Rankings / James McDonald

James McDonald (JamesMcDonald)

Rank #3001 Overall
Overall Rating 1,565 ±227 74% confidence
Premier 1,579 ±167 Rank #2,994
Limited —
Eternal —
Win Rate 54.8% 17-13-1
Events 4
Still stabilizing. Rating Deviation 113 (<80 is considered trusted). A few more sanctioned events will tighten the credible interval.

Rating History

Premier only

Tournament History

4 total · Premier
Event Tier Record Rating +/- Date
Galactic Open melee.gg
Galactic 5-4-0 1622 -43 Jul 26, 2025
Why your rating moved

You beat 5 lower-rated; lost to 4 lower-rated. Galactic tier multiplier: 1.5×. Net: -43.

Rating before 1,665 RD 121
Rating after 1,622 RD 87
Effective multiplier 1.5x delta-weighted
Round HRI Opponent Result Game W-L Multiplier Type
R1 1616 OA_Mortars Win 2-0 1.5x Swiss
R2 1628 Bret Lee Win 2-0 1.5x Swiss
R3 1533 rp_nuttynate Loss 0-2 1.5x Swiss
R4 1578 quinnyquacks Win 2-0 1.5x Swiss
R5 1550 ParisC Win 2-1 1.5x Swiss
R6 1608 Jy11 Win 2-1 1.5x Swiss
R7 1579 RileyD Loss 0-2 1.5x Swiss
R8 1514 ElSyd Loss 1-2 1.5x Swiss
R9 1512 Julien Abenhaim Loss 0-2 1.5x Swiss
Galactic Championship Day 1 melee.gg
Galactic 5-3-0 1665 +165 Jul 25, 2025
Why your rating moved

You beat 2 higher-rated and 3 lower-rated; lost to 3 higher-rated. Galactic tier multiplier: 1.5×. Net: +165.

Rating before 1,500 RD 250
Rating after 1,665 RD 121
Effective multiplier 1.5x delta-weighted
Round HRI Opponent Result Game W-L Multiplier Type
R1 1539 Jonathan Ghahary Win 2-1 1.5x Swiss
R2 1538 tomnute Loss 1-2 1.5x Swiss
R3 1451 UbaldoaGI Win 2-0 1.5x Swiss
R4 1552 Jasperdyaz Win 2-1 1.5x Swiss
R5 1500 HobbiShack Win 2-0 1.5x Swiss
R6 1595 jimunplayable Loss 0-2 1.5x Swiss
R7 1736 FO_KraytRider Loss 0-2 1.5x Swiss
R8 1487 2TB_Cash Win 2-0 1.5x Swiss
Planetary Qualifier North Olmsted melee.gg
Planetary 2-4-1 1579 -77 May 31, 2025
Why your rating moved

You beat 2 lower-rated; lost to 4 lower-rated; drew 1. Planetary tier multiplier: 1.0×. Net: -77.

Rating before 1,656 RD 87
Rating after 1,579 RD 77
Effective multiplier 1.0x delta-weighted
Round HRI Opponent Result Game W-L Multiplier Type
R1 1398 VaderFett Win 2-1 1.0x Swiss
R2 1323 RobbyHylton Loss 1-2 1.0x Swiss
R3 1314 Lucaswk Win 2-0 1.0x Swiss
R4 1598 jdboyless Loss 0-2 1.0x Swiss
R5 1583 quinnyquacks Loss 0-2 1.0x Swiss
R6 1500 UncleLumpy Loss 0-2 1.0x Swiss
R7 1588 D4RK_RAVEN Draw 1-1 1.0x Swiss
Planetary Qualifier Akron melee.gg
Planetary 5-2-0 1656 +33 Feb 22, 2025
Why your rating moved

You beat 5 lower-rated; lost to 1 higher-rated and 1 lower-rated. Planetary tier multiplier: 1.02×. Net: +33.

