Leo tried the Proto strat with switching to MK on Battlefield after taking a game. I respect the attempt but still great to see Leo continuing his streak of Major Top 8's with great wins and good losses.
Idom back in SFV did the same thing back at a Capcom Cup Grand finals and ended up winning the tourney. So it definitely can work in your favor Sometimes you want to try and disrupt your opponents rhythm; after all, Spargo is a master at adaptation. Unfortunately, Leo's plan backfired and his rhythm/momentum was the one that got disrupted.
@@Jumogas it was an exaggeration but honestly, I truly believe Leo would have won if he just sticked with joker. He already beat SpArgo just using joker last time.
Sparg0's adaptation to the rebels guard was nuts when you compare it to their previous set. Dude knew what to improve on after getting smacked in game 4 of their previous set. While the MK game felt troll to test Sparg0's lack of familiarity in the match up, there were probably better options. Also, trying to ProtoBanham it might not be the best play when Sparg0 is as focused in a runback situation.
What was weird is it seemed like leo was hitting the rebel's guards 1:10 and 2:07, but between the end lag on it and the hitbox being too small to hit spargo, spargo was able to follow up, which i think is kinda cheesy, getting punished for a counter that you landed
Yeah, on his stream he's said that he's gunning for the top spot before the game dies. Ever since Umebura, his results have been on an upward trend. 5th there, 5th at LG invitational, 4th at LMMM, and 3rd here. He's getting closer...
@@BryceRogers_ basically almost every tournament that he decides to join to, because it's not just tournament placement that matters here, but also the frequency of how many majors/supermajors/premier tiers you've won, technically you're still considered number 1 even though you got multiple second places, but if you have the most amount of high tier placements across the year, then you're officially considered as number 1.
Huge throw but I respect the try. Got to see game 4 Leo again even if he couldn't complete the reverse. You know Leo is playing well when Sparg0 said he knew he won the tournament as soon as he won this set!
@@eco1828 idk about that, the 2 games Sparg0 won in the Cloud-Joker matchup this set were much more definitive than the 2 games Leo won, where it was a last hit situation.
The only reason he truly lost wasn't because of the Meta Knight; the self-destruct is the real reason. Just look how he brought that last game back. THE GOAT IS RETURNING SOON!
whenever leo is one hit away from losing is when the goat of ultimate comes out really game 4 was losing for him and he clawed it back and he was about to do the same game 5 what a shame
lol Leo could have stayed Joker. Think A) He was even shocked at how good he was playing. B) Pressure of playing at such a high level is not always welcome. Especially after having taunted Spargo earlier. Again, there’s an opportunity cost to play at this level. He’s just gotta decide if it’s for him. But the man looks like Ai is playing. It’s insane.
Meta knight players and cloud players both agree that the matchup is even or winning for mk, likely due to his edgeguarding tools and clouds dookie recovery. But his mk is nowhere near as good as sparg0s cloud so yeah, that game was a throw
@jennyqin3298 i play meta knight also, the only time you get the chance to edge guard a cloud is if they're playing bad. A good cloud should never lose to meta knight
@@plantseason290 Sure, if cloud is playing perfect and spaces every move, mk wouldn't be able to get close and can't get him offstage. But you can't expect any cloud to not slip up at all for the entire game. Mk could likely kill cloud off of one offstage interaction
@jennyqin3298 I get your idea, but if both players are playing at a similar level, the cloud just out hitboxes everything with much more ease. As meta knight you have to play so much better due to slightly worse frame data along with poor air speed. It's not impossible, but Leo clearly proved why it doesn't work either
That MK game... I feel Leo may have pulled if off again without that. Still an amazing set once again, the goat may be not be #1 anymore but he's still there to keep people hype (that game 4 comeback sheesh).
Idk why, but I feel like Leo decided to just practice MK because he knew if he won he'd have to fight Light again LMAO. Leo really needs to polish his matchups for Fox rn.
