TOP 50 SMASH ULTIMATE PLAYERS: PGRU 21-30

[@PandaGlobal]

- Article here = www.redbull.com/us-en/pgru-spring-2019-30-21 - X-factor explained = We had a panel of players/TOs/Community Members make a ranking based on where the ythink players are ranked. We take the list they made and compare to the objective list created by our algorithm. The X-factor is the difference between the lists, i.e. a player with an X-factor of +5 was rated 5 places higher by the panelists than he was on the PGR! List of panelists: twitter.com/ThePGstats/status/1151240128217702400?s=20

[@the_bookworm8281]

This means that Tea and Raito are both top 20. Congrats to both of them!

[@triscuitpacman7712]

Tea is amazing

[@Sunfade38]

Tea should be at least 10-15 imo.

[@prodPKFlash]

Erik Zamudio Correct

[@daytoday3779]

Yea I was thinking oh so tea made top twenty... Nice

[@mintystingmoon4787]

Tea is a Pac God.

[@DracoMeteorStrm]

Wow, I can’t believe ZeRo made top 20!

[@theomarcot4164]

And Hbox !

[@WypsotorNyloff]

Yeah and Leffen too, seriously insane

[@swooshburgers4425]

@@WypsotorNyloff dont forget about armada

[@hahapcmusicgopewpuwbingban3626]

And liquid ken! He appeared in adults react!

[@cosmiccerise8712]

Dk will too

[@cosmiccerise8712]

last video was Fire emblem this video is Pokemon

[@DrGandW]

Wow, Mute with the perfect X-factor that’s impressive to be that high and not considered overestimated or underestimated, man plays exactly as good as expected.

[@benzoFE88]

Sorry but what is X-factor supposed to stand for?

[@jeilastnamejei5831]

@@benzoFE88 how much better or worse a panel of pros to's and stuff thought they would place.

[@DrGandW]

@@benzoFE88 Basically a select number of top players and TOs take a survey on where THEY would place these players, creating a subjective list based on informed opinions on how good you are independent of tournament placings. Your X-factor is the difference, (Actual PGR placement) - (X-Survey placement). To make it easy to understand, look at Nietono. He was ranked 45th, had an X-factor of +20, so according the X-Survey he's considered the 25th best player, not the 45th. This could mean he fell through the cracks of the algorithm, didn't attend enough to prove how good he is to the algorithm, underperformed relative to how good players think he is, etc. In his case he's Japanese and didn't travel a lot or face many other top 50 players which the PGR algorithm hates.

[@ExceedRed]

30-21, AKA, the Pokémon side of the PGR

[@Solar7cc]

That 65th at Frostbite really murdered Salem's Top 20

[@jijmotorp3079]

Easy top 20 with some tryhard

[@jeilastnamejei5831]

@Prime Choi Min-ki situational irony is fun

[@2FadeMusic]

Don’t let this distract you from the fact that a pikachu won summit 8

[@jasonb111222]

Stroder and Lea next to eachother as Grenninjas lol

[@bruhbruh-dw6yo]

Also I feel like Protobanham should be a little bit higher either 21-19. But stats say no

[@meemoo624]

Makotito Niijima yeah he should. Most of these people are carried by one good result except proto who places top 16 at all notable events. Proto should be higher than wishes but hey, maybe next season

[@ZHL242]

Yeah the PGR algorithm likes a balance of quality and quantity, and Proto just didn't go to enough events

[@L3thalShad0ws7]

Salem’s set count against MuteAce and Samsora is interesting to say the least

[@teresadavis8695]

10:30 is the most satisfying sync I've heard in a LONG time

[@EduardoRodriguez-bz3dz]

I know its too late for this thread but i love how used the ROB & ZSS as a reference of the marriage proposal at 2GG Championship, that's attention to detail

[@ashtoric]

Thank you PG, very cool!

[@dylan_5]

1:45 I saw Leffen and I got excited.

[@biffyguybiffy6292]

Leffen was confirmed last week to not be in PGRU.

