somehow i didnt even know that happened and I even remember watching a bit of that tournament. That actually baffled me when I saw it, kinda cool seeing an OG prove that they still got it
I wish it was better melee, and leffen didn't just play like complete garbage... would've been an iconic set if Lovage randomly went God mode and went to town on his ass
Zain beating Plup was such a huge upset at the time lol. Little did we know that years later Plup beating Zain would be considered an upset (Smash Summit 13)
As someone who joined the scene back around 2014-2015, it's awesome to see so many of these players make it to where they are now. I work at Akshon Esports and we did a video on new school Marth mains that were on the come-up back in 2017. Zain was 2nd on the list, with SmashG0d aka Rishi being first. Little did we know...
I remember first watching Zain at Big House 5 regional crew battles and thinking this Marth is going to become one of the best in the world. Glad to see I was right all these years later!
Hbox losing to Ben in 2020 is probably about equal as n0ne losing to Magi, remember that n0ne was considered around a top 5 player in the world during online era. But yeah the biggest upset of 2020 is probably Harry Pogger beating Hbox
it just felt kinda weird, hbox online performances are a whole thing i just chose to avoid to make my life easier. If you get upset every 2 days then maybe they arent really upsets
@@agust1n101 Those should totally have been counted, Hbox slumped for sure, but he also suffered a lot because he was losing to people he felt he shouldn't have and stopped playing or practicing. In regards to him being #1 in 2019 and winning the last irl tournament of 2020, the losses he got were definitely upsets. It feels disengenuine not to pick one of those.
Other notable Upsets : - Lucky vs Hungrybox BH4 - Swedish Delight vs Armada EVO 2018 - M2K vs Rishi EVO 2018 - M2K vs PewPewU Smash Con 2016 - PewPewU vs Hbox Apex 2015 - M2K vs Shroomed Apex 2015 - Axe vs Hungrybox MLG 2014 - Mang0 vs Magi Genesis 6 - Zain vs Hbox Shine 2018 - Wizzrobe vs Hbox Optical Gaming and at Smash n Splash 5 - Hbox vs Amsa Summit 6 - Mang0 vs iBDW Summit 8 - Hungrybox whole online era - Mang0’s whole 2022
I'd say Swedish beating Armada is probably a bigger upset for 2018. It might not be as much of an upset in terms of ranking but in terms of how big of a deal it was as he was the first non top 6 player to beat Armada in like, 8 years
Also didn't Magi beat Mango at Genesis that same year? Yeah idk about Bananas beating M2K being the upset of 2018 when those 2 are definitely more iconic.
@@drakejoshofficialyoutubech5569 no Magi beat Mango and GENESIS the year after, I'd say that Albert beating Hungrybox is a bigger upset for that year since back then Hungrybox barely ever got hard upset while Mango was somewhat upset-prone
@@lividliv505 Yeah I for sure agree about Albert beating Hbox being a bigger upset than Magi beating Mango. I just wasn't sure on the year Magi beat Mango so thanks for clearing that up.
Albert vs HBox is probably the most insane upset we'll ever have in melee honestly, and the fact that he beat him both in the Bo3 that the set actually was, and the Bo5 that the two of them thought it was, makes it all the more unreal
Absolutely baffled at 2018 and 2020s picks. Like both late career m2k losing to a strong wobbling ICs, and one player typically ranked 15-25 beating another typically ranked 10-20 aren't even really remarkable in any way. Especially compared to most of the other clips.
how was shroomed beating mango the biggest of 2015? a bunch of weird choices here. like how was mew2king bananas the pick for 2018? and not armada swedish delight? or zain winning shine?
@@arturo47_17 I see, then it should should be over m2k upset. He is known for losing to icies while Armada hasn't dropped a game over the top in so long at that point.
I understand the importance of that set, but i think the difference in skill between swedish and armada is way smaller than between bananas and m2k. Not a hard stance tho, 100% down for the biggest one to be swedish
I’m a huge M2k lover but honestly I barely even consider bananas at the time that much of an upset. He’s mental state vs ICs was like 0. Swedish haaaaaaas to be #1
@@blooburryz6887 that doesn’t matter all that much, silentspectre might have beaten armada on 1.0, he might’ve lost, the point is that we’ll never know and it’s just unfortunate that it had to be a factor
I'm kinda surprised for 2018 its not Swedish beating Armada, especially cause M2K lost to ICs all the time so it didn't really feel that shocking that he'd lose to Bananas.
