LPL, EULCS, NALCS, LCK, GPL/VCS, CBLOL, LMS, Other.
1. OMG +0 2. Edward Gaming -1
3. Snake +6
4. GE Tigers +4
5. LGD -4
6. CJ Entus
7. Jin Air Greenwings +5
8. SK Gaming +?
9. Fnatic +?
10. SKT T1 +0
11. Invictus Gaming -10
12. Elements +2
13. Team Solomid +?
14. Star Horn Royal Club -9
15. Vici Gaming -4
16. Master3 -7
17. yoe Flash Wolves +?
18. Team Liquid -3
19. Taipei Assassins +2
20. Najin e-mFire -7
21. Team King +?
22. Unicorns of Love +0
23. Counter Logic Gaming +?
24. Hong Kong e-Sports +?
25. Cloud 9
Fallen from glory: Gambit Gaming, KT Rolster, World Elite, Detonation FocusMe, Avant Garde, Saigon Fantastic Five, Incredible Miracle
Honorable Mention: AHQ e-Sports, INTZ e-Sports, Keyd Stars, Bangkok Titans, Saigon Fantastic Five, Saigon Jokers, Incredible Miracle, CNB e-Sports, Gravity Gaming, Team 8
OMG stays on top, currently at 5-1-0//11-1, followed closely by Edward Gaming at 5-0-1//10-2. Both have only suffered losses from Snake. Korea's top team, the GE Tigers are 5-0//10-1, with their only loss going to Jin Air. Jin Air is also, however, the only team to be beaten by last place Samsung. They were also 2-1'd by the mediocre at best Incredible Miracle. Many have said that SKT is better than Jin Air, and possibly even the best in the world. After a presumable 2-0 against Samsung next week, they will be tied in the rankings, but I put Jin Air ahead due to a solid 2-0 in their head-to-head matchup on Saturday.
At 4-0, previously unranked SK Gaming, Fnatic are obvious members of the top ten. Elements and Team Solomid are both 3-1 in their leagues, with losses from Fnatic, Team 8 respectively. Team Liquid is only 2-2, but going purely off of strength of schedule so far and rosters, Liquid is still one of the strongest teams in the world. Knocking off Cloud 9 and Team 8, Counter Logic has snuck into the top 25. Cloud 9 doesn't even have a positive win-rate, but with a win against Liquid and the benefit of the doubt, they stay in the rankings. Unicorns of Love holds their spot at 22 due to their tough schedule of SK Gaming and Elements.
Three LMS (Taiwanese league) teams replace the previous placeholders from Japan, Oceania, and the GPL after an impressive IEM performance. The Flash Wolves beat the Taipei Assassins 3-2 in the finals. Hong Kong Esports makes the list this week due to their 5-2 record as well as their incredible line-up of the twice-retired Toyz, Stanley, GodJJ, and the Korean imports Smurph and Olleh.\
AHQ is included in the honorable mention because of their 5-3 record in the LMS, as well as their World Championship experience. Brazilian teams INTZ, Keyd Stars, and CNB are at the top of their league. The Bangkok Titans and the two Saigon teams barely edged out Ultimate and Insidious Gaming Legends from the mention. Incredible Miracle is mediocre in Korea, but can certainly keep up with top teams. They knocked off Jin Air 2-1 and barely hold this spot. 3-1 Gravity and 2-2 Team 8 have had some big wins and are on the cusp of breaking the top 25.
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