CS:GO Team Ranking: December 2012

With 2013 already in full swing, it is time to look back at our Team Ranking for December of last year. NiP and VeryGames held on to their spots at the top, but the rest of the list was completely shuffled with some new teams coming up and some old ones losing their place.

In this extensive second edition of our ranking for CS:GO teams we witness no change at the top two spots, but a lot of movement in the rest of the list. After four international LAN events in December, the main story is Golden Five from ESC Gaming fighting their way up to third place and affirming themselves as the biggest threat to Ninjas in Pyjamas and VeryGames. Aside from that we also saw Finnish side Curse stepping up, as well as Virtus.pro and myDGB.net, as all three enter the top 10.

Last month's third and fourth placed, 4Nothing (former Area51) and the ex mousesports UK squad, didn't attend any events in December, so they fall to 6th and 10th place respectively, still with good chances of making it back to the very top with one or two good placements in the future.

I. TOP 20 2012-12-31

 

 

Rank	Teams	Points	evo
1.	Ninjas in Pyjamas	626.81	-
2.	VeryGames	288.17	-
3.	ESC Gaming	129.86	+6
4.	Lemondogs	94.57	+1
5.	Curse	68.74	+12
6.	4Nothing	50.01	-3
7.	Virtus.pro	47.99	+12
8.	Anexis	43.08	+2
9.	myDGB.net	41.86	+26
10.	ex-mousesports	41.30	-6
11.	Imaginary Gaming	40.62	+5
12.	k1ck	38.48	+3
13.	ex-Cph Wolves	33.57	-7
14.	mousesports	32.52	-7
15.	fm.TOXiC	31.83	+11
16.	n!faculty	31.76	-9
17.	fnatic	26.27	+8
18.	gamed!de	24.83	+12
19.	ex-BuyKey	24.35	+20
20.	Absolute Legends	24.33	-7

 

I.1 Teams out of the Ranking:

ProGaming.TD -14 (previously 8th)
(cogu, steel, rzk, zakk, zqk)

After attending ESWC and DreamHack Winter in November, the Brazilians haven't shown up to any international events this month. Since they couldn't defend their rank, we witness Raphael "cogu" Camargo's team dropping out of the Top 20.

Team Dynamic -14 (previously 12th)
(adreN, n0thing, swag, AZK, Volcano)

The second best American team suffered the same fate as the Brazilians, only retaining their points from DreamHack Winter's quarter-final finish. In the mean time they also made two lineup changes, adding the country's biggest CS 1.6 star Jordan "n0thing" Gilbert and the experienced Sal "Volcano" Garozzo to replace their two worst performers from the Swedish event - Francis "kiko" Lao and Philippe-Olivier "PEX" Crépin. With this new lineup, they definitely look like a team to watch in the future.
 
 dAT -13  (previously 14th)
(WorldEdit, insoM, latro, seized, ub1que)

Russian squad of dAT drops out due to failing to reach playoffs at both EMS and SLTV StarSeries IV, as well as coming back from AMD Sapphire in Prague without a single point. The Czech event was their only LAN appearance so far, although they attended it with a stand-in Dmitry "hooch" Bogdanov in place of their best player Georgi "WorldEdit" Yaskin.

ALTERNATE -11  (previously 18th)
(fel1x, Rak, kRYSTAL, mnL, SolEk, Igor)

Despite of clinching the EPS title during this month, German champions Alternate disappointed on the international scene. Just like dAT, they failed to reach the EMS and SLTV StarSeries playoffs. Adding to that RADEON Offensive which they finished without a win, they closed out the month with a shortage of points, dropping down 11 places.
 
 zNation -4 (previously 20th)
(kibaken, AERO, evil, fabi, wAke)

Even though the Russian team reached the playoffs of both AMD Sapphire and SLTV StarSeries, they fell short right away on both occasions, firstly to myDGB.net in Prague 2-1, and later not even taking a map in Kiev against Imaginary Gaming and Virtus.pro. Due to their lack of success in the international scene in December, their results weren't enough to keep them in the Top 20 at the end of the year.

