LumiRank 2025 Summer | 21 - 30
Hello everyone! Welcome to LumiRank 2025 Summer, the premier Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ranking, this time covering the first half of 2025. Join us leading up to Supernova as we unveil the order of the best players of the last several months.
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The beginning of Yoshidora’s season left his fans with a feeling they probably hadn’t felt in a while: uncertainty. For years, the veteran Yoshi player had been an almost definite sight in Japanese major final brackets, so it was shocking to see him fail to reach a single major top 8 for the first four months of the new year. These weren’t bad performances by any means — he was still beating highly-ranked players like Snow, Lima, and 33peranBOX — they just weren’t quite up to the very high standard he’d set for himself.
When Yoshidora was upset by kept in the fourth round of the supermajor KOWLOON #16 at the beginning of May, it seemed his struggles were doomed to continue. Instead, that would prove to be the day Yoshidora turned his entire season around, as he would go on to win six consecutive sets in a row on the way to a 5th place finish, including wins on Miya, Shuton, and Rarikkusu. He refused to let that momentum go, following up his KOWLOON performance with an identical placement at Sumabato SP 59, this time including an upset over Asimo.
Being able to perform well at any given tournament is a mark of a good player; being able to bounce back from an underperformance is the mark of a great one. Yoshidora’s skill as a player is what got him to the top, but this season it was his ability to respond to adversity that kept him there.
— Victor "AnonymousBadger" Mujat
Did you have BeastModePaul winning a major on your scorecard?
Florida’s Smash scene is long and storied in its achievements, but as generations of players pass by, BeastModePaul has become the state’s biggest force. With CEO as his only big event to play at in his home state, BeastModePaul took his sword across the country, razing opposition with high consistency.
GENESIS X2 was where things blew up in earnest: Despite being a Hero main, Paul has a strong Sephiroth secondary, and was very much willing to use it to defeat 9th seed Raru, one of the fastest rising stars of the last year. Tweek — in his final and incredibly strong season — also failed to keep up, falling to Paul’s signature Hero.
Tempered by a seeded performance at Cavalier Clash 6, Paul’s next major nearly three months later would show he was ready to win it all. At MomoCon 2025, he would soundly defeat hometown hero DDee and upset top seeds Maister and Lima back-to-back. By grand finals, a new major winner would be crowned: Georgia’s remaining player omega, or Paul. With a daring footstool, BeastModePaul would walk away the victor.
Ending his season’s journey in Canada, Paul would outplace his seed and make top 8 at GOML: Forever with wins over Quandale, zawg, and Wrath, falling only to Sparg0 and Hurt in the process. It marked a capstone to Paul’s best season yet in one of Ultimate's most competitive and difficult environments.
— Joshua “Barnard’s Loop” Craig
He’s here, and he’s queer. After being unusually absent from the 2024.2 top 50, the new season initially looked like more of the same for MuteAce with an underperformance at Let’s Make Big Moves 2025. Fortunately, Mute proved those concerns unfounded as he dispelled any doubts over the next 6 months.
Amongst Mute’s many great results, it’s hard to pick a single standout. Perhaps his 7 set losers run to top 16 at the biggest tournament of all time, Kagaribi #13. Alternatively, his back to back 4th and 2nd places at USA majors Comicpalooza and Patchwork showed the world’s best Peach at his best. However, perhaps the most interesting tournament in Mute’s season was his victory at Texas C tier Dream Championship Series 2025. At this convention tournament, an unseeded MuteAce outplaced his seed by 14 rounds, including an Upset Factor 14 victory over first seed Atomic.
After his health issues flared up on the final day of Get On My Level: Forever, Mute chose to bow out of top 32. Despite this ending his season earlier than he might have hoped, knowing his limits and prioritizing his health shows great things for a potentially more consistent MuteAce in the rest of the year. While Mute did not find himself contending top 20 like we’re used to, he proved once more that he’s here to stay. Look forward to seeing him fight to achieve and even surpass his previous heights in the remainder of the season!
— Alice “Alice” Len
Astoundingly, in all the events he entered this season both ranked and unranked, Neo has managed to outplace his seed (or place first) every single time — except once, where he got upset by LightningIgarashi at a Sumakomi and went 2-2. 草, as the Japanese say.
Whilst continuing his studies at a college in Jakarta, Neo's still managed to find the time every now and then to go abroad and play Smash whenever he gets the chance. No NA or EU trips this season — all the events he entered spanned across Asia, including Qatar, India and of course, Japan. Pretty much everything he entered this season was a highlight — solid runs at Sumabato SP 55 and Kagaribi #13, strong performances in India & Qatar, another great run at the Cafeteria Cup sequel and to top it all off, a shiny gold medal at B+ tier Shibuya BeeSmash BIG 5. And then there are the list of names he took in the process: Raru, MkLeo, KEN, M0tsunabE, Yaura, Cosmos, Tarik, Gorioka, Kurofune, Gackt... for the lack of events he entered this season in comparison to the rest of the top 50 list, he certainly has an impressive stack of wins.
