Tweek (gamer)

{{Short description|American professional esports player}}

{{Unreliable sources|date=March 2025}}

{{notability|bio|date=March 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2020}}

{{Infobox Pro Gaming player

| ID = Tweek

| name = Gavin Dempsey

| image = Tweek at 2GG Greninja Saga 2017 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Dempsey at 2GG Greninja Saga in 2017

| nickname = Tweek

| name_trans =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|4|11}}

| birth_place =

| nationality =

| team =

| game = Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

| leagues =

| career_games = {{ubl|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate}}

| career_start = 2014

| career_end =

| years1 = 2017–2018

| team1 = Phoenix1

| years2 = 2019–2023

| team2 = Team SoloMid

| years3 = 2023-present

| team3 = Luminosity Gaming

| highlights =

;Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]

(5 majors won)

  • 2GGC: MkLeo Saga champion (2017)
  • Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo 2018 champion
  • MomoCon champion (2018)
  • 2GG: Hyrule Saga champion (2018)
  • DreamHack Atlanta champion (2018)

;Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

(12 majors won)

  • 4x Let's Make Big Moves champion (2018, 2023, 2024)
  • 2x Glitch champion (2019, 2020)
  • 2x Get On My Level champion (2019, 2024)
  • Low Tier City champion (2019)
  • Frostbite champion (2019)
  • Smash Ultimate Summit champion (2021)
  • Port Priority champion (2022)

}}

Gavin Dempsey (born April 11, 1998),{{cite web |last1=Dempsey |first1=Gavin |title=I'm 21 now :) |url=https://twitter.com/TweekSsb/status/1116431105052295171 |website=Twitter |access-date=8 August 2020 |location=Twitter |language=en |format=Tweet |date=11 April 2019}} also known as Tweek, is an American professional Super Smash Bros. player.

''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''

Tweek began competing in Super Smash Bros. events in 2014.{{cite news |last1=Steiner |first1=Dustin |title=CEO Dreamland Smash Preview |url=https://www.hotspawn.com/fgc/news/ceo-dreamland-to-kick-off-smash-world-tour |access-date=May 19, 2021 |work=Hotspawn |date=March 12, 2020}} Although he competed in a small number of Super Smash Bros. Melee events, including at Evo 2015,{{cite web|title=Evo 2015 Tournament Brackets|url=http://evo2015.s3.amazonaws.com/brackets/ssbm_e114.html|access-date=March 14, 2020|website=Evo 2015|archive-date=December 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212145903/http://evo2015.s3.amazonaws.com/brackets/ssbm_e114.html|url-status=dead}} his first high-placed finishes were in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. He was considered the best Bowser Jr. player in Smash for Wii U in 2015,{{cite web |last1=Foxall |first1=Sam |title=Phoenix1 Expands into Super Smash Bros., by Signing Gavin "Tweek" Dempsey |url=http://shoryuken.com/2017/02/11/phoenix1-expands-into-super-smash-bros-by-signing-gavin-tweek-dempsey/ |website=Shoryuken |access-date=March 14, 2020 |date=February 11, 2017 |archive-date=January 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111064539/http://shoryuken.com/2017/02/11/phoenix1-expands-into-super-smash-bros-by-signing-gavin-tweek-dempsey/ |url-status=dead }} though he would eventually retire the character in favor of Cloud Strife, the character whom he would use two years later in his first tournament win.{{cite AV media |date= August 8, 2017 |title= LTC 5 - P1 {{pipe}} Tweek (Cloud) vs TSM {{pipe}} ZeRo (Diddy) Grand Finals - Smash 4|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6bFW0b1HKY |access-date= March 16, 2020 |format= Video }} In 2016 he had a number of strong showings at major tournaments, including taking third place at Glitch 2 and ninth at Genesis 4, and in February 2017 he was signed by esports organization Phoenix1. The organization, which had previously only fielded competitors in League of Legends, called him "one of the best up and coming talents in Smash". At the time, Tweek was ranked 17th in the Panda Global Rankings,{{cite web |last1=Wolf |first1=Jacob |title=Phoenix1 gets into Smash, signs Tweek |url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/18662563/phoenix1-gets-smash-signs-gavin-tweek-dempsey |website=ESPN.com |access-date=March 13, 2020 |language=en |date=February 11, 2017}} considered the game's authoritative ranking of players.{{cite web|last1=Van Allen|first1=Eric|date=20 January 2018|title=The Competitive Smash 4 Scene Is Anxiously Awaiting Nintendo's Next Big Move|url=https://compete.kotaku.com/the-competitive-smash-4-scene-is-anxiously-awaiting-nin-1822267103|access-date=31 July 2020|website=Kotaku|language=en-us}}