Wonder if Leo swapped in game 3 because game 2 was so close. Sparg0 turned a big deficit into an almost last hit scenario. Idk if the outcome would’ve changed even if he stayed Joker (considering Leo also made up his own stock deficit to win game 4). Im not sure. Either way, banger set
oh man, so good to see leo fans trying not to sound angry, and is so good to see leo losing after disrespecting sparg0 in their last match refreshing, truly refreshing, and honestly im not a fan of nobody, im just happy that he got smacked after winning that way
Spoilers man Leo almost restored his plot armor era, snatching game 4 away and getting Sparg0 into game 5, his first winners semi's game 4 with Sparg0 was amazing, kudos to both players.
Spoilers Leo was playing insane and I think he would have had it if he didn’t try out the MK. Regardless he had an amazing tourney and im happy to say he’s so back 😎
Leo works in mysterious ways, but I seriously don’t know wtf he was cooking here. I wanted Sparg0 to beat him, but this feels like a throw after switching to MK. I know he said he was trying stuff to prepare for Genesis, but wtf did that achieve????
@ You and EE are the best smash commentators and even then it’s not good. Look at any other esport/ sport commentary. literally anything is better than smash commentators.
This is what happens when you taunt against Spargo, you got destroyed and out of the tournament 😆. Congrats to Spargo! He is the best Mexican player ever!
Spoilers He threw so hard on Metaknight I’m so sad there was no reason to switch there. I love both of these players and the Joker vs Cloud action was still hype but man…. Leo still did well though but…….man. Still very happy about Leo consistently making these top 8’s this season, Leo back in top 10 is something I can see and I’m very happy about that.
If you think that mkleo seriously loses to sparg0, you’re cooked. Mk taught bro so he doesn’t want to take him outta tournaments. You can clearly tell by the game in set 1
Leo only went MK for a game to ensure he gets into Game 4 at a disadvantage, so the game 4 Leo buff activates.
Lol 😂
Leo tried the Proto strat with switching to MK on Battlefield after taking a game. I respect the attempt but still great to see Leo continuing his streak of Major Top 8's with great wins and good losses.
>winning with Joker
>switches to metaknight for no reason
>Loses the set afterwards
masterful gambit
He was not winning with joker. The set was tied 1-1 and the game Sparg0 won was a dominant 2-stock while the game Mkleo won was a last hit scenario.
@@Jumogasyea I agree, tho i think Leo should’ve started with MK if he wanted to use him
Idom back in SFV did the same thing back at a Capcom Cup Grand finals and ended up winning the tourney. So it definitely can work in your favor
Sometimes you want to try and disrupt your opponents rhythm; after all, Spargo is a master at adaptation. Unfortunately, Leo's plan backfired and his rhythm/momentum was the one that got disrupted.
@@Jumogas it was an exaggeration but honestly, I truly believe Leo would have won if he just sticked with joker. He already beat SpArgo just using joker last time.
@@Arzene22 nah you're wrong Spargo had momentum from Hurt and adapted to Leo. Leo was losing regardless of what he did vs SparGo
Commentary was great this match, makes such a difference for the viewing experience
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Are you a bot?
Agreed
@@fotisfotakis9867 Me?
the commentary was annoying lmao, it absolutely makes a WORSE viewing experience.
13:30 NAH that taunt
you know that was revenge for Winners Semis after how badly Mkleo dogged on him
Sparg0's adaptation to the rebels guard was nuts when you compare it to their previous set. Dude knew what to improve on after getting smacked in game 4 of their previous set. While the MK game felt troll to test Sparg0's lack of familiarity in the match up, there were probably better options. Also, trying to ProtoBanham it might not be the best play when Sparg0 is as focused in a runback situation.
What was weird is it seemed like leo was hitting the rebel's guards 1:10 and 2:07, but between the end lag on it and the hitbox being too small to hit spargo, spargo was able to follow up, which i think is kinda cheesy, getting punished for a counter that you landed
@@mtrebtreboschi5722 swordy privilege
Spoiler shield 🛡️
Commenting to try n get this higher
Let's be real here, we all could tell who won just by looking at the MK on the screen.
