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, and the second on January 19th, 2017.
The third list will be fully revealed on July 7th, 2017.
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.
- Apex 2015 - January 30th to February 1st, 2015
- CEO 2015 - June 26th to 28th, 2015
- EVO 2015 - July 17th to 19th, 2015
- Smash Factor 4 - July 24th to 26th, 2015
- Super Smash Con 2015 - August 6th to 9th, 2015
- PAX Prime 2015 - August 28th to 30th, 2015
- Paragon Los Angeles 2015 - September 5th to 6th, 2015
- Umebura F.A.T. - September 21st to 22nd, 2015
- The Big House 5 - October 2nd to 4th, 2015
- MLG World Finals 2015 - October 16th to 18th, 2015
- 2GGT: ESAM Saga - January 9th, 2016
- GENESIS 3 - January 15th to 17th, 2016
- PAX Arena - January 29th to 31st, 2016
- 2GGT: The False Awakens - January 30th, 2016
- B.E.A.S.T 6 - February 19th to 21st, 2016
- Shots Fired 2 - March 5th to 6th, 2016
- Glitch - March 12th, 2016
- 2GGT: FOW Saga - March 26th, 2016
- Pound 2016 - April 2nd to 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.
- Battle Arena Melbourne 8 - May 13th to 15th
- LVL UP EXPO 2016 - May 14th to 15th
- Umebura 23 - May 21st
- Get On My Level 2016 - May 20th to 22nd
- MomoCon 2016 - May 26th to 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 to 12th
- Sumabato 11 - June 17th
- Apex 2016 - June 17th to 19th
- Low Tier City 4 - June 18th to 19th
- CEO 2016 - June 24th to 26th
- WTFox 2 - July 1st to 3rd
- Neokan Party 2 - July 2nd to 3rd
- Midwest Mayhem 4 - July 9th
- EVO 2016 - July 15th to 17th
- 2GGT: KTAR Saga - July 23rd
- Umebura 24 - July 24th
- Smash Factor 5 - July 29th to 31st
- Sumabato for THE BIG HOUSE - July 30th to 31st
- Clutch City Clash - August 6th to 7th
- Super Smash Con 2016 - August 11th to 14th
- Rio de Janeiro eGames Showcase 2016 - August 15th to 16th
- Umebura S.A.T. - August 20th to 21st
- Endgame - August 20th to 21st
- Sumabato 12 - August 27th
- Shine 2016 - August 26th to 28th
- Collision XIV - September 3rd
- Umebura 25 - September 10th
- Syndicate 2016 - September 10th to 11th
- 2GGT: Abadango Saga - September 24th
- Glitch 2 - September 24th to 25th
- Sumabato 13 - September 25th
- Little Big House 2 - October 6th
- The Big House 6 - October 7th to 9th
- Sumabato 14 - October 22nd
- Eclipse 2 - October 21st to 23rd
- Olympus - October 28th to 30th
- Canada Cup 2016 - October 28th to 30th
- Midwest Mayhem 5 - November 5th
- Aftershock 2016 - November 5th to 6th
- KTAR XIX - November 19th
- Smashdown World - November 26th to 27th
- UGC Smash Open - December 2nd to 4th
- Showdown: Battle Royale - December 10th to 11th
- 2GGT: ZeRo Saga - December 16th to 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 - July 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.
Tournaments evaluated
This list is not final, and will include more tournaments throughout the PGR v3 season as they meet the TTS criteria.
| Tournament | Date | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| Midwest Mayhem 6: SoCal Invasion | January 7th | B |
| Smash Conference LXIX | January 7th | B |
| Kumite in Tennessee 2017 | January 6th to 8th | C |
| PPT Winter | January 6th to 8th | C |
| Single Game Championships: Umebura X Single-Chu | January 7th to 8th | B |
| 2GGC: GENESIS Saga | January 14th | A |
| Karisuma Tokaigi Qualifiers | January 15th | C |
| GENESIS 4 | January 20th to 22nd | S |
| Frosty Faustings IX | January 27th to 28th | C |
| Sumabato 15 | January 28th | C |
| Smash Valley | January 27th to 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 to 12th | B |
| B.E.A.S.T 7 | February 17th to 19th | B |
| Sumabato 16 | February 25th | C |
| Tampa Never Sleeps 7 | February 24th to 26th | C |
| Frostbite 2017 | February 25th to 26th | A |
| No Fun Allowed | March 4th | C |
| Choctaw Festival of Gaming | March 3rd to 5th | C |
| FINAL ROUND 20 | March 10th to 12th | C |
| Smash 4 at KI Con | March 10th to 12th | C |
| PAX Arena at PAX East 2017 | March 12th | B |
| GUMS 14 | March 18th | C |
| Frame Perfect Series 2 | March 18th to 19th | A |
| Rise 2017 | March 18th to 19th | C |
| Umebura 26 | March 20th | C |
| 2GGC: Civil War | March 24th to 26th | S |
| Welcome to the Oven | April 1st | C |
| Tupelo Titans Throwdown | April 1st | C |
| KTAR XX | April 1st to 2nd | B |
| Midwest Mayhem 8: North American Tour | April 8th | B |
| Undiscovered Realm Comic Con | April 8th | C |
| Kawaii Kon 2017 | April 7th to 9th | C |
| The Arena 2017 | April 8th to 9th | C |
| CEO Dreamland | April 14th to 16th | A |
| Sumabato 17 | April 16th | C |
| Karisuma 13 | April 23rd | C |
| DreamHack Austin 2017* | April 28th to 30th | A |
| Glitch 3* | May 6th | C |
| Umebura Japan Major 2017* | May 6th to 7th | A |
| Royal Flush* | May 12nd to 14th | B |
| 2GGC: Greninja Saga* | May 20th | C |
| MomoCon 2017* | May 25th to 28th | C |
| Smash 'N' Splash 3* | June 2nd to 4th | B |
| Battle of BC 2* | June 3rd to 4th | B |
| SALT* | June 3rd to 4th | C |
*Registration still open.
Rankings
May - December 2016
| Ranking | Smasher | Previous rank | Movement | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
— | — |
|
January 2015 - May 2016
| Ranking | Smasher | Previous rank | Movement | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
— | — |
|
X-Factor adjusted rankings (subjective)
| Ranking | Smasher | Previous rank | Movement | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
— | — |
|
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 and narrated by Alpharad: 50-41 40-31 30-21 20-11 10-1