Tweek's first tournament win would happen six months later when he defeated Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrios, the then-best Super Smash Bros. for Wii U player in the world, to win Low Tier City 5.{{cite web |last1=Van Poucke |first1=Blake |title=The Week in Smash: Tweek's Consistency and MKLeo's Return to Form |url=https://thegamehaus.com/sports/the-week-in-smash-tweek-consistency-and-mkleos-return-to-form/2017/08/08/ |website=The Game Haus |access-date=March 14, 2020 |date=August 8, 2017}} Tweek was on a strong run of form going into the tournament, having taken fourth place a month earlier at Evo 2017.{{cite web |title=Evo 2017 final results |url=http://shoryuken.com/2017/07/16/evo-2017-championship-series-results/ |website=Shoryuken |access-date=March 14, 2020 |date=July 16, 2017 |archive-date=February 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226223207/http://shoryuken.com/2017/07/16/evo-2017-championship-series-results/ |url-status=dead }} His only other win at a major tournament in 2017 would come in November, where he won 2GGC: MkLeo Saga,{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Nicholas |title=2GGC MKLeo Saga results ft. ZeRo, MKLeo, Nairo, Dabuz, Tweek |url=https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2017/nov/05/2ggc-mkleo-saga-results-ft-zero-mkleo-nairo-dabuz-tweek/ |website=EventHubs |access-date=March 14, 2020 |language=en |date=November 5, 2017}} which was considered a major Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournament. In the Panda Global Rankings for the first and second half of 2017, Tweek climbed to 12th and then 5th, respectively.{{cite web |last1=Moore |first1=Dominique |title=PGRv3 #11-20 Top Smash Bros Wii U Players In The World |url=https://panda.gg/blogs/smash-bros/pgrv3-11-20-top-smash-bros-wii-u-players-in-the-world |website=pandaglobal |access-date=March 14, 2020 |language=en |date=July 5, 2017 |archive-date=March 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304055055/https://panda.gg/blogs/smash-bros/pgrv3-11-20-top-smash-bros-wii-u-players-in-the-world |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=PGStats Reveals PGRv4 Top 10 |url=https://smashboards.com/threads/pgstats-reveals-pgrv4-top-10.452501/ |website=Smashboards |access-date=March 14, 2020 |date=January 12, 2018}}

