Welcome to the December and overall edition of my Top 10 Rankings for the Oceanic region.

With 2018 coming to a close we had two of the most competitive tournaments of all year. Both CyberGamer Season 6 and Brawlfest Season 2 kicked off over the last month and the top 7 has never been closer. Although CG was slightly more spaced out only 500 points separated 2nd from 7th in Brawlfest creating an intense final week to see who would place top 5 and finish the year with some well deserved money.

This will be the last rankings post until either February or March depending on when competitions will be back in full swing. I have also removed the rankings for 11–20 as I feel as though these aren’t very accurate given the fact that points are generally only awarded for Tier 1 competitions.

From myself and valkryiie we’d like to thank everyone for the support on these rankings and hope everyone has a safe and happy holidays :)

For this month’s rankings the following tournaments have rotated out: ESU Legends Season 1, CyberGamer Gold Season 5 Phase 1, Throwdown Qualifiers and the OMEN qualifiers.

The following tournaments have been included in this months rankings: Brawlfest Season 1 Finals, Brawlfest Season 2 and CyberGamer Gold Season 6.

1st: Team Immunity [+3] (Nick101, Kasun, Cozyy, Neferhor) 1000 Points

Nick101, Neferhor, Cozyy, Kasun

Results:

CyberGamer Gold Season 5 Phase 2: 5th

Throwdown Finals: 1st

Brawlfest Season 1 Finals: 3rd

Brawlfest Season 2: 2nd

CyberGamer Gold Season 6: 1st

With Immunity now completely out of their slump with the addition of Neferhor and finally managing to find where Old Kasun was hiding all this time they have been tearing up the OCE region in the past couple of months. With a win in CG Season 6 and 2nd place in Brawlfest Season 2 the boys finally have found their form that they lost back in August that saw them at the top of the region. There will be little time to rest over the holiday period for Nick and his squad as they will be using all their time to prepare for the upcoming Predator League in Thailand that they qualified for after winning the Throwdown Finals. With a staggering ~85% top 5 rate on Miramar in the past month if they manage to keep up the form they’re currently in, there’s nothing stopping them from potentially bringing home OCE’s best result at a T1 overseas event.

Stand out player of the year: Since the beginning of the year Cozyy was always seen as one of the star players of the lineup. Continuously at the top of the team in terms of fragging on top of IGLing for the team in the early days he was considered as one of the best players in the region. Having international experience under his belt in the form of the Broadcaster Royale duo tournament he competed in alongside Zoidm8 he is still one of the most feared players in the Oceanic region. Although he is not the sole IGL for the team anymore, he is still at the top in terms of fragging and continues to help lead the team to success within the region.

2nd: Athletico [-1] (Zoidm8, luke12, HappyNoVitez, Heffaa) 963 Points

Results:

CyberGamer Gold Season 5 Phase 2: 1st

Throwdown Finals: 3rd

Brawlfest Season 1 Finals: 1st

Brawlfest Season 2: 1st

CyberGamer Gold Season 6: 4th

For the first time in three months Athletico has finally been dethroned by Team Immunity. Even though they fall down a spot they have hardly slowed down their domination at all, winning Brawlfest Season 2 by a large margin even playing without their topfragger luke12 and having Zoid play from Canada in the last week. They also participated in the XRE XPAL Invitational where had they managed to make it through qualifiers they would have faced the likes of Team Envy, AHQ, Flash Wolves and many other top Asia teams. Sadly they placed 3rd in their group where they needed 2 top to progress through to the finals. On top of this they also put up a respectable performance in the NA PUBG Online Contender Series as they finished 4th overall for the season. After dominating the scene all throughout 2018 it’s going to be interesting to see how they go in 2019 with more international opportunities on the table as the Athletico boys are going to be one of the front runners to take out all chances given to them to prove themselves overseas.

