Monte, GamerLegion, and Apeks climb into top 10 after Paris Major results

22/5/2023 - 19:08

The trio of European teams skyrocketed up the ranks after impressive showings at the last CS:GO Major.

The BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 marked the last Valve-sponsored event to be held in Global Offensive as the scene prepares for the switch to Counter-Strike 2 this summer. Vitality were crowned Major champions on home soil and Mathieu "⁠ZywOo⁠" Herbaut claimed the 15th MVP medal of his career after a straight-forward match against GamerLegion in the final.

Paris witnessed several high-profile upsets over the last two weeks as several top teams failed to claim victories over underdogs while the likes of Monte and Apeks made their mark at the Major by claiming spots in the playoffs. All of these results have been reflected in the latest HLTV rankings as the top 10 received a shake-up.

GamerLegion jump 15 places to their highest-ever position in the ranking

Vitality claimed the No. 1 spot in the rankings during the Major as the impact from Heroic's results in late 2022 and early 2023 began to fade away while the French organization's run at the RMR and their win at IEM Rio were still fresh. Dan "⁠apEX⁠" Madesclaire and company are now cemented in the top spot with 1000 points, more than 250 above the Danes in second place.

The most significant consequence of the Major, however, is GamerLegion's climb to the No. 7 spot in the rankings following a runners-up finish in Paris. It was an incredible run from Kamil "⁠siuhy⁠" Szkaradek's men that began with a 0-2 start in the Challengers Stage and went on to include wins over 9INE, fnatic, Monte, and Heroic. This is GamerLegion's highest-ever position in the HLTV rankings, 13 places higher than the peak they achieved in January 2023.

GamerLegion upset Heroic en route to Paris Major final as iM continues charge towards MVP

Apeks also secured a place in the top 10 after an impressive run to the semi-finals of the Major as the European mix eliminated Liquid in the first playoff round. That was the second time Martin "⁠STYKO⁠" Styk and company defeated the North American giants at the event, culminating a run that also included victories over Tim "⁠nawwk⁠" Jonasson's old team, Ninjas in Pyjamas, and Bad News Eagles.

Monte also reached an all-time peak after a solid run in Paris. Mohammad "⁠BOROS⁠" Malhas and company's men proved their online form could be translated to LAN as they took down FURIA and fnatic before hammering Natus Vincere on their way to the playoffs. They are now ranked as the 10th-best team in the world, three places higher than their previous position.

Monte maul NAVI to secure BLAST Paris Major playoff berth

Other notable changes include Astralis' fall to their lowest-ever rank at No. 25. The Danish organization failed to qualify for the Paris Major and has so far only played in online tournaments and qualifiers with their new roster. Their recent results include a second-place finish at Brazy Party behind Cloud9 and a failure to qualify for Gamers8 from the first qualifier after losing to Looking4Org.

MOUZ have also hit their lowest position in the rankings since July 2022 as they sit in the No. 18 spot following a dreadful 0-3 exit from the Major and a last-place elimination from IEM Rio.

Here's a full ranking table for May 22 with differences at the end relating to the May 8 update released just after the Major began.

CS:GO World ranking on May 22nd, 2023

RANK

TEAM

ACHV

FORM

LAN

TOTAL
POINTS

+/-

Vitality

500

200

300

1000

Heroic

435

130

182

747

-1

FaZe

326

153

552

Natus Vincere

252

120

441

-1

Cloud9

224

128

441

295

400

-2

GamerLegion

192

378

+24

Liquid

239

364

-1

Apeks

134

290

+15

10.

Monte

104

253

+12

11.

ENCE

108

235

-2

12.

FURIA

118

229

-4

13.

Ninjas in Pyjamas

102

224

14.

fnatic

101

197

15.

Into the Breach

179

+12

16.

BIG

173

-3

17.

173

-6

18.

MOUZ

148

-6

19.

Virtus.pro

108

134

-9

20.

Bad News Eagles

130

21.

9INE

126

-4

22.

FORZE

124

-6

23.

paiN

123

-5

24.

Complexity

-5

25.

Astralis

-4

26.

