SSBM Rank 2014 (60-51)

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.

Rank		Alan “Excel Zero” Baretto | @ExcelZeroPR					Score
60	(NEW)	Main(s)	Peach		Region:	Puerto Rico	7.173
		Tourney Results
		Apex 2014	MLG Anaheim	CEO 2014	Evo 2014	The Big House 4
		25th	–	–	49th	–
Summary:
At Apex 2014, Excel Zero surprised everyone with his victories over PewPewU and Cactuar, making out of the pool in winner’s bracket. This Puerto Rican Peach has been heralded as a mini- Armada with his amazing float cancel aerials and damaging combos.

Rank		Jaden “VaNz” Carr					Score
59	(36)	Main(s)	Peach/Sheik		Region:	NEOH/PGH / Tri-State	7.188
		Tourney Results
		Apex 2014	MLG Anaheim	CEO 2014	Evo 2014	The Big House 4
		–	–	–	–	33rd
Summary:
VaNz is recognized as a world class Peach main. He views himself more as a tactician when it comes to playing Peach, as opposed to an all out aggressive player, and his crisp punishes prove that. VaNz has taken wins over many great players such as Unknown522, PewPewU, Cyrain, and Abate. Although an honorary member Midwest’s NEOH/PGH region, he now resides permanently back in New York City.

Rank		Team Liquid | Ken “Ken” Hoang | @LiquidKen					Score
58	(100)	Main(s)	Marth		Region:	SoCal	7.200
		Tourney Results
		Apex 2014	MLG Anaheim	CEO 2014	Evo 2014	The Big House 4
		–	21st	33rd	33rd	–
Summary:
The King of Smash made his epic full return in March when he was sponsored by Team Liquid, and has since been pushing forward in his home region of SoCal, taking out big names like Westballz and MacD, and remaining to place consistently at the always stacked local biweeklies, Super Smash Sundays.

Rank		Rob “OkamiBW” Schueller | @OkamiBW					Score
57	(82)	Main(s)	Sheik		Region:	SoCal	7.214
		Tourney Results
		Apex 2014	MLG Anaheim	CEO 2014	Evo 2014	The Big House 4
		49th	21st	–	33rd	–
Summary:
One of the earliest players to effectively implement “shield dropping”, OkamiBW has a highly technical Sheik with solid spacing and zoning that’s difficult to hit, especially with floatier characters. He’s been experimenting with different styles of play in his recent SSS/Mayhem tournaments.

Rank		MGFC | James “Swedish Delight” Liu | @LamesJiu					Score
56	(66)	Main(s)	Sheik		Region:	Tri-state	7.222
		Tourney Results
		Apex 2014	MLG Anaheim	CEO 2014	Evo 2014	The Big House 4
		49th	–	–	25th	–
Summary:
This no-frills Sheik continues to turn heads with his alarming rate of improvement. Originally rising to prominence as a “Falcon slayer”, taking sets off of S2J, Scar, and Hax, The Swede proved he’s no one-trick pony in 2014 with an outstanding 25th place at EVO after a summer abroad with no contact with the game. Known for his immaculate fundamentals and endless tech-chases, Swedish is arguably the best player in New Jersey in the absence of Mew2King. Expect that domain of dominance to expand as this rising talent continues to fine-tune his game.

Rank		Dustin “Darc” Hayes | @darcssbm					Score
55	(45)	Main(s)	Jigglypuff		Region:	New England	7.234
		Tourney Results
		Apex 2014	MLG Anaheim	CEO 2014	Evo 2014	The Big House 4
		17th	–	–	–	–
Summary:
Wielding a deadly combination of Jigglypuff and Captain Falcon, New England’s Darc remains to be a powerful player in his local community and always does solidly at majors and nationals alike, despite relative inactivity.

Rank		Imadh “IB” Bedri | @ib_theone					Score
54	(73)	Main(s)	Marth		Region:	Ontario	7.237
		Tourney Results
		Apex 2014	MLG Anaheim	CEO 2014	Evo 2014	The Big House 4
		–	–	–	–	–
Summary:
Despite infrequent stateside appearances, Toronto Marth main I.B. maintained top-player status in 2014 largely through a 7th place finish at Get On My Level and strong performances in local Ontario competition. His GOML run saw him flex a formidable punish game and claim quality wins over the likes of Raynex and Idea, losing only to Mew2King and DJ Nintendo.

Rank		Versus | Clay “Porkchops” Eau Le Doet | @VsPorkchops					Score
53	(NEW)	Main(s)	Falco		Region:	Florida	7.242
		Tourney Results
		Apex 2014	MLG Anaheim	CEO 2014	Evo 2014	The Big House 4
		65th	–	17th	–	25th
Summary:
Although active for several years, Porkchops has recently been on the rise in Florida and nationally, currently ranked 4th on Florida’s Power Rankings. Receiving training from other top Floridian Falco’s like Beer Man and DaShizWhiz, Porkchops continually increasing skill and determination makes him a big threat, proven further by his defeat of aMSa at CEO 2014.

Rank		Binyan “Darkatma” Lin | @darkatma					Score
52	(46)	Main(s)	Sheik		Region:	Missouri	7.245
		Tourney Results
		Apex 2014	MLG Anaheim	CEO 2014	Evo 2014	The Big House 4
		17th	–	–	65th	65th
Summary:
Darkatma is a Peach/Sheik main, playing out of St. Louis and formerly of NorCal. For part of 2014, he was arguably the top player in the lower Midwest, with a number of victories over Illinois’s finest and a 17th-place finish at Apex. At tournaments like UFGTX and SMYM 15, his results fell behind those of Kels, but he remains one of the region’s top threats.

Rank		LP | Bernard “Raynex” Maffi | @raynexpress					Score
51	(NEW)	Main(s)	Fox		Region:	Ontario	7.250
		Tourney Results
		Apex 2014	MLG Anaheim	CEO 2014	Evo 2014	The Big House 4
		–	–	–	–	25th
Summary:
A veteran of nearly a decade in Ontario’s Melee scene, Raynex clawed his way back to prominence in 2014. With strong finishes at nationals including ROM 7 (17th), Get On My Level (9th), Super SWEET (7th), and The Big House 4 (25th), the Scarborough native and Fox main remains a credible threat to do damage at any event he enters.

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