MkLeo Wins First Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Major After Almost One Year
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Key points
- MkLeo won his first Smash Ultimate major tournament after almost one year of drought.
- He showed glimpses of his past dominant self during the tournament and only lost to Sonix once.
- Smash Ultimate’s next major tournament is SmashMania 2025.
On Sept. 13, 2025, Leonardo “MkLeo” López Pérez won his first major Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament after a year of drought. His last major win was at KingCon in France on Feb. 24, 2025.
MkLeo showed glimpses of his former dominant self during this tournament as he seemed untouchable until he faced Carlos “Sonix” Pérez in the grand final, where he seemed lost against him, even trying out the ROB to throw Sonix off.
Sonix swept MkLeo 3-0 to reset the bracket. MkLeo then stuck with his Aegis pick and won the first two games of the bracket reset, but Sonix didn’t want that to go unanswered and won two straight games as well. The final game went down to the wire, where MkLeo was able to win it with a forward tilt from Pyra to punish Sonix’s overshooting of the ledge.
While MkLeo celebrates his win, Sonix’s loss extended his major tournament losing streak. The last major he won was The Coinbox IRL, but since then, he’s finished second or lower. He has won national tournaments, but major titles have eluded him for two years now.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s next major tournament is SmashMania 2025. The event will happen in France on Sept. 27-28, 2025. After that, Port Priority will happen in Seattle in November 2025.
