LumiRank Mid-Year 2023

LumiRank Mid-Year 2023
Period active	December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023
Region	Global
Game(s) supported	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Producer(s)	Barnard's Loop, EazyFreezie, kenniky, Stuart98

The LumiRank Mid-Year 2023 is a power ranking that lists the world's top Super Smash Bros. Ultimate smashers from December 19th, 2022 to July 23rd, 2023. It acts as the half-year ranking for the LumiRank 2023.

Methodology

Information on the methodology and tournament tiers can be seen here.

Although the ranking was preceded by the UltRank 2022, the ranking was not used for player point values; instead the OrionRank 2022 was used.

Tournaments evaluated

Only tournaments that are regional and above (C-tier and above) are listed.
List with full stats

Tournament	Region	Date	Category
Encore Smash Holiday Monthly	Tristate (New York)	December 22nd, 2022	C
Sumabato SP 33	Kansai (Osaka Prefecture)	December 24th, 2022	B
JAPAN 24	Kansai (Osaka Prefecture)	December 24th-25th, 2022	A
Glitch Saga	United Arab Emirates	December 28th-29th, 2022	C
DAWN 10	Kantō (Tokyo Prefecture)	December 29th, 2022	C
Kyojin Dojo	United Arab Emirates	December 30th, 2022-January 1st, 2023	B+
Sumabato SP 34	Kansai (Osaka Prefecture)	January 4th	B+
Ignition 300	Great Lakes (Illinois)	January 4th	C
The Smashing Future	Netherlands	January 7th	C
Abierto Namis	West Mexico (Jalisco)	January 6th-8th	C
Umebura SP 9	Kantō (Tokyo Metropolis)	January 7th-8th	S+
Let's Make Big Moves 2023	Tristate (New York)	January 7th-9th	S+
MI TEMPS	France	January 14th	C
Smashborg Winter Seasonal 2023	Norway	January 13th-15th	C
TVS: Takeover	Ontario	January 13th-15th	C
Gen 1.0	Kantō (Tokyo Metropolis)	January 15th	B
GrandSlam 10	Pacific Northwest (British Columbia)	January 15th	B
SmashUKIE Circuit Finale 2022	United Kingdom	January 15th	C
The True Beginning: Reborn	East Mexico (Puebla)	January 15th	C
KOWLOON 4	Kyūshū (Fukuoka Prefecture)	January 21st	B
GENESIS 9	Northern California	January 20th-22nd	P
The Action	Australian Capital Territory	January 20th-22nd	C
Fossil Smash - Primera Edición	Northeast Mexico (Coahuila)	January 21st-22nd	B
Toyota Grand Slum 13	Chūbu (Aichi Prefecture)	January 28th	B+
HABBY Birthday 2023	Ontario	January 28th	C
Codename: Smash Next Door	Carolinas (North Carolina)	January 28th	C
Maji Game Night Four Year Anniversary	Georgia	January 28th	C
Tempest	Spain	January 28th	C
Smash The Coast II	Florida	January 28th	C
DELTA 2	Kantō (Tokyo Metropolis)	January 29th	B
Smash Coliseum, Vol. 2	Dominican Republic	January 29th	C
Pepite Stadium - Ultimate Edition 8	France	February 2nd	C
EugeneBound	Pacific Northwest (Oregon)	February 4th	C
Warlock x Hex: The Hex of Sorcerer Vol. VI	Mexico City	February 4th	C
