We are but a short time into March, and over the past couple days the rankings have fluctuated. Finally things have been decided and we can take a closer look. There have been some huge drops, and some huge gains. Inactivity has really began to take effect on some, bringing lots of more active players to where they probably deserve on the list. We have five new faces to the top thirty, and only two rankings have remained unchanged. Let's begin our look into the GosuGamer's rankings with the top ten.

Mondragon still on top, Draco back at second


Still sitting on his throne yet again this month, ToT)Mondragon( is still number one and has built up a very large lead over second place. Claiming second this month was Draco, who has lost points for the third month in a row due to inactivity. Losing second place, and now in third after some very tough losses was MYM.Strelok, who is only ten points behind. He lost more points than Draco, which is why he is now at third. If he can manage to avoid losing to unranked players and can play like we all know he can, he is very likely to regain the number two spot next month.

The first debut into the top ten this month at number four was MYM.F91, who gained enough points to rise ten spots, and did not lose a single point. He is only nine points above Excello.IefNaij, who has been playing in several different events, many of which have promoted him up a spot putting him at fifth.

Our second entrant, gaining an impressive ten spots and and moving into ninth place was ToT)Gosia(. His strong play in events, especially GosuGamer's very own cash tournament "Masters of the Craft" have definitely earned him this spot.

GosuGamers Rankings Top 30 03
#PlayerTeamPtsChange
#1 Mondragon (Christoph Semke)Templars of Twilight 1425 -
#2 Draco (Krzysztof Nalepka) 1347 +1
#3 Strelok (Eugin Oparyshev)MeetYourMakers 1337 -1
#4 F91 (Sun Yi Feng)MeetYourMakers 1285 +10
#5 IefNaij (Jian Fei Wang)Excello1276 +1
#6 Legend (Luo Xian)Beijing Esports Team 1257 -1
#7 eXeCuToR (Roberto Miranda)Los Reyes del Mambo 1247 -3
#8 SEn (Yang Chia Cheng)MeetYourMakers 1227 +2
#9 Gosia (Rafal Kontowicz)Templars of Twilight 1214 +11
#10 Pj (Jun Chun Sha)World Elite 1201 -1
#11 HoRRoR.T (Marius Overhageböck)Starcraft Troopers 1196 NEW!
#12 CaStrO (Jose Castro)Excello 1194 -4
#13 White-Ra (Aleks Krupnick)MeetYourMakers 1191 +2
#14 Testie (Nick Perentesis)MeetYourMakers 1182 -3
#15 Notforu (Alexander Davydov)3DClan 1182 +8
#16 XiaOzI (Zhe Teng)Templars of Twilight1182 +1
#17 SquaLL (David Saez)Templars of Twilight1181 NEW!
#18 Chosen (Shawn Simon)Excello 1179 +8
#19 IdrA (Greg Fields)Micro Media 1178 -6
#20 Arew (Vytautas Graiciunas)Templars of Twilight 1175 -1
#21 A2 (Dmitry Demichev)Team RoX 1173 -5
#22 Dreiven (Grzegorz Kordek)MeetYourMakers 1164 -15
#23 iNfeRnaL (Patrick Möller)Templars of Twilight 1161 -2
#24 Tarson (Tom)Betson Voodoo Gaming 1156 NEW!
#25 Ex (Vakhtang Zakiev)Team RoX 1151 -7
#26 DinOt (Cristóbal Lledó)MeetYourMakers 1149 +4
#27 Fenix (Giancarlos Joan Morayra Alejo)Los Reyes del Mambo 1143 -
#28 Yayba (Jarek Pociecha)Los Reyes del Mambo1142 NEW!
#29 TemujiN (Shyngis Satubayev)3DClan 1140 -17
#30 NonY (Tyler Wasieleski)Micro Media 1139 NEW!
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Breakdown by Race
RacePlayersHighest rank
Protoss12Draco (#2)
Zerg10Mondragon (#1)
Terran7Strelok (#3)
Random1Testie (#14)A reasonable balance in the races this month.

