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.

#MPGR2018 No. 60: Drephen © Jeff M. (@Delta52_) via https://www.flickr.com/photos/144847199@N02/albums

Rating: 51.6 | SSBMRank2017: 68

•With wins over Slox, KJH, and Kalvar, took 4th at The Gang Hosts a Melee Tournament

•Finished 17th at Evo 2018 with victories over Smashdaddy and Uncle Mojo

•Placed 25th at Shine 2018, taking sets over Ginger and Boyd

•Took 3rd at Smashadelphia 2018, where he double eliminated Junebug

•Maintained #1 on the Columbus Power Rankings

Written by: Jack McDonald | Edited by: Darren Lynch

#MPGR2018 No. 59: Darktooth © phphotography.org (@PRINCESSHYRUIE)

Rating: 51.9 | SSBMRank2017: 88

•Placed 17th at Super Smash Con 2018, with wins over Amsah, 42nd, and Kalvar

•Finshed 25th at Evo 2018, upsetting KJH

•Took sets over ChuDat and Zamu to get 25th at Shine 2018

•Defeated Slox, and Captain Smuckers to place 4th at Apollo XIII

•Currently ranked 5th on the New York City Power Rankings

Written by: Benji Spetter-Goldstein | Edited by: Darren Lynch

#MPGR2018 No. 58: Ka-Master © Bekah Wong (@alonelychime)

Rating: 52.1 | SSBMRank2017: 62

•Defeated Fiction, Stango, Rocky, and Ralph to make top 8 at Don't Park On The Grass 2018

•With wins over Westballz and Tai, achieved 13th place at Flatiron 3

•Double eliminated Rocky and took sets from HugS and NMW to finish 2nd at Bridgetown Blitz 3

•Took 5th at Emerald City 7, where he defeated Moky

•Currently 2nd on the Washington Power Rankings

Written by: Alex Lee | Edited by: Darren Lynch

#MPGR2018 No. 57: Overtriforce © Philipp "Liva" Bürkner (@GeekyGoonSquad)

Rating: 53.1 | SSBMRank2017: 60

•Took sets off Rishi, Junebug, and Slox to place 5th at OMEGA II

•Defeated La Luna and finished 25th at Evo 2018

•Took 3rd at Valhalla with two wins over Trif and one over Android

•Ranked 7th on the Spring 2018 European Power Rankings

Written by: Darren Lynch | Edited by: Dylan Tate

#MPGR2018 No. 56: Professor Pro © Philipp "Liva" Bürkner (@GeekyGoonSquad)

Rating: 57.3 | SSBMRank2017: 41

•Defeated S2J and Trif to finish 2nd at Schism 2

•Eliminated Trif, Overtriforce, and ChuDat en route to 2nd place at Superbou 2

•Took sets off MilkMan and Moky to for another 2nd at Bridgetown Hyper Blitz

•Maintained his position as #1 on the United Kingdom Power Rankings

Written by: Darren Lynch | Edited by: Dylan Tate

#MPGR2018 No. 55: Jerry © Winston Zhou (@zhouphoto)

Rating: 58.8 | SSBMRank2017: 83

•Upset both Ice and SFAT at Super Smash Con 2018, where he took 17th place

•Defeated Swedish Delight and Rishi to make top 8 at Smash Valley: Lucky #7

•Placed 25th at Shine 2018 with a win over Rocky

•Ranked 5th on Summer 2018 MD/VA Power Rankings with local wins over players such as Zain, lloD, and ChuDat

Written by: Dylan Tate | Edited by: Darren Lynch

#MPGR2018 No. 54: Squid © Todd Gutierrez (@TGphoto_)

Rating: 58.9 | SSBMRank2017: 58

•Defeated Westballz, Bananas, Captain Faceroll, and Ka-Master at GameTyrant Expo 2018, where he finished 5th

•Bested Bananas and Iceman to place 13th at Don’t Park on the Grass 2018

•Achieved 10th on the Socal Spring-Summer Power Rankings with sets over SFAT, Lucky, ARMY, HugS, MikeHaze, and Captain Faceroll

Written by: Darren Lynch | Edited by: Andrew Nestico

#MPGR2018 No. 53: Spark © Thomas Tischio (@tischphotos)

Rating: 59.2 | SSBMRank2017: 61

•Defeated Shroomed and Overtriforce to place 17th at The Big House 8

•Beat HugS to finish 13th at The Even Bigger Balc

•Upset Westballz at Flatiron 3 en route to 17th

•Additional wins over n0ne, Fiction, Kalamazhu, Squid, Michael, and Ginger

•4th on the most recent Norcal Power Rankings

Written by: Darren Lynch | Edited by: Dylan Tate

#MPGR2018 No. 52: Moky © Bekah Wong (@alonelychime)

Rating: 60.2 | SSBMRank2017: 96

•Placed 9th at Get On My Level 2018, taking a set off of Ice

•Defeated n0ne, FatGoku, and nebbii to place 3rd at Bridgetown Hyper Blitz

•Finished 4th at Canada Cup 2018, where he double eliminated Hax

•Rank #2 on the most recent Ontario Power Rankings

Written by: Darren Lynch | Edited by: Dylan Tate

#MPGR2018 No. 51: Rocky © Thomas Tischio (@tischphotos)

Rating: 60.7 | SSBMRank2017: 82

•Took sets from SFAT, Spark, and NMW at Don’t Park on the Grass 2018, where he finished 13th

•Defeated La Luna and Darkatma en route to 7th at Nood Noods Noods: Oakland Edition

•Beat Bladewise, FatGoku, and NMW to place 3rd at Bridgetown Blitz 3

•Currently ranked 3rd on the Norcal Power Rankings

Written by: Darren Lynch | Edited by: Dylan Tate

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