Weekly Recap - 12/31/25
by Aminayski
Welcome Back to the final Long Island Smash Weekly Recap of the year. I hope you guys enjoyed the holidays. We have come a long way this year with many players leveling up and getting upsets. Let’s get started!
Out of region results: Queen 2025
Let’s talk look at the list of results from our Long Island Warriors that attended Queen 2025.
Yoshi player Aquarsene: 97th losing to Luigikid64 and The Real Mr. M
Pyra/Mythra player Beanieboba: 97th losing to Tweek and Hellmire Toilet Gaming
Sora/ZSS player BopIt!: 97th losing to xavier and Pardo
Sora player Hikari: 49th Wins on LXX and Jas-Sparks, lost to Joshathan Gamer and Luigikid64
Young Link player Aminayski: 49th Wins on Skew(DQ) and Transgender Ghandi, lost to vitz and CrimsonAbe
Pyra/Mythra player Mr. E: 33rd wins on poncho and EO, losing to Key and Luigikid64
Link player Amayne: 33rd wins on c.c, antonio, and GOAT EATER, losing to KOM and Apple Reviewer
Pac-Man player Yufine: 33rd wins on Swirls and Slasher, losing to Hunter and Synnister
Kazuya player Wheezer: 25th wins on SBOomega (DQ), Grey, and IRL G&W, losing to LVL7 and Apple Reviewer
Shulk player SoulArts: 17th wins on Ace_of_Julian, Himzoo, and MEGA CHAD, losing to Tweek and Hunter
Yoshi player Raptor: 17th wins on GhostToad, Hunter, and Seel, losing to Syrup and Joshathan Gamer
Mario player Zaphros: 17th wins on JELIJE (DQ), zuesie, and Mulli$, losing to Synnister and Apple Reviewer
Ultimate Rare #51 Boban! 12/17/25
We are starting off with a unfortunate cancellation of the 51st Ultimate Rare Boban! As the holidays grew near, the Max Rarity Store decided to close early so they can shop for gifts for their loved ones which resulted in Ultimate Rare #51 Boban! to be postponed. Ultimate Rare will return after New Years so stay tuned!!!!
Gotham City Smash Thursday Yearly End Tournament 12/18/25
With 31 entrants this was not an easy bracket as 3 New York City players joined in the fun: Wolf player LRA_START, Joker player vitz, and Sephiroth player Justinjpeg. We got a great run from Mii Brawler player Louie who took down Peach player Bluespark7 with a 2-0 victory in Winners Round 1 but unfortunately lost to Ness player PkChris 2-0 and got sent to losers. However, that didn’t stop him as he pushed his way defeating Young Link player Aminayski in a 2-0 set following an upset on Captain Falcon player SirDunk, who recently had the most insane run at the last Wolfie Wars for the semester the week before. It was a really tough battle for the 2 players, as SirDunk easily took the first game, but then the Mii Brawler player started adapting pretty well against the Captain Falcon player and both went to last hit last stock in game 2. As things looked tight, Louie managed to clutch out the second game forcing it to a game 3. Louie then got the download on SirDunk as game 3 started to look more into Louie favor by punishing all of SirDunks options. As Sirdunk was about to take his second stock, Louie ended the set, with a clean back air, taking the set 2-1 knocking out the Captain Falcon player placing him 13th. Louie would then face Daisy player Queen for Top 8 losers side, but would eventually be defeated in a 2-0 set placing him 9th place.
There was another great run from Daisy player Queen who had the toughest bracket path where he had a really close set with Min Min player Meka for his round 1, but Queen clutched it out with a 2-1 victory. Queen made an insane upset over the now Pyra/Mythra player Mr. E (formerly Lucina main) with a 2-1 victory. It was a tough match for both, as Mr. E was about to close out the stock, but Queen started playing like a pro and made the biggest comeback by defeating the Pyra/Mythra player while on last stock kill percent and Mr. E with 2 whole stocks. Queen then clutched it out with a very risky off comittable off stage fair to end the set with a bang, sending Mr. E to losers. Mr. E would defeat Kirby player hew 2-0, but would eventually be stopped by NYCs Joker player vitz with a 2-0, ending the former Lucina player’s run at 13th.
Queen would face off with Mario player Zaphros. It was a brutal match but at the end Zaphros takes it with a 2-1 victory over Queen sending the Daisy player in losers who would then face off Mii Brawler player Louie for the Top 8 losers side spot. Queen takes it 2-0 over Louie, but would eventually fall to Fox player Stratas 2-0, ending the Daisy player’s run at 7th .
