Check out how high your favorite CS2 team are in Valve’s ranking.

Valve introduced on April 22 the first-ever official global ranking for CS2 esports. Before that, all Valve had done was put together rankings for each region — Europe, Americas, and Asia.

While most of the Counter-Strike community has grown used to checking HLTV's work rankings, Valve's global rankings will gain unforeseen importance from 2025 onwards.

This is because tournament organizers will have to discontinue their current partnership ecosystem and use Valve's ranking to determine invitations for all tournaments or otherwise run open qualifiers.

Most notably, the initiative dubbed "A Level Playing Field" will directly affect major tournament organizers such as BLAST and ESL, who currently run franchised leagues.

Here are the top 50 teams in the world on November 13, 2024, according to Valve's global ranking for CS2 esports. This ranking also determine the seeding for the Perfect World Shanghai Major.

CS2's World Rankings: November 13, 2024

NAVI are the current No. 1 CS2 team in the world (Photo by Helena Kristiansson via ESL FACEIT Group)
NAVI are the current No. 1 CS2 team in the world (Photo by Helena Kristiansson via ESL FACEIT Group)

Standing
Points
Team Name
Roster
11976G2huNter-, m0NESY, malbsMd, NiKo, Snax
21887Natus VincereAleksib, b1t, iM, jL, w0nderful
31851Spiritchopper, donk, magixx, sh1ro, zont1x
41826VitalityapEX, flameZ, JACKZ, Spinx, ZywOo
51731The MongolZ910, bLitz, mzinho, Senzu, Techno
61683MOUZBrollan, Jimpphat, siuhy, torzsi, xertioN
71660Eternal FireCalyx, MAJ3R, Wicadia, woxic, XANTARES
81626HEROICdegster, kyxsan, NertZ, sjuush, TeSeS
91618FaZebroky, frozen, karrigan, rain, ropz
101585FURIAchelo, FalleN, KSCERATO, skullz, yuurih
111551Liquidjks, NAF, Twistzz, ultimate, YEKINDAR
121535SAWAg1l, ewjerkz, MUTiRiS, roman, story
131483ComplexityEliGE, floppy, Grim, hallzerk, JT
141480AstraliscadiaN, device, jabbi, Staehr, stavn
151453Virtus.proelectroNic, fame, FL1T, Jame, n0rb3r7
161448SangaljottAAA, LNZ, SaMey, xfl0ud, yxngstxr
171436paiNbiguzera, kauez, lux, nqz, snow
1813873DMAXDjoko, Ex3rcice, Graviti, Lucky, Maka
191379FlyQuestaliStair, dexter, INS, Liazz, Vexite
201315Nemiga1eeR, khaN, riskyb0b, Xant3r, zweih
211310B8alex666, cptkurtka023, esenthial, headtr1ck, npl
221306BIGJDC, Krimbo, rigoN, syrsoN, tabseN
231299ENCEgla1ve, Neityu, podi, sdy, xKacpersky
241291MIBRdrop, exit, insani, Lucaozy, saffee
251255M80Lake, reck, s1n, slaxz-, Swisher
261255WildcardJBa, phzy, Sonic, stanislaw, susp
271243Falconsdupreeh, Maden, Magisk, s1mple, Snappi
281218fnaticblameF, bodyy, KRIMZ, MATYS, nawwk
291205FluxoarT, kye, nicks, piriajr, zevy
3011999zbuda, dgt, HUASOPEEK, MartinezSa, max
Data via Valve

How is Valve's global ranking for CS2 calculated?

The current formula for Valve's global ranking includes the factors listed below:

  1. Teams
    • Prize money earned
  2. Beaten opponents
    • Prize money earned
    • Number of teams beaten
  3. Head-to-head results

To see how each team got their points, head to the official ranking page and click on "details" for a full breakdown.

That's all for now. Stay tuned to esports.gg for the latest CS2 news and updates.