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SSBMRank 2023
Period active December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023
Region Global
Game(s) supported Super Smash Bros. Melee
Producer(s) Melee Stats

The SSBMRank 2023 lists the world's top 100 Super Smash Bros. Melee players in 2023 as compiled by Melee Stats. The rankings were announced in a series of articles published by start.gg from January 15th-26th, 2024.

For the first time in Smash history, the #1 player was not decided by the panelists, but instead was decided by a special exhibition between Zain and Cody Schwab, with Cody ultimately winning.

Methodology[edit]

29 people, such as top players, tournament organizers, writers, and analysts were chosen to be panelists for this edition of SSBMRank. The panelists were asked to rank each ballot-eligible player based on their quality of results from December 19th, 2022 to December 17th, 2023 with a value between 1 and 120, and then each player’s rating was aggregated to a single value based on their distribution of votes.

Panelists[edit]

Alberta (1) - Zedreo
California (4) - Ambisinister, Jackzilla, s-f, salami
Florida (2) - Equilateral, Quadae
Georgia (1) - Wills
Germany (1) - Nicki
Illinois (1) - Unsure
Indiana (2) - meleesadposts, Seal
Massachusetts (1) - EdwinBudding
Missouri (1) - Gaz!
Netherlands (2) - Noxxa, Nuckels
New England (1) - Gtown_Tom
New York (1) - DarkGenex
North Carolina (1) - Dilly-Jo
Nova Scotia (1) - NSFrog
Oklahoma (1) - JCloud
Pennsylvania (2) - Dawson, GimmeDatWheat
Texas (1) - Tuesday
United Kingdom (1) - 10QuidShoes
Virginia (2) - Jorge, Redd
Washington (2) - Hufff, Silvi

Rankings[edit]

