Key statistics from Stake Ranked Episode 4: Staehr was the best player, and Cache was the most popular map

Stake Ranked Episode 4 concluded yesterday. At the end of the tournament, the top players and teams were determined, and the maps once again demonstrated an uneven balance between the sides. The main figures and key metrics of the event are detailed below.

Viktor “Staehr” Schter topped the individual stats for Stake Ranked Episode 4—the Astralis rifler played 18 maps with a rating of 1.27. Second place was shared by Gitis “ryu” Glusauskas and Orelien “ryu” Drapier, who finished the tournament with an average rating of 1.21. Next were Daniil “SYPH0” Ageev (1.2) and Lav “phzy” Smidebrandt (1.19).

The strongest team based on the championship results was Astralis, whose players had an average rating of 1.17. Nemiga Gaming and Luminosity Gaming tied for second place, both with a rating of 1.05. B8 Esports finished below them, concluding the event with an overall rating of 1.

The most popular map in Stake Ranked Episode 4 was Cache, where teams played 10 matches. Mirage took second place, while Inferno and Ancient tied for third. Dust2 proved to be the least popular map of the tournament, having been selected only twice. It is worth noting that the defense dominated on most maps—on Nuke, the gap between the sides exceeded 34%.

The match between Astralis and FaZe Clan was the most popular match of the LAN event. According to Esports Charts, this matchup drew a peak viewership of 54,728. The tournament’s average live viewership was 18,476 people, and the total viewing time for the matches was 754,434 hours.

Stake Ranked Episode 4 took place from October 1 to 4 in Barcelona. Eight teams competed in the tournament for a prize pool of $100,000. Astralis emerged as the champion of the VRS event, defeating Nemiga Gaming 3–1 in the final.

Photo: StarLadder.