SSBMRank Summer 2023
Since 2013, members of the Smash Bros. community have come together to create a worldwide ranking of the best players on Earth. SSBMRank returns with SSBMRank Summer 2023, a ranking of the fifty best Melee players of the year so far, ranging from December 19, 2022 to July 23, 2023.
2023 has been a lot of things. It’s been a year of unique characters, great upsets, and one of the closest races for #1 this game has seen in its long, storied history. Melee Stats is proud to present a ranking that can honor such an exciting year, and we hope to tell the stories of the players and moments that made 2023 so special.
Release Schedule
The Process
We polled 28 community figures to rate each ballot-eligible player based on their performances throughout 2023. These panelists span a wide range: top players, tournament organizers, writers, analysts, and more. Each panelist rated each player on a scale from 1 to 10, and then each players rating was aggregated to a single value based on their distribution of votes. Over the next few days, we will be counting down from 50th to 1st.
Kyle “Zedreo” Hrycak — Alberta
Eryk “Ambisinister” Banatt — California
Jack “Jackzilla” Harmening— California
Nathan “Nathan Sandwich” Sovik — California
Danny “s-f” Levy— California
Salam “salami” Habib — California
Vicente “Chape” Sánchez — Chile
Joseph “Equilateral” Caruso — Florida
Bill “Quadae” Elia — Florida
Michael “Wills” Wills — Georgia
Andrew “Unsure” Bisciglia — Illinois
Seal — Indiana
Anokh “EdwinBudding” Palakurthi — Massachusetts
Benji “Hufff” Spetter-Goldstein — Massachusetts/Washington
Wout “Noxxa” van Poppel — Netherlands
Nuckels — Netherlands
Jake “Chroma” Robins — New Jersey
Justin “DarkGenex” Cohen — New York
Liam “NSFrog” Kennedy — Nova Scotia
Joshua “Mosh” Wood — Ontario
Dylan “Dawson” Dougherty — Pennsylvania
Brendan “GimmeDatWheat” Malone — Pennsylvania
Ember “Sharp” L. — Sweden
Preston “Tuesday” Smith — Texas
Sean “10 Quid Shoes” Hudson — United Kingdom
Eric “Jorge” Clarke — Virginia
Austin “Redd” Self — Virginia
Max “Silvi” Perkins— Washington
The SSBMRank Summer 2023 Team
Director: Brendan “GimmeDatWheat” Malone
Editing Lead: Anokh “EdwinBudding” Palakurthi
Data Lead: Eryk “Ambisinister” Banatt
Graphics Lead: Nick “DarkDragoon” Konstantino
Video Editor: Maxwell “FizzMax” Tuttle
Motion Graphics & Melee Renders: JD “JDMH” Mannor
Additional Melee Renders: Melee HD Asset Library + Smash 2 Team
Blurb writer: Alex “Quality Steve” Lee
Blurb writer: Anokh “EdwinBudding” Palakurthi
Blurb writer: Danny “s-f” Levy
Blurb writer: Ember “Sharp” L.
Blurb writer: Eryk “Ambisinister” Banatt
Blurb writer: Glenn “KayB” Kim
Blurb writer: Jack “Jackzilla” Harmening
Blurb writer: Jacob “Chroma” Robins
Blurb writer: Justin “DarkGenex” Cohen