[@roryrainbow77]

I saw Leffen playing Stroder and first thought WHAT LEFFEN IS ON?

[@ederreyes2368]

I don’t think they ranked him tbh. You saw he played him but did t have him as a notable win. I feel the notable wins kinda give away who’s left on the list

[@christiannebiolo2210]

Leffen is top 20

[@jeilastnamejei5831]

@@christiannebiolo2210 he's gonna be one spot above ZeRo

[@amazinc754]

Proto has gotta travel more. He’s insane!!

[@quirkle7538]

13:09 years of research paying off

[@adamlozano3787]

2:09 the person who finds these pictures must be having a blast exposing bad selfies

[@cullenhutchison6528]

One complaint I have with these is that, when showing notable set counts, it only shows the other player's main, not the character(s) they actually played vs that player in their set(s).

[@wadebarnes27]

I agree.

[@owlflame]

Feel free to post the card that showcases the correct information.

[@うさ-d5w]

It will take a lot of time researching all of that. I mean there were sets that were not recorded.

[@2FadeMusic]

Cullen Hutchison Good point

[@2FadeMusic]

co23 mar Theres probably top 64 footage of pretty much all the S and A tiers it wouldnt be all that hard

[@CheeseDud]

DKWill top 20!!

[@roryrainbow77]

All the Pokemon music in this video blessed my ears

[@23mrbee]

I hope when we get to Light he shows a picture of Ganon next to Nairo for his losses.

[@StrawHatPuffy]

Can Nairo’s song be Ring a Ding pls?

[@sacredyt5252]

Hahahaha

[@D4VID9724]

It wasn’t sadly but I have an edited version on my channel

[@omarbringas799]

I saw the notification, and I am just here!

[@kakarotlovesgames6962]

A video of the gods of smash... Good shit 🔥

[@teresadavis8695]

I was wondering where some of these players were until here, good job to them for making it

[@Kallen_ZSS]

Can we talk about how almost everyone has Marss in their notable losses, dudes a monster and has played most of the pgr

[@b4ttlemast0r]

12:02 he used the monado art activation's invincibility like a spotdodge.

[@kinleylocklear7841]

He actually just low-profiled with the up tilt. Still an amazing option.

[@Mac-vl4vn]

10:21 that PERFECT timing tho

[@dlp8690]

I Like How ZSS Is Supposed To Be Cinnpie @10:00 Nice Touch

[@aldoruiz3267]

2:10 Zero hits 29th place without playing how is this fair?

[@jasonb111222]

I'm surprised Puppeh made it so high and Pandarian isn't on it

[@diargakande6740]

Pandarian is overated. He doesn't do particularly well at majors and never upsets big names. He is starting season 2 pretty well though with 7th at LTC and wins on Stroder and MuteAce.

[@airwarren6865]

Diarga Kande Pandarisj just got top 8 at the latest Low Tier City. While it was 7th it still shows his skill.

[@jeilastnamejei5831]

@@airwarren6865 which makes him am easy inclusion next season.

[@danieldancer4065]

Proto really only went to 3 things. He 10-20 for sure easily.

[@ZHL242]

I just noticed that the pokemon theme quotes the ghostbusters theme at 3:37

[@CardGameForum]

20-11 is always the most hype

[@ShibaKoii]

damn whats the song that played for sinji

[@gv82089]

Galaga Medley

[@gamejitzu]

ikr lmao

[@themariokid2310]

Proto be going up now!

