We are now one four months deep into 2021 and the big talking point on the CS:GO scene so far, must be the complete and utter dominance by the Eastern European region called CIS. The region possesses strong teams as Natus Vincere, Gambit, Virtus.pro, and Spirit who all are placed within the Top 10 on the world ranking.
And if you look at the best individual players of the year, CIS players also dominates the list with seven players inside the Top 10 Highest-Rated players.
Here you can see the best performing players of 2021 (Top 30):
Top 10 Highest-Rated players 2021
(K-D difference)
1. s1mple (Natus Vincere) | 1.35 Rating (+337)
2. El1an (ex-Winstrike) | 1.29 Rating (+232)
3. YEKINDAR (Virtus.pro) | 1.25 Rating (+147)
4. sh1ro (Gambit) | 1.24 Rating (+395)
5. Jame (Virtus.pro) | 1.22 Rating (+291)
6. Ax1Le (Gambit) | 1.17 Rating (+207)
7. Hobbit (Gambit) | 1.17 Rating (+188)
8. EliGE (Liquid) | 1.17 Rating (+96)
9. Aerial (HAVU) | 1.16 Rating (+134)
10. xseveN (HAVU) | 1.16 Rating (+83)
Enjoy some of the best plays of 2021 here:
