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A '''power ranking''', often shortened to '''PR''', is a list that ranks the professional and competitive [[smasher]]s in a particular region in order of perceived skill level. It can be for a state, country, or even the world. They are designed to showcase and honour skilled players, and to encourage competitors to improve. The judgement and presentation of each area's power rankings is usually determined by panels of active players in the region's community, who are familiar with each person's abilities. However, the accuracy of the rankings is limited to the knowledge and understanding of the people in these panels. Many factors go into determining how players are ranked such as tournament results and head to head records with other players from the region. Separate sets of Power Rankings exist for separate games in the Smash Bros. series; rarely do the same players ever appear on multiple lists.
A '''power ranking''', often shortened to '''PR''', is a list that ranks the professional and competitive [[smasher]]s in a particular region in order of perceived skill level. It can be for a state, a country, or even the world. They are designed to showcase and honour skilled players, and to encourage competitors to improve. The judgement and presentation of each area's power rankings is usually determined by panels of active players in the region's community, who are familiar with each person's abilities. However, the accuracy of the rankings is limited to the knowledge and understanding of the people in these panels. Many factors go into determining how players are ranked such as tournament results and head to head records with other players from the region. Separate sets of Power Rankings exist for separate games in the ''Smash Bros.'' series; rarely do the same players ever appear on multiple lists.


==''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''==
==''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''==
Not many places in the world used to hold a power ranking panel similar to that of other Smash games. In recent years with the popularity of Smash 64 growing this has changed however and most regions in the US and Canada now have their own Power Rankings.  
Not many places in the world used to hold a power ranking panel similar to that of other ''Smash'' games. In recent years, with the popularity of ''Smash 64'' growing, this has changed, however, and most regions in the US and Canada now have their own Power Rankings.  


===Global===
===Global===
*[[64 League Rankings]] is a global ranking, but only lists players who attended a tournament in North America, omitting lots of Japanese and South American top players.
*[[64 League Rankings]] is a global ranking, but only lists players who have attended a tournament in North America, omitting numerous Japanese and South American top players.


==={{flag|USA}} United States===
==={{flag|USA}} United States===
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*[[British Columbia Power Rankings#Smash 64 Rankings|British Columbia]] - last updated: Spring 2018
*[[British Columbia Power Rankings#Smash 64 Rankings|British Columbia]] - last updated: Spring 2018
*[[Montreal Power Rankings#Smash 64 Rankings|Montreal]] - last updated: Spring 2017
*[[Montreal Power Rankings#Smash 64 Rankings|Montreal]] - last updated: Spring 2017
*[[Ontario Power Rankings#Smash 64 Rankings|Ontario]] - one of the first Smash 64 Power Rankings in the world, was split into [[Ottawa Power Rankings#Smash 64 Rankings|Ottawa]] and [[Southern Ontario Power Rankings#Smash 64 Rankings|Southern Ontario]] in early 2015
*[[Ontario Power Rankings#Smash 64 Rankings|Ontario]] - one of the first Smash 64 Power Rankings in the world; was split into [[Ottawa Power Rankings#Smash 64 Rankings|Ottawa]] and [[Southern Ontario Power Rankings#Smash 64 Rankings|Southern Ontario]] in early 2015
*[[Ottawa Power Rankings#Smash 64 Rankings|Ottawa]] - last updated: October 2016
*[[Ottawa Power Rankings#Smash 64 Rankings|Ottawa]] - last updated: October 2016
*[[New Brunswick Power Rankings#64|New Brunswick]] - last updated: Spring 2015
*[[New Brunswick Power Rankings#64|New Brunswick]] - last updated: Spring 2015
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* [[European_Smash_64_Power_Rankings#Online|Online Ranking]] - last updated: April 2020
* [[European_Smash_64_Power_Rankings#Online|Online Ranking]] - last updated: April 2020
* Regional:
* Regional:
**{{flag|Norway}} [[Norwegian_Power_Rankings#Smash_64|Norway]] - last updated: 2019
**{{flag|Norway}} [[Norwegian_Power_Rankings#Smash_64|Norway]] - last updated: 2022