TheMongolz

27.

Grayhound

28.

Movistar Riders

-3

29.

Spirit

-6

30.

MIBR

deserved

2023-05-22 19:08

4 replies

itb should be #1 smh

2023-05-22 19:12

3 replies

Cringe fluke teams

2023-05-22 19:29

2 replies

Flair name

2023-05-22 21:37

Malding

2023-05-22 23:49

New tier 1

Nice, deserved

2023-05-22 19:09

EASYYYYYYYYY

doesnt matter, game deficit abusers (heroic) will be number 1 in new csgo

First true team ranking since partnered franchise team mafia was created

2023-05-22 19:10

13 replies

Funny cuz Liquid is still ahead of Apeks despite apeks winning vs them 2 times major and C9 5 XDDD

12 replies

C9 +1 point without participating a major :D NiP also +1 is nuts and BNE without points

2023-05-22 19:33

11 replies

C9 ranked higher than G2 LOL

2023-05-22 19:59

10 replies

Both are bad and don't deserve for top 10 tbh

2023-05-22 22:53

1 reply

C9 inconsistent but not bad. They had good game against Vitality at IEM Rio and should have easily won if not tilted after RMR. They also farmed many T1.5-2 events.

2023-05-22 23:43

C9 is the only team can beat VIT now. But their mentalities aren't strong enough to beat Faze

2023-05-23 00:03

what makes you think cloud9 can get done what g2, ENCE, heroic, FaZe have not been able to do and that is beat vitality the last 3 months. Cloud9 hasn't even been preforming well all there good for is brazy party. and if ur NA support a real NA team like liquid not the Russian version of clown9.

2023-05-23 11:34

I'm convinced that they wouldn't choke2 fnc at least

2023-05-23 17:07

C9 do not have the mentality to lift trophies. They play ok when there is no pressure.

2023-05-23 22:30

where was c9 the last 2 weeks? good luck trying to win lans with that team. They are t2 abusers and onliners, cant even qualify for the major with easy teams lmao

2023-05-24 06:50

C9 came 2nd in EPL and 3rd/4th in rio meanwhile G2 hasnt done anything since katowice so it makes sense

2023-05-23 22:21

buddy thinks EPL is an achievement, flair + flag. C9 didnt qualify for the major, they should barely be top 10 and thats being generous

2023-05-24 06:51

sorry I wasn't referring to my opinion but on how the rankings work

2023-05-25 19:02

ITB No.1

2023-05-22 19:11

Amazing!

If Monte is top10 then Na'Vi is top15 lol

2023-05-22 19:13

5 replies

How is Navi still in the top 5?

2023-05-22 19:57

Do you understand how rankings work?

2023-05-22 20:31

Easy with the conjectures there. Monte beat Navi (destroyed, actually), yes, but until they keep performing and beating Navi and Navi keeps underperforming, that was a fluke at best

2023-05-23 08:48

theyre both top15 already pal

2023-05-23 17:08

Ye I think NaVi cant just lose all the points because they performed bad So they will lose points and over the time they will rank down if theyy keep playing like that

2023-05-24 08:59

How is Cloud9 going up while not being at the major at all?

2023-05-22 19:16

They are peforming well in other tournaments.

2023-05-22 19:56

They won the ultra-prestigious Brazy Party event recently, they can't be bothered with attending something as insignificant as a major.

2023-05-23 13:55

i mean they kinda deserved it i guess, but they wont be consistent, 2 of them will be out of top10 asap

2023-05-22 19:17

Well, Liquid, Monte, Apeks, GL are 100% gonna jump in the rankings, who knows if higher or lower. But at current state I'm guessing Liquid is gonna be out sooner then Apeks and monte :D

2023-05-22 19:24

Probably not The problem is Monte, GL and Apeks cant participate in big tournaments because of „invites only“ And Liquid has a partner ship with almost every tournament org. Even if liquid gets outperformed GL, Monte and Apeks can‘t participate in these Only in tournaments like ESL pro league So they cant get lots of points