Unsung hero
Te amo
les get it
Leo saw the Yankees throw game 5 of the World Series and said “lemme do that too” by going meta knight in game 3😭😭😭
you mean when my Dodgers were up 2-0 in the series? are you retarded or just dumb
Testing out a new character in bracket finals cause he knows he can win anyway is classic Leo. This is a good sign. He is returning to form
he lost
@@BocajBeansbut he almost won, and could've won. Him thinking hes ready enough to pull out his old goat shenanigans means hes almost there
Leo threw the tournament just so he can maintain his form? Lmaooo
The Dick-riding is strong with this one.
@@Ace_Angelo improvement takes time, it doesn't just happen in a day
imagine if Leo had converted his ladder combo at 10:00; how differently the set could’ve gone
The fact that he's getting these results the way he's smashing them tells me he's starting again.
I don't wanna jinx it, but a second reign might happen, just saying
Yeah, on his stream he's said that he's gunning for the top spot before the game dies. Ever since Umebura, his results have been on an upward trend. 5th there, 5th at LG invitational, 4th at LMMM, and 3rd here. He's getting closer...
@@gerardoortega323 Hi, new to watching tournaments... what is the hierarchy here? Like what would Leo need to win to be considered back on top?
@@gerardoortega323 Even just seeing him win another supermajor and get back into the top 10 would be amazing to see
@@BryceRogers_ basically almost every tournament that he decides to join to, because it's not just tournament placement that matters here, but also the frequency of how many majors/supermajors/premier tiers you've won, technically you're still considered number 1 even though you got multiple second places, but if you have the most amount of high tier placements across the year, then you're officially considered as number 1.
definitely watching this :)
lol m2k
yea must be nice to watch 2 GOOD players play smash
Huge throw but I respect the try. Got to see game 4 Leo again even if he couldn't complete the reverse. You know Leo is playing well when Sparg0 said he knew he won the tournament as soon as he won this set!
この2人の戦い毎回熱すぎる！！
リミットブレイククラウドとアルセーヌジョーカーが対面した時最高にカッコいい！
Seeing these two fight is peak ultimate
The double swings on the rebel's guard was such a good adaptation from the last set. Sparg0 is goated.
Bro did all that taunting to see Spargo take the crown. Tragic😅😂
Behold... SMASH ULTIMATE BIGGEST THROW! 🗣️🔥
Back in my day, Leo threw like this and still won. And he almost did. Leo is still regaining power and is almost completely back to form
@@mtrebtreboschi5722 and its crazy to think he would've won if he just stayed joker
@@Moiraxmkleo didn't go anywhere, competitors are just getting better and Spargo has always been his nemesis
@@Fullmetalmikey.no ? he has a winning record on sparg0 and has taken multiple sets off of him evene in recent times
@@eco1828 idk about that, the 2 games Sparg0 won in the Cloud-Joker matchup this set were much more definitive than the 2 games Leo won, where it was a last hit situation.
That hug at the end, such good competitors
Both of them smiling throughout the set is great
The true definition of “taunt to get bodied” 🤣
Imagine donating money to VGBootCamp 🤣😂💀
@ Ok 👍🏻
13:35 This had me so worried the rest of the set
The only reason he truly lost wasn't because of the Meta Knight; the self-destruct is the real reason. Just look how he brought that last game back. THE GOAT IS RETURNING SOON!
whenever leo is one hit away from losing is when the goat of ultimate comes out
really game 4 was losing for him and he clawed it back and he was about to do the same game 5 what a shame
lol Leo could have stayed Joker. Think
A) He was even shocked at how good he was playing.
B) Pressure of playing at such a high level is not always welcome. Especially after having taunted Spargo earlier.
Again, there’s an opportunity cost to play at this level. He’s just gotta decide if it’s for him. But the man looks like Ai is playing. It’s insane.
