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The Official Midwest Power Rankings

Strong Badam

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In loving memory of Vro. May he RIP in Peace.

Current Rankings (12/29/2012-11/24/2013)


Power Rankings List:
1. Kirk - Waukegan, IL - :bowser2:
2. Oro?! - Geneva, IL - :zerosuitsamus: :metaknight:
3. Strong Bad - Lee’s Summit, MO - :dk2: :warioc:
4. Kels - Chicago, IL - :fox: :sheik: :falco:
5. VaNz - Akron, OH - :peach: :zerosuitsamus:
6. metroid - Chester, IL - :charizard: :ike:
7. Scythe - Chicago, IL - :wolf:
8. DSF - Chicago, IL* - :metaknight:
9. Rat -Chicago, IL - :wolf:
10. Ally - Mt. Morris, MI* - :ike:
11. ORLY - DeKalb, IL - :bowser2: :falcon: :fox:
12. Shady - East Lansing, MI - :ivysaur:
13. Trail - South Bend, IN - :ganondorf: :bowser2:
14. Arty - Chicago, IL - :ganondorf:
15. Shaeden - Farmington Hills, MI - :falco:

Note: Players within a generally close radius of Chicago were grouped in Chicago. ORLY, Oro?! and Kirk live far enough outside of Chicago to not be considered Chicago for the purposes of this PR, despite interacting most with the Chicago scene.
*DSF and Ally have since moved from the MW to California and Canada respectively, but they lived in the MW for long enough to be considered for the PR.

Panelists:
Juushichi, metroid1117, Oro?!, Rat, and Strong Bad

Mission Statement:
To accurately rank players in the Midwest and show the growth of our scene. To inspire improvement, promote competition, and encourage the creation of a better Project M scene here in the Midwest.

Ranking Criteria:
A lot of things go into how players are ranked, here are a few of the considerations:
• Who you beat and lost to in brackets as well as tournament placings. Regionals are more important than locals. Consistency.​
• Little to no consideration is given for version differences after updates to the game. Adaptation to changes is and will for the near future be a tested skill.​
• Personal opinion.​

Ranking Eligibility:
A player is eligible to be ranked on this Power Ranking if the following criteria are met:
• 1 tournament every 3 months on average. For this period, that amounts to 3-4 tournaments.​
• At least 3 months as a Midwest resident during the ranking period.​
"Residency" is defined as living in one of these states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, or Wisconsin.

Tournament Eligibility:
• At least 12 entrants​
• $5 or more entry fee​
• Either take place in the MW or feature at least 3 MW players​

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Ripple

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I should get an honorary mention considering I got top 16 at a regional when I don't even have anyone to play this game with. and I play a bad character apparently
 

Hylian

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Ripple doesn't make it out of pools at Chicago locals. Kappa

I make top 10 every tournament I enter and I'm not on this >_>.
 

9bit

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I'm gonna get on this thing. When I move to Vernon Hills **** is gonna start happening. Watch out.
 

kirkq

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I think this list is alright given the lack of consistent player showings to tournaments. All you can really do is use the best data set provided and try to make some sense out of it. If anything, it will hopefully give people some motivation to start showing up.

What I'm trying to say is, I'd JV 5 stock half the nerds on the list and all the nerds who think they should be on the list.

Clarification for noobs: I'm not Kirk the Bowser player.
 

SpiderMad

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Ya'll going to the EXP Sat. tourney?

The British have infiltrated your regional zone to tell you that everyone on this list is free
Tell that Alpha dash to buffer rolls on snake's d-throw or something!

I'm gonna get on this thing. When I move to Vernon Hills **** is gonna start happening. Watch out.
Hell yeah, join my streams then

I think this list is alright given the lack of consistent player showings to tournaments. All you can really do is use the best data set provided and try to make some sense out of it. If anything, it will hopefully give people some motivation to start showing up.

What I'm trying to say is, I'd JV 5 stock half the nerds on the list and all the nerds who think they should be on the list.

Clarification for noobs: I'm not Kirk the Bowser player.
Were you the ROB/Mario I played while I was playing Diddy?
 

kirkq

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I don't think I've ever played against a Diddy outside of friends messing around. I'll be at EXP though playing PM all day Saturday; I'd be down with learning some new matchups.
 

Hylian

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I want to MM everyone on this list.
 

DMG

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Yeah I'm a bit surprised Hylian isn't on as well.
 

metroid1117

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There were a lot of players who didn't constantly travel to other regions, so it was difficult (for me, at least) to accurately place people outside the top 9 using win/loss results alone.
 

SpiderMad

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I don't think I've ever played against a Diddy outside of friends messing around. I'll be at EXP though playing PM all day Saturday; I'd be down with learning some new matchups.
Oops, think the guy was named Al. See ya at EXP
 

Rat

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There are a lot of strong players that aren't on this list. Especially considering this covers the entire midwest. That's a lot of corn.

Also RIP in peace Vro.
 

"Shion"

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I'm gunning for all you scrubs.

The only Darkhorse entry to knock them down.
 
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