I.2 Teams decreasing:

n!faculty -9 (previously 7th)
(asmo, qk-Mantis, disruptor, Kirby, smn) 

After a top 4 placing at ESWC which earned them the 7th place in our November ranking, we expected more from the German team n!faculty, which however couldn't find the way to level up their game during December. 4th place at RADEON Offensive wasn't enough to make up for their losses against last month's lower ranked teams such as fnatic and mousesports. On the plus side, they made it to the playoffs in EMS, where they then knocked out Malik (former Redzone) to reach the quarter-finals.

ex-Copenhagen Wolves -7 (previously 6th)
(disbanded; former lineup: gla1ve, Herden, HUNDEN, Nico, smF) 

After a respectable quarter-final display at DH Winter, Copenhagen Wolves made a disappointing outing at THOR Open. Eliminated during the group stage with only one victory against gosu, they were only a shadow of themselves. They were also beaten by Anexis at the local level in Gaming.dk SteelSeries League's 4th season, so it is no wonder that they disbanded shortly after. However, due to attending an international event in December they still belong in this ranking, but we mark them for removal next month.

Absolute Legends -7  (previously 13th)
(pronax, lidde, zneel, rdl, schneider)  

We saw Absolute Legends at two tournaments this month, THOR Open and NorthCon. After a terrible performance in Stockholm where they didn't manage a single victory, the Swedish team came to Germany with their new player Andreas "schneider" Lindberg instead of Faruk "pita" Pita. After a flawless first groupstage, they failed to reach the playoffs during the second stage due to a three-way tie. They are now at a dangerous 20th place and are taking part in ESEA Invite, so keep a close eye on them.

ex-mousesports -6 (previously 4th)
(RattlesnK, Mx, pt, prb, stingeR)   

Following an impressive display at DreamHack Winter with a 3rd/4th finish where they gave NiP a hard time, the British squad had a quiet month of December. They dropped out of EMS due to not wanting to play ESL's tournaments and were later removed by the mousesports organization which wanted to focus solely on the German squad. Therefore one of the most promising teams from November is currently at a standstill and it is still unknown whether they will even stick together. 

4Nothing -3 (previously 3rd)
(DaZeD, hiko, tck, semphis, frozt)    

The former Area51 squad, now known as 4Nothing didn't take part in any tournament this month. Thanks to their 3rd place in the November ranking and at ESWC, the best American team still has enough points to stay in the Top 10 at 6th place. A few days ago they made a lineup change, replacing Sean "sgares" Gares with Carey "frozt" Kertenian, with sights set on attending more international tournaments in the future.

mousesports -3 (previously 11th)
(Troubley, approx, nex, zonixx, karrigan)

This month was definitively not a good one for the German teams. Even though mousesports reached 3rd place at RADEON Offensive, their lineup problems prevented them from achieving anything else notable. They ended up bringing back Finn "karrigan" Andersen and Michele "zonixx" Köhler, their former CS 1.6 players in hopes of turning things for the better.



I.4 Teams increasing (which are not in the Monthly top 10)

gamed!de +12 (previously 30th)
(dynrmight, yannick, r0b, enkay J, syrsoN)

Despite their lack of success at RADEON Offensive where they had one win and two losses, this German team climbed in the ranking thanks to a noteworthy route at NorthCon. They played with two non-standard members in Neumünster, Dimitrios "stavros" Smoilis and Anil "cLy" Gülec, but still reached 5-6th place in front of the likes of Absolute Legends and MaxFloPlay.

fnatic +8 (previously 25th)
(trace, Friis, Rytter, JOKERN, Xyp9x)

Although we only saw fnatic at RADEON Offensive this month, where they finished in 2nd place, it was enough to show that they are on a rise. After losing their first match and being sent straight to the lower bracket, the Danish team made two changes in their lineup, losing Andreas "MODDII" Fridh and Finn "karrigan" Andersen.

