Panda Global Rankings

The Panda Global Rankings (PGR) is a biannual list compiled by Panda Global Gaming's PG Stats team ranking the world's top 50 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U smashers. The first list was released on May 27th, 2016, the second on January 19th, 2017, the third on July 7th, 2017, the fourth on January 12th, 2018, and the fifth on August 3rd, 2018.

Methods

PGR v1 (January 2015 - May 2016)

The first list was compiled by 48 panelists and the PG Stats team -- Dom, suar, and Zan and took into account tournament results from Apex 2015 to 2GGT: Fresh Saga. The players' rankings are purely based on tournament placings and set counts, with a heavy emphasis on 7 major events: Apex 2015, CEO 2015, EVO 2015, Paragon Los Angeles 2015, The Big House 5, GENESIS 3 and Pound 2016.

It also includes a separate and subjective metric voted on by the panelists referred to as "X-Factor", which follows a more similar approach to Melee It On Me's SSBMRank. A player's X-Factor is the difference between their PGR ranking and their spot on the list that the surveyors rated them at. A player with a very positive X-Factor would theoretically be a notable figure in the community feared by top players but would not have the results to back them up. On the other hand, a player with a negative X-Factor would be somewhat of a "hidden boss" showing impressive results and wins with a lack of acknowledgement from the community. The full list was revealed after LVL UP EXPO 2016 and Get On My Level 2016, but was created before those tournaments started, making some of the set records and notable wins exclusive to the time beforehand.

Tournaments evaluated

Bolded tournaments signify majors, and non-bolded tournaments are defined as nationals by the PG Stats team.

Tournament	Date
Apex 2015	January 30th-February 1st, 2015
CEO 2015	June 26th-28th, 2015
EVO 2015	July 17th-19th, 2015
Smash Factor 4	July 24th-26th, 2015
Super Smash Con 2015	August 6th-9th, 2015
PAX Prime 2015	August 28th-30th, 2015
Paragon Los Angeles 2015	September 5th-6th, 2015
Umebura F.A.T.	September 21st-22nd, 2015
The Big House 5	October 2nd-4th, 2015
MLG World Finals 2015	October 16th-18th, 2015
2GGT: ESAM Saga	January 9th, 2016
GENESIS 3	January 15th-17th, 2016
PAX Arena	January 29th-31st, 2016
2GGT: The False Awakens	January 30th, 2016
B.E.A.S.T 6	February 19th-21st, 2016
Shots Fired 2	March 5th-6th, 2016
Glitch	March 12th, 2016
2GGT: FOW Saga	March 26th, 2016
Pound 2016	April 2nd-3rd, 2016
Midwest Mayhem 2	April 30th, 2016
NEW FISH	May 7th, 2016
2GGT: Fresh Saga	May 7th, 2016

Panelists

The subjective components used to determine the X-Factors were derived from a survey that was sent to over 50 community members from around the world.

The United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Europe, and Australia were represented among the 48 individuals who were surveyed that answered back.

Tristate (8) - ANTi, Dabuz, Dom, False, Gunblade, Nairo, NAKAT, Tweek
Japan (7) - 9B, Abadango, Earth, komorikiri, Mr.II, Nietono, RAIN
Florida (6)- Diamond Overstreet, Sol, Master Raven, MVD, saj, suar
Europe (6) - Luigi player, Mr.R, Risuno, Rito, Tetra, vyQ
SoCal (5) - falln, Larry Lurr, VoiD, Zan, ZeRo
Maryland/Virginia (3) - Mister Eric, Remzi, Seagull Joe
Mexico (2) - Hyuga, MkLeo
Australia (2) - KuroganeHammer, Shaya
Midwest (2) - Ori, Vayseth
Southwest (1) - Bear
Northwest (1) - Big D
Southeast (1) - Fatality
New England (1) - Pugwest
NorCal (1) - Shaky
Canada (1) - Toronto Joe
South (1) - Trela

PGR v2 (May - December 2016)

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.

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

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

PGR v3 (January - June 2017)

The third list will evaluate tournament results at events from Midwest Mayhem 6 to CEO 2017, and will feature a larger panelist group compared to the previous rankings. As a response to feedback concerning previous tournament classifying methods, a new system will be implemented, called the Tournament Tier System (TTS). The TTS ranks tournaments based on four factors in their singles tournaments: entrant numbers, PGR v2 attendees, top 20 PGR v2 attendees and prize pool, and categorizes them into S, A, B and C tiers, with S signifying tournaments of the largest caliber. In order to account for and provide more balance towards tournament scenes such as Japan, which generally do not feature prize money in their tournaments, the TTS algorithm rewards top player density over prize money. Weekly and bi-weekly events will be ignored by TTS as not to affect local environments with the pressure of global rankings, and not to skew the PGR towards specific regions. The X-Factor returns, but unlike the previous lists, players outside the Top 50 were counted for the X-Factor list. Additionally, the panelist survey took place before MomoCon 2017, so many X-Factors appear inaccurate, or in one instance, non-existent. The video for ranks 11 to 20 was delayed due to technical difficulties, according to Panda Global's statistics director suar.