Stand out player of the year: You could almost put any player from the Athletico lineup into this section and there wouldn’t be many complaints about who it is, however if there is one person who’s been on top all year long and considered the best player in OCE it has to be Zoidm8. Since the start of competitive PUBG Zoidm8 has been at the top of the region, whether it be through the OCE matchmaking leaderboards or dominating the early competitions introduced to the scene. Picking up seven online titles, representing OCE overseas in the Broadcaster Royale tournament and many other small tournament wins/LAN appearances are just the tip of the iceberg from a dominant year from Zoid. There’s no doubt that leading into next year he will continue to be one of the best in the region as he leads the Athletico lineup head first into any competition they can get their hands on.

3rd: Avant Gaming [+3] (Vasili, Ch4rle, Chung1E, ResolveZ) 861 Points

Chung1E (Top left), Vasili (4th from left), Ch4rle (2nd from right), Textil3 (Top right), Resolvez (Bottom Right)

Results:

CyberGamer Gold Season 5 Phase 2: 7th

Throwdown Finals: 10th

Brawlfest Season 1 Finals: 7th

OMEN Challenger Series: 4th

Brawlfest Season 2: 5th

CyberGamer Gold Season 6: 2nd

After a few months of struggling to find their footing to make that push into the top 5 amongst the rest of the top teams in OCE, it seems the addition of Ch4rle to the roster has given the team a breath of fresh air as they proved that they have what it takes to be a top team. Having only missed out on 2nd place in Brawlfest Season 2 by 350 points and holding a 600 point lead over 3rd in CG Season 6, Avant seem to have found the form they were in a couple months ago after their win in the APL Cup. It’s still early days since Ch4rle has joined the lineup and with 2018 coming to a close this is definitely one of the rosters to keep an eye on once competitions start up again.

Stand out player of the year: In my opinion there isn’t one major stand out player in the Avant lineup and instead all 4 members (including ex member Textil3) have shown how it’s not about having the best players on paper on your team, it’s about sticking to together in the long run and improving team chemistry and team play that helps you place highly in competitions. When PUBG was released the old Pathogen lineup was just a group of guys that met together in a local net cafe, yet look where they are today. Trips overseas to compete against some of the best around Asia and Oceania, dominating online tournaments all while believing in each and sticking through the hard times. The journey of this team is in my opinion the best story line of an OCE PUBG team and how they managed to become one of the best and most loved teams in the Oceanic region. If really pushed to pick though, ch4rle has made an excellent addition to the team, making a return from a long hiatus to very good form, qualifying for two massive LANs (OMEN Challenger Series and NA Pro League Qualifiers) and making for an even more formidable roster than the one before it. Big things coming from Avant in 2019.

4th: Knights Esports [+3] (CreamPTC, DoubleJ_G, sSuspekt, Karmzy) 811 Points

Results:

CyberGamer Gold Season 5 Phase 2: 8th

Throwdown Finals: 2nd

Brawlfest Season 1 Finals: 2nd

Brawlfest Season 2: 7th

CyberGamer Gold Season 6: 3rd

The Knights seemed to have everything all locked up in the bag earlier on in the month. Sitting first in CG and top 5 in Brawlfest for the majority of the season only to fall short in the final leg, which usually wouldn’t have been too big of a problem if all the top teams weren’t so close to each other. With such a young lineup as SoloB had gone overseas for the holiday period, bringing in DoubleJ_G and Karmzy to finish the roster proved to be a strong lineup in the first month or so until they started to fall off. With Karmzy now LFT once again it’s all down to CreamPTC to help lead his team back to the top and prove that their success at the start of the month was nothing close to a fluke.

Stand out player of the year: CreamPTC. One of the most stand out players in the scene in a team that has never been seen as a team to really be up there to contest the likes of Athletico, Chiefs etc. Always seen top fragging for his team and IGLing them throughout the games it’s clear he’s one step ahead of everyone else on his team. The rest of the roster however, is slowly catching up to him as it showed in their results this month putting them on everyone’s radar as a team to watch out for. Should CreamPTC be able to help his team get top his level, this lineup could be one of the scariest OCE has ever seen.

