In poker tournaments there is a bubble player, the last person who misses the pay day. In the NFL Draft, the last player drafted is known as 'Mr. Irrelevant'. There are many names for it, but there is always has to be the unfortunate fellow who misses the cut by *that much.*

So this year, PGstats is bringing back a segment that was last seen in 2016 and celebrating its very own bubble boy — or as we call him, Mr. 101.

#MPGR2018 No. 101: Free Palestine © Bekah Wong (@alonelychime)

Rating: 22.7 | SSBMRank2017: N/A

•Defeated Bladewise to place 17th at The Mang0: Homecoming

•Finished 5th at Smashadelphia 2018 with a win over Stango

•Took a set off Ka-Master at The Big House 8, where he ended 65th

•Placed 25th at Don't Park On The Grass and bested Smashdaddy

•Achieved 2nd on the Summer 2018 Columbus Power Rankings

Written by: Jack McDonald | Edited by: Nicole Bennett

PGstats is proud to present the latest Melee ranking, #MPGR2018, in concert with Red Bull! The #MPGR2018 ranking season spans the end of 2017 (after the Holiday Bash Smash Invitational) to December 16, 2018 (Don’t Park on the Grass 2018)

PGstats has asked 43 top players, community leaders, tournament organizers, and analysts to rate the quality of play for each qualifying player during the 2018 ranking season. They were prompted with the following statement:

Based on quality and quantity of results in 2018, rate each player on a scale of 1 to 10. A tournament is held every weekend during the ranking period, and all players on the list are able to attend every event. Over the course of the season, who performs the best? You may give the benefit of the doubt to players who attended more events during the ranking period if you so choose.

Each panelist gives each player a score from 1 to 10, and the ratings are compiled into one overall average after suppressing the effect of outliers. Finally, scores were rescaled to a 1-100 rating, which is displayed under each player’s graphic.

One quick note: for the players ranked 51 through 100, we’ve changed the format of their blurbs; instead of the traditional short paragraph, these players will have highlight lists under their player cards. This lets us emphasize these players’ strengths as they move into the new year.

Administrative Team:

Head Editor and Statistician: Andrew “PracticalTAS” Nestico

Graphics: Nick “DarkDragoon” Konstantino

Fact-Checking: Brendan “GimmeDatWheat” Malone

PGstats Director: Luis “suar” Suarez