GosuRankings January report: Fnatic still kings of the hill

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GosuRankings is the most extensive player and team database in the existence of CS:GO. Fuelled by the GosuGamers tournament database, which currently spans over 300 tournaments, the CS:GO rankings tracks teams’ career-long performances in all tournaments and qualifiers, additionally it shows matches they take part in and appoints them a certain score depending on their success. The rankings also take into account tournament importance, meaning a victory at a Major tournament accounts for more points than coming out on top of a weekly open cup.

Below we take a look at the larger events that took place during the month of January.



*This is not a comprehensive list of all events being played in January. We simply highlighted some of the larger ones.



World's Top 3

*All rankings are as of February 1st, 2016. It is possible that they have changed since publication.





Nothing new here ladies and gents, just good old Fnatic reminding the world of their superiority in comparison to other teams in the CS:GO scene.

Over the course of January, the Swedes played only six matches (all best-of-three), five of which they won and a single loss, concluding in a 83.3% win rate.

The singular loss was to their long-time nemesis Team EnVyUs during the Group stage of Group B at the StarLadder StarSeries Season 14 tournament. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say the Swedes were stomped in this best-of-three series by the Frenchmen, as the team scored a rather disappointing total of fifteen rounds out of the two maps that were played. Fnatic lost 8:16 on de_mirage and 7:16 on de_train.

This was an appalling start to the event, however, it didn’t faze the Swedes in the slightest, as they went on to dominate every single match thereafter and ultimately won the tournament, securing first place during the grand final against Na’Vi, as well as a casual $90,000.

Another consecutive month the CIS mix has shown drastic improvement in their gameplay, furthering their rank in the top 10 of CS:GO teams in the world.

Over January Na’Vi played ten matches in total (eight best-of-threes and two best-of-ones), eight of which they won and two of which they lost, culminating with an 80% win rate.

The two losses were against Luminosity Gaming and Fnatic, both during the StarLadder StarSeries Season 14 event. The CIS mix tried their best against Luminosity Gaming during the Group stage of Group A, however the Brazilian team seems to be their kryptonite. A rather close series with Na’Vi losing 14:16 on de_train and 9:16 on de_mirage. The second match they lost was against Swedish Fnatic, during the grand final of the event. This was more of a lop-sided loss, as Fnatic absolutely beasted the CIS mix in a brief two maps out of three. 3:16 on de_dust2 and 7:16 on de_cobblestone.



The aforementioned details quite frankly pale in light of the success Na’Vi saw throughout January. A reminder that the team landed second place at the StarLadder StarSeries Season 14 and were finalists at the DreamHack ZOWIE Open: Leipzig is a testament to how far the roster has come in recent times. $90,000 in the bag and full steam ahead for Na’Vi.

The boys in blue have returned to a top three position after giving it away in the recent past. Team EnVyUs demonstrated a decent performance over January, allowing them to shift to rank three of our list.

In January the Frenchmen played an aggregate of seven matches (all best-of-three), five they won and two they lost, producing a 71.4% win rate.

TeamEnVyUs lost two matches during January to Astralis and Na’Vi during the Red Dot Invitational and StarSeries StarLadder Season 14 respectively. Freshly formed Astralis (former Team Questionmark and TSM) showed a very dominant performance against the Frenchmen, demolishing them in two maps out of three. 5:16 on de_overpass and 7:16 on de_cache. In terms of their match against Na’Vi, Team EnVyUs were able to fight back against the CIS mix on the first map of the series, however the second was heavily dominated by Na’Vi. 12:15 on de_cobblestone and 5:16 on de_train.

Despite a couple losses, the Frenchmen generally showed a good performance, even taking on the likes of Fnatic and wiping them out in two maps out of a best-of-three series during the Group stage of Group B at the StarLadder StarSeries Season 14, with very impressive scores across both of them. Third place secured Team EnVyUs a sizeable $20,000.

Live Rankings Top 10





Since there is no point in discussing the first place, as the kings of CS:GO keeps doing their thing, we'll start with second place. Now Astralis, former Team Questionmark slid down to 4th place. This comes as no surprise as the team has been busy setting up their new organisation and acclimating to the new surroundings. It is certain the Danes will swing back into action once everything has settled. Their place was succeeded by none other than Na'Vi, who showed a stellar performance over January.

Third place goes to the 'Boys in Blue' who managed to jump a couple ranks higher than they were. It's great to see them back in action, storming the top 3 ranks.

As discussed previously, Astralis are currently settling in to their new home, getting comfortable and in the near future be on the lookout for jumps in the ranks.



Next on the rankings list is Luminosity Gaming, a Brazilian roster that has been playing out of its mind in the recent past. These guys are a devastating force when on their A-game and let me tell you, they won't be stopping at #5.



Ninjas in Pyjamas are up next. Unfortunately they have dropped a few ranks over the month, falling to #6 on our list. Despite the recent addition of Jacob ''pyth'' Mourujärvi, the Swedes have not been able to return to their former self. Perhaps the roster needs more time to adapt to the change, however in the recent past the team's results have been mediocre at best.



Ranking seventh are Team Dignitas. The Danes managed to secure 3rd place at DreamHack ZOWIE Open: Leipzig, which inevitably meant advancements in the ranks. The aforementioned is a good morale boost for the team; hopefully they will be able to ride out the positive emotions and momentum gained from this, allowing for further progression in the ranks.



Eighth on the list are Cloud9 that have undergone a recent roster change, where they added Jake ''stewie2k'' Yip in place of their ex-in-game leader, Sean ''sgares'' Gares. The addition took place mid-January, hence there hasn't been ample time to truly understand whether it was a positive one. Nevertheless, the American roster won both matches they attended over January, allowing them to jump up a couple of ranks.



Coming in ninth are ex-G2 Esports, FaZe Clan. Again, the acquisition happened closer to the end of the month, hence analysing their performance as a new organisation is quite difficult. The team is acclimating to new surroundings, management and schedule. Mikail ''maikelele'' Bill expressed on Twitter that the team will be adapting a new daily routine that will include dedicating a larger portion of their time towards practicing and strategising over the game. Perhaps over time, this change will positively affect the team, developing their potential further.



Concluding the list are Team Liquid. The American team recently signed Alexander ''s1mple'' Kostylev, a Ukrainian CS:GO superstar, that joined his teammates in the U.S just yesterday. The team hasn't played a single match over the course of January; however it will be interesting to see how the roster does with the addition of young Kostylev. One of two things will happen: a complete disaster with miscommunication and toxicity within the team, or a brand new Team Liquid with the addition of one of CIS's most promising CS:GO prodigies, potentially culminating with the team topping North American leaderboards.