Cody Schwab's player card
Ranking Smasher Previous rank Movement Character(s) Rating
1 USA Cody Schwab 4 ▲ 3 Fox (SSBM) 100.00
2 USA Zain 1 ▼ 1 Marth (SSBM) 99.31
3 USA Jmook 6 ▲ 3 Sheik (SSBM) 98.54
4 Canada moky 13 ▲ 9 Fox (SSBM) 97.73
5 USA Plup 8 ▲ 3 Sheik (SSBM)Fox (SSBM) 96.68
6 Japan aMSa 2 ▼ 4 Yoshi (SSBM) 95.60
7 USA Hungrybox 5 ▼ 2 Jigglypuff (SSBM) 94.96
8 USA Mang0 3 ▼ 5 Falco (SSBM)Fox (SSBM)Dr. Mario (SSBM)Marth (SSBM) 94.44
9 USA Wizzrobe 17 ▲ 8 Captain Falcon (SSBM) 93.43
10 USA Aklo 16 ▲ 6 Fox (SSBM)Link (SSBM) 92.88
11 USA KoDoRiN 12 ▲ 1 Marth (SSBM) 92.09
12 USA lloD 11 ▼ 1 Peach (SSBM) 91.39
13 Spain Trif 38 ▲ 25 Peach (SSBM) 89.88
14 USA Salt 31 ▲ 17 Captain Falcon (SSBM) 89.74
15 Canada Zuppy 35 ▲ 20 Fox (SSBM) 89.05
16 USA S2J 15 ▼ 1 Captain Falcon (SSBM) 88.50
17 USA Magi 25 ▲ 8 Falco (SSBM) 87.45
18 USA Morsecode762 Samus (SSBM) 86.87
19 Australia Joshman 19 0 Fox (SSBM) 86.82
20 USA Polish 23 ▲ 3 Peach (SSBM)Fox (SSBM) 85.40
21 USA Axe 10 ▼ 11 Pikachu (SSBM)Fox (SSBM)Young Link (SSBM) 84.90
22 USA Zamu 32 ▲ 10 Fox (SSBM) 84.01
23 Canada Soonsay 22 ▼ 1 Fox (SSBM) 83.26
24 USA Spark 29 ▲ 5 Sheik (SSBM)Marth (SSBM) 82.38
25 USA Chem 66 ▲ 41 Fox (SSBM) 81.66
26 USA Ginger 21 ▼ 5 Falco (SSBM) 81.10
27 USA SFOP 26 ▼ 1 Fox (SSBM) 80.40
28 USA Fiction 14 ▼ 14 Falco (SSBM)Sheik (SSBM)Fox (SSBM) 80.11
29 USA SDJ 62 ▲ 33 Jigglypuff (SSBM) 77.48
30 USA Ben 59 ▲ 29 Sheik (SSBM)Luigi (SSBM) 77.37
31 USA Krudo 24 ▼ 7 Sheik (SSBM) 76.96
32 USA Panda 54 ▲ 22 Fox (SSBM) 76.55
33 USA Swift 40 ▲ 7 Pikachu (SSBM)Fox (SSBM) 75.14
34 USA KJH 65 ▲ 31 Falco (SSBM)Fox (SSBM) 74.28
35 USA Ossify Marth (SSBM) 74.23
36 USA Bbatts 58 ▲ 22 Peach (SSBM) 74.03
37 Canada n0ne 18 ▼ 19 Captain Falcon (SSBM) 72.10
38 Canada Faust Jigglypuff (SSBM) 71.76
39 USA Khalid 86 ▲ 47 Jigglypuff (SSBM) 71.73
40 USA Junebug Donkey Kong (SSBM) 71.50
41 USA Skerzo 39 ▼ 2 Fox (SSBM) 70.02
42 USA MOF Ice Climbers (SSBM) 68.38
43 USA Flash Falco (SSBM) 68.29
44 USA Mekk 36 ▼ 8 Ganondorf (SSBM) 66.63
45 USA Shroomed Sheik (SSBM) 65.77
46 USA CPU0 Jigglypuff (SSBM) 65.18
47 UK Frenzy 47 0 Falco (SSBM) 64.83
48 USA Sirmeris 79 ▲ 31 Peach (SSBM) 63.42
49 USA Khryke 72 ▲ 23 Marth (SSBM)Ice Climbers (SSBM) 63.07
50 USA Gahtzu 74 ▲ 24 Captain Falcon (SSBM) 62.83
51 Canada Matteo 100 ▲ 49 Captain Falcon (SSBM)Ganondorf (SSBM) 61.58
52 USA Colbol 56 ▲ 4 Fox (SSBM) 61.18
53 USA Drephen 76 ▲ 23 Sheik (SSBM) 59.82
54 Mexico Eddy Mexico 52 ▼ 2 Luigi (SSBM) 59.56
55 USA TheRealThing 87 ▲ 32 Falco (SSBM) 59.35
56 USA Azel 50 ▼ 6 Fox (SSBM)Sheik (SSBM)Marth (SSBM) 59.20
57 USA billybopeep Fox (SSBM)Falco (SSBM) 58.94
58 USA KoopaTroopa895 Marth (SSBM) 56.79
59 Canada Lunar Dusk 48 ▼ 11 Ice Climbers (SSBM)Jigglypuff (SSBM)Sheik (SSBM) 56.51
60 Mexico Smash Papi 44 ▼ 16 Fox (SSBM) 55.78
61 USA Palpa 77 ▲ 16 Jigglypuff (SSBM) 55.23
62 USA Jflex 37 ▼ 25 Sheik (SSBM) 54.68
63 USA Lucky 28 ▼ 35 Fox (SSBM) 53.07
64 USA Grab 67 ▲ 3 Marth (SSBM) 51.95
65 USA Kevin Maples 92 ▲ 27 Fox (SSBM) 51.75
66 USA shabo 101 ▲ 35 Fox (SSBM) 51.60
67 USA LAVITZ-01 Fox (SSBM) 50.49
68 USA Panko 75 ▲ 7 Jigglypuff (SSBM) 50.07
69 USA Kürv 57 ▼ 12 Fox (SSBM)Luigi (SSBM) 49.16
70 USA Free Palestine 94 ▲ 24 Sheik (SSBM)Marth (SSBM)Fox (SSBM) 48.77
71 USA TheSWOOPER 33 ▼ 38 Samus (SSBM) 48.34
72 United Kingdom Professor Pro 49 ▼ 23 Fox (SSBM) 46.74
73 USA mvlvchi Peach (SSBM) 46.31
74 USA Kalvar 80 ▲ 6 Marth (SSBM) 45.92
75 USA Mot$ 68 ▼ 7 Fox (SSBM)Sheik (SSBM) 45.26
76 USA Voo 93 ▲ 17 Falco (SSBM) 44.48
77 USA ckyulmiqnudaetr Donkey Kong (SSBM) 44.13
78 USA null 30 ▼ 48 Fox (SSBM) 43.90
79 USA essy 82 ▲ 3 Fox (SSBM)Sheik (SSBM)Marth (SSBM) 42.97
80 USA Asashi Falco (SSBM)Sheik (SSBM)Fox (SSBM) 42.15
81 USA Preeminent Fox (SSBM) 40.41
82 USA Dawson 71 ▼ 11 Jigglypuff (SSBM) 39.17
83 USA Stiv Fox (SSBM) 39.14
84 USA Chango Jigglypuff (SSBM) 37.89
85 USA prof Sheik (SSBM)Marth (SSBM) 37.19
86 USA Wevans 85 ▼ 1 Samus (SSBM) 35.70
87 USA Lowercase hero Fox (SSBM) 35.39
88 USA Slowking 90 ▲ 2 Falco (SSBM) 35.11
89 USA Fishbait Peach (SSBM) 33.94
90 USA Akir Donkey Kong (SSBM)Marth (SSBM) 33.29
91 Canada Squid Falco (SSBM) 31.80
92 USA 404Cray 89 ▼ 3 Falco (SSBM) 31.47
93 USA Franz 45 ▼ 48 Dr. Mario (SSBM) 30.99
94 Switzerland Jah Ridin' Luigi (SSBM) 30.81
95 Canada Egg$ Yoshi (SSBM)Link (SSBM) 30.56
96 USA nut 99 ▲ 3 Sheik (SSBM) 29.90
97 USA Zeo Captain Falcon (SSBM) 28.13
98 USA Umarth 88 ▼ 10 Marth (SSBM) 27.89
99 USA Ralph 55 ▼ 44 Pikachu (SSBM)Fox (SSBM) 26.49
100 USA K8A Fox (SSBM) 26.08

