Summary
- Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament loss due to unexpected glitch.
- Hardcore players still dedicated to Smash Bros. Melee after nearly 25 years.
- Glitch during finals match accidentally hands victory to competitor.
A Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament ended in disaster when a finals match was decided by an unexpected glitch. Unfortunately, the loss meant saying goodbye to the $2,000 prize, regardless of how the Super Smash Bros. Melee match might otherwise have turned out without the glitch.
Super Smash Bros. Melee launched nearly a quarter of a century ago, with the latest entry, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, reaching the Nintendo Switch. Even so, many hardcore players are still committed to Smash Bros. Melee, regularly showing off their expertise at the challenging game in streams or in major competitions.
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The Super Smash Bros. Melee Full House 2025 tournament was held over the weekend of May 16, and ultimately saw Kurtis “Moky” Pratt and Cody Schwab facing down for the $2,000 prize. However, Moky ended up inadvertently handing over the prize, as a glitch led to him falling out of the level. For their final match, the two players chose Fox McCloud, and Pokemon Stadium to battle on. A clip of the gameplay shows both players wavedashing as Fox, with Moky largely remaining between the branches of the tree, while Schwab stayed on the other side of it.
Fox Falls in Super Smash Bros. Melee Tournament
In the clip, fellow Smash Bros. Legend Hungrybox can be heard commentating on the fight, and he openly mused about the risk of falling through the stage in that particular spot. Moments later, that's exactly what happened, as Moky slipped through the tree and then through the stage, with no way to recover, effectively handing the victory to Schwab. Hungrybox later shared a clip of the moment, referring to it as the "greatest commentator curse of all time."
Both players are well-known in the community, with Cody Schwab currently in second place and Moky in fourth in the SSBMRank annual ranking of Melee players worldwide. While this was a known Smash glitch, it's a rare one, and something Moky apparently didn't think he was at risk of triggering, despite the commentary. While the outcome was unfortunate, both competitors seemed to be in good spirits, laughing over the incident. While it would have been nice to see how things would have turned out without a glitch ending the match prematurely, with both of these players ranking so highly, it's likely not the last time that fans will have an opportunity to see them play against each other.
- Released
- December 3, 2001
- ESRB
- T For Teen due to Comic Mischief, Mild Violence
- Developer(s)
- HAL Laboratory
- Publisher(s)
- Nintendo
- Engine
- Havok
- Multiplayer
- Local Co-Op
- Franchise
- Super Smash Bros.
WHERE TO PLAY
- Genre(s)
- Fighting
