{"id":387190,"date":"2026-04-27T22:50:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T22:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=387190"},"modified":"2026-04-27T22:50:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T22:50:19","slug":"mauisnake-updated-top-20-players-after-iem-rio-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/mauisnake-updated-top-20-players-after-iem-rio-2026","title":{"rendered":"Mauisnake: Updated Top 20 Players After IEM Rio 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"560\">Mauisnake updated his Top 20 players list after <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">IEM Rio 2026<\/span><\/span>, using results from events like ESL Pro League Season 23, BLAST Open Rotterdam, PGL Bucharest, and Rio itself. He explained that recent LAN performances heavily shifted the rankings, with players from teams like <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Team Vitality<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Natus Vincere<\/span><\/span>, and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">FURIA Esports<\/span><\/span> gaining major ground. He especially highlighted players like KSCERATO, flameZ, and m0NESY as key risers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"1144\">One of the biggest talking points was Mauisnake\u2019s belief that <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Ilya \u2018m0NESY\u2019 Osipov<\/span><\/span> may have overtaken <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Danil \u2018donk\u2019 Kryshkovets<\/span><\/span> in the race for the best player of 2026 so far. He argued that m0NESY\u2019s performances against elite opposition were more consistent, while donk had too many quiet games in key matches. He also placed <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Robin \u2018ropz\u2019 Kool<\/span><\/span> surprisingly high, even suggesting ropz could currently be ahead of donk because of his impact, consistency, and value in high-pressure arena matches.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1687\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">At the top, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Mathieu \u2018ZywOo\u2019 Herbaut<\/span><\/span> remained the clear number one in his eyes, with almost flawless performances against top-five opponents. Mauisnake also praised flameZ as the likely second-best player of the year and discussed how players like b1t, HeavyGod, and KSCERATO had quietly built strong cases for higher placements. 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