NAVI CLAIM NO. 1 IN WORLD RANKINGS AFTER EWC WIN

Natus Vincere have risen to number one in the HLTV World Rankings following their title-winning campaign at the Esports World Cup.

The team led by Aleksi "⁠ Aleksib ⁠" Virolainen previously peaked at No. 2 after their surprising Major victory in Copenhagen before dropping down the rankings, as they couldn't keep up their form and suffered early exits at ESL Pro League S19 and IEM Dallas .

They returned to form at the BLAST Premier Spring Final, where they reached the final, but the late resurgence couldn't prevent their drop to fifth in the rankings ahead of the summer break.

Upon Natus Vincere 's return to competition at the Esports World Cup, however, Andrey "⁠B1ad3⁠" Gorodenskiy's troops found form once again. They won the tournament by defeating FaZe, Mouz , and G2 to lift the title and propel themselves to the top spot in HLTV's and ESL's world rankings.

NAVI's rise also marks the first time that an Aleksib -led team reached the No. 1 spot in the world rankings. The Finnish tactician previously came closest with ENCE (No. 2) and G2 (No. 3).

Natus Vincere replace Spirit as the highest-ranked team in the world after Danil "⁠donk⁠" Kryshkovets and company reached the milestone for the first time in the organization's history just over a month ago.

Spirit also got leapfrogged by Mouz , while G2's grand final appearance returns them to the top five at the expense of FaZe, who drop out for the first time since the conclusion of IEM Sydney in October.

The entire top 30 ranking looks as follows:

Counter-Strike World ranking on July 23rd, 2024

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