Smash Bros. Melee Tournament Finalist Defeated Due to Glitch

Summary

Okay, so there was this Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament, right? And picture this: it all goes south because of a glitch. Just poof—the prize money ($2,000, no less) vanished along with the match outcome. Yeah, goodbye sweet cash. Whether the match would have turned differently without the glitch? Well, who knows?

It’s wild to think, Smash Bros. Melee dropped nearly 25 years ago. Yet, despite newer games, like the shiny Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on the Nintendo Switch, the die-hard fans are still glued to Melee like bees to honey. They’re out there flexing their skills, streaming, or showing up big time at tournaments.

The latest showdown—an epic one—went down on May 16 at the Full House 2025 tournament. Moky versus Cody Schwab dueling for the grand $2,000. Drama hit when Moky, thanks to a glitch, ended up falling off the level. Imagine, they’re both playing as Fox McCloud on Pokémon Stadium. I’m talking intense wavedashing here—Moky chilling between tree branches, Schwab on the opposite side of things. Pure chaos.

Fox Falls in Super Smash Bros. Melee Tournament

Man, the commentary was on fire. Smash legend Hungrybox was musing about that dodgy spot that Moky ended up slipping through. Next thing you know, boom, Moky disappears through the tree and vanishes from the stage. No coming back from that. Schwab got victory served on a silver platter. Hungrybox called it the “greatest commentator curse of all time.” Seriously, you can’t make this stuff up.

Now, both these guys? Pretty famous in the Melee world. Cody’s hanging out in second place and Moky’s rocking fourth in the global SSBMRank. Moky must’ve thought, “Nah, that glitch isn’t gonna get me”—except it did. Despite the mess-up, both players were surprisingly chill about it, laughing away the mishap. Makes you wonder how things would’ve played out minus the glitch, right? But hey, they’re not done yet. We’ll see them face off again. No doubt.