Rank S Recap - Weeks Jan 7 - 27
Last week's Rank S has concluded, with the top 10 players receiving money for their performance. In this post, we'll look at the past three weeks to catch up with the weeks missed due to the Major. James "hazed" Cobb, Michael "dapr" Gulino, and Derek "desi" Branchen won the last three weeks of Rank S, and have received the largest portion of the prize money. Here are the top 20 players from each of the last three weeks:
January 7 - 13
| Rank | Name | Points | Prize $ |
| 1. |  James "hazed" Cobb |
102 | $1,250 |
| 2. | Skyler "Relyks" Weaver |
101 | $1,000 |
| 3. |  Jason "jasonR" Ruchelski |
86 | $750 |
| 4. | Leonardo "Laski" Arroyo |
76 | $500 |
| 5. |  Edgar "MarKE" Jimenez |
73 | $450 |
| 6. | Jake "Stewie2K" Yip |
58 | $350 |
| 7. |  Rory "dephh" Jackson |
56 | $300 |
| 8. | Samuel "SileNt" Portillo |
55 | $250 |
| 9. | Jaccob "yay" Whiteaker |
49 | $200 |
| 10. |  Buğra "Calyx" Arkın |
48 | $150 |
| 11. | Peter "ptr" Gurney |
45 | |
| 12. |  Miikka "suNny" Kemppi |
45 | |
| 13. |  Jesus "sam_A" Taboada |
41 | |
| 14. | Sam "s0m" Oh |
41 | |
| 15. | Erik "fl0m" Flom |
31 | |
| 16. | Bradley "ANDROID-X23" Fodor |
31 | |
| 17. | Derek "desi" Branchen |
30 | |
| 18. | Ismailcan "XANTARES" Dörtkardeş |
30 | |
| 19. | Todd "anger" Williams |
29 | |
| 20. | Shahzeb "ShahZaM" Khan |
26 |
January 14 - 20
| Rank | Name | Points | Prize $ |
| 1. | Michael "dapr" Gulino |
89 | $1,250 |
| 2. | Skyler "Relyks" Weaver |
88 | $1,000 |
| 3. | Joshua "steel" Nissan |
84 | $750 |
| 4. | Jaccob "yay" Whiteaker |
84 | $500 |
| 5. | Sam "s0m" Oh |
74 | $450 |
| 6. |  Ricardo "boltz" Prass |
67 | $350 |
| 7. | Jake "temple" Hass |
66 | $300 |
| 8. | Peter "ptr" Gurney |
61 | $250 |
| 9. |  François "AmaNEk" Delaunay |
56 | $200 |
| 10. | Jesus "sam_A" Taboada |
55 | $150 |
| 11. | Jake "Stewie2K" Yip |
55 | |
| 12. | Edgar "MarKE" Jimenez |
44 | |
| 13. |  Robin "ropz" Kool |
44 | |
| 14. |  Olof "olofmeister" Kajbjer |
42 | |
| 15. | James "hazed" Cobb |
38 | |
| 16. | Jason "jasonR" Ruchelski |
36 | |
| 17. | Dan "apEX" Madesclaire |
36 | |
| 18. | Miikka "suNny" Kemppi |
36 | |
| 19. |  Håvard "rain" Nygaard |
35 | |
| 20. | Derek "desi" Branchen |
33 |
January 21 - 27
| Rank | Name | Points | Prize $ |
| 1. | Derek "desi" Branchen |
82 | $1,250 |
| 2. | Zack "XotiC" Elshani |
77 | $1,000 |
| 3. | Stephen "reltuC" Cutler |
71 | $750 |
| 4. | Ethan "nahtE" Arnold |
60 | $500 |
| 5. | Matt "Pollo" Wilson |
59 | $450 |
| 6. | Timothy "autimatic" Ta |
42 | $350 |
| 7. | James "JamezIRL" Macaulay |
41 | $300 |
| 8. | Sam "s0m" Oh |
39 | $250 |
| 9. | Jason "jasonR" Ruchelski |
36 | $200 |
| 10. | Nick "nitr0" Cannella |
36 | $150 |
| 11. | Maikil "Golden" Selim |
35 | |
| 12. | Kaleb "moose" Jayne |
35 | |
| 13. | Olof "olofmeister" Kajbjer |
34 | |
| 14. | Skyler "Relyks" Weaver |
33 | |
| 15. | Gustavo "SHOOWTiME" Gonçalves |
33 | |
| 16. | James "hazed" Cobb |
30 | |
| 17. | Bradley "ANDROID-X23" Fodor |
30 | |
| 18. | Samuel "SileNt" Portillo |
28 | |
| 19. | Leonardo "Laski" Arroyo |
27 | |
| 20. |  Ladislav "GuardiaN" Kovács |
26 |
There are a lot of interesting and notable names this week, particularly with the Major going on. Major finalists Jake "Stewie2K" Yip, Timothy "autimatic" Ta, Olof "olofmeister" Kajbjer, Håvard "rain" Nygaard, and Ladislav "GuardiaN" Kovács each placed in the top 20 of at least one week. Other European players like Buğra "Calyx" Arkın and Ismailcan "XANTARES" Dörtkardeş from Space Soldiers, Miikka "suNny" Kemppi and Robin "ropz" Kool from mousesports, Dan "apEX" Madesclaire from G2, and Maikil "Golden" Selim from Fnatic made appearances.
New Rise Nation members Skyler "Relyks" Weaver and Michael "dapr" Gulino along with new Splyce member Zack "XotiC" Elshani also placed very high over this timespan. Some other interesting appearances are Ricardo "boltz" Prass, Stephen "reltuC" Cutler, James "JamezIRL" Macaulay, Kaleb "moose" Jayne, and Gustavo "SHOOWTiME" Gonçalves. The full standings for Rank S can be found on ESEA's website.
January's Rank G is almost completed, with Josh "PwnAlone" Pigue far ahead of everyone else in the race to Rank S. Here are the top 5 players in the month of January:
| Rank | Name | Division | Points |
| 1. | Josh "PwnAlone" Pigue |
MDL | 244 |
| 2. | Austin "Cooper-" Abadir |
MDL | 196 |
| 3. | "Tame" |
152 | |
| 4. | Tyson "TenZ" Ngo |
MDL | 142 |
| 5. | Austin "DankdyNasty" Waite |
142 |
Unlike some of the other months, three of the top 5 players are in MDL this season, with Swole Patrol and BlackOut being in contention for a possible playoff spot. You can find the whole standings for Rank G on ESEA's website. Make sure to tune in again next week for another week of Rank S.
