The methodology remained similar to the cancelled Spring 2020 PGRU, with the exception of not having a proper tournament tier system. The season ended a month before the end of the Melee season in order to give panelists and the production team enough time to finish the rankings by Super Smash Con 2022. The season concluded on June 13th, 2022 following the end of Battle of BC 4 and Maesuma TOP 8. Although the date came and passed without a confirmation, the season nevertheless began on March 1st with Smash Ultimate Summit 4 that week.

On February 2nd, 2022, PGstats announced their plans on setting a new start date to March 1st and that they would be monitoring the state of the pandemic before giving a final confirmation on February 17th. However, the starting date was postponed due to the rising cases of COVID-19. On November 19th, PGStats announced that the rankings were to resume on January 1st, 2022, and would be split into three separate rankings. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the competitive scene, the rankings were split into two separate lists - for North America and Europe - as well as a shortlist of Japanese players to watch.ĭiscussion on a new ranking began following the return of competitive play in mid-2021. The PGRU v3 is a set of lists that ranks the best players in Super Smash Bros.