Seismic Break	Northeast Mexico (Nuevo León)	February 4th	C
Sumabato SP 35	Kansai (Osaka Prefecture)	February 4th	C
Last Stage	Venezuela	February 4th	C
Frosty Faustings XV 2023	Great Lakes (Illinois)	February 3rd-5th	B
Kagaribi 9	Kantō (Saitama Prefecture)	February 4th-5th	S+
Shinosuma HEROES 3	Kantō (Tokyo Prefecture)	February 11th	B+
EON: Revelation	Tristate (New York)	February 11th	B
Hylian Zone 2	France	February 11th	C
KEEP It "REAL: u Be My Valentine"?	Georgia	February 11th	C
WINNER! -Next 2-	Kantō (Tokyo Prefecture)	February 18th	B+
Okasuma SP 11	Chūgoku (Okayama Prefecture)	February 18th	B
LVL UP EXPO 2023	Southwest (Nevada)	February 17th-19th	A
ROCKON!! 1	Tōhoku (Yamagata Prefecture)	February 18th-19th	C
Alberta Esports Expo	Alberta	February 18th-19th	C
Interstellar 3	Texas	February 25th	C
Super Charge Shot Series II	Spain	February 25th	C
Goat or Sheep 1	France	February 25th	C
MaesumaHIT Champion Series 4	Kansai (Osaka Prefecture)	February 25th	B
Love Shield	El Salvador	February 25th	C
NOVA 1	Chūgoku (Hiroshima Prefecture)	February 25th	C
KO: The Main Event	United Kingdom	February 25th-26th	C
WAVE CHAMPIONS 1	Kantō (Tokyo Prefecture)	February 26th	B
Hirosuma 25	Chūgoku (Hiroshima Prefecture)	February 26th	C
Winter Clash 2023	Puerto Rico	February 26th	C
kamui 2	Hokkaidō	March 4th	C
RCADIA SMASH 4	Germany	March 3rd-5th	C
Sweet Spot 7	Heartland (Iowa)	March 4th-5th	C
TomorrowLAN 2023	Atlantic Canada (New Brunswick)	March 4th-5th	C
Maesuma TOP 11	Kansai (Osaka Prefecture)	March 5th	S+
GrandSlam 11	Pacific Northwest (British Colombia)	March 5th	B
Gamecast Arena: Smash Coliseum, Vol. 3	Dominican Republic	March 5th	C
Tea Party 3: Suited & Booted	United Kingdom	March 11th	C
Collision 2023	Tristate (New Jersey)	March 10th-12th	S+
The Game Expo	Victoria	March 11th-12th	C
Seibugeki 13	Kantō (Tokyo Prefecture)	March 12th	A+
Karisuma SP 15	Chūbu (Aichi Prefecture)	March 18th	B
DOSE2SUCRE - 2023.01	France	March 18th	B
WINNER! -Next 3-	Kantō (Tokyo Prefecture)	March 18th	B
SOS 8	Great Lakes (Ohio)	March 18th	C
HST SP ChampionShip Winter Stage	Hokkaidō	March 18th	C
Mensual Relámpago	Central Mexico	March 18th	C
Daddy's Den X Supreme	Pacific Northwest (Washington)	March 18th-19th	B
CT Gamercon 6	New England (Connecticut)	March 18th-19th	C
HyperX Arena - 5 Year Anniversary	Southwest (Nevada)	March 18th-19th	C
DELTA 3	Kantō (Tokyo Prefecture)	March 21st	B+
Almost Pro at PAX East 2023 Arena	New England (Massachusetts)	March 23rd-25th	C
Sumabato SP 36	Kansai (Osaka Prefecture)	March 25th	B+
Chūbu Smash Chronicle 2	Chūbu (Aichi Prefecture)	March 25th	B
Phoenix Down	Great Lakes (Michigan)	March 25th	C
Smash Ultimate Summit 6	Southern California	March 23rd-26th	A+
GLORY 3	Spain	March 25th-26th	B+
Rock the Winds	Carolinas (South Carolina)	March 25th-26th	B