I needed more sparg0 Leo sets man
It’s so peak
There’s been like 8 sets between them this year
@grimxdisstracks3178 8 sets in the first season and 3 this season, and almost all of them were a banger
This proves that Leo is more interested on bringing the show than the win and the best thing is:
That he always delivers
Clouds sword covers meta knights entire body, while having great frame data. That whole game was a throw.
Meta knight players and cloud players both agree that the matchup is even or winning for mk, likely due to his edgeguarding tools and clouds dookie recovery. But his mk is nowhere near as good as sparg0s cloud so yeah, that game was a throw
@jennyqin3298 i play meta knight also, the only time you get the chance to edge guard a cloud is if they're playing bad. A good cloud should never lose to meta knight
@@plantseason290 Sure, if cloud is playing perfect and spaces every move, mk wouldn't be able to get close and can't get him offstage. But you can't expect any cloud to not slip up at all for the entire game. Mk could likely kill cloud off of one offstage interaction
@jennyqin3298 I get your idea, but if both players are playing at a similar level, the cloud just out hitboxes everything with much more ease. As meta knight you have to play so much better due to slightly worse frame data along with poor air speed. It's not impossible, but Leo clearly proved why it doesn't work either
Not really.
That MK game... I feel Leo may have pulled if off again without that. Still an amazing set once again, the goat may be not be #1 anymore but he's still there to keep people hype (that game 4 comeback sheesh).
leo lowkey threw because he knew spargo had a better chance to beat light
The most entertaining and intense match of ult i've seen in a while
now this was a goated match Mkleo played out of his mind
Idk why, but I feel like Leo decided to just practice MK because he knew if he won he'd have to fight Light again LMAO. Leo really needs to polish his matchups for Fox rn.
MK loses to Fox
Fr, he was throwing so sparg0 could win the tournament
@@blas787He said he wanted to test how well the metaknight would work for future tournies its not him letting sparg0 win
Wonder if Leo swapped in game 3 because game 2 was so close. Sparg0 turned a big deficit into an almost last hit scenario. Idk if the outcome would’ve changed even if he stayed Joker (considering Leo also made up his own stock deficit to win game 4). Im not sure. Either way, banger set
2人ともスマブラが綺麗。やっぱ四角頭のガン待ち掘り掘りキャラよりクラウドとかジョーカーみたいな差し合いキャラの方が見ててスマブラしてんなって思う。
LMAO
Spargo definitely felt good about winning this after the other set how badly Leo did him 😂
Who let bro pick the MK 😭
im so confused, was there no rule against switching on a win in this tournament? or this game in general?
スティーブのゴミ試合と違って本当に美しい
Even across different languages, locations, cultures, whatever, I'm glad the Smash community can come forward to hate Steve gameplay
それな
スティーブいないだけでこの大会最高だわ
ive seen you everywhere, literally just hating on steve lmao
何かを下げないと気が済まない悲しい人種やね、シンプルにキモ
oh man, so good to see leo fans trying not to sound angry, and is so good to see leo losing after disrespecting sparg0 in their last match
refreshing, truly refreshing, and honestly im not a fan of nobody, im just happy that he got smacked after winning that way
Am i the only one who thinks leo just played for fun this set because light was waiting in grand finals? and he knew he couldnt beat him
Commentary was amazing this video lol
このマッチアップはいつ見ても最高。
Spoilers
man Leo almost restored his plot armor era, snatching game 4 away and getting Sparg0 into game 5, his first winners semi's game 4 with Sparg0 was amazing, kudos to both players.
Banger set. Spargo definitly had fun
Los 2 son la mera vena, Estos sets son los que vale la pena ver
14:05
I had a Ratatouille flashback from 5 years ago after watching this live
Yo creo que al final Leo no la forzó para ver a su retoño crecer, si no si se hubiera llevado el set
That SDI in game 5 costed him the game
meta knight was not the move here smh
Spoilers
Leo was playing insane and I think he would have had it if he didn’t try out the MK. Regardless he had an amazing tourney and im happy to say he’s so back 😎
Leo works in mysterious ways, but I seriously don’t know wtf he was cooking here. I wanted Sparg0 to beat him, but this feels like a throw after switching to MK. I know he said he was trying stuff to prepare for Genesis, but wtf did that achieve????