5th: Chiefs ESC [-3] (kritikalmotion, P_For_Potato, eDGe_Aus, TGLTN) 791 Points

eDGe_Aus, kritikalmotion, P_For_Potato, Champzzzz

Results:

CyberGamer Gold Season 5 Phase 2: 3rd

Throwdown Finals: 9th

Brawlfest Season 1 Finals: 8th

Brawlfest Season 2: 3rd

CyberGamer Gold Season 6: 6th

Unfortunately for the Chiefs this is the first time they will step outside of the top 3 in my rankings. Some unfortunate finishes in Brawlfest Season 1 Finals and CG Season 6 have caused them to only just slip away from the top. The Chiefs still however, put up an amazing performance throughout 2018 as not only did they get to represent OCE at PGI, but the numerous top 3 performances in online leagues showed they were always to be considered as one of the top teams. Sadly for the Chiefs they will be saying goodbye to eDGe and Champzzzz as they have decided to move on and find new ventures in PUBG. However with some of the rumors floating around with who may be getting picked up I don’t think the Chiefs will be going anywhere anytime soon. Krit and Potato are both confirmed to be staying with Chiefs and as for TGLTN little is known if he will be staying with the roster or moving on also.

Stand out player of the year: The young flex lord TGLTN has been one of the most mechanically skilled players in the region since day 1. From being sub for almost all top teams earlier on this year to dominating the scene alongside the Chiefs, TGLTN has shown he really does deserve to be considered one of the best. Consistently at the top of all leagues in terms of kills and damage, TGLTN is one of those players every team wants to have on their team. Someone who can just be placed anywhere on the map and just frag his way to victory. Whether he decides to stay with the Chiefs or explore other options, TGLTN will continue to be one of the most skilled players in OCE for sure.

6th: SYF Gaming [-3] (Krushhh, Daak, Fludd, M3rric, Uniq) 708 Points

Results:

CyberGamer Gold Season 5 Phase 2: 2nd

Throwdown Finals: 4th

Brawlfest Season 1 Finals: 6th

Brawlfest Season 2: 6th

CyberGamer Gold Season 6: 7th

This past month has been rough for the SYF squad as they drop to their worst placing in the rankings ever. With players having to miss out on competitions due to exams the team wasn’t able to string together enough decent results to keep their top 3 position from last month. With Fludd leaving the roster to move to ORDER, the SYF boys are in a rough spot to find someone to fill his shoes and help get the team back on track. With a large pool of high skilled free agents floating around at the moment, a new player and a fresh start to the year may be what the team needs to find the success they had in the previous months and find the key to get them back on top of the rankings once again.

Stand out player of the year: It’s hard to nail down one specific player from SYF, since they have all had their ups and downs over the year. However, the best performing player over the course of the year would have to go to Krushhh. Really stepping up his game when other people have slacked off, he has powered through and really shown what he has. With some close results in qualifiers and in tournaments, SYF have been on the brink of success for the better part of 2018. I’m sure that in 2018 Krushhh and the rest of SYF will do everything they can in order to achieve some tournament victories, especially with the departure of Fludd. Going into the new year we can be sure to really see some good things coming from Krushhh. -valkryiie

7th: ORDER [-3] (Ykikamucow, Ronon47, Insight, Jouxy) 636 Points

Jouxy, Insight, Ronon47, Ykikamucow

Results:

CyberGamer Gold Season 5 Phase 2: 10th

Throwdown Finals: 6th

Brawlfest Season 1 Finals: N/A

OMEN Challenger Series: 1st

Brawlfest Season 2: 8th

CyberGamer Gold Season 6: 5th

Despite their amazing performance overseas in the OMEN Challenger Series, ORDER still struggled to put up high placements in both online competitions they competed in. Although they missed the first week of CG Season 6, they definitely could have pushed into the top 3 had they had the chance to play all 32 games. They also miss out on points from Brawlfest Season 1 Finals due to taking some extra time off in Thailand after their win leaving them unable to field core 3 in order for their points to be added in this months rankings. Should ORDER find a way to fix their inconsistency and get themselves some more high placements in games the ORDER lineup could be a deadly force to go up against.

