Ludwig Invitational Winners Finals - MkLeo (Byleth) Vs. Kurama (Mario) SSBU Ultimate Tournament

This Smash Bros Tournament Winners Finals Top 8 match was streamed live on: / ludwigahgren
LSI The Ludwig Smash Invitational is a Super Smash Bros Tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada. This Smash Bros. Tournament Took place 10/21 - 10/23 2022.
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[@ninjaoflight908]

Give him props, Kurama's the only one this tournament to take a game off of Leo

[@Chario_]

Only person to take a set off him at Frostbite, and the only person to take a game off him at this tournament. Kurama really is something else

[@cesarTorres-lj1df]

@@Chario_ not only winning the set, but he destroyed leo in that tournament

[@michaelgallardo5778]

That 82% combo lead in the fourth game was crazy. I thought Kurama was gonna win it but Leo is amazing too.

[@chris40v17]

Mad props. Easily the best Mario

[@JohnSmith-laws]

Reminds me of ash versus Tobias in the sinnoh league

[@josemora885]

Kurama is great player and the best Mario I´ve ever seen. I hope to see him more often.

[@Midnight_Ruby]

Very true. Moves fast and combos very well. Only thing is if he did some cape shenanigans he'd prolly have some of those games

[@ninjaoflight908]

Before there was Kazuya, there was Mario

[@vineart2883]

And Luigi.

[@muzuchama]

@@vineart2883 Mostly Luigi

[@69metersbelow25]

And Before there was Mario was Nintendo

[@vineart2883]

​@@muzuchama Yes.

[@vineart2883]

​@@69metersbelow25 ha, yes.

[@Exceed_HS]

This Kurama guy only won a game against Leo, but that Prodigy guy? He would’ve easily 3-0’d him

[@Izual-Anyel]

lmao

[@usern4metak3ns]

lol nice

[@harrdeeharr]

Sorry in advance for whoever tries to “correct” you

[@EduardoFlores-bt4fo]

@@harrdeeharr There is ALWAYS one, always.

[@kero3963]

Kurama is prodigy

[@Alibaba-id1cs]

Kurama’s best win wasn’t against Gluto, Zackray, Tea, Sparg0, or even Shuton. His best win is taking a single game off Mkleo when he decides to win.

[@acekingdom5050]

Maybe in this tournament, but we all know his best win of all time

[@j-quiz292]

He never decided, Leo allowed him.

[@plvto1]

@Multi LMAO Leo "allowed" him

[@DarkXream]

@@j-quiz292 d riding is crazy rn

[@DarkXream]

leo might be the best but he aint gonna allow nobody to take a game off, if you get a game on him you worked for it

[@masu5781]

THE DODGES AT 12:14 HAD MY HEART RACING. HOW DOES MKLEO DO IT

[@sabuesodelava3254]

Increíble

[@excelbravo8015]

Leo weaves in and out, up and down, such an underrated defensive play.

[@masu5781]

@@excelbravo8015 Not only that, during that sequence he did not shield even once.. AT 160% THE WHOLE TIME!

[@spartangerm2122]

I think even did some Slingshots to weave through the mario hitboxes!

[@happilyisolated]

The micro spacing was just fantastic. Phenomenal.

[@esbluetheprototype]

Wavelands, slingshots, wavebounces... these players are showing us that learning movement tech DOES matter

[@Bankai2169]

Are there people who seriously think it doesn’t

[@yuanwang9324]

seeing leo implement it so seemlessly is just phenomenal

[@FreakinSweet1987]

Most players I come across, myself included, do these from muscle memory now. I can't imagine playing without them.

[@googlymooglyman]

@@yuanwang9324 it’s easier to see when Kurama does it because as Mario you have to do those things like every time you approach

[@KAJYT6969]

"Fuck, I lost a game" then proceeds to 24-1 the entire tournament. The goat

[@rensaito9009]

why spoil?

[@elsologian2016]

@@rensaito9009 don’t read the comments then, dummy

[@elshaddollworld3941]

@@rensaito9009 why read comments? get lost

[@vokeadam624]

@@elshaddollworld3941 thank you!

