About Daniel Lee

I am a Melee analyst, journalist, and commentator. I love to write narratives about players and deep analysis of individual matches and rivalries. Creator of the "Zero2Hero" series for Melee to train new players and a regular on the Melee It On Me Podcast
Dec 24, 2015

SSBMRank 2015 #70-61

By |December 24, 2015|SSBMRank2015|15 Comments

Day 4 is here. We are starting to get deep into the rankings. Just as a simple reminder, players have played in more than the 5 tournaments listed. Keep into consideration that a player’s performance depends on the entire year. […]

Dec 23, 2015

SSBMRank 2015 #80-71

By |December 23, 2015|SSBMRank2015|28 Comments

Welcome to Day 3 of SSBMRank! SSBMRank is a yearly Top 100 list, celebrating the performances of players in 2015. Share your thoughts on Twitter with the hashtag: #SSBMRank2015.

Photo Credits to Michael Hathaway (@TL_peanuts)

Rank

Rating

SSBMRank 2014

80

5.154

66

Tournament Results

33

25

49

65

N/A

Summary

Well known in the Melee […]

Dec 22, 2015

SSBMRank 2015 #90-81

By |December 22, 2015|SSBMRank2015|24 Comments

Welcome to Day 2 of SSBMRank! Today, we get through the 80s. Like what you see? Join the discussion on Twitter with the hashtag: #SSBMRank2015.

Photo Credits to SleepyK (@sleepike)

Rank

Rating

SSBMRank 2014

90

4.976

85

Tournament Results

81

33

97

N/A

N/A

Summary

An Arizona staple, Tai’s slippery Marth has been the practice […]

Dec 21, 2015

SSBMRank 2015 Hidden Bosses

By |December 21, 2015|SSBMRank2015|12 Comments

To keep some consistency, players had to have a minimum number of top placements, majors, and ratings. If players did not meet a minimum threshold during the nomination or rating process, they were moved to the “hidden boss” list. Undoubtedly, […]

Dec 21, 2015

SSBMRank 2015 #100-91

By |December 21, 2015|SSBMRank2015|47 Comments

 
Welcome to another yearly edition of SSBMRank! This year we are “powered by HTC”. They have provided us several resources to make this year’s production values better than ever. We also couldn’t have done this without the countless volunteers that […]

Dec 13, 2015

SSBMRank 2015 FAQ

By |December 13, 2015|SSBMRank2015|2 Comments

SSBMRank will start releasing on December 21, Monday. To clarify any questions, here is an article explaining the process. Side note: We are “powered by HTC” this year.
The Process
Nominations

If a player accomplished any of the following:

Top 64 at Apex 2015, […]

Nov 18, 2015

s2j joins Melee It On Me!

By |November 18, 2015|Default, Uncategorized|2 Comments

We at MIOM are very excited to announce that Johnny “s2j” Kim is now a part of the Melee It On Me Family! If you’re an avid fan of Socal streams, you have probably seen s2j’s Captain Falcon take on […]

Nov 4, 2015

Tournament Preview: Smash Summit

By |November 4, 2015|Uncategorized|1 Comment

Amidst all of the drama, we finally made it to the event! As a quick reminder, Smash Summit is a 4-day, 16 man invitational featuring 10 invited players and 6 players who were voted in by fans. On the first […]

Oct 29, 2015

Tafo-Blog: Quick Update

By |October 29, 2015|Uncategorized|1 Comment

Hey Everyone,

My apologies for staying quiet on the blog. We will be a little light on content for the next month, but rest assured we are working on some great stuff. Currently, I am juggling the following

1. Zero 2 Hero: […]

Oct 12, 2015

Tafo-Stats: Call To Action

By |October 12, 2015|Uncategorized|1 Comment

I have mentioned a couple of times on stream a need for help to expand the realm of stat tracking in the Melee community. Currently, I have a database of the big 6, fully archived in the database, along with […]