Ranking season has begun for competitive Super Smash Bros. players. Ultimate’s ranking system, the PGRU, has just concluded its reveals for the fall 2019 season. The PGRU is determined by an algorithm that rates players based on their wins, losses, and tournament placements. As it turns out, the upcoming spring 2020 season will see a revamped ranking system for Smash Ultimate.
The Fall 2019 PGRU season lasted from July 13 to Dec. 15. Reveals of the rankings began on Jan. 13 and concluded on Jan. 23. The rankings also included an honorable mentions list, known as Area 51. Smash Ultimate’s top 50 players are as follows:
- Leonardo “MkLeo” Perez
- Ezra Samsora Morris
- Gavin “Tweek” Dempsey
- Nairoby “Nairo” Quezada
- Tyler “Marss” Martins
- Enrique “Maister” Hernández Solís
- Sota “Zackray” Okada
- William “Glutonny” Belaid
- Samuel “Dabuz” Buzby
- Paris “Light” Ramirez
- Takuto “Kameme” Ono
- Takuma “Tea” Hirooka
- Shuto “Shuton” Moriya
- Eric “ESAM” Lew
- Isami “T” Ikeda
- Kengo “KEN” Suzuki
- Ishiguro “Raito” Tetsuya
- Shintaro “Kuro” Kakihara
- “ProtoBanham”
- Chris “WaDi” Boston
- “Lea”
- Rasheen “Dark Wizzy” Rose
- Brian “Cosmos” Kalu
- Yuta “Abadango” Kawamura
- Seisuke “Kome” Komeda
- Toshimasa “Choco” Hayakawa
- Yuta “Nietono” Uejima
- David “LeoN” Leon
- Gakuto “Gackt” Ito
- Saleem “Salem” Young
- Raffi “Raffi-X” Azar
- Matt “Elegant” Fitzpatrick
- Eric “Pandarian” Lund
- Yuki “Etsuji” Kajihara
- Shimizu “Umeki” Masaki
- Nicko Bonilla
- Nicholas “Ned” Dovel
- James “VoiD” Makekau-Tyson
- Luis “Lui$” Ocegurea
- Andrew “ScAtt” Huntley
- Eita “HIKARU” Hoshi
- Alexis “Goblin” Stennett
- Spencer “BestNess” Garner
- Ramin “Mr. R” Delshad
- Randy “RFang” Fang
- Kolawole “Kola” Aideyan
- Michael “Riddles” Kim
- Noriyuki Kirihara
- Dawson “Big D” Perron
- “Ron”
Area 51:
- Seima “Eim” Tomonoh
- William “Leffen” Hjelte
- Robert “Myran” Herrin
- Carrington “Wrath” Osborne
- Yatiyaña “yeti” Schaper
Fall 2019 PGRU
MkLeo staked his claim as No. 1 in the world in an even more dominant fashion than the previous season. His consistency was remarkable. He placed 1st at almost every tournament he entered, with his lowest placing all season being 2nd place. Going into the 2020 season, MkLeo remains the person to overthrow.
Though only moving up two spaces, Samsora had one of the most difficult climbs up the Fall 2019 PGRU ranks. He can now boast his status as the No. 2 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player in the world. In addition, Samsora is one of only four players who won an S-tier this season. The others were MkLeo (who won three), Nairo, and Zackray (the latter two of whom won one each).
By far the highest climb up the rankings was that of Maister. The Mexican Mr. Game & Watch main went from completely unranked to No. 6 in the world. In the Fall 2019 PGRU season, he earned wins over the likes of Samsora, Zackray, and Light. In contrast, Myran had the largest drop (barring the since-banned Elliot “Ally” Carroza-Oyarce), falling 38 spots.
The Fall 2019 PGRU notably saw dramatic rises for many Japanese players. In fact, this was the most international PGR ever, featuring 26 players from outside of the United States. These players represented Japan, Mexico, Canada, France, and the Netherlands. Area 51 adds two more international players into the mix, including a representative from Sweden.
Though he fell short of the top 50, Leffen’s appearance in Area 51 is still quite noteworthy. Leffen is the first player to appear on the PGRU while being primarily known for his competition in Melee. In Ultimate, he boasts wins over the likes of Tweek, Maister, and Salem.
