As ESL Pro League Season 23 Stage 1 heads into its final, do-or-die Round 5 matchups, the race for the top individual performer is heating up. Several players have distanced themselves from the pack with incredible mechanical displays and high-impact performances to keep their teams alive in the Swiss stage.
Holding strong at the #1 spot is FUT’s Kosovar rifler Krabeni, boasting an impressive 1.28 rating across 8 maps. His teammate lauNX has now surged into second place with a 1.25 rating, proving just how lethal the FUT roster has been. Meanwhile, Ninjas in Pyjamas’ xKacpersky remains right behind them in third with a 1.23 rating over a grueling 11 maps.
Here are the highest-rated players at the tournament so far:
| Rank | Player | Team | Maps | K/D | Rating |
| 1 | 🇽🇰 Krabeni | FUT | 8 | 1.34 | 1.28 |
| 2 | 🇷🇴 lauNX | FUT | 8 | 1.34 | 1.25 |
| 3 | 🇵🇱 xKacpersky | Ninjas in Pyjamas | 11 | 1.21 | 1.23 |
| 4 | 🇱🇹 Bymas | Monte | 10 | 1.20 | 1.22 |
| 5 | 🇦🇷 Luken | Gaimin Gladiators | 9 | 1.18 | 1.20 |
| 6 | 🇱🇹 dziugss | FUT | 8 | 1.35 | 1.20 |
| 7 | 🇧🇷 latto | Legacy | 7 | 1.21 | 1.18 |
| 8 | 🇲🇳 Senzu | Passion UA | 10 | 1.14 | 1.18 |
| 9 | 🇷🇺 Jame | PARIVISION | 9 | 1.34 | 1.17 |
| 10 | 🇧🇷 nqz | paiN | 10 | 1.27 | 1.17 |
| 11 | 🇩🇰 Staehr | Astralis | 9 | 1.07 | 1.16 |
| 12 | 🇧🇬 Rainwaker | Monte | 10 | 1.07 | 1.15 |
| 13 | 🇸🇪 nilo | HEROIC | 8 | 1.18 | 1.15 |
| 14 | 🇧🇷 arT | Legacy | 7 | 1.15 | 1.15 |
| 15 | 🇫🇷 Lucky | 3DMAX | 9 | 1.01 | 1.15 |
