If you spent your weekend glued to Twitch, yelling at game frames and watching button-mashing history unfold, you already know Supernova was an absolute cinema of a tournament. We got high-stakes drama, tragic blunders, and a few storylines that will be living rent-free in the FGC’s head for the rest of the year.
From Melee veterans playing 4D chess to Ultimate prodigies overcoming dark slumps, the event delivered top-tier action across the board. Here is how the biggest brackets of the weekend played out.
Cody Schwab is playing Melee in fast-forward
In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Cody Schwab took home the crown after beating Zain Naghmi in a high-stakes Grand Finals setup.
Cody beating Zain is a massive deal, but honestly, Cody has been going absolutely nuclear all year. The man is essentially running a 100% win rate for 2026, which is mind-boggling considering the sheer level of competition. In fact, fans were quick to point out that the only human beings to take a set off Cody at Supernova are Juan “Hungrybox” DeBiedma and Dan “Swift” Petruso.
He is easily the best Fox in the world right now. Cody plays the character with an absurdly high IQ, calculating options three steps ahead while moving at lightspeed. After a short “retirement,” it seems Cody isn’t experiencing as much mental anguish and frustration with the Smash community either.
Said one fan: “He still be doin’ work.”
Zain actually had a ridiculous Losers bracket run just to reach the end, cutting down giant after giant, but Cody was waiting at the finish line to put a lid on the grand finals.
Should also note that there were seven unique characters in the Top 8, which is wild for Melee, since there are basically like three characters you see over and over again in a game with such a strict meta and technical focus. Melee fans were eating good.
Sparg0 reclaims the Ultimate throne
Over in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Edgar Valdez, better known as Sparg0, locked in an incredible victory to take the Ultimate Singles title.
Seeing Sparg0 back on top feels amazing for longtime followers. The young prodigy exploded onto the scene years ago as an unstoppable force, but he hit a noticeable slump along the way. At one point, he was even pulling out Piranha Plant in bracket and looked like his heart just was not in the grind anymore.
Watching him fight his way back to championship form has been one of the best character arcs in modern Smash. However, some fans pointed out that he didn’t have Leonardo “MkLeo” Pérez in his way this time.
The final showdown pitted Sparg0 against Gavin “Tweek” Dempsey, who was repping his signature Diddy Kong. It was an absolute banger of a set, but it included the most painful way possible: an accidental self-destruction from Tweek. You hate to see it after Tweek’s short retirement and push for redemption.
Smash chat instantly lost its collective mind. The vibes were a chaotic mix of sympathy and sheer disbelief:
- “Heartbreaking SDs from Tweek, but hype set.”
- “Depressing SD. I felt like Sparg0 was charging an insane popoff, and I wanted to see it, so that’s unfortunate. Tweek recovered amazingly in the second set and I wouldn’t have minded if he won, but he at least kept it close. Hope he continues this performance and wins a major soon.”
- “Dude, being a Tweek fan has got to be karmic punishment for something I did in my past life.”
Supernova gave us incredible lore, wild battles from the best-of-the-best, and enough narrative fuel to keep the community debating until the next major.
