Introduction:
Welcome to the Mid-Year release of the 2024 European Power Rankings! The EUPR Team is once again proud to present to you the final product over the next week, but first, we will go over some of the changes between last year and this year, as well as spotlighting a few players that are otherwise absent from the rankings.
FAQ:
Q: When will the rankings release?
A: From Monday 22/07 to Friday 26/07!
Q: What tournaments qualified for these rankings?
A: Starting with this year, the EUPR has it’s own dedicated TTS maintained by Muk! You can find it at https://tinyurl.com/EUPRTTS24. Only tournaments hosted in Europe are eligible for the European Power Rankings.
Q: How were these rankings created? Was an algorithm used?
A: The rankings were created by a panel.The 7 panelists discussed the results of top players at the events in season in detail and finally agreed upon this list.
Honorable Mentions:
Next up are the honorable mentions — these players did not make the final ranking due to a lack of tournaments, but are certainly more than good enough to do so.
Nitox
In the post quarantine European Smash landscape, Scott “Nitox” Gaman has been a constant fixture at the top level as a perennial threat to the top competitors. While Nitox has always been on the lower end of the attendance spectrum, this year saw him falling almost completely to a halt, appearing only at Game is Game where he went on an impressive run to 9th place defeating Luugi, Eko and more. If Nitox chooses to attend more in the second half of the year, it would come as a surprise to noone to see him ranked highly once more by the end of it.
quiK
Just like Nitox, Marcel “quiK” Romagnuolo has been on top of European Smash for many years now, but similarly to the aforementioned Frenchman the iconic Samus main only attended a single large European event this year so far. At the biggest event of 2024’s first half, King Con, quiK barely missed out on top 8 losing to Raflow and Tarik for 9th place, showing that he can easily still hang with the cream of the crop when he shows up. If during the summer quiK manages to attend some more events, the end of year rankings could very easily see him return to the top 10.
And finally, we would like to spotlight an invader that feels more part of our scene than most Europeans themselves at this point:
Missing no beat from where he left off last year, Abraham “MKBigBoss” Slane Parra continued to be a frequent visitor of tournaments in a plethora of European countries once more this year. He won A tier event Grand Conquest in the UK, top 8-ed Olympus in the Netherlands, and won events in Spain and France over Sisqui and Glutonny respectively, leaving little to no doubt that he would be ranked very high on these rankings if he were to actually live here.
With wins on almost all of the European top level and a near perfect loss record, it was once again a treat to all to see MKBigBoss compete at European events throughout the season. We hope the world warrior has no intent on quitting his traveling ways any time soon!
Credits
Panel:
Alice “AliceLen” Len (@AliceLen2711) — Netherlands
Metin “Chakkie” Chakarto (@ChakkieWFT) — UK
Muk (@ssbMuk) — Netherlands
Nives (@Nives_CA) — France
Tom “Tigerton” Dalton (@Tigerton_) — UK
Youssef (@SsbYou) — Germany
Maurice “aegi” S. (@yungaegi) — Germany
Writers:
Alice “Alice” Len(@AliceLen2711)
Simen “Doorman” Dohrmann (@SMMSimen) — Norway
Jonas “Fortuna” Stritzinger (@Fortuna2_SSBU)
Jacob “SquirrelWithABanana” Alberts(@squirrelwithab)
Nils “Ultimate Giraffe” Peeters (@Events_Giraffe)
Caleb “Wumbulon” Tales (@Wumbulon)
Maurice “aegi” S. (@yungaegi) — Germany
Graphics:
Nero (@nerodesigns4u)
LemonAce (@lemonaught) — Logo
Video Editing:
SelfDestructGambit (@TheThiefOfLight)
And additional thanks to everyone who helped in other ways, like Guilshark, THE SCHMIXTAPE, Lyamarth, and the many others that make this possible!