[@jmyers3761]

11:30 they respected eachother souch they had to nod 3 times

[@うさ-d5w]

The Japanese are totally underrated. Abadango was complaining that the ranking is focusing too much on notable wins. He beat ken and Choco twice,who are both top20 players but are not ranked, but isn’t rewarded at all. The Japanese are taken a lot of points for loosing to other Japanese players that have top50 level skills, but are not known by the people making the rankings

[@bahaman19901]

They don’t make them, the only difference is Japanese players cannot attend as many as us players

[@うさ-d5w]

Lion Cubz the algorithm is based half on tournament results and half on top player matchup. You’re right about the tournament result part, it’s unbiased by the people making it. But the latter is. like they didn’t give abadango for beating Choco and ken, which is much more difficult than beating the 31-50 players. Some players lost to YB or Ron in smash4, and the American judges would say that they lost to an unknown weak player and take a lot of points away. It’s totally unfair

[@swooshburgers4425]

Can't wait for zero to be number 1 again

[@tysonfontanez]

MkLeo is just ZeRo 2

[@Sunshine-eo2sp]

@@tysonfontanez nah leo is in no way anywhere near as dominant as zero was in smash 4

[@kyrito11]

Well ultimate has way more competition than smash 4 so....Its a way more popular game on a way more popular console

[@timon4339]

@@kyrito11 literally every top player also played sm4sh Lmfao

[@smile_peco]

待ってました！！！

[@yosma6]

I can't believe MkLeo made Top 20 omgg 😱😱 !!

[@FlappyCat-ef6oq]

what was music playing during Wadis segment?

[@bogusold9885]

Mach rider

[@pedreiva]

So close to having MVG cap off the rankings 3 straight times.

[@NoteofLuck]

I knew WaDi would be _the_ gatekeeper to the potential Top 20, but I still expected him as a low 20, not a mid-20. Also, MuteAce being closer to Puppeh than NAKAT in scoring was also a big surprise to me. Replace a 17th with a 13th or 9th, and MuteAce would've stayed ahead I guess.

[@InductionMagnet]

That zss rob pic during wadi's screen was so sweet ❤

[@ryngtolu4334]

Let's go Muteace :D Wow at Proto placements, and he only attended 3 tournaments this season......

[@mystic2445]

ESAM TOP 20 LETS GO

[@angelr-t7608]

Void top 20 too

[@maazzzable]

What is the song in wadi background?

[@bogusold9885]

Mach Rider

[@angelovergatos669]

WaDi’s team is Augury Gaming not Angury Gaming

[@epicsteve6548]

Wait hasn't Salem taken a set off of ESAM before? Or was that after this season ended?

[@liamoconnor434]

Wishes over Salem ???

[@maazzzable]

I NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS THE SONG WITH WADI PLEASE NO DARUDE SANDSTORM

[@jeilastnamejei5831]

Joe Mama.

[@pmadefen9278]

Wishes is still free agent ?

[@biffyguybiffy6292]

He has controversy and can’t get top 8’s.

[@jeilastnamejei5831]

@@biffyguybiffy6292 what controversy?

[@biffyguybiffy6292]

Terry Moon, collision.

[@supersonic9292]

wadi and salem got played

[@malle8989]

les go esam confirmed top 20

[@D4VID9724]

its literally impossible for them not to include ally, if the didnt include him it would be impossible to rank captain L since all of area 51has the same number value

[@bigtoblerone8446]

You seriously don't have LINK down as one of Salem's secondaries!? He may very well be the best Link!

[@まそたん-x3d]

待ってた

[@henry7241]

Lowkey don't think wishes should be above some people who've made top 8 at super major if he's only made top 8 at one big tourney

[@SK-df1iw]

I think that Proto and Salem should be higher

[@swooshburgers4425]

I agree they did better than what they got

[@meemoo624]

Salem and Proto should both be top 20. Salem possibly top 10, but Salem was kind of weak at the beginning of the season but he has gotten much stronger since then.

[@nfn58]

On skill I agree, but based on their performance for the season I think their placing is correct

[@meemoo624]

Nicholas Niebank yeah they gotta travel more

[@nfn58]

MeeMoo Definitely, I didn’t find out about Proto till Ceo, and after seeing his game top 20 is reasonable, just didn’t have the points. And those 65th place finishes certainly held Salem down

[@anyaonditsatenawa2618]

Why is Stroder above Lea when got better rankings at s tier Tounements

[@NotaUnfamiliar]

Anyaondi Tsatenawa sets

[@yossachannel600]

There are many wonderful people without my knowledge

[@festive6647]

What is X-factor?

