Editing SSBMRank 2023

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{{Infobox Ranking
|image          = 
|period         = December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023
|region         = Global
|game           = ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|producer       = {{Team|Melee Stats}}
}}
The '''SSBMRank 2023''' lists the world's top 100 ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' players in 2023 as compiled by [[Melee Stats]]. The rankings were announced in a series of articles published by [[start.gg]] from January 15th-26th, 2024.

For the first time in ''Smash'' history, the #1 player was not decided by the panelists, but instead was decided by a [[Tournament:The Match|special exhibition]] between {{Sm|Zain}} and {{Sm|Cody Schwab}}, with Cody ultimately winning.

==Methodology==
29 people, such as top players, tournament organizers, writers, and analysts were chosen to be panelists for this edition of [[SSBMRank]]. The panelists were asked to rank each ballot-eligible player based on their quality of results from December 19th, 2022 to December 17th, 2023 with a value between 1 and 120, and then each player’s rating was aggregated to a single value based on their distribution of votes.

===Panelists===
'''Alberta''' (1) - {{Sm|Zedreo}} <br>
'''California''' (4) - {{Sm|Ambisinister}}, {{Sm|Jackzilla}}, {{Sm|s-f}}, {{Sm|salami}} <br>
'''Florida''' (2) - {{Sm|Equilateral}}, {{Sm|Quadae}} <br>
'''Georgia''' (1) - {{Sm|Wills}} <br>
'''Germany''' (1) - {{Sm|Nicki}} <br>
'''Illinois''' (1) - {{Sm|Unsure}} <br>
'''Indiana''' (2) - {{Sm|meleesadposts}}, {{Sm|Seal}} <br>
'''Massachusetts''' (1) - {{Sm|EdwinBudding}}<br>
'''Missouri''' (1) - {{Sm|Gaz!}} <br>
'''Netherlands''' (2) - {{Sm|Noxxa}}, {{Sm|Nuckels}} <br>
'''New England''' (1) - {{Sm|Gtown_Tom}} <br>
'''New York''' (1) - {{Sm|DarkGenex}} <br>
'''North Carolina''' (1) - {{Sm|Dilly-Jo}} <br>
'''Nova Scotia''' (1) - {{Sm|NSFrog}} <br>
'''Oklahoma''' (1) - {{Sm|JCloud}} <br>
'''Pennsylvania''' (2) - {{Sm|Dawson}}, {{Sm|GimmeDatWheat}} <br>
'''Texas''' (1) - {{Sm|Tuesday}} <br>
'''United Kingdom''' (1) - {{Sm|10QuidShoes}} <br>
'''Virginia''' (2) - {{Sm|Jorge}}, {{Sm|Redd}} <br>
'''Washington''' (2) - {{Sm|Hufff}}, {{Sm|Silvi}}

