Hello, everyone! Now that the new ladder season is upon us, it's time to start the traditional ladder updates back up. The ladder's already been through a few twists and turns, and I predict many more will occur over the course of it. Without further ado, let's introduce this update's notable players and teams! (Note: these rankings taken from today's stats, at 11:45 AM, and are based on feedback, signatures (if applicable), and past experiences (for those that most likely will never change their crew). If anything needs to be corrected, let me know with a comment in this article or PM. Also, our supply of replays has been bone dry for the longest time. If any of you have anything you want to show off, send a message to lightlanayru, Mocha, Horse, or myself.)


*1. Nairo (2407, with 51-0; Character(s): Meta Knight)*
2. DracoBlaze (2174, with 20-3; Character(s): Meta Knight and Snake)
3. PentaSalia (1999, with 25-4; Character(s): Mr. Game and Watch)
4. Denti (1930, with 15-3; Character(s): Olimar)
5. TyphoonX (1911, with 23-15; Character(s): R.O.B.)
6. Iota (1833, with 29-6; Character(s): Wario)
7. _Quest_ (1813, with 80-13; Character(s): Toon Link and Marth)
8. Zénîth (1801, with 17-13; Character(s): Diddy Kong)
9. Jtails (1800, with 20-2; Character(s): Meta Knight)
10. ThunderK9 (1791, with 54-33; Character(s): Falco)
11 MC PE (1786, with 13-3; Character(s): Meta Knight)
12. EMINEM (1738, with 19-0; Character(s): Mario)
13. ven (1734, with 37-12; Character(s): Zelda)
14. Sangoten (1726, with 15-5; Characters(s): Pikachu)
15. National Champion Megaike (1723, with 51-35; Characters(s): Ike and Snake)
16. Keeby (1723, with 51-35; Characters(s): Meta Knight/Mr. Game and Watch/Kirby)
17. OG Syco (1708, with 21-4; Character(s): Olimar)
18. Sam_The_Freshest (1697, with 27-17; Character(s): Meta Knight)
19. Mr.Eric (1659, with 37-45; Character(s): Marth/Falco)
20. The Legend of Henry (1650, with 15-3; Character(s): Snake)
21. Bizkit (1634, with 15-1; Character(s): Snake)
22. Mysterion (1620, with 14-3; Character(s): Mr. Game and Watch)
23. Prof3ssor MGW (1596, with 7-0; Character(s): Olimar)
24. DOOM THE MAD SNAKE (1590, with 12-2; Character(s): Snake)
25. Alphicans (1581, with 10-2; Character(s): Mr. Game and Watch)
26. DreamKnight (1578, with 26-25; Character(s): Meta Knight and Kirby)
27. Waymas (1559, with 11-2; Character(s): Wario and Olimar)
28. Anuar (1556, with 25-9; Character(s): Olimar)
29. Meek (1550, with 13-4; Character(s): Sonic)
30. Dusk (1549, with 24-22; Character(s): Wolf)
31. khrizred (1547, with 15-6; Character(s): Snake)
32. ikemastr37 (1542, with 22-13; Character(s): Ike)

NOTES:
-Nairo certainly has an impressive streak as he's lounging in first place. Will it ever end?
-Aside from Nairo, players that have a clean streak are EMINEM and Prof3ssor MGW. Nice work!
-There are many rarely-used characters, but out of everyone in the past updates, Pikachu seems to almost never show up. Shoutout to Sangoten for representing the electric rodent!


*1. Top 16 Or Else (Players: Blazer + Iota; 1581, with 16-0; Characters: Meta Knight and Wario/Mr. Game and Watch)*
2. The Person Who Does The Ladder Updates Has Nothing Better To Do! (Players: EMINEM + WaDiRob; 1574, with 19-1; Characters: double Wario)
3. Naturally. (Players: BlazinAlex AKA Guy Cecil + DracoBlaze; 1471, with 7-0; Characters: Marth/King Dedede and Meta Knight/Snake)
4. Bacon Strips & Bacon Strips & Bacon Strips (Players: Taste + Negga; 1386, with 11-1; Characters: Ganondorf and Mr. Game and Watch/Diddy Kong)
5. Murderous Melody (Players: Roy Flare-Blade + Miz Mango; 1332, with 21-2; Characters: Ike and Samus)
6. Green Team Forever ♥ (Players: Amaterasu Okami + Doogi; 1232, with 6-1; Characters: Snake and Ness)
7. 火All Fired Up火 (Players: MiniFox + Ikeboy; 1216, with 10-2; Characters: Pikachu and Meta Knight/Snake/Donkey Kong)
8. 4 Lora (麗) (Players: GenoSamus + Karby; 1188, with 9-3; Characters: Samus and Kirby)
9. Doomsday (Players: -Randum- + -Serebii-; 1161, with 4-1; Characters: Mr. Game and Watch/Meta Knight and Meta Knight)
10. Wario Bros. (Players: Wafty + LOE1; 1094, with 12-13; Characters: Double Wario)
11. i am running out of team names...... (Players: Goten + Jules; 1072, with 4-1; Characters: Meta Knight/Snake and Olimar)
12. Two Swords (Players: Foodies + _Quest_; 1062, with 10-12; Characters: Double Marth)
13. Otori + Kakera (Players: Nostalgia. + Promises; 1033, with 5-0; Characters: Ness/Meta Knight and Meta Knight)
14. weeee (Players: Sam_The_Freshest + _ForsaKen_; 1023, with 6-2; Characters: Meta Knight and Snake)
15. Top 16 with badges (Players: Sakram3nt + kokomo; 917, with 4-5; Characters: Double Donkey Kong)
16. Somo (Players: xzx + ccst; 858, with 2-1; Characters: Wario and R.O.B.)

NOTES:
-Only two teams have a perfect record: Naturally. and Otori + Kakera.
-Seems like two teams are going all-out with double Wario. I wonder which team will come out on top by the end of this ladder?
-I'm surprised to see only six or so Meta Knights in this batch of teams. Hooray for variety!
-It's good to see a few teams have met the playoffs requirements so early. We realize that it's hard to get matches in Doubles ladder, but we'll definitely hook the rest of you up!

That's it for this ladder update. The season's still young, and it may end later depending on when neal arrives. Play your hearts out, and I'll see you next time, All is Brawl!

P.S. Shoutout to the second-place team! You guys are awesome!