Top Ice Climbers player in Smash Melee returns to big stage after year-long absence

Fans of the Ice Climbers are jumping for joy right now in the competitive Super Smash Bros. Melee scene. Hugh “SluG” Hegarty, the No. 9 ranked player in the world on the 2022 rankings, is returning to the spotlight by attending a stacked event after a year-long hiatus.

After Ludwig’s Smash Invitational in late October 2022 where SluG went on a monstrous run and placed fourth, the Ice Climbers player had almost completely disappeared from the competitive scene. On Jan. 1, he posted this cryptic gif on Twitter, hinting to everyone that he was stepping away from the competitive scene. With the exception of just two tournament appearances since the Invitational, SluG removed himself from the spotlight.

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