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.

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 Slam 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 Slam 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
UltCore	Chūbu (Aichi Prefecture)	July 21st	A
Level 1	Ireland	July 21st	C
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