most intense edge-of-seat set endings

phanna · Feb 11, 2011

Feel free to vote for (+1) or against (-1) any video as a heart-pumper or not (can vote on each video), or suggest others (vids or it didn't happen). Post any nail-biting set enders (please include a direct link). Not incredible matches that had an awesome ending (eg wombo combo), I mean matches that you're dying from how close they are for an extended period all the way to the end (ie close 1-stock), in a setting that matters (ie cash on the line and potentially last match of set). You can nominate or vote for as many videos as you like, at any time.

Doubles:

+4 -0 LQ: Android Smasher89 vs. GsE CalleW··········(2011 SKN3)········Added this month
+4 -0 ??: PC Chris King vs. Ken Isai················(2006 MLG)·········Added this month
+3 -0 WS: DaShizWiz Lambchops vs. Fenrir Otru·······(2008 Gigabits)····Added this month
+2 -0 WQ: SilentSpectre Darkrain vs. Drephen 4%·····(2010 Pound 4)·····Added this month
+2 -0 W3: Armada Aniolas vs. Phil Falcomist·········(2010 Pound 4)·····Added this month
+2 -0 GF: Mew2King Isai vs. ChuDat Chillin··········(2007 MLG)·········Added this month
+1 -0 W2: Mango Lucky vs. Armada Aniolas············(2010 APEX)········Added this month
+1 -0 WS: DarkRain SilentSpectre vs Dr. PeePee LoZR·(2010 Pound 4)·····Added this month
+1 -0 LF: Azen ChillinDude vs Mew2King Vidjo········(2006 MLG Orlando)·Added this month

Singles:

+10 -0 MM: BBQ vs. Billy··············(2010 AUSOM)·············Added this month
·+5 -0 W2: Ken vs. KoreanDJ···········(2010 MLG)···············Added this month
·+5 -0 GF: Mango vs. Armada···········(2009 Genesis)···········Added this month
·+3 -0 ??: Taj vs. Tang···············(2006 Champ Combo)·······Added this month
·+3 -0 LF: Lunin vs. Tang·············(2008 SJM- SJSU)·········Added this month
·+3 -0 ??: Sliq vs. BigD··············(2007 Cincy)·············Added this month
·+3 -0 GF: Dr PeePee vs. Mango········(2011 WinterGameFest)····Added this month
·+2 -0 LF: Darkrain vs. Jman··········(2009 Event 52-2)········Added this month
·+2 -0 GF: DaShizWiz vs. Falcomist····(2010 CGC)···············Added this month
·+2 -0 WF: Mango vs. SilentSpectre····(2008 SCSA)··············Added this month
·+2 -0 GF: Lucky vs. Jman·············(2010 DGDTJ)·············Added this month
·+2 -0 WQ: Kels vs. Idea··············(2010 SWEET IV)··········Added this month
·+2 -0 W1: RaynEX vs. Armada··········(2010 Pound 4)···········Added this month
·+2 -0 WF: Amsah vs. EK···············(2006 RoS3)··············Added this month
·+2 -0 L?: BigD vs. Moose·············(2010 SCSYN)·············Added this month
·+2 -0 LF: Cosmo vs. Kels·············(2010 SCSYN3)············Added this month
·+2 -0 GF: Armada vs. Dr PeePee·······(2011 Pound 5)···········Added this month
·+2 -1 WF: Darkrain vs. Colbol········(2009 Tipped Off 4)······Added this month
·+1 -0 GF: DaShizWiz vs. Forward······(2007 LTEC2)·············Added this month
·+1 -0 W3: Mew2King vs. Overtriforce··(2010 Pound 4)···········Added this month
·+1 -0 ??: Armada vs. Mew2King········(2010 Apex)··············Added this month
·+1 -0 GF: Ken vs. Isai···············(2005 MOAST 3)···········Added this month
·+1 -0 LF: Mew2King vs. DaShizWiz·····(2008 FAST1)·············Added this month
·+1 -0 LF: Zhu vs. SilentSpectre······(2009 Mango Juice)·······Added this month
·+1 -0 ??: PC Chris vs. Mew2King······(2007 Super Champ Combo)·Added this month
·+1 -0 L7: SilentSpectre vs. PewPewU··(2010 GSG)···············Added this month
·+1 -0 WS: Mew2King vs Armada·········(2009 Genesis)···········Added this month
·+1 -0 {}: Velocity vs. Wenbo·········(2011 MAD)···············Added this month
·+1 -0 WS: PewPewU vs. Lunin··········(2010 West San Jose)·····Added this month
·+1 -0 L?: Armada vs. Hax·············(2010 Pound 4)···········Added this month
·+1 -0 W?: SilentSpectre vs. Zelgadis·(2009 Quakfest 14)·······Added this month
·+2 -2 LF: Mew2King vs. DaShizWiz·····(2009 ROM)···············Added this month
·+1 -1 MM: Jkun vs. TheGreatLeon······(2009 Pat's House)·······Added this month
·+1 -1 ??: Hax vs. SilentSpectre······(2010 Pound 4)···········Added this month

