Virtus.pro Counter-Strike player Vladimir ‘b1st‘ Krasikov has topped the global FACEIT leaderboard as the only player to reach 5,000 ELO in Season 7.
The 17-year-old is among several professional players who have made it into the top ten on the popular matchmaking platform.
Revealed on February 26th, b1st tops the leaderboard with 5,117 ELO, 400 more than Alliance rifler Liam ‘MaiL09‘ Tügel, who set the record for the highest ELO during Season 6. FACEIT says that the Russian player gained 576 ELO since the platform’s last Challenger Rank update and is on course to break the record before Season 7 concludes on April 21st.
Five-time FACEIT champion Danil ‘donk‘ Kryshkovets sits in seventh place with 4,752 ELO to his name. While donk isn’t at the top of the ELO leaderboard, the Team Spirit entry fragger has achieved the highest K/D ratio during Season 7, hitting a peak of 1.65 on February 23rd.
2026 marks Virtus.pro AWPer’s third year as a professional player, having started his playing career in late 2023. In October 2025, the organisation promoted the player from its academy roster to the main lineup as part of a wider roster overhaul.
Virtus.pro is rebuilding its Counter-Strike roster following a string of disappointing performance that put the team outside of contention for a place at the IEM Cologne Major. The team last competed at Exort Cataclysm Season 1, scoring a disappointing top 16 finish.
FACEIT’s Role in Counter-Strike
The FACEIT platform acts as another platform for Counter-Strike players to showcase their skills in competitive matches. Featuring a sophisticated skill rating system to ensure balanced matches and several anti-cheat measures to prevent hackers from impacting the action, several professional players often use the platform when they’re not competing at high-profile events.
In addition to professional players, footballers are frequently spotted participating in matches. On February 4th, Chelsea FC footballer Mykhailo Mudryk received a four-week ban after making several offensive comments against a Polish team.