2023-05-24 09:03

faze too high

2023-05-22 19:19

nah, top 3 is perfect atm

2023-05-22 19:28

C9 +1 after not even making the major omegaLUL

They are that good

2023-05-22 23:44

gambit9 hasnt been anywhere since whatever "Brazzo Party" is, how are they even in the top20? :D

2023-05-22 19:20

"Monte top 10" flukers, exposed vs GL "C9 +1" they didnt even play the major LMAO when will HLTV finally get rid of their nonsense list

27 replies

If possible, use your brain. Compare current ranking list with previous one and see difference in points. C9 dropped a lot in point but their ranking position also depends on +/- points of other teams, explaining their current ranking. It's easy - just use your neurons.

2023-05-22 20:19

If possible, use your brain. c9 bad c9 higher on list stupid

2023-05-22 20:30

0 brain has been detected

2023-05-22 21:40

You can't be that stupid when we are talking about a system that scores different parameters over time.

2023-05-22 21:59

8 replies

average best of list gigachad enjoyer: c9 should be that high on that list cringe hltv kid: You can't be that stupid when we are talking about a system that scores different parameters over time.

2023-05-22 22:45

7 replies

Calling a man at the end of his 20s, with a kid of his own, a kid, sure. The fact that you make assumptions about people without facts to back you up justifies your stupidity. 🤡

2023-05-23 05:51

6 replies

end of his 20's? So you ARE a kid

2023-05-23 11:36

If you are older than 30 and can't comprehend a simple ranking system like this, I do feel sorry for you. And the fact you call a guy in the end of his 20s a kid also questions your brain function. Also, please don't call baiting, cause that's a sad attempt.

2023-05-23 11:49

you are so cringe omfg

2023-05-23 11:54

I rather be cringe than stupid.

2023-05-23 14:42

stay cringe then

2023-05-23 15:57

Stay stupid 🤡

2023-05-24 06:55

2023-05-22 23:46

He needs to have a brain first to use it :( Trying to explain how ranking works to some people on hltv: challenge impossible

2023-05-23 08:52

flukers like Heroic?

2023-05-22 21:17

they got exposed long before monte

2023-05-22 21:22

Heroic multiple finals and even won something what did monte win? Woro2k awper bottom fragger carried sdy is alright nothing special. Demqq ex cheater teammate whos tier 3. Who else is on that bot team? Forgot cause he no namer trash. And then there is boros he good but when he tilts he pushes smokes and die and cant carry alone against tier 1 teams monte back to top 30 or futher soon.

2023-05-22 21:43

flukers yes

Better then whole germany and most of csgo pro teams. Keep coping

give back helmets and tanks you fraud

2023-05-22 23:01

still better than entire Jerman scene.

2023-05-23 02:54

Big Roobet Cup champions where is Montes Roobet Cup huh?

2023-05-23 02:56

since you mention it.I'm pretty sure you value this Mickey mouse trophy higher than a top 8 major finish.

2023-05-23 08:17

Trophy is trophy like hole is hole.

2023-05-23 11:35

cringe

2023-05-23 19:18

t. Tigger1337

2023-05-23 19:30

someone's mad kekw

Finally T1 teams

2023-05-22 19:25

congratzzzz

2023-05-22 19:27

nice

funniest #5 ever lol

2023-05-22 19:49

Hopefully they are able to show some consistency and stay top 10. Would be fun

2023-05-22 19:51

Good 1 (no stickermoney and less $$ = less locks)

2023-05-22 20:07

let's go for Vitality . deserved for all the "littles" teams who just eat big teams like Heroic

2023-05-22 19:53

Cloud9 and NaVi ….

2023-05-22 20:11

CLOUD9 TOP 5 LOL

2023-05-22 20:12

+24 spots for GL into the top 10. Largest jump ever?

2023-05-22 20:23

Aurora had +74 when they first entered top 30. hltv.org/news/35544/team-ranking-january..

2023-05-23 07:30

that's pretty phenomenal actually, what a jump!

2023-05-23 16:50

That's right, but still it's easier to jump from top100 to top30, than from top30 to top10.