Juggleguy · Feb 12, 2011

KirbyKaze · Feb 12, 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm8KUKEE5Rk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOFWwWH0yaM&feature=related

m2k and armada have really intense matches

Geist · Feb 12, 2011

Dr.PP vs Mango at the WGF Grand Finals.
I didn't check results, and I didn't scroll down to check comments, and I honestly had no idea who was going to win until the last second of the last match.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZEGAflZ-U4#t=14m39s

Atlus8 · Feb 12, 2011

Clockw0rk vs Neo!

0Room · Feb 12, 2011

Why has no one said M2k vs Shiz ROM
That should be the most obvious one

phanna · Feb 12, 2011

Juggleguy said:
Tipped Off 4: Darkrain vs Colbol 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfDkTi7K0YM

got it

Juggleguy said:
Event 52-2: Darkrain vs Jman 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LtTFaThqzo

got it, and I voted for it

Juggleguy said:
Pound 4: Mew2King vs Overtriforce 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aneh5askQ7s

got it

Juggleguy said:
Pound 4: Darkrain/SilentSpectre vs 4%/Drephen 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwNXEqBNSLw

got it, and I voted for it

Juggleguy said:
Pound 4: Phil/Falcomist vs Armada/Aniolas 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNKUt8Zi15k

got it, and I voted for it

Juggleguy said:
Pound 4: Hax vs SilentSpectre 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv01A4m72W8

got it, but I'm voting against it since the ending is pretty much just SS owning his last 2 stocks, taking only 6% damage. Do you know what round this set was?

Juggleguy said:
CGC @ SFSU XVI: DaShizWiz vs Falcomist 3.5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCTDso5yiOo

got it, and I voted for it

Juggleguy said:
APEX 2010: Mew2King vs Armada
Game 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJEbaZzLiwg
Game 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG-4OgSCEtc

Got the 2nd one (first one isn't a set-ender). Know what round this set was?

KirbyKaze said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm8KUKEE5Rk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOFWwWH0yaM&feature=related

m2k and armada have really intense matches

Let's stick to last matches of sets; Juggleguy got the 5th match from the set you're pointing to I think though, so that's in there.

Geist said:
Dr.PP vs Mango at the WGF Grand Finals.
I didn't check results, and I didn't scroll down to check comments, and I honestly had no idea who was going to win until the last second of the last match.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZEGAflZ-U4#t=14m39s

Got it, voted for it, and thanks for using timestamp :-)

Atlus8 said:
Clockw0rk vs Neo!

I'm not going to hunt for videos for everybody, if you want to contribute to the thread, post a link

0Room said:
Why has no one said M2k vs Shiz ROM
That should be the most obvious one

Assuming you're talking about this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qna80MbcAAc#t=3m05s

One reason might be that that match doesn't meet the criteria of this thread. That's not a "toe-to-toe, close, drawn-out, nail-biting ending." The video you mention is an awesome end to an awesome match, where M2K wasn't touched for his last 2 KOs on Shiz. So I'll add it, but I'm also voting one thumbs down on it.

