- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2007–2016
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 97.0
- Statistics
- 95.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
GOAT Rank · 19
Greatest Esports athletes of the 2000s
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2003–2020
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2000–2007
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2005–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2007–2016
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2007–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2004–2021
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2006–2019
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2008–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2007–2021
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2006–2019
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2003–2021
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2008–2019
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2006–2018
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2001–2007
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2007–2021
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2008–2017
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2004–2023
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2006–2021
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Lee "Flash" Young-ho | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2007–2016 | 91.3 |
| 5 | Stephanie "missharvey" Harvey | Esports | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2003–2020 | 90.4 |
| 8 | Emil "HeatoN" Christensen | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2000–2007 | 90.1 |
| 13 | Clinton "Fear" Loomis | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2005–2019 | 89 |
| 14 | Lee Young-ho | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2007–2016 | 88.8 |
| 18 | Ioann "Edward" Sukhariev | Esports | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2007–2022 | 88.1 |
| 24 | NEO | Esports | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2004–2021 | 87.7 |
| 33 | Stephanie Harvey | Esports | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2006–2019 | 87.3 |
| 53 | Yegor "markeloff" Markelov | Esports | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2008–2019 | 86.3 |
| 61 | Kévin "Ex6TenZ" Droolans | Esports | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2007–2021 | 85.8 |
| 67 | Jaedong | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2006–2019 | 85.5 |
| 106 | TaZ | Esports | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2003–2021 | 84.1 |
| 123 | Jarosław "pashaBiceps" Jarząbkowski | Esports | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2008–2019 | 83.4 |
| 124 | n0thing | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2006–2018 | 83.4 |
| 128 | Ksharp | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2001–2007 | 83.2 |
| 179 | Edouard "SmithZz" Dubourdeaux | Esports | 🇫🇷 France | 2007–2021 | 81.2 |
| 194 | Sean "seang@res" Gares | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–2017 | 80.4 |
| 220 | Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2004–2023 | 77.3 |
| 222 | Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2006–2021 | 77 |
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Lee "Flash" Young-ho vs Stephanie "missharvey" HarveyRead the full methodology
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
Only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible.
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