Super Smash Bros. Melee Tournament Grand Finals Ends Suddenly As Game-Breaking Bug Eliminates A Competitor

Super Smash Bros. Melee Tournament Grand Finals Ends Suddenly As Game-Breaking Bug Eliminates A Competitor

From TheGamer (Written by Jack Coleman) on | OpenCritic

Full House 2025, a major invite-only Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament, ended unceremoniously as one of the competitors lost his last stock to a rare bug on Pokémon Stadium, which involves a specific set of inputs to trigger.

After losing to Cody Schwab in Winner's Finals, Kurtis "Moky" Pratt bested Juan "Hungrybox" Debiedma in Loser's Finals to set up a rematch against Schwab in Grand Finals. Although Winner's Finals were a close affair, with Schwab narrowly edging out Pratt in a 3-2 victory, the Grand Finals were more dominant for Schwab, who took a 2-0 lead into the third game.

During the third game, both players were down to their last stock, and Moky had a significant percentage advantage. The two were in a neutral game state, both waiting for the right time to engage. As the stadium transforms, Moky appears to be pushed under the platform, costing him the stock, the game, the set and ultimately the tournament.

Although Moky was at a two-game deficit, anything is possible in Melee, and there was every chance the Canadian could have mounted a comeback had he won that game.

There's some speculation that Moky intentionally triggered the...

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