This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://royaleapi.com/blog/leaderboard-recap-2023
Egypt = 24 times in the Top .
4 top 1 - 20 top 10 , of which 23 belong to Mohammed Light , 95% .
Brazil = 17 times in the Top .
2 Top 1 - 15 Top 10 , of which 14 belong to Pedro Light , 82% .
France = 11 times in the Top .
2 Top 1 - 9 Top 10 , of which 9 belong to Remi Eli , 81% .
Mexico = 14 times in the Top .
0 Top 1 - 14 Top 10 , of which 10 belong to Anaban and Jorge Luis ( 5 each , 35% ) , 71% .
Germany = 10 times in the Top .
1 Top 1 - 9 Top 10 , of which 6 belong to Dominik , 60% .
United States = 9 times in the Top .
1 Top 1 - 8 Top 10 , of which 6 belong to Ian , 66% .
Japan = 15 times in the Top .
0 Top 1 - 15 Top 10 .
Canada = 5 times in the Top .
0 Top 1 - 5 Top 10 , of which 5 places belong to Ryley , 100% .
Russia = 4 times in the Top .
1 Top 1 - 3 Top 10 , of which 4 places belong to Star Light , 100% .
South Korea = 2 times in the Top .
0 Top 1 - 2 Top 10 .
Brazil , Top 10 .
Year 2018 = 15 times
Year 2019 = 6 times ( -60% )
Year 2020 = 11 times ( -26% ; +83% )
Year 2021 = 11 times ( -26% ; +83% ; 0% )
Year 2022 = 10 times ( -33% ; +66% ; -9% )
Year 2023 = 12 times ( -20% ; +100% ; +9% ; +20% ) .
Mexico , Top 10 .
Year 2018 = 8 times
Year 2019 = 10 times ( +25% )
Year 2020 = 27 times ( +237% ; +170% )
Year 2021 = 24 times ( +200% ; +140% ; -11% )
Year 2022 = 25 times ( +212% ; +150% ; -7% ; +4% )
Year 2023 = 10 times ( +25% ; 0% ; -170% ; -140% ; -150% ) .
Egypt , Top 10 .
Year 2018 = 1 time
Year 2019 = 0 ( 0% )
Year 2020 = 4 times ( +300% ; +400% )
Year 2021 = 8 times ( +700% ; +800% ; +100% )
Year 2022 = 9 times ( +800% ; +900% ; +125% ; +12% )
Year 2023 = 20 times ( +1,900% ; +2,000% ; +400% ; +150% ; +122% ) .
France , Top 10 .
Year 2018 = 1 time
Year 2019 = 1 time
Year 2020 = 5 times ( +400% )
Year 2021 = 11 times ( +1.000% ; +120% )
Year 2022 = 5 times ( +400% ; 0% ; -120% )
Year 2023 = 8 times ( +700% ; +60% ; -37% ; +60% )
Russia , Top 10 .
Year 2018 = 11 times
Year 2019 = 13 times ( +18% )
Year 2020 = 9 times ( -22% ; -44% )
Year 2021 = 5 times ( -120% ; -160% ; -80% )
Year 2022 = 11 times ( 0% ; -18% ; +18% ; +120% )
Year 2023 = 3 times ( -266% ; -333% ; -200% ; -66% ; -266% ) .
United States , Top 10 .
Year 2018 = 5 times
Year 2019 = 8 times ( +60% )
Year 2020 = 10 times ( +100% ; +25% )
Year 2021 = 9 times ( +80% ; +12% ; -11% )
Year 2022 = 5 times ( 0% ; -60% ; -60% ; -100% ; -80% )
Year 2023 = 6 times ( +20% ; -33% ; -66% ; -50% ; +16% ) .
Japan , Top 10 .
Year 2018 = 11 times
Year 2019 = 16 times ( +45% )
Year 2020 = 10 times ( -10% ; -60% )
Year 2021 = 20 times ( +81% ; +25% ; +100% )
Year 2022 = 13 times ( +18% ; -23% ; +30% ; -53% )
Year 2023 = 10 times ( -10% ; -60% ; -100% ; -30% ) .
Germany , Top 10 .
Year 2018 = 8 times
Year 2019 = 2 times ( -300% )
Year 2020 = 12 times ( +50% ; +500% )
Year 2021 = 8 times ( 0%; +300%; -50% )
Year 2022 = 9 times ( +12% ; +350% ; -33% ; +12% )
Year 2023 = 7 times ( -14% ; +250% ; -71% ; -14% ; -28% )
Canada , Top 10 .
Year 2018 = 2 times
Year 2019 = 0
Year 2020 = 0
Year 2021 = 0
Year 2022 = 9 times ( +350% )
Year 2023 = 5 times ( +150% ; -80% )
South Korea , Top 10 .
Year 2018 = 3 times
Year 2019 = 7 times ( +133% )
Year 2020 = 4 times ( +33% ; -75% )
Year 2021 = 2 times ( -50% ; -250% ; -100% )
Year 2022 = 8 times ( +166% ; +14% ; +100% ; +300% )
Year 2023 = 1 times ( -200% ; -600% ; -300% ; -100% ; -700% ) .
Countries that have dropped out of the top :
1 ) Year 2018 =
. Spain ( 7 times in the top )
. Turkey ( 7 times in the top ) .
. Romania ( 6 times in the top )
2 ) Year 2019 =
. Spain ( 15 times in the top ) .
. Belarus ( 8 times in the top ) .
. Iraq ( 4 times in the top )
. United Kingdom ( 3 times in the top )
3 ) Year 2020 =
. Spain ( 9 times in the top ) .
. Argentina ( 4 times in the top . Its best year )
4 ) Year 2021 =
. Spain ( 1 only time in the top . Competitive decline ) .
. Israel ( 4 times in the top . Makes its appearance ) .
. Saudi Arabia ( 4 times in the top . Same case as Israel ) .
. Argentina ( 3 times in the top . Manages to maintain its good positioning ) .
. Singapore ( 3 times in the top . Revelation ) .
5 ) Year 2022 = .
. Turkey ( 4 times in the top . Makes its appearance ) .
. Venezuela ( 2 times in the top . Best positioning in its history ) .
. Argentina ( 2 times in the top . Decline ) .
6 ) Year 2023 = .
. Poland ( 2 times in the top . Makes its appearance ) .
. Dominican Republic ( 2 times in the top . Resurgence ) .
. Spain ( 1 time in the top . Returns )
. Romania ( 1 time in the top . Same case as Spain ) .
Championships by country / year :
1 ) Year 2018 =
. 3 Championships ( Top 1 ) , Mexico ( 25% of total ) .
. 3 Brazil ( Top 1 , 25% of total ) .
6/12 = 50% of the total between the 2 countries .
2 ) Year 2019 =
. 4 Championships ( Top 1 ) , Russia ( 33% of total ) .
. 2 Belarus ( Top 1 , 16% of total ) .
. 2 Japan ( Top 1 , 16% of the total ) .
8/12 = 66% of the total between the 3 countries .
3 ) Year 2020 =
. 6 Championships ( Top 1 ) , Mexico ( 50% of total ) .
. 2 Germany ( Top 1 , 16% of the total ) .
8/12 = 66% of the total between the 2 countries .
4 ) Year 2021 =
. 6 Championships ( Top 1 ) , Mexico ( 50% of total ) .
. 2 Japan ( Top 1 , 16% of total ) .
. 2 Egypt ( Top 1 , 16% of total ) .
10/12 = 83% of the total between the 3 countries .
5 ) Year 2022 =
. 3 Championships ( Top 1 ) , Egypt ( 25% of total ) .
. 2 Mexico ( Top 1 , 16% of total ) .
. 2 Germany ( Top 1 , 16% of the total ) .
7/12 = 57% of the total between the 3 countries .
6 ) Year 2023 = .
. 4 Championships ( Top 1 ) , Egypt ( 33% of total ) .
. 2 France ( Top 1 , 16% of the total ) .
6/12 = 50% of the total between the 2 countries .
Champion countries per year :
Year 2018 =.
1 ) Mexico 3 ( Pompey 2 )
2 ) Brazil 3
3 ) Spain 1
4 ) Japan 1
5 ) United Kingdom 1
6 ) Germany 1
7 ) China 1
8 ) Russia 1 .
Year 2019 =
1 ) Russia 4 ( Egor 4 )
2 ) Belarus 2 ( Lapokati 2 )
3 ) Japan 2
4 ) Brazil 1
5 ) Spain 1
6 ) Iraq 1
7 ) Mexico 1 .
Year 2020 =
1 ) Mexico 6 (Anaban 3)
2 ) Germany 2
3 ) Brazil 1
4 ) Spain 1
5 ) Russia 1
6 ) Egypt 1 .
Year 2021 =
1 ) Mexico 6 ( Anaban 4 )
2 ) Egypt 2 ( Mohammed Light 2 )
3 ) Japan 2
4 ) Germany 1
5 ) France 1
Year 2022 =
1 ) Egypt 3 ( Mohammed Light 3 )
2 ) Germany 2
3 ) Mexico 2
4 ) Brazil 1
5 ) France 1
6 ) United States 1
7 ) Israel 1
8 ) Russia 1
Year 2023 =
1 ) Egypt 4 ( Mohammed Light 4 )
2 ) France 2 ( Remi Eli 2 )
3 ) Turkey 1
4 ) Brazil 1
5 ) Germany 1
6 ) Russia 1 .
Maximum number of champion countries per year = 8 ( 2018 - 2022 ) .
Minimum number of champion countries per year = 5 ( 2021 ) .
Year 2018 = 8 countries
Year 2019 = 7 countries
Year 2020 = 6 countries
Year 2021 = 5 countries
Year 2022 = 8 countries
Year 2023 = 6 countries.
Maximum number of Champions / titles per country = Mexico ( 2020 = 6 ) - ( 2021 = 6 ) .
Minimum number of Champions / titles per country = Mexico ( 2018 - 2023 ) - Egypt ( 2022-2023 ) .
Final Top =
1 ) Mexico ( 19 Tops 1 . Of which 68% belong to Anaban and Pompey ) .
2 ) Egypt ( 10 Tops 1 . Of which 100% belong to Mohammed Light ) .
3 ) Brazil ( 10 Tops 1 . Of which 60% belong to Samuel Basotto and Lucas ) .
4 ) Russia ( 8 Tops 1 . Of which 75% belong to Egor ) .
5 ) Germany ( 7 Tops 1 . Of which 42% belong to Dominik ) .
6 ) Japan ( 5 Tops 1 . Of which 40% belong to Mugi ) .
7 ) France ( 4 Tops 1 . Of which 75% belong to Remi Eli ) .
8 ) Spain ( 3 Tops 1 ) .
9 ) Belarus ( 2 Tops 1 . 100% Lapokati ) .
10 ) China ( 2 Tops 1 , divided between 2 players ) .
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11 ) Italy ( 2 Tops 1 )
12 ) Sweden ( 1 Top )
13 ) United Kingdom ( 1 Top )
14 ) Turkey ( 1 Top )
15 ) South Korea ( 1 Top )
16 ) Iraq ( 1 Top )
17 ) Jordan ( 1 Top )
18 ) United States ( 1 Top )
19 ) Israel ( 1 Top ) .
Decks used by each top 1 during the last 3 years :
Year 2021 =
January : Electric Giant ( Lightning - Ice Wizard , etc )
February : Controlling Mounts ( Valkyrie , Rocket , Tornado , Executioner , etc )
March : Same deck