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[1].
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 2018 | 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. [2]
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. [3][4] 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
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.[5]
Tournaments evaluated
| 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. [6]
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
PGR 100
PGR 100 is the ranking of the best 100 players of all time for Smash 4. 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
| 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 33 | July 28th, 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 |
| The Big House 8 | October 5th-7th 2018 | A |
Rankings
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
References
- ^ http://panda.gg/articles/features/Unknown/24/pgr-methods
- ^ http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1spdqce
- ^ https://twitter.com/PandaGlobalPG/status/820702623972130817
- ^ https://twitter.com/ThePGstats/status/827193133356179458
- ^ https://twitter.com/ThePGstats/status/938948605968338944
- ^ https://twitter.com/ThePGstats/status/1007322220719468545
