Nine representatives of different media - GosuGamers included - once again gave their votes to pinpoint the 25 best StarCraft 2 players for the past month.
Finally dethroned from the back-to-back first places is Taeja. The Liquid`Terran could not keep up with the momentum he built for himself in August and September and we see him down to fifth place.
His spot at the top is taken by truly the most logical candidate - SKT's Rain. Rain experienced a historical October, winning two trophies (OSL and WCS Asia) and making a top four at the GSL, easily qualifying for the title of best player of the past month.
Following his trails are GSL royal roader Life and his opponent in the last grand final Mvp, for whom this is the third time in a row in the top three.
SC2 Rankings: Top 25 in October
1 Rain2225
2 Life2134
3 Mvp2092
4 DongRaeGu17912
5 Taeja1671
6 Leenock14710
7 Parting14620
8 MC1297
9 Hyun111NR
10 Symbol1066
11 HerO959
12 Creator9310
13 Stephano853
14 Nerchio8219
15 Seed8113
16 Polt6617
17 MarineKing628
18 Squirtle5913
19 Last56NR
20 Oz46NR
21 Violet4323
22 JYP42NR
23 RorO40NR
24 Curious33NR
25 Gumiho28NR
25 Soulkey28NR
Others receiving votes:
Others receiving votes: KT.Flash 27, SKT-T1.soO 26, EG-RC.ThorZaiN, 25, CJEntus.herO 24, NaNiWa 21, Fnatic.aLive 18, mousesports.MaNa 18, LG-IM.Younghwa 16, Prime.Maru 13, Acer.Bly 13, XMG.monchi 12, StarTale.Bomber 12, Fnatic.NightEnD 11, LG-IM.YoDa 10, MMA 10, MVP.Finale 10, Millenium.ForGG 10, San 9, Complexity.Heart 9, Acer.Scarlett 7, Team 8.BaBy 7, Karont3.LucifroN 7, ROOT.ViBE 6, QuanticTheStC 6, ROOT.MajOr 5, Gubby 4, StarTale.Hack 4, Prime.ByuN 4, MVP.Keen 3, TSL Revival 3, mTw.SuperNova 3, Western Wolves.StarNaN 2, Axion.Crank 1, Genius 1
The poll is hosted by ESFI's David Schmidt and will summarize selected media members' opinions on the best performing players on the scene. Those who took part in the October poll are:
Radoslav Kolev "Nydra", Senior Editor at GosuGamers
Ethan Ahn "Judah", Editor at ThisIsGame
Brent Ruiz, ESFI Editor-in-chief
Thomas "Khaldor" Kilian, Broadcaster at GOMTV
Dustin Steiner, eSports Editor at GameZone
Kwanghee Woo "WaxAngel", Editor-in-chief at TeamLiquid
Moritz Lindner, Fragster Editor-in-chief
Chris "ChanmanV" Chan, Host of Climbing the Ladder
Dan Chou "Frodan", Broadcaster at NASL
Source: ESFI World
