Hey, everyone! How's it going? I hope everyone has been alright. Well anyway... you probably thought I was gone or something, but that is not the case. I was unable to work on the first ladder update due to my return from hiatus at the time, and I hope that is understandable. I thank Mocha for whipping up an update for me while I was gone! Also, if you probably didn't realize, she is currently co-working with me for this season's ladder updates. This is something I wanted to try out and to see how things go, so please bear with us as we switch off on each ladder update. Oh, I've also kept to my promise and racked up the most accurate results I can get by taking in today's rankings. We shall see what goes on here!

(By the way, I know this wasn't posted in the first ladder update of this season, but I'm still open to doing this. If you guys have replays of your best ladder matches you'd like to share and have it featured on here for the ladder updates, feel free to send me or Mocha any via PMs! Depending on how much we get, she and/or I will most likely pick a maximum of 2 videos for both singles and doubles to post up in the next update. After all, the ladder updates do need a little more spice on 'em, yes?)

Side-note: These top rankings have been taken at 5:45 am PST on [01/29/11].



Singles:

[01] | [01] : ADHD (111 - 9) → Diddy Kong / King Dedede
[02] | [NR] : Atomsk (30 - 2) → King Dedede
[03] | [NR] : Raffi-X (48 - 18) → R.O.B.
[04] | [03] : lorD timeouT (39 - 7) → Peach
[05] | [12] : Zebra (54 - 9) → Wario
[06] | [19] : ANTi (31 - 12) → Meta Knight / Marth / Sheik
[07] | [NR] : Jules (63 - 19) → Meta Knight / Olimar
[08] | [04] : Waft (38 - 11) → Wario
[09] | [22] : -DracoBlaze- (33 - 9) → Meta Knight / King Dedede / Snake
[10] | [NR] : M to the Ekos (33 - 16) → Lucas
[11] | [NR] : burntsocks (33 - 0) → Pit / Snake / Yoshi
[12] | [20] : judge (58 - 11) → Wario / Meta Knight
[13] | [06] : So Fatal (17 - 1) → Snake
[14] | [NR] : Mcpeepants (25 - 6) → Wolf
[15] | [14] : Super Saiyajin (33 - 5) → Meta Knight
[16] | [17] : Luckay4Lyphe (84 - 20) → Pit / Pikachu
[17] | [02] : MeroKnight (56 - 13) → Zero Suit Samus / Random?
[18] | [NR] : Zero Heart (59 - 5) → Zero Suit Samus
[19] | [09] : Adam Gibson (39 - 13) → Snake
[20] | [NR] : Alphicans (36 - 16) → Mr. Game & Watch
[21] | [05] : Illmatic. (59 - 16) → Peach
[22] | [NR] : Kain (32 - 19) → Wolf
[23] | [25] : psp (84 - 45) → Toon Link
[24] | [11] : chucknasty (25 - 2) → Meta Knight
[25] | [30] : YoshQ (49 - 22) → Luigi / Meta Knight
[26] | [31] : Kamii (16 - 2) → Lucario
[27] | [NR] : SlayerZ (19 - 2) → Peach
[28] | [NR] : Anuar (3 - 6) → Olimar / Meta Knight / Snake
[29] | [24] : Sinnyboo242 (47 - 8) → Meta Knight / Ice Climbers
[30] | [NR] : Aegis Angel Admiral Pit (43 - 22) → Pit
[31] | [08] : Stingers (43 - 9) → R.O.B.
[32] | [16] : dabuz the wifi olimar (16 - 3) → Olimar



Doubles:

[01] | [04] : Flame's team [Flame / Zakalicious] (20 - 0) → Meta Knight
[02] | [02] : BEND OVER CAUSE WE ARE GOING TO **** YOU IN THE *** [Adam Gibson / Bizkit] (22 - 7) → Snake
[03] | [NR] : Team Red [SuperMarioMC / SkOaRaAn] (14 - 5) → Mr. Game & Watch / Marth
[04] | [01] : Muramasa baby! [Amaterasu Okami / TearxXWolf] (18 - 2) → Snake / Zero Suit Samus
[05] | [03] : We both lost to Wolf [Atomsk / MJG] (3 - 0) → Random / Toon Link?
[06] | [16] : we throw our controllers when we lose [Solid Soul / pkmonftw] (6 - 1) → Snake / Meta Knight?
[07] | [06] : we r gud [Super Saiyajin / lorD timeouT] (3 - 0) → Meta Knight / Peach
[08] | [NR] : Sunshine Snuggle Brigade~ [L_Cancel / Azure-Kenny] (3 - 0) → Olimar / ?
[09] | [14] : The Ragnell Legends [-Royal Assassin ZenoIke- / Shai] (6 - 1) → Ike
[10] | [08] : Sexy Beasts [AfroTwist VanillaPie / GardoTwist ChocolatePie] (12 - 4) → Link / Mr. Game & Watch
[11] | [07] : Th[A] Chosen [2] [Eazyseph / -DracoBlaze-] (3 - 1) → Snake / Meta Knight
[12] | [05] : Dat wiimote DI [HyperKeeby / BlazerKirby] (4 - 0) → Kirby
[13] | [NR] : IMBALANCE [NSANE / LiKanG] (8 - 4) → Marth? / Snake?
[14] | [11] : Chinchilla Bros [megafox112 / DatWavyBoyDev] (9 - 5) → Fox / Random?
[15] | [NR] : The Uno of Novaa [Uno_Gelp_Beast / SupaN0vaa] (4 - 2) → ? / ?
[16] | [NR] : -WiFi GoDs- [-ZoDi- / Mcpeepants] (5 - 3) → Meta Knight / Wolf / Random?




Singles:

• ADHD is currently maintaining his position at the top of the ladder with a 92-point lead. How long will he be able to last?
• This time around, despite more top tier dominance, we're starting to see some Pits (from burntsocks, Luckay4Lyphe, and Aegis Angel Admiral Pit), Wolfs (from Mcpeepants and Kain), and a Mr. G&W (from Alphicans) added to the character variety from players un-ranked 2 weeks ago. Great job, you guys! And also, we have a Lucas added to the mix, as M to the Ekos is currently placing high with him. Very unique choice, I must say!
• The biggest drop in the ladder at this time is Stingers, dropping from 8th to 31st with his R.O.B. due to some inactivity. But not to worry though, Raffi-X is just getting started, making sure that at least one R.O.B. main can try to leave a mark on the ladder.
• Congrats to burntsocks for currently having an undefeated streak with his character variety of Pit, Snake, and Yoshi!
• These following players have been dropped from the last update's rankings: [07]Amaterasu Okami, [10]CtL, [13]pkmonftw, [15]joe ST, [18]×MÁR×, [21]BoxxahBrown, [23]LNIAD, [26]BengalsRZ, [27]State Alchemist Roy, [28]ven, [29]MythTrainerInfinity, [32]-Remix-.
• Top 6 Players with the Most Wins → Atomsk (111), Luckay4Lyphe and psp tie with 84 wins, Jules (63), Zero Heart (59), and judge (58).
• Top 5 Players with the Highest Win % → burntsocks (1.000), So Fatal (.944), Atomsk (.938), chucknasty (.926), and ADHD (.925).

Doubles:

• So, it seems 'Flame's team' and 'Murakasa baby!' have currently switched positions from the last update while 'BEND OVER CAUSE WE ARE GOING TO **** YOU IN THE *** ' are maintaining their 2nd place position. 'Flame's team' also remains undefeated with a streak of 20 wins. Nicely done!
• With a few starting to decay, we have 4 other undefeated teams for this update. Besides 'We both lost to Wolf', 'we r gud', and 'Dat wiimote DI', we now have 'Sunshine Snuggle Brigade~'.
• Speaking of 'Dat wiimote DI', if you probably didn't catch this, they are currently the only pure mod team on these rankings, representing a double Kirby team! If you try to take 'em on, you have the opportunity to earn a Double Danger badge!
• These following players have been dropped from the last update's rankings: [09]u mad y, [10]Wasta~Pray, [12]Green Team, [13]Meaty Beasties, and [15]> O^O.
• Top 5 Teams with the Most Wins → 'BEND OVER CAUSE WE ARE GOING TO **** YOU IN THE *** ' (22), 'Flame's team' (20), 'Muramasa baby!' (18), 'Team Red' (14), and 'Sexy Beasts' (12).

So, the ladder ends on March 31st, which leaves us to having almost exactly 2 months remaining before the playoffs! Not to worry, you guys have plenty of time to get the position you deserve before that happens. Try out the ladder if you haven't and have some fun! It's a great place to experiment with characters, practice, have fun and make new great friends. Remember that there is actually prize money to be won at the end of the ladder season if you make it very far! A lot of people have already started and gotten high up in the ranks with no problem at all. Perhaps one of you can do the same? In the meantime, work hard and keep your flame of competition lighting up! Congrats to the current top 32 players and 16 teams who made it to this first bi-weekly update. We wish you all the best of luck for anyone seeking to be at the top and making it to the playoffs! Until next time, see ya~ :]