After he won BeeSmash BIG, Neo claimed that his recent return to form was because he dyed his hair back to red again — a throwback look to when he first blew up onto the scene two years ago. The who's this new Corrin player era, the 5th at Smash Con era, the "Corrin is just Mr. Game & Watch with a sword" era, for which you just had to be there for. And if you weren't, don't worry: he's back.
— Sean from somewhere
At this point, time could pass until the sun is on the verge of engulfing our entire solar system whilst wiping out all of humanity on our crumbling planet, and KEN will probably still be LumiRanked that year.
The everpresent Sonic main returns to the top 50 with yet another solid set of results to back himself up. A perhaps slightly shaky start to the season domestically was saved by strong performances overseas, something which is becoming a bit of a trend for KEN as of late — highlights include an impressive run to 13th at Genesis X2, a 17th place finish at Battle of BC 7 and also some top 8 finishes at S+ tiers KOWLOON #15 with Sumabato and DELTA #10 leading up to Golden Week.
However it was once again the end of the season, after a short blip at Kagaribi, that saw KEN at his best. A great run to second place at Sumabato SP 58 put KEN back into the swing of things, before arguably his best performance of the season arrived at DELTA #11, where KEN would finish third after a fantastic winners side run, including a long awaited victory over Shuton in one of this season's most memorable sets for Japanese Smash.
Although his consistent placements in the top 50 rankings can already be considered an impressive achievement, with added consistency we could still very easily see KEN reach new heights in his Smash Ultimate journey in the coming future — if he figures out how to deal with best of 3 pools and Donkey Kong.
— Sean from somewhere
While on the surface it looks like this was a quieter season for Luugi, this has been his highest peak yet. As he became the number 1 ranked player in the United Kingdom at the end of 2024, all eyes were looking his way to perform this season, and I think it’s safe to say he’s delivered.
I could mention many things about the British Luigi's results here, such as his completely undefeated status at ranked events in his home country, or how he’s not once placed lower than seeded all season, or we could even mention his fantastic performances in France, with top 8 finishes at both 95 Kings of Fields #5 and Uzes Symphonic Gaming Festival 2025, clocking in wins over AndresFn and MKBigBoss twice… but that’s not the big story here, is it?
Indeed, the real Cinderella story here is the incredible run at Genesis X2, stampeding through elite opponents like Kaninabe, BassMage, Glutonny and Light, with only 1 dropped game on his way to winners side top 8 and a 5th place finish at the largest American event of the season.
When I sat down to write this piece, more time than I’d like to admit was spent trying to find a way to write this without the heavy bias showing… and unfortunately, I don’t think I succeeded. In defence of that though, I think everyone can understand the deep satisfaction that comes from seeing someone you’ve known for a long time — who’s battled through great difficulties and grown from them in real time — finally put it all together on the big stage. Without a shadow of a doubt, this is a season for the BMS member to be proud of and I can’t wait to see what the future holds.
— Tom “G-P” Scott
Many doubted him: they were wrong.
GSM, a pop up major in France, invited quite a few players from around the world. While there’s stories to tell with this event abound, Lima became the main star by tearing through Raflow early, clutching out a set against NaetorU, and cruising past Snow. With Doramigi’s trajectory, one might expect for this to be it: Could Lima really do it? The answer was yes, and without even having to go to game 5 in either set.
This performance would be the foundation for his season. While we wouldn’t see this peak again, even his underperformance largely involved losing to other top 50 players. Critically, despite one of his underperformances being the biggest event of the season at Kagaribi #13, his Genesis X2 would more than make up for. Sure, he couldn’t beat Hurt — but he put up a fight, halted Light in losers, and stopped Umeki’s insane momentum. It took Shuton to turn off his run at Genesis, placing his seed but making another mark on the season.
From here, his season would be stable, taking another set off of Raflow at BeeSmash BIG 6 and winning both Ohio’s annual event COST 2025 and Peabnut Homecoming, taking wins on Ikan and Peabnut in the process. His season ended with a trip across the south — Florida, Texas, and North Carolina — where he’d maintain a good loss record despite lacking explosive wins to end his season with.
A good picture of consistency in this extremely difficult season, Lima started on fire and carried it with him from France to the Southeastern USA and even to Japan.
— Joshua “Barnard’s Loop” Craig
This season saw Kola trade his day stocks for 4-stocks, as he began to more regularly enter Melee alongside Ultimate this season, and as the Shopify Rebellion Roy competed in a breakneck 10 national or larger events this season. Even as Kola cranked up the weights, he maintained a remarkable consistency with his 2024 results relative to the field (2024.1 #36 & 2024.2 #20).
He opened the season continuing this trend of consistency, matching each underperformance with a near equal overperformance. After starting the season with S+ tier LMBM (13th) and P tier Genesis X2 (9th), where he took a win on Sonix, Cavalier Clash saw Kola’s fire spark deeper after a game 5 upset loss to Pharaoh, then rattling off a six set losers run to place fifth, beating Candle, Free KayFlock, Jahzz0, BeastModePaul, and Wrath.
