The PMRank 2019 has ranked the top 50 Project M players in the world. The PMRank staff revealed the rankings in Smashboards articles from Jan. 26 – Feb. 6.
Many factors have threatened the existence of Project M’s competitive community. Notably, Nintendo partnerships often preclude this Super Smash Bros. Brawl mod from appearing at major tournaments.
Even so, Project M’s community has continued to exist, hosting multiple major events throughout 2019. Specifically, the 2019 release of Project+, the newest version of the mod, has helped to revitalize the competitive scene.
Here is the PMRank 2019:
- Malachi Covington
- Xayya “ThundeRzReiGN” Thammavongsa
- Michael “techboy” Lenielewski
- Raseen “BaconPancakes” Khan
- Kevin “The Doctor” Ascate
- Joshua “Morsecode762” Morse
- Kyle “Switch” Carlon
- Peter “Pikmon” Woodworth
- Brad “Rongunshu” Sanderson
- Evan “Sothe” Cunningham
- Tony “Drugfreechu” Rolens
- Kyle “Kycse” Carrero
- Jacob “Dirtboy” Smith
- Zack “Flarp” Gordon
- Parker “Boringman” Boring
- Will “Twisty” Gomez
- Luke “Yung Quaff” Ferris
- Connor Remington
- Shahid “Fearless” Jivani
- Correy “Bubbles” Pearlman
- Eric “Sneez” Stanton
- Dimitri “Poilu” Poitiers
- Thomas “Silver” Manning
- Chris “ORLY” Brittain
- Spencer “Mr. Watch & Learn” McLaughlin
- Noah “Nogh” Sundook
- Ivan “Ivayne” Castaneda
- Nick “Flipp” Filippides
- Giovanny “ilovebagelz” Garcia
- Mickey “Tealz” Coates
- Alex “HyperFlame” Mireles
- Paul “Motobug” Canavan
- Cristian “Narq” Claros
- Wilder “Wyld” Cusick
- Jake “Nezergy” Maldonado
- Jack “Godtouch” Moore
- Jason “Captain Birdman” Erdman
- Jake “American Bowser” Land
- Matt “Cloudburst” Nichols
- Ryan “Sabre” Weinberg
- Justin “Arsenals” Hampton
- Manny “Dumshiny” Carillo
- Edward “Wfycat” Ayala
- Rayjay “Ca$ino Wolf” Adger
- Blake “Ripple” Catsby
- Brennan “FlashingFire” Connolly
- Joseph “Qtip” Hallowell
- Altan “altan” Türkoğlu
- Anthony Cardenas
- Leo “Comb” Curran
The Edge of Glory (Honorable Mentions):
- Christopher “~CP9~” Williams
- Dan “Grzly” Grizzly
- “LSDX”
Breaking down the PMRank 2019
Malachi has finished as the best player in the world for the first time since the PMRank’s inception in 2016. His PMRank 2019 season included gold-medal finishes at Smash’N’Splash 5, Blacklisted 5, and Resting Stitch Face 2. Malachi had wins over the likes of ThundeRzReiGN, techboy, The Doctor, Switch, Rongunshu, Sothe, Kysce, and Sneez in 2019.
One of Project M’s perennial best players, ThundeRzReign, once again had an outstanding year. He earned four tournament victories last year, placing 1st at Poi Poundaz 2, Neon Genesix Evangelion, Low Tier City 7, and The Encore. ThundeRzReiGN has also started 2020 on the right foot, winning Neon Genesept Evangelion. There, he defeated The Doctor and Ivayne.
Morsecode762 is particularly notable for his success in both Project M and Super Smash Bros. Melee. He is No. 6 in the world for PM and No. 44 in the world for Melee. Notably, he mains Samus in both games.
Connor was the highest-ranked player to make his top 50 debut on the PMRank 2019. His best performance was at Blacklisted 5. There, Connor beat ThundeRzReiGN and Pikmon en route to 5th place. Of returning players, Yung Quaff made the greatest leap, climbing 27 places.
The biggest drop-off from the PMRank 2018 obviously goes to Jonathan Sosa. Despite being the former No. 1 player, Sosa was completely inactive throughout the PMRank 2019 season. Of the active players, Flipp suffered the biggest drop-off, falling 19 places.
