- Samsora
- Captain Zack
- Bman1k
- BSP
- Brawlerg31
- Creatious
- The Forkies
- Champ
- Captain Clutch
- Whattageek
Honorable mentions:
Ben
Sloth
Ben
Sloth
It took 2 months for us to make this thing, but here it is. We used results from tournaments as far back as MGL 13 [29 Aug], and as recently as LUST VII [13 Dec]. A full list of tournaments used as well as a list of all panel members can be found at the bottom of this post.
I wrote a paragraph or so explaining each placing below.
Samsora
Rank: 1
Main: Peach
This should come as a surprise to no one. Samsora's only in state set loss was in WF vs Captain Zack (Samsora took both sets of GF, winning BAG 3). His out of state performance has been incredible, beating PWii, jjrockets, and Trela at MLG, and defeating the Wall and KJ to win Scion. He also has a win vs MJG at the battlegrounds. Samsora has proven that not only is he the best Smash4 player in LA, but he's also a legitimate national threat. And Peach is OP.
Captain Zack
Rank: 2
Main: Peach
Proving that age is just a number, Captain Zack solidified his number 2 placing this last weekend when he won LUST VII over Bman1k. He has a winning record against everyone in state except for Samsora, and he's the only one to take a set vs. Samsora since August. He recently got 9th at battlegrounds, and was the only other LA representative to make it out of pools at MLG. He also notably took a set from Seagull Joe at CEO last summer. Zack plays for the glory of KPop.
Bman1K
Rank: 3
Main: Sonic
Secondary: Mario
Despite spending most of his time at college in Mississippi, Brawlman is still an LA native at heart. He has had relatively low tournament attendance since this Summer, but his results are still impressive. He has a positive record over everyone below him, and is even in sets with Captain Zack (though Zack won the tournament). Though he hasn't played Samsora lately, they went relatively even last summer. His out of state presence is limited to Scion, where he beat Sassy and PWii before being double eliminated by the Wall to take 3rd. He also took 5 stocks in the LA vs Texas crew battle as the anchor (2 from arijuana, 3 from KJ). He used to take flack for playing an annoying character like Sonic. Actually, he still does.
BSP
Rank: 4
Mains: Pac Man and Mario
BSP was a low tier hero back in Brawl, playing Mario, Sonic, and Luigi. He vowed not to repeat his mistake, but he did by maining Pac Man. BSP has been unable to beat the top 3, but he does well against everyone below him. He is very dominate over Baton Rouge, in fact he's never dropped a set to a Baton Rouge resident. One day he'll see the light and pick up Falcon as his main, but until then we're stuck with time outs and Mario.
BrawlerG31
Rank: 5
Mains: Little Mac and Ryu
Mr. "KO punch and chill" himself. BrawlerG is a salt machine, even beating him makes you salty. He was fairly dominate in the Slidell scene in the early days, but he's really shined since moving to BR. He has a positive record vs everyone below him, and boasts impressive set wins vs Captain Zack and Bman1k. He's also 3-0 with Sol in Little Mac ditto money matches, and is 1-0 with both Asa and PWii. In the LA vs Texas crew battle, he took 3 stocks from Sassy (losing 2) forcing Texas to send out their best player, the Wall, to finish him off. Despite his impressive performances however, his abysmal record vs BSP and his set losses to randoms like Astro!= have put him at 5th place. Ding Ding indeed.
Creatious
Rank: 6
Main: Rosalina
Secondary: Mario
When a prominent Brawl ROB picks up Rosalina, you know you're in for a rough time. Creatious is a very strong Rosa player, boasting an even record vs BSP, a 1-2 record with BrawlerG31, and a 4-2 record vs the Forkies. However, he also has losses to Sloth, Captain Clutch, and Astro!=, which ultimately puts him at 6th.
The Forkies
Rank: 7
Main: Meta Knight
Secondary: DK
The Forkies is the first player on this list who wasn't known in Brawl. In fact, he didn't show up on the radar until he got 2nd at MGL 13, beating Captain Zack, Captain Clutch, and Xprov before resetting the bracket vs BSP. Although he's been relatively inactive since, his performance has been solid. Ultimately, his losing record vs Creatious and his loss to Sloth put him at 7th place.
Champ
Rank: 8
Mains: Luigi and Villager
Who is Champ? He's one of the most active players in the state, and is one of the few who actively travel out of state. He has been unable to beat anyone ranked above him, but has wins vs Whattageek, Sloth, Lee Martin, and Chub. He also took 3 stocks in the LA vs Texas crew battle, 2 from asa and 1 from arijuana. Although he has losses to JTC, Captain Clutch, and Astro!=, those losses were not very recent and therefore Champ takes 8th place.
Captain Clutch
Rank: 9
Main: Villager and Pikachu
Because he's confined to Slidell, it's hard to compare him to the rest of the top 8. There is certainly an argument to switch him and Champ, but his losses to Champ and Byron at GameOver4Cancer were persuasive enough to end that argument. He has wins vs Creatious and Sloth, and has taken a game off of Samsora. With more tournament attendance, Clutch could very well break into the top 6.
Whattageek
Rank: 10
Main: Charizard
No 1 on the sandbagging tier, Whattageek very rarely plays at top form. He's also mostly found in Lafayette, making it even more difficult to gauge his skill. He has wins over Champ and
Ben
Rank: Honorable Mention
Main: Falcon
Ben showed up out of nowhere. He was the fifth man in the LA vs Texas crew battle, and took 1 stock from the Wall and another from asa. His only tournament performance that we could find included beating Harlow and Whattageek, but we can't rightfully place him on a PR after he's been around for only a few weeks. He's someone to take note of for sure, but he needs to show up to more events so we can really get an idea of his skill level.
Sloth
Rank: Honorable Mention
Main: ROB
Sloth went from being OK in the Summer to being a top 3 contender at any local. He's 1-0 with the Forkies and 1-1 with Creatious, but he hasn't beaten any other 10 ten player. With more exposure, he could potentially break into top 10.
Samsora (Slidell)
Captain Zack (New Orleans)
Bman1k (Mississippi)
BSP (Baton Rouge)
Brawlerg31 (Slidell / Baton Rouge)
Champ (Baton Rouge)
Astro!= (Baton Rouge)
Captain Zack (New Orleans)
Bman1k (Mississippi)
BSP (Baton Rouge)
Brawlerg31 (Slidell / Baton Rouge)
Champ (Baton Rouge)
Astro!= (Baton Rouge)
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