CS:GO global power rankings - March 17, 2016
— -- While true power rankings might be most meaningful using results from a time period of as little as one week during active online play season, I believe the optimal term is roughly a month -- usually enough to fit one or two offline tournaments, as well as online play, into the equation. That's opposed to HLTV.org's and Duncan "Thorin" Shields' world rankings, which take a long-term view of usually around three to six months, so these power rankings will focus on a significantly shorter time period.
Offline play will naturally weigh in more than matches that took place online, and even with such a short time frame the latest results are more important than ones from four weeks ago. With these guidelines in place, let's take a look at the first ESPN CS:GO Power Rankings, just in time for MLG Columbus, where many of these 20 teams will be competing for their share of the $1 million prize purse.
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