Welcome to Day 5 of SSBMRank! Today marks the halfway point in our list. Use Twitter hashtag #SSBMRank2015 to share your thoughts on this years 100-51!


Photo Credits to Old Abbot (@OldAbbot)

Rank
Rating
SSBMRank 2014
60
5.915
N/A
Tournament Results
Apex2015 ceo2015 evo2015 bh5
N/A
N/A
33
65
N/A
Summary
The man behind SSBM Tutorials on Youtube, Kira is currently ranked 14th on the SoCal Power Rankings, and has impressive wins this year over KirbyKaze, Shroomed, Hugs, and more. He made an impressive run at I’m Not Yelling by going through a gauntlet of Sheik dittos.
– Luke Geldart(@Haksause)

 


Photo Credits to Alex Baldwin

Rank
Rating
SSBMRank 2014
59
5.929
90
Tournament Results
Apex2015 ceo2015 evo2015 bh5
49
33
25
49
N/A
Summary
A man notorious for his hatred of Captain Falcon, this Norcal Sheik main has had a breakout year. Not only ranked 4th in Norcal, his 25th at EVO, in tandem with 17th’s at Press Start and Super Smash Con, have him steady as one of the top Sheiks in one of the world’s best regions.
– Eli Schoop (Kanye Rest)

 


Photo Credits to n0ne

Rank
Rating
SSBMRank 2014
58
5.957
N/A
Tournament Results
Apex2015 ceo2015 evo2015 bh5
N/A
N/A
97
65
N/A
Summary
Canada’s best and certainly most stylish Falcon, n0ne has made great strides, rising to the top of Canada’s elite with a distinguished style. n0ne improved steadily throughout the year, starting out a relative unknown and finishing off with a notable 3rd place at Tipped Off 11 – with wins over DJ Nintendo and Professor Pro to boot. After moving from the Nicaraguan scene, n0ne is now a crowd favorite and a top 5 Canadian player – as well as the subject of a few GRSmash videos.
– Louis Torracinta

 


Photo Credits to Xinye Ji

Rank
Rating
SSBMRank 2014
57
5.970
40
Tournament Results
Apex2015 ceo2015 evo2015 bh5
25
N/A
33
N/A
N/A
Summary
Originally from Michigan, Kyle “Kalamazhu” Zhu is now a resident of NorCal as of this year. While he dabbled in a Marth for a good portion of the year, his best tournament placings remained with his famous midwestern Peach, including 25th at Apex, 17th at FC Return, 33rd at EVO 2015, and 17th at SSC. He has recently announced his intentions to stop playing Marth and return to fully playing Peach.
– David Tyler(@flossy_tas)

 


Photo Credits to Thomas Tischio (@Tischphotos)

Rank
Rating
SSBMRank 2014
56
5.988
52
Tournament Results
Apex2015 ceo2015 evo2015 bh5
65
N/A
33
17
N/A
Summary
For much of his recent career, Darkatma has been the big fish in a relatively small pond. As the top smasher in the Missouri Power Rankings, Darkatma is still able to make solid showings at nationals, including 65th at Apex 2015, 33rd at EVO, and 17th at The Big House 5. Without having the top tier training partners other regions possess, these results are even more impressive. Atma continues to work at growing the St. Louis scene, and as the region improves, look for Atma’s results to improve as well.
– Michael Rasnic @spritemichaeler

 


Photo Credits to Old Abbot (@OldAbbot)

Rank
Rating
SSBMRank 2014
55
6.022
N/A
Tournament Results
Apex2015 ceo2015 evo2015 bh5
N/A
N/A
49
25
N/A
Summary
When one is expecting to play Hungrybox, there’s only one name that comes to mind for practice; Prince Abu. From Michigan, Abhishek “Prince Abu” Prabhu is widely considered to be one of the top 3 Jigglypuffs in the world, along with Hungrybox and Tekk. Having earned placings such as 25th at Super Smash Con and The Big House 5, 17th at FC Return, and 7th at MLG World Finals 2015, Prince Abu has managed set wins against players such as Westballz (Rubicon 2), Shroomed (EGL), Bladewise (MLG WF 2015), Chillindude (MLG WF 2015), and Ryan Ford (TBH5).
– Bryan Rapp (@Mithrintia)

 


Photo Credits to Michael Hathaway (@tl_peanuts)

Rank
Rating
SSBMRank 2014
54
6.053
26
Tournament Results
Apex2015 ceo2015 evo2015 bh5
33
17
97
17
N/A
Summary
Sponsored by Team Liquid, Kashan “Chillin” Khan was the first notable solo Fox main, taking a set off of Ken while he was undefeated. He had  great showings at BAM7 where he placed 5th, and placed 17th at CEO 2015 and The Big House 5, the latter of which he beat Slox in pools and eliminated Reno and Alex19.
– Solomon McMurphy (@HFMSmash)

 


Photo Credits to Amsah

Rank
Rating
SSBMRank 2014
53
6.112
N/A
Tournament Results
Apex2015 ceo2015 evo2015 bh5
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
17
Summary
Before Armada, Amsah was the premier European Melee player, dominating most of the competition in Europe in the 2007-2009 era. Even after Armada’s arrival to the scene, Amsah was considered a solid second to Armada in Europe from 2009 to around 2011. A strong Sheik main from the Netherlands, he continues to make strong showings in European tournaments, placing 2nd at HFLAN Melee Edition, 5th at BEAST 5, and 5th at Dreamhack London. On several occasions, he has beat out players such as Android (BEAST 5) and Professor Pro (DH Winter 2015, HFLAN Melee Edition).
– Bryan Rapp (@Mithrintia)

