The UltRank 2023 is an ongoing power ranking that lists the world's best Super Smash Bros. Ultimate smashers for 2023. The season started on December 19th, 2022, and the first half of the season will end on July 23rd, 2023, followed by a Top 50 mid-year ranking.

Methodology

The tournament tier system for the UltRank 2023 utilizes OrionRank's system while implementing changes meant for the OrionRank 2023.

Due to the disputed tiering of a few tournaments that OrionRank 2022 labeled as a "major", several changes regarding tournament points were implemented. First, the threshold for several tournament tiers were raised, with the major score being raised to 3,000, and new tiers were added including "submajor" (at 2,000 points) and "premier" (at 9,000 points). Player point values were also changed: the top 20 had their point values increased significantly, while players who qualify for the rankings are no longer given points to counteract overinflated scores towards the end of the season.[1]

A tournament's score is calculated by adding the attendance at a tournament to the number of each attendee's player point value if the player has a value, all after factoring in DQs. A player's point value is based off either their highest placement at a tournament, their placement on their region's power ranking, or their placement on the OrionRank 2022, whichever value is higher. Additionally, some regions have either a x2 multiplier or a x3 multiplier depending on the size of their scene.

Categories

Category Tournament Point Threshold
P Premier 9,000
S+ Supermajor+ 6,500
S Supermajor 5,000
A+ Major+ 4,000
A Major 3,000
B+ Submajor 2,000
B Superregional 1,000
C Regional 500
D Notable

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 C
JAPAN 24   Kansai (Osaka Prefecture) December 24th-25th, 2022 B+
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
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   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   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 C
Love Shield   El Salvador February 25th C
KO: The Main Event   United Kingdom February 25th-26th C
Hirosuma 25   Chūgoku (Hiroshima Prefecture) February 26th C
WAVE CHAMPIONS 1   Kantō (Tokyo Prefecture) February 26th B
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   Chubu (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   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 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 C
ARREBATO Invitacional   Northeast Mexico (Nuevo León) April 15th C
Smash Contest: CAGGTUS   Germany April 15th-16th C
Invasion: April 2023   United Kingdom April 15th-16th B
EGOBOOST   Texas 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 Southwest (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 C
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 C
WANTED 2023 - Edition Mai   France May 6th-7th C
GrandSlam 12   Pacific Northwest (British Columbia) May 7th C
CECC SSBU Open   Texas May 7th C

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