==''[[Melee]]''==
==''[[Melee]]''==
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*[[RetroSSBMRank]] - created in 2016, unofficially ranking the top 10 players of each year prior to [[SSBMRank]] in retro perspective
*[[RetroSSBMRank]] - created in 2016, unofficially ranking the top 10 players of each year prior to [[SSBMRank]] in retro perspective
====Discontinued====
====Discontinued====
*[[MPGR]] - rank based on a group of panelists gaving smashers a ranking of 1 to 10, sponsored by [[Team:Panda|Panda]]. Created in 2018 to replace SSBMRank and updated bianually until being discontinued in 2022 following that year's controversy involving Panda.
*[[MPGR]] - rank based on a group of panelists giving smashers a ranking of 1 to 10, sponsored by [[Team:Panda|Panda]]. Created in 2018 to replace SSBMRank and updated bianually until being discontinued in 2022 following that year's controversy involving Panda.
*[[SSBPD]] - rank based on an {{s|wikipedia|Elo rating system}}. Discontinued as of summer 2012
*[[SSBPD]] - rank based on an {{s|wikipedia|Elo rating system}}. Discontinued as of summer 2012


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*[[Las Vegas Power Rankings#Melee|Las Vegas (Nevada)]] - last updated Spring 2019
*[[Las Vegas Power Rankings#Melee|Las Vegas (Nevada)]] - last updated Spring 2019
*[[Louisiana Power Rankings#Melee|Louisiana]] - last updated Winter 2021
*[[Louisiana Power Rankings#Melee|Louisiana]] - last updated Winter 2021
*[[MD/VA Power Rankings#Melee|MD/VA (Maryland, Virgina & Washington D.C.)]] - last updated Summer 2022
*[[MD/VA Power Rankings#Melee|MD/VA (Maryland, Virginia & Washington D.C.)]] - last updated Summer 2022
*[[Michigan Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Melee rankings|Michigan]] - last updated Summer 2022
*[[Michigan Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Melee rankings|Michigan]] - last updated Summer 2022
*[[Minnesota Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Melee rankings|Minnesota]] - last updated May 2nd, 2022
*[[Minnesota Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Melee rankings|Minnesota]] - last updated May 2nd, 2022
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*[[West Virginia Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Melee rankings|West Virginia]] - last updated Spring 2019
*[[West Virginia Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Melee rankings|West Virginia]] - last updated Spring 2019
*[[Wisconsin Power Rankings#Melee|Wisconsin]] - last updated Winter 2020
*[[Wisconsin Power Rankings#Melee|Wisconsin]] - last updated Winter 2020
*[[Wyoming Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Melee Rankings|Wyoming]] - last updated Spring 2023
*[[Wyoming Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Melee Rankings|Wyoming]] - last updated Fall 2023
====discontinued====
====discontinued====
*[[Florida Power Rankings#Florida|Florida]] - last updated Spring 2015, split into [[Florida Power Rankings#South Florida|South Florida]] and [[Florida Power Rankings#Central Florida|Central Florida]]
*[[Florida Power Rankings#Florida|Florida]] - last updated Spring 2015, split into [[Florida Power Rankings#South Florida|South Florida]] and [[Florida Power Rankings#Central Florida|Central Florida]]
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==''[[Brawl]]''==
==''[[Brawl]]''==
Since ''Brawl''{{'}}s release, a lot of separate power rankings have been released for ''Melee'' and ''Brawl''. Since 2014, however, mostly due to the release of {{forwiiu}}, ''Brawl''{{'}}s tournament scene has drastically decreased, and most rankings have been discontinued. However, the [[SSBBRank]] remains active, but covers periods of two or three years instead of one.
Since ''Brawl''{{'}}s release, a lot of separate power rankings have been released for ''Melee'' and ''Brawl''. Since 2014, however, mostly due to the release of {{forwiiu}}, ''Brawl''{{'}}s tournament scene has drastically decreased, and most rankings have been discontinued. However, the [[SSBBRank]] remains active, but covered periods of two or three years instead of one until 2023.