 


Photo Credits to Robert Paul (@tempusrob)

Rank
Rating
SSBMRank 2014
52
6.133
58
Tournament Results
Apex2015 ceo2015 evo2015 bh5
81
33
13
N/A
N/A
Summary
Team Liquid’s very own Ken “Ken” Hoang, the King of Smash, while not being as dominant as he was in the past, made sure we kept an eye on him this year. With an impressive run at EVO, he defeated players such as Westballz and Santiago. With many other top 32 placings, Ken solidifies his spot on the list.
– Luke Geldart(@Haksause)

 


Photo Credits to Old Abbot (@OldAbbot)

Rank
Rating
SSBMRank 2014
51
6.140
N/A
Tournament Results
Apex2015 ceo2015 evo2015 bh5
N/A
N/A
N/A
33
N/A
Summary
Previously known as Unknown522, Ryan Ford is a Canadian smasher and well-known Fox main. He was ranked 15th on the SSBM Rank 2013, and famously took Hungrybox to game 5 in a nailbiter set at The Big House 2. After the name change and return to Melee in 2015, he’s managed to place 7th at GOML 2015 (beating Toph and RaynEX), 5th at EXP 2015 (beating Vish), and 33rd at The Big House 5 (beating Professor Pro).
– Bryan Rapp (@Mithrintia)

Panelists

42 Panelists

(More Panelists were asked from each region, but did not turn in a ballot in a timely manner)

Socal (6)
– HugS
– s2j
– MacD
– MikeHaze
– Kira
– Reno

Norcal (4)
– TarheelJKS
– Laudandus
– Toph
– Shroomed

Midwest (5)
– Juggleguy
– FendrickLamar
– Duck
– Webs
– DarkAtma

New England (3)
– Mafia
– MattDotZeb
– Gtown Tom

Maryland/Virginia (4)
– Nintendude
– Redd
– Chillindude
– Wife

Pacific Northwest (5)
– Silent Wolf
– Bladewise
– Vish
– eBay
– Fat Goku

Arizona (3)
– Axe
– Tai
– DarkDragoon

South (5)
– s0ft
– Flow
– Chi Wong
– Gahtzu
– Hungrybox

Tri-State (2)
– Zhu
– Swedish Delight

Canada (2)
– Idea
– n0ne

Europe (3)
– MikeHaggar (w/ Armada)
– Imperfect
– Mahie

Rest Of The List

12/21/2015 – SSBMRank #100-91
12/22/2015 – SSBMRank #90-81
12/23/2015 – SSBMRank #80-71
12/24/2015 – SSBMRank #70-61
12/25/2015 – SSBMRank #60-51

12/28/2015 – SSBMRank #50-41
12/29/2015 – SSBMRank #40-31
12/30/2015 – SSBMRank #30-26
12/31/2015 – SSBMRank #25-21
1/1/2016 – SSBMRank #20-16

1/4/2016 – SSBMRank #15-11
1/5/2016 – SSBMRank #10, #9, #8, #7
1/6/2016 – SSBMRank #6, #5, #4
1/7/2016 – SSBMRank #3, #2, #1
1/8/2016 – SSBMRank Recap

Other Information

Acknowledgements

SSBMRank is a big undertaking every year. We could have not done this without the help of HTC, who generously helped us out with this year’s production values. Nick, Darkdragoon, was a workhorse with the formatting and the graphics this year as well. We also had countless volunteers that helped out with numerous tasks.

Photographers
Robert Paul (@tempusrob)
Michael Hathaway (@tl_peanuts)
Thomas Tischio
Old Abbot (@oldAbbot)
Itsjustatank (@itsjustatank)
Ludwig Ahgren
/u/BirdUPSSBM
Big Blue eSports (@BigBlueES)
SleepyK (@sleepike)
Alex Baldwin
Meowth

Blurb Writers
Eli Schoop
Bradley Stafford (@bradcobra)
Louis Torracinta
Sawyer Frey (@ssbm_tm)
Derek Zhang (@DZhang4)
Matt Deslatte (@pantsnameguy)
Matthew Reed (@Matthew__Reed)
Jack McDonald (@KezzupReviews)
Luke Geldart (@Haksause)
Andrew Blessington (@AJawesome07)
Nick Gow (@ssbm_Song)
Anthony Bruno (@slime_machine)
Bryan Rapp (@Mithrintia)
David Tyler (@flossy_tas)
Josh Kassell (@roboticphish)
Solomon McMurphy (@HFMSmash)

Fact Finders
Eli Schoop
Bradley Stafford (@bradcobra)
Louis Torracinta
Derek Zhang (@DZhang4)
Matt Deslatte (@pantsnameguy)
Matthew Reed (@Matthew__Reed)
Jack McDonald (@KezzupReviews)
Luke Geldart (@Haksause)
Andrew Blessington (@AJawesome07)
Bryan Rapp (@Mithrintia)
David Tyler (@flossy_tas)
Solomon McMurphy  (@HFMSmash)

Editors
Sheridan Zalewski (@sheridactyls)
Louis Torracinta
Scott Zeng
Andrew Blessington (@AJawesome07)
Nick Gow (@ssbm_Song)
Andrew Nestico (@PracticalTAS)
Anthony Bruno (@slime_machine)
Bryan Rapp (@Mithrintia)
David Tyler (@flossy_tas)
Josh Kassel (@roboticphish)

Picture Finders
Bradley Stafford (@bradcobra)
Louis Torracinta
Scott Zeng
Sawyer Frey
Derek Zhang (@DZhang4)
Matthew Reed (@Matthew__Reed)
Luke Geldart (@Haksause)
Nick Buckman