PGR v2
The PGR v2 lists the world's top 50 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U smashers during the period of May through December 2016, as compiled by PG Stats.
Methodology
The second list took into account results from LVL UP EXPO 2016 to 2GGT: ZeRo Saga included. Spike, juddy, and Giant were added to the PG Stats team to more accurately cover the Japanese, European, and Mexican scenes. The tournaments included were classified into tiers according to the number of ranked players attending and the number of entrants in general, with tier 1 including major events and tier 4 locals. Just like the first rankings, a heavy emphasis was put on 6 tier 1 tournaments: CEO 2016, EVO 2016, Super Smash Con 2016, The Big House 6, UGC Smash Open, and 2GGT: ZeRo Saga. The X-Factor metric made its return as well.
Panelists
The number of panelists was reduced from 48 to 30. The survey used was similar to the first one.
Tristate (7) - Tweek, Dabuz, Austy, ANTi, Gunblade, Max Ketchum, Dom
SoCal (5) - Larry Lurr, NAKAT, Keitaro, VoiD, Zan
New England (4) - Pugwest, TMPR, Rorec, suar
Europe (3) - Tetra, SilentDoom, vyQ
Midwest (2) - Zinoto, Vayseth
South (2) - CaptainZack, Samsora
Canada (2) - Toronto Joe, juddy
Maryland/Virginia (2) - EE, Tantalus
Southwest (1) - Bear
Florida (1) - ESAM
Japan (1) - Haruki
Tournaments evaluated
Bolded tournaments signify tier 1 events, and non-bolded tournaments are defined as tier 2 events by the PG Stats team.
| Tournament | Date |
|---|---|
| Battle Arena Melbourne 8 | May 13th-15th |
| LVL UP EXPO 2016 | May 14th-15th |
| Umebura 23 | May 21st |
| Get On My Level 2016 | May 20th-22nd |
| MomoCon 2016 | May 26th-29th |
| Sumabato 10 | May 29th |
| TGC 8 | June 4th |
| Midwest Mayhem 3 | June 4th |
| 2GGT: Mexico Saga | June 4th |
| KTAR XVIII | June 11th |
| Smash 'N' Splash 2 | June 11th-12th |
| Sumabato 11 | June 17th |
| Apex 2016 | June 17th-19th |
| Low Tier City 4 | June 18th-19th |
| CEO 2016 | June 24th-26th |
| WTFox 2 | July 1st-3rd |
| Neokan Party 2 | July 2nd-3rd |
| Midwest Mayhem 4 | July 9th |
| EVO 2016 | July 15th-17th |
| 2GGT: KTAR Saga | July 23rd |
| Umebura 24 | July 24th |
| Smash Factor 5 | July 29th-31st |
| Sumabato for THE BIG HOUSE | July 30th-31st |
| Clutch City Clash | August 6th-7th |
| Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th |
| Rio de Janeiro eGames Showcase 2016 | August 15th-16th |
| Umebura S.A.T. | August 20th-21st |
| Endgame | August 20th-21st |
| Sumabato 12 | August 27th |
| Shine 2016 | August 26th-28th |
| Collision XIV | September 3rd |
| Umebura 25 | September 10th |
| Syndicate 2016 | September 10th-11th |
| 2GGT: Abadango Saga | September 24th |
| Glitch 2 | September 24th-25th |
| Sumabato 13 | September 25th |
| Little Big House 2 | October 6th |
| The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th |
| Sumabato 14 | October 22nd |
| Eclipse 2 | October 21st-23rd |
| Olympus | October 28th-30th |
| Canada Cup 2016 | October 28th-30th |
| Midwest Mayhem 5 | November 5th |
| Aftershock 2016 | November 5th-6th |
| KTAR XIX | November 19th |
| Smashdown World | November 26th-27th |
