Rank S Recap - n0thing but money
The first week of Rank S and Rank G for May has come to an end, with Jordan "n0thing" Gilbert gearing up for the start of the ESEA Advanced season with a first place finish in Rank S. Derek "desi" Branchen topped the board over in Rank G, pulling far ahead of the competition with a score of 126 to round out the week.
The top ten for the past week of Rank S is as follows:
| Rank | Name | $ Prize |
| 1. |  Jordan "n0thing" Gilbert |
$1,000.00 |
| 2. | Adam "Polen" Polen |
$400.00 |
| 2. | Jake "kaboose" McDonald |
$400.00 |
| 2. |  Jonathan "djay" Dallal |
$400.00 |
| 2. | Brandon "BOOBIE" Roberts |
$400.00 |
| 2. | Joshua "KiiroKami" Kim |
$400.00 |
| 7. | Ben "ben1337" Smith |
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| 7. | Collin "wrath" McSweegan |
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| 8. | Nolan "Temperature" Pepper |
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| 8. |  Maxim "wippie" Shepelev |
Mythic's Adam "Polen" Polen was part of a five-way tie for second place that involved fellow MDL players Jake "kaboose" McDonald and Joshua "KiiroKami" Kim, the sole Canadian representative in the top ten this week Jonathan "djay" Dallal, and recent Rank S Combine attendee Brandon "BOOBIE" Roberts. The five players split a combined $2,000 to take $400 apiece for the week.
The top ten earners for Rank S 2019 so far are as follows:
| Rank | Change | Name | Total $ |
| 1. | - | Jeff "RZU" Ngo |
$9,016.16 |
| 2. | - | Danny "cxzi" Strzelczyk |
$8,615.00 |
| 3. | - | Derrick "LILMAN" Boyne |
$6,082.08 |
| 4. | - | Chris "Slash" Petersen |
$5,631.23 |
| 5. | - | Derek "desi" Branchen |
$5,433.33 |
| 6. | - | Peter "ptr" Gurney |
$4,692.85 |
| 7. | - | Alex "aproto" Protopapas |
$3,737.50 |
| 8. | +2 | Jake "kaboose" McDonald |
$3,095.00 |
| 9. | -1 | Josh "PwnAlone" Pigue |
$2,945.83 |
| 10. | -1 | Yassine "Subroza" Taoufik |
$2,887.48 |
The top earners table for Rank S saw little shift as the majority of players who currently occupy it were unable to add to their totals, with just kaboose moving up in the standings by two spots to overtake Josh "PwnAlone" Pigue and Yassine "Subroza" Taoufik.
Down in Rank G, Derek "desi" Branchen took a dominant lead to end the week with a 22 point lead over his closest competitor, with Amine "dopamine" Hamzic comfortably holding on to second place with a thirty point lead of his own over Erick "Xeppaa" Bach.
The standings for the week were:
| Rank | Name | $ Prize |
| 1. | Derek "desi" Branchen |
$1,000.00 |
| 2. | Amine "dopamine" Hamzic |
$500.00 |
| 3. | Erick "Xeppaa" Bach |
$275.00 |
| 4. | Jonathan "djay" Dallal |
$250.00 |
| 5. | Derrick "LILMAN" Boyne |
$225.00 |
| 6. | Sean "Inseaniac" Morrison |
$200.00 |
| 7. |  Nijaz "Dota-t-k-o" Kostic |
$175.00 |
| 8. | Randy "Smiley" Sandoval |
$150.00 |
| 9. | Nolan "Temperature" Pepper |
$125.00 |
| 10. | Jet "Jet-" Gao |
$100.00 |
The majority of Rank G was filled by a mixture of MDL and Advanced players, with four Canadians placing in the top ten. Notably, Nolan "Temperature" Pepper ended this week of Rank G and Rank S in ninth place, while Derrick "LILMAN" Boyne slipped from his regular placing at the top of the board in Rank S to a fifth place finish in Rank G.
