Vitality claim No. 1 spot in world rankings over FaZe

Vitality have edged past FaZe to become the No.1 ranked team in our world rankings, marking the French organization’s return to the top spot since they last occupied the throne in December 2020 and for the first time with their international roster.

Dan “⁠apEX⁠” Madesclaire‘s side move into the No. 1 spot thanks to a combination of them winning ESL Pro League Season 16 and FaZe losing points following the removal of IEM Cologne from the recent events subranking, as well as due to just three tournaments taking place since the tournament break came to an end.

NAVI fell out of the top three for more or less the first time since they moved Valeriy “⁠b1t⁠” Vakhovskiy to their starting lineup, their last drop below that threshold occurring in May 2021 following the removal of Egor “⁠flamie⁠” Vasilyev.

Other notable changes included Outsiders re-entering the top ten after gaining five spots following their RMR results and their win at ESL Challenger Rotterdam this past weekend. Conversely, Astralis and Movistar Riders continued their downward trend since their IEM Cologne highs, dropping five and eight spots, respectively.