Photo Credits to Robert Paul (@tempusrob)
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Rank
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Rating
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SSBMRank 2014
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1
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10
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2
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Tournament Results
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2
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2
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1
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1
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2
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Other Results
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2nd at BEAST 5
5th at Paragon 2015
1st at I’m Not Yelling!
1st at Sandstorm
3rd at FC Smash 15XR: Return
3rd at WTFox
1st at DreamHack London
1st at Smash Summit
1st at Eclipse
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Summary
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Being a competitive Melee player in 2015 is harder than ever. With each and every major tournament, players are stepping up their game and it can be easy to be left behind. Bracket placements are no longer free, and each set of Melee being played is of significantly higher caliber than it was even two years ago.
In this environment, Alliance’s Adam “Armada” Lindgren has been the model for 2015: this year will be the sixth straight in which he has not dropped a competitive set to a non-Top 6 player. In fact, few players have even come close – in the past 12 months, he has dropped only 13 serious tournament games to players ranked lower than sixth. Let there be no doubt, Armada is currently the best player in the world at Super Smash Bros Melee.
His resume for 2015 is nothing short of phenomenal: he won the year’s two largest tournaments, EVO 2015 and The Big House 5, as well as 11 other major tournaments, including Eclipse, Smash Summit, MVG Sandstorm, I’m Not Yelling!, Heir II The Throne, and Dreamhack London; he looked virtually unstoppable from EVO 2015 in July until Dreamhack Winter in late November, racking up 7 major tournament wins in a row before his streak was ended by Hungrybox; and he has a winning record on the year against every player on the SSBMRank Top 100 whom he played at least one tournament set against.
Perhaps most impressively, Armada did all of this while picking up a new character — he finally started playing Fox in tournament in 2015, and he’s already the best Fox player that dual-mains the character. His unstoppable punishes, ironclad edgeguarding, technical prowess, sleek neutral game, and overall consistency and proficiency with both Peach and Fox have made him definitively the world’s best player and a model for the fantastic play Melee will enjoy in years to come. It’s up to the rest of us, it seems, to catch up to him.
– Louis Torracinta (editing by Andrew Nestico (@Practical_TAS))
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Top 10 H2H Stats
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Player
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2015 Sets
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Set Wins
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Set Losses
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%
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vs. Mango
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9
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7
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2
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78
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vs. Leffen
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15
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8
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7
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53
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vs. Mew2King
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2
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2
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0
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100
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vs. PPMD
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5
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3
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2
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60
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vs. Hungrybox
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12
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8
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4
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67
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vs. Top 1-6
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43
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28
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15
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65
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vs. Axe
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2
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2
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0
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100
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vs. Plup
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2
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2
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0
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100
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vs. Shroomed
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2
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2
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0
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100
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vs. Westballz
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5
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5
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0
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100
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vs. Top 7-10
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11
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11
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0
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100
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Total
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54
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39
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15
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72
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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
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
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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
The true GOAT. Nothing but respect for Armada. His excellent sportmanship and top level skills make him a role model for all up and coming smash players. He has been the most consistent player in the highest competitive era of Melee. If there ever was a Hall of Fame for gamers, Armada would be a 1st Ballot for sure.
GO[A]T
Armada will always be number 1 in my book. I dont anyone can contend with his lowest placing during his entire Melee career at only 5th place. Armada is the GOAT.
The true GOAT
Armada has been playing Fox for much longer than this year, but sure. He only started regularly playing him this year but he is most certainly not a stranger to the character.
I feel like Fox should be listed above Peach
Either way, great job, Armada!
Does anyone have the data on who the 13 games were lost to?
Those numbers are unbelievable. I do not think Melee ever saw something like that since Ken’s era, if ever. And certainly no #1 player had ever before been tested and proven himself so frequently and intensively.
Dang, I didn’t realize Armada hasn’t dropped a set to a non-god in that long! That’s crazy!
That’s an insane record. It’s hard to back against him for next year but Leffen has by far the best chance
Was there really any doubt who number 1 was gonna be
This man is so ridiculous. Never have I seen a Melee player be so consistent. You know the year truly is 20XX when armada becomes unstoppable just by picking up the character. It’s over, mango nation WHERE YOU AT?
The meta around Armada, Mang0 & PPMD has been amazing to watch as a Melee fan the last couple of years. I do hope PPMD attends more tournaments this year and Mango adapts to the new meta.
Congraz Armada!
The true GOAT. Nothing but respect for Armada. His excellent sportsmanship, style of play, and elite skills make him a role model for all up and coming smash players. He has been the most consistent player in the highest competitive era of Melee. If there ever was a Hall of Fame for gamers, Armada would be 1st Ballot for sure.
Armada is by far the best player of all time
I would just like to add for those who didn’t notice that Armada received a rating of a perfect 10 which means that all 42 panelists unanimously gave him that score. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the new goat.
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“in the past 12 months, he has dropped only 13 serious tournament games to players ranked lower than sixth.”
HAHAHAHA i love how they had to include the word “serious” remembering him losing to C Rabbit at the foundry.
Anyways, amazing work Armada, glad to see him finally ranking #1 after all his hard work!
Armada record with Shroomed is 2-0, he beat him at INY and DHW.
To correct the record, Armada did lose to a non-top 6 player at Heir2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49gCrLofz4g
Call it sandbagging if you want, but
A) it’s Young Link vs. Peach, where Y. Link is a legitimate choice;
B) the article doesn’t mention sandbagging anyway.
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