Falling Giants
The Wanted of this Valentine’s Day was placed under the sign of love. Not the one towards the loved one, but the one towards a game, and a common desire to see the titans of the French scene stumble. The least we can do is that the top players in France have received a lot of love, expressed with slippers in their hair. Neither Raflow (considered as the second best French player) nor Glutonny (top 1 Europe) managed to reach the Top 8, and if it is not surprising for the BMS player who still happens to perform against, that of Solary did not accustom us to that. However, we must put things into perspective, because the two players have had a busy activity recently, which probably prevented them from preparing 100% for this Wanted. Raflow is in the midst of a media campaign to go to the Summit, while Gluttonny has launched its own site, dedicated to Smash. Both of these activities are extremely time-consuming, and it makes sense that the two players didn’t have as much time to spend preparing for this event as usual. To add a small layer of bad faith, it is possible to accuse NTK of having cursed his Solary teammate by betting on him. After explaining how the result is surprising, it’s time to focus on the players who shone.
Rising Stars
If we can talk about upset for the final results, it would be wrong to say that the Top 8 players are unknown. Mezcaul for example is a famous Ridley player in Franceand even if seeing him bring down Glutonny is unexpected, he still started his year 2022 very well by winning two other local tournaments (Revival of Lyon, NGX Esport Tour Season 2 Tournament n°1). Flow has been a top Fr for yearsand even if he has always remained a little below Glutonny and Leon (who was not present at Wanted, but won the MaXlan this weekend), the LOSC player is not to be underestimated. The situation is somewhat the same for Oryon and Homika, who have been two pillars of the scene in France for a few years.
The results of this Wanted not only bode well for France, but also for Europe. The American Mr.E certainly performed well, but so did Sisqui, a well-known Spaniard on the Old Continent. His Dark Samus is feared on the international scene, and his hegemony over the country of Don Quixote is similar to that of Glutonny in France. That he made the trip for this Wanted only bodes well for the competitions to come. As the saying goes, we saved the best for last with eMass. Although he currently resides in the UK, he is from Saudi Arabia. For those who follow the FGC as a whole, this country is one of the emerging scenes on several fighting games from Tekken, Guilty Gear, and now Smash. Seeing him shine on the European scene will shine the spotlight more on this nation whose passion for fighting games is well established. The Middle East clearly sends a message to the world of fighting games and not just with Saudi Arabia, they will be reckoned with in the years to come. From now on, Europe will not only fight to take second place from the USA or Japan (depending on the license), but also to avoid being caught up by these newcomers. Of course, this rivalry stops once the controllers are disconnected, because in the end, if we don’t have the same flag, we have the same passion.
The OrionRank is the official ranking of the best SSBU players in the world, based on their recent performance. It was updated yesterday, with its share of surprises.
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While France is passionate about the 2022 presidential campaign, the real ones are mobilizing for a nobler cause, sending Raflow the young prodigy to break the hopes of nations across the Atlantic at the Summit, in order to show French power on Ultimate.