Footage from our Monthly:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAIIMiVssmgp8pRLD78ak6swqF7GkqiLN
Ripple was incredibly impressed with Atemx, our Kirby player that is rarely recognized. He put in work. I think he belongs on the list.
CP9 belongs on the Olimar list. He got 5th at the monthly and looked amazing the whole way.
Apollo Ali belongs on the DDD list. He has improved a lot, took Sora to game 3 twice this tournament, beat POOB, and he made 13th at Shots Fired. He has most definitely earned his keep.
Ripple, in the interview we conducted, said Apollo is probably fourth best DDD around.
"Irish Mafia" is actually just called "Mafia" now.
And Darc belongs on the Cfalcon list. I don't know who he replaces, but Darc has literally not lost one Smashing Grounds he has attended since 3.5 came out. The only person who has ever knocked Darc out of SG is Korean DJ. Darc ended up winning both the weekly, the monthly, and our doubles event this week in spite of the best efforts of Ripple and our usual contenders. He is quite unstoppable and the only reason I didn't bring him up ever before was because I wasn't sure he would consistently be coming to SG.
However, he has clarified to me that PM is his favorite smash game and pretty much the main one he plays these days and he is interesting in traveling and playing in the future. He very well might be one of the best playing the game right now, flat out.