2024 ACT 1
POWER RANKINGS

A second Indiana invader has hit the top 3 of the CLM PR. Following in the footsteps of Michael, Blue has taken the Chicagoland Melee crown in Act 1 of 2024, after a series of sensational performances in Chicago, and around the Midwest. Of the players in Chicago that faced off against Zamu (SSBMRank 2023 #22), Blue was the only player to win a single set, let alone multiple against Champaign’s best. Notably in their most recent set Blue was able to win in game 5, capping off the last win in his 5 set loser’s bracket run to place 2nd at House of Paign 24. This run happened right before Blue took Salt to game 5 in the Grand Finals of the event, showing in that set just the level of player he can be.

Against Chicagoland Melee’s best players, Blue had winning records against everyone else in the top 5, with a 3-1 record against Ober, a 1-0 record on Michael, 5-0 on Skerzo, and 4-0 on Unsure. Going down the CLM stats rankings, Blue’s first non winning record against anyone on the PR being against Josh, who he split two sets with, 1-1. Chicagoland’s new number 1 has yet to be ranked in the top 100, but after highlight runs at events like HoP and Afterburner, we can look forward to a potential new addition to the global ranking with this friendly and frenetic Fox main.