[@yuanwang9324]

@@rensaito9009 people should not limit their written thoughts just to cater to the ignorant few

[@Contrary22]

10:43 The coolest thing Mario has ever done.

[@sumantchowdhary7531]

Do you know that Leo fell out of the Up-B? This combo would have killed if he didnt fall out.

[@mjdevlog]

Definitely super Mario moment

[@Contrary22]

@@sumantchowdhary7531 Oh yeah. Leo was dead af. He's as lucky as he is good. 🤣

[@mandalorianhunter1]

Leo got his revenge from that 3-0 he got also long ago. Man this set was crazy

[@kakashihatake1879]

U comment on every vid bro wth

[@walter9243]

I mean, he won that tournament so that 3 - 0 doesn't really matter.😂

[@hatboi124]

@@walter9243 A set win on Leo matters, always, even if you don't win the tournament. He IS the best player in the world. Of course it matters.

[@nemi9217]

Considering his run at this invitational, he didn’t get his revenge quite yet. Leo had a flawless streak of no games dropped AT ALL and Kurama comes and ruins everything, that’s a loss by Leo’s standards here.

[@mandalorianhunter1]

@@kakashihatake1879 because I am a Emperor and you will kneel before me

[@jonathanlgill]

Wow. The Frostbite set is one of the most famous sets of Smash Ultimate. The poetry of these two reaching Winner's Finals. What a great tournmanet. (And that game 3 might be the game of the tournament, yikes).

[@voodooedits785]

Leo won but his perfect streak of games is gone. Kurama cracked under pressure game 3 and Leo capitalized on it

[@gaschum681]

Bro🤦‍♂️

[@uryanflores4378]

is gone? mkleo won, that's all i see, he lost a battle, but he won the war

[@hatboi124]

​@@uryanflores4378 The perfect streak of games is still gone though. If not for Kurama, he wouldn't have lost a single game the entire tournament.

[@Fpl8646]

@@hatboi124 Hey, at least you found that needle in your bushes, now you can feel better about Kurama getting pawned

[@Crusader-yq1bf]

@@Fpl8646 Dude was only pointing out the only game Leo dropped was here? I don't think he was huffing copium

[@georgesbouchet7430]

Props to Kurama for taking a game off of MKLeo when no one could. Mario is still top tier

[@alightened]

He’s top tier but almost no one, including pros can play him there. The character has such a high skill cap

[@Naotahaley]

*yes kurama is prodigy for those that don't know. He did so good the whole tourney coming from LAST CHANCE QUALIFIERS AND HE GOT 3RD AT THE MOST STACKED TOURNEY EVER*

[@Tpenny]

This is a certified “we meet again” moment

[@mrhappy1600]

This brings back memories

[@mileven3ggo3njoyer]

Frostbite 2020 was super epic and I miss events like it. :(

[@splaturials9156]

​@@mileven3ggo3njoyerpeak leo

[@yappaplay]

Damn that third game was so insane. Well done MKLeo for that comeback. And special shout-out to Kurama, you’ve really made us at the edge of the seat.

[@Dragonball-sk9qw]

This match between these two was inevitable 💯 couldn’t wait to see this rematch

[@Efretpkk]

12:15 is for me one of the most impressive moments. Such defensive skills, some Matrix stuff here

[@hyperdans]

危うくフロストバイトが再現されるところだった・・・ ベレトだからジョーカーより守り堅い筈だけどマリオで良く肉薄してるよ

[@shortesnameofalltime]

Noooo he dropped a game im so sad

[@originalname5233]

He’s so good that dropping a game is bad lmao

[@ars1602]

Cmon man, he's literally wrecking no reason to dimish his already great record about small round losses. Lmfao

[@shortesnameofalltime]

@@ars1602 i know I just wanted someone to win a major without dropping a game

[@DeepfriedBeans4492]

@@ars1602 it’s a compliment to have such high “standards”, nobody is actually saying he did poorly because he lost a game

[@swordmasterarie7752]

The only game that Leo dropped during the entire tournament. Insane

[@octavioacosta4984]

All the aerial attacks dodged from 12:14 to 12:19 were insane, that's something that can only be done by the GOAT!