I didn't expect Free Palestine's upset vs Kodorin to be the one on this list for 2021 but it makes a lot of sense now that I think about it. That set was full of spaghetti from both players but it was still an insane one for sure! I was at the edge of my seat watching it
Great video! Armada vs SS shouldn't really count tho, since it's later been proven that the damage ratio was adjuster to 0.9 before playing the set... must've had great impact on FD with chaingrabs etc
Surprised Magi vs Mang0 isn't the best for 2019. I wasn't really around back then, was albert considered less of a threat than magi? (obviously hbox>mango back then but still)
Hbox was also by far the #1 player that year and looked unbeatable against most of the field. After 2020 Hbox is no stranger to getting upset, but that year I don't think anyone outside the top 15 came close to beating him until Albert did it. It was wild
The era of wobbles, chu, and nintendude was the worst... Ice climbers players and their shit eating grins after doing nothing impressive to win was the anti-thesis of fun gameplay to watch.
lovage vs leffen has to be one of the most surreal things to ever happen lmfao
somehow i didnt even know that happened and I even remember watching a bit of that tournament. That actually baffled me when I saw it, kinda cool seeing an OG prove that they still got it
It’s so silly to see the best players lose to old commentators
I wish it was better melee, and leffen didn't just play like complete garbage... would've been an iconic set if Lovage randomly went God mode and went to town on his ass
My favorite moment in time
I never realized how recent that was. I mean yeah 5 years ago I just always assumed it was before leffens real ascension lol
Zain beating Plup was such a huge upset at the time lol. Little did we know that years later Plup beating Zain would be considered an upset (Smash Summit 13)
As someone who joined the scene back around 2014-2015, it's awesome to see so many of these players make it to where they are now. I work at Akshon Esports and we did a video on new school Marth mains that were on the come-up back in 2017. Zain was 2nd on the list, with SmashG0d aka Rishi being first. Little did we know...
He showed up with the Elmo lunchbox
I remember first watching Zain at Big House 5 regional crew battles and thinking this Marth is going to become one of the best in the world. Glad to see I was right all these years later!
What? Magi beating N0ne in 2020 isn't nearly as much of an upset at that point as HarryPoggers/Ben/Azel beating Hungrybox.
Hbox losing to Ben in 2020 is probably about equal as n0ne losing to Magi, remember that n0ne was considered around a top 5 player in the world during online era. But yeah the biggest upset of 2020 is probably Harry Pogger beating Hbox
it just felt kinda weird, hbox online performances are a whole thing i just chose to avoid to make my life easier. If you get upset every 2 days then maybe they arent really upsets
@@agust1n101 based
@@agust1n101 Those should totally have been counted, Hbox slumped for sure, but he also suffered a lot because he was losing to people he felt he shouldn't have and stopped playing or practicing. In regards to him being #1 in 2019 and winning the last irl tournament of 2020, the losses he got were definitely upsets. It feels disengenuine not to pick one of those.
@@agust1n101 Harry poggers is a funny name tho👀
Other notable Upsets :
- Lucky vs Hungrybox BH4
- Swedish Delight vs Armada EVO 2018
- M2K vs Rishi EVO 2018
- M2K vs PewPewU Smash Con 2016
- PewPewU vs Hbox Apex 2015
- M2K vs Shroomed Apex 2015
- Axe vs Hungrybox MLG 2014
- Mang0 vs Magi Genesis 6
- Zain vs Hbox Shine 2018
- Wizzrobe vs Hbox Optical Gaming and at Smash n Splash 5
- Hbox vs Amsa Summit 6
- Mang0 vs iBDW Summit 8
- Hungrybox whole online era
- Mang0’s whole 2022
You wrong for that last bullet T.T
@@Alahiji My bad , I meant HALF 2022 for now
Also Axe v R2dliu
M2K vs pewpewu was ssc 2016 NOT evo 2018
That was Rishi vs M2K.
@@ballertheking1038 Thanks. I got confused and yeah you are right
Cool vid but cmon Swedish beating armada is the one to choose from 2018
Nope. Prince abu over plup (plup was 2nd for summer rankings)
Magi beating Mang0 at Genesis is still to this day my favorite. What a great set
silentspectre (aka jeff) beating armada is still the best upset ever lmao. Jeff is such a G
Obligatory mention that it wasn't a legitimate win due to the set having been played on .9 knockback
@@KashiwaDaisuke iiiiidgaaaaffff Jeff whooped armada then disappeared like the G he is 🐐
HMW beat Plup in 2015 which i definitely think could be a contender for that years biggest upset!
