PGR v5

The PGR v5 lists the world's top 50 smashers during the period of January through July 2018, as compiled by PG Stats. On November 10th, 2017, PGStats announced an official offseason along with the ending and beginning dates for PGR v4 and v5, respectively. The offseason lasts from December 4th, 2017 to January 18th, 2018, with GENESIS 5 being the first event of the regular PGR v5 season. As exceptions, three notable tournaments that had been scheduled prior to the offseason announcement were still counted as part of the PGR v5 season, those being Umebura T.A.T., the Sumabato Tokaigi Qualifiers 1, and 2. With the release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, it was confirmed that would be the last event of the season.
==Methodology==
While the Tournament Tier System returned, it again featured a number of notable changes, first announced in a blog post by PGStats member . Most significantly, prize pools now have no effect at all on tournament ratings. Individual tournament values were hidden, leaving only the broader tiers publicly visible. Certain tournaments with a consistent reputation of notability will now be given "pre-ratings" that serve as a bare minimum value, with the ability to rise above the pre-rating still possible. Finally, the general values necessary to reach each tier besides the C-tier were heightened; and the S+-tier was removed, with the S-tier taking its place and with a new A+-tier in between it and the A-tier.
===Tournaments evaluated===
List with full stats
Tournament	Date 	Tier
 	December 23rd-24th 	B
 	January 6th 	C
 	January 7th 	C
 	January 19th-21st 	A
 	January 27th 	C
 	January 27th 	C
 	January 26th-28th 	B
 	February 3rd 	C
 	February 4th 	C
 	February 10th-11th 	B
 	February 10th-11th 	A
 	February 17th 	C
 	February 17th 	C
 	February 24th 	C
 	February 24th 	C
 	February 24th-25th 	C
 	March 2nd-4th 	C
 	March 10th, 2018 	C
 	March 9th-11th 	B
 	March 17th 	C
 	March 17th-18th 	C
 	March 21st 	C
 	March 24th 	C
 	March 24th-25th 	C
 	March 24th-25th 	A
 	March 31st 	B
 	April 7th 	C
 	April 14th 	C
 	April 15th 	C
 	April 21st 	C
 	April 21st-22nd 	C
 	April 21st-22nd 	A
 	April 28th 	B
 	April 28th 	C
 	April 27th-29th 	C
 	April 28th-29th 	C
 	April 29th 	C
 	May 5th 	C
 	May 4th-6th 	C
 	May 12th 	C
 	May 12th 	B
 	May 12th 	C
 	May 18th-20th 	A
 	May 20th 	C
 	May 24th-27th 	A
 	May 27th 	C
 	June 1st-3rd 	C
 	June 1st-3rd 	A
 	June 9th 	C
 	June 9th 	C
 	June 9th-10th 	C
 	June 23rd-June 24th	A+
 	June 29th 	C
 	June 29th-July 1st 	A+
==Rankings==
Ranking	Smasher	Previous rank	Movement	Character(s)	Score
====Area 51====
The day before they began unveiling the regular top 50 rankings, PGStats released a list of the five players who most closely missed the cut for the PGRv5 top 50, known as "Area 51." They were unranked between each other, and as such are all considered to be effectively ranked #51.
Ranking	Smasher	Previous rank	Movement	Character
===X-Factor adjusted rankings (subjective)===	
Similar to the previous season, players outside of the official rankings top 50 were also counted for this list, making up a total of 100 players in this season's X-Factor rankings.
Ranking	Smasher	Previous rank	Movement	Character(s)
==Trivia==
*This is the first PGR season where someone other than was ranked 1st.
**This is also the first PGR season where wasn't ranked in the top 3.
==External links==
*FAQ
*Area 51
*PGR v5 on Red Bull's website 50-41 40-31 30-21 20-11 10-1
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