Mokumo · Feb 12, 2011

the original epic match. so old scbool

ken vs isai match 4 from MOAST, i think 2005: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tMO0bo1HnY

-ACE- · Feb 12, 2011

Not to state the obvious, but I'd have to go with mango vs armada from genesis grand finals. Both sets were so hype and there were some really close calls there at the end, with both players being 1 hit away from victory.

phanna · Feb 12, 2011

Mokumo said:
the original epic match. so old scbool

ken vs isai match 4 from MOAST, i think 2005: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tMO0bo1HnY

Got it

-ACE- said:
Not to state the obvious, but I'd have to go with mango vs armada from genesis grand finals. Both sets were so hype and there were some really close calls there at the end, with both players being 1 hit away from victory.

I didn't have that video formatted yet, but I made it regular and added your vote to mine

Charlesz · Feb 12, 2011

Where's PC vs M2k Evo East?

Kason Birdman · Feb 12, 2011

where mango dash dances into the rest was like genisis 3.1 or 2.4 or something. 2.5 maybe.

it wasn't a nail bitter though lol mango was ****** that match

edit nvm just watched again lol

0Room · Feb 12, 2011

phanna said:
One reason might be that that match doesn't meet the criteria of this thread. That's not a "toe-to-toe, close, drawn-out, nail-biting ending." The video you mention is an awesome end to an awesome match, where M2K wasn't touched for his last 2 KOs on Shiz. So I'll add it, but I'm also voting one thumbs down on it.

Fair enough, I misinterpreted the criteria so I understand.
However, I was still on the edge of my seat wondering what was going on for the entire match.

Mokumo · Feb 12, 2011

phanna said:
Got it

I see you're putting in what part of the tournament the sets were, I'm pretty sure the ken v isai set is GFs.

MK26 · Feb 12, 2011

um
this

+0 -0 1v1 WF EK vs Amsah (Ros 3, 2006)

(only including EK's last stock would be an insult to Amsah's comeback)

Mokumo · Feb 12, 2011

phanna said:
Where's the one where Mango dash-dances into resting Armada's roll?

Still can't find it? I don't think that play qualifies for this list, because he doesn't do it for the win. It is however, imo, the greatest rest in smash history.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Naxhm1Ss1os&feature=related#t=3m03s

Juggleguy · Feb 12, 2011

I believe Phil/Falcomist vs Armada/Aniolas was 3rd round winners.

Same with Mew2King vs Overtriforce.

Here's a good one from APEX that I forgot in my first post:

Mango/Lucky vs Armada/Aniolas 3 (2nd round winners)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZQtrkTy5iw

And another from a Midwest regional a couple months ago:

Kels vs Idea (winners quarters)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgmt_o-BtLw

Bones0 · Feb 12, 2011

I forget who was playing, but it was a Pound 4 vid with a Samus against a Marth and they were literally both over 120% and playing MAD SCARED. I'll see if I can find it.

strawhats · Feb 12, 2011

I feel as though FAST 1 set b/w. m2k and shiz was more epic then their fight at RoM.

Especially this match

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4lgzjUU6Yk&feature=related

JPOBS · Feb 12, 2011

^lol def not. the rom match was way better.

MT_ · Feb 12, 2011

I'm surprised no one mentioned this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeRaDqKGkN0#t=2m30s

Hydro_Smasher · Feb 12, 2011

SilentSpectre vs Zhu Mango Juice Finals http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlzZ9VOygXw
SilentSpectre vs Mango SCSA Finals http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeRaDqKGkN0
TANG vs Lunin SJSU 4-1 comeback http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYnz-CsHmdk
Jkun vs The Great Leon $200 MM @ Pat's house http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFaD8obsee4
(this set is so hype and amazing, with 200 buck on the line, they were both so nervous with spacing and DI, its like "is he gonna get hit? oh.. OHHH oh NO! oh"

These were and still are my favorite matches when I first started playing smash 3 years ago. The screaming, the yelling, the irrelevant jokes that made no sense, the hype. I miss when waffles would hype up the game, made me so happy as a noob back then.

Hydro_Smasher · Feb 12, 2011

@ MT,

lol I JUST noticed that as soon as I got done posting. great minds think alike

KirbyKaze · Feb 12, 2011

2nd vid I posted is the end of the set. It's part of their Pound 4 set. First vid I posted was also part of their Pound 4 set. It was only bo3.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiiMU4oQWj0

M2K's in a lot of these.

SCC game 4 grand finals last match vs P.C. Chris.

