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==In [[competitive play]]== | ==In [[competitive play]]== | ||
===Most historically significant players=== | ===Most historically significant players=== | ||
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*{{Sm|Sixx|Germany}} - The best Link player of all time and considered the best in the world prior to becoming largely inactive. Placed 2nd at {{Trn|Avalon-M VI}} and 9th at {{Trn|Heir 4}} and {{Trn|DreamHack Rotterdam}} with wins over {{Sm|Amsah}}, {{Sm|nebbii}}, and {{Sm|Nicki}}. | *{{Sm|Sixx|Germany}} - The best Link player of all time and considered the best in the world prior to becoming largely inactive. Placed 2nd at {{Trn|Avalon-M VI}} and 9th at {{Trn|Heir 4}} and {{Trn|DreamHack Rotterdam}} with wins over {{Sm|Amsah}}, {{Sm|nebbii}}, and {{Sm|Nicki}}. | ||
*{{Sm|Savestate|Sweden}} - Placed 13th at {{Trn|Get On My Line 2021}} Europe and 25th at both {{Trn|Fight Pitt 9}} and {{Trn|Fête}}. Also discovered many techniques such as [[Ghost Arrow]] and [[Bomb Launching]]. | *{{Sm|Savestate|Sweden}} - Placed 13th at {{Trn|Get On My Line 2021}} Europe and 25th at both {{Trn|Fight Pitt 9}} and {{Trn|Fête}}. Also discovered many techniques such as [[Ghost Arrow]] and [[Bomb Launching]]. | ||
===Tier placement and history=== | |||
Link ranks at 18th on the current tier list. Historically, Link has always been regarded as an average to below-average character in the competitive metagame, having most frequently appeared at the thirteenth spot on the tier list. While Link's spacing ability and his above-average air game have been noted, his poor mobility on the ground is widely seen as the reason for his low-mid tier ranking; even Aniki's impressive performance with Link in the [[Jack Garden Tournament]] could not move him up in the tier list, and Link's metagame has not become particularly powerful in ''Melee''. In the eleventh tier list, Link was ranked lower than his clone, {{SSBM|Young Link}}, for the first time, owing to Young Link's better mobility. There are very few dedicated Link mains in the present metagame. | |||
As part of an April Fools' joke, Link has once ranked sixth on the tier list; in the two days that this version of the tier list was declared official, the Melee Back Room claimed that Link's high-tiered ranking was due to having untapped aerial prowess. While another prediction on the tier list involving {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}} eventually came true in the post-''Brawl'' metagame, opinions of Link have consistently been that he is still in the low-mid tier range. | |||
The online Slippi era has notably reignited discussions about Link's viability. This has most notably been the case with {{Sm|Sixx}}'s resounding first place finish in doubles alongside {{Sm|Ice}} at multiple European tournaments and Aklo's win over numerous other top-level players as solo Link (in addition to his wins over players such as {{Sm|lloD}}, {{Sm|Logan}}, {{Sm|Swift}}, {{Sm|KoDoRiN}} and {{Sm|Eddy Mexico}} while using Link as a [[counterpick]]). Although Link is still considered to be a mid-tier character, it is more commonly agreed that his strong projectile game and kill confirms off of them give him a competitive edge against many of the higher-tier characters on {{SSBM|Final Destination}}. | |||
==In 1-P Mode== | ==In 1-P Mode== | ||