Tournaments evaluated

List with full stats

Tournament	Date	Tier
Midwest Mayhem 6: SoCal Invasion	January 7th	B
Smash Conference LXIX	January 7th	B
Kumite in Tennessee 2017	January 6th-8th	C
PPT Winter	January 6th-8th	C
Single Game Championships: Umebura X Single-Chu	January 7th-8th	B
2GGC: GENESIS Saga	January 14th	A
NHSmash 3	January 14th	C
Karisuma Tokaigi Qualifiers	January 15th	C
GENESIS 4	January 20th-22nd	S
Frosty Faustings IX	January 27th-28th	C
Sumabato 15	January 28th	C
Smash Valley	January 27th-29th	C
Umebura Tokaigi Qualifiers	February 4th	B
Midwest Mayhem 7: Mexico Invasion	February 4th	C
King of the Springs 2	February 4th	C
Invasion 12	February 4th	C
2GGC: Midwest Mayhem Saga	February 11th	A
GUMS 13	February 11th	C
Austin's Really Feeling It 16	February 11th	C
Gwinnett Brawl (February 2017)	February 11th	C
Niconico Tokaigi 2017	February 11th-12th	B
B.E.A.S.T 7	February 17th-19th	B
Sumabato 16	February 25th	C
Tampa Never Sleeps 7	February 24th-26th	C
Frostbite 2017	February 25th-26th	A
No Fun Allowed	March 4th	C
Choctaw Festival of Gaming	March 3rd-5th	C
FINAL ROUND 20	March 10th-12th	C
Smash 4 at KI Con	March 10th-12th	C
PAX Arena at PAX East 2017	March 12th	B
GUMS 14	March 18th	C
Frame Perfect Series 2	March 18th-19th	A
Rise 2017	March 18th-19th	C
Umebura 26	March 20th	C
2GGC: Civil War	March 24th-26th	S
Welcome to the Oven	April 1st	C
Tupelo Titans Throwdown	April 1st	C
KTAR XX	April 1st-2nd	B
Midwest Mayhem 8: North American Tour	April 8th	B
Undiscovered Realm Comic Con	April 8th	C
Kawaii Kon 2017	April 7th-9th	C
The Arena 2017	April 8th-9th	C
CEO Dreamland	April 14th-16th	A
Sumabato 17	April 16th	C
Sea Crest Smash	April 22nd	C
Karisuma 13	April 23rd	C
EagleLAN 2017	April 29th	C
DreamHack Austin 2017	April 28th-30th	A
KSB 2017	May 4th-6th	B
Glitch 3	May 6th	B
GUMS 15	May 6th	C
Umebura Japan Major 2017	May 6th-7th	A
ConComics May 2017	May 6th-7th	C
Royal Flush	May 12th-14th	A
Battle Arena Melbourne 9	May 12th-14th	C
2GGC: Greninja Saga	May 20th	A
Shift	May 27th	C
Port Priority	May 27th	C
MomoCon 2017	May 25th-28th	A
Combo Breaker 2017	May 26th-28th	C
Smash 'N' Splash 3	June 2nd-4th	A
Battle of BC 2	June 3rd-4th	B
SALT	June 3rd-4th	C
Saints Gaming Live	June 10th-11th	C
2GGC: Nairo Saga	June 10th-11th	S
CEO 2017	June 16th-18th	S
Sumabato 18	June 18th	C

PGR v4 (July - December 2017)

The Tournament Tier System (TTS) returns and retains a similar formula to the last list, but there have been notable changes. The biggest change is that there are now two separate methods for determining the TTS score: a combination of total entrants and pot bonus, and attendance of PGR ranked players. A tournament's actual tier and score is based on whichever one of these two methods provides the highest score. This is mainly meant to prevent penalizing tournaments that have low total entrants but a high concentration of top level players, such as invitationals like Niconico Tokaigi 2017, and lower the score of tournaments with a great number of entrants but little to no top level attendees. Other changes include giving points based on the pot bonus instead of the prize pool, so as not to penalize regions that lack prize pools (such as Japan); separating PGR players into five different levels instead of the two from the previous season; and the introduction of the new S+ tier, separate from and higher than the regular S tier.

The PGR v4 season ended with 2GG Championship on December 3rd, 2017, with an off-season lasting from December 4th to January 18th.

PGR v4 was released from January 2nd to January 12th, 2018, as confirmed in a PGStats tweet.

