Rank S Recap - leaf blooms with Swisher in Rank S; wrath tops Rank G
As is customary, the first week of May's Rank S ladder continued to feature a number of ties. Michael "Swisher" Schmid and Nathan "leaf" Orf shared the crown while there were also ties for third and fifth. Down in Rank G, Collin "wrath" McSweegan claimed a cool grand after finishing 6 points clear of Paolo "pao" Lope.
This week's top ten players in Rank S were:
| Rank | Name | Prize |
| 1. |  Michael "Swisher" Schmid |
$812.50 |
| 1. | Nathan "leaf" Orf |
$812.50 |
| 3. | Jason "jmoh" Mohandessi |
$487.50 |
| 3. | Josh "PwnAlone" Pigue |
$487.50 |
| 5. | Peter "ptr" Gurney |
$200.00 |
| 5. |  Justin "FaNg" Coakley |
$200.00 |
| 7. | Jimmy "Marved" Nguyen |
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| 8. | Austin "AAustiN" Urb |
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| 9. | Alexander "zander" Diaz |
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| 9. | Rahul "curry" Nemani |
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| 9. | Sean "Inseaniac" Morrison |
The full standings are available here.
Peter "ptr" Gurney and Justin "FaNg" Coakley split the final chunk of change in fifth place, Jason "jmoh" Mohandessi and Josh "PwnAlone" Pigue shared the final spot on the podium. Sean "Inseaniac" Morrison was the sole representative from ESEA Advanced who featured in the top ten.
wrath and pao ran away with Rank G, with just twenty six points separating runner-up pao from third-place finisher Kyle "Wolffe" Greenfield and the rest of the top ten.
The Rank G table for the past week was:
| Rank | Name | Prize |
| 1. | Collin "wrath" McSweegan |
$1,000.00 |
| 2. | Paolo "pao" Lope |
$500.00 |
| 3. | Kyle "Wolffe" Greenfield |
$275.00 |
| 4. | Bradley "ANDROID" Fodor |
$250.00 |
| 5. | Brett "hyper-" Rhein |
$212.50 |
| 5. | "JeorgeSnorts" |
$212.50 |
| 7. | Brandon "YuZ" Cyr |
$175.00 |
| 8. | Michael "Turismo" Haas |
$150.00 |
| 9. | Derrick "LILMAN" Boyne |
$125.00 |
| 10. | Marian "tyfoon" Lesnic |
$100.00 |
The full standings are available here.
