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| ==In [[Competitive play|competitive play]]== | | ==In [[Competitive play|competitive play]]== |
| ===[[Character matchups (SSBM)|Matchups]]===
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| {{SSBMMatchupTable|ganondorf=yes}}
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| According to the matchup chart, Ganondorf's matchup spread holds the 8th highest weighted rank. Ganondorf has mostly positive matchups. He is countered by two characters, soft countered by three and has three even matchups. He soft counters eight characters, counters seven, and hard counters two. Notably, he counters the {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}}, despite them being in a higher tier placement than him. Ganondorf is one of the most easily edgeguarded characters in the game, making him struggle against characters with strong air and edgeguarding games such as Jigglypuff. His large size and high weight also make him susceptible to characters who can chaingrab him easily, such as Sheik. Overall though, Ganondorf has a rather strong matchup spread for a character of his tier and can beat many of the characters.
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| ====Current metagame====
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| Ganondorf has lost a handful of matchups that were once considered even or winning for him. The most egregious example is the {{SSBM|Yoshi}} matchup; both Yoshi and Ganondorf professionals agree that it is in Yoshi's favor, a stark contrast to the original to perception that Ganondorf counters Yoshi. This was due in part that Ganondorf could break Yoshi's dounle jump armor early and KO him early. However, as the meta game progressed, Yoshi's combo game, movement game to keep out of Ganondorf's reach while making it easy to open him up and edge guarding game improved. Ganondorf now loses to {{SSBM|Peach}} instead of going even with her; Peach has the advantage in the neutral game as Ganondorf is too slow to prevent her from pulling [[vegetable]]s, and edgeguards his linear recovery very easily. It could also be argued that {{SSBM|Pikachu}} wins the matchup as well, though this is debatable as Ganondorf still needs fewer openings to close out Pikachu's stock. His matchup against the Ice Climbers is debatable, but mostly seen to be in their favor. Overall, Ganondorf's matchups have gotten worse as other characters have developed.
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| ===Notable players=== | | ===Notable players=== |
| :''Any number following the Smasher name indicates placement on the [[2019 MPGR]], which recognizes the official top 100 players in the world in [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]].'' | | :''Any number following the Smasher name indicates placement on the [[2019 MPGR]], which recognizes the official top 100 players in the world in [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]].'' |
