Panda Global Rankings

The Panda Global Rankings is a list compiled by Panda Global Gaming depicting the world's top 50 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U smashers. The first list was released on May 27th, 2016 and took into account tournament results from Apex 2015 to 2GGT: Fresh Saga included.

The second list will be fully revealed on January 13th, 2017.

Methods

The first list was compiled by 48 panelists and the PGstats Team -- Dom, suar, and Zan. The players' rankings are purely based on tournament placings and set counts, with a heavy emphasis on 7 major events: Apex 2015, CEO 2015, EVO 2015, Paragon Los Angeles 2015, The Big House 5, GENESIS 3 and Pound 2016.

It also includes a separate and subjective metric voted on by the panelists referred to as "X-Factor", which follows a more similar approach to Melee It On Me's SSBMRank. A player's X-Factor is the difference between their PGR ranking and their spot on the list that the surveyors rated them at. A player with a very positive X-Factor would theoretically be a notable figure in the community feared by top players but would not have the results to back him up. On the other hand, a player with a negative X-Factor would be somewhat of a "hidden boss" showing impressive results and wins with a lack of acknowledgement from the community. The full list was revealed after Get On My Level 2016, but was created before the tournament started, making some of the set records and notable wins exclusive to the time beforehand.

Panelists

The subjective components used to determine the X-Factors were derived from a survey that was sent to over 50 community members from around the world.

The United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Europe, and Australia were represented among the 48 individuals who were surveyed that answered back.

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