Stand out player of the year: The one player that has really shined for me since joined ORDER earlier on in the year is Insight. After struggling to show his true potential in his previous teams, it was clear that ORDER gave him the tools he needed to perform and allowed him to excel and show the region what he is really capable of doing. From taking the IGL reigns off Ykikamucow and helping the team progress their aggressive play style he has shown that he has what it takes to truly carry his team to victory and with a bit more tweaking the team as a whole should be taking OCE by storm in no time.

8th: Archaic [+6] (Derbali, nonreg, rafyy, S0matic) 491 Points

Results:

CyberGamer Gold Season 5 Phase 2: N/A

Throwdown Finals: 6th

Brawlfest Season 1 Finals: 11th

Brawlfest Season 2: 9th

CyberGamer Gold Season 6: 9th

Archaic are one of those teams that no one really expects to be up the top of the leaderboard, however if they’re on point then nothing is stopping them from completely upsetting the competition and taking control. A decent result for them in the Throwdown Finals was enough to put them into the top 10 for the first time in my rankings however, they were not able to make it as high as they would have liked due to some unfortunate placements in the online leagues over the last month. With potential roster changes pending for the team, whether or not they can keep up their performances and continue to improve will be the big question for the lineup as if they lose their top players it’s going to be an uphill battle to keep themselves among the best.

Stand out player of the year: Months ago not many people knew about nonreg, he wasn’t seen as a player who could really prove he was one of the best but boy has that changed this year. He is on everyone’s most improved list and if the rumors are true he might be about to make a massive leap into improving his personal ability by joining a top team. All eyes are set on nonreg for the new year as regardless if he changes teams he will still be one of the players to keep an eye out as a contender for top player of the year.

9th Extricity [NEW] (Savzsy, Nicoos, Xydon, Ass4ssn) 433 Points

Results:

CyberGamer Gold Season 5 Phase 2: N/A

Throwdown Finals: 13th

Brawlfest Season 1 Finals: 4th

Brawlfest Season 2: 14th

CyberGamer Gold Season 6: 8th

The Extricity lineup makes their first appearance into the rankings with a top 10 placement bypassing all the other lower tier teams. A team that no one really expects huge placements out of stunned everyone with a 4th place finish in the Brawlfest Season 1 Finals. Since then they unfortunately weren’t able to keep up their success in Brawlfest Season 2 as they were stuck in the Bravo lobby for a few weeks limiting their points. A middle of the pack finish in CG Season 6 however secures their spot in the next season and ensures their chance to prove once again that if they’re on point they’re a team that should be feared by the rest of the competition.

Stand out player of the year: It’s extremely hard to pin point a specific player on the Extricity lineup that really excels more than the rest as they are all usually the same in terms of fragging and play style. However one player that I feel that only just slightly edges himself over the rest is Savzsy. One of the more underrated players of the region Savzsy has shown in the past that he is capable of showing up when needed to help his team win games. With international experience coming from the OMEN Challenger Series Savzsy is an extremely valuable player to the Extricity lineup and one of the pieces to the puzzle that helps the team excel.

10th: We Back (ex-Dynasty ESC) [+7] (NZSnapShot, Juiicex, RabZz, Woodzy832) 358 Points

The One and Only NZSnapShot

Results:

CyberGamer Gold Season 5 Phase 2: N/A

Throwdown Finals: N/A

Brawlfest Season 1 Finals: 9th

Brawlfest Season 2: 12th

CyberGamer Gold Season 6: 11th

There were a few teams that were just a few points off from breaking into the top 10 for the final rankings of this year however We Back were able to only just break ahead of the pack. With the addition of NZSnapShot his invite level experience has helped We Back improve as a team and start putting up some better results than before. We Back will need to put in a lot more practice however if they wish to advance any higher up the rankings as the competition in OCE isn’t going to stop growing and for teams lower down in the rankings it’s all about putting in the hours to improve and get that edge over the rest of the competition.

Stand out player of the year: We Back is another team that is really hard to choose who has really stood out as a player. All players have their strong points and weak points but in the end to choose a stand out player i’d have to go with Juiicex. Being one of the longer members on the team he has always been one of the best fraggers of the bunch and will only get better with time.