Astralis and Ninjas in Pyjamas are on the rise.
Following strong performances at PGL Astana, both teams have jumped significantly in Valve’s official global ranking, climbing into the conversation for direct invites and tier-one recognition.
For Astralis, the VRS boost comes off the back of their unexpected run to the grand final in Kazakhstan — a campaign where HooXi and company took down names like Virtus.pro, Aurora and NAVI on their way to a top-two finish.
The result has pushed Astralis up seven spots, landing them at number 10 in the world.
NIP follow suit
Also trending upward is Snappi’s NIP squad, who made the quarterfinals in their first big LAN with the new roster.
That showing, combined with their Fragadelphia title earlier this month, has sent them flying up the ladder — all the way from outside the top 50 all the way to 25th.
Much of the credit goes to sjuush and r1nkle, who have continued to deliver consistent impact since the lineup came together.
Updated ranking
Top 25 – Valve Global Ranking (May 20, 2025)
- Vitality – 2126 points
- Spirit – 1960 points
- Falcons – 1939 points
- MOUZ – 1930 points
- The MongolZ – 1810 points
- Aurora – 1762 points
- FaZe – 1719 points
- Natus Vincere – 1719 points
- G2 – 1719 points
- Astralis – 1672 points
- 3DMAX – 1647 points
- Liquid – 1637 points
- GamerLegion – 1636 points
- Virtus.pro – 1544 points
- Heroic – 1535 points
- Complexity – 1519 points
- FURIA – 1470 points
- MIBR – 1425 points
- TYLOO – 1414 points
- paiN – 1316 points
- B8 – 1300 points
- BIG – 1299 points
- FlyQuest – 1278 points
- Lynn Vision – 1272 points
- Ninjas in Pyjamas – 1262 points