[@torch7933]

Messi clears ☠

[@JoJoboiWav]

@@torch7933 w

[@fupalover]

Stuff like that is what separates Peak leo from current Leo

[@JNKSmash]

This „version“ of Leo was SO good he was not messing around at all!

[@Yokai_Yuri]

this is jusy mk leo not fucking around. Peoole think these past toutnaments leo was 100%and playing super seriously( he even used rob against proto and almoat won)

[@davefood635]

Leo found the Requiem arrow and reverted time back to January

[@d_chae]

Love ludwig repeatedly saying televised instead of telegraphed

[@KDotArashi]

I’ve been waiting for this run back since 2020 and both of these guys have been tearing this tournament up. Really good set!

[@KevSB07]

2020*

[@KDotArashi]

@@KevSB07 true

[@tbrstarrygamer6682]

Kurama had game 3, but he couldn’t find the kill. He got too impatient and lost for it. Feels bad because this could’ve been game 5

[@WhatEver_X]

10:42 Kurama went crazy on this combo, my favorite thing outta this set. He's so good, especially watching it live got me very hyped

[@Red_Lake]

This guy's Mario is pretty good I think Prodigy is better tho

[@vicstonek9]

@@BroMidget Cant use such a meme on a satire comment.

[@emmettmacrides-einbinder9769]

Well we have never seen them in the same room...

[@splaturials9156]

Peak leo is gone now its so sad....

[@xaiuden8129]

He 24-1 the entire tournament fym 💀

[@h0m3st4r]

People want MkLeo to play Joker again, but honestly, I think Byleth suits him better.

[@sweep_swoop]

Definitely miss Leo’s Joker but Byleth generally works better for him

[@zBryan-mq9nl]

...Yeah, we will see about that

[@DerBaum23]

In a different timeline, Leo picked Joker..

[@TheKABE09]

He didn't picked Joker because he knew if he lost it would be even worse

[@yuanwang9324]

@@BylethsBoba776 Judging by your name, I can see why you blindly hate on joker

[@kisameh420]

@@BylethsBoba776 you like fire emblem, you are the last thing from based

[@JugularJohn]

@@kisameh420 imagine insulting someone for liking a popular series. Bitchless behavior

[@dpcsoup04]

Don’t know him in person or anything, but so happy for kurama. Every time I’ve watched him he’s been impressive and this is the run he needed to be considered among the top of the top again. Cool to see someone who was so good so young be back at the top. Hope he carries this momentum forward and travels more.

[@sherpa6071]

You don't see someone land a 12-hit combo on Leo too often, well played Karuma. Leo...just too good.

[@thisvideohasbeendeleted.4656]

LCQから勝ち上がって3位、倒したメンツもバケモン さすがに惚れる

[@emmanuelhendricks6327]

Back in the frostbite tournament, Mkleo said that if he were to match Kurama (Prodigy) again, he'd use Byleth because his Byleth "would've been untouched" or harder to combo.

[@EnclaveHater07]

Untouched yet got to 1 stock every round and lost a match too

[@redraven123]

​@@EnclaveHater07 Still won the set.

[@literallynobodyliterally4225]

Wild how Kurama's best accomplishment this tournament isn't even a set win when he's beaten multiple top 10 players Kurama's a legend and yet MKLeo is still way beyond that

[@supercanadian0640]

12:14 So this is the power of Ultra Instinct...

[@iuricunhamurakami8261]

and slingshot

[@xenologue7403]

Revenge is best served cold and getting a set back 2 years later will have people quoting and looking to the Frostbite 2020 set between these 2, and looking more to the future set count and Leos run AFTER that loss at Frostbite

[@libenhagos9335]

Kurama letting every1 remember why they all called him a prodigy

[@bryanandreslariospina3886]

Porque no gano kurama? Tenia mas dominio en el escenario, tenia mejores combos, y usaba un personaje no muy usado en los torneos, osea que no esta roto ni es un DLC, para mi, debio ganar kurama

[@wateraerobics7]

I was holding my breath so much during that match

[@thegrimoutlaw4732]

MAJOR props to Kurama!!! What an amazing Performance!!! The only person to take a game from Leo!!! Can't wait to see Kurama play again!!! Congrats to the GOAT!!! MKLEO!!!!