Tournaments evaluated

List with full stats

Tournament	Date	Tier
Karisuma 14	June 24th	C
Smashadelphia 2017	June 23rd-25th	C
ALPHA	July 1st	C
Midwest Mayhem 9	July 1st	B
Umebura 27	July 1st	B
UNLOCKED	July 1st	C
Albion 2	July 1st-2nd	B
Divided	July 8th	C
2GGC: ARMS Saga	July 8th-9th	A
EVO 2017	July 14th-16th	S+
DreamHack Atlanta 2017	July 21st-23rd	S
Get On My Level 2017	July 28th-30th	B
International Gaming Expo	July 28th-30th	C
Smash Factor 6	August 4th-6th	B
Low Tier City 5	August 5th-6th	B
Sumabato 19	August 12th	C
Umebura 28	August 12th	C
Super Smash Con 2017	August 10th-13th	S
2GGC: SCR Saga	August 19th-20th	S
Dubai Dojo 2	August 25th-26th	C
Shine 2017	August 25th-27th	S
PAX Arena at PAX West 2017	September 1st-4th	A
2GGC: West Side Saga	September 9th	A
DreamHack Montreal 2017	September 8th-10th	B
Showdown: Battle Royale 2	September 23rd-24th	B
Syndicate 2017	September 23rd-24th	B
Sumabato 20	September 24th	C
GameTyrant Expo 2017	September 29th-October 1st	S
The Big House 7	October 6th-8th	S
2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga	October 14th-15th	S
DreamHack Denver 2017	October 20th-22nd	B
Who's Your Pappy 10	October 22nd	C
Umebura 29	October 28th	B
Canada Cup 2017	October 27th-29th	B
Clutch City Clash 2	October 28th-29th	C
Too Hot to Handle	October 28th-29th	B
2GGC: MkLeo Saga	November 4th	S+
GatorLAN Fall 2017	November 11th	C
Port Priority 2	November 11th	C
IBP Masters Showdown	November 11th-12th	A
Sumabato 22	November 12th	C
Umebura 30	November 18th	B
Super FamiCon 2017	November 17th-19th	B
Tech Republic III	November 17th-19th	C
Midwest Mayhem 10	November 25th	B
Rikabura 8	November 25th	C
2GGC: Last Chance Qualifier*	December 1st	C
2GG Championship	December 1st-3rd	S

• Grouped together with 2GG Championship.

PGR v5 (January 2018 - July 2018)

On November 10th, 2017, PGStats announced an official offseason along with the ending and beginning dates for PGRv4 and v5, respectively. The offseason lasts from December 4th, 2017 to January 18th, 2018, with GENESIS 5 being the first event of the regular PGR v5 season. As exceptions, three notable tournaments that had been scheduled prior to the offseason announcement were still counted as part of the PGRv5 season, those being Umebura T.A.T. and the Sumabato Tokaigi Qualifiers 1 and 2.

With the release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, it has been confirmed that CEO 2018 will be the last event of the season, and that the season will end on July 1st.

While the Tournament Tier System returned, it again featured a number of notable changes, first announced in a blog post by PGStats member PracticalTAS. Most significantly, prize pools now have no effect at all on tournament ratings. Individual tournament values were hidden, leaving only the broader tiers publicly visible. Certain tournaments with a consistent reputation of notability will now be given "pre-ratings" that serve as a bare minimum value, with the ability to rise above the pre-rating still possible. Finally, the general values necessary to reach each tier besides the C-tier were heightened; and the S+-tier was removed, with the S-tier taking its place and with a new A+-tier in between it and the A-tier.

Tournaments evaluated

List with full stats

Tournament	Date	Tier
Umebura T.A.T.	December 23rd-24th	B
Sumabato Tokaigi Qualifier 1	January 6th	C
Sumabato Tokaigi Qualifier 2	January 7th	C
GENESIS 5	January 19th-21st	A
Noods Noods Noods: Melee Edition	January 27th	C
Smash Fest 3	January 27th	C
EVO Japan 2018	January 26th-28th	B
Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 1	February 3rd	C
Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 2	February 4th	C
Niconico Tokaigi 2018	February 10th-11th	B
Frostbite 2018	February 10th-11th	A
Sumabato 23	February 17th	C
XenoSaga XIII	February 17th	C
King of the Springs 3	February 24th	C
No Fun Allowed 2	February 24th	C
Xanadu - End of an Era	February 24th-25th	C
Kawaii Kon 2018	March 2nd-4th	C
Midwest Mayhem 11	March 10th, 2018	C
EGLX 2018	March 9th-11th	B
Overclocked II	March 17th	C
Rise 2018	March 17th-18th	C
Umebura 31	March 21st	C
Sumabato 24	March 24th	C
Full Bloom 4	March 24th-25th	C
Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas	March 24th-25th	A
Collision XV	March 31st	B
Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition	April 7th	C
Mason Versus: Mr E	April 14th	C
The Scarlet Classic IV	April 15th	C
GatorLAN Spring 2018	April 21st	C
ConComics April 2018	April 21st-22nd	C
SwitchFest	April 21st-22nd	A
Glitch 4	April 28th	B
Immortal Tech	April 28th	C
Arcane Tournaments 2018	April 27th-29th	C
Overlords of Orlando 2	April 28th-29th	C
Umeki Project	April 29th	C
Port Priority 3	May 5th	C
KVOxTSB 2018	May 4th-6th	C
Denti's Bizarre Adventure	May 12th	C
Umebura 32	May 12th	B
Unrivaled X	May 12th	C
Get On My Level 2018	May 18th-20th	A
Battle Arena Melbourne 10	May 20th	C
MomoCon 2018	May 24th-27th	A
Sumabato 25	May 27th	C
DreamHack Austin 2018	June 1st-3rd	C
Smash 'N' Splash 4	June 1st-3rd	A
ALPHA II	June 9th	C
Super Smash Fight Club 2	June 9th	C
Saints Gaming Live 2018	June 9th-10th	C
2GG: Hyrule Saga	June 23rd-June 24th	A+
Sumabato 26	June 29th	C
CEO 2018	June 29th-July 1st	A+

