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 Smash World 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:"That's a half-a-million dollar tournament!"(Timestamp: 0:31)What happened behind the scenes? Ludwig explainsEssentially, 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:"Alan, the CEO and co-founder of Panda, was going around to different tournaments that were meant to be a part of the circuit, different regional organizers, and saying, 'Hey, just so you guys know, you guys are organizing an event, and it's supposed to be part of the Smash World Tour, I would not personally do that because that event is going to get shut down.'"At 7:53, he reiterated:"Alan, the CEO, was going around to event organizers and guaranteeing them the Smash World Tour was gonna fail and that it would be a mistake not to go with the people (Panda Cup) licensed by Nintendo."Smash World Tour 2022@SmashWorldTourThe upcoming Smash World Tour Championships and the entirety of the 2023 Smash World Tour must be cancelled.Full Story: medium.com/@smashworldtou…206005953The upcoming Smash World Tour Championships and the entirety of the 2023 Smash World Tour must be cancelled.Full Story: medium.com/@smashworldtou… https://t.co/GcgcgakdvpThe 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:"There is no longer a way to run Smash events unless they are licensed by Nintendo directly."Describing Dr. Alan, the streamer exclaimed (12:08):"He's almost like a video game villain who wants to tear down the world so he can rebuild it for his own cause. He sees this utopia where we have this beautiful circuit, the Panda Cup, the final one true-say where everyone will go to compete and then at the end of the year have the true Super Bowl, and no one else can compete with him..."He continued:"But the way he's doing it is by shutting down everybody else along the way, which to me is insane..."Community reactsThe gaming community has given its say in the controversial incident. Twitter has been flooded with comments from broadcasters and fans regarding the sudden cancelation of the Smash World Championship. Here are some of them:Jake Lucky@JakeSuckyOut of nowhere, Nintendo has decided to shutdown its biggest esports event of the year in the Smash World Tour Championship, without any warning. A ruling that will likely cost the Organizers hundreds of thousands of dollars6175360Out of nowhere, Nintendo has decided to shutdown its biggest esports event of the year in the Smash World Tour Championship, without any warning. A ruling that will likely cost the Organizers hundreds of thousands of dollars https://t.co/0uC1Lr8XFmJake Lucky@JakeSuckyThis comes despite the fact that the World Tour both broke viewership records for the esport entirely last year, alongside offering the largest prize pools these Smash pros have ever had a chance to compete for…91228This comes despite the fact that the World Tour both broke viewership records for the esport entirely last year, alongside offering the largest prize pools these Smash pros have ever had a chance to compete for… https://t.co/JeQ8oPUY7xJake Lucky@JakeSuckyHowever, they shed light on Panda Global and their CEO Alan who was apparently contacting individual organizers and saying Nintendo would be shutting them down, which scared many out of hosting events this year in 2022Despite him in no shape being a spokesperson for Nintendo75633However, they shed light on Panda Global and their CEO Alan who was apparently contacting individual organizers and saying Nintendo would be shutting them down, which scared many out of hosting events this year in 2022Despite him in no shape being a spokesperson for Nintendo https://t.co/EhlWWgqc67Jake Lucky@JakeSuckyThey continue to call out Panda Global’s attempts to deter other organizers from hosting events. And we’re ultimately blindsided after a constant silence from Nintendo and a misleading of what was to be originally allowed. Please read in full here: medium.com/@smashworldtou…48410They continue to call out Panda Global’s attempts to deter other organizers from hosting events. And we’re ultimately blindsided after a constant silence from Nintendo and a misleading of what was to be originally allowed. Please read in full here: medium.com/@smashworldtou… https://t.co/nT9qi8kJL1LD@LDeeepAlan spent several months basically running a protection racket telling TOs including BTS "it'd be a shame if your event got shutdown for being unlicensed" in an effort to scare them into signing onto the Cup. BTS will absolutely never participate in a circuit led by Alan. twitter.com/SmashWorldTour…Smash World Tour 2022@SmashWorldTourThe upcoming Smash World Tour Championships and the entirety of the 2023 Smash World Tour must be cancelled.Full Story: medium.com/@smashworldtou…106091770The upcoming Smash World Tour Championships and the entirety of the 2023 Smash World Tour must be cancelled.Full Story: medium.com/@smashworldtou… https://t.co/GcgcgakdvpAlan spent several months basically running a protection racket telling TOs including BTS "it'd be a shame if your event got shutdown for being unlicensed" in an effort to scare them into signing onto the Cup. BTS will absolutely never participate in a circuit led by Alan. twitter.com/SmashWorldTour…ludwig@LudwigAhgren@SmashWorldTour @DrAlanB what the heck, man8453262@SmashWorldTour @DrAlanB what the heck, manGresh@GreshGANG@SmashWorldTour two dudes trying to put on a great esports circuit for Nintendo’s most successful fighting game franchise? Can’t have that. This is awful and I hope you guys make a recovery from this228134@SmashWorldTour two dudes trying to put on a great esports circuit for Nintendo’s most successful fighting game franchise? Can’t have that. This is awful and I hope you guys make a recovery from thisIsaac Muñoz | Isucc 🇨🇱/🇦🇺@ssj_isucc@SmashWorldTour Sounds like you guys are saying Panda had some sort of involvement too5587@SmashWorldTour Sounds like you guys are saying Panda had some sort of involvement too https://t.co/dDKs4a7kQRZehal, Commandment of 🐝@ZehalZ@SmashWorldTour Everyone blaming Nintendo, it sounds like Panda is moreso to blame for this. Panda very clearly did not want this to continue and most likely gave Nintendo an ultimatum.101334@SmashWorldTour Everyone blaming Nintendo, it sounds like Panda is moreso to blame for this. Panda very clearly did not want this to continue and most likely gave Nintendo an ultimatum.Considering the huge backlash, it remains to be seen if Nintendo will reverse its decision regarding the Smash World Championship.