2023-05-24 08:44

Cloud9 going up and liquid going a rank down? Hello??? Complete bullshit Edit: also G2 -2. I don't liker them, and yes, they did fuck up, but at least they got into the major. At the same time clould9 has +1. Good ranking you got there

2023-05-22 20:34

liquid and g2 plays in the major, they can lose ranking points. while c9 ranking points remain the same because they arent playing. no chances for them to increase or decrease their ranking points

2023-05-23 04:52

That's not how it works. Everyone's points reduce with time including C9's. In G2's case they are further away from their wins so they lose point and what they gain from major is smaller than they lost.

2023-05-23 07:35

Astralis at 25 looks so wierd ngl.

2023-05-22 20:32

well deserved

furia going 0-3 and is still ranked higher + barely did anything this year ranked higherthan a team who made it to playoffs, disgusting. blast partner teams having inflated results moment

2023-05-22 20:46

You know Furia is not a blast partnered team, right?

2023-05-23 08:53

Deserved

2023-05-22 20:51

what the heck

2023-05-22 20:56

2023-05-22 20:59

Astralis 25 KEKW

2023-05-22 21:00

2023-05-22 21:04

Shouldn't Furia should drop by more than -4 points after going out 0-3 ?* I don't get how that has been calculated, seems very off to me. *i picked Furia to go through to the stage too

2023-05-22 21:08

yep of course, after just one tournament ;) Ranking on HLTV does not make sense sometimes :)

2023-05-22 21:15

GL and MONTE will be top 5

2023-05-22 21:18

no cause blast/esl partners will fuck them up as usual. no open/closed qualifiers, no real good teams

2023-05-23 02:40

They will soon go down in ranking No money for partner slot/invite then you are not belong to T1. That's sad reality

2023-05-22 21:19

C9 HOW

2023-05-22 21:30

Astralis about to be out of top 30 at this rate lmao. The org had everything and then threw everything away. Shut the org down.

how didn't c9 decay af?

2023-05-22 22:01

It's been just 1 month since they were 3-4 at IEM Rio (S-tier event) and 1st at Brazzy Party.

2023-05-23 07:39

so BOROS dont go to other team he say self that want play top10 team and don`t care it will be monte or other, so now he is in top10 team :D

2023-05-22 22:04

#13 is too high for NIP they deserve max top 30

2023-05-22 22:06

Ence furia nip fnatic big mouz Virtus pro astralis all outside the top 10 now see ya later kiddos! The new talents have arrived

2023-05-22 22:12

I don't understand how is C9 so high up They won some stupid online cup or something last i remember but surely it doesn't have that much weightage to keep them that high up

2023-05-22 22:28

They also were 3-4 at IEM Rio. Ranking is relative, other teams just lost more points in comparison.

2023-05-22 23:52

Yea probably makes sense #1 and #2 have like 280 odd point difference or something

2023-05-23 05:23

Astralis #25 ahahahahahhahahahahha expected at least

2023-05-22 22:37

2023-05-22 23:24

mouz too high

2023-05-22 23:28

Faze #3 I take that

2023-05-22 23:51

Genuine question - why Cloud9 is not #4 or 4-5? Their form and LAN points are higher than Navi.

2023-05-22 23:54

cause hltv got sponsors... theres no objective pov here

2023-05-23 02:38

keep ignoring rio 2023 and focus on brazy party say that C9 unworthy hah

2023-05-23 00:08

hltv takes 1 month to forget things actually happend 2 months ago Bruh Its not ranking system. just hype measuring article...

2023-05-23 01:12

Monteeeee 🎆

2023-05-23 01:45

finally EG fraud are in their best place, t4 at best in 54 ranked they should be kicked as partner team

2023-05-23 02:37

Sad when Dupreeh, Magisk and Zonic win another major and back to top1, Astralis in 25th I don't know how Astralis management thinks

2023-05-23 07:38

mad that heroic is the best team in denmark

2023-05-23 11:38

They kick k0nfig, they got what they deserved. They should sub k0nfig and bench buzz. Then they can have a chance to win

2023-05-23 13:42

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2023-05-23 09:02