The following year, Tweek put on a series of strong performances, including several tournament wins. He started the year with a second-place finish in Frostbite 2018,{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Nicholas |title=Frostbite 2018 results ft. Salem, Tweek, Dabuz, Komorikiri, Mr. R |url=https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2018/feb/06/frostbite-2018-live-stream-ft-mkleo-nairo-salem-tweek-dabuz-komorikiri-mr-r-captainzack-wadi-cosmos-marss-esam-locus-samsora-and-more/ |website=EventHubs |access-date=March 14, 2020 |language=en |date=February 6, 2018}} followed by wins at King of the Springs 3 and Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo 2018. By this time, he had transitioned to using Bayonetta increasingly in tournaments.{{cite web |last1=Cook |first1=Kenny |title=Tweek Dominates EGLX 2018, could the rest of the season be next? |url=https://thegamehaus.com/fighting-games/tweek-dominates-eglx-2018-rest-season-next/2018/03/19/ |website=The Game Haus |access-date=March 14, 2020 |date=March 19, 2018}} Tweek announced in mid-May that he was no longer representing Phoenix1.{{cite tweet |last=Dempsey |first=Gavin |author-link= |user=TweekSsb |number=997188825079218178 |date= May 17, 2018 |title= As of today I'm no longer working with Phoenix1.|script-title= |trans-title= |language= |retweet= |link=https://twitter.com/TweekSsb/status/997188825079218178 |access-date= March 14, 2020 }} As a free agent, he won MomoCon 2018 in May and 2GG: Hyrule Saga in June, both also considered major tournaments, then placed second at CEO 2018 in July.{{cite web |last1=Donigan |first1=Wyatt |title=All eyes on Bayonetta in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U at Evo |url=http://www.xgames.com/esports/article/24237402/all-eyes-bayonetta-super-smash-bros-wii-u-evo |website=X Games |access-date=March 14, 2020 |date=July 30, 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} As a result of his strong performances, Tweek was ranked the second best Smash player for 2018 in the Panda Global Rankings, behind only Leonardo "MkLeo" López Pérez. By this time, Panda Global listed his main character as Bayonetta, with Cloud Strife and Donkey Kong as secondaries.{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm2Omg_NqKo|title=TOP 50 SMASH 4 PLAYERS: PGRv5 1-10|date=August 6, 2018|publisher=Panda Global|time=14:05|access-date=February 27, 2020|medium=Video}}11:10 Following the release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Panda Global released a list of the 100 best players of all time for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, which ranked Tweek 7th.{{cite tweet|author=PGstats|author-link=|user=pgstats|number=1070863114210607105|date=December 6, 2018|title=The #PGR100 All Time is complete and an era has ended.|script-title=|trans-title=|language=|retweet=|link=https://twitter.com/pgstats/status/1070863114210607105|access-date=March 3, 2019}}

''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was released on December 7, 2018. The game was seen as sharing the "framework and DNA of Super Smash Bros for the Wii U",{{cite web|last=Marks|first=Tom|date=December 6, 2018|url=https://uk.ign.com/articles/2018/12/06/super-smash-bros-ultimate-review|title=Super Smash Bros Ultimate Review|publisher=IGN|access-date=December 6, 2018}} and Tweek transitioned from Wii U to Ultimate seamlessly, winning both Let's Make Moves and the Sky Ultimate Invitational in the game's first month.{{cite web |last1=Newell |first1=Adam |title=The Best Players in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |url=https://dotesports.com/fgc/news/best-players-super-smash-bros-ultimate |website=Dot Esports |access-date=March 14, 2020 |date=January 7, 2019}} He followed those wins with a win at Glitch 6 in January.{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Alex |title=Tweek earns a second major victory at Glitch 6 |url=http://gametyrant.com/news/tweek-earns-a-second-major-victory-at-glitch-6 |website=GameTyrant |date=January 21, 2019 |access-date=March 14, 2020}} Shortly after Glitch, he was signed by esports organization TSM, the same organization that elite Melee player William "Leffen" Hjelte represented and that Wii U player ZeRo had represented prior to his retirement.{{cite web |last1=Newell |first1=Adam |title=TSM sign Tweek after impressive Smash Bros. Ultimate form |url=https://dotesports.com/fgc/news/tsm-sign-tweek-after-impressive-smash-bros-ultimate-form |website=Dot Esports |access-date=March 14, 2020 |date=January 24, 2019}}