PGR 100 (January 2015 - November 2018)

PGR 100 is the ranking of the best 100 players of all time for Smash 4, starting with Apex 2015 on January 20th, 2015 and ending with DreamHack Atlanta 2018 on November 18th, 2018

The TTS this season has once again been changed, with the removal of the A+ tier and a point system that decides what tier a tournament is.

Tournaments evaluated

List with full stats

Tournament	Date	Tier
Salt Lake Gaming Con	July 7th, 2018	C
Smash Sounds	July 7th-8th, 2018	A
Albion 3	July 14th-15th, 2018	C
Showdown: Battle Royale 3	July 14th-15th, 2018	B
Smash Factor 7	July 20th-22nd, 2018	B
Umebura 33	July 28th, 2018	B
Low Tier City 6	July 27th-29th, 2018	B
EVO 2018	August 3rd-5th, 2018	S
Super Smash Con 2018	August 9th-12th, 2018	S
Sumabato 27	August 12, 2018	C
Clash of the Carolinas II	August 18th, 2018	C
Super Smash Fight Club 3	August 18th, 2018	C
Umebura 34	August 25th, 2018	B
Shine 2018	August 24th-26th, 2018	A
DreamHack Montreal 2018	September 7th-9th 2018	B
Sumabato 28	September 15	C
Rebirth X	September 15th, 2018	C
SoCal Regionals 2018	September 14th-16th 2018	C
Retro Arena	September 29th, 2018	C
Glitch 5	September 29th, 2018	C
The Big House 8	October 5th-7th 2018	A
Escape From Yoshi's Island	October 13th, 2018	C
Sumabato Smash 4 Final	October 21st, 2018	C
Canada Cup 2018	October 26th-28th, 2018	C
Midwest Mayhem 12	November 3, 2018	B
DreamHack Atlanta 2018	November 16-18 2018	A

Rankings

PGR 100 (January 2015 - November 2018)

Ranking	Smasher	Character(s)
1
2
3
4
5	Ally
6	Salem
7	Tweek
8	Larry Lurr
9	KEN
10	Mr.R
11	VoiD
12	komorikiri
13	Abadango
14	ANTi
15	CaptainZack
16	Marss
17	ESAM
18	Kameme
19	Fatality
20	Lima
21	Ranai
22	Samsora
23	Shuton
24	Zinoto
25	Mistake
26	WaDi
27	Elegant
28	Kirihara
29	falln
30	Cosmos
31	MVD
32	Tsu-
33	Nietono
34	6WX
35	Choco
36	Vinnie
37	Mr E
38	Raito
39	Manny
40	Locus
41	Darkshad
42	Earth
43	Light
44	9B
45	SDX
46	T
47	Armando
48	HIKARU
49	NAKAT
50	Ned
51	ScAtt
52	Rich Brown
53	dyr
54	Shoyo James
55	tyroy
56	FOW
57	Ron
58	Taiheita
59	Wrath
60	Pink Fresh
61	Zenyou
62	K9sbruce
63	Etsuji
64	Tyrant
65	Trela
66	RAIN
67	Charliedaking
68	Rizeasu
69	Mew2King
70	Glutonny
71	ikep
72	Sigma
73	False
74	Javi
75	SH
76	Konga
77	Ryo
78	Atelier
79	Captain L
80	Day
81	Maister
82	Shogun
83	Shaky
84	Kome
85	Sinji
86	Ryuga
87	Rags
88	Zackray
89	Ixis
90	Masashi
91	Pugwest
92	Xzax
93	Kuwa
94	Umeki
95	Dark Wizzy
96	DSS
97	Kuro
98	Eon
99	Eim
100	SuperGirlKels