Rating before 1,622 RD 90
Rating after 1,656 RD 79
Effective multiplier 1.02x delta-weighted
Round HRI Opponent Result Game W-L Multiplier Type
R1 1608 DougBongos Loss 0-2 1.0x Swiss
R2 1500 Qualistarian Win 2-1 1.0x Swiss
R3 1550 JamR12 Win 2-0 1.0x Swiss
R4 1549 Justyn Jacoby Win 2-1 1.0x Swiss
R5 1506 LadyGaGaFan Win 2-0 1.0x Swiss
R6 1500 Mogwaifury Win 2-0 1.0x Swiss
QF 1903 leumas81 Loss 0-2 1.15x Top Cut

Head-to-Head

Top 10 most-faced (Premier)
Rival Record Split Win % Matches Rating Last played
quinnyquacks 1-1 50.0% 2 1581 Overall Jul 26, 2025
1 W 1 L
EVEN Win rate 50.0%
Date Tournament Round Format James McDonald quinnyquacks Result
Jul 26, 2025 gal Galactic Open R4 Premier 1665 1578 Win
May 31, 2025 pla Planetary Qualifier North Olmsted R5 Premier 1656 1583 Loss
2TB_Cash 1-0 100.0% 1 1428 Overall Jul 25, 2025
1 W 0 L
FAVORABLE Win rate 100.0%
Date Tournament Round Format James McDonald 2TB_Cash Result
Jul 25, 2025 gal Galactic Championship Day 1 R8 Premier 1500 1487 Win
FO_KraytRider 0-1 0.0% 1 1650 Overall Jul 25, 2025
0 W 1 L
NEMESIS Win rate 0.0%
Date Tournament Round Format James McDonald FO_KraytRider Result
Jul 25, 2025 gal Galactic Championship Day 1 R7 Premier 1500 1736 Loss
jimunplayable 0-1 0.0% 1 1724 Overall Jul 25, 2025
0 W 1 L
NEMESIS Win rate 0.0%
Date Tournament Round Format James McDonald jimunplayable Result
Jul 25, 2025 gal Galactic Championship Day 1 R6 Premier 1500 1595 Loss
HobbiShack 1-0 100.0% 1 1387 Overall Jul 25, 2025
1 W 0 L
FAVORABLE Win rate 100.0%
Date Tournament Round Format James McDonald HobbiShack Result
Jul 25, 2025 gal Galactic Championship Day 1 R5 Premier 1500 1500 Win
Jasperdyaz 1-0 100.0% 1 1456 Overall Jul 25, 2025
1 W 0 L
FAVORABLE Win rate 100.0%
Date Tournament Round Format James McDonald Jasperdyaz Result
Jul 25, 2025 gal Galactic Championship Day 1 R4 Premier 1500 1552 Win
UbaldoaGI 1-0 100.0% 1 1371 Overall Jul 25, 2025
1 W 0 L
FAVORABLE Win rate 100.0%
Date Tournament Round Format James McDonald UbaldoaGI Result
Jul 25, 2025 gal Galactic Championship Day 1 R3 Premier 1500 1451 Win
tomnute 0-1 0.0% 1 1622 Overall Jul 25, 2025
0 W 1 L
NEMESIS Win rate 0.0%
Date Tournament Round Format James McDonald tomnute Result
Jul 25, 2025 gal Galactic Championship Day 1 R2 Premier 1500 1538 Loss
Jonathan Ghahary 1-0 100.0% 1 1562 Overall Jul 25, 2025
1 W 0 L
FAVORABLE Win rate 100.0%
Date Tournament Round Format James McDonald Jonathan Ghahary Result
Jul 25, 2025 gal Galactic Championship Day 1 R1 Premier 1500 1539 Win
Julien Abenhaim 0-1 0.0% 1 1564 Overall Jul 26, 2025
0 W 1 L
NEMESIS Win rate 0.0%
Date Tournament Round Format James McDonald Julien Abenhaim Result
Jul 26, 2025 gal Galactic Open R9 Premier 1665 1512 Loss