Dynasmash was back yesterday, and with a new winner! Congrats to sjor$ for taking first place with a monstrous losers bracket run.
Bracket: www.start.gg/tournament/d...
VODs:
- Pools youtu.be/A271OLfPW4c
- Top 8 youtu.be/u3tu_BKBgqc
GGs everyone, see you at Eindhoven Game Festival!
PAL games used to take longer to localize and were released later (usually several months), so they had a bit of extra time to make small adjustments, bugfixes, or add little extra touches
This is it - only the top 10 players for EURank Melee 2025 are left, and they will be revealed right now!
Who made it into the top 10, and who will take the crown as Europe's best Melee player of 2025? Find out right here:
medium.com/eurank-2025/...
The rankings are heating up today for day 4 of EURank Melee, as we enter the top 20! Take a look at the following players who are bringing the heat and cashing in.
Read the article here: medium.com/eurank-2025/...
In day 3 of the EURank Melee 2025 reveal, we are breaking through into Europe's Top 30 players, featuring an array of character specialists and debutants!
Take a look at the article here: medium.com/eurank-2025/...
It's time for day 2 of the EURank 2025 top 50 release! From ranks 40 to 31, we got a diverse range of player styles and nationalities being represented in the game.
Check it out here: medium.com/eurank-2025/...
by the way, our artist salevits has worked immaculate hours on this art. if you want to support our finnish artist, please donate using the link below:
ko-fi.com/noonvania
(due to finnish tax rules on crowdfunding, my donation link is used so the money can be sent to him as a gift)
Funny year. Got ranked top 5 in NL, better international wins and placements at majors than last year, made good improvements in the second half of the year, had more consistent results, and so my EU rank went...down? Tough competition.
Guess I'll simply work harder this year π
EURank 2025 will start releasing right now, as today we present ranks 50 to 41 - featuring a number of veterans and newcomers!
Remember that we will continue to show 10 players every day this week at 18:00 UTC, up to the Top 10 release on Friday.
medium.com/eurank-2025/...
It is time for us to present to you our annual rankings, highlighting the 50 best Super Smash Bros. Melee players in Europe!
First, we'll look at EURank 2025's Honourable Mentions: the players who didn't have the attendance, but did show enough skill.
medium.com/eurank-2025/...
1. $TYN
2. skullbro
3. noon
4. Jim Morrison
5. Noxxa
6. Nuckels
7. Xin
8. RestlessWhale
9. Happymealz
10. Dr. J
11. DestiKnee
12. Buurthuis
13. Elec
14. NVZ
15. Rabbitalex
16. ceylansen
17. nago
18. LazyyySloth
19. sjor$
20. rua
HMs: Aaron, Amsah, Fout NL
The Dutch Melee Power Rankings 2025 are here! Congrats to all who made it.
Panel: nago, noon, Noxxa, Nuckels, Rabbitalex, RestlessWhale, rua
Shoutouts Salevits for the art!
Additionally, a companion article (in Dutch) has been written by @cisinthiseconomy.com: cisinthiseconomy.com/DutchMeleePR...
did not have "be featured on @codyschwabssbm.bsky.social's stream playing icies ditto grands at the local" on my 2026 bingo card, but somehow here we are
EURank is returning to celebrate the previous year of Melee in Europe! As is tradition, we will be publishing a ranking of the 50 best European Melee players of 2025.
The release of EURank 2025 will begin on February 2nd. Stay tuned!
After a little break, Dynasmash was back with an extra festive edition. GGs to all the grinders!
Bracket: start.gg/tournament/d...
VODs:
- Pools youtu.be/o8GpKHaYp0c
- Top 8 youtu.be/rKJ7U-7MF1E
See you again next year!
bracket: start.gg/tournament/g...
VODs: youtu.be/XjTfbeV_f7c
shoutouts GandalfGaming for hosting and TOing!
won GameChangers #2.5 yesterday! First time winning a Dutch regional over multiple top 10 NL players, so that's a nice achievement
Also the first time I got 100% replays/VODs for every set played in the tournament, also a nice side achievement lol. Very successful day all around :)
17th/139 at somnio! satisfying placing for how stacked the bracket was, picked up a couple good wins, played lots of fun games
generally the event was very nice, vibes were immaculate, easily one of my favorite tourneys of the year
shoutouts everyone I played or spoke with, ggs :)
also of course, country was very pretty as usual
had a great time in northern norway earlier this month :)
entered 5 different games at BΓ
TIS (Melee, P+, 64/Remix, Ult, HDR) and got top 8 at all of them, and 2nd twice. Got so close to winning Melee, just needed to clutch up a lil bit more
GGs all, was very fun playing and meeting everyone :D
Wrote an article about how to win at games planetbanatt.net/articles/gam...
Another successful Dynasmash Monthly capped off yesterday, with lots of fun sets and several newcomers :D Shoutouts to everyone who showed up!
Bracket: www.start.gg/tournament/d...
VODs:
- Pools youtu.be/ExptPJR4ht0
- Top 8 youtu.be/Kyvn8cfINFo
See you again next month!
Game: Super Smash Bros. (1999, N64)
TAS Author: Noxxa
Source: tasvideos.org/4450M
Great turnaround for the second edition of Dynasmash Monthly, with 20 entrants :o Fun times were had, was nice to see everyone :D
Bracket: www.start.gg/tournament/d...
VODs:
- Pools www.youtube.com/watch?v=zScQ...
- Top 8 www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkGs...
See you next month!
Game: Super Smash Bros. (1999, N64)
TAS Author: Noxxa
Source: tasvideos.org/4450M
Game: Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001, GC)
TAS Author: PracticalTAS
Source: tasvideos.org/4480M
Most importantly though, shoutouts to everyone who formed a part of this experience together on this island, one that I'll definitely never forget
See you all again next time? π
Outside of that I experienced Melee/Smash in pretty much every way imaginable (BtT, event runs, HRC (new Yoshi PB!), ladder sets, friendlies, seriouslies, random characters/stages/items, Hyrule Temple FFA, Runden, Smashketball Remix) so I think I got a pretty full experience lol