===Global===
===Global===
*[[2020-2022 SSBBRank]]  
*[[2024 SSBBRank]]  


===United States===
===United States===
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*[[PMRank 2017]]
*[[PMRank 2017]]
*[[PMRank 2018]]
*[[PMRank 2018]]
*[[PMRank 2019]]
*[[PMRank 2022]]
*[[PMRank 2023]]
*[[PMRank 2024]]


===United States===
===United States===
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==''[[Smash 4]]''==
==''[[Smash 4]]''==
A vast array of {{forwiiu}} power rankings have been created since its release. {{for3ds}} does not have separate rankings, as it is not played in most competitive communities worldwide. Since ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' release, most ''Smash 4'' power rankings have been discontinued as its competitive scene has moved onto the most recent entry in the series.
A vast array of {{forwiiu}} power rankings have been created since its release. {{for3ds}} does not have separate rankings, as it is not played in most competitive communities worldwide. Since the release of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', most ''Smash 4'' power rankings have been discontinued as its competitive scene has moved onto the most recent entry in the series.


===Global===
===Global===
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*[[Missouri Power Rankings#Rolla|Missouri/Rolla]] - last updated 2nd Semester 2017
*[[Missouri Power Rankings#Rolla|Missouri/Rolla]] - last updated 2nd Semester 2017
*[https://start.gg/rankings/smash4/series/montana-1 Montana] - last updated Summer 2016
*[https://start.gg/rankings/smash4/series/montana-1 Montana] - last updated Summer 2016
*[[MD/VA Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|MD/VA (Maryland, Virgina & Washington D.C.)]] - last updated April 2018
*[[MD/VA Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|MD/VA (Maryland, Virginia & Washington D.C.)]] - last updated April 2018
*[[Nebraska Power Rankings#Smash for Wii U|Nebraska]] - last updated January 2018
*[[Nebraska Power Rankings#Smash for Wii U|Nebraska]] - last updated January 2018
*[[New England Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. for Wii U rankings|New England]] - last updated Winter 2017/2018
*[[New England Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. for Wii U rankings|New England]] - last updated Winter 2017/2018
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==''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==
==''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==
===Global===
===Global===
*[[LumiRank]]
*[[OrionRank Ultimate]]
*[[OrionRank Ultimate]]
*[[OrionRank 2019]]
*[[PGRU]]
*[[OrionRank Pre-Quarantine]]
*[[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]]
*[[OrionRank 2022]]
*[[LumiRank 2023]]


