With the long awaited Smash Summit 4 coming up from Mar. 2-5, the big question is: who will take it all? The event features every top 10 player according to the 2016 SSBMRank, and the environment is on competitors can be in top form.
#SmashSummit awesome event and win for armada. but people a #3peat means you repeat three times not just three wins. kappa
— TenderLoveandGaming (@TLandGaming) November 7, 2016
First and foremost, there's the chance that Adam "Armada" Lindgren will manage to further history and will take the fourth iteration of the series. His win at Smash Summit 3 meant that he got the legendary 3peat on a single major, so he'll be hungry for a fourth win.
Also in Armada's favor is how absurdly dominant he's been against every other member of the top five since the previous Smash Summit. The only set he lost was to Jason "Mew2King" Zimmerman at UGC.
Fellow Swede William "Leffen" Hjelte also stands a great chance at winning this event and helping put an end to Armada's reign of terror. Though Armada had the edge at BEAST 7, a chance in atmosphere will likely help Leffen tremendously.
I also don't see Leffen having to worry much about Juan "Hungrybox" DeBiedma, who he historically destroys. Given how bad Hungrybox is for almost everybody else, Leffen's case for winning increases tremendously.
March is a busy month with other obligations, so I will miss part of Smash Summit =(. @C9Mang0 has been putting in a lot of work though!
— Cloud9 Tafo (@tafokints) February 28, 2017
Finally, one can never underestimate Joseph "Mang0" Marquez. Though he hasn't been taking big tournaments as much lately, his new approach, a smarter one at that too, makes him a very big threat to take the whole thing.
I personally want Mang0 to take it, but I have a feeling Leffen will. Down with Armada!
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