Here at Inven Global, we’ve been putting together our Smash Awards for 2021, and it’s fair to say that doing the “best of 2021” was a bit of a treat this year. Melee is a game that always produces a few bangers, but with record-breaking prize pools and the incredible return to LAN we had this year, it’s been exceptional — even by some already exceptional standards. Of course there are some standouts that will stick in the mind, but a quick trip down memory lane reveals that 2021 was actually pretty stacked, with the end-of-year LAN run producing a fair few classics in a short period of time. G…