PGR v5 (January - June 2018)

Ranking	Smasher	Previous rank	Movement	Character(s)	Score
1	MkLeo	4	▲ 3		100
2	Tweek	5	▲ 3		98.8
3	Dabuz	6	▲ 3		95.5
4	Nairo	3	▼ 1		92.3
5	Salem	2	▼ 3		90.6
6	Mistake	13	▲ 7		88.5
7	Cosmos	17	▲ 10		88.4
8	Mr.R	10	▲ 2		87.1
9	CaptainZack	18	▲ 9		86.2
10	komorikiri	16	▲ 6		82.0
11	VoiD	9	▼ 2		81.7
12	Samsora	22	▲ 10		78.4
13	Light	47	▲ 34		78.2
14	Fatality	38	▲ 24		77.7
15	Abadango	15	0		74.9
16	Larry Lurr	7	▼ 9		74.9
17	ANTi	20	▲ 3		72.6
18	Elegant	11	▼ 7		72.5
19	Lima	24	▲ 5		69.2
20	falln	41	▲ 21		68.7
21	ESAM	21	0		68.0
22	WaDi	12	▼ 10		66.7
23	Raito	32	▲ 9		66.5
24	Kameme	44	▲ 20		64.2
25	Marss	19	▼ 6		63.4
26	Shuton	27	▲ 1		61.0
27	SDX	—	—		59.9
28	Zinoto	31	▲ 3		59.8
29	Wrath	—	—		57.9
30	KEN	8	▼ 22		56.0
31	MVD	25	▼ 6		55.5
32	Choco	36	▲ 4		55.2
33	Ally	14	▼ 19		53.9
34	Vinnie	46	▲ 12		53.4
35	Shoyo James	42	▲ 7		51.8
36	Captain L	—	—		51.8
37	Nietono	—	—		50.1
38	AC	50	▲ 12		46.5
39	tyroy	40	▲ 1		43.3
40	Rags	—	—		41.7
41	shky	—	—		41.0
42	Ned	—	—		38.6
43	Zenyou	49	▲ 6		36.9
44	Maister	—	—		36.0
45	Darkshad	26	▼ 19		34.0
46	Tsu-	34	▼ 12		33.5
47	6WX	43	▼ 4		31.9
48	Sinji	—	—		31.6
49	Locus	51	▲ 2		31.5
50	Kirihara	29	▼ 21		30.3

v5 Area 51

The day before they began unveiling the regular top 50 rankings, PGStats released a list of the five players who most closely missed the cut for the PGRv5 top 50, known as "Area 51." They were unranked between each other, and as such are all considered to be effectively ranked #51.

Ranking	Smasher	Previous rank	Movement	Character
51	Chag	—	—
51	Eim	—	—
51	Karna	—	—
51	Kome	—	—
51	Manny	23	▼ 28

v5 X-Factor adjusted rankings (subjective)

Similar to the previous season, players outside of the official rankings top 50 were also counted for this list, making up a total of 100 players in this season's X-Factor rankings.

PGR v4 (July - December 2017)

Ranking	Smasher	Previous rank	Movement	Character(s)	Score
1	ZeRo	1	0		100
2	Salem	11	▲ 9		96.3
3	Nairo	3	0		94.2
4	MkLeo	2	▼ 2		93.4
5	Tweek	12	▲ 7		92.5
6	Dabuz	4	▼ 2		88.6
7	Larry Lurr	6	▼ 1		85.5
8	KEN	16	▲ 8		84.3
9	VoiD	13	▲ 4		79.7
10	Mr.R	9	▼ 1		75.0
11	Elegant	25	▲ 14		74.8
12	WaDi	46	▲ 34		71.9
13	Mistake	—	—		71.6
14	Ally	5	▼ 9		70.1
15	Abadango	10	▼ 5		69.6
16	komorikiri	8	▼ 8		69.3
17	Cosmos	—	—		67.3
18	CaptainZack	7	▼ 11		65.6
19	Marss	14	▼ 5		65.4
20	ANTi	21	▲ 1		65.1
21	ESAM	18	▼ 3		64.4
22	Samsora	24	▲ 2		63.5
23	Manny	40	▲ 17		63.4
24	Lima	—	—		59.7
25	MVD	29	▲ 4		56.8
26	Darkshad	—	—		56.5
27	Shuton	33	▲ 6		55.3
28	Mr.E	30	▲ 2		49.6
29	Kirihara	19	▼ 10		48.5
30	Konga	—	—		48.3
31	Zinoto	20	▼ 11		48.1
32	Raito	34	▲ 2		47.5
33	NAKAT	42	▲ 9		46.8
34	Tsu-	26	▼ 8		45.5
35	Charliedaking	—	—		45.4
36	Choco	49	▲ 13		44.2
37	JK	48	▲ 11		43.6
38	Fatality	15	▼ 23		42.3
39	dyr	—	—		42.2
40	tyroy	—	—		40.2
41	falln	28	▼ 13		39.6
42	Shoyo James	51	▲ 9		39.2
43	6WX	31	▼ 12		38.3
44	Kameme	27	▼ 17		36.2
45	Ryuga	—	—		35.9
46	Vinnie	—	—		35.5
47	Light	—	—		35.1
48	K9sbruce	51	▲ 3		34.3
49	Zenyou	—	—		34.1
50	AC	45	▼ 5		32.6