| UGC Smash Open | December 2nd-4th |
| Showdown: Battle Royale | December 10th-11th |
| 2GGT: ZeRo Saga | December 16th-18th |
Champions
Rankings
| Ranking | Smasher | Previous rank | Movement | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  ZeRo |
1 | 0 | 
|
| 2 |  Ally |
6 | ▲ 4 | 
|
| 3 |  Nairo |
2 | ▼ 1 |  
|
| 4 | Dabuz |
3 | ▼ 1 |  
|
| 5 | Larry Lurr |
7 | ▲ 2 |  
|
| 6 | VoiD |
8 | ▲ 2 | 
|
| 7 |  Abadango |
5 | ▼ 2 |  
|
| 8 |  MkLeo |
19 | ▲ 11 |  
|
| 9 | ANTi |
10 | ▲ 1 |
|
| 10 |  Mr.R |
4 | ▼ 6 |
|
| 11 | Kameme |
— | — | 
|
| 12 | komorikiri |
11 | ▼ 1 | 
|
| 13 | Salem |
— | — | 
|
| 14 | Ranai |
9 | ▼ 5 | 
|
| 15 | Marss |
13 | ▼ 2 |
|
| 16 | Zinoto |
23 | ▲ 7 |
|
| 17 | Tweek |
15 | ▼ 2 |
|
| 18 | Mr.E |
— | — |
|
| 19 | KEN |
— | — |
|
| 20 | CaptainZack |
— | — |
|
| 21 | WaDi |
— | — |
|
| 22 | Hyuga |
24 | ▲ 2 | 
|
| 23 | Rich Brown |
— | — |
|
| 24 | Pink Fresh |
30 | ▲ 6 |
|
| 25 | Earth |
33 | ▲ 8 | 
|
| 26 | Mew2King |
28 | ▲ 2 |
|
| 27 | ESAM |
14 | ▼ 13 | 
|
| 28 | Fatality |
41 | ▲ 13 | 
|
| 29 | Samsora |
— | — | 
|
| 30 | 6WX |
20 | ▼ 10 |
|
| 31 | ScAtt |
43 | ▲ 12 |
|
| 32 | Dath |
— | — | 
|
| 33 | falln |
40 | ▲ 7 |
|
| 34 | Tyrant |
22 | ▼ 12 |
|
| 35 | Vinnie |
18 | ▼ 17 |
|
| 36 | Nietono |
32 | ▼ 4 |
|
| 37 | dyr |
— | — |
|
| 38 | Day |
— | — | 
|
| 39 | Pugwest |
— | — |
|
| 40 | Saj |
— | — |
|
| 41 | False |
35 | ▼ 6 | 
|
| 42 | Trela |
25 | ▼ 17 |
|
| 43 | Wrath |
— | — |
|
| 44 | Darkshad |
— | — |
|
| 45 | Locus |
— | — |
|
| 46 | Ryo |
45 | ▼ 1 |   
|
| 47 | MVD |
21 | ▼ 26 |
|
| 48 | Kirihara |
— | — |
|
| 49 | Taiheita |
— | — | 
|
| 50 | Ned |
— | — |
|
X-Factor adjusted rankings (subjective)
| Ranking | Smasher | Previous rank | Movement | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZeRo |
1 | 0 |
|
| 2 | Ally |
8 | ▲ 6 |
|
| 3 | MkLeo |
18 | ▲ 15 |
|
| 4 | Nairo |
3 | ▼ 1 |
|
| 5 | Abadango |
6 | ▲ 1 |
|
| 6 | Dabuz |
2 | ▼ 4 |
|
| 7 | Larry Lurr |
7 | 0 |
|
| 8 | ANTi |
11 | ▲ 3 |
|
| 9 | komorikiri |
9 | 0 |
|
| 10 | Mr.R |
4 | ▼ 6 |
|
| 11 | VoiD |
10 | ▼ 1 |
|
| 12 | Salem |
— | — |
|
| 13 | Ranai |
5 | ▼ 8 |
|
| 14 | Kameme |
— | — |
|
| 15 | Marss |
12 | ▼ 3 |
|
| 16 | KEN |
— | — |
|
| 17 | Tweek |
15 | ▼ 2 |
|
| 18 | Zinoto |
20 | ▲ 2 |
|
| 19 | Hyuga |
25 | ▲ 6 |
|
| 20 | Mr.E |
— | — |
|
| 21 | Earth |
22 | ▲ 1 |
|
| 22 | ESAM |
16 | ▼ 6 |
|
| 23 | Mew2King |
17 | ▼ 6 |
|
| 24 | WaDi |
— | — |
|
| 25 | CaptainZack |
— | — |
|
| 26 | Locus |
— | — |
|
| 27 | Trela |
27 | 0 |
|
| 28 | Tyrant |
26 | ▼ 2 |
|
| 29 | Pink Fresh |
30 | ▲ 1 |
|
| 30 | Samsora |
— | — |
|
| 31 | 6WX |
29 | ▼ 2 |
|
| 32 | Taiheita |
— | — |
|
| 33 | Rich Brown |
— | — |
|
| 34 | Fatality |
37 | ▲ 3 |
|
| 35 | Vinnie |
19 | ▼ 16 |
|
| 36 | falln |
47 | ▲ 11 |
|
| 37 | Nietono |
23 | ▼ 14 |
|
| 38 | False |
42 | ▲ 4 |
|
| 39 | ScAtt |
33 | ▼ 6 |
|
| 40 | Dath |
— | — |
|
| 41 | dyr |
— | — |
|
| 42 | Darkshad |
— | — |
|
| 43 | Ned |
— | — |
|
| 44 | Wrath |
— | — |
|
| 45 | Pugwest |
— | — |
|
| 46 | Day |
— | — |
|
| 47 | Ryo |
43 | ▼ 4 |
|
| 48 | MVD |
32 | ▼ 16 |
|
| 49 | Saj |
— | — |
|
| 50 | Kirihara |
— | — |
|