Mr. 101[edit]

Ranking Smasher Previous rank Movement Character(s) Rating
101 USA Justus Fox (SSBM)

Honorable Mentions[edit]

The following player had the attendance requirements to be ranked but was abstained on by most panelists, with the panelists that did vote for him putting him in top 10.

Trivia[edit]

  • This year-long global Melee ranking featured a number of character-specific firsts:
    • Egg$ became the first Yoshi player other than aMSa to be ranked on a year-long global Melee ranking since nebbii on the 2018 MPGR, as well as the first Yoshi player from North America to do so.
    • Morsecode762 became the first solo Samus player to be ranked within the Top 20 on a year-long global Melee ranking since Duck on the 2018 MPGR.
    • This is the first year-long global Melee ranking to feature not only one, but three Donkey Kong players (Junebug, ckyulmiqnudaetr, and Akir).
    • This is the first year-long global Melee ranking to feature two Link players (Aklo and Egg$), as well as Link player within the Top 10 (Aklo).
    • Mekk became the first solo Ganondorf player to be ranked within the Top 50 since Kage on the SSBMRank 2017.
    • Cody Schwab became the first number 1-ranked player on a year-long global Melee ranking to be ranked with solo Fox.
  • This is the first year where ChuDat, SFAT, and Leffen did not appear on a year-long global Melee ranking. The first two did not meet activity requirements to be listed on the ballot, and the majority of panelists abstained on ranking Leffen due to him not attending any events in the latter half of 2023.
    • This also makes Leffen the first player to win a major without receiving an end-of-year ranking in the same ranking period.
  • Jah Ridin' became the first Swiss player to be ranked on a year-long global Melee ranking.
  • Cody Schwab became the first rank 1 player without a sponsor since Mango on the SSBMRank 2013.

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