Mkleo threw this set away he knows he cant beat light yet. He knows spargo can
why would you change to Metaknight 💔
Spargo vs mkleo is like Kobe vs Lebron
I like how you put it, then who's Jordan in smash?
Great set wow
Creo que ya sean enfrentado suficiente en smash ultimate, Aver qué tal en el futuro smash 6.
すっげぇええ
what a tourney 🥵
Haha MK just doesn't like playing with Joker
Mala idea lo del Meta Knight creo yo xD
Lo necesitaba para reiniciar el mental, a veces los pro lo hacen para desorientar al rival y adaptarse mejor a su main.
Hizo un throw de esos q no se ven
Si leo hubiera elegido a joker en lugar de Meta Knight, sin duda alguna le hubiera ganado a Sparg0. Todos lo sabemos. 😉
lets go SPAR GOAT get that run back
My man switched to meta knight to get bodied wtf
メタナイト出してなかったらどうなってたんだろ笑
それにしても最高の試合やな
WHAT a throw...
海外の大会シーンマジおもろいなあ
日本だとこれがスティーブvsゲッチなんだよな、どうしてもうーんってなっちゃう
ゲッチは許してあげてくれ
めちゃくちゃ分かる
キャラ性能だけじゃなく見栄えも悪い
he did not throw by going meta knight, iykyk
also that match up is not bad
If Leo banned ps2 he would’ve won
Los dioses del smash!! 😮😮
Leo acting like hes Isai and sandbagging matches for no reason
Metaknight 🤦
Light vs Marss sets >>>>
Spoilers....
Crazy how everyone is calling Mkleo the goat "not saying he isnt" but then say "he threw cuz he cant beat light" lol smash players man.
10:56
I miss the Byleth
12:32 ちょけすぎだろ笑笑
Insane ass set
WHYYYY
If only he didn't SD game 5..
Spargo will forever be the shadow of peak Leo
ステいないスマブラ最高
rip leo the goat, at least sparg0 beat light
the king is dead, long live the king ! #sparg0at
i love this commentary GOAT tourney GOAT coverage, players, i'm watching every vid.
Solo un mexicano puede vencer a un mexicano…
How ironic that smash commentators are making fun of Leo’s tendencies. Smash commentary is always cringe
??????
@ You and EE are the best smash commentators and even then it’s not good. Look at any other esport/ sport commentary. literally anything is better than smash commentators.
They were glazing the fuck out of him when he was beating Spargo in semis, stop it💀
This is what happens when you taunt against Spargo, you got destroyed and out of the tournament 😆. Congrats to Spargo! He is the best Mexican player ever!
Spoiler shield #2!! 🛡🛡🛡🛡
SPOILER SHIELD🛡️🛡️🛡️
The Meta Knight cost him everything.
SOOOOOOOOO HYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYPE!
Spoilers
He threw so hard on Metaknight I’m so sad there was no reason to switch there. I love both of these players and the Joker vs Cloud action was still hype but man…. Leo still did well though but…….man. Still very happy about Leo consistently making these top 8’s this season, Leo back in top 10 is something I can see and I’m very happy about that.
ppl acting like they can peer into some alternate timeline where Leo stuck it out with Joker
If you think that mkleo seriously loses to sparg0, you’re cooked. Mk taught bro so he doesn’t want to take him outta tournaments. You can clearly tell by the game in set 1
Cope
@ don’t know how this makes sense but alright lil bro
Copium @@majoraxx2427
This makes no sense when for like 2 years Leo constantly beat sparg0. Clearly sparg0 improved and now they go back to back in sets.
7:33 Thinking ass
Spargoat 🐐
why are the commentators always cringe in smash?
leo nice try 👏
Bro threw