It's only may but Matteo VS Mang0 at Genesis 9 might be a contender for the biggest upset of 2023
This video is an absolute legend. I now have a video summing up exactly why I love Melee in 5 minutes. Thank you, king.
I'd say Swedish beating Armada is probably a bigger upset for 2018. It might not be as much of an upset in terms of ranking but in terms of how big of a deal it was as he was the first non top 6 player to beat Armada in like, 8 years
Also didn't Magi beat Mango at Genesis that same year?
Yeah idk about Bananas beating M2K being the upset of 2018 when those 2 are definitely more iconic.
@@drakejoshofficialyoutubech5569 no Magi beat Mango and GENESIS the year after, I'd say that Albert beating Hungrybox is a bigger upset for that year since back then Hungrybox barely ever got hard upset while Mango was somewhat upset-prone
@@lividliv505 Yeah I for sure agree about Albert beating Hbox being a bigger upset than Magi beating Mango.
I just wasn't sure on the year Magi beat Mango so thanks for clearing that up.
Excellent video, what a way to look back on what makes this game so great! Love the font choice as well :D
Albert vs HBox is probably the most insane upset we'll ever have in melee honestly, and the fact that he beat him both in the Bo3 that the set actually was, and the Bo5 that the two of them thought it was, makes it all the more unreal
I love how from 2004 to 2007, almost all of the upsets were on Ken. Really shows you how dominant he was during that era.
I love that you found 03 footage and them playing on that stage LMAO. What a different world it was.
Magi vs Mango
Fizz (Fizzwiggle) vs Mango
The nation in shambles
it surreal to think that the biggest upset of 2003 happened 5 days before I was born..
Melee is forever!
Lmao
Absolutely baffled at 2018 and 2020s picks. Like both late career m2k losing to a strong wobbling ICs, and one player typically ranked 15-25 beating another typically ranked 10-20 aren't even really remarkable in any way. Especially compared to most of the other clips.
bro you're so creative with those video ideas i love it keep it up!
Mangos puff is the least beaten player/character combination in all of melee history
PPU over Hbox at Apex wasnt bigger than shroomed's over mango? at that point in the year mango was already lacking
how was shroomed beating mango the biggest of 2015? a bunch of weird choices here. like how was mew2king bananas the pick for 2018? and not armada swedish delight? or zain winning shine?
Where is Swedish Delight beating Armada?
I was thinking it would be on here, but I think it was the same year as hbox vs Albert.
@@plague0p691 Hbox Albert was 2019, Swedish upset was 2018!
@@arturo47_17 I see, then it should should be over m2k upset. He is known for losing to icies while Armada hasn't dropped a game over the top in so long at that point.
I understand the importance of that set, but i think the difference in skill between swedish and armada is way smaller than between bananas and m2k. Not a hard stance tho, 100% down for the biggest one to be swedish
I’m a huge M2k lover but honestly I barely even consider bananas at the time that much of an upset. He’s mental state vs ICs was like 0. Swedish haaaaaaas to be #1
Magi beating Mango at Genesis was huge too
Great highlight reel of past moments.. hard to imagine peak Armada losing to anyone
iirc it was on 0.9
@@tysonfontanez That affected Silentspectre just as much as it did Armada, though
@@blooburryz6887 that doesn’t matter all that much, silentspectre might have beaten armada on 1.0, he might’ve lost, the point is that we’ll never know and it’s just unfortunate that it had to be a factor
lmao 2022 not even over but fizzwiggle beating mango can't be topped
How tame was 2020 that we’re calling magi beating none the biggest upset? Honestly I think I’d at least put DontTestMe beating Ginger above that
most of the suprising ones are just hbox throwing for content
Almost saw Mango vs Mango upseting Mango
All the gods back in the day just playing puff is so funny to me
Great video immortalizing great sets from the greatest game ever made.
Double Puff Finals.... Gods we've come a long way.
Sago beating swedish delight with his luigi
I'm kinda surprised for 2018 its not Swedish beating Armada, especially cause M2K lost to ICs all the time so it didn't really feel that shocking that he'd lose to Bananas.
