All-Time Melee Ranking updated with early 2020 results

The All-Time Melee Ranking has been updated to include Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament results through early 2020. “Pikachu942” revealed the new list on her personal blog on March 31.

Pikachu942 and Anokh “Edwin Budding” Palakurthi first created the All-Time Melee Ranking as a top 100 list in 2018. The project aimed to subjectively rank all of the best players throughout Super Smash Bros. Melee‘s competitive history. Pikachu942 created an updated top 50 in 2019. Likewise, this update reevaluates the top 50 players of all time, incorporating results from Pound 2019 to Smash Summit 9.

Here is the updated list of the top 50 Super Smash Bros. Melee players to date:

1. Adam “Armada” Lindgren
2. Juan “Hungrybox” DeBiedma
3. Joseph “Mang0” Marquez
4. Ken Hoang
5. Jason “Mew2King” Zimmerman
6. Kevin “PPMD” Nanney
7. William “Leffen” Hjelte
8. Christopher “Azen” McMullen
9. Daniel “ChuDat” Rodriguez
10. Christopher “PC Chris” Szygiel
11. Joel Isai Alvarado
12. Justin “Plup” McGrath
13. Jeffrey “Axe” Williamson
14. Daniel “KoreanDJ” Jung
15. Zain Naghmi
16. Justin “Wizzrobe” Hallett
17. Ryota “CaptainJack” Yoshida
18. Robert “Wobbles” Wright
19. Zachary “SFAT” Cordoni
20. DaJuan “Shroomed” McDaniel
21. Jesus “Jman” Fernandez
22. Kashan “Chillin” Khan
23. Weston “Westballz” Dennis
24. Aziz “Hax” Al-Yami
25. Johnny “S2J” Kim
26. Joey “Lucky” Aldama
27. Hugo “HugS” Gonzalez
28. David “KirbyKaze” MacDonald
29. Julian Zhu
30. Amsah Augustuszoon
31. Jeremy “Fly Amanita” Westfahl
32. Masaya “aMSa” Chikamoto
33. Kevin “PewPewU” Toy
34. Drew “Drephen” Scoles
35. David “Darkrain” John
36. Jesse “Vidjogamer” Werner
37. Chris “Sastopher” Rollock
38. Paul “Cort” Rogoza
39. Bronson “DaShizWiz” Layton
40. Antoine “Wes” Lewis-Hall
41. Otto “Silent Wolf” Bisno
42. Tony “Taj” Jackson
43. Roustane “Kage” Benzeguir
44. Nathaniel “NEO” Owen
45. Oscar “Lovage” Nilsson
46. Jeff “SilentSpectre” Leung
47. Javier “JAVI” Ruiz
48. “Masashi”
49. “Bombsoldier”
50. James “Swedish Delight” Liu

A closer look at the All-Time Melee Ranking

Even after a year and a half of inactivity, Armada has retained his top spot on the All-Time Melee Ranking. Armada is renowned for his eight-year streak of only losing to players ranked in the top 6. This streak was broken by Swedish Delight at Evo 2018, shortly before Armada’s retirement.

Hungrybox has slowly climbed up the ranks since the first ranking released in 2018. He now stands as the second-best Super Smash Bros. Melee player of all time. Hungrybox is ranked No. 1 on the MPGR 2019 and has been No. 1 since the end of 2017.

With their strong results in the past year, Zain and aMSa have made noticeable moves up the Melee Ranking. Zain rose 5 spots to No. 15, while aMSa rose 6 spots to No. 32. Drephen also rose 5 spots to reach No. 34. In addition, Swedish Delight has made his debut in the all-time top 50.