For the second straight year, MeleeItOnMe is ranking every SSBM Player and counting them down on Twitter (#SSBMRank2014 @Meleeitonme), from No. 100 to No. 1 .
We asked a panel of ~30 players/commentators/figureheads from all across the world to rate the overall level of play for each player in 2014 (From January 2014 –> The Big House 4). This includes evaluating perceived skill in tandem with the tournament results.
PPMD
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| Rank | Evil Geniuses | Kevin “PPMD” Nanney | @EG_PPMD | Score | |||||
| 3 |  (4) |
Main(s) | Falco/Marth | Region: | North Carolina | 9.750 | |
| Tourney Results | |||||||
| Apex 2014 | MLG Anaheim | CEO 2014 | Evo 2014 | The Big House 4 | |||
| 1st | 4th | – | 4th | – | |||
| Summary: | |||||||
| One of the most methodical players with a fantastic neutral game, PPMD embodies smart play with his daunting Falco and Marth. His dash dancing, footsies, and counter-poking skills are the best in the business, even baiting patient players such as Mew2King into over-committing frequently in the neutral game. If you ever wanted a better understanding of the game, watch some of PPMD’s videos to follow his thought processes and move selection. He rarely makes a bad decision and was a shoe-in for best Melee player in the first half of 2014. Although he took a brief hiatus to recuperate, expect to see him at the top once again at Apex 2015. | |||||||
| Other Notable Results | |||||||
| 1st SKTAR 3 1st NCSU 2014 1st Civil War VI 1st Midstate Massacre 4 |
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| 2014 W-L vs Big 6 | |||||||
| Armada | Hungrybox | Leffen | Mango | Mew2King | Overall | Win % | |
| PPMD | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 5-1 | 9-5 | 64.3% |
*(Does not include Smash The Record)
Highlights
PPMD’s solid play earns him the Apex 2014 crown against Mew2King
SSBMRank 2014: 100-91 | 90-81 | 80-71|70-61 |60-51 | 50-41 | 40-31 | 30-26 |25-21 | 20-16 |15-11
10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1
Choosing between PPMD and Armada is the toughest decision in the top 8.
PPMD Is a great player, but I believe M2K deserves the spot over him.
And I know mang0 will be #1, but in my eyes Armada is #1. Whenever mang0 wins, it’s a close set. But whenever Armada wins, the set is not close.
not to mention the win/loss ratio against every (active) smasher.
Mango only has a negative record against everybody but Armada (11-9 or 11-10 in sets I believe). Armada cannot say the same with his resume against every active Smasher.
*negative record only against Armada.
good point.
PP should be higher… imo.