The Final Ryokan	Central Mexico	March 31st-April 1st	C
Ruyubura! Part 1	Kantō (Kanagawa Prefecture)	April 1st	C
BATTLE FOR THE SOUTH 2023	Georgia	March 31st-April 2nd	B
Kawaii Kon 2023	Hawaii	March 31st-April 2nd	B
MAJOR UPSET	Pacific Northwest (Oregon)	April 1st-2nd	A
Gamecast Arena: Smash Coliseum, Vol. 4	Dominican Republic	April 2nd	C
KOWLOON 5	Kyūshū (Fukuoka Prefecture)	April 8th	A
Shonen WAR 2	France	April 8th	B
Royal Brawl 2023	Texas	April 8th	C
OVA XXI: THE FACTORY	Central Mexico	April 8th	C
DreamHack San Diego 2023	Southern California	April 7th-9th	B
tamasuma kyokkan 2	Hokkaido	April 15th	B+
Failsafe Spring 2023	Tristate	April 15th	B
ARREBATO Invitacional	Northeast Mexico (Nuevo León)	April 15th	C
Invasion: April 2023	United Kingdom	April 15th-16th	B
EGOBOOST	Texas	April 15th-16th	C
Smash Contest: CAGGTUS	Germany	April 15th-16th	C
Paris Fan Festival	France	April 15th-16th	C
Gen 1.1	Kantō	April 16th	B+
Peabnut and the Cacophonous Clash with the Cantankerous Canines!	Carolinas	April 16th	C
ARREBATO Popular	Northeast Mexico (Nuevo León)	April 16th	C
Wave 4	Kantō (Tokyo Prefecture)	April 22nd	A+
Sumabato SP 37	Kansai (Osaka Prefecture)	April 22nd	B+
Xanadu Homecoming - Xanadu 500 Edition	MD/VA	April 22nd	C
The Come Up 2023	Ontario	April 22nd	C
Homerun Smash 2	Mid-South (Oklahoma)	April 22nd	C
Thunderdome 4	Spain	April 22nd	C
Smash Cup 24	Venezuela	April 22nd	C
Best Of The West	Northwest Mexico (Sonora)	April 22nd-23rd	C
CIRQUE du CFL	Florida	April 23rd	B
Code Crimson 2	I/G Southeast (Alabama)	April 29th	C
Yoshi's Island Arise	Tristate (New York)	April 29th	C
Vulcan 6	Belgium	April 29th	C
BRINK	United Kingdom	April 29th-30th	C
Maesuma TOP 12	Kansai (Osaka Prefecture)	April 30th	S+
RankUp! 4 2023	Guatemala	April 30th	B
La Super Liga: Bloom To Fight	Honduras	April 30th	C
Karisuma SP 16	Chūbu (Aichi Prefecture)	May 3rd	C
DELTA 4	Kantō (Tokyo Prefecture)	May 4th	S
Kagaribi 10	Kantō (Tokyo Prefecture)	May 6th-7th	P
Thonon Gaming Fest 2023	France	May 6th-7th	B
WANTED 2023 - Edition Mai	France	May 6th-7th	C
Laguna Championship 2023	Northeast Mexico (Coahuila)	May 6th-7th	C
GrandSlam 12	Pacific Northwest (British Columbia)	May 7th	C
CECC SSBU Open	Texas	May 7th	C
26 Rising's Show Stopper Invitational	Great Lakes (Michigan)	May 13th	C
LEADD+1	Tōhoku (Miyagi Prefecture)	May 13th	C
Low Tide City 2023	Texas	May 13th-14th	B
Don't Drown in Pools, Vol.3	Dominican Republic	May 14th	B
Stone Ocean 7	Venezuela	May 20th	C
DOSE2SUCRE 2023.02	France	May 20th	C
Battle of BC 5	Pacific Northwest (British Columbia)	May 19th-21st	P
Sumabato SP 38	Kansai (Osaka Prefecture)	May 21st	B+
Keep It Chill 4: Furret's Fiesta	Pacific Northwest (Oregon)	May 27th	C
NUMASUMA 9	Chūbu (Shizuoka Prefecture)	May 27th	C
Midobura SP 3	Kyushu (Fukuoka Prefecture)	May 27th	C
