Ranked
Information on this page has been updated on 2026/07/27.
NEW PLAYERS
- New players need to reach player level 10 to access ranked defuse.
- New players start without a rank, but with a matchmaking rating of 1200.
- New players must complete 5 placement matches to receive an official rank.
| RANK | STARTING RATING | PLACEMENT MATCHES |
|---|---|---|
CALIBRATING |
1200 | 5 |
HOW TO RANK UP
- Players rank is always calculated based on the results achieved during the placement matches.
- If you have played ranked before, your previous seasons also impact your starting rating.
- After completing placement matches, players can continue playing ranked matchmaking to try and improve their rank.
- By improving rank players can unlock new exclusive seasonal rewards.
- The matchmaking system always looks for opponents based on your current rank.
RANKS RATING
CALIBRATING RANK
At the start of new season everyone’s rank status is recalibrated. Results from previous seasons impact starting rating. It is possible to see these players at any rank.
| RANK | PLACEMENT MATCHES |
|---|---|
| CALIBRATING |
5 |
SEASON START RATING TABLE
This table contains information about the rating you will start a new season with.
| LAST SEASON RANK | NEW SEASON STARTING RATING |
|---|---|
IRON 1 |
1100 |
MASTER 2 |
1750 |
RATING TABLE
This table contains information about matchmaking rating requirements to reach a specific rank or rank division.
| RANK | RATING RANGE | DIVISION 1 | DIVISION 2 | DIVISION 3 | DIVISION 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRON |
0-1199 | 0+ | 1125+ | 1150+ | 1175+ |
BRONZE |
1200-1299 | 1200+ | 1225+ | 1250+ | 1275+ |
SILVER |
1300-1399 | 1300+ | 1325+ | 1350+ | 1375+ |
GOLD |
1400-1499 | 1400+ | 1425+ | 1450+ | 1475+ |
PLATINUM |
1500-1599 | 1500+ | 1525+ | 1550+ | 1575+ |
DIAMOND |
1600-1699 | 1600+ | 1625+ | 1650+ | 1675+ |
| MASTER |
1700-1799 | 1700+ | 1725+ | 1750+ | 1775+ |
SPEC OPS |
1800+ | - | - | - | - |
ELITE OPS |
1950+ Top 250 players |
- | - | - | - |
RATING SEARCH RANGE TABLE
This table contains information about ranks that you can match with depending on your own rank.
| RANK | LOWEST SEARCH BOUND | HIGHEST SEARCH BOUND |
|---|---|---|
| IRON |
IRON 1 |
SILVER 4 |
| BRONZE |
IRON 1 |
SILVER 4 |
| SILVER |
IRON 1 |
GOLD 4 |
| GOLD |
SILVER 1 |
PLATINUM 4 |
| PLATINUM |
GOLD 1 |
DIAMOND 4 |
| DIAMOND |
PLATINUM 1 |
MASTER 4 |
| MASTER |
DIAMOND 1 |
ELITE OPS |
| SPEC OPS |
MASTER 1 |
ELITE OPS |
| ELITE OPS |
MASTER 1 |
ELITE OPS |
RATING DECAY TABLE
This table contains information about the rating decay: rating required for the rules to apply, time passed since last finished ranked match, how frequently the rating will be reduced and by how much.
| RATING | RANKED INACTIVITY | FREQUENCY | DECAY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900+ | 7 days | Every day | 1% of total rating |
RANKED REWARDS
- Each ranked season comes with its own rewards, only attainable during the season.
- These rewards are exclusive rewards that can only be earned by playing ranked matchmaking. There is no way to buy these rewards.
- To claim a reward you need to reach the rank of a certain reward and win enough matches on that rank to unlock the reward.
SEASON 17 REWARDS
| RANK | WINS REQUIRED | REWARD |
|---|---|---|
| CALIBRATING |
1 win | GSR 1911 - Season 17 Lightning
|
| IRON |
3 wins | Flashbang - Season 17 Lightning
|
| IRON |
5 wins | Emblem - Season 17 Entrant
|
| IRON |
7 wins | KSG - Season 17 Lightning
|
| IRON |
10 wins | Incendiary Grenade - Season 17 Lightning
|
| IRON |
15 wins | SCAR-H - Season 17 Lightning
|
| IRON |
20 wins | Frag - Season 17 Lightning
|
| IRON |
25 wins | MP5 - Season 17 Lightning
|
| IRON |
30 wins | Smoke Grenade - Season 17 Lightning
|
| IRON |
35 wins | SVD - Season 17 Lightning
|
| PLATINUM |
20 wins | Emblem - Season 17 Aspirant
|
| MASTER |
150 wins | M4 - Gold Plated
|
| ELITE OPS |
40 wins | Emblem - Season 17 Ascendant
|
RANKED PENALTY
- Leaving ranked games will result in a ranked penalty.
- We suggest only to play ranked on a stable connection and when you have time to finish the ranked match that you started!
- Inflicting too much team damage will result in a ranked penalty.
| PENALTY | DURATION |
|---|---|
| #1 | 30 minutes |
| #2 | 1 hour |
| #3 | 1 day |
| #4 | 3 days |
IMPORTANT
- You can limit matchmaking search via settings to GLOBAL or REGIONAL.
- GLOBAL means matches played on the most optimal server for all players in the match. Automatic server selection.
- REGIONAL means matches played on the servers in the selected region only. Player chosen server.
WHAT ELSE DO I NEED TO KNOW
- Playing solo or partying up with friends has the same matchmaking rank search limitations.
- You can only enter ranked defuse if all members of your party are within your rating search range.
- There will never be three different ranks inside the same match.