[@Fpl8646]

In game 4, Kurama 3 tapped Leo first stock, then Leo 3 tapped him right back and they’re like ‘omg Byleth! That’s such a stupid combo’! Ummmm Mario Mishima just did the same 10 secs ago.

[@kylesantos5536]

I’m sure the frostbite set has been a big shadow on Leo’s career. He’s been waiting to beat “Prodigy” in a runback

[@gimmieyogrits]

Should of been a true run back with his joker

[@MrPspfan13]

I got five 15 sec non skippable ads in 3 mins… wtf is that about

[@Jozai610]

I remember watching mkleo being down 0-2 then coming back winning 3-2… lol now hes known for not even losing a round

[@Randhawa241]

Why does Kurama always face the opposite way from the player?

[@jeremiahtannehill9895]

With how kurama is playing I’m surprised he isn’t a top 5 player by now

[@TheDayd111returns]

Right? I honestly believe he’s actually better than Leo. Kurama hasn’t played Leo’s Byleth in a one on one set. So it’s new to him. But if we give him time. He can easily replace Leo as the goat.

[@jeremiahtannehill9895]

@@TheDayd111returns I said he could be a top 5 player not top 1 Leo beat him and is better than Prodigy in general but he’s good nonetheless

[@supriiimacy1108]

@@jeremiahtannehill9895 kurama is prodigy

[@haydenthediggerinajtes9919]

@@TheDayd111returns we get it you love Kurama but stop being silly

[@TheDayd111returns]

@@haydenthediggerinajtes9919 Stop being silly? Kurama isn't even a pro, and he's the only one to take a game from Leo that entire tournament. And he destroyed Leo back in frostbite. This kid has potential to be a GOAT.

[@arielcuevas4429]

Tip: The end of the video spoiled me who was going to win, maybe put the video 2 times in a row would be better, I had to stop it for something :( Thanks for the replay!

[@DGSnowolf]

Nice run Kurama. Well fucking played. I HATE mario, but watching this man is an experience.

[@BoltTheEmolga]

If anything Leo didn’t even get that much revenge because Kurama was the only one to take a game off him all tournameny

[@TheDayd111returns]

Exactly. Especially that Kurama ain’t even a “top” player. He was able to make Leo nervous. So really, Kurama still got the last laugh tho.

[@rmlgaming2091]

Whenever someone zero-to-deaths leo, they get overexcited and let him run his bread-n'-butters to get 0-to-deathed back lol. Without fail.

[@AppleDew_]

as a mario main I LOVED how he represented mario in the tournement 3 PLACE AMAZING

[@cabbages982]

I was hoping for Kurama to win or for Leo to win 3-0 so he could continue his undefeated streak for the whole tourney but still a great set

[@BearTheGrudge]

Why are the commentators always acting like Leo’s Joker is some secret weapon. Leo has won twice as many matches (and tournaments) with Byleth than he ever did with Joker. I’m not saying the Joker isn’t sick, but like it or not his Byleth is sicker.

[@volatizee]

I hate that top comment shows who won before even getting to see the video

[@jonathanaquino1478]

I’ve always found dark wizzy as the more patient Mario and found it boring somewhat even tho he has his moments but, karuma is so good with sauce and everything he made me pick up the freaking character😩

[@Fpl8646]

BRUH….MARIO MISHIMA!!!!! Well play Kurama, but Leo was in a different gear this tournament

[@azawani08]

Damn I didn't know this Kurama but he has done it absolutely great in this tournament

[@NothingCreative1106]

Damn it, he lost a game… washed.

[@davewu8938]

Kurama almost went 2022 Prodigy there… almost

[@labranehit7687]

Kurama's mario is always a pleasure to watch. Honestly he might overtake Leo at one point. No today though 🤣.

[@robertocarloscm]

Esta es una de las mejores peleas que existen

[@lifeafterthenr454]

The amount of ads in this video is ridiculous for the amount of time.

