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. 100: Azel © Bekah Wong (@alonelychime)

Rating: 23.6 | SSBMRank2017: N/A

•Took sets from Ryan Ford and Professor Pro to place 25th at Don’t Park on the Grass

•Beat Medz and placed 17th at The Roast of Hugo Gonzalez

•Secured 9th at The Even Bigger Balc after defeating Bizzarro Flame in winners

•Achieved 10th on the Norcal Power Rankings, with wins over Spark, NMW, Darkatma and Ralph

Written by: Darren Lynch | Edited by: Andrew Nestico

#MPGR2018 No. 99: Morsecode762 © Jeff Mahieu (@delta52_)

Rating: 23.9 | SSBMRank2017: N/A

•3-0'd Bananas at Low Tier City 6, where he placed 13th

•Placed top 8 at the National Melee Arcadian after a 5-set losers' bracket run

•Upset Kels at The Big House 8 en route to placing 65th

•Local wins on Duck, Reeve, and PRZ

•Ranked #4 on the Michigan Power Rankings

Written by: Justin Cohen | Edited by: Andrew Nestico

#MPGR2018 No. 98: nebbii © Bekah Wong (@alonelychime)

Rating: 25.1 | SSBMRank2017: N/A

•Defeated Stango and Ralph to place 25th at Don't Park on the Grass 2018

•Beat Zamu and Iceman to place 5th at Bridgetown Hyper Blitz

•Has wins over Amsah, Professor Pro, Hax, Ka-Master, and FatGoku

•17th at Heir 5

•Ranked top 10 on the most recent European PR (Spring)

Written by: Darren Lynch | Edited by: Andrew Nestico

#MPGR2018 No. 97: Magi © Magi (@SSBMagi)

Rating: 26 | SSBMRank2017: N/A

•Defeated Blea Gelo and placed top 64 at The Big House 8

•Placed 5th at Dreamhack Austin, taking sets over Uncle Mojo and Ka-Master

•Upset La Luna and placed 17th at CEO 2018

•Took a set from Bananas at DIME 25, finishing 3rd

•Achieved #1 on the Southern Louisiana Power Rankings

Written by: Darren Lynch | Edited by: Andrew Nestico

#MPGR2018 No. 96: vortex © Maci Kazin

Rating: 26.3 | SSBMRank2017: N/A

•Finished 13th at Super Smash Con 2018 with a win over Ginger

•Defeated Ralph, Medz, and Free Palestine to place 49th at Genesis 5

•Defeated Slox to place 3rd at CT GamerCon 2

•Ranked as high as 8th on the New York City Power Rankings

Written by: Jack McDonald | Edited by: Andrew Nestico

#MPGR2018 No. 95: Iceman © Thomas Tischio (@tischphotos)

Rating: 26.7 | SSBMRank2017: 93

•Placed 4th at Emerald City 6, defeating iBDW and NMW

•Achieved 33rd at The Big House 8, defeating Reeve and Zeo

•Defeated Spark at Genesis 5, where he finished 65th

•Wins this year on Moky, Tai and nebbii

•Achieved 3rd on the Washington Power Rankings

Written by: Darren Lynch | Edited by: Andrew Nestico

#MPGR2018 No. 94: Cob © Aaron Dolgos (@batteryazid)

Rating: 26.8 | SSBMRank2017: N/A

•Placed 17th at Smash ‘N’ Splash 4, taking a set from Lucky

•Took sets over 4est and Flipsy to place 33rd at The Big House 8

•Achieved #2 on the Kentucky Power Rankings

•Placed 5th at Smashville 7, taking sets over Kels and DaShizWiz

Written by: Darren Lynch | Edited by: Andrew Nestico

#MPGR2018 No. 93: Trulliam © Ann Alonso (@arcasian)

Rating: 27.6 | SSBMRank2017: 63

•Placed 4th at Saints Gaming Live 2018, taking sets over KJH and Ginger

•Finished Top 8 at DreamHack Montreal 2018, where he defeated Legend and Zuppy

•Defeated Ryan Ford and double-eliminated Moky to win The Ryegional

•Achieved 4th on the Ontario Power Rankings

Written by: Darren Lynch | Edited by: Andrew Nestico

#MPGR2018 No. 92: MilkMan © Bekah Wong (@alonelychime)

Rating: 27.8 | SSBMRank2017: 79

•Placed 9th at Pound Underground, taking sets over ChuDat and Cool Lime

•Got 5th at Xanadu - End of an Era, taking a set from DJ Nintendo

•Local wins over Junebug, Jerry, and lloD

•Achieved #4 on the MD/VA Power Rankings

Written by: Darren Lynch | Edited by: Andrew Nestico

#MPGR2018 No. 91: TheRealThing © Thomas Tischio (@tischphotos)

Rating: 28.1 | SSBMRank2017: N/A

•4th at the National Melee Arcadian, besting Bananas, Reeve, and Cob

•Upset MikeHaze at Smash Valley VII, placing 13th

•9th at Pound Underground, taking sets off of MilkMan and Hat

•49th at The Big House 8 with a win over Ralph

Written by: Jack McDonald | Edited by: Nicole Bennett

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