PGR v4

The PGR v4 lists the world's top 50 smashers during the period of June through December 2017, as compiled by PG Stats. 
==Methodology==
The Tournament Tier System (TTS) returns and retains a similar formula to the last list, but there have been notable changes. The biggest change is that there are now two separate methods for determining the TTS score: a combination of total entrants and pot bonus, and attendance of PGR ranked players. A tournament's actual tier and score is based on whichever one of these two methods provides the highest score. This is mainly meant to prevent penalizing tournaments that have low total entrants but a high concentration of top level players, such as invitationals like Niconico Tokaigi 2017, and lower the score of tournaments with a great number of entrants but little to no top level attendees. Other changes include giving points based on the pot bonus instead of the prize pool, so as not to penalize regions that lack prize pools (such as Japan); separating PGR players into five different levels instead of the two from the previous season; and the introduction of the new S+ tier, separate from and higher than the regular S tier.
The PGR v4 season ended with 2GG Championship on December 3rd, 2017, with an off-season lasting from December 4th to January 18th.
===Tournaments evaluated===
List with full stats
Tournament 	Date 	Tier
Karisuma 14 	June 24th 	C
Smashadelphia 2017 	June 23rd-25th 	C
ALPHA 	July 1st 	C
Midwest Mayhem 9 	July 1st 	B
Umebura 27 	July 1st 	B
UNLOCKED 	July 1st 	C
Albion 2 	July 1st-2nd 	B
Divided 	July 8th 	C
2GGC: ARMS Saga 	July 8th-9th 	A
EVO 2017 	July 14th-16th 	S+
DreamHack Atlanta 2017 	July 21st-23rd 	S
Get On My Level 2017 	July 28th-30th 	B
International Gaming Expo 	July 28th-30th 	C
Smash Factor 6 	August 4th-6th 	B
Low Tier City 5 	August 5th-6th 	B
Sumabato 19 	August 12th 	C
Umebura 28 	August 12th 	C
Super Smash Con 2017 	August 10th-13th 	S
2GGC: SCR Saga 	August 19th-20th 	S
Dubai Dojo 2 	August 25th-26th 	C
Shine 2017 	August 25th-27th 	S
PAX Arena at PAX West 2017 	September 1st-4th 	A
2GGC: West Side Saga 	September 9th 	A
DreamHack Montreal 2017 	September 8th-10th 	B
Showdown: Battle Royale 2 	September 23rd-24th 	B
Syndicate 2017 	September 23rd-24th 	B
Sumabato 20 	September 24th 	C
GameTyrant Expo 2017 	September 29th-October 1st	S
The Big House 7 	October 6th-8th 	S
2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga 	October 14th-15th 	S
DreamHack Denver 2017 	October 20th-22nd 	B
Who's Your Pappy 10 	October 22nd 	C
Umebura 29 	October 28th 	B
Canada Cup 2017 	October 27th-29th 	B
Clutch City Clash 2 	October 28th-29th 	C
Too Hot to Handle 	October 28th-29th 	B
2GGC: MkLeo Saga 	November 4th 	S+
GatorLAN Fall 2017 	November 11th 	C
Port Priority 2: Midwest Invasion	November 11th 	C
IBP Masters Showdown 	November 11th-12th 	A
Sumabato 22 	November 12th 	C
Umebura 30 	November 18th 	B
Super FamiCon 2017 	November 17th-19th 	B
Tech Republic III 	November 17th-19th 	C
Midwest Mayhem 10 	November 25th 	B
Rikabura 8 	November 25th 	C
2GGC: Last Chance Qualifier* 	December 1st 	C
2GG Championship 	December 1st-3rd 	S
*Grouped together with 2GG Championship.
==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 PGRv4 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(s)
===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. However, unlike the previous season, voting did not start until after the season was over.
Ranking	Smasher	Previous rank	Movement	Character(s)
==External links==
*PGR v4 Tournament Tier System
*PGR v4 FAQ
*PGR v4 Area 51
*PGR v4 on SmashBoards: 50-41 40-31 30-21 20-11 10-1
*Videos detailing PGR v4: 50-41 40-31 30-21 20-11 10-1
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