Tournament:Smash Ultimate Summit 6
| Smash Ultimate Summit 6 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | March 23rd-26th, 2023 |
| Venue | Summit Gaming House |
| Address/City | unknown Los Angeles, California  |
| Attendance | 16 |
| Entry fees | N/A |
| Pot size(s) | TBD |
| Results | |
 winners |  acola |
| Staff | |
| Organizer(s) | Beyond the Summit |
Smash Ultimate Summit 6 was aSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate invitational tournament. It was the sixth and final installment of theSmash Summit series forUltimate, and was held from March 23rd-26th, 2023 at the Summit Gaming House, a private residence house in Los Angeles, California, which is closed to the general public. It was the final Smash Summit and Beyond the Summit's final event, following Beyond the Summit's decision to shut down after the event.[1]
The voting process was similar toSmash Summit 14, with 2 votes earned per $1 spent in the shop, as well as a $5 voting pass for 100 votes and an additional 100 votes after spending $30 or more, limited to one per person.
Players invited/qualified[edit]
The top 6 players atMainstage 2022 qualified:
The following players were invited by Beyond the Summit:
The highest-placing non-qualified player atGENESIS 9 qualified:
MuteAce (who finished 2nd)
The highest-placing non-qualified player atCollision 2023 qualified:
Riddles (who finished 1st)
*Light was unable to attend due to complications withCOVID-19[2] and was replaced withSkyjay (Collision 2023 runner-up), who defeatedLui$ (Top 8 at Mainstage) in a special best of 5 play-in.
Players voted in[edit]
Players eliminated[edit]
These players were eliminated in voting:
Asimo,
Luugi, Chase, Chronos (February 18th)- Regalo, Peckham, Jakal, Justice (February 20th)
- Geist, Squidplumber,
Sonix, Onin (February 22nd) - omega, SHADIC, Umeki, Marss (February 24th)
These players were eliminated in the nomination phase:
Eligible players[edit]
Players were eligible if they met any of the following requirements:
- Ranked in the top 100 on theUltRank 2022
- Placed top 64 atSuper Smash Con 2022,Riptide 2022,The Big House 10,Apex 2022,Mainstage 2022, andGENESIS 9
- Placed top 32 atShine 2022,Glitch - Regen,Lost Tech City 2022,Maesuma TOP 10,Let's Make Moves Miami,Port Priority 7,Ultimate Fighting Arena 2022,Tech Republic VI,Let's Make Big Moves 2023, andUmebura SP 9
Results[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate singles[edit]
(16 entrants)
Final Bracket
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | acola |  | $31,274.10 |
| 2nd | Tweek |   | $15,637.05 |
| 3rd |  Big D |  | $12,509.64 |
| 4th | Kurama |  | $10,424.70 |
| 5th |  Skyjay |  | $6,254.82 |
| 5th | ProtoBanham |   | $6,254.82 |
| 7th | ApolloKage |  | $3,127.41 |
| 7th |  Glutonny |  | $3,127.41 |
| 9th | VoiD |  | $2,084.94 |
| 9th | Riddles |   | $2,084.94 |
| 9th | MuteAce |  | $2,084.94 |
| 9th | MkLeo |    | $2,084.94 |
| 13th | NaetorU |  | $1,459.46 |
| 13th | Aaron | | $1,459.46 |
| 13th | Hungrybox |  | $1,459.46 |
| 13th | Sparg0 |  | $1,459.46 |
Side events[edit]
Squad Strike[edit]
(16 entrants)
Bracket
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sparg0 |    | |
| 2nd | MkLeo |     | |
| 3rd | Aaron | | |
| 3rd | VoiD |  | |
| 5th | Big D |  | |
| 5th | Riddles |   | |
| 5th | ProtoBanham |   | |
| 5th | MuteAce |   | |
| 9th | Lui$ |   | |
| 9th | acola | | |
| 9th | ApolloKage |  | |
| 9th | NaetorU | | |
| 9th | Kurama | | |
| 9th | Tweek |    | |
| 9th | Glutonny | | |
| 9th | Hungrybox |  |
Final Spot Qualifier Match[edit]
The replacement player forLight was determined by a Best of 5 set betweenLui$ andSkyjay, two VIP players who were one rank away from qualifying atMainstage 2022 andCollision 2023 respectively.
| Winner | Character(s) | Loser | Character(s) | Score | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyjay | | Lui$ | | 3-1 | Qualified for singles |
Damage Ratio Wheel[edit]
Before each game, a wheel was spun to determine thedamage ratio/launch rate.
