PGRZ ranks the top 50 Dragon Ball FighterZ players in the world

PGstats has concluded the PGRZ, ranking the top 50 Dragon Ball FighterZ players in the world. Reveals took place from May 18 – 29 in articles published by Red Bull and videos published by Panda Global.

While best known for its Smash Ultimate and Melee rankings, PGstats created its first PGRZ back in 2018. The current ranking takes into account tournaments throughout the entire duration of Dragon Ball FighterZ‘s lifespan. The algorithm created a top 50 list from a huge tournament season, spanning from January 2018 to February 2020.

Here are the top 50 Dragon Ball FighterZ players according to the PGRZ:

1. Goichi “GO1” Kishida
2. Dominique “SonicFox” McLean
3. Ryota “Kazunoko” Inoue
4. Shoji “Fenritti” Sho
5. Ryo “Dogura” Nozaki
6. Eduardo “HookGangGod” Deno
7. Joan “Shanks” Namay Millones
8. Naoki “Moke” Nakayama
9. Jon “dekillsage” Coello
10. Marwan “Wawa” Berthe
11. Kei “BNBBN” Komada
12. Tachikawa Toru
13. Vineeth “ApologyMan” Meka
14. “KnowKami”
15. Christopher “NYChrisG” Gonzalez
16. Takashi “Acqua” Akiyami
17. Chou Yamashita
18. Tsubasa “maddo” Imai
19. Steve “Supernoon” Carbajal
20.  “Souji”
21. Kaoru “Kaimart” Kajimoto
22. “B”
23. Naoki “Matoi” Yasuda
24. Yosuke “Kindevo” Ito
25. Alioune Camara
26. Jonathan “Cloud805” Morales
27. “hirohiro”
28. William “Leffen” Hjelte
29. Derek “Nakkiel” Bruscas
30. David “SubatomicSabers” Ndawula
31. Mohamed “Kayne” Sobti
32. Reynald Tacsuan
33. Okamoto “garireo” Okamoto
34. “mokemoti”
35. Hasni “Noka” Rivallin
36. Tsutomo “kubo” Kubota
37. Jesse “OBAssassin” O.
38. “Kyden”
39. “tako956402”
40. Honda “Kana” Masayuki
41. Dean “Zer0q” Bajram
42. “yutta”
43. Anthony “Eifi” Krol
44. Aaron “RED” Perez
45. Evan “Kudaytaa” Hite
46. “kawamatsu”
47. Jilali “Jila” Eddaboue
48. Jong-jin “Korean Wrestling Man” Kim
49. Jérémy “Skyll” Bernard
50. “verdane”

Area 51:

• Juan “BeyondToxin” Contreras
• Eddie “brkrdave” Sayles
• Glyn “Doza” Mendoza
• Jeronte “Fame96” Latham
• Nicholas “Seo” Choo

A closer look at the PGRZ

GO1 and SonicFox have been clawing for the No. 1 spot throughout Dragon Ball FighterZ‘s lifespan. As a result, the two of them have claimed the top two spots on the PGRZ. Notably, this pair of rivals has proven very evenly-matched whenever they’ve played each other. As Andrew “PracticalTAS” Nestico pointed out, GO1 and SonicFox were even in sets (9-9) across FighterZ‘s entire history.

After tabulating the data for the upcoming #PGRZ, one thing stood out.@GO13151 and @SonicFox have met 18 times in bracket in the history of DBFZ.

They've split their series 9-9.

What an amazing rivalry, and what an iconic statistic. pic.twitter.com/beUFGkA4X0

— Andrew Nestico (@PracticalTAS) May 9, 2020

As a more traditional fighter, it is not surprising to see FGC legends scattered throughout Dragon Ball FighterZ‘s top 50. However, Leffen is a bit of an odd man out among members of the PGRZ. He is best known for his performances in platform fighters Super Smash Bros. Melee and Ultimate. Of course, other DBFZ players have found some success competing in Smash. Such players include dekillsage and ApologyMan. Still, it is interesting to see his name at #28.