We have a great run from Mario player Zaphros, making a big upset over NYC Joker player vitz with a very close 2-1 set sending the Joker player to losers where vitz defeats Steve player Sorbi 2-0, stage a big upset on Pyra/Mythra player Mr. E 2-0, but would get team killed by NYC Wolf player LRA_START in a very close game 3 ending it with a 2-1 victory for the Wolf player ending vitz’s run at 9th. Zaphros would continue his run by defeating Daisy player Queen in a tough 2-1 set, but would be defeated by Kazuya player Wheezer in a 2-0 set. Zaphros would then be eliminated by LRA_START in a tight 2-1 game placing the Mario player in 5th.
Before we end the Gotham news we have to talk about the insane run from Fox player Stratas who went on a tear!!! Stratas was about to be upset by Yoshi player FunkMasterJeff but clutched it out game 3 completing the set with a 2-1 victory. He would then have an upset over Sephiroth player Justinjpeg 2-1, but would be taken out by Wheezer 2-0. That fueled the fox player as he was determined to get his runback on the Kazuya player by making a insane losers run, defeating Min Min player Meka 2-0, Daisy player Queen 2-0, Bayonetta player Amaryllis 2-1, and making a big upset over Wolf player LRA_START in a insane 2-1 set. Stratas fought his way through to Losers Final to get his runback on Wheezer who lost to Ness player PkChris in 3-1 set on Winners final. Wheezer took the whole set with a 3-0 victory ending the Fox players run on 3rd. He would finally face PkChris again in Grands as the two clashed it out on a game 5. PkChris takes it home yet again over the Kazuya player winning another 1st and placing Wheezer for 2nd finishing the last Gotham City tournament for the year as it will return after the New Year comes, what a great bracket!!!
https://www.start.gg/tournament/gotham-city-smash-thursday-yearly-end-tournament/event/gotham-smash-ultimate-thursday/brackets/2157962/3141749/
Shield Breaker #30 12/30/25
Surprise!!! I guess Christmas miracles do come true, as Shield Breaker #30 was announced the day after Christmas after believing there would be no Shield Breaker until after New Years!!!
Let’s kick it off as we got a solid run from Min Min player MeKa who got a clean 3-0 over King K. Rool/Palutena player Pong but his greatest fight would be against Ness player PkChris. MeKa almost made his biggest upset yet, but PkChris takes it over and wins it with a 3-2 victory, forcing MeKa to continue his run through losers. He would defeat Mii Brawler player Louie in a tight 3-2 set, but would be taken down by Yoshi main Raptor 3-0, ending MeKa’s run in 13th.
Who loves fruits? We’ve got a great run from Pac-Man player VB3 who unfortunately lost his first round 3-1 to Dark Samus player Zach67671. That did not stop him as he went on a crazy tear defeating Game and Watch player GutBustr 3-0, Sora/Zero Suit Samus player BopIt! 3-0, making a big upset on Sora player Hikari in a intense 3-2 set, then defeating Rosalina and Luma player Entendre 3-1, but would be eliminated by Shulk player SoulArts 3-0, placing the Pac-man player an honorable 5th.
The super fighting robot Mega Man player MintyFlesh made a couple of upsets after having to win his first round through a DQ as poobadooba could not make it. He would play a Mega Man ditto set against Mega Man player petebr0 and clutched it out with a 3-1 victory. He would then be sent to losers by Shulk player SoulArts 3-0, but this is where things get interesting!! As MintyFlesh went to losers, he defeated Sora player DTP in a crazy game 5 set, ending the match in a 3-2 victory. The Mega Man player made a huge upset over Bayonetta player Amaryllis in a 3-1 victory and would have to face the Pyra/Mythra player Mr. E. The battle was very intense,but Mr. E ends the set in a 3-2 victory leaving MintyFlesh at 5th.
Finally, we got our Shulk player SoulArts who did amazing having to go through Entendre 3-0, MintyFlesh 3-0, but would lose to Kazuya player Wheezer in a 3-1 set. Shortly afterwards, SoulArts would defeat VB3 in losers 3-0, and then take down Mr. E 3-0 to get his runback on Wheezer, but sadly his run ends there, as Wheezer takes it 3-1 again placing the Shulk player in 3rd. Wheezer would face off PkChris again in Grand Finals after losing to him in Winners Final in a 3-1 set, but at the end PkChris takes it home again with another victory 3-1 over Wheezer!! This guy is undefeated y’all!!!
https://www.start.gg/tournament/shield-breaker-30-valhallan-esports/event/smash-ultimate-singles/brackets/2162821/3147925/
Shield Breaker #30 comes to a close, marking the last tournament for Long Island in 2025!!! It was a pleasure to be with you all this year and hope that we all get stronger in 2026. See you guys next year and Happy New Years!!!!!!