(8 entrants)
Bracket
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | ApolloKage | | |
| 2nd | Big D | | |
| 3rd | Riddles |  | |
| 3rd | Kurama | | |
| 5th | Hungrybox | | |
| 5th | Aaron | | |
| 5th | NaetorU | | |
| 5th | VoiD | |
4v4[edit]
(4 teams)
Bracket
| Place | Team | Name | Character | Name | Character | Name | Character | Name | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Team acola | acola | | Kurama | | Skyjay | | VoiD | |
| 2nd | Team MkLeo | MkLeo | | ApolloKage | | Glutonny | | Hungrybox | |
| 3rd | Team Tweek | Tweek | | Big D | | ProtoBanham | | Aaron | |
| 3rd | Team Sparg0 | Sparg0 | | Riddles | | MuteAce | | NaetorU | |
Celebrity Match Bracket[edit]
Players attending the main bracket chose other non-attending players to play for them, counting the win as their own.
(8 entrants)
Bracket
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Glutonny / Etoiles | | |
| 2nd | Hungrybox / BassMage | | |
| 3rd | Big D / Samuel | | |
| 3rd | ApolloKage / Cagt |  | |
| 5th | Aaron / Scotty | | |
| 5th | VoiD / Pink Fresh | | |
| 5th | Riddles / Mew2King | | |
| 5th | Kurama / Lui$ | |
Controller Remap Bracket[edit]
(8 entrants)
Bracket
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Aaron |  | |
| 2nd | NaetorU | | |
| 3rd | Kurama | | |
| 3rd | Hungrybox | | |
| 5th | ApolloKage | | |
| 5th | Big D |  | |
| 5th | Riddles | | |
| 5th | VoiD |  |
VIP Bracket[edit]
(36 entrants)
Bracket
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | enhancedpv | | |
| 2nd | Candle |  | |
| 3rd | Kaito | | |
| 4th | Etoiles | | |
| 5th | Scythe | | |
| 5th | Mew2King | | |
| 7th | Samuel | | |
| 7th | Cagt | | |
| 9th | damson | | |
| 9th | BassMage | | |
| 9th | GimR |  | |
| 9th | Sho | | |
| 13th | Beniswell | | |
| 13th | croosie | | |
| 13th | Isatis | | |
| 13th | Rambutan |
Beyond the Summit vs. Casters crew battle[edit]
| Beyond the Summit | Character | Stocks Taken | Casters | Character | Stocks Taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neeper |  | 0 | Charles Thoren | | 8 |
| Oatt | | 1 | TKBreezy |  | 5 |
| Shannondorf | | 2 | HazMatt |  | 5 |
| The Cheat |  | 2 | - | - | - |
| Kwon | | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cagt | | 0 | - | - | - |
| Total | — | 6 | Total | — | 18 |
Trivia[edit]
- Hungrybox was the first topMelee player in anUltimate Summit sinceSmash Ultimate Summit 2 in October 2019.
- This Summit's voting phase set a few new records:
- Hungrybox received the most votes for a first round vote-in player (at 156,851 votes), surpassingAaron's record fromSmash Ultimate Summit 3.
- VoiD received the most votes out of anyone voted into a Smash Summit (at around 331,000 votes), surpassingKola's record from Smash Ultimate Summit 3.
- omega received the most votes for a player who was ultimately eliminated from the voting phase (at around 273,000 votes), surpassingPeanut's record from Smash Ultimate Summit 3.
- This was the first time all vote-ins were sponsored.
- Aaron andVoiD became the first two players to get voted into a Smash Ultimate Summit twice.
- Coincidentally, both were first voted in for Smash Ultimate Summit 3.
- This was the first and only Smash Ultimate Summit withoutDabuz, makingMkLeo the only player to compete in every Smash Ultimate Summit.
- The final spot qualifier match betweenSkyjay andLui$ was in the midst of discussions of ifIncineroar orPalutena can perform better in tournaments, following Skyjay's 2nd place run atCollision 2023.
- Sparg0's 13th place was the first time he has been eliminated before Top 8 of an offlineUltimate tournament sinceGENESIS 7 in January 2020 (where he placed 49th).
- Seeding was not redone afterLight dropped out, leading to Skyjay being highly elevated to 6th seed. With a couple upsets in the final bracket, Skyjay was able to match his seed anyway, tied for 5th place.
- Skyjay also outplaced fellow Mexican players MkLeo andSparg0 for the secondUltimate major in a row, after doing so at Collision 2023.
- acola's loser's run is the longest of anyUltimate Smash Summit champion, and is tied for the longest for any game's Smash Summit withMango's atSmash Summit 11. acola lost toBig D in Winner's Quarterfinals and then won 7 consecutive sets from Top 12 onwards.
