Rank S Recap - RZU and cxzi stay hot
Another week of Rank S and Rank G has come to an end, but unfortunately for those involved, no further players will be earning places at the upcoming Rank S Combine.
The top ten for the past week of Rank S is as follows:
| Rank | Name | $ Prize |
| 1. |  Danny "cxzi" Strzelczyk |
$812.50 |
| 1. | Jeff "RZU" Ngo |
$812.50 |
| 3. | Caleb "opportunity" Davis |
$487.50 |
| 3. | Josh "PwnAlone" Pigue |
$487.50 |
| 5. | Nolan "Temperature" Pepper |
$400 |
| 6. | Blake "Strings" Stringer |
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| 7. |  Nijaz "Dota-t-k-o" Kostic |
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| 8. | Josh "shinobi" Abastado |
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| 9. | Will "dazzLe" Loafman |
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| 9. | Ian "Tex" Botsch |
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| 9. | Chris "Slash" Petersen |
Danny "cxzi" Strzelczyk and Jeff "RZU" Ngo topped the list, and also happen to be the two top earners in Rank S so far in 2019. Recent promotee Nijaz "Dota-t-k-o" Kostic also made an appearance at the top, though just outside of the money.
The top ten earners for Rank S 2019 so far are as follows:
| Rank | Change | Name | Total $ |
| 1. | - | Jeff "RZU" Ngo |
$7,716.66 |
| 2. | - | Danny "cxzi" Strzelczyk |
$7,615.00 |
| 3. | - | Derek "desi" Branchen |
$5,433.33 |
| 4. | - |  Derrick "LILMAN" Boyne |
$5,365.41 |
| 5. | - | Chris "Slash" Petersen |
$4,193.73 |
| 6. | - | Peter "ptr" Gurney |
$3,884.52 |
| 7. | - | Alex "aproto" Protopapas |
$3,737.50 |
| 8. | +2 | Josh "PwnAlone" Pigue |
$3,095.00 |
| 9. | -1 | Yassine "Subroza" Taoufik |
$2,945.83 |
| 10. | -1 | Andy "vSa" Xu |
$2,777.38 |
The only change at the top sees Josh "PwnAlone" Pigue continue his surge up the overall standings, overtaking Canadians Yassine "Subroza" Taoufik and Andy "vSa" Xu.
Over in Rank G, Fragadelphia mainstay Bryce "PureR" Lovell took top honors, improving on his second place finish from last week. Making another appearance was Dota-t-k-o, taking full advantage of promotion to Rank S by double-dipping back into Rank G.
The standings for the week were:
| Rank | Name | $ Prize |
| 1. | Bryce "PureR" Lovell |
$1,000 |
| 2. | Randy "smiley" Sandoval |
$500 |
| 3. | Mike "real_bM" Desanto |
$275 |
| 4. | Nijaz "Dota-t-k-o" Kostic |
$250 |
| 5. | Ethan "ReckMONSTER" Serrano |
$225 |
| 6. | Brandon "BOOBIE" Roberts |
$200 |
| 7. | Brandon "Sharkie" L. |
$175 |
| 8. | Erick "Xeppaa" Bach |
$150 |
| 9. | Muhtadi "b0ssy" Irq |
$125 |
| 10. | Eric "HIA" Boggs |
$100 |
Also picking up some spare cash was Brandon "BOOBIE" Roberts, who is slated to be in attendance in Las Vegas at the Rank S Combine.
