Tom "DuRuS" Nevill

Tom has been writing about eSports in some shape or form for over 2 years now, and has recently become the Coverage Manager at Cadred.

Having previously been the Editor-in-Chief of ClanBase, he has a lot of experience with online and offline journalism. Now he is focusing his attention on the CoD scene as well as managing all Cadred's Coverage.

Having been to most of the recent events, he is known amongst the CoD4 and CS:S scenes quite well.

"Not much to go on this month besides SEC which was included in last months and then Infused and Corsair cups. My top10 remains virtually the same, Infused dropping out due to the roster issues. YoYoTech have filled the void."

Graham "messioso" Pitt

Graham has been around the Call of Duty scene since it's very birth. He first began making progress in the scene as a ClanBase supervisor back in 2006 and has since worked for the CGS, ESEA, ESH and mainly the ESL, where he has run the UK ESL Pro Series, as well as working on the ENC and EMS in recent months.

He has since joined the Cadred team to provide even more coverage of CoD4 online and offline and to provide continued support for the community.

"Not much to go on this month, so the rankings remains virtually the same for me. Fnatic, H2k, Power and Reason top the board. TCM move up a bit after their LAN79 victory, and Dignitas move down after two more line-up changes and not performing in the Corsair cup. zeroPoint, SPEEDLINK and Imperial retain their placings, and YYT break into the top 10."

Camiel "Jetset" Rietbergen

Jetset, a 22 year old Dutch student currently in his final year of his bachelor studies, has been part of one of the biggest CoD portals since early 2005.

As the current director of content for Tek-9, he has put hours of time and effort into the CoD scene, giving it the attention it needed.

As one of the most highly respected journalists in the CoD scene, he certainly knows who the top teams are.

"A month has passed since the last European ranking, but in my eyes not a lot has changed. With mainly local tournaments taking place in May, my list has remained largely the same, with fnatic coming out on top, ahead of H2k, Power Gaming and Reason Gaming.

Team CoolerMaster are moving up the rankings and can now be found at #6. Team Dignitas on the other hand have dropped two spots in my list, although they definately have the lineup to challenge the the top three this summer. With Team Infused no longer sporting the same lineup they had a month ago, YoYoTech takes their place on #10, given their strong showing in the Infused and Corsair cup. "

Will "wizinium" Hunter

Will is a 19 year old student who is currently completing a Business Studies and Accounting Degree in Northern Ireland and has been involved in the COD scene since the release of COD2.

He is currently Community Manager over at TEK9 Networks, Project Manager for the Vita Nova and Head Admin Of Multiplay COD4 Pickup and quite recently has been picked up as a Esports Heaven COD4 Admin hosting numerous One Night Wonder Cups.

 

"Not alot happened this month so there should be barely any changes in the monthly rankings except for infused being replaced by the imperial."

Sidney "9mm" Klinker

Sidney has been part of the Call of Duty series since the original installment in 2003, and has moved with the community to cod2 and cod4 ever since.

Both as a player and as a journalist he has made an impact on the scene, playing in the higher echelons and working for sites as LLL, MYM, Cadred and TEK-9. After taking a break from the scene to focus on his studies, he is now back in the game and is looking to make an impact on the scene once again. He will be providing us with both his journalist/player knowledge on the panel.

After only 'returning' to the scene 4 weeks ago from an eight months retirement and being asked on the last day to be the new top10 panelist, I had a hard time putting together a top10. Then again, results should speak for themselves, and we've had plenty lately!

Eventhough they don't participate in most online competitions, fnatic is the obvious pick for the top spot. Winning the last 7/8 LAN events they have attended they really are the only logical team to be placed at the top. Rest of the top10 is really tricky, with a lot of teams beating each other and many teams going through roster changes, or teams who have just made a roster change. It has been quiet around h2k lately, but I believe replacing visseh with froz made them even stronger and for that they are my #2. Power released mazarini, but have still been going strong in EMS and Corsair challenge to stand above the other teams at #3.

I've placed reason, TCM and dig at spot 4,5,6. Reason takes 4th because eventhough they are possibly changing around players, I think they are more consistent that dignitas in this case. TCM recently won LAN79 with ease, but for me still lack just that last bit to make it to the top. Dignitas have moved down quite a bit for me, they haven't done anything last 2 LANs and have changed around a lot of players, let's see them prove themselves again at the summer LANs.

YYT, Imperial and zP are teams who beat each other all the time, so their placing is a bit random, but with YYT coming out on top due their recent winning streak in competitions and by beating zP in the Eurocup. Mondial finishes my top10 as I believe they are the 2nd best team in France and could surprise some people this summer. "

The Top 10 will continue at the end of June with another version of the top 10.