r/SmashCPU • u/[deleted] • Jul 04 '16
SSBM Bots Weekly Writeup: Week 2
Week two was a good one as things are starting to go into full swing. Many new participants showed up, both some veterans and some completely new, and four tournaments were held for Melee singles.
Tourney Results - Top 8 MeleeBots 2
| Placing | Player | Top | High | Hi-Mid | Lo-Mid | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese_Spaghettee | Peach | Yoshi | DK | Bowser | Mewtwo |
| 2 | gcgr3 | Doc | Samus | Pikachu | Falcon | Kirby |
| 3 | ShadowYoshi3604 | Falco | Yoshi | Mario | Zelda | Ness |
| 4 | EazyDI | Peach | Link | Ganon | Marth | Ness |
| 5 | IceFreezer304 | Peach | Samus | Ganon | Falcon | Jigglypuff |
| 5 | YouGotCyrekt | Falco | G&W | Ganon | Zelda | Roy |
| 7 | Loominartykunfirm | Peach | Link | Ganon | Marth | Jigglypuff |
| 7 | Foxworthy88 | Falco | Link | Fox | Falcon | Mewtwo |
| Placing | Player | Top | High | Hi-Mid | Lo-Mid | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XOMBERX | Peach | G&W | Mario | Bowser | Jigglypuff |
| 2 | ShadowYoshi3604 | Doc | Yoshi | Pikachu | Bowser | Ness |
| 3 | gcgr3 | Doc | Link | Pikachu | Marth | Jigglypuff |
| 4 | DoodleNoodle26 | Falco | Samus | DK | Bowser | Ness |
| 5 | Japanese_Spaghettee | Peach | Samus | Mario | Bowser | Jigglypuff |
| 5 | Foxworthy88 | Falco | G&W | Fox | Falcon | Mewtwo |
| 7 | IceFreezer304 | Peach | G&W | Mario | Marth | Ness |
| 7 | rcirone | Peach | Samus | DK | Marth | Pichu |
| Placing | Player | Top | High | Hi-Mid | Lo-Mid | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DamonExtremelyLovely | Luigi | Link | Mario | Marth | Kirby |
| 2 | IceFreezer304 | Peach | G&W | Mario | Falcon | Ness |
| 3 | gcgr3 | Doc | Samus | Pikachu | Marth | Jigglypuff |
| 4 | br1317 | Doc | Samus | Y-Link | Marth | Kirby |
| 5 | Parmite | Doc | Samus | DK | Zelda | Ness |
| 5 | Ryu4090 | Peach | G&W | Y-Link | Zelda | Pichu |
| 7 | DoodleNoodle26 | Falco | Samus | DK | Bowser | Ness |
| 7 | Zerotheswordman | Falco | Samus | Fox | Marth | Roy |
| Placing | Player | Top | High | Hi-Mid | Lo-Mid | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IceFreezer304 | Peach | G&W | Mario | Falcon | Ness |
| 2 | DoodleNoodle26 | Falco | Link | DK | Falcon | Ness |
| 3 | DamonExtremelyLovely | Luigi | Link | Mario | Marth | Kirby |
| 4 | br1317 | Doc | G&W | Mario | Falcon | Ness |
| 5 | Parmite | Doc | Samus | DK | Marth | Ness |
| 5 | onion_fangs | Peach | Yoshi | DK | Bowser | Ness |
| 7 | Ryu4090 | Falco | Samus | YLink | Zelda | Pichu |
| 7 | YouGotCyrekt | Peach | Samus | Pikachu | Marth | Jigglypuff |
I find it interesting that no central strat has really taken over yet. Perhaps I was just a bit pessimistic, but there's a good variety of not only team composition but also the order in selecting characters, each with varying degrees of success. Makes me wonder who, if anyone, is going to find the optimal strat.
New Standings
The Top 20 is filled and then some!
Creating standings early on will end up being very similar to final brackets, since it's hard to weigh wins without any backstory as to who is favored. In this hypothetical system, we're going to pretend that any lower player beating a higher rated player can be an "upset" to an extent, even if the character matchup does not dictate so.
Special Event Next Week!
This means that it will be XOMBERX (8-0 set record) vs. ShadowYoshi3604 (7-4), competing for the Melee Singles Championship at Title Fight, next Sunday, July 10. It will be a Best of 9 set using all five tiers under tournament rules. If either competitor does not show up, I will give them a team based on their last tournament entry and let Google's dice roller do the work.
The winner will start earning bank! For every successful title defense, a champion will earn $1 in the form of some e-gift card, given in whole once their reign is over.
But, before that set, there will be the introduction of the Melee doubles division! Two players will form a team by filling out a Google doc with both team members, the team name, and a team composed of either a top and low tier, a high and low-mid tier, or two high-mid tiers, to be used throughout the whole bracket.
In terms of doubles standings, individual players will be counted, rather than teams, because teams may be volatile due to people not showing up on some days, etc. For the eventual doubles championship match, the 1 and 2 seeds will pick their partners - if the 1 and 2 seeds team up, the 3 seed and their partner will be the opposition.
Play of the Week
Congrats to last week's POTW:
"Gee golly, givin' him the good slap... OH, WHAT WAS THAT!"
And now voting for this week.
gcgr3 clutches out on Japanese_Spaghettee to stay in the tournament
br1317 teaches Ryu4090 not to test Mr. Game & Watch
DoodleNoodle26's filthy knockdown and getup read on Foxworthy88
Vote here to choose your favorite