Surprisingly, adding stand-ins Magnus "JOKERN" Barthel and Morten "frozt" Frost led to a successful route to the final, beating every top German team on the way and only succumbing to Lemondogs in the end. Now sitting at the 17th spot and replacing Frost with youngster Andreas "Xyp9x" Hojsleth, this squad could be a real threat to the current top teams in 2013.

Imaginary Gaming +5 (previously 16th)
(Ozstrik3r, MAJ3R, shoxie, Uzzzii, mshz)

This French team formerly known as JaS was picked up by Imaginary Gaming midway through December, which was a very successful month for them. They impressed in the online stage of SLTV StarSeries IV by sharing the top spot with Virtus.pro, later finishing 3rd at the LAN Finals, while they also made it to ESL Major Series quarter-finals as first in their group.

However, despite of now sitting at a respectable 11th place in our ranking, the situation isn't all that great for Steeve "Ozstrik3r" Flavigni's squad, as they had to attend the event in Ukraine without their AWPer Arthur "h0rks" Moulet, who has in the mean time been officially replaced with Michel "mshz" Nguyen. Furthermore, rumors are intesifying that their superstar Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom is leaving the team to join VeryGames any day now, with Engin "MAJ3R" Kupeli filling the void.

k1ck +3 (previously 15th)
(fox, mUttt, iNsider, n3w, emotioN)

The best Portuguese team surprisingly made a slight climb in our ranking thanks to a quarter-final finish at AMD Sapphire and to winning XLParty in Portugal. The latter was techically an international event since it involved several Spanish teams as well, and it brought k1ck a nifty sum of $5,000 which made them the fourth biggest earners this month. However they didn't win most of their points at this event as it wasn't a very competitive one, but instead they won them at AMD Sapphire where they beat myDGB, eXtensive and dAT in the group stage to finish level on points with VeryGames and qualify for playoffs.

Unfortunately, just a few days ago they were forced to replace their arguably best player Mario "Fyx" Rodrigues with Rui "emotioN" Sousa from FM Sapphire, so we will see whether they will be able to hold on to their 12th place in the future.

 

 

 

II. Monthly Ranking

 

Now let's check out the ten best and most active teams during December, only counting points from this month. Even though the Poles ESC were unable to beat VeryGames head-to-head at AMD Sapphire, they had a more successful month than the French team overall and were far more active, in the end clinching their first title at SLTV StarSeries IV.

 

 TOP 10 2012-12-31

 

Rank	Teams	Points
1.	Ninjas in Pyjamas	254.12
2.	ESC Gaming	107.26
3.	VeryGames	56.75
4.	Lemondogs	55.05
5.	Curse	54.00
6.	myDGB.net	37.43
7.	Virtus.pro	31.50
8.	fm.TOXiC	26.46
9.	ex-BuyKey	24.35
10.	Anexis	23.95

 

 
10. Anexis (overall +2, from 10th to 8th)
(Pimp, Nille, gla1ve, Nico, MSL)

Achievements:
4th at THOR Open
Total prize money: 0€

Even though Anexis will be glad to leave the turbulent month of December behind them, they still managed to end up as the tenth best team of the month and even advance by two places in the overall ranking, occupying the 8th place now. For the first time in their CS:GO careers they managed to reach the playoffs at a major tournament, beating Lemondogs at THOR Open 16-3 to top their group, but later losing to Curse and the same Swedes to finish 4th.

Disappointment followed at NorthCon where they couldn't make it to second group stage due to a loss to MaxFloPlay in relegation, so they opted for making lineup changes after that. They removed their in-game leader Casper "ruggah" Due and Morten "coloN" Johansen to add former Cph Wolves duo Lukas "gla1ve" Rossander and Nicolaj "Nico" Jensen in hopes of finally getting their first playoff win in the near future.