Dreiven and Temujin drop far


February was a very bad month for MYM.Dreiven. He has been very active this month, but for whatever reason, if even only bad luck, he has taken some very harsh losses and dropped a total of fifteen spots on the rankings, going from seventh to twenty second. Let this be no indication of Dreiven's skill, as many hope and expect to see him back on top by next month. The only player losing more spots than Dreiven was 3D.Temujin, who alongside the Polish player were the only two to drop so much despite being fairly active. Both players will have numerous chances this month to bump up, and we will see if they can manage or if they will slip out of the top thirty altogether.

Five fresh faces from February


Debuting this month at the highest spot (eleventh) is the StarCraft Trooper himself, HoRRoR.T-ScT, who holds wins over several of the other players who appear on the top thirty this month. He is one of two terran players on the top fifteen, alongside third placed MYM.Strelok.

Next up is ToT)Squall(, who is at seventeenth place this month. Strong play in the Masters of the Craft tournament as well as the other deciding leagues and tournaments boosted him up immensely. Joining them this month were BVG.Tarson, LRM)Yayba, and NonY[Media], who holds wins over many players above him, including ToT)Mondragon(, MYM.Strelok, and Excello.Chosen, who is at eighteenth this March after gaining an impressive eight spots.

Powerhouse 3D.Notforu also gained many spots, particularly due to the results he brought forth in the King Of The Hill. Signs point nowhere but up for him, as he shows no signs of slowing down for anyone.
Top 30 Breakdown - Team
TeamPlayersHighest rank
MeetYourMakers7 Strelok (#3)
Templars of Twilight6 Mondragon (#1)
Excello3 IefNaij (#4)
Los Reyes del Mambo3 eXeCuToR (#7)
Team RoX2 A2 (#7)
3DClan2 Notforu (#15)
Micro Media2 IdrA (#19)
Beijing Esports Team1 Legend (#6)
World Elite1 PJ (#10)
Starcraft Troopers1 HoRRoR.T (#11)
Betson Voodoo Gaming1 Tarson (#24)

Poland gives us the most players


The Polish community proves their strength and presence once again, as a total of five players appear this month. Following behind in a five-way tie with three representatives each are Germany, China, Canada, Russia, and The United States of America. In total, a great percentage of the globe is represented, and we definitely see many of the faces that will be playing for their countries in the upcoming World Cyber Games 2008.

Top 30 Breakdown - Nations
NationPlayersHighest rank
Poland5 Draco (#2)
Germany3 Mondragon (#1)
China3 F91 (#4)
Canada3 IefNaij (#5)
United States3 Chosen (#18)
Russia3 Notforu (#15)
Ukraine2 Strelok (#3)
Spain2 eXeCuToR (#7)
Peru2 CaStrO (#12)
Taiwan1 Sen (#8)
Lithuania1 Arew (#20)
Kazakstan1 Temujin (#22)
Chile1 xLo.DinOt (#26)

MeetYourMakers and the Templars of Twilight, still on top statistically


Both teams bring us almost half of the total top thirty, with thirteen players (forty percent) claimed. Following behind with three players is the newest Excello. The usual faces are still around, despite roster, name, and leadership changes recently. Los Reyes del Mambo, Team RoX, Micro Media, and 3DClan make up the majority of the rest, with at least two people each from their teams. Also, Betson Voodoo Gaming brings their player Tarson to position twenty four in his debut. Will he be able to keep his spot, and will other players from this team be able to make their way into the top thirty? We are not very far away from finding out.


Overall...


The rankings have undergone quite a makeover since last month, and perhaps are a better reflection of the current scene. However, things can, will, and have changed and changed quickly, so all of the players will have to be on their best game if they wish to survive until next month. There are many events planned for the future, with infinite possibilities, so keep a close eye, bet smart, and stay tuned for April's rankings!