v4 Area 51

The day before they began unveiling the regular top 50 rankings, PGStats released a list of the five players who most closely missed the cut for the PGRv4 top 50, known as "Area 51." They were unranked between each other, and as such are all considered to be effectively ranked #51.

Ranking	Smasher	Previous rank	Movement	Character(s)
51	Eon	—	—
51	Javi	44	▼ 7
51	Locus	22	▼ 29
51	Luhtie	—	—
51	Stroder	—	—

v4 X-Factor adjusted rankings (subjective)

Similar to the previous season, players outside of the official rankings top 50 were also counted for this list, making up a total of 100 players in this season's X-Factor rankings. However, unlike the previous season, voting did not start until after the season was over.

Ranking	Smasher	Previous rank	Movement	Character(s)
1	ZeRo	1	0
2	Salem	23	▲ 21
3	MkLeo	3	0
4	Nairo	5	▲ 1
5	Dabuz	4	▼ 1
6	Tweek	12	▲ 6
7	KEN	10	▲ 3
8	Larry Lurr	7	▼ 1
9	Mr.R	6	▼ 3
10	VoiD	9	▼ 1
11	Elegant	26	▲ 15
12	komorikiri	8	▼ 4
13	WaDi	32	▲ 19
14	Abadango	14	0
15	Ally	2	▼ 13
16	Marss	18	▲ 2
17	ESAM	19	▲ 2
18	Kirihara	11	▼ 7
19	Samsora	27	▲ 8
20	CaptainZack	13	▼ 7
21	Cosmos	—	—
22	Shuton	21	▼ 1
23	ANTi	15	▼ 8
24	Mistake	—	—
25	Manny	71	▲ 46
26	MVD	41	▲ 15
27	Choco	30	▲ 3
28	Fatality	16	▼ 12
29	Tsu-	25	▼ 4
30	Lima	98	▲ 68
31	Raito	48	▲ 17
32	Ranai	20	▼ 12
33	Zinoto	24	▼ 9
34	Light	79	▲ 45
35	Charliedaking	—	—
36	Darkshad	62	▲ 26
37	HIKARU	29	▼ 8
38	falln	33	▼ 5
39	T	36	▼ 3
40	Javi	37	▼ 3
41	Mr.E	31	▼ 10
42	Zenyou	44	▲ 2
43	9B	28	▼ 15
44	Kameme	22	▼ 22
45	JK	65	▲ 20
46	6WX	39	▼ 7
47	K9sbruce	52	▲ 5
48	MattyG	—	—
49	Konga	84	▲ 35
50	Ned	42	▼ 8
51	NAKAT	46	▼ 5
53	tyroy	75	▲ 22
54	dyr	61	▲ 7
56	Shoyo James	82	▲ 26
58	Ryuga	—	—
62	AC	60	▼ 2
65	Vinnie	—	—

PGR v3 (January - June 2017)

Ranking	Smasher	Previous rank	Movement	Character(s)	Score
1	ZeRo	1	0		100
2	MkLeo	8	▲ 6		84.6
3	Nairo	3	0		78.6
4	Dabuz	4	0		78.4
5	Ally	2	▼ 3		78.0
6	Larry Lurr	5	▼ 1		73.7
7	CaptainZack	20	▲ 13		70.8
8	komorikiri	12	▲ 4		70.0
9	Mr.R	10	▲ 1		68.2
10	Abadango	7	▼ 3		66.2
11	Salem	13	▲ 2		65.6
12	Tweek	17	▲ 5		65.3
13	VoiD	6	▼ 7		63.5
14	Marss	15	▲ 1		61.7
15	Fatality	28	▲ 13		61.3
16	KEN	19	▲ 3		58.3
17	Ranai	14	▼ 3		57.3
18	ESAM	27	▲ 9		57.2
19	Kirihara	48	▲ 29		56.5
20	Zinoto	16	▼ 4		54.6
21	ANTi	9	▼ 12		53.6
22	Locus	45	▲ 23		53.3
23	9B	—	—		53.2
24	Samsora	29	▲ 5		51.7
25	Elegant	—	—		51.3
26	Tsu-	—	—		49.4
27	Kameme	11	▼ 16		48.6
28	falln	33	▲ 5		47.9
29	MVD	47	▲ 18		47.3
30	Mr.E	18	▼ 12		46.1
31	6WX	30	▼ 1		45.8
32	T	—	—		45.7
33	Shuton	—	—		44.5
34	Raito	—	—		43.8
35	Earth	25	▼ 10		43.6
36	HIKARU	—	—		43.2
37	Ned	50	▲ 13		42.9
38	Rich Brown	23	▼ 15		42.8
39	Myran	—	—		42.4
40	Manny	—	—		42.0
41	ScAtt	31	▼ 10		41.4
42	NAKAT	—	—		41.2
43	Nietono	36	▼ 7		41.1
44	Javi	—	—		40.6
45	AC	—	—		40.0
46	WaDi	21	▼ 25		39.9
47	Edge	—	—		39.8
48	JK	—	—		39.7
49	Choco	—	—		39.2
50	FOW	—	—		38.8

