FPL Recap - Vanity uses primal instincts to win first
Week five of August has concluded, with Anthony "Vanity" Malaspina from Gorilla Gang taking the gold. This is Vanity's first time topping the leaderboard since re-entering the division.
Here are the top 20 players from the last week:
| Rank | Name | Points | Prize $ |
| 1. |  Anthony "Vanity" Malaspina |
1779 | $1,500 |
| 2. | Michael "dapr" Gulino |
1751 | $1,000 |
| 3. | Ryan "Winsum" Johns |
1683 | $700 |
| 4. |  Pujan "FNS" Mehta |
1675 | $500 |
| 5. | Leonardo "Laski" Arroyo |
1662 | $400 |
| 6. | Derek "desi" Branchen |
1637 | $300 |
| 7. | Eric "adreN" Hoag |
1636 | $200 |
| 8. |  Martin "STYKO" Styk |
1630 | $200 |
| 9. | Owen "oBo" Schlatter |
1621 | $200 |
| 10. | Skyler "Relyks" Weaver |
1615 | $200 |
| 11. | Dylan "RIKO" Sabin-Arnce |
1614 | |
| 12. | David "Sneaky" Polster |
1613 | |
| 13. |  Johnny "JT" Theodosiou |
1557 | |
| 14. | Rhys "Fadey" Armstrong |
1552 | |
| 15. | Austin "Cooper-" Abadir |
1547 | |
| 16. | Jason "neptune" Tran |
1543 | |
| 17. | Victor "food" Wong |
1542 | |
| 18. | Brandon "Ace" Winn |
1538 | |
| 19. | Josh "oSee" Ohm |
1536 | |
| 20. | Jordan "Zellsis" Montemurro |
1535 |
These week featured many of the staple names in FPL as well as the top end of MDL. The most represented teams were eUnited, Bravado, Test Takers, Gorilla Gang, and Swole Patrol.
The interesting names appearing are Jason "neptune" Tran, who will be old enough for MSL soon - for real this time, David "Sneaky" Polster from MakeWarNotLove, who was recently relegated from MDL, and Eric "adreN" Hoag from Mythic. The full standings can be found on FACEIT's website.
This week saw the end of FPL-C for August, with Caleb "jaychancE" Davis and Christopher "cJ" Jones securing their spots in FPL starting this upcoming week. AAustiN also made his way back to the top five. Here are the final standings for August:
| Rank | Name | Points | Prize |
| 1. | Caleb "jaychancE" Davis |
1342 | $1,250 + FPL |
| 2. | Christopher "cJ" Jones |
1333 | $750 + FPL |
| 3. | AAustiN |
1294 | $500 |
| 4. | Hunter "koga" Allen |
1274 | $250 |
| 5. | Brandon "BOOBIE" Roberts |
1266 | $250 |
September's FPL-C season has already begun, with players fighting for another two spots in the prestigious FPL. The full standings for this week of FPL-C can be found on FACEIT's website.
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