Scarl's Competitive Rankings: #50-41

Hello Hello once again my lovely people

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In case you missed it, here's Area 51

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I've been waiting months to finally get to the actual rankings. This list covers all qualifying tournaments from Genesis 6 to Albion 4. Every qualifying tournament within that time span is fair game.

Before I start this list, I do want to give a shoutout to my dear friend Royal Skyflakes. He's the reason that I started writing these on Amino, and I probably never would have started seriously writing on here without him.

As I stated in Area 51, this isn't a PGR prediction. This is my own personal list derived from my own personal algorithms. I've spent months making this list, gathering all the data, to make it as accurate as possible.

Without further delay, let's get started.

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Scarl's #41

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#50: MTS | Suarez

Record against Top 50: 2-13 (13.3%)

Notable Placements

• 25th at Frostbite 2019 (Low S Tier)

• 17th at MomoCon 2019 (Low S Tier)

• 9th at Collision 2019 (High C Tier)

• 2nd at CT GamerCon 3 (Low C Tier)

• 5th at Scarlet Classic V (Low C Tier)

• 5th at Overclocked Ultimate II (Low C Tier)

• 4th at Smash at the Paramount (Low C Tier)

Notable Wins

• Dabuz

• Mr.E

• Hikaru

• LingLing x3

• Pelca x3

To kick of the list, it's the best of the many Long Island Yoshis, Suarez! He's made quite a name for himself this season, and is probably even the best Yoshi at this point. As far as tournament placements go, Suarez has a nice resume. He typically places in the top 8 at lower tier'd tournaments, and decently well at high tier tournaments. Where he lacks a bit is good wins. While Dabuz is an amazing win, it's the only one that really stands out. He has some clear bracket demons, like Light, who currently has a 5-0 record against Suarez. This Yoshi is on the edge of greatness, and I can only see him getting better.

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#49: Lea

Record against Top 50: 3-3 (50%)

Notable Placements

• 9th at Frostbite 2019 (Low S Tier)

• 25th at Umebura Japan Major (Low S Tier)

• 5th at Umebura SP 3(Low A Tier)

Notable Wins

• VoiD

• WaDi

• Raito

• Blank

Next up is the Japanese Greninja specialist, Lea. He has amazing everything! A 50% record, 9th at an S Tier and Top 8 at an A Tier, and wins on amazing players like VoiD and WaDi. He has so much quality, but unfortunately lacks quantity. If he only had a bit more of everything, I hell definitely see him higher. Hell, I think he should be higher, but that isn't what the data shows. Until the evidence is there, Lea stays at 49th.

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#48: CACAW | Big D

Record against Top 50: 5-5 (50%)

Notable Placements

• 25th at GOML 2019 (High A)

• 4th at Battle of BC 3 (High B Tier)

• 1st at Emerald City 8 (Low C Tier)

• 1st at The Pinnacle 2019 (Low C Tier)

Notable Wins

• Captain L

• Dyr

• MuteAce

• Pandarian x3

• Locus x2

The Mid Tier threat of the Northwest, Big D comes in at #48. Once again, having a 50% record against the Top 50 is amazing. It's even more amazing to win any of these tournaments, and he's done it twice! Unfortunately, while these results are truly impressive, they aren't at the right tournaments. If he could just do better at high tier tournaments, then he'd be higher for sure. Part of the problem is the ability to traveler, but regardless, he should at least be proud he made it here.

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#47: Ho3K | Gen

Record against Top 50: 3-7 (30%)

Notable Placements

• 13th at GOML 2019 (High A Tier)

• 5th at Overclocked Ultimate (Low C Tier)

• 1st at Scarlet Classic V (Low C Tier)

• 9th at Overclocked Ultimate II (Low C Tier)

• 1st at Guardian I (Low C Tier)

Notable Wins

• Zinoto x2

• Tsu

• Mr.E

• LingLing

• Sonido

• ZD

• UtopianRay

• Suarez

Gen was someone I definitely underestimated coming into this. Never did I think he would do as well as he did. So good job to him for proving me wrong. Not only did he also win a couple tournaments, but he also managed to get Top 16 at a major. So he's set in the Tournament Placement department, but not so much in the wins. 3-7 isn't too good. If he can get better wins and beat the people holding him back, he'll definitely be higher next season.

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#46: T1 | Larry Lurr

Record against Top 50: 3-14 (17.6%)

Notable Placements

• 17th at Genesis 6 (High S Tier)

• 17th at 2GG: Prime Saga (Mid A Tier)

• 5th at Heart of Battle (Low B Tier)

• 9th at DreamHack Dallas 2019 (Low B Tier)

• 3rd at Kawaii Kon 2019 (Low C Tier)

• 3rd at Smashpoint (Low C Tier)

• 7th at The Kid, The GOAT, and the Mang0 (Low C Tier)

Notable Wins

• Fatality x2

• Zinoto

• Captain L

• Dyr

• 8BitMan

Larry Lurr, the fan favorite of many. After doing Smash 4 stuff for so long, it's weird seeing him this low. Let's start with the positives though, his record at tournaments. DAMN that looks good. 17th at Genesis 6 is big. Add that to his lower tier Top 8s, and you have the makings of someone in the top 25. If only his wins reflected this. 3-14? 17.6%??? That's really bad. It feels almost as if Larry got this high through tournament placements alone. Let's hope he can return to his former glory next season by showing us what he can really do.