A1 Austrian eSports Festival	Austria	May 27th	C
MomoCon 2023	Georgia	May 26th-28th	B+
Gateway Legends 2023	Heartland (Missouri)	May 26th-28th	B
Combo Breaker 2023	Great Lakes (Illinois)	May 26th-28th	C
Smash Revolution 2023	Baja California	May 27th-28th	B
HSTSP ChampionShip Final Stage	Hokkaidō	May 27th-28th	C
BRON ESPORT GAMES	France	May 27th-28th	C
SandBlast	El Salvador	May 28th	C
DreamHack Dallas 2023	Texas	June 2nd-4th	C
Crown the Third	Southwest (Utah)	June 3rd-4th	S
ICARUS 2023	Italy	June 3rd-4th	B+
Tec In Place 3	Central Mexico	June 3rd-4th	C
WAVE Champions 2	Kantō (Tokyo Prefecture)	June 4th	B
Reset	France	June 10th	C
Battle Arena Melbourne 13	Victoria	June 9th-11th	B
ITSUKUSHIMA 1	Chūgoku (Hiroshima Prefecture)	June 10th-11th	B
SLY LAN	France	June 10th-11th	B
KOWLOON 6	Kyūshū (Fukuoka Prefecture)	June 17th	B
Toyota Grand Slum 14	Chūbu (Aichi Prefecture)	June 17th	B
Cora Smash Cup @Reims	France	June 17th	C
Stick Drift 4	MD/VA	June 17th	C
Wavedash 2023	Southern California	June 16th-18th	B+
Sumabato SP 39	Kansai (Osaka Prefecture)	June 18th	B+
CEO 2023	Florida	June 23rd-25th	B+
Maesuma TOP 13	Kansai (Osaka Prefecture)	June 24th-25th	S
King Of Fields 95 3	France	June 24th-25th	A
We Tec Those: Comeback	Northeast Mexico (Nuevo León)	June 24th-25th	B
Seibugeki 14	Kantō (Tokyo Prefecture)	July 1st	A
Smash Cup 24²	Venezuela	July 1st	C
Smash Contest: DoKomi 2023	Germany	June 30th-July 2nd	B
Battle of Z x UMAD	Quebec	June 30th-July 2nd	B
Legion's Gauntlet of Power	Qatar	July 7th-8th	C
WAVE Champions 3	Kantō (Tokyo Prefecture)	July 8th	B
Neokan Ultimate Tournament Series	France	July 8th	C
High Rez	Tristate (New York)	July 8th-9th	B
Solar Flare 2023	Ontario	July 8th-9th	C
ALOHA BEACHES	Pacific Northwest (Washington)	July 9th	C
Shinosuma HEROES 4	Kantō (Tokyo Prefecture)	July 15th	B
tamasuma kyokkan 3	Hokkaido	July 15th	B
Delfino Maza: Infinity Cup	Central Mexico	July 15th	C
Tenerife GG 2023	Spain	July 12th-16th	C
Defend The North 2023	Tristate (New York)	July 14th-16th	C
Patchwork	Carolinas (South Carolina)	July 15th-16th	B+
Sumabato SP 40	Kansai (Osaka Prefecture)	July 16th	B+
GrandSlam 13	Pacific Northwest (British Columbia)	July 16th	C
FINAL Iberian Quest	Spain	July 16th	C
Road to Smash Factor X	Central Mexico	July 16th	C
Smash Odyssey——GuangZhou Station 2	China	July 16th	C
Brussels Challenge Major Edition 2023	Belgium	July 16th	C
Level 1	Ireland	July 21st	C
UltCore	Chūbu (Aichi Prefecture)	July 22nd	A
Back in Blood 7	Pacific Northwest (Oregon)	July 22nd	C
Copa del Rey	Uruguay	July 22nd	C
Gamers Por La Inclusion 2	Honduras	July 22nd	C
Get On My Level 2023	Ontario	July 21st-23rd	S+
Dubai Police ESPORTS Tournament	United Arab Emirates	July 21st-23rd	C
ACE-HIGH	Indonesia	July 22nd-23rd	B
Road to Smash Factor X 2.0	Central Mexico	July 23rd	C