Throughout this season, Kola continually demonstrated Roy’s place as the natural predator of Sonic players everywhere, with wins over KEN, Sonix, and Wrath. After an unremarkable 17th at Battle of BC 7, Kola found himself on another monster losers run after being upset in top 128 at P tier LVL UP EXPO by Olimar main MFA. He found wins on Kreeg, Snow, Tweek, Dtier, and Kurama, feasting on other swordies and CQC characters alike. Steve once again remained his blocky menace despite some increased Cloud usage, as he fell at 13th to Syrup.
The biggest bump in Kola’s season unfortunately came on its biggest stage, going 3-2 for 257th at Kagaribi #13. After a MomoCon that saw a top 8 Melee placement outplace his Ultimate placing, Kola returned to form at CEO, placing 3rd, with wins on JMafia, Myran, BeastModePaul, and Lima. Despite placing 9th at Patchwork 2025, Kola found an impressive win on SHADIC, and demonstrating top 8 placing or no, he can hang with the best of them.
Kola’s last event of the season was undoubtedly his best, finding a 5th at GOML: Forever. There, he found wins on Smokk, prelocal winner Osh9, Shuton, and Zomba, before falling to Syrup and MkLeo. Kola continues to dominate the scrappers, scramblers, and aggressive players that come to the forefront of Ultimate, and rarely loses to anything but the best. If he can solve his struggles with Snake, ROB, and Olimar, the rest of 2025 looks bright for Kola, who has shown he can hang with the very best players in the world.
— Ritual
The Peabin’ team remains on top this season. After the past eighteen months have seen Peabnut break into the upper echelon of smash’s ranking system the last two seasons, he has continued to raise his own bar this season, nearly halving his placing on those rankings. Throughout, he has vanquished foes both new and old with a methodical gameplan and shown that with enough preparation and a little bit of mischief; anything is possible.
Peabnut started his majors this season with the uniquely stacked Kagaribi #13. Part of the surging NA tide which took Japan during Golden Week, Peabnut found his way to a 17th place finish as the 43rd seed, picking up wins on Leaf, Akakikusu, and Neo. A 9th place run at S+ tier KOWLOON #16 continued a hot hand into A tier MomoCon, where he picked up a win on Jahzz0, Cosmos, and an (increasingly rare) win on Wrath, en route to a 5th place finish. At this point in the season, a change overcame Peabnut’s spectators: the “could he win a major?” questions became “when is he going to win a major?”
Just a month later, we thought we may have the answer at A-Tier Comicpalooza 2025. Peabnut had reached Grand Finals winners side, carving a path through BeastModePaul (who had himself just won his first major at the aforementioned MomoCon) 3-1; he followed it up by snapping a seven-set losing streak to Light, 3-0. He then dropped a single game in top eight, with 3-0 and 3-1 wins on MkLeo and ShinyMark respectively. He dropped two games on his way to the grand finals. One of the most unstoppable North American runs, from one of the fastest rising North American players…
And then he got 6-0’d by ShinyMark, taking 2nd.
Most players would take a breather and reset their mind. Peabnut trudged forward to his hometown major: Patchwork 2025: All Patched Up just one week later. On home turf, Peabnut found the perfect encore to his previous week, beating Free KayFlock, Mr. E, Syrup, and reigning Patchwork champion MuteAce en route to his second consecutive Grand Finals spot.
Peabnut is known for how he studies. How he learns from his mistakes. A week ago, 6-0’d in winner’s grands. A week later, a 3-0 over Muteace, and Peabnut found himself atop the hill so often climbed: a major winner.
After achieving a dream for most competitive smashers, how far can Peabnut continue to reach? The last eighteen months have shown us the sky as his limit, and we’re excited to see just how high he goes.
— Ritual
On his best days, Asimo looks like the best player in the world. When you’re watching a set in which he is truly dialed in — reading his opponent’s movement, executing difficult combos, and finding kills at completely ludicrous percents — it can be easy to wonder how anyone ever beats this guy.
That’s how Asimo looked at KOWLOON #15 with Sumabato, the supermajor at which he shined the brightest this season. He battled his way through many tough opponents with his signature Ryu, defeating KEN, Toriguri, Carmelo, and Raru one after the other. At the end of the day, he was the last player standing: a supermajor champion for the second consecutive year.
While his overall performance this year was held back by some unexpected upset losses, Asimo was still able to put together an impressive season around that supermajor win. He made it to another S Tier Grand Finals at Sumabato SP 57, but fell to Carmelo in Grand Finals. Other highlights of his high-attendance season include finishing in the top 4 at Seibugeki #18 and DELTA #10; notching great wins over players like Tea, Raki, and MASA; and successfully defending his home turf against European invaders like Sisqui and Raflow.
Despite the occasional bout of inconsistency, Asimo is a threat to make a deep run at any event he attends. If he’s in your favorite top player’s bracket path, watch out: he might just decide to be the best player in the room that day.
— Victor "AnonymousBadger" Mujat