Mango vs ken wasnt even the biggest upset at evo 2007, that would be mango vs m2k
Bananas over fiction was definitely a better upset than bananas over m2k who has a history of losing to ICs
I didn't expect Free Palestine's upset vs Kodorin to be the one on this list for 2021 but it makes a lot of sense now that I think about it. That set was full of spaghetti from both players but it was still an insane one for sure! I was at the edge of my seat watching it
It’s still bullshit that Armada was never in a bracket that would have him facing SilentSpectre since that loss.
Jesus. A M2K v Mango Puff ditto. Past Melee was weird.
3:27 is one of my favorite sets I've ever seen live
Bananas beating M2K over Swedish Delight beating Armada???
In an alternate timeline 2017 would have s2j over armada at genesis, that set was so close he almost had it
Great video, but I definitely feel like the 2015 entry should’ve been Pewpewu vs Hbox or maybe hugs vs Leffen. Shroomed was a top player back then
Great video! Armada vs SS shouldn't really count tho, since it's later been proven that the damage ratio was adjuster to 0.9 before playing the set... must've had great impact on FD with chaingrabs etc
Surprised Magi vs Mang0 isn't the best for 2019. I wasn't really around back then, was albert considered less of a threat than magi? (obviously hbox>mango back then but still)
iirc Albert was the first unranked player to ever beat Hbox, which is a massive upset
Hbox was also by far the #1 player that year and looked unbeatable against most of the field. After 2020 Hbox is no stranger to getting upset, but that year I don't think anyone outside the top 15 came close to beating him until Albert did it. It was wild
It’s a shame this wasn’t made more recently given that the biggest upset of melee history perhaps happened in 2024 lmao
"Ayo good stuff to Taj tho"
More Harry Pogger erasure :(((( but otherwise excellent video!
Wasn't abate vs s2j a bigger upset in 2015?
3:00 prof pro beating hbox is waaaay more of an upset.
After that evo secend place I agree
4:42 bro polish beating hbox or ibdw at NA East is way more of an upset.
2022 coulda had ringler leffen we were so close
No Amsah > Ek? From what the European smashers have claimed, that basically changed their meta for like 2 years.
2020 and 2021 coulda been better
Surprised not to see Hbox Harry Poggers
I’m gonna assume they ignored online sets. It for sure would be the biggest though.
@@chromaz4299 Makes sense
@@chromaz4299 Magi/None was online...
@@blooburryz6887 oh then they should have that set then
damn mang0 and m2k so good that biggest upset of the year will immediately be them if they happen to lose to non god 💪🏾
Lets be honest, biggest upset of 2020 was DontTestMe vs Ginger LMAOOOO
You really went that far back lol
Was there really not a bigger upset in 2015? Shroomed is a great player and mango wasn't doing so hot. Didn't hugs bear leffen that year?
Profeesor Pro over Hungrybox at Paragon Los Angeles would of been better than those 2.
In 2015 Mang0 lost to MacD and DruggedFox. Not sure Shroomed over him was the biggest upset of that year..
Magi beating None was a big upset? I thought she had established herself as a seriously player far before that.
How is the quality lower than the crt
I see PPMD, I click
02:10 Javi upset es el mejor sin duda :p
Idk Wally vs zain was a pretty big upset
Magi over mang0 was a much bigger upset for that year
umm i think jmook beating ibdw fox with shiek may be bigger
it isnt :) jmook was seed 21, fizzwiggle 64
@@agust1n101 alright you win. i was talking more about the point of showing the whole community how a shiek overcomes fox at the very top level
@@elshaddollworld3941 jmook got top dog status, it aint no secret
4:27 faceroll beating mang0 at scl?
Crazy how today, M2K over amsa would be the upset in 2022
Pudgypanda vs Axe tho
how about drephen getting those round robin wins to get into summit or chillendude beating wizzy at evo
No chillin over ken?
Slug zain is bigger than fizzwiggle mango imo
insane take
I disagree lol
0:09 Ken had already beat reciprus in a money match
Bro were you even alive back then?
@@snex000 Hell no but it is mentioned in the smash doc
Mang0 lost it
bad list....
magi none dont belong on there
and you missed plup armada?
magi none was really the upset of the year in 2020? was there absolutely no upsets at all? lol wtf
There was but it was mostly hbox upsets
KAGE
The era of wobbles, chu, and nintendude was the worst... Ice climbers players and their shit eating grins after doing nothing impressive to win was the anti-thesis of fun gameplay to watch.