So, after Worlds ended its split, the VALORANT Esports Official proceeded to drop the new updated Global Power Rankings. The internet has, needless to say, been having a field day. These cyber skies seemed to initiate a data-driven update but ended up turning into a roast session. From players to casual viewers, no one is holding back. Some term it “the worst ranking ever,” and some call it “total nonsense.”
Let’s get this out of the way officially and break this down. The ranking is some sort of algorithm, mostly considering all the stats that were available during the group stage matches. But extrapolating the reaction? Just absolute chaos. Just the first reply set the tone well. User RuxzVlr: “the worst ranking ever 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣”. That sentiment is echoed everywhere. ZhivkoDimitrov1 replied, “Lmfao, what a useless statistic; Makes 0 sense.” Ouch. It posed a wave of mass confusion.
Weirdness happens with XLG-Team. Several people such as RocketBullets and neitswft are asking the same question: “Why is XLG the only colored one?” This weird anomaly jumped out at everyone. HazzaJC_ said that “XLG the only logo with sauce,” which is a funny way of saying it just stuck out for no reason at all. Tiny details like these are what make the whole list feel somewhat random, you know?
Then, the spots are the real controversy, though. “PRX should be 1st and NRG should be 2nd,” said User Rixi__, getting everyone in a very serious discussion. AkumaLightz replied to him, doubting whether the statement was serious: “bait? how is NRG second?” This opened up the whole debate about where teams should be. Los The Dog was all for asserting “NRG should be higher!” So basically, everybody is all over the place about whether specific teams even deserve their ranking. It is clear that the formula used did not correspond with the community consensus of actual performances throughout the matches.
Now, another series of jokes comes into play! User Laishyyy stated, “The Guy who calculated that has to stop drinking vodka right now,” throwing witty shade onto the rankings. Marwin72165252 posted the GIF of a confused-looking guy, captioned “El que hace los rankings:” which means “The one who makes the rankings:.” It’s like the community just agrees that this list is a big miss.
Some pretty angry reactions: BonjyESP said a string of “AJAJAJAJAJAJAJA,” which in Spanish is LMAO. At the same time, Heretics xTittan wrote in Spanish, “Tú tienes que estar de coña PUAJAJAJAJAJAJAJJAJAJSJSKAJAKAJSJSBSJAB,” which means basically, “You have to be joking,” followed by insane laughter. That’s the international VALORANT community also equally confused by this.
Some spicy interaction between teams is underway. Fan User LevialorantBR predicted, “It will be funny when a team outside the top 10 wins the Champions (MIBR). Such a bold call!” This shows a lot of pessimism over these rankings ever predicting the real outcome. Another user, iMarck_, came for the kill: “Posting this only highlights how poorly done your Power Ranking is.” It’s not just that people disagree; they think the entire exercise was flawed from the start.
Wait, what was I saying? Oh, the backlash. It’s everywhere. Even Team Heretics’ official Valorant account got in on it, tweeting “We did It again” with a flexing emoji-a pretty funny and confident response to their placement. Almost seemed like the teams themselves are almost going with the chaos.
Then, the takeaway here is that VALORANT’s global power rankings, which were meant to take a serious look at the competitive landscape, instead turned into a meme factory. The chasm between the data and the community’s perception is just huge. That certainly opens up the question of how these rankings are put together and whether they can be taken seriously as representing a team’s strength. At least, in the present day, they’ve given the players something to talk and laugh about. Definitely a conversation starter, though most people just use it to crack jokes. The group stage has ended, but the saga has only just begun.