Genesis 6, which was held at the end of January, was Tweek's first major event after being signed by TSM, and was the first S-tier (supermajor) major Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments in the new Panda Global Rankings Ultimate (PGRU). He finished in ninth place at the event, which was won by MkLeo.{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Alexander |title=Frostbite focuses on Smash Ultimate with MkLeo, Dabuz and Tweek coming in strong |url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/26049286/frostbite-focuses-smash-ultimate-mkleo-dabuz-tweek-coming-strong |website=ESPN.com |access-date=March 14, 2020 |language=en |date=February 21, 2019}} In February, Tweek defeated MkLeo to win Frostbite 2019.{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Alexander |title=Tweek overcomes MKLeo at Frostbite 2019 |url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/26078490/tweek-overcomes-mkleo-frostbite-2019 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=March 14, 2020 |language=en |date=February 25, 2019}} MkLeo was the top seed at Frostbite and was at the time considered the best Ultimate player in the world. Tweek was seen as MkLeo's main competitor for that title and one of the few people that could beat him. The finals of Frostbite 2019 became the first time that the two had played against one another in Ultimate, and Tweek's victory gave him a strong claim at being Ultimate's top player.{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Alexander |title=Frostbite focuses on Smash Ultimate with MkLeo, Dabuz and Tweek coming in strong |url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/26049286/frostbite-focuses-smash-ultimate-mkleo-dabuz-tweek-coming-strong |website=ESPN.com |language=en |date=February 21, 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Cook |first1=Kenny |title=Prediction: TSM Tweek will be the #1 Smash Ultimate player |url=https://thegamehaus.com/esports/prediction-tsm-tweek-will-be-the-1-smash-ultimate-player/2019/03/18/ |website=The Game Haus |access-date=March 15, 2020 |date=March 18, 2019}} It was also Tweek's first win at a PGRU major event. However, Tweek failed to qualify for the next major tournament, Smash Ultimate Summit, whose attendees were selected by a combination of fan vote and tournament placings. Tweek's last chance to secure an invitation was by winning Ultimate Nimbus in March, but Tweek was unable to make even semifinals of that event.{{cite web |last1=Michael |first1=Cale |title=Rogue Light takes Ultimate Nimbus and final Summit spot |url=https://dotesports.com/fgc/news/rogue-light-takes-ultimate-nimbus-and-final-summit-spot |website=Dot Esports |access-date=March 15, 2020 |date=March 4, 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Hartling |first1=Justin |title=Tweek Dominates Frostbite, Wins 1v1 and 2v2 Tournaments |url=https://www.hotspawn.com/tweek-dominates-frostbite-wins-1v1-and-2v2-tournaments/ |website=Hotspawn.com |access-date=March 15, 2020 |language=en |date=February 25, 2019}} MkLeo would go on to win Smash Ultimate Summit.

Tweek's next tournament wins came in May, where he won both Saints Gaming Live and Get On My Level 2019. Both Tweek and MkLeo had failed to win a tournament in several months (Tweek since Frostbite, Leo since Summit), and Get On My Level was considered a major tournament in the Panda Global Rankings, making Tweek's win especially important in the race to secure the top spot in the forthcoming inaugural Panda Global Rankings for Ultimate.{{cite web |last1=Tate |first1=Dylan |title=Tweek wins Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Singles at GOML 2019 |url=https://www.dailyesports.gg/tweek-wins-super-smash-bros-ultimate-singles-at-goml-2019/ |website=Daily Esports |access-date=March 15, 2020 |date=May 20, 2019 |archive-date=December 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230044834/https://www.dailyesports.gg/tweek-wins-super-smash-bros-ultimate-singles-at-goml-2019/ |url-status=dead }} These would be the last wins for Tweek during the first half of 2019; MkLeo beat Tweek in the finals of MomoCon 2019 at the end of May,{{cite web |last1=Tate |first1=Dylan |title=MkLeo wins Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Singles at MomoCon 2019 |url=https://www.dailyesports.gg/mkleo-wins-super-smash-bros-ultimate-singles-at-momocon-2019/ |website=Daily Esports |access-date=March 15, 2020 |date=May 26, 2019 |archive-date=December 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230044702/https://www.dailyesports.gg/mkleo-wins-super-smash-bros-ultimate-singles-at-momocon-2019/ |url-status=dead }} and then win CEO 2019, which Tweek did not compete in. Tweek was ranked as the 2nd best Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player in the world in the inaugural Panda Global Rankings for Ultimate, which covered the first half of 2019, behind only MkLeo. In their analysis, Panda Global noted that while Tweek was one of only a small number of people to win major tournaments in Ultimate, there were portions of the year where he seemed to struggle around which character to play. They listed his main character as Wario, with Young Link, Wolf O'Donnell, and Roy as secondary characters.{{cite web|title=Spring 2019 #PGRU: 10-1|url=https://www.redbull.com/us-en/pgru-spring-2019-10-1|last1=Moore|first1=Dominique|date=August 1, 2019|website=Red Bull|access-date=February 27, 2020}}

