BO6 SMG Player of the Year Pyramid | 1.9.25

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January 9, 2025 11:06 PM

We have reached the first Minor Tournament of the Black Ops 6 season, giving fans the first look at teams in 205. New year, new individual award breakdown.

This season, we'll be doing play pyramids every couple of weeks, showcasing a position power ranking in the CDL. These pyramids give a glimpse at how players are stacking up against each other in the race to become SMG Player of the Year in Black Ops 6.

The new Minor mid-season tournament has all 12 teams in a single elimination bracket, with reduced CDL points and a $20,000 prize pool. This week will give a crucial boost in CDL points, which will be felt later in the season. Players will be battling to win the inaugural tournament and prepare for Major 1 at the end of the month. Below is the first SMG Player Pyramid of the season!

The Ladder

Honorable mentions (Tier 5): Dylan "Envoy" Hannon, Eric "Snoopy" Pérez, Thomas "Lynz" Gregorio, Tyler "aBeZy" Pharris, Cuyler "Huke" Garland


Tier 1

Isaiah "Gwinn" Gwinn - Carolina Royal Ravens

Team Record: 4-0 Series Record, 12-4 Map Record, 40 CDL Points (1st)
Next Match: Saturday, January 11th at 6:00 pm EST vs winner of Vancouver vs New York

Overall Stats (SMG Rank)
KD: 1.33 (1st)
Slayer Rating: 103.2 (1st)
aKD: 1.28 (1st)
TES Rating: 62.8% (1st)
NTK Pct: 76.7% (2nd)

Highlight Stats (SMG Rank)
HP KD: 1.43 (1st)
HP NTK%: 80.0% (1st)
HP Hill Time/10m: 84.5 (1st)


Tier 2

Anthony "Shotzzy" Cuevas-Castro - OpTic Texas

Team Record: 3-1 Series Record, 11-6 Map Record, 30 CDL Points (5th)
Next Match: Friday, January 10th at 6:00 pm EST vs Vegas Falcons

Overall Stats (SMG Rank)
KD: 1.27 (2nd)
Slayer Rating: 100.3 (2nd)
aKD: 1.25 (2nd)
TES Rating: 60.6% (2md)
NTK Pct: 71.9% (5th)

Highlight Stats (SMG Rank)

CTL KD: 1.34 (1st)
CTL Defending KD: 1.60 (1st)
HP KD: 1.26 (2nd)

Tobias "CleanX" Juul Jønsson - Toronto Ultra

Team Record: 4-0 Series Record, 12-5 Map Record, 40 CDL Points (3rd)
Next Match: Saturday, January 11th at 3:00 pm EST vs winner of Minnesota vs M8s

Overall Stats (SMG Rank)
KD: 1.17 (4th)
Slayer Rating: 99.8 (3rd)
aKD: 1.20 (3rd)
TES Rating: 59.2% (3rd)
NTK Pct: 71.8% (4th)

Highlight Stats (SMG Rank)

CTL Damage/10m: 2974.9 (1st)
CTL Defending KD: 1.53 (1st)
CTL Kills/10m: 25.8 (1st)


Tier 3

Paco "HyDra" Rusiewiez - Los Angeles Thieves 

Team Record: 4-0 Series Record, 12-5 Map Record, 40 CDL Points (2nd)
Next Match: Saturday, January 11th at 7:30 pm EST vs winner of Miami vs Atlanta

Overall Stats (SMG Rank)
KD: 1.10 (6th)
Slayer Rating: 97.3 (4th)
aKD: 1.00 (14th)
TES Rating: 58.1% (6th)
NTK Pct: 68.2% (12th)

Highlight Stats (SMG Rank)

HP Kills/10m: 30.5 (1st)
HP Damage/10m: 3407.5 (2nd)
CTL Kills/10m: 23.5 (7th)

José "ReeaL" Castilla - Miami Heretics

Team Record: 1-3 Series Record, 9-9 Map Record, 10 CDL Points (7th)
Next Match: Friday, January 10th at 4:30 pm EST vs Atlanta FaZe

Overall Stats (SMG Rank)
KD: 1.10 (5th)
Slayer Rating: 91.9 (10th)
aKD: 1.09 (8th)
TES Rating: 57.8% (10th)
NTK Pct: 77.2% (1st)

Highlight Stats (SMG Rank)

SND Opening Duel Wins: 14 (1st)
CTL NTK%: 87.1% (1st)
SND Rounds with Multiple Kills: 23.3% of RDs (2nd)

Matthew "KiSMET" Tinsley - LA Guerrillas M8

Team Record: 0-4 Series Record, 6-12 Map Record, 0 CDL Points (11th)
Next Match: Friday, January 10th at 3:00 pm EST vs Minnesota Rokkr

Overall Stats (SMG Rank)
KD: 1.09 (7th)
Slayer Rating: 96.5 (5th)
aKD: 1.10 (6th)
TES Rating: 57.9% (9th)
NTK Pct: 66.6% (16th)

Highlight Stats (SMG Rank)

CTL KD: 1.32 (2nd)
HP Hill Time/10m: 80.9 (2nd)
CTL Attacking KD: 1.41 (1st)


Tier 4

Chris "Simp" Lehr - Atlanta FaZe

Team Record: 1-3 Series Record, 6-10 Map Record, 10 CDL Points (10th)
Next Match: Friday, January 10th at 4:30 pm EST vs Miami Heretics

Overall Stats (SMG Rank)
KD: 1.05 (9th)
Slayer Rating: 87.0 (16th)
aKD: 1.07 (9th)
TES Rating: 57.9% (8th)
NTK Pct: 68.8% (10th)

Highlight Stats (SMG Rank)

SND Rounds with 1+ Kills: 61.4% (3rd)
CTL Defending KD: 1.29 (5th)
HP Damage per Life: 132.9 (5th)

Thomas "TJHaly" Haly - Carolina Royal Ravens

Team Record: 4-0 Series Record, 12-4 Map Record, 40 CDL Points (1st)
Next Match: Saturday, January 11th at 6:00 pm EST vs winner of Vancouver vs New York

Overall Stats (SMG Rank)
KD: 1.06 (8th)
Slayer Rating: 89.6 (13th)
aKD: 1.11 (5th)
TES Rating: 58.9% (4th)
NTK Pct: 69.0% (8th)

Highlight Stats (SMG Rank)
SND Kills per Round: 0.88 (1st)
SND Rounds with Multiple Kills: 23.8% of RDs (1st)
HP Assists/10m: 9.56 (2nd)

Dylan "Nero" Koch - Minnesota Rokkr

Team Record: 2-2 Series Record, 8-10 Map Record, 20 CDL Points (6th)
Next Match: Friday, January 10th at 3:00 pm EST vs LA Guerrillas M8

Overall Stats (SMG Rank)
KD: 1.02 (13th)
Slayer Rating: 96.1 (6th)
aKD: 1.02 (11th)
TES Rating: 56.5% (16th)
NTK Pct: 65.2% (18th)

Highlight Stats (SMG Rank)
CTL Kills/10m: 25.0 (3rd)
CTL Assists/10m: 8.18 (1st)
HP Engagements/10m: 63.1 (2nd)

Joseph "JoeDeceives" Romero - Toronto Ultra

Team Record: 4-0 Series Record, 12-5 Map Record, 40 CDL Points (3rd)
Next Match: Saturday, January 11th at 3:00 pm EST vs winner of Minnesota vs M8s

Overall Stats (SMG Rank)
KD: 1.01 (14th)
Slayer Rating: 86.6 (17th)
aKD: 1.11 (4th)
TES Rating: 56.7% (15th)
NTK Pct: 71.5% (6th)

Highlight Stats (SMG Rank)
SND KD: 1.50 (1st)
SND Opening Duel W%: 66.7% (1st)
SND Plants: 15 (2nd)