{"id":21450,"date":"2021-09-01T20:52:12","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T20:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/smash-player-fakes-51-man-tournament-win-immediately-gets-caught"},"modified":"2024-07-21T12:41:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T12:41:20","slug":"smash-player-fakes-51-man-tournament-win-immediately-gets-caught","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/smash-ultimate\/smash-player-fakes-51-man-tournament-win-immediately-gets-caught","title":{"rendered":"Smash player fakes 51-man tournament win, immediately gets caught"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It seems a Smash player is trying to make their name known at all costs, going as far as faking an entire 50+ player bracket in order to be featured in PGstats&#8217; Smash Ultimate local winners weekly roundup.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgstats.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">PGstats<\/a> spawned from Panda&#8217;s (formerly Panda Global) esports org as a resource that compiles all sorts of data from multiple fighting games, primarily focused on Smash titles, eventually becoming a de-facto official source for player rankings via the <a href=\"https:\/\/smash.gg\/rankings\/super-smash-bros-ultimate\/series\/panda-global-rankings-ultimate\/fall-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">PGR<\/a> (Panda Global Rankings) and to measure the importance of a tournament via their rating system.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, being featured in PGstats&#8217; weekly roundup is a neat way to start gaining some traction (and notoriety) within the Smash community. At first, nothing seemed wrong with the latest one shared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgstats.com\/articles\/ultimate-local-winners-august-24th-30th-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">on 31st August<\/a>, which featured events from Europe and North America.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-figure\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/ojBkoHUmnJZdQEFKNmbwrdZYQI_7-kEGTf21GUGgLfE\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzMi9TbWFzaC91bHRfbG9jYWwuanBn\" alt=\"weekly roundup smash\" width=\"1024\" height=\"557\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption contenteditable=\"false\">The Ultimate weekly winners roundup is perfect to keep an eye on the rising talent. (Picture: PGstats)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The roundup only takes into account local events with over 50 entrants registered via Smash.gg. Digging deeper into the tournament results, William B., a Smash player from Michigan, quickly found some strange irregularities with Makoto, a Sheik main highlighted in his state.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1432883404987670530&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginx.tv%2Fen%2Fadmin%2Fpost%2Fedit%2F13946&amp;sessionId=f1ebb24c8faed174e7a4e3cac2b838fe460793a9&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1890d59c%3A1627936082797&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-extracted-i1630544932079303406=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1632784946959203606=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">OKAY so HOL&#8217;up. Who the hell is this? Well follow this thread and follow me into *the journey* 1\/? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ovAXzhtroX\">https:\/\/t.co\/ovAXzhtroX<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vtvGZT0uES\">pic.twitter.com\/vtvGZT0uES<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; William B. (@SSBM_Aghi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SSBM_Aghi\/status\/1432883404987670530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p>In a detailed Twitter thread, William found out that Makoto&#8217;s only two registered tournament appearances (both this past August) featured plenty of private and seemingly burner accounts.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, <a href=\"https:\/\/smash.gg\/tournament\/traverse-city-smackdown\/events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Traverse City SmackDown<\/a>, the tournament which Makoto allegedly attended and won, didn&#8217;t even feature a location on the event page.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-figure\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/CZeAyUg6JTPhuGbs1DAKtg1n5P9fVQl003OhttFKnB8\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzMi9TbWFzaC9tYWtvdG8uanBn\" alt=\"makoto smash\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption contenteditable=\"false\">Makoto&#8217;s alleged win at Traverse City SmackDown. (Picture: Ganonman)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>William contacted a player named Thunderblade, who was registered for one of the events Makoto allegedly attended, confirming no tournament took place at the stipulated date within the Smash.gg event page.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1432890410834276356&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginx.tv%2Fen%2Fadmin%2Fpost%2Fedit%2F13946&amp;sessionId=f1ebb24c8faed174e7a4e3cac2b838fe460793a9&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1890d59c%3A1627936082797&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-extracted-i1630544932079303406=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1632784946959203606=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Okay this one kinda nails it on the head. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pgstats?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@pgstats<\/a> I think one of the events was faked. Has this ever happened before? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WGRDv4o9aj\">pic.twitter.com\/WGRDv4o9aj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; William B. (@SSBM_Aghi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SSBM_Aghi\/status\/1432890410834276356?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p>Soon after this ploy was uncovered, Makoto&#8217;s Twitter account was deactivated. As for PGstats, they decided to play along with the harmless joke by featuring an article hyping Makoto&#8217;s accomplishments of winning their first-ever recorded tournament without dropping a single game.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1433152932678037510&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginx.tv%2Fen%2Fadmin%2Fpost%2Fedit%2F13946&amp;sessionId=f1ebb24c8faed174e7a4e3cac2b838fe460793a9&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1890d59c%3A1627936082797&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-extracted-i1630544932079303406=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1632784946959203606=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today&#8217;s Rising Stars features the incredible run from Makoto. So sudden and so unlikely, it&#8217;s almost like his opponents didn&#8217;t even exist.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1IIkYBkPi9\">https:\/\/t.co\/1IIkYBkPi9<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XiiuNFeYYH\">pic.twitter.com\/XiiuNFeYYH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PGstats.com (@pgstats) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pgstats\/status\/1433152932678037510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p>The moral of the story, not everyone can be the next MkLeo, be proud of your achievements and improvements even if they&#8217;re as simple as going 2-2 at your weekly, that&#8217;s already better than being an 0-2er.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>For more on all things Smash Ultimate, check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/smash-ultimate\">out our dedicated section<\/a> filled with news, tournament results, and more.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It seems a Smash player is trying to make their name known at all costs, going as far as faking an entire 50+ player bracket&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1973,"featured_media":21451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-smash-ultimate","genre-fighting-games","content_type-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - 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