Grinin · Feb 12, 2011

GSG: SS vs. PewPewU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra5lkj1FvX0&playnext=1&list=PLCF94DC2963CD51A1

strawhats · Feb 12, 2011

JPOBS said:
^lol def not. the rom match was way better.

why do you feel that way?

just curious.

phanna · Feb 12, 2011

Charlesz said:
Where's PC vs M2k Evo East?

Where's a video link?

Kason Birdman said:
where mango dash dances into the rest was like genisis 3.1 or 2.4 or something. 2.5 maybe.

it wasn't a nail bitter though lol mango was ****** that match

edit nvm just watched again lol

Oh okay thanks

0Room said:
Fair enough, I misinterpreted the criteria so I understand.
However, I was still on the edge of my seat wondering what was going on for the entire match.

Gotchya :D

Mokumo said:
I see you're putting in what part of the tournament the sets were, I'm pretty sure the ken v isai set is GFs.

Thanks

MK26 said:
um
this

+0 -0 1v1 WF EK vs Amsah (Ros 3, 2006)

(only including EK's last stock would be an insult to Amsah's comeback)

Good one, got it!

Mokumo said:
Still can't find it? I don't think that play qualifies for this list, because he doesn't do it for the win. It is however, imo, the greatest rest in smash history.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Naxhm1Ss1os&feature=related#t=3m03s

Ah, well thanks for refreshing me!

Juggleguy said:
I believe Phil/Falcomist vs Armada/Aniolas was 3rd round winners.

Same with Mew2King vs Overtriforce.

Here's a good one from APEX that I forgot in my first post:

Mango/Lucky vs Armada/Aniolas 3 (2nd round winners)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZQtrkTy5iw

And another from a Midwest regional a couple months ago:

Kels vs Idea (winners quarters)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgmt_o-BtLw

Got them, thanks

Bones0 said:
I forget who was playing, but it was a Pound 4 vid with a Samus against a Marth and they were literally both over 120% and playing MAD SCARED. I'll see if I can find it.

Aight

strawhats said:
I feel as though FAST 1 set b/w. m2k and shiz was more epic then their fight at RoM.

Especially this match

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4lgzjUU6Yk&feature=related

Got it

JPOBS said:
^lol def not. the rom match was way better.

Is that a vote for or against anything or not?

MT_ said:
I'm surprised no one mentioned this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeRaDqKGkN0#t=2m30s

Got it

Hydro_Smasher said:
SilentSpectre vs Zhu Mango Juice Finals http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlzZ9VOygXw
SilentSpectre vs Mango SCSA Finals http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeRaDqKGkN0
TANG vs Lunin SJSU 4-1 comeback http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYnz-CsHmdk
Jkun vs The Great Leon $200 MM @ Pat's house http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFaD8obsee4
(this set is so hype and amazing, with 200 buck on the line, they were both so nervous with spacing and DI, its like "is he gonna get hit? oh.. OHHH oh NO! oh"

These were and still are my favorite matches when I first started playing smash 3 years ago. The screaming, the yelling, the irrelevant jokes that made no sense, the hype. I miss when waffles would hype up the game, made me so happy as a noob back then.

Got them

Hydro_Smasher said:
@ MT,

lol I JUST noticed that as soon as I got done posting. great minds think alike

Counted it as a 2nd vote :-P

KirbyKaze said:
2nd vid I posted is the end of the set. It's part of their Pound 4 set. First vid I posted was also part of their Pound 4 set. It was only bo3.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiiMU4oQWj0

M2K's in a lot of these.

SCC game 4 grand finals last match vs P.C. Chris.

Oh cool my bad, got it now

Grinin said:
GSG: SS vs. PewPewU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra5lkj1FvX0&playnext=1&list=PLCF94DC2963CD51A1

Got it

AlcyoNite · Feb 12, 2011

Atlus8 said:
Clockw0rk vs Neo!

phanna said:
I'm not going to hunt for videos for everybody, if you want to contribute to the thread, post a link[/url]

Pretty sure this is MvC2 --> Not Smash --> a Joke XD

lol

To his credit though, that was an intense moneymatch

JPOBS · Feb 12, 2011

strawhats said:
why do you feel that way?

just curious.

cuz m2k was beating him pretty badly the whole way, and basically suicided his 3rd stock cuz he was like "up B way off stage, that seems like a good idea" instead of a traditional edgeguard lol. it was never really close. even in the end.