File:Tweek at Frostbite 2020.jpg

Throughout the second half of 2019, Tweek put on strong performances at several major tournaments, but won few of them. In July he won Low Tier City 7, a PGRU major, debuting Pokémon Trainer as his combatant.{{cite web |last1=Stenhouse |first1=Henry |title=Tweek wins Smash Ultimate at Low Tier City 7 with Pokemon Trainer |url=https://ag.hyperxgaming.com/article/8036/tweek-wins-smash-ultimate-at-low-tier-city-with-pokemon-trainer |website=AllGamers |publisher=HyperX |access-date=March 15, 2020 |language=en |date=July 15, 2019}} He made Pokémon Trainer his main character for the remainder of the year, with Wario and Joker as his secondaries.{{cite web|title=Fall 2019 #PGRU: 10-1|url=https://www.redbull.com/us-en/pgru-fall-2019-10-1|last1=Poehlman|first1=Alessandero|date=January 23, 2020|website=Red Bull|access-date=February 29, 2020}} In August he took second at Evo 2019, falling to MkLeo. Evo 2019 was the largest tournament by number of participants in Smash Bros. franchise history.{{cite web |last1=Fanelli |first1=Jason |title='Smash Bros.' Evo Record, 'Fortnite's' New Frontier |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/esports-arena-smash-bros-evo-record-fortnites-new-frontier-1229831 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=March 15, 2020 |language=en |date=August 7, 2019}} Over the rest of the year, he took second and third at two other premier tournaments, 2GG: Kongo Saga and Super Smash Con 2019, respectively, and won a minor tournament, Return to Yoshi's Island.{{cite web |last1=Kelly |first1=Michael |title=The Biggest Storylines to Watch at Kongo Saga |url=https://picksandbans.net/2019/12/07/the-biggest-storylines-to-watch-at-kongo-saga/ |website=Picks and Bans |access-date=March 15, 2020 |language=en |date=December 7, 2019}} However, his other results over this period were less strong, falling inside the top 8 but outside the top 4 in Shine 2019, Glitch 7, and Big House 9, and being eliminated in the first round of the 16-person invitational tournament Smash Ultimate Summit 2. At that event, he fell to fellow TSM player Leffen, with both players using Pokémon Trainer as their combatant.{{cite web |last1=Gordon |first1=Justin |title=Leffen vs. Tweek set at Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Summit 2 was an amazing display of the Pokémon Trainer |url=https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2019/oct/27/leffen-vs-tweek-set-super-smash-bros-ultimate-summit-2-was-amazing-display-pokemon-trainer/ |website=EventHubs |access-date=March 15, 2020 |language=en |date=October 27, 2019}} In November, Tweek exited DreamHack Atlanta in 13th place.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} At the end of the year, Tweek fell one spot in the Panda Global Rankings to third, behind MkLeo and Ezra "Samsora" Morris.

In the first major tournament of 2020, Let's Make Big Moves, Tweek exited tied for 25th. However, later that month, he would win Glitch 8, his first win at a PGRU major tournament since July 2019.{{cite web |last1=Tate |first1=Dylan |title=Tweek wins Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Singles at Glitch 8 - Missingno |url=https://www.dailyesports.gg/tweek-wins-super-smash-bros-ultimate-singles-at-glitch-8-missingno/ |website=Daily Esports |access-date=March 15, 2020 |date=January 20, 2020 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308105539/https://www.dailyesports.gg/tweek-wins-super-smash-bros-ultimate-singles-at-glitch-8-missingno/ |url-status=dead }} At the end of the month, Tweek tied for 9th place at Genesis 7;{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Nicholas |title=Genesis 7 results |url=https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2020/jan/23/genesis-7-results/ |website=EventHubs |access-date=March 15, 2020 |language=en |date=January 23, 2020}} the following month, Tweek would take third at Frostbite 2020, falling to MkLeo in the semifinals.{{cite web |last1=Michael |first1=Cale |title=MkLeo sweeps Maister, wins Frostbite 2020 using Byleth |url=https://dotesports.com/fgc/news/mkleo-sweeps-maister-wins-frostbite-2020-using-byleth |website=Dot Esports |access-date=March 15, 2020 |date=February 24, 2020}} Frostbite was Tweek's last event before Panda Global Rankings suspended the 2020 competitive season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |last1=Michael |first1=Cale |title=Super Smash Bros. PGR season to be frozen due to coronavirus and travel concerns |url=https://dotesports.com/fgc/news/super-smash-bros-pgr-season-to-be-frozen-due-to-coronavirus-and-travel-concerns |website=Dot Esports |access-date=March 15, 2020 |date=March 12, 2020}}