Top matches (according to the ranking of November 2012):

Versus teams higher ranked in the Ranking of November
10th	Anexis	vs 5th	Lemondogs	16-3	THOR Open group stage
Versus teams from the Top20 Ranking of November
10th	Anexis	vs 13th	Absolute Legends	16-14	THOR Open group stage

 

9. ex-BuyKey (overall +20, from 39th to 19th) 
(disbanded; lineup at AMD Sapphire: niko, malikinovic, NpK, Shyne, ScreaM)

Achievements:
4th at AMD Sapphire
Total prize money: 0€

Thanks to their 4th place at AMD Sapphire CS:GO Invitational, the former BuyKey squad that disbanded in the meantime managed to gather enough points for 9th place in our monthly ranking, and climbed to the 19th place overall. Their success in Prague was largely influenced by their stand-in Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom, who helped them take down ESC Gaming in the group stage, as well as k1ck in the quarter-final, after which they ran into the brick wall of NiP and in the end lost to myDGB in the 3rd place decider.

Shortly after that success, the team pulled out of SLTV StarSeries IV and disbanded, as their player Pierre "NpK" Henkinet was about to move to China, leaving them with a three man roster.

Top matches (according to the ranking of November 2012):

Versus teams higher ranked in the Ranking of November
39th	BuyKey	vs 9th	ESC Gaming	16-7	AMD Sapphire group stage
39th	BuyKey	vs 15th	k1ck	2-1	AMD Sapphire quarter-final

 

8. fm.TOXiC (overall +11, from 26th to 15th)
(Whindanski, weber, ZED, BARBARR, nEiLZiNHo)

Achievements:
3rd at NorthCon
Total prize money: ~1,000€

After not living up to the expectations from when the team was formed, fm.TOXiC finally had their breakthrough in December. Their RADEON Offensive participation ended with a forfeit to fnatic due to scheduling issues, but they still put up a good fight to Lemondogs in a close 13-16 loss in the upper bracket. They more than made up for all of that at NorthCon with a 3rd place finish, despite of not beating any top teams on the way. At the end of the month they also added two victories at the start of ESEA Invite Season 13, overall climbing to the 15th position in our ranking and showing themselves as a team to watch.

Top matches (according to the ranking of November 2012):

Versus teams higher ranked in the Ranking of November
26th	fm.TOXiC	vs 23rd	3DMAX	16-13	at NorthCon group stage 2
26th	fm.TOXiC	vs 11th	mousesports	16-12	at ESEA Invite Season 13
26th	fm.TOXiC	vs 22nd	ASES	16-4	at ESEA Invite Season 13

 

7. Virtus.pro (overall +12, from 19th to 7th)
(Dosia, Fox, ANGE1, kucher, AdreN)

Achievements:
2nd at SLTV StarSeries IV
Total prize money: ~2,300€

Virtus.pro's Russian-Ukrainian-Kazakhstani lineup made its LAN debut in December at SLTV StarSeries IV Finals, the team's only event so far. Although the Poles from ESC got the better of them twice at that event, Virtus.pro still put up a great fight to finish in 2nd place. The points they gathered were enough for 7th place in the monthly ranking, and when added to their November score they also occupy 7th place in the overall ranking, which is a 12-spot jump for them.

Top matches (according to the ranking of November 2012):

Versus teams higher ranked in the Ranking of November
19th	Virtus.pro	vs 16th	Imaginary	2-1	SLTV StarSeries IV cons. final
19th	Virtus.pro	vs 16th	Imaginary	16-6	SLTV StarSeries IV group stage
19th	Virtus.pro	vs 17th	Curse	16-11	SLTV StarSeries IV group stage
Versus teams from the Top20 Ranking of November
19th	Virtus.pro	vs 20th	zNation	2-0	SLTV StarSeries IV upper semi-final

 

6. myDGB.net (overall +26, from 35th to 9th) 
(GuardiaN, uno, kap1, sneix, .PhP)

Achievements:
3rd at AMD Sapphire
Total prize money: ~3,080€

The team that made the biggest climb on our ranking during December is Slovakian-Czech combination from myDGB.net, as they went from 35th place to 9th. They practically came out of nowhere to finish 3rd at AMD Sapphire, during which they gave VeryGames their first and only loss so far from a team other than NiP. Although the French team took their revenge in the semi-final of the tournament later, myDGB managed to beat BuyKey in the 3rd place decider to win a nice sum of $4,000.

They also qualified for the playoffs at ESL Major Series, but were knocked out by gamed!de. That hinted that something perhaps went wrong in the team after the Prague event, and as December came to a close we saw Tomáš "oskar" Šťastný leave the lineup, being replaced by former CSS star Marek ".PhP" Kadek.

Top matches (according to the ranking of November 2012):

Versus teams higher ranked in the Ranking of November
35th	myDGB	vs 2nd	VeryGames	16-12	AMD Sapphire group stage
35th	myDGB	vs 14th	dAT	16-10	AMD Sapphire group stage
35th	myDGB	vs 20th	zNation	2-1	AMD Sapphire quarter-final

 

5. Curse (overall +12, from 17th to 5th)
(natu, allu, naSu, REFLEX, ScurK)

Achievements:
2nd at THOR Open
Total prize money: ~2,310€

After falling at DreamHack Winter group stage, the former Hawks squad improved quite a bit during December, which for them started by joining the American organization Curse. Although they were unable to qualify for SLTV StarSeries IV LAN Finals, the Finns gave a great account of themselves at THOR Open where they knocked out Copenhagen Wolves and Anexis before putting up a great fight in the final against NiP.

Even though they were unable to beat the Swedes, the THOR Open final is considered to be the closest one so far in CS:GO, and they showed that it was no accident by taking NiP to overtime in their ESEA Invite clash a few days later. The Finns have therefore jumped from 17th to 5th place in the overall ranking and will be a team to watch in the month of January.

Top matches (according to the ranking of November 2012):

Versus teams higher ranked in the Ranking of November
17th	Curse	vs 6th	Copenhagen Wolves	16-8	THOR Open group stage
17th	Curse	vs 10th	Anexis	2-0	THOR Open semi-final
17th	Curse	vs 6th	Copenhagen Wolves	16-3	SLTV StarSeries IV group stage
17th	Curse	vs 14th	dAT	16-4	SLTV StarSeries IV group stage

 

4. Lemondogs (overall +1, from 5th to 4th)
(twist, zajp, cype, beRg, Spitfire)

Achievements:
1st at RADEON Offensive
3rd at THOR Open
Total prize money: ~2,405€

December confirmed Lemondogs as a top 5 team in the world. The Swedish team has proved that their DreamHack Winter 3rd/4th place was not a fluke with another 3rd place finish at THOR Open, and they also showed they were good online by winning RADEON Offensive. The only regret for them could be the underachievement against Anexis during the Thor Open group stage, losing 16-3 which in consequence forced them to play against Ninjas in Pyjamas in the semi-final.

Top matches (according to the ranking of November 2012):

Versus teams from the Top20 Ranking of November
5th	Lemondogs	vs 13th	aL	16-12	THOR Open group stage
5th	Lemondogs	vs 10th	Anexis	2-0	THOR Open 3rd place
5th	Lemondogs	vs 11th	mousesports	16-2	RADEON Offensive upper final

3. VeryGames (overall -, stayed 2nd) 
(Ex6TenZ, kennyS, NBK, SmithZz, X)

Achievements:
2nd at AMD Sapphire
Total prize money: ~4,620€

Even though they finished 3rd in the monthly ranking, VeryGames hold firmly onto their 2nd place in our overall list. We only saw them at AMD Sapphire this month where, once again, they reached 2nd place after being defeated by Ninjas in Pyjamas in the final for the 4th time in a row. Even though they hold their position as 2nd best team in the world,  the French top team proved that they were beatable by teams other than Ninjas in Pyjamas as they took their first defeat on LAN against myDGB during the group stage in Czech Republic.

However, coming into the new season we will see a change in the team as Cédric "RpK" Guipouy announced his retirement and it is heavily rumored that he will be replaced by Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom, which would give a new dimension to the clashes between NiP and VeryGames in 2013.

Top matches (according to the ranking of November 2012):

Versus teams from the Top20 Ranking of November
2nd	VeryGames	vs 14th	dAT	16-13	AMD Sapphire group stage
2nd	VeryGames	vs 15th	k1ck	16-8	AMD Sapphire group stage
2nd	VeryGames	vs 9th	ESC Gaming	2-0	AMD Sapphire quarter-final
2nd	VeryGames	vs 10th	Anexis	16-9	ESEA Invite Season 13

2. ESC Gaming (overall +6, from 9th to 3rd)
(Neo, Loord, TaZ, kuben, pasha)

Achievements: 
1st at SLTV StarSeries IV
2nd at NorthCon
Total prize money: ~7,120€

This month has been marked by an impressive improvement of the Polish squad, and not only because of their rise to 3rd place overall. Filip "Neo" Kubski & co improved their game a lot from the DreamHack Winter fiasco, and finally reduced the gap between them and the current top 2.

Firstly they put up a good fight against VeryGames in the AMD Sapphire quarter-finals and then after going back to the drawing board, obtained their first podium finish with a second place at NorthCon. Even though many top teams were missed at the German event, the Polish team reached the final easily before being squashed by the Swedish steamroller NiP. Later in the month, they became the first team to win an international title aside from the Swedes, taking out Virtus.pro and Imaginary Gaming at the SLTV StarSeries IV finals. With a total amount of around 7,000 euros added to their account they were the second best earners in December.

Top matches (according to the ranking of November 2012):

Versus teams from the Top20 Ranking of November
9th	ESC Gaming	vs 20th	zNation	16-9	AMD Sapphire group stage
9th	ESC Gaming	vs 10th	Anexis	16-4	NorthCon group stage 1
9th	ESC Gaming	vs 14th	dAT	16-5	SLTV StarSeries IV group stage
9th	ESC Gaming	vs 16th	Imaginary	2-0	SLTV StarSeries IV upper semi-final
9th	ESC Gaming	vs 19th	Virtus.pro	2-1	SLTV StarSeries IV upper final
9th	ESC Gaming	vs 19th	Virtus.pro	2-0	SLTV StarSeries IV grand final

 

1. Ninjas in Pyjamas (overall -, stayed 1st)
(GeT_RiGhT, f0rest, Fifflaren, Xizt, friberg)

Achievements:
1st at AMD Sapphire
1st at THOR Open
1st at NorthCon
Total prize money: ~24,327€

Ninjas in Pyjamas stayed untouchable until the end of 2012, recording 58 map wins in a row on LAN so far. During December they added 3 more titles to their account, defeating VeryGames in the NorthCon final, Curse at THOR Open and ESC Gaming in NorthCon's last match. With these results, and due to VeryGames only attending one event, the Swedes have more than doubled their lead over the French in our ranking and it is not looking likely that someone will overthrow them any time soon.

Top matches (according to the ranking of November 2012):

Versus teams from the Top20 Ranking of November
1st	NiP	vs 6th	Copenhagen Wolves	16-7	THOR Open group stage
1st	NiP	vs 17th	Curse	16-6	THOR Open group stage
1st	NiP	vs 5th	Lemondogs	2-0	THOR Open semi-final
1st	NiP	vs 17th	Curse	2-0	THOR Open grand final
1st	NiP	vs 20th	zNation	16-4	AMD Sapphire group stage
1st	NiP	vs 9th	ESC Gaming	16-12	AMD Sapphire group stage
1st	NiP	vs 2nd	VeryGames	2-0	AMD Sapphire grand final
1st	NiP	vs 13th	Absolute Legends	16-2	NorthCon group stage 2
1st	NiP	vs 9th	ESC Gaming	2-0	NorthCon grand final
1st	NiP	vs 9th	ESC Gaming	16-1	ESEA Invite Season 13
1st	NiP	vs 17th	Curse	19-15	ESEA Invite Season 13

 

 

III. Main Stats 

 

III.1 Ranking by prize money

 

The amounts of prize money is based only on the events included in the ranking:

 

Monthly prize money Ranking						Overall prize money Ranking
1st	NiP	~24,327€				1st	NiP	~51,929€
2nd	ESC Gaming	~7,120€				2nd	VeryGames	~19,730€
3rd	VeryGames	~4,620€				3rd	4Nothing	~10,780€
4th	k1ck	~3,850€				4th	ESC Gaming	~7,120€
5th	myDGB	~3,080€				5th	Lemondogs	~6,486€
6th	Lemondogs	~2,405€				6th	k1ck	~4,475€
7th	Curse	~2,310€				7th	ex-mousesports	~4,081€
7th	Virtus.pro	~2,310€				8th	Dynamic	~3,080€
9th	Imaginary Gaming	~1,925€				8th	myDGB	~3,080€
10th	ASES	~1,540€				10th	Curse	~2,310€

 

III.2 Events Ranking by points

 

Here are the 4 major events this month and their rankings in accordance with the points earned:

 

AMD Sapphire			THOR Open
1st	Ninjas in Pyjamas		1st	Ninjas in Pyjamas
2nd	VeryGames		2nd	Curse
3rd	myDGB		3rd	Lemondogs
4th	ex-BuyKey		4th	Anexis
5th	k1ck		5th	gosu
6th	zNation		6th	ex-Western Wolves
7th	eXtensive		7th	ex-CPH Wolves
8th	ESC Gaming		8th	Absolute Legends

 

 

 

NorthCon			SLTV (including groupstage points from November)
1st	Ninjas in Pyjamas		1st	ESC Gaming
2nd	ESC Gaming		2nd	Virtus.pro
3rd	fm.TOXiC		3rd	Imaginary
4th	CPLAY		4th	dAT
5th	gamed!de		5th	mousesports
6th	3DMAX		6th	zNation
7th	Absolute Legends		7th	Curse
8th	MaxFloPlay		8th	ex-Copenhagen Wolves

 

 

 

III.3 Other Top Matches from teams outside of the Monthly Top 10 

 

11th	mousesports	vs   7th	n!faculty	16-7	RADEON upper semi-final
13th	aL	vs   7th	n!faculty	16-5	ESEA Invite Season 13
15th	k1ck	vs 14th	dAT	16-13	AMD Sapphire group stage
25th	fnatic	vs   7th	n!faculty	16-14	RADEON lower final
25th	fnatic	vs 11th	mousesports	16-4	RADEON cons. final
25th	fnatic	vs 18th	ALTERNATE	16-14	RADEON lower r. 1
27th	eXtensive	vs 14th	dAT	16-9	AMD Sapphire group stage
29th	MaxFloPlay	vs 10th	Anexis	16-10	NorthCon expulsion 1
30th	gamed!de	vs 13th	aL	16-9	NorthCon group stage 2
32th	CPLAY	vs 29th	MaxFloPlay	16-12	NorthCon group stage 1
32th	CPLAY	vs 26th	fm.TOXiC	16-13	NorthCon group stage 2
32th	CPLAY	vs 30th	gamed!de	16-4	NorthCon expulsion 2
38th	ex-WWolves	vs 13th	aL	16-14	THOR Open group stage
41th	gosu	vs 17th	Curse	16-11	THOR Open group stage
42th	Wizard	vs 31th	FR34KSHOW	2-1	EMS 1/8 final

Events

If you are wondering which events were included in the making of this ranking, here is a list in 3 levels (although there are in fact 9, but we merged them for displaying purposes).

High:	DreamHack Winter 2012, ESWC 2012
Medium:	DreamHack Valencia, SLTV StarSeries IV, NorthCon, THOR Open, AMD Sapphire
Low:	ESEA Invite Season 12, DreamHack Winter international qualifer, ESL Major Series, ESEA Invite Season 13 North America & Europe, XLParty, RADEON Offensive

That concludes our December team ranking and analysis. Stay tuned for the January edition next month and keep a close eye on your favorite teams.

If you have any questions about the ranking, feel free to ask in the comments below.