at rom, it was kinda the opposite. shiz was beasting, m2k took 87% on his last stock before killing shiz's second stock, and then:
1. 0-death
2. gimp.
m2k wins

fits the criteria of the thread way better imo.

phanna said:
Is that a vote for or against anything or not?

i wasnt aware we were supposed to be voting for anything. +1 to shiz vs m2k at rom

Grinin · Feb 12, 2011

I think that Hax vs SS game was misleadingly close. Really it went along the lines of SS taps the first two stocks and lives until ~170% > ss gets a knee to phantom dropzone sd to lose his second stock > hax uairs ss off the stage and he fails to recover > ss starts to tap again and takes hax's remaining stocks...

So really a lot more one-sided than the stocks let on. Still extremely hype match and one of my favorites.

Deleted member · Feb 12, 2011

without question its ken vs koreandj in mlg vegas 06 match 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Tvdi0e56A

Juggleguy · Feb 13, 2011

-1 for Jkun/TheGreatLeon

I'm not gonna lie, the set was not exciting to watch, and the $200 associated with it are probably the only reason it's on youtube

Sizzle · Feb 13, 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvWoPu7QM_Q

Taj vs TANG from Champ Combo. Even though it's super old, one of my favorite matches ever. This was game 3 in the set.

phanna · Feb 13, 2011

Crystalnite said:
Pretty sure this is MvC2 --> Not Smash --> a Joke XD

lol

To his credit though, that was an intense moneymatch

Ah XD

JPOBS said:
i wasnt aware we were supposed to be voting for anything. +1 to shiz vs m2k at rom

got it

Grinin said:
I think that Hax vs SS game was misleadingly close. Really it went along the lines of SS taps the first two stocks and lives until ~170% > ss gets a knee to phantom dropzone sd to lose his second stock > hax uairs ss off the stage and he fails to recover > ss starts to tap again and takes hax's remaining stocks...

So really a lot more one-sided than the stocks let on. Still extremely hype match and one of my favorites.

Is that a +1 vote for, a -1 vote against, or no vote for the Hax vs. SS ender?

s2j said:
without question its ken vs koreandj in mlg vegas 06 match 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Tvdi0e56A

Got it, and I also voted for it

Juggleguy said:
-1 for Jkun/TheGreatLeon

got it, thanks for voting

Sizzle said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvWoPu7QM_Q

Taj vs TANG from Champ Combo. Even though it's super old, one of my favorite matches ever. This was game 3 in the set.

Got it and I voted for it as well, probably one of the better examples of a nail-biter

Hydro_Smasher · Feb 13, 2011

Taj vs TANG too good,

scary match

BigD!!! · Feb 13, 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10uyyh-HBE8#t=02m45s

all of my own real good nailbiters ive had werent recorded, at least none i can think of off the top of my head

BBQ° · Feb 13, 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AN6Y7nWS7Q#t=4m33s

BBQ (Marth) vs Billy (Sheik)

$200 money match

I had to win this game or else I would've lost the entire set. The set count was 3-2 (in billy's favor) at the point (best 4/7 would win the set)

phanna · Feb 14, 2011

Hydro_Smasher said:
Taj vs TANG too good,

scary match

Def; counted this as a vote +1 for

BigD!!! said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10uyyh-HBE8#t=02m45s

all of my own real good nailbiters ive had werent recorded, at least none i can think of off the top of my head

Got it

BBQ° said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AN6Y7nWS7Q#t=4m33s

BBQ (Marth) vs Billy (Sheik)

$200 money match

I had to win this game or else I would've lost the entire set. The set count was 3-2 (in billy's favor) at the point (best 4/7 would win the set)

Got it & voted for it

Juggleguy · Feb 14, 2011

BigD!!! said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10uyyh-HBE8#t=02m45s

all of my own real good nailbiters ive had werent recorded, at least none i can think of off the top of my head

+1 to this, hadn't seen it until now so the ending was even more amazing to me

And speaking of dramatic finishes in BigD sets...

SCSYN3: Moose vs BigD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SP8SHQpJ2I#t=10m12s

Hydro_Smasher · Feb 14, 2011

+1 for da BBQ money match

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