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the tournaments scheduled for the first half of 2020 were cancelled or moved online. At the end of April, Tweek failed to make the top 50 at Pound Online.{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Nicholas |title=The Quarantine Series — Pound Online results |url=https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2020/apr/25/quarantine-series-pound-online-live-stream-ft-mkleo-hungrybox-nairo-dabuz-kola-bestness-glutonny-sparg0-tweek-zain-plup-and-more/ |website=EventHubs |access-date=4 June 2020 |language=en |date=25 April 2020}} Weeks later, however, he took 2nd out of 8,192 participants at the Hungrybox-organized The Box tournament.{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Nicholas |title=The Box results |url=https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2020/may/09/box-results/ |website=EventHubs |access-date=4 June 2020 |language=en |date=9 May 2020}}

In August 2021, Tweek won in Smash Ultimate Summit 3 after beating MkLeo 3-0 twice using Diddy Kong, preventing MkLeo from winning his third Summit title in a row.{{Cite web |last=Michael |first=Cale |date=30 August 2021 |title=Tweek sweeps MkLeo twice to win Smash Ultimate Summit 3 |url=https://dotesports.com/fgc/news/tweek-sweeps-mkleo-twice-to-win-smash-ultimate-summit-3 |website=Dot Esports}} They met again in the Grand Finals of Riptide 2021, where MkLeo came out on top. Tweek wouldn't make it to Grand Finals at a major tournament for the rest of 2021. He fell at 9th place at Low Tide City 2021, where he was knocked out of Losers' Bracket by Alexis "Goblin" Stennett, one of the few players to have a perfect winning record against Tweek.{{Cite web |last=Tate |first=Dylan |date=4 October 2021 |title=Four takeaways from Low Tide City 2021 Smash Ultimate Singles |url=https://upcomer.com/four-takeaways-from-low-tide-city-2021-smash-ultimate-singles |access-date=14 May 2022 |website=Upcomer}} He placed 3rd at Port Priority 6, losing to Edgar "Sparg0" Valdez in Losers' Finals,{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Nicholas |date=31 October 2021 |title=Port Priority 6 results |url=https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2021/oct/30/port-priority-6-results/ |access-date=14 May 2022 |website=EventHubs}} and 5th at Mainstage 2021.{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Nicholas |date=14 November 2021 |title=Mainstage 2021 results |url=https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2021/nov/12/mainstage-2021-results/ |access-date=14 May 2022 |website=EventHubs}} He placed 17th at the Smash World Tour Championships in December, the last major tournament of the year, where he was defeated by Dominican player Carlos "Sonix" Pérez.

In 2022, Tweek placed 5th at the Smash Ultimate Summit 4 invitational. He was defeated by Japanese player Naoto "ProtoBanham" Tsuji, who subsequently knocked MkLeo out of the tournament as well.{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Robert |date=7 March 2022 |title=Storylines From Smash Ultimate Summit 4: Featuring Sparg0at |url=https://www.pgstats.com/articles/storylines-from-smash-ultimate-summit-4-featuring-sparg0at |access-date=14 May 2022 |website=PGstats}} At Collision 2022 in March, Tweek defeated MkLeo in Losers' Finals for the first time since Ultimate Summit 3, though he fell to Sparg0 in Grand Finals. This reaffirmed the perception of Tweek as one of the best in the world, alongside MkLeo and Sparg0.{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Robert |date=15 March 2022 |title=Collision Recap Featuring Sparg0, Riddles, Stocktaker69 |url=https://www.pgstats.com/articles/collision-recap-featuring-sparg0-riddles-stocktaker69 |access-date=14 May 2022 |website=PGstats}} A month later, though, he placed 33rd at premiere tournament Genesis 8.{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Nicholas |date=17 April 2022 |title=Genesis 8 results |url=https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2022/apr/15/genesis-8-results/ |access-date=14 May 2022 |website=EventHubs}}

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