The new Dust-Off World Rankings is out with the closure of ESWC Grand Finals in San Jose recently. The purpose of Dust-Off World Rankings is to create a system to measure team performance over a long period of time. Teams that have competed in a live (LAN) tournament is given a ranking in the World Rankings.

Rankings look like follow:

Rank	Team	Roster	Last	Points
1st	MYM	h4nni, merlini, mania, maelk, slahser, pusher, fear	2 (+1)	1150
2nd	SK	Akke, Loda, Bogdan, toMpa, hailo, minitito	1 (-1)	1050
3rd	Zenith	MUJI, MAG3, KING, TOFU	new	1000
4th	EG	Whisper, King, Remstar, hit0mi, Kaiser	3 (-1)	850
4th	Ks	x|aOmA, papaxiong, xiaogui, SakuRa, Hyhy, Yamateh	new	850
6th	EHOME	DC, Snoy, GK, 820, 357	10 (+4)	650
7th	VP	-TPD-	4 (-3)	500
8th	Ks.int	(WG/VP) Axypa, Azen, jolie, Go[blin], Dendi, Puppey	5T (-3)	250
8th	TeG	Bird, Rushmeplz, Freezer, s0ny, satelit, function	5T (-3)	250
8th	MCC	slavOuchka, Jerm, Wytaliba, jonny, Guess-Who	new	250

The events that are included in the rankings are:

1. WCG Asia 2007 (C Event)
2. Fire in Ice 2007 (B Event)
3. ASUS Spring Cup 2008 (B Event)
4. Dreamhack Summer 2008 (B Event)
5. ESWC Masters of France 2008 (B Event)
6. WCG Asia 2008 (B Event)
7. ESWC Grand Finals 2008 (A Event)

Coming in at the top spot is MYM Dota with 1150 points, surprising SK Dota which comes in second with a total points of 1050. However, the most shocking addition in the world rankings is the addition of Zenith securing the third spot due to a solid performance, winning ESWC Grand Finals.

How does event ranking work?

Events are separated into 3 different criteria

Event A : An international event including players from all three major regions (Americas, Asian/Pacific, and Europe) on par with a “World Championship” event (e.g. ESWC, WCG). Points awarded will be as follows: 1^st 1000, 2^nd 750, 3^rd 500, 4^th 250, 5/6^th 100, 7/8^th 50, 9^th-16^th 25 Points.

Event B : An event with international representation from two or three of the major regions, but limited participation due to worldwide format constraints or open registration (e.g. Fire & Ice, Dreamhack): 1^st 500, 2^nd 250, 3^rd 100, 4^th 50, 5^th-8^th 25.

Event C : An event with strong regional participation, but lack significant presence from outside regions. (e.g. ECG, Pan-Am Games, Pan-Asia Games): 1^st 150, 2^nd 75, 3^rd 25.

Source: Dust Off World Ranking