{"id":93729,"date":"2026-10-17T15:56:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T07:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=93729"},"modified":"2026-10-17T15:56:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T07:56:58","slug":"super-smash-bros-player-mew2king-banned-from-tournament-after-bug-bites-prompt-health-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=93729","title":{"rendered":"Super Smash Bros. Player Mew2King Banned From Tournament After Bug Bites Prompt Health Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Professional Super Smash Bros. player Jason \u2018Mew2King\u2019 Zimmerman has been banned from a competitive tournament after posting photos of his concerning skin condition and complaining of a bug infestation in his home.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">On the morning of October 16, 2026, Zimmerman found himself going viral due to a thread of posts he\u2019d published on Twitter\/X the day before. In the posts, he complained of suffering from swelling hands, which he attributed to either playing too much without rest or being bitten by bugs in his home.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cMy hands are slightly swollen (could be from all the SSBM Fox or from the bugs in the house that bite me each day), like pink\/red and puffy\/fatter than usual, is there a way to fix this ASAP? I&#8217;m boarding my flight to Texas now,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">25 Best Super Smash Bros. Characters<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"Here are our picks for the best Super Smash Bros. characters before the release of Ultimate.&#10;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2277167929 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">He went on to share a photo of his hand and one of his right leg, which was covered in red, painful-looking bumps that appeared to be bug bites. Zimmerman claimed that these bites happen to him \u201cevery week,\u201d and are a driving factor in his decision to move from Ohio to California.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cI had like a hundred of these on my body two months ago. Like, my entire body. This isn\u2019t even nearly the worst picture, not even close,\u201d he explained in another post. \u201cIt\u2019s all bug bites from the house. Lived like that for all year. Or recent months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Needless to say, fans were fairly concerned about Zimmerman\u2019s health and living conditions, with many theorizing that he was dealing with a bed bug infestation. Others urged him against getting on a plane or staying in a hotel, saying that he might spread the supposed bed bugs, which are known for sneaking into luggage and clothing to lay eggs at their next destination.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">Image Credits: Twitter\/X: Mew2King<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">News of Zimmerman\u2019s condition quickly spread online, prompting no end of discourse within the fighting game community \u2014 to the point where the tournament he was competing in, Xtreme Fighters Showdown, outright banned him from the event.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The tournament\u2019s CEO published a statement about the situation on Twitter\/X, alerting the public that Mew2King was no longer invited to take part in the competition as a direct result of his health issues.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cFor the safety of our event, XFS 2026, we have politely informed Mew2King he will not be able to participate or attend our event this weekend due to a self-reported health concern,\u201d the statement reads. \u201cThe health and wellbeing of our attendees is our priority. Thank you, and we\u2019ll see you this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"light\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good evening, a message from our CEO, M333:<\/p>\n<p>For the safety of our event, XFS 2026, we have politely informed Mew2King he will not able to participate or attend our event this weekend due to a self-reported health concern.<\/p>\n<p>The health and wellbeing of our attendees is our priority.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you, and we\u2019ll see you this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Xtreme Fighters Showdown (@xfshowdown) October 16, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Zimmerman has not provided any public updates after this latest development, and has since deleted all the tweets discussing his skin condition. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">This is the latest viral moment to make headlines within the competitive gaming space after pro DotA 2 player &#8217;23savage&#8217; was forced to play in front of police officers after one of his team\u2019s training camps was raided by law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">And in September, Pok\u00e9mon VGC regional champion Donghun Youm claimed that he lost a match due to his opponent&#8217;s overwhelming stench, prompting a community-wide push for players to use deodorant at tournaments.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"author-sign-off\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><span class=\"stack jsx-59817748 jsx-1927875859\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-444076027 jsx-1730475047 profile-thumb jsx-2141281959 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1\"><img alt=\"Virginia Glaze Avatar\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image profile-thumb-img jsx-249361588 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/avatars\/6a3973ecf71dd1001d20de39\/XD1zX2FT-1782150223173.jpg?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=56&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 1x, https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/avatars\/6a3973ecf71dd1001d20de39\/XD1zX2FT-1782150223173.jpg?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=56&amp;dpr=2&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 2x\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2509706801 jsx-3630940851\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"interface jsx-1132626198 sign-off-text\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Virginia (she\/her) is IGN\u2019s News Editor. 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