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*{{Sm|Axel~|USA}} - One of the best Isabelle players in North America, with most of their activity being in the post-pandemic metagame. They have some of the best Isabelle placement at American events, including 25th at the supermajor {{Trn|Double Down 2022}} and 33rd at the major {{Trn|The Big House 10}}. | *{{Sm|Axel~|USA}} - One of the best Isabelle players in North America, with most of their activity being in the post-pandemic metagame. They have some of the best Isabelle placement at American events, including 25th at the supermajor {{Trn|Double Down 2022}} and 33rd at the major {{Trn|The Big House 10}}. | ||
*{{Sm|Jaka|Switzerland}} - The best solo-Isabelle player in the world and the first | *{{Sm|Furararamen|Japan}} - One of the best Isabelle players in Japan since 2024, co-maining the character alongside {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}}. He especially used Isabelle at more events in the second half of 2024, where he placed 9th at {{Trn|Sumabato SP 53}}, the highest an Isabelle player had placed at a major, and 17th at {{Trn|Sumabato SP 54}}, in addition to placing 5th at the superregional {{Trn|Kyokkan 8}}. He was ranked 102nd on the [[LumiRank 2024.2]] as one of two Isabelle mains ranked globally that season. | ||
*{{Sm|kept|Japan}} - Plays Isabelle alongside {{SSBU|Villager | *{{Sm|Jaka|Switzerland}} - The best solo-Isabelle player in the world and the first Isabelle player ever ranked globally, ranking 100th on the [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]] due to several notable superregional results such as 4th at {{Trn|Smash Contest: DoKomi 2021}} and 7th at {{Trn|VCA 2021}}. Since then, he remains a top 50 player in Europe and has placed highly at many other European events, including placing 5th at {{Trn|Smash Contest: DoKomi 2023}}, 7th at {{Trn|Swiss Dome}} with a win over {{Sm|Luugi}}, and 17th at {{Trn|Tera}}. | ||
*{{Sm|Nery|Mexico}} - One of the best Isabelle players in | *{{Sm|kept|Japan}} - Plays Isabelle alongside {{SSBU|Villager}} and was the best Isabelle player in Japan for many years, having defeated players such as {{Sm|KEN}} and {{Sm|Tsubotsubo}} with the character. In-tournament, he notably placed 13th at both {{Trn|VCA 2022}} and {{Trn|DELTA 9}} using primarily Isabelle whilst defeating {{Sm|Tarik}} at the former event. Though ranked higher on other rankings when mainly using Villager, he was ranked 98th on the [[LumiRank 2024.2]] with primarily Isabelle, making him the second Isabelle player to rank in the top 100 globally. | ||
*{{Sm|Rokki|Japan}} - | *{{Sm|Nery|Mexico}} - One of the earliest and best-known Isabelle players in competitive play, achieving notable performances at many of the largest Mexican events in the early metagame, including placing 2nd at {{Trn|BIT MASTER MTY 7}}, 9th at {{Trn|Smash Fest to the Sky}}, and 13th at {{Trn|BIT MASTER MTY 6}}. He remains one of the best Isabelle players in North America in the post-pandemic metagame, notably placing 33rd at {{Trn|Delfino Maza 2023}}. He has been ranked top 20 in Mexico a few times, with his highest being 14th. | ||
*{{Sm|Rokki|Japan}} - Though known for possessing a large character pool, he has been playing primarily Isabelle since 2023. He was best known for winning the superregional {{Trn|KOWLOON 8}} using Isabelle for all of top 8 and defeating {{Sm|Hero|p=Japan}} along the way; this event was the first and largest ranked event won by an Isabelle player. Outside of KOWLOON 8, he has also placed 7th at {{Trn|KOWLOON 11}}, 13th at {{Trn|KOWLOON 13}}, and 25th at {{Trn|Sumabato SP 53}}, defeating {{Sm|Yone_pi}} at the latter event. | |||
===Tier placement and history=== | ===Tier placement and history=== |