This is the first puzzle I made, and it’s a bit of a long one, but the logic is rather simple. Good luck, and have fun.
Difficulty: 3
SIMPLY SMASHING
The year is 21xx and the descendants of the six Smash Gods have just arrived at EVO to compete in the retro fighting game Smash 5. Tensions are high, and reporters are everywhere. Hilarity ensues. Each of the six descendants has a different main, ESports team, universal ranking, Gamecube controller color, and home country. Using only the following news headlines, match each descendant with their main, team, rank, controller color, and home country. Remember that match wins in EVO don't necessarily correspond to the universal ranking.
1) Leffeb considers switching to Hex or Torque but is rejected from both after a few missed recoveries as Raichu, his main.
2) Exclusive Interview: Why did Blockade choose Geno?
3) BREAKING NEWS: Australian eSports team website hacked by a Hex representative!
4) Sakurai decides to nerf Greninja in response to the Banjo main taking 2nd. Canada approves, since the Banjo main is the country's main rival.
5) Exclusive Interview: Famishedcrate explains why he picked his personal color over silver, black, and green and how it helped him finally move above 4th place.
6) Black Nimbus controller model released to showcase the Nimbus smasher's signature color.
7) Coalition incorporates Ridley into its logo to celebrate its competitor's main.
8) Blockade vs. P4paya: Superfluid vs. Torque (in some order) Place your bets!
9) Nimbus vs. Torque: Let's see some Midna and Raichu action! (in some order)
10) Leffeb finally makes Iceland proud by winning against the Ridley main and placing above 4th.
11) M3K found with stolen silver controller in addition to his own! Learn why he planned to destroy it to sabotage the Inkling main!
12) PPPhD bides his time in 6th place: Can he overtake Japan, currently in 5th?
13) M3K defends 1st place yet again, keeping Japan and others at bay with his orange controller!
14) P4paya has shocking victory over Banjo main using his signature cerulean controller!
15) PPPhD and 4th ranked player rejected by Coalition!
16) P4paya finally places one rank over Blockade, and Chile builds a P4paya statue to celebrate their competitor.
17) Prize money from the Swiss smasher's 1st place rank sponsorships donated to schools to fund eSports programs.