DreamHack Winter 2018 Duel Power Rankings
Page 1: Tier 1 - The Contenders
Players - rapha, RAISY, clawz - 300+ points
rapha
Being the best
Quake Live player in the world, rapha had been thirsty for a duel tournament win ever since Quake Champions LANs started. His very impressive win at the most stacked LAN tournament so far in PGL 2018, alongside his very good recent results including: Top8 at QuakeCon 2018, second place at the Italy Esports Open 2018, first place at Quake Open League #3, #6 and #7, grant rapha the highest amount of points in this ranking.
After his PGL 2018 win, and even despite losing the Italy Esports Open 2018 to RAISY, the fans of the game all believe that rapha is the best Quake Champions player in the world. After all, all of these accomplishments and all the LAN's Team Liquid won so far, who's going to argue with it? The American will be defending that title and his 2V2 crown at DreamHack Winter 2018!
RAISY
RAISY's results in Quake Champions have been nothing short of impressive, and he is one of the most active and consistent players in the game. Despite the ever changing meta, RAISY has been able to adapt his game and rise to the occasion, coming out on top at DreamHack Denver, and more recently at the Italy Esports Open 2018, against none other than rapha. With his last four LAN results being a top 4 at QuakeCon 2018, top 8 at PGL 2018, a second place at ESWC 2018, and a first place at Italy Esports Open 2018. RAISY seems Hungary for even more glory at DreamHack Winter 2018.
clawz
The flashiest aimer in the game, clawz, took the whole scene by surprise with his win at QuakeCon 2017. Then he couldn't make it out of groups at DreamHack Winter 2017. Then he won another QuakeCon in 2018.
Most recently, he comes from a very solid top 4 finish at PGL 2018, after beating RAISY in one of the most exciting games of the whole event, and losing to rapha in the semifinals. ESWC 2018 came right after and surprisingly he seemed in pretty bad shape, but managed to switch up his game halfway through the event and win it by beating RAISY once again. Once the Italy Esports Open 2018 started, RAISY got his revenge over clawz by knocking him out of the tournament without a single map win. Even though he hasn't been the most consistent with his duel performances, he remains the player with the most Duel LAN wins in the game, with QuakeCon 2017, QuakeCon 2018 and ESWC 2018 under his belt. Who's to say how well the Belorussian will perform at DreamHack Winter?
These are the players that come to this LAN with the best momentum and with the highest standards. While rapha is the favorite, any result below top 4 would be a disappointing finish for both RAISY and clawz.
rapha
Being the best
Quake Live player in the world, rapha had been thirsty for a duel tournament win ever since Quake Champions LANs started. His very impressive win at the most stacked LAN tournament so far in PGL 2018, alongside his very good recent results including: Top8 at QuakeCon 2018, second place at the Italy Esports Open 2018, first place at Quake Open League #3, #6 and #7, grant rapha the highest amount of points in this ranking.After his PGL 2018 win, and even despite losing the Italy Esports Open 2018 to RAISY, the fans of the game all believe that rapha is the best Quake Champions player in the world. After all, all of these accomplishments and all the LAN's Team Liquid won so far, who's going to argue with it? The American will be defending that title and his 2V2 crown at DreamHack Winter 2018!
RAISY
RAISY's results in Quake Champions have been nothing short of impressive, and he is one of the most active and consistent players in the game. Despite the ever changing meta, RAISY has been able to adapt his game and rise to the occasion, coming out on top at DreamHack Denver, and more recently at the Italy Esports Open 2018, against none other than rapha. With his last four LAN results being a top 4 at QuakeCon 2018, top 8 at PGL 2018, a second place at ESWC 2018, and a first place at Italy Esports Open 2018. RAISY seems Hungary for even more glory at DreamHack Winter 2018.
clawz
The flashiest aimer in the game, clawz, took the whole scene by surprise with his win at QuakeCon 2017. Then he couldn't make it out of groups at DreamHack Winter 2017. Then he won another QuakeCon in 2018.
Most recently, he comes from a very solid top 4 finish at PGL 2018, after beating RAISY in one of the most exciting games of the whole event, and losing to rapha in the semifinals. ESWC 2018 came right after and surprisingly he seemed in pretty bad shape, but managed to switch up his game halfway through the event and win it by beating RAISY once again. Once the Italy Esports Open 2018 started, RAISY got his revenge over clawz by knocking him out of the tournament without a single map win. Even though he hasn't been the most consistent with his duel performances, he remains the player with the most Duel LAN wins in the game, with QuakeCon 2017, QuakeCon 2018 and ESWC 2018 under his belt. Who's to say how well the Belorussian will perform at DreamHack Winter?
These are the players that come to this LAN with the best momentum and with the highest standards. While rapha is the favorite, any result below top 4 would be a disappointing finish for both RAISY and clawz.
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