RetroSSBMRank
RetroSSBMRank is a power ranking created by Smash History creatorsEdwin Budding andPikachu942. The original versions of the lists were posted onBignokh and were later revised onGoogle Docs; the latter is what is documented on this page. It aims to rank the top 10 players of each year retrospectively, prior to the release of the firstSSBMRank in 2013.
2012[edit]
| Ranking | Smasher | Previous rank | Movement | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 6 | — | — | ||
| 7 | — | — | ||
| 8 | 11 | ▲ 3 | ||
| 9 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 8 | ▼ 2 |
Honorable Mentions: S2J
, Unknown522
, Axe
, SFAT
, Westballz
, Fly Amanita
, Hax
, PewPewU
, Lovage
, Chillin
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2011[edit]
| Ranking | Smasher | Previous rank | Movement | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | ▼ 3 | ||
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | ||
| 6 | 10 | ▲ 4 | ||
| 7 | — | — | ||
| 8 | — | — | ||
| 9 | — | — | ||
| 10 | — | — | ||
| 11 | — | — | ||
| 12 | — | — |
Honorable Mentions: MacD
, Hax
, Jman
, SFAT
, Amsah
, Lucky
, Eggm
, Cactuar
, DEHF
, HugS
, Kage
, VaNz
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2010[edit]
| Ranking | Smasher | Previous rank | Movement | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 10 | ▲ 5 | ||
| 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 7 | — | — | ||
| 8 | — | — | ||
| 9 | — | — | ||
| 10 | — | — |
Honorable Mentions: SilentSpectre
, Axe
, Zhu
, Wobbles
, Zgetto
, Lambchops
, Hax
, Lucien
, Tope
, Darc
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2009[edit]
| Ranking | Smasher | Previous rank | Movement | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | ||
| 2 | — | — | ||
| 3 | — | — | ||
| 4 | 1 | ▼ 3 | ||
| 5 | — | — | ||
| 6 | 10 | ▲ 4 | ||
| 7 | — | — | ||
| 8 | — | — | ||
| 9 | 5 | ▼ 4 | ||
| 10 | — | — |
Honorable Mentions: ChuDat
, Pink Shinobi
, Kage
, Hax$
, Cactuar
, Colbol
, SilentSpectre
, Eggm
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, Darc
, Lucky
, Tope
, Scar
, KoreanDJ
, Cort
, Azen
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2008[edit]
| Ranking | Smasher | Previous rank | Movement | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 9 | ▲ 7 | ||
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | ||
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | ||
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | ||
| 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 2 | ▼ 5 | ||
| 8 | — | — | ||
| 9 | — | — | ||
| 10 | — | — |
Honorable Mentions: Darkrain
, Captain Jack
, Teh_spamerer
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, Lambchops
, Eggm
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, Cactuar
, DaShizWiz
, Armada
, Eggz
, Amsah
, Vidjogamer
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2007[edit]
| Ranking | Smasher | Previous rank | Movement | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | ▲ 5 | ||
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | ▼ 1 | ||
| 5 | 2 | ▼ 3 | ||
| 6 | 4 | ▼ 2 | ||
| 7 | 8 | ▲ 1 | ||
| 8 | — | — | ||
| 9 | — | — | ||
| 10 | — | — |
Honorable Mentions: Forward
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, HugS
, Darc
, DieSuperFly
, Taj
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, Dope
, Amsah
, Vidjogamer
, Darkrain
, The King
, DaShizWiz
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2006[edit]
| Ranking | Smasher | Previous rank | Movement | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | ||
| 3 | — | — | ||
| 4 | 2 | ▼ 2 | ||
| 5 | — | — | ||
| 6 | — | — | ||
| 7 | 3 | ▼ 4 | ||
| 8 | 7 | ▼ 1 | ||
| 9 | — | — | ||
| 10 | — | — |
Honorable Mentions: Dope
, Tink
, NEO
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, The King
, Rob$
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, Taj
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, Wife
, KM
, FASTLIKETREE
, Kei
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2005[edit]
| Ranking | Smasher | Previous rank | Movement | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | ||
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | ||
| 4 | 2 | ▼ 2 | ||
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | ||
| 6 | — | — | ||
| 7 | 9 | ▲ 2 | ||
| 8 | — | — | ||
| 9 | — | — | ||
| 10 | — | — |
Honorable Mentions: Rob$
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, Darkrain
, Caveman
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, PC Chris
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, Husband
, DA Dave
, Dope
, Zulu
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, KillaOR
, Vidjogamer
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2004[edit]
| Ranking | Smasher | Previous rank | Movement | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | ||
| 2 | — | — | ||
| 4 | 3 | ▼ 1 | ||
| 5 | — | — | ||
| 6 | — | — | ||
| 7 | 8 | ▲ 1 | ||
| 8 | 12 | ▲ 4 | ||
| 9 | — | — | ||
| 10 | — | — |
Honorable Mention: Masashi
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2001-2003[edit]
| Ranking | Smasher | Previous rank | Movement | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | — | ||
| 2 | — | — | ||
| 3 | — | — | ||
| 4 | — | — | ||
| 5 | — | — | ||
| 6 | — | — | ||
| 7 | — | — | ||
| 8 | — | — | ||
| 9 | — | — | ||
| 10 | — | — | ||
| 11 | — | — | ||
| 12 | — | — |
References[edit]
- ^anokh1994 (2016-09-16). Smash History: Melee’s Top Ten of 2012. Retrieved on 2017-11-28.
- ^anokh1994 (2016-09-08). Smash History: Melee’s Top 12 of 2011 and More!. Retrieved on 2017-11-28.
- ^anokh1994 (2016-09-01). Smash History: Melee’s Top 10 of 2010. Retrieved on 2017-11-28.
- ^anokh1994 (2016-08-19). Smash History: 2009’s Top Ten Melee Players. Retrieved on 2017-11-28.
- ^anokh1994 (2016-08-10). Smash History: 2008’s Top Ten Melee Players. Retrieved on 2017-11-28.
- ^anokh1994 (2016-07-31). Smash History: 2007 in Melee and Our Top Ten. Retrieved on 2017-11-28.
- ^anokh1994 (2016-09-19). Smash History: Melee’s Top Ten in 2006. Retrieved on 2017-11-28.
- ^anokh1994 (2016-10-16). Smash History: A Year in Review For 2005 (And Our Top 10). Retrieved on 2017-11-28.
- ^anokh1994 (2016-10-28). Smash History: 2004 in Review. Retrieved on 2017-11-28.
- ^anokh1994 (2016-10-28). Smash History: The Early Ages (2001-2003). Retrieved on 2017-11-28.

