Pro gamer loses his composure: smashes controller after unexpected defeat

• During the Smash Ultimate Genesis 9 tournament, one of the favorites lost.
• Out of frustration, the professional player threw his controller on the floor with a bang.
• Fans are critical of the incident, but opponent Leon shows understanding.

Keyboard, controller, headsets – many a peripheral device has had to “suffer” from one or the other player who was angry at himself or vented frustration on a defeat.

A scene similar to what many players are familiar with happened during the Genesis 9 Smash Ultimate tournament. Riddles, a top player who won first place in the Path to Glory tournament back in November 2022, has now suffered a crushing defeat in Super Smash Bros Ultimate on Nintendo Switch.

In a video you can see the player, who is 9th in the world rankings for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, shortly after losing to the promoted Leon. This occupies only the 77th place of the 100 best players. Disappointed, Riddles sits in his seat, but after a few seconds of rest, he grabs the controller and throws it to the ground with frustration.

understanding of the opponent

While various users on YouTube and Twitter express incomprehension about this reaction from the professional player, Riddle’s opponent explains that he can fully understand the reaction, as reported by Kotaku.

Throwing your controller isn’t the best move, but professional player Leon explains that he throws his controller around from time to time when he’s angry. After all, it’s human, and after all, Riddles vented his anger on an inanimate object and not his competitor.

A fan has a lot of controllers to throw at the wall or on the floor with this giant Nintendo Switch.