{"id":23244,"date":"2026-02-15T09:48:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T09:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsnewsnetwork.net\/?p=23244"},"modified":"2026-02-15T09:48:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T09:48:57","slug":"genesis-x3-super-smash-bros-melee-top-8-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsnewsnetwork.net\/?p=23244","title":{"rendered":"GENESIS X3 Super Smash Bros. Melee Top 8 preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gs9uu9jWAAApRCQ-large.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cody Schwab celebrating at tournament.\" class=\"wp-image-200704\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Credit: Cody Schwab\u2019s X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p><strong>GENESIS X3<\/strong> had quite the intense <strong>Super Smash Bros. Melee<\/strong> Losers Bracket on Saturday, February 14th, as some of the best players in the world fought to be in the Top 8 on Sunday, February 15th. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>After a day full of upsets and surprises, Justin \u2018<strong>Wizzrobe<\/strong>\u2018 Hallett, Jake \u2018<strong>Jmook<\/strong>\u2018 DiRado, Alvaro \u2018Trif\u2019 Moral, Miles \u2018<strong>Soonsay<\/strong>\u2018 Foster, Alexandra \u2018<strong>Salt<\/strong>\u2018 Rennie, Joshua \u2018<strong>Joshman<\/strong>\u2018 Lyras, Kyle \u2018<strong>Krudo<\/strong>\u2018 and <strong>Cody Schwab<\/strong> have made it to the Top 8. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"keep-reading \">\n<div class=\"heading section__title \"><span>Keep Reading<\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2026\/02\/go1-wins-fatal-fury-city-of-the-wolves-genesis-x3\">GO1 wins Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves tournament at GENESIS X3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/08\/melee-and-ultimate-top-ranked-players-revealed-at-supernova-2025\">Melee and Ultimate top ranked players revealed at Supernova 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/07\/smash-esports-fgc-good-or-bad\">Is Smash esports bad for the FGC?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GENESIS X3 Top 64 Sees Best Players in the World Struggle<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The Top 64 was full of the usual suspects, but the bracket didn\u2019t unfold as fans expected as the day went on. <strong>Zain <\/strong>Naghmi, Cody Schwab and Juan \u2018<strong>Hungrybox<\/strong>\u2018 DeBiedma are the top three players in the world, but they all landed in Losers \u2014 and only one of them could come out. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Cody Schwab faced Pikachu main Dan \u2018Swift\u2019 Petruso in Winners Round 1, which saw the world\u2019s best Fox lose 3-1. He fell to the Losers side. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Zain was already showing signs of weakness early in the Top 64. The Smash community could be heard screaming throughout the venue as \u2018<strong>RapMonster<\/strong>,\u2019 a Luigi ranked #28 in the world, kept landing wild combos on the GOAT. Zain eventually lost 3-1, sending him to Losers quite early on. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Hungrybox was looking pretty strong as the Top 64 began. He beat Riley \u2018Zasa\u2019 Matson in a convincing 3-0 and then beat Salt 3-1. However, he fell to Soonsay after a super close 3-2 match. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>At this point, the top players were all in Losers and would need to fight their way out if they wanted to get into Top 8. To make it even more intense, only <em>one<\/em> of them could make it out. The way the bracket fell in Losers, Cody Schwab and Zain ended up facing each other \u2014 and whoever won would then have to face Hungrybox to see who would make it back into the Top 8. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Cody and Zain had a pretty intense back-and-forth, but Zain ultimately came in 17th place after a defeat from Cody. Seeing the best player in the world fall into Losers and scrub out was a huge shock to the Melee community. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One of Cody and Zain will finish no better than 17th at GX3. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o5rF0tGMj3\">pic.twitter.com\/o5rF0tGMj3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Nestico (@PracticalTAS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PracticalTAS\/status\/2022862749659775347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Cody Schwab then had to face Hungrybox for a shot at Top 8. Cody\u2019s Fox has proven tricky for Hungrybox in the past, but it was really a toss up between the two going into the match. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>However, the Jigglypuff main didn\u2019t have his head in the game. As screaming fans cheered him on, Hungrybox continued to make pretty questionable mistakes against Cody, sometimes even losing by two stocks. After dropping to Losers, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LiquidHbox\/status\/2022869994678403162?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hungrybox had tweeted<\/a> that he \u2018threw away\u2019 a chance at winning GENESIS, even though he\u2019d had huge comebacks in the past. But he was clearly off in the match, losing 0-3. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>\u201cJust having a rough weekend in general,\u201d Hungrybox tweeted after the loss. \u201cGame is hard otherwise it wouldn\u2019t be special. I don\u2019t know who to blame anymore.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_7810-large.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"genesis x3 smash\" class=\"wp-image-240647\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Credit: Olivia \/ Esports Insider<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GENESIS X3 Melee Top 8 Schedule<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Super Smash Bros. Melee\u2019s Top 8 is scheduled to take place after Ultimate (which will also have quite the exciting Top 8 tomorrow). Tune in at 5:30 PM PST to <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2026\/02\/genesis-x3-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GENESIS\u2019 Twitch stream<\/a> to catch the action.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Here are the current matchups: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p><strong>Winners Semi-Final<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A: Wizzrobe vs. Jmook<\/li>\n<li>B: Trif vs. Soonsay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p><strong>Losers Round 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>F: Salt vs. Joshman<\/li>\n<li>G: Krudo vs. Cody Schwab<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>If the Top 64 proved anything, it\u2019s that it\u2019s tough to predict what will happen at GENESIS X3. Wizzrobe and Jmook will likely be a pretty close one, although Wizzy is ranked higher in the SSBRank at the moment \u2014 although not by much. Trif and Soonsay are also predicted to be very close. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>On the Losers side, Joshman will likely win against Salt. While Salt has been quite entertaining to watch thanks to some very aggressive and fast Captain Falcon play, Joshman is currently #4 in the world, which showed throughout the weekend thus far. Cody Schwab has also been playing super confidentially and will very likely win against Krudo. He will also probably beat Joshman, although it is a very close matchup. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>It\u2019s a safe bet that Cody Schwab will win the entire tournament. However, anything can happen at a Major like this. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2026\/02\/genesis-x3-smash-bros-melee-top-8\">GENESIS X3 Super Smash Bros. 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