Ranking

acola's Player Card 1

acola's Player Card 2

Ranking	Smasher	Previous rank	Movement	Character(s)	Score
1	acola	2	▲ 1		100.00
2	Sparg0	3	▲ 1		98.51
3	Miya	17	▲ 14		87.31
4	Sonix	16	▲ 12		86.56
5	Tweek	8	▲ 3		84.76
6	Light	4	▼ 2		84.74
7	MkLeo	1	▼ 6		84.15
8	Riddles	9	▲ 1		79.56
9	Shuton	7	▼ 2		78.01
10	Yoshidora	26	▲ 16		76.97
11	Glutonny	15	▲ 4		75.99
12	Kameme	22	▲ 10		75.33
13	Zomba	18	▲ 5		75.25
14	Tea	5	▼ 9		74.37
15	Asimo	28	▲ 13		68.85
16	MuteAce	39	▲ 23		67.69
17	zackray	38	▲ 21		67.26
18	Maister	14	▼ 4		66.65
19	Yaura	40	▲ 21		65.97
20	Kurama	11	▼ 9		64.77
21	KEN	29	▲ 8		64.62
22	Gackt	41	▲ 19		63.83
23	Skyjay	45	▲ 22		63.08
24	Dabuz	12	▼ 12		63.01
25	Jogibu	—	—		61.02
26	Bloom4Eva	21	▼ 5		60.25
27	DIO	—	—		57.71
28	Sisqui	27	▼ 1		57.59
29	Big D	19	▼ 10		57.05
30	Onin	6	▼ 24		56.73
31	Hero	35	▲ 4		56.00
32	Ouch!?	43	▲ 11		55.83
33	Neo	—	—		55.48
34	Marss	36	▲ 2		55.41
35	Jagaimo	—	—		55.14
36	HIKARU	34	▼ 2		54.88
37	MKBigBoss	82	▲ 45		54.65
38	ApolloKage	20	▼ 18		54.48
39	Masha	—	—		53.99
40	Umeki	84	▲ 44		53.69
41	Chase	—	—		53.35
42	Lima	48	▲ 6		53.11
43	Doramigi	—	—		53.07
44	Tsubaki	—	—		52.51
45	Jakal	25	▼ 20		52.19
46	takera	—	—		52.05
47	Luugi	65	▲ 18		51.82
48	Quidd	—	—		51.12
49	Rizeasu	—	—		50.13
50	Atelier	95	▲ 45		50.00

51-150

As there was a small gap between #51 and #50, the player ranked #51 was recognized as "Mr. 51".

Ranking	Smasher	Previous rank	Movement	Character(s)	Score
51	Cosmos	24	▼ 27		49.9998

In addition, players from 52-150 were also ranked, however their placements were not formally released and were only used for player point values for the second half of the year.

Player	Character
52-60
Eim
Kola
Kome
MASA
Nao
Rarukun
Ron
ShinyMark
Sigma
61-70
Armadillo
Hurt
Kaninabe
Karaage
Noi
Omuatsu
Paseriman
quiK
Taikei
Tilde
71-80
BassMage
Capitancito
Huto
Lui$
Lv.1
M0tsunabE
Quandale Dinglelingleton
Repo
showers
Snow
81-90
Aaron
AndresFn
Oi, George
Riku
Ryuoh
Senra
Shirayuki
sssr
Toriguri
Yamanaction
91-100
Abadango
Akakikusu
Andrik
Ezs
Fui
Goblin
Jahzz0
JDV
Suinoko
Wrath
101-110
alice
Anathema
chicken
Lea
Leon
Ling
Luminous
Manzoku
Scend
Tsuna
111-120
33Peranbox
Choco
Gen
Ikan
Mr. E
Nietono
Shogun
Space
Tarik
VoiD
121-150
AC
Chag
Chronos
Dark Wizzy
enhancedpv
Epic_Gabriel
Futari no Kiwami Ah~!
Gachipi
H4
Harasen
Peru
Jake
jaredisking1
Jdizzle
Lax
LeoN
Mezcaul
moxi
Munekin
MVD
Peabnut
Raflow
Rarikkusu
SHADIC
Syrup
TamaPDaifuku
Toura
Vendetta
YOC
yoko#

Honorable Mentions

Players ranked as "honorable mentions" did not reach the attendance requirement to be ranked.

Top 50

•  DDee 
•  ProtoBanham 

Top 150

•  Ace 
•  Nicko 
•  Peli 
•  WaKa 
•  YoseFu 

Trivia

• LumiRank Mid-Year 2023 is the first global power ranking for the newest Smash Bros. game where MkLeo is not ranked #1 since PGR v4 five and a half years prior.
  • It is also the first global ranking since the PGR v2 where MkLeo was ranked outside of the top 5.
• LumiRank Mid-Year 2023 is the first global power ranking for a post-Brawl game where Fatality is not the highest ranked Captain Falcon player.
• acola became the first Japanese player to be ranked #1 on a Smash Bros. global power ranking for a game released after Smash 64 since 9B on the SSBBRank 2014.

External links

• Announcement, Honorable Mentions, and Mr. 51
• LumiRank Mid-Year 2023 on luminosity.gg: 50-41, 40-31, 30-21, 20-11, 10-1
• LumiRank Mid-Year 52-150