acola in the reset that would've been the good ending although similar to Smash Con last year the winner would've been much worse than someone who should win Smash Con so Acola fits he was the best player I just wish Sonix and Sparg0 didn't throw the tournament so they could beat him

[@user-jn6ci6yh2t]

Neoさん惜しかった😭😭

[@funkyjammies5374]

Neo was the better player 4/5 games. But steve doesn’t care, free safe offense means you can win without outplaying your opponent

[@DFJW45]

This set made me a fan of Neo. Great movement around Steve’s nonsense!

[@gilbertoperalta2172]

There is a universe where neo wins. And he faces dubaz in winners. Miya takes out acola in losers and we see grands rematch of neo vs dubaz. Whatever the result was we all loved it.