Rank S Recap - djay claims top spot, effys gets last ESEA payout for awhile
The month of August has finished, with another month of Rank S being completed. Jonathan "djay" Dallal of Excelerate has won first place with his 18 points and secured the $2,000 prize along with his earned $60.
Here are the top 20 players from the month:
| Rank | Name | Points | Earned | Prize |
| 1. |  Jonathan "djay" Dallal |
18 | $60 | $2000 |
| 2. |  Koby "kobruh" Higgs |
12 | $40 | $1000 |
| 2. | Loic "effys" Sauvageau |
12 | $40 | $1000 |
| 2. | Tyson "TenZ" Ngo |
12 | $40 | $1000 |
| 5. | Alex "aproto" Protopapas |
10 | $50 | |
| 5. | Gabriel "GMAN" Ordaz |
10 | $50 | |
| 7. | Andy "vSa" Xu |
8 | $35 | |
| 7. | Gabe "Spongey" Greiner |
8 | $35 | |
| 9. | Michael "dapr" Gulino |
6 | $20 | |
| 9. | vylo |
6 | $20 | |
| 9. | Jack "xCeeD" Holiman |
6 | $20 | |
| 12. | Jake "kaboose" McDonald |
4 | $30 | |
| 12. | Austin "crashies" Roberts |
4 | $30 | |
| 14. | Kevin "4pack" Przypasniak |
2 | $20 | |
| 15. | Ludovic "tiz" Emond |
2 | $15 | |
| 16. | KiiroKami |
0 | $0 | |
| 17. | Matthew "Wardell" Bowman |
0 | $0 | |
| 18. | Ian "Tex" Botsch |
0 | $0 | |
| 19. | Blake "Strings" Stringer |
0 | $0 | |
| 20. | Yassine "Subroza" Taofik |
0 | $10 |
Also placing in the money was Loic "effys" Sauvageau, who due to his recent ESEA ban will not be making further appearances for at least a year. Three members of Vision found their way to the top 20, along with numerous other MDL players. Ghost members Matthew "Wardell" Bowman and Yassine "Subroza" Taofik also snuck into the top, though neither finished the month with any points.
KiiroKami, who placed at the top of Rank G in July, also makes an appearance, despite not accruing any points.
The full standings can be found on ESEA's website.
Rank G has still not featured any known players, but has still seen substantial activity. Here are the top five players from Rank G in August:
| Rank | Name | Division | Points |
| 1. | wiLLyG |
Main | 88 |
| 2. | Kyle "Wolffe" Greenfield |
Main | 72 |
| 2. | Mohammad "gazgoz" Alharbi |
44 | |
| 4. | Asuna |
Advanced | 44 |
| 5. | mad4a |
Intermediate | 42 |