===United States===
===United States===
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*California
*California
**[[NorCal Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings|Northern California (NorCal)]] - last updated: January-March 2022
**[[NorCal Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings|Northern California (NorCal)]] - last updated: January-March 2022
**[[SoCal Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings|Southern California (SoCal)]] - last updated: Q1 2022
**[[SoCal Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings|Southern California (SoCal)]] - last updated: Q1 2024
*[[Colorado Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings|Colorado]] - last updated: Quarter 4 2021
*[[Colorado Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings|Colorado]] - last updated: Quarter 4 2021
*[[Connecticut Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings|Connecticut]] - last updated : Fall 2021
*[[Connecticut Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings|Connecticut]] - last updated : Fall 2021
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*[[Maine Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings|Maine]] - last updated: Fall 2021
*[[Maine Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings|Maine]] - last updated: Fall 2021
*[[Massachusetts Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings|Massachusetts]] - last updated: Fall 2021
*[[Massachusetts Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings|Massachusetts]] - last updated: Fall 2021
*[[MD/VA Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|MD/VA (Maryland, Virgina & Washington D.C.)]] - last updated: September 2021
*[[MD/VA Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|MD/VA (Maryland, Virginia & Washington D.C.)]] - last updated: September 2021
*[[Michigan Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings|Michigan]] - last updated: Fall 2021
*[[Michigan Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings|Michigan]] - last updated: Fall 2021
*[[Minnesota Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Minnesota]] - last updated: September-December 2021
*[[Minnesota Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Minnesota]] - last updated: September-December 2021
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**[[New York City Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings|New York City]] - last updated: Quarter 1 2022
**[[New York City Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings|New York City]] - last updated: Quarter 1 2022
***[[Staten Island Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings|Staten Island]] - last updated: July - October 2021
***[[Staten Island Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings|Staten Island]] - last updated: July - October 2021
**[[New York Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings|Upstate New York]] - last updated: 2022 Season 1
**[[New York Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings|Upstate New York]] - last updated: 2024 Season 1
*[[North Carolina Power Rankings#Smash Ultimate|North Carolina]] - last updated: Season 8 (January-March 2022)
*[[North Carolina Power Rankings#Smash Ultimate|North Carolina]] - last updated: Season 8 (January-March 2022)
*[[Ohio Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Ohio]] - last updated: 3rd Quarter of 2022
*[[Ohio Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Ohio]] - last updated: 3rd Quarter of 2022
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*[[West Virginia Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings |West Virginia]] - last updated: Spring 2022
*[[West Virginia Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings |West Virginia]] - last updated: Spring 2022
*[[Wisconsin Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Wisconsin]] - last updated: August-November 2021
*[[Wisconsin Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Wisconsin]] - last updated: August-November 2021
*[[Wyoming Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Wyoming]] - last updated: Spring Semester 2023
*[[Wyoming Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Wyoming]] - last updated: Spring Semester 2024


===Canada===
===Canada===
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*[https://smashboards.com/threads/smash-4-power-rankings-directory-project-2-0.445794/ Smash 4 Power Rankings Directory thread on SmashBoards]
*[https://smashboards.com/threads/smash-4-power-rankings-directory-project-2-0.445794/ Smash 4 Power Rankings Directory thread on SmashBoards]
*[https://smashboards.com/threads/smash-ultimate-power-rankings-directory-wip.488952/ Ultimate Power Rankings Directory thread on SmashBoards]
*[https://smashboards.com/threads/smash-ultimate-power-rankings-directory-wip.488952/ Ultimate Power Rankings Directory thread on SmashBoards]
 
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A power ranking, often shortened to PR, is a list that ranks the professional and competitive smashers in a particular region in order of perceived skill level. It can be for a state, a country, or even the world. They are designed to showcase and honour skilled players, and to encourage competitors to improve. The judgement and presentation of each area's power rankings is usually determined by panels of active players in the region's community, who are familiar with each person's abilities. However, the accuracy of the rankings is limited to the knowledge and understanding of the people in these panels. Many factors go into determining how players are ranked such as tournament results and head to head records with other players from the region. Separate sets of Power Rankings exist for separate games in the Smash Bros. series; rarely do the same players ever appear on multiple lists.

Super Smash Bros.Edit

Not many places in the world used to hold a power ranking panel similar to that of other Smash games. In recent years, with the popularity of Smash 64 growing, this has changed, however, and most regions in the US and Canada now have their own Power Rankings.

GlobalEdit

  • 64 League Rankings is a global ranking, but only lists players who have attended a tournament in North America, omitting numerous Japanese and South American top players.

  United StatesEdit

  CanadaEdit

  AustraliaEdit

  EuropeEdit

MeleeEdit

A number of Power Rankings exist for Super Smash Bros. Melee.