v3 Area 51

The day before they began unveiling the regular top 50 rankings, PGStats released a list of the five players who most closely missed the cut for the PGRv3 top 50, known as "Area 51." They were unranked between each other, and as such are all considered to be effectively ranked #51.

Ranking	Smasher	Previous rank	Movement	Character(s)
51	K9sbruce	—	—
51	Shoyo James	—	—
51	Trela	42	▼ 9
51	Tyrant	34	▼ 17
51	Wrath	43	▼ 8

v3 X-Factor adjusted rankings (subjective)

As players outside of the official rankings's top 50 were also counted for this list, there are a total of 100 players in this season's X-Factor rankings as opposed to PGR's standard 50. The X-Factor rankings only took into account tournaments that happened prior to 2GGC: Nairo Saga; consequently, FOW was not included in the X-Factor rankings because he did not have the results to qualify for the PGR when the survey was given.

Ranking	Smasher	Previous rank	Movement	Character(s)
1	ZeRo	1	0
2	Ally	2	0
3	MkLeo	3	0
4	Dabuz	6	▲ 2
5	Nairo	4	▼ 1
6	Mr.R	10	▲ 4
7	Larry Lurr	7	0
8	komorikiri	9	▲ 1
9	VoiD	11	▲ 2
10	KEN	16	▲ 6
11	Kirihara	50	▲ 39
12	Tweek	17	▲ 5
13	CaptainZack	25	▲ 12
14	Abadango	5	▼ 9
15	ANTi	8	▼ 7
16	Fatality	34	▲ 18
17	Locus	26	▲ 9
18	Marss	15	▼ 3
19	ESAM	22	▲ 3
20	Ranai	13	▼ 7
21	Shuton	—	—
22	Kameme	14	▼ 8
23	Salem	12	▼ 11
24	Zinoto	18	▼ 6
25	Tsu-	—	—
26	Elegant	—	—
27	Samsora	30	▲ 3
28	9B	—	—
29	HIKARU	—	—
30	Choco	—	—
31	Mr.E	20	▼ 11
32	WaDi	24	▼ 8
33	falln	36	▲ 3
34	Earth	21	▼ 13
35	Nietono	37	▲ 2
36	T	—	—
37	Javi	—	—
38	Rich Brown	33	▼ 5
39	6WX	31	▼ 8
40	Edge	—	—
41	MVD	48	▲ 7
42	Ned	43	▲ 1
43	ikep	—	—
44	Zenyou	—	—
45	Trela	27	▼ 18
46	NAKAT	—	—
47	SuperGirlKels	—	—
48	Raito	—	—
49	Some	—	—
50	Tyrant	28	▼ 22
51	Xzax	—	—
52	K9sbruce	—	—
53	Pink Fresh	29	▼ 24
54	Mew2King	23	▼ 31
55	Nicko	—	—
56	ScAtt	39	▼ 17
57	Dath	40	▼ 17
58	Sigma	—	—
59	Wrath	44	▼ 15
60	AC	—	—
61	dyr	41	▼ 20
62	Darkshad	42	▼ 20
63	Pugwest	45	▼ 18
64	Kuro	—	—
65	JK	—	—
66	Regi	—	—
67	Aarvark	—	—
68	Eim	—	—
69	Atelier	—	—
70	Chanshu	—	—
71	Manny	—	—
72	saj	49	▼ 23
73	Myran	—	—
74	cyve	—	—
75	Tyroy	—	—
76	Raffi-X	—	—
77	Lea	—	—
78	The Great Gonzales	—	—
79	Light	—	—
80	JJROCKETS	—	—
81	Chag	—	—
82	Shoyo James	—	—
83	Cashmere	—	—
84	Konga	—	—
85	S1	—	—
86	Saiki	—	—
87	DSS	—	—
88	Koolaid	—	—
89	ImHip	—	—
90	Eon	—	—
91	Ling Ling	—	—
92	Child	—	—
93	Karna	—	—
94	SS	—	—
95	Sonido	—	—
96	WormyNugget	—	—
97	AeroLink	—	—
98	Lima	—	—
99	Kogarasuma	—	—
100	Deathorse	—	—