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#45: Umeki

Record against Top 50: 2-12 (14.3%)

Notable Placements

• 17th at Frostbite 2019 (Low S Tier)

• 25th at Umebura Japan Major (Low S Tier)

• 17th at MomoCon 2019 (Low S Tier)

• 9th at Umebura SP 3 (Low A Tier)

• 9th at Sumabato SP 5 (Low B Tier)

Notable Wins

• MkLeo

• Ken

• Mr.E

• Nicko

• Tachyon

• Lui$

The runner of the Umebura series of tournaments and the Japanese Daisy himself, Umeki takes his rightful place at 45th. Much like our past couple entries, Umeki had a great season in of placements, but not so much for wins. Umeki is a bit different though. His placements were consistently good, getting 17th at two different majors. As for his wins, while 2-12 isn't impressive at all, the fact that MkLeo is there is. That's a tough win to get, so respect anyone what can get it.

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#44: Meru

Record against Top 50: 0-6 (0%)

Notable Placements

• 9th at Albion 4 (High A Tier)

• 5th at Stunfest 2019 (Low B Tier)

• 2nd at Tech Republic IV (High C Tier)

• 2nd at DoKomi 2019 (High C Tier)

• 2nd at Elysium Yggdrasil (Mid C Tier)

• 5th at Heroes of Dutch Comic Con Spring 2019 (Low C Tier)

• 2nd at ICARUS V (Low C Tier)

Notable Wins

• Light (EU) x3

• Space

I'm always happy to see European players in the Top 50s, so it brings me great pleasure to put Meru here. If this were just based off just tournament results, he'd possibly be top 30. Unfortunately for him, wins have to also be ed for, so he barely makes it into the top 50. I'd like to see him get these wins in the future, but for now, there's nothing to justify any higher placement.

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#43: Demise | Pandarian

Record against Top 50: 5-13 (27.7%)

Notable Placements

• 5th at Battle of BC 3 (High B Tier)

• 5th at Crown (Mid C Tier)

• 1st at Ascension VI (Low C Tier)

• 7th at Ultimate Nimbus (Low C Tier)

• 3rd at Ascension IV (Low C Tier)

• 3rd at Ascension V (Low C Tier)

• 5th at Emerald City 8 (Low C Tier)

Notable Wins

• Captain L

• Locus

• Stroder

• BestNess

• Big D x2

• Lui$

• Puppeh

A trend you may be noticing in this section of the list is quite a few people that have amazing results at lower tier'd tournaments and consistently place in the Top 8, but have poor results once we get to the high tier tournaments. The reason for that is with so many C Tier tournaments this season, they really add up. Much is the case with Pandarian. This Pokemon Trainer consistently places in the the upper part of the Top 8 at these lower tier'd tournaments, and makes it this high for that reason. Once he starts doing well at more important tournaments, I can see this placement going even higher.

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#42: Puppeh

Record against Top 50: 6-8 (42.8%)

Notable Placements

• 5th at CEO 2019 (High A Tier)

• 1st at Just Roll With It 10 (Low C Tier)

Notable Wins

• Nairo

• Samsora

• Abadango

• Esam

• Nakat

• Suarez

The king of upsets at CEO 2019, Puppeh finds himself at 42nd. While nothing else he's done really s his CEO performance, aside from a C Tier tournament, he at least had other results. Additionally, the wins he acquired at CEO were just so incredible that I can't really justify him being lower than this. At the same time, the lack of results also mean I can't justify him any higher than this, so Puppeh stays at 42nd.

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#41: RCS | Fatality

Record against Top 50: 7-12 (36.8%)

Notable Placements

• 17th at Frostbite 2019 (Low S Tier)

• 25th at MomoCon 2019 (Low S Tier)

• 17th at CEO 2019 (High A Tier)

• 5th at DreamHack Dallas 2019 (Low B Tier)

• 5th at Just Roll With It 11 (Mid C Tier)

• 4th at Smashpoint (Low C Tier)

• 4th at 2GG: Grand Tour- South Carolina (Low C Tier)

Notable Wins

• Raito

• Kameme

• MVD

• Mr.E

• Myran

• 8BitMan

• Umeki

• Goblin

To close off this section of the list, we have the Falcon God, Fatality. The start of the season wasn't too kind to Fatality. Falcon had gotten nerfed, and his placements showed it. Eventually however, Falcon got some buffs, and Fatality and found his stride. He began taking impressive names and placing much better. Unfortunately though, the beginning failures still count, putting him at 41st.

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Wrapup

And that's that for now. I see a couple other people trying to make PGR predictions, so I want to reiterate: This is not a PGR prediction. I'm not striving to match the PGR, I'm striving to exceed it. The PGR is good, but not perfect, and it shouldn't be taken as the absolute. I have many more things to say about that topic, so just DM me if you want to hear more.

Additionally, if you have questions or formatting suggestions, please go ahead and DM me. I can talk about this stuff for hours. I look forward to giving everyone the next part in a couple days, and I hope you all do as well.

Toodles~