Explore Valve’s Latest Global Rankings for CS2 Esports
Curious to see where your favourite CS2 team stands in Valve’s official rankings?
On April 22, Valve introduced its first-ever global ranking system for CS2 esports. Previously, Valve only compiled regional rankings for Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
While much of the Counter-Strike community has relied on HLTV’s rankings, Valve’s global rankings will become significantly more important starting in 2025.
This change comes as tournament organisers will be required to move away from their current partnership ecosystems and instead rely on Valve’s rankings to determine tournament invitations or host open qualifiers.
Notably, this initiative, known as “A Level Playing Field,” will have a major impact on prominent tournament organizers like BLAST and ESL, who currently operate within franchised league systems.
Below are the top 50 teams as of November 13, 2024, according to Valve’s global CS2 rankings. These rankings also play a key role in determining seeding for the Perfect World Shanghai Major.
Top Teams Qualified for the Perfect World Shanghai Major
The Shanghai Major will feature 24 teams from Europe, the Americas, and the Asia-Pacific region, competing for a $1.25 million prize pool.
Top 10 Teams
- G2 – huNter-, m0NESY, malbsMd, NiKo, Snax (1976 points)
- Natus Vincere – Aleksib, b1t, iM, jL, w0nderful (1887 points)
- Spirit – chopper, donk, magixx, sh1ro, zont1x (1851 points)
- Vitality – apEX, flameZ, JACKZ, Spinx, ZywOo (1826 points)
- The MongolZ – 910, bLitz, mzinho, Senzu, Techno (1731 points)
- MOUZ – Brollan, Jimpphat, siuhy, torzsi, xertioN (1683 points)
- Eternal Fire – Calyx, MAJ3R, Wicadia, woxic, XANTARES (1660 points)
- HEROIC – degster, kyxsan, NertZ, sjuush, TeSeS (1626 points)
- FaZe – broky, frozen, karrigan, rain, ropz (1618 points)
- FURIA – chelo, FalleN, KSCERATO, skullz, yuurih (1585 points)
For the full list of 50 teams and rankings, refer to Valve’s official data.
How Valve Calculates CS2 Global Rankings
Valve’s global ranking system considers the following factors:
- Performance of teams
- Prize money earned
- Quality of opponents beaten
- Total number of teams defeated
These rankings are poised to reshape how tournaments are structured and how teams earn their spots on the world stage.
