The inaugural Summit Countdown show concluded on Tuesday with four players being announced as the vote-ins for Smash Ultimate Summit 5, an upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate invitational hosted by Beyond the Summit.
The new voting system resulted in significantly less money coming in during the voting process. As a result, this invitational is poised to have the lowest prize pool of an offline event in Smash Summit history. Nevertheless, there’s still hype surrounding this coveted and iconic Smash major. Here’s an overview of the vote-ins who came out on top and are heading to Smash Ultimate Summit 5 in September.
Smash Ultimate Summit 5 vote-ins: Myran
Though often left in the shadows of players like Shuto “Shuton” Moriya and Samuel “Dabuz” Buzby, Robert “Myran” Herrin has been one of Ultimate’s strongest Olimar mains since the game launched in 2018. He peaked as No. 13 in the world on the Spring 2019 PGRU, but saw a notable dip in results subsequently.
However, Myran has been steadily rising up the ranks once again. He finished as No. 15 in North America on the PGRU v3, thanks to a consistent season where he placed in the top 16 of every major he entered. In the process, he beat players like Tyler “Marss” Martin, Nicholas “Ned” Dovel, Dylan “ApolloKage” J., Anik “Ikan” S., and Steven “Anathema” Acosta
OUR FIRST vote in from the #SummitCountdown is CONFIRMED ✅
Congratulations @MyranSSB! 🎉🎉🎉 pic.twitter.com/SoJH72R0cc
— Beyond the Smash (@BTSsmash) August 23, 2022
Ouch!?
Thanks to an assist from the Vörös twins, 17-year-old Canadian Wolf main Jayjay “Ouch” Basilian has become one of the Smash Ultimate Summit 5 vote-ins. This event will mark Ouch!?’s first American major since Genesis 7 in early 2020.
While he has long been recognized as a regional threat, Ouch!? had his international breakout at Battle of BC 4 in June. Though he was seeded 17th, he made a deep losers run to finish in third place. Along the way, Ouch!? upset Shuton, Michael “Riddles” Kim, Seisuke “Kome” Komeda and Jestise “MVD” Negron.
Da Ouchy!? 😄
Congratulations to our second #SummitCountdown vote-in, @OuchBC!
We'll see you in September 🎉🎉🎉 pic.twitter.com/VAECH2AE7c
— Beyond the Smash (@BTSsmash) August 23, 2022
T3 DOM
As one of the top players in Southern California, Richter main Dominic “T3 DOM” Carone is no slouch. During Ultimate’s online era, T3 DOM emerged as a top 25 player on the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v6, even though he entered a relatively small number of tournaments.
While he has yet to match that same success offline, he still boasts solid results at majors. Some of T3 DOM’s best performances this year include a 13th-place finish at Glitch: Infinite and a 17th-place finish at Double Down 2022. He has also defeated PGRU-ranked players like Jude “Jakal” Harris and Ned.
VOTE-IN NUMBER THREE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED ✅
The community has spoken. @Dom_ssb, congratulations and welcome to #UltimateSummit 5 Presented by @coinbase! 🎉 pic.twitter.com/hWxOR1IMPZ
— Beyond the Smash (@BTSsmash) August 24, 2022
Jahzz0
Ken main Christian “Jahzz0” Ramsay beat out ApolloKage in the race to become the last of the Smash Ultimate Summit 5 vote-ins. He is currently ranked sixth in Georgia, one of the most stacked sub-regions in all of the United States.
After a couple of weak showings at the beginning of the year, Jahzz0 has put up consistently strong results at recent majors and regionals. Most notably, he holds a commanding 3-0 record for the year over fellow Summit attendee, Myran.
You've seen it… you've heard it… after the biggest round of voting today we have our last vote-in confirmed ✅
Congratulations to @Jahzz0 AGAIN and the rest of the vote-ins from #SummitCountdown today 🎉🎈 pic.twitter.com/VQNbLiVUKk
— Beyond the Smash (@BTSsmash) August 24, 2022