==Rankings==
[[File:SSBMRank2023Card.png|thumb|500px|{{Sm|Cody Schwab}}'s player card]]
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Smasher!!Previous rank!!Movement!!Character(s)!!Rating
{{PowerRankingsRow| 1|Cody Schwab            | 4|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=100.00}}
{{PowerRankingsRow| 2|Zain                   | 1|{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}<!--Do not add Roy, as he was not listed alongside Zain on the rankings-->|USA|score=99.31}}
{{PowerRankingsRow| 3|Jmook                  | 6|{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=98.54}}
{{PowerRankingsRow| 4|moky                   |13|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|Canada|score=97.73}}
{{PowerRankingsRow| 5|Plup                   | 8|{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=96.68}}
{{PowerRankingsRow| 6|aMSa                   | 2|{{Head|Yoshi|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|Japan|score=95.60}}
{{PowerRankingsRow| 7|Hungrybox              | 5|{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=94.96}}
{{PowerRankingsRow| 8|Mang0                  | 3|{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Dr. Mario|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=94.44}}
{{PowerRankingsRow| 9|Wizzrobe               |17|{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=93.43}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|10|Aklo                   |16|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Link|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=92.88}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|11|KoDoRiN                |12|{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=92.09}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|12|lloD                   |11|{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=91.39}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|13|Trif                   |38|{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|Spain|score=89.88}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|14|Salt                   |31|{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=89.74}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|15|Zuppy                  |35|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|Canada|score=89.05}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|16|S2J                    |15|{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=88.50}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|17|Magi                   |25|{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=87.45}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|18|Morsecode762           | -|{{Head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=86.87}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|19|Joshman                |19|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|Australia|score=86.82}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|20|Polish                 |23|{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=85.40}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|21|Axe                    |10|{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Young Link|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=84.90}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|22|Zamu                   |32|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=84.01}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|23|Soonsay                |22|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|Canada|score=83.26}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|24|Spark                  |29|{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=82.38}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|25|Chem                   |66|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=81.66}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|26|Ginger                 |21|{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=81.10}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|27|SFOP                   |26|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=80.40}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|28|Fiction                |14|{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=80.11}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|29|SDJ                    |62|{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=77.48}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|30|Ben                    |59|{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=77.37}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|31|Krudo                  |24|{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=76.96}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|32|Panda                  |54|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|location=Florida|USA|score=76.55}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|33|Swift                  |40|{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=75.14}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|34|KJH                    |65|{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=74.28}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|35|Ossify                 | -|{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=74.23}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|36|Bbatts                 |58|{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=74.03}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|37|n0ne                   |18|{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|Canada|score=72.10}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|38|Faust                  | -|{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|Canada|score=71.76}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|39|Khalid                 |86|{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=71.73}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|40|Junebug                | -|{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=71.50}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|41|Skerzo                 |39|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=70.02}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|42|MOF                    | -|{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=68.38}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|43|Flash                  | -|{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=68.29|location=Ohio}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|44|Mekk                   |36|{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=66.63}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|45|Shroomed               | -|{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=65.77}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|46|CPU0                   | -|{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=65.18}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|47|Frenzy                 |47|{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|UK|score=64.83}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|48|Sirmeris               |79|{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=63.42}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|49|Khryke                 |72|{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=63.07}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|50|Gahtzu                 |74|{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=62.83}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|51|Matteo                 |100|{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|Canada|score=61.58}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|52|Colbol                 |56|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=61.18}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|53|Drephen                |76|{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=59.82}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|54|Eddy Mexico            |52|{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|Mexico|score=59.56}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|55|TheRealThing           |87|{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=59.35}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|56|Azel                   |50|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=59.20}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|57|billybopeep            | -|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=58.94}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|58|KoopaTroopa895         | -|{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=56.79}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|59|Lunar Dusk             |48|{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|Canada|score=56.51}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|60|Smash Papi             |44|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|Mexico|score=55.78}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|61|Palpa                  |77|{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=55.23}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|62|Jflex                  |37|{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=54.68}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|63|Lucky                  |28|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=53.07}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|64|Grab                   |67|{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=51.95}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|65|Kevin Maples           |92|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=51.75}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|66|shabo                  |101|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=51.60}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|67|LAVITZ-01              | -|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=50.49}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|68|Panko                  |75|{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=50.07}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|69|Kürv                   |57|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=49.16}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|70|Free Palestine         |94|{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=48.77}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|71|TheSWOOPER             |33|{{Head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=48.34}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|72|Professor Pro          |49|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|United Kingdom|score=46.74}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|73|mvlvchi                | -|{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=46.31}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|74|Kalvar                 |80|{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=45.92}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|75|Mot$                   |68|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=45.26}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|76|Voo                    |93|{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=44.48}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|77|ckyulmiqnudaetr        | -|{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=44.13}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|78|null                   |30|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=43.90}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|79|essy                   |82|{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=42.97}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|80|Asashi                 | -|{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=42.15}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|81|Preeminent             | -|{{head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=40.41}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|82|Dawson                 |71|{{head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=39.17}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|83|Stiv                   | -|{{head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=39.14}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|84|Chango                 | -|{{head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=37.89}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|85|prof                   | -|{{head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=37.19}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|86|Wevans                 |85|{{head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=35.70}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|87|Lowercase hero         | -|{{head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=35.39}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|88|Slowking               |90|{{head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=35.11}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|89|Fishbait               | -|{{head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=33.94}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|90|Akir                   | -|{{head|Donkey Kong|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=33.29}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|91|Squid                  | -|{{head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|Canada|score=31.80}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|92|404Cray                |89|{{head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=31.47}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|93|Franz                  |45|{{head|Dr. Mario|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=30.99}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|94|Jah Ridin'             | -|{{head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|Switzerland|score=30.81}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|95|Egg$                   | -|{{head|Yoshi|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{head|Link|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|Canada|score=30.56}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|96|nut                    |99|{{head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=29.90}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|97|Zeo                    | -|{{head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=28.13}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|98|Umarth                 |88|{{head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=27.89}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|99|Ralph                  |55|{{head|Pikachu|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=26.49}}
{{PowerRankingsRow|100|K8A                   | -|{{head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA|score=26.08}}
|}

===Mr. 101===
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Smasher!!Previous rank!!Movement!!Character(s)!!Rating
{{PowerRankingsRow|101|Justus             |  -| {{head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|USA| -|score= —}}
|}

===Honorable Mentions===
The following player had the attendance requirements to be ranked but was abstained on by most panelists, with the panelists that did vote for him putting him in top 10.

