On March 9, HLTV updated their team ranking data, and Natus Vincere took the first place in it. NAVI now has 853 points, with Danish team Astralis six points behind. The Danes first rose to the top in April 2018 when they won three consecutive majors in a short period of time. However, they were not able to stay on the first position for long: they were displaced by the American team Team Liquid.
Natus Vincere rises to the top of the HLTV rating for the second time in its history. The last time she took the lead was in the spring of 2016. However, it managed to stay in the first place for only three weeks – .
The main achievement that brought NAVI back to the top was the team's crushing victory at the IEM Championship in Katowice. Soon we will see how NAVI and Astralis will fight again – in the new season of ESL Pro League, which is scheduled to start on March 16.
Now the top of the HLTV rating looks as follows: the first place is occupied by NAVI, followed by Astralis with a very small gap, and the next place with a rather serious gap is occupied by mousesports (639 points in total). Fnatic failed to stay in the top five. The fourth and fifth positions were taken by G2 Esports and Team Liquid.