"That's a half-a-million dollar tournament" - Ludwig calls out Nintendo after the company shuts down the Smash World Championship
YouTube streamer Ludwig Ahgren took to his alternate YouTube channel on November 29 to upload a video detailing the events of the Smash World Championship getting canceled.
For those unaware, Nintendo has given the independently run SmashWorld Tour circuit a notice ruling them out of organizing the upcoming Smash World Tour Championships finals and the entirety of the 2023 tour. The event was scheduled from December 9 to 11 in San Antonio, Texas.
Ludwig gave a concise account of the events following the cancelation of the Smash World Championship and Panda Global's CEO Dr. Alan Bunney's "nefarious" role in it. Speaking about the Championship getting annulled, Ludwig recorded:
(Timestamp: 0:31)
Essentially, Ludwig recounted that Dr. Alan, the CEO of Panda Global, who ran the Nintendo-backed Panda Cup, went out of his way to approach the individual organizers of the Smash World Tour circuit to make a strong-arm claim regarding the Championship shutting down.
Six minutes into the video, Ludwig explained:
At 7:53, he reiterated:
The organizers did not accept the proposition due to their trust in the VGBootCamp over the years. In a retort, according to a blog post by Smash World Tour, Dr. Alan insisted on having the broadcasting rights for the tournament.
In the meantime, as Ludwig records, there was hardly any communication between Nintendo and VGBootCamp regarding the events. However, they delivered a notice a day before Thanksgiving that the Smash World Championship was to be rescinded. Around 11:32, Ludwig said:
Describing Dr. Alan, the streamer exclaimed (12:08):
He continued:
The gaming community has given its say in the controversial incident. Twitter has been flooded with comments from broadcasters and fans regarding the sudden
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