[@Popinazo]

third set was amazing, but this (12:26) was a beautiful robbery, well done sir.

[@blas787]

Kurama has always attended a lot of majors but never really made it to top 8. So glad to see him shine again since frostbite.

[@FreakinSweet1987]

I hate to say it, but Kurama should have won this. His performance showed an insane level of knowledge and skill with the character. I like MK Leo just fine, but everything he did was just the same safe, guaranteed combos over and over

[@TheDayd111returns]

Yeah. He should have one this, he got too nervous.

[@FreakinSweet1987]

@@TheDayd111returns Could be, but I think Leo just had the benefit of a substantially easier character to wall him out and get guaranteed follow-ups.

[@sageoliver1592]

Payback for Mkleo from Frostbite 2019. Mkleo did the most amazing losers run in smash ultimate history.

[@richcast66]

These top players have nerves of steel. Even as a spectator, the tension is palpable

[@ElChicoBush]

It's kinda poetic. The only game Leo lost in the event was against Prodigy/Kurama.

[@alejandromorales3952]

12:14 i just remembered Mohammed Ali

[@pranker199171]

It's crazy how precise they are, the position and movement options are just great.

[@CuntyMcCuntface-ug5gt]

So who do we think is the better Mario: Prodigy or Kurama?

[@HenryZhoupokemon]

Game 1 gave flashbacks of frostbite 2020

[@cjwerner2747]

Why no one call out Ludwig for saying "televised" twice instead of "telegraphed" Is it an inside joke lol

[@davidspindola675]

Kurama is an inspiration for all Mario mains, it didn't matter Mario's disadvantage to swordies and facing the #1 in the world Kurama took game 1, which no one was able to do during the tournament 🫡

[@shaggylink_5653]

Kurama is now even in sets with Leo. Let that sink in

[@IsaacPK]

Kurama is so clean with his combos man love watching him play

[@mrla9235]

At the top tiers everyone is really really good. It boils down to the mind game.

[@unknownsoldier6731]

Finally got revenge for frostbite

[@vince615]

Look at the first game versus the rest of the set. No one can adapt like Leo. That’s why he’s the best. Kurama had little holes in his play but it doesn’t matter against leo

[@isaacnikolic5895]

This set gave me a fucking heart attack.

[@jeparmephufier2465]

Yeah that defensive corner escape in game 2 they mentioned where Leo was just weaving around Kurama’s aerials should be slowed down and put to waltz music or something. So confidently graceful, ha

[@I_Love_Light]

0:11 that’s one of the best voicecracks I’ve ever heard

[@TheOriginalRegaze]

Me: This commentator sounds a lot like Ludwig Also Me: -looks at title Ludwig invitational- Me: Oh im an idiot

[@Simon-hs7ik]

CLUTCH

[@通知オフ-l5i]

やっぱタキシードマリオええよなー 原色カラーばっかやけど

[@mastertoki1]

I really believe if kurama could have bested acola he would have taken the whole tourney

[@thebakery3802]

10:42 is my favorite casting moment of all time. Like holy shit imagine if it killed this would be THE smash ultimate clip.

[@thoruinmagni3644]

Why the fuk does it have so many views?

[@ExcellentSunset]

Hardest challenge Leo had at this tournament.

[@danielkrucekjr.4439]

One of the most jaw dropping sets I’ve ever watched in smash, and I used to watch mewtwo king dominate melee

[@tydmnd]

kurama was one game 3 interaction from keeping all the momentum and winnin the game :')

[@ninedays1024]

spoiler This is the only 1 lost in this tournament wow

[@modadv.s8992]

Finally the long awaited run back since Frostbite. And Leo WON!!

[@bryanlokao1]

Man i always seen such potential to Mario, it's a really speed character but requires precision. I like to play Link and Mario as mains for now, when i have Smash Ultimate i'm going to try out all the characters! That was a great game for sure!

[@TheFallenN00b]

This was an incredible set, so many exciting moments

[@xKingPac]

honestly this is some of the best mario gameplay i think we've seen all year cause beating swordies with mario is not easy