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 | π½π° Krabeni | FUT | 8 | 1.34 | 1.28 |
| 2 | π·π΄ lauNX | FUT | 8 | 1.34 | 1.25 |
| 3 | π΅π± xKacpersky | Ninjas in Pyjamas | 11 | 1.21 | 1.23 |
| 4 | π±πΉ Bymas | Monte | 10 | 1.20 | 1.22 |
| 5 | π¦π· Luken | Gaimin Gladiators | 9 | 1.18 | 1.20 |
| 6 | π±πΉ dziugss | FUT | 8 | 1.35 | 1.20 |
| 7 | π§π· latto | Legacy | 7 | 1.21 | 1.18 |
| 8 | π²π³ Senzu | Passion UA | 10 | 1.14 | 1.18 |
| 9 | π·πΊ Jame | PARIVISION | 9 | 1.34 | 1.17 |
| 10 | π§π· nqz | paiN | 10 | 1.27 | 1.17 |
| 11 | π©π° Staehr | Astralis | 9 | 1.07 | 1.16 |
| 12 | π§π¬ Rainwaker | Monte | 10 | 1.07 | 1.15 |
| 13 | πΈπͺ nilo | HEROIC | 8 | 1.18 | 1.15 |
| 14 | π§π· arT | Legacy | 7 | 1.15 | 1.15 |
| 15 | π«π· Lucky | 3DMAX | 9 | 1.01 | 1.15 |