PGR v2 (May - December 2016)

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	—	—

v2 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	—	—

PGR v1 (January 2015 - May 2016)

Ranking	Smasher	Previous rank	Movement	Character(s)
1	ZeRo	—	—
2	Nairo	—	—
3	Dabuz	—	—
4	Mr.R	—	—
5	Abadango	—	—
6	Ally	—	—
7	Larry Lurr	—	—
8	VoiD	—	—
9	Ranai	—	—
10	ANTi	—	—
11	Komorikiri	—	—
12	FOW	—	—
13	Marss	—	—
14	ESAM	—	—
15	Tweek	—	—
16	Shaky	—	—
17	9B	—	—
18	Vinnie	—	—
19	Leo	—	—
20	6WX	—	—
21	MVD	—	—
22	Tyrant	—	—
23	Zinoto	—	—
24	Hyuga	—	—
25	Trela	—	—
26	RAIN	—	—
27	K9sbruce	—	—
28	Mew2King	—	—
29	SlayerZ	—	—
30	Pink Fresh	—	—
31	All Might	—	—
32	Nietono	—	—
33	Earth	—	—
34	NAKAT	—	—
35	False	—	—
36	Mr. ConCon	—	—
37	Ito	—	—
38	Angel Cortes	—	—
39	Xzax	—	—
40	falln	—	—
41	Fatality	—	—
42	iStudying	—	—
43	ScAtt	—	—
44	Megafox	—	—
45	Ryo	—	—
46	Cacogen	—	—
47	8BitMan	—	—
48	Seagull Joe	—	—
49	NickRiddle	—	—
50	Tearbear	—	—

v1 X-Factor adjusted rankings (subjective)

Ranking	Smasher	Previous rank	Movement	Character(s)
1	ZeRo	—	—
2	Dabuz	—	—
3	Nairo	—	—
4	Mr.R	—	—
5	Ranai	—	—
6	Abadango	—	—
7	Larry Lurr	—	—
8	Ally	—	—
9	Komorikiri	—	—
10	VoiD	—	—
11	ANTi	—	—
12	Marss	—	—
13	FOW	—	—
14	9B	—	—
15	Tweek	—	—
16	ESAM	—	—
17	Mew2King	—	—
18	Leo	—	—
19	Vinnie	—	—
20	Zinoto	—	—
21	RAIN	—	—
22	Earth	—	—
23	Nietono	—	—
24	Shaky	—	—
25	Hyuga	—	—
26	Tyrant	—	—
27	Trela	—	—
28	K9sbruce	—	—
29	6WX	—	—
30	Pink Fresh	—	—
31	NAKAT	—	—
32	MVD	—	—
33	ScAtt	—	—
34	Megafox	—	—
35	All Might	—	—
36	SlayerZ	—	—
37	Fatality	—	—
38	Xzax	—	—
39	Ito	—	—
40	iStudying	—	—
41	Mr. ConCon	—	—
42	False	—	—
43	Ryo	—	—
44	Angel Cortes	—	—
45	Cacogen	—	—
46	NickRiddle	—	—
47	falln	—	—
48	Seagull Joe	—	—
49	8BitMan	—	—
50	Tearbear	—	—

Trivia

• The PGR's Area 51 is a reference to Area 51, a United States Air Force facility in Nevada that is subject to frequent conspiracy theories due to its secrecy.

External links

PGR v1

• PGR v1 Methods
• The first rankings on Panda Global's website: 50-41 40-31 30-21 20-11 10-1
• ESAM's videos detailing the first rankings: 50-41 40-31 30-21 20-11 10-1

PGR v2

• PGR v2 FAQ
• PGR v2 Methods
• The second rankings on Panda Global's website: 50-41 40-31 30-21 20-11 10-1
• Videos detailing the second rankings narrated by Alpharad: 50-41 40-31 30-21 20-11 10-1

PGR v3

• PGRv3 Tournament Tier System
• PGR v3 FAQ
• PGR v3 Area 51
• The third rankings on Panda Global's website: 50-41 40-31 30-21 20-11 10-1
• Videos detailing the third rankings narrated by D1: 50-41 40-31 30-21 20-11 10-1
• Full Top 100 X-Factor List

PGR v4

• PGR v4 Tournament Tier System
• PGR v4 FAQ
• PGR v4 Area 51
• The fourth rankings on SmashBoards: 50-41 40-31 30-21 20-11 10-1
• Videos detailing the fourth rankings: 50-41 40-31 30-21 20-11 10-1

PGR v5

• Area 51
• FAQ
• The fifth ranking on Red Bull's website 50-41 40-31 30-21 20-11 10-1

PGR 100

• The final rankings from PGStats on Twitter: 100-76 75-51 50-26