Blizzard Lists Top 200 in EU and US Servers

Blizzard has recently released a list of the top 200 players from the European and North American regions. These rankings are based on internal numbers and a bit of number crunching by Blizzard.

Being top dog in your diamond division won't necessarily guarantee you a spot in the top 200 by Blizzard. It's not just based on your final rating in points that decides where you place on Blizzard's top 200 list.

Careful calculation into games played, percentage of wins, and even activeness are put into the calculation. From these different factors a more accurate list of the top 200 is then produced by Blizzard in their top 200 rankings. With these rankings also come a promise of a tournament in the future that will pit the top players against each other. Updates every few weeks are promised as well.

Terran Dominion
The large count of Terran players in the top 200 can be quite overwhelming. This could be attributed to the fact that this expansion was based around the Terran race and is a more natural progression from the campaign to multiplayer for most players.

Terran players in both the European and North American rankings account for roughly 40% of all players ranked. The top 10 is no exception to this. Terrans currently occupy half of the top 10 spots in the rankings.

Reversed Positions
Protoss players in Europe have barely cracked the top 10 spots by ranking 9th and 10th. Meanwhile the Protoss players in North America seem to have taken the top 2 spots away from the Terran players. This interesting reversal of the top 10 could change as time goes on, maybe the European Protoss' should take a few lessons from their North American brethren.

Burrowing in
The lowest count for a race that isn't Random are Zergs, which make up for 25% or less of the top 200 players in each region. Despite this statistic, Zerg players have managed to crack the top 10 and burrowed themselves in among the elite. Although there are not as many Zerg players in the top 200, the top 10 has shown that the top Zergs can tango with the best of the best in the other two races.

As the weeks go on Blizzard will continue to monitor and update us on the rankings. So although sites do exist that compile player ranks and rank them based on their point rankings, know that there is a much deeper and meticulous way of finding Blizzard's top 200.