[@KevSB07]

ChemicalX An X factor of +5 means the panelists ranked the player 5 places higher than their tournament results

[@kefgeru_de_kalos]

Lea live in Kanto in Japon Lea play Greninja Greninja is a Pokémon of Kalos Kalos represented France Lea is a french name Lea love France

[@jared2747]

Wait Tea,Shoyo James,Void,Nairo,Mkleo, Tweek,Marss,Dabuz,Samsora,Shuton,Zackray,Glutonny,Kameme,Light,Mvd,Esam,Cosmos,Raito and Myran will probably be in the top 20 but if Ally won't be in the pgr, who is the last player ?

[@jijmotorp3079]

Hbox

[@cashninja12]

They'll likely skip a placement due to ally being ranked there. Like go from #8 to #6 if ally is ranked 7

[@vespertine-iv]

@@cashninja12 I think they just took him out entirely

[@biffyguybiffy6292]

Hermoine Granger, he’s just removed entirely lol.

[@sleepyshaman6544]

Shouldn’t the next one be out?

[@D4VID9724]

ikr why is it taking so long

[@iliya1933]

Does having a +X-factor mean the pros gave you an overall good or bad rating?

[@gxstly]

- is they thought you'd be lower, + means they thought you be higher. Basically - means they thought you be worse, and + is that they thought you do better.

[@mariobristot6866]

Protonanham is so under-rated 😕

[@briangrosenbach]

Greninja mains rise up

[@davidarruda8400]

Wow BananaBoy made top 20!

[@b4ttlemast0r]

10000 IQ play 1:50

[@carterberry18]

Who do you main and why

[@owlflame]

ct Berry Joker and because he's fun and I love P5

[@lonely1968]

R.O.B because of Subspace

[@swooshburgers4425]

Fox because he's becoming more like his father

[@jeilastnamejei5831]

Chrom amd lucina because I'm basic

[@dewdropp8587]

Sonic because I've been playing his games since I was 6 and because I like characters with fast movement (such as Greninja)

[@battenjew]

Is it better to have - or + X factor?

[@Tecaluca]

+ X factor means people think your skill is greater than your results prove, - X factor means people think your skill is less than what your results prove

[@jared2747]

@@Tecaluca So Protobanham should have a big + X Factor, why not ?

[@kolza5129]

Leffen isn't in top 50 feelsbadman

[@sgaenjoyer2]

Leffen is top 20 because they didn't show him yet🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@swooshburgers4425]

Leffen will never be on the pgr for ultimate

[@kolza5129]

@@sgaenjoyer2 he's not in strodders top 50 wins

[@Tecaluca]

You guys are actually stupid for thinking leffen would be pgr he's achieved nothing loooool

[@OninOrSomething]

LET'S GO LEA

[@baaauniverse]

honestly s/o to puppeh, but his notable set counts were almost all from his CEO run. idk, maybe there's a better way to gauge this in the future?

[@owlflame]

baaauniverse the algorithm changes every season to be more and more accurate

[@bobblah5457]

Is ally going to be omitted from this PGR?

[@excruit3394]

Bob Blah I don't see why he would, he still got results before he retired.

[@G.dot_]

Sadly they won’t rank him he would for sure be top 10

[@gxstly]

They'll skip his rank in the PGR. or atleast mention him.

[@bobblah5457]

@@excruit3394 He retired because of a controversy that a lot of people go upset about. I did hear that the PGR got delayed because the staff were discussing about whether to omit Ally's rank or not, but I wasn't sure whether they actually followed through with their dicussion. But judging by the fact that Ally isnt in like notable set win or notable set losses, I think he got ommited

[@biffyguybiffy6292]

Ally will not be in the pgr because he lied about the allegations which kept him from getting an early ban which allowed him to attend more tournaments. He’s a scumbag.

[@haileyc.2977]

Song at 6:34 ik it's from Pokemon but I can't remember the name

[@gxstly]

It's some remix of the Kahuna Battle from Pokemon Sun/Moon.