*{{Sm|Leffen|Sweden|c1=Fox|c2=Sheik|g=SSBM}}

==Trivia==
*This year-long global ''Melee'' ranking featured a number of character-specific firsts:
**{{Sm|Egg$}} became the first {{SSBM|Yoshi}} player other than {{Sm|aMSa}} to be ranked on a year-long global ''Melee'' ranking since {{Sm|nebbii}} on the [[2018 MPGR]], as well as the first Yoshi player from North America to do so.
***Egg$ is also the third {{SSBM|Link}} [[secondary]] to make a yearly Top  100 [[SSBMRank]] since its inception, after {{Sm|Lord HDL}} in 2014 and {{Sm|Aklo}} in 2022.
**{{Sm|Morsecode762}} became the first solo {{SSBM|Samus}} player to be ranked within the Top 20 on a year-long global ''Melee'' ranking since {{Sm|Duck}} on the [[2018 MPGR]].
**This is the first year-long global ''Melee'' ranking to feature not only one, but three {{SSBM|Donkey Kong}} players ({{Sm|Junebug}}, {{Sm|ckyulmiqnudaetr}}, and {{Sm|Akir}}).
**This is the first year-long global ''Melee'' ranking to feature two {{SSBM|Link}} players ({{Sm|Aklo}} and Egg$), as well as Link player within the Top 10 (Aklo).
**{{Sm|Mekk}} became the first solo {{SSBM|Ganondorf}} player to be ranked within the Top 50 since {{Sm|Kage}} on the [[SSBMRank 2017]].
**{{Sm|Cody Schwab}} became the first number 1-ranked player on a year-long global ''Melee'' ranking to be ranked with solo {{SSBM|Fox}}.
*This is the first year where {{Sm|ChuDat}}, {{Sm|SFAT}}, and {{Sm|Leffen}} did not appear on a year-long global ''Melee'' ranking. The first two did not meet activity requirements to be listed on the ballot, and the majority of panelists abstained on ranking Leffen due to him not attending any events in the latter half of 2023.
**This also makes Leffen the first player to win a major without receiving an end-of-year ranking in the same ranking period.
*{{Sm|Jah Ridin'}} became the first Swiss player to be ranked on a year-long global ''Melee'' ranking.
*Cody Schwab became the first rank 1 player without a [[sponsor]] since {{Sm|Mango}} on the [[SSBMRank 2013]].

==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/StartGG/status/1744433922908311757 Twitter Announcement]
*[https://blog.start.gg/ssbmrank-2023-1df805228afe SSBMRank 2023]
*[https://twitter.com/StartGG/status/1745883832656486668 Mr. 101]
*SSBMRank 2023 on start.gg: [https://blog.start.gg/ssbmrank-2023-100-91-77ea1d8ccc4f 100-91], [https://blog.start.gg/ssbmrank-2023-90-81-c0a546182aca 90-81], [https://blog.start.gg/ssbmrank-2023-80-71-81edbff56c30 80-71], [https://blog.start.gg/ssbmrank-2023-70-61-17e136d814b3 70-61], [https://blog.start.gg/ssbmrank-2023-60-51-ba2e43f370a1 60-51], [https://blog.start.gg/ssbmrank-2023-50-41-1095505868ba 50-41], [https://blog.start.gg/ssbmrank-2023-40-31-5a793f138152 40-31], [https://blog.start.gg/ssbmrank-2023-30-21-0e75cd96faa2 30-21], [https://blog.start.gg/ssbmrank-2023-20-11-740e39c122c7 20-11], [https://blog.start.gg/ssbmrank-2023-the-top-ten-edc11e776c6c 10-1]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRjRdrX0iFU SSBMRank 2023 Top 10 on YouTube]

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