GlobalEdit

  • SSBMRank - rank based on a group of panelists gaving smashers a ranking of 1 to 10. Was active from 2013 to 2017, with the branding being revived in 2022.
  • RetroSSBMRank - created in 2016, unofficially ranking the top 10 players of each year prior to SSBMRank in retro perspective

DiscontinuedEdit

  • MPGR - rank based on a group of panelists giving smashers a ranking of 1 to 10, sponsored by Panda. Created in 2018 to replace SSBMRank and updated bianually until being discontinued in 2022 following that year's controversy involving Panda.
  • SSBPD - rank based on an Elo rating system. Discontinued as of summer 2012

United StatesEdit

discontinuedEdit

  • Florida - last updated Spring 2015, split into South Florida and Central Florida
  • Smash Panel - discontinued, ranked players according to their performance in U.S. tournaments, last updated 2006
  • Mid-South - for Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi & Tennessee, split into lists for each state now, last updated May 27th, 2007
  • Midwest - last updated January 14th, 2007
  • North Atlantic - split into New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island & Connecticut), Tri-State (New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania) and MD/VA (Maryland, Virginia & Washington D.C.), last updated July 4th, 2007
  • Tristate - split into New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, last updated Winter 2019

CanadaEdit

currentEdit

discontinuedEdit

EuropeEdit

JapanEdit

AustraliaEdit

OtherEdit

BrawlEdit

Since Brawl's release, a lot of separate power rankings have been released for Melee and Brawl. Since 2014, however, mostly due to the release of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Brawl's tournament scene has drastically decreased, and most rankings have been discontinued. However, the SSBBRank remains active, but covered periods of two or three years instead of one until 2023.

GlobalEdit

United StatesEdit

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CanadaEdit

EuropeEdit

JapanEdit

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OtherEdit

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Project MEdit

GlobalEdit

United StatesEdit

CanadaEdit

EuropeEdit

Smash 4Edit

A vast array of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U power rankings have been created since its release. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS does not have separate rankings, as it is not played in most competitive communities worldwide. Since the release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, most Smash 4 power rankings have been discontinued as its competitive scene has moved onto the most recent entry in the series.

GlobalEdit

United StatesEdit

CanadaEdit

JapanEdit

EuropeEdit

OtherEdit

OnlineEdit

Super Smash Bros. UltimateEdit

GlobalEdit

United StatesEdit

CanadaEdit

JapanEdit

EuropeEdit

Asia-PacificEdit

Latin AmericaEdit

AfricaEdit

OnlineEdit

External linksEdit

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Global Power Rankings
64 64 League Rankings: 2016 · 2017 · 2018
SSB64UPR: 2019-2020 · 2020 · 2021-2022 · 2023 · 2024
Melee SSBMRank: 2013 · Summer 2014 · 2014 · Summer 2015 · 2015 · 2016 · Summer 2017 · 2017 · 2022 · Summer 2023 · 2023 · Summer 2024 · 2024
MPGR: Summer 2018 · 2018 · Summer 2019 · 2019 · MPGRContenders · Summer 2022
Brawl SSBBRank: 2014 · 2016-2017 · 2018-2019 · 2020-2022 · 2023 · 2024
Smash 4 PGR: v1 · v2 · v3 · v4 · v5 · 100
Ultimate PGRU: Spring 2019 · Fall 2019 · Spring 2020 · PGRUContenders · v3
LumiRank: 2022 · Mid-Year 2023 · 2023 · 2024 (2024.1 · 2024.2) · 2025
Project M PMRank: 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · Quarantine's Rising Stars · 2021-22 Mid-Season · 2022 · 2023 · 2024
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Alternate Global Power Rankings
Melee RetroSSBMRank · SSBPD · EventHubs · Top 100
Brawl RetroSSBBRank
Smash 4 OrionRank: 2016 · 2017 · Mid-Spring 2018 · 2018
Other: EventHubs · Cloudhead
Ultimate OrionRank: Six Months In · 2019 · Pre-Quarantine · Ultimate: Eclipse · Mid-Year 2022 · 2022
Project M 3.6Rank
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In competitive play 64 · Melee · Brawl · Smash 4 · Ultimate
Major Documentaries The Smash Brothers · Metagame · Smash Documentary: Road to the New Era
List of majors 64 · Melee · Brawl · Smash 4 · Ultimate · PM
Misc. Metagame · Greatest of all time · Power ranking · Top 100 Melee Players of All Time · List of largest Smash tournaments · List of largest prize pools in Smash tournaments

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