[@xXSchimpXx]

proto only +5 x factor and that low, we need more of proto so he can prove that this is not the end leffen, armada, m2k wizzrobe and zero top 20 Pog! all the gods so good at smash Pog

[@midnight1064]

Psinfoni none of them made it in

[@aki5876]

I honestly think Proto deserves highet Placement as well as X-factor.. He needs your help to get to Evo! Get this man to Evo guys...

[@mabopoo]

Salem should be top 20

[@triscuitpacman7712]

Still waiting for Tea

[@carlosemiliorios3187]

10:13 entendí la referencia XD

[@olex611]

Wadi's music ?

[@bogusold9885]

Mach Rider

[@jackjackjackjack7]

is zd gonna be on here?

[@humbertogarcia2564]

Area 51

[@owlflame]

Area 51, unfortunately.

[@ASN_JAY]

Bruh what is that song playing for sinji

[@ASN_JAY]

Also wadi

[@NoteofLuck]

@@ASN_JAY For Sinji, Galaga Medley. For WaDi, Mach Rider [Melee]

[@fuducker2]

Rip Larry lurr

[@Mectro15]

YO 2 GRENINJAS IN THE PGR YES!!!!!!

[@Schwablax]

Song 10:21 ?

[@Jonas_TGCW]

The Lucina one? Conquest (Ablaze)

[@fancyinthehouse9423]

Does anyone know what song this is at 6:34?

[@23mrbee]

Darude Sandstorm. Lol not really but i want to be notified of what the song is too.

[@Nin-Saber]

It’s Battle! (Island Kahuna) (Pokémon Sun & Moon)

[@vilespecter]

MKLeo Tweek Mars Shuton Nairo Dabuz Ally Zackray Elegant Raito MVD ESAM Light Cosmos Lima Awestin Gluttony Samsora Tea Sounds right? Or did I include someone that's already in 50-21?

[@legominecraft7447]

I think it’s right just some weird placements.

[@vilespecter]

@@legominecraft7447 oh I never said it would be in order

[@xx416]

Yea isn’t Tea somewhere in 50-21

[@D4VID9724]

Myran?, Shoyo James?, Kameme?

[@calvindelvecchio7358]

What is X-Factor?

[@cynthiabrown1377]

X-factor comes from a ranking of 30 panelists (TO's, commentators, etc). It represents where they put the player when all of their opinions were put together. So, if they have an x-factor of +2 the panel put them 2 places higher than their actual place and if it's negative it means the panel put them lower. It's a subjective score versus the score of the algorithm.

[@dangelorolle3397]

is Ally going to be in this?

[@rich7103]

No you can tell because he's not in wins or loses

[@dangelorolle3397]

@@rich7103 even though he did what he did, it is still wrong not to give him what he deserves.

[@biffyguybiffy6292]

D'Angelo Rolle, no. He lied about the allegations to prevent himself from a ban which let him enter more tournaments. He cheated the system.

[@teal4265]

Where is Maister and Pandarian?

[@iamme8290]

Prob 60-50 or something.. barely not making it

[@loooooo2]

OOF THEY PUT STRODER THERE OOF

[@isaclowns]

0ver ikr

[@danni-2b2t44]

hes an idiot but hes still good at the game 🤷‍♀️

[@COMBATACE1]

So is Leffen not PGRd at all? I thought he’d be here at least.

[@biffyguybiffy6292]

No lol. He has one decent placing and that’s it. No crazy wins or anything.

[@dacrazypenguin7562]

Y know why Salem was here? Because of his years of research

[@lbesavant]

Although Salem had a downturn in Season 2, the guy has the Brawl mentality. The best way to win is controlled neutral. Neutral will always be important, which is why he chooses characters such as Snake and Hero.

[@しらす軍艦-o2c]

プロトバナムさんの時のBGMなんてゆうやろ

[@macdeleon3717]

When is 20-11?

[@owlflame]

Monday