Check out how high your favorite CS2 team is in Valve’s ranking.
Valve introduced on April 22, 2024 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 world rankings, Valve's global rankings will gain unforeseen importance from 2025 onwards.
This is because tournament organizers had 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" directly affected major tournament organizers such as BLAST and ESL, who ran franchised leagues.
Here are the top 30 teams in the world on Feb. 26, 2025, according to Valve's global ranking for CS2 esports.
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Standing | Points | Team Name | Roster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2034 | Vitality | apEX, flameZ, mezii, ropz, ZywOo |
| 2 | 1926 | Spirit | chopper, donk, magixx, sh1ro, zont1x |
| 2 | 1899 | The MongolZ | 910, bLitz, mzinho, Senzu, Techno |
| 4 | 1898 | MOUZ | Brollan, Jimpphat, siuhy, torzsi, xertioN |
| 5 | 1753 | FaZe | broky, EliGE, frozen, karrigan, rain |
| 6 | 1744 | Eternal Fire | jottAAA, MAJ3R, Wicadia, woxic, XANTARES |
| 7 | 1742 | Falcons | degster, kyxsan, Magisk, NiKo, TeSeS |
| 8 | 1712 | Natus Vincere | Aleksib, b1t, iM, jL, w0nderful |
| 9 | 1710 | G2 | HeavyGod, huNter-, m0NESY, malbsMd, Snax |
| 10 | 1592 | Astralis | cadiaN, device, jabbi, Staehr, stavn |
| 11 | 1567 | 3DMAX | bodyy, Ex3rcice, Graviti, Lucky, Maka |
| 12 | 1532 | Liquid | jks, NAF, NertZ, Twistzz, ultimate |
| 13 | 1505 | GamerLegion | PR, REZ, sl3nd, Tauson, ztr |
| 14 | 1478 | paiN | biguzera, dav1deuS, kauez, nqz, snow |
| 15 | 1434 | Virtus.pro | electroNic, fame, FL1T, FL4MUS, ICY |
| 16 | 1375 | SAW | Ag1l, MUTiRiS, AZUWU, cej0t, story |
| 17 | 1321 | FURIA | chelo, FalleN, KSCERATO, skullz, yuurih |
| 18 | 1245 | MIBR | drop, exit, insani, Lucaozy, saffee |
| 19 | 1151 | Wildcard | JBa, phzy, Sonic, stanislaw, susp |
| 20 | 1109 | BIG | hyped, JDC, Krimbo, kyuubii, tabseN |
| 21 | 1108 | HEROIC | LNZ, SunPayus, tN1R, xfl0ud, yxngstxr |
| 22 | 1104 | B8 | alex666, esenthial, headtr1ck, kensizor, npl |
| 23 | 1099 | OG | nicodoz, spooke, Buzz, Chr1zN, F1KU |
| 24 | 1081 | BC.Game | jkaem, nexa, nawwk, CYPHER, pr1metapz |
| 25 | 1069 | 500 | SPELLAN, CeRq, SHiPZ, Rainwaker, oxygeN |
| 26 | 1046 | M80 | slaxz, Swisher, reck, s1n, Lake |
| 27 | 1041 | FlyQuest | INS, Liazz, regali, Vexite, nettik |
| 28 | 1039 | Rare Atom | Summer, somebody, kaze, ChildKing, L1haNg |
| 29 | 1034 | fnatic | KRIMZ, blameF, fear, MATYS, Burmylov |
| 30 | 1033 | Complexity | cxzi, Grim, hallzerk, JT, nicx |
| 28 | 1060 | Partizan | Maden, c0llins, Kind0, Dragon, VLDN |
| 29 | 1055 | BetBoom | Ax1Le, Boombl4, Magnojez, S1ren, zorte |
| 30 | 1040 | Passion UA | Topa, Kvem, jambo, jackasmo, zeRRoFIX |
We've also included some of the more notable teams that aren't quite into the top 30 yet, or have dropped significantly.
Standing | Points | Team Name | Roster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 1015 | Imperial | decenty, felps, noway, try, VINI |
| 32 | 1015 | 9Pandas | Krad, shalfe, KaiR0N-, d1Ledez, r3salt |
| 34 | 1003 | NRG | nitr0, oSee, br0, HexT, Jeorge |
| 37 | 988 | TYLOO | Attacker, JamYoung, Jee, Mercury, Moseyuh |
| 54 | 894 | Imperial Valkyries | zAAz, ANa, tory, twenty3, Kat |
| 55 | 885 | FURIA Fe | gabs, bizinha, izaa, kaaSENSEI, lulitenz |
| 62 | 820 | Monte | dycha, hades, KEi, DemQQ, kRaSnaL |
| 78 | 812 | Ninjas in Pyjamas | REZ, MisteM, isak, r1nkle, jocab |
| 81 | 801 | Cloud9 | Boombl4, interz, Ax1Le, HeavyGod, ICY |
| 158* | 675 | Ninjas in Pyjamas | JACKZ, Snappi, sjuush, r1nkle, ewjerkz |
The current formula for Valve's global ranking includes the factors listed below:
- Teams
- Prize money earned
- Beaten opponents
- Prize money earned
- Number of teams beaten
- Head-to-head results
To see how each team got their points, head to the official ranking page. Then, click on "details" for a full breakdown.
That's all for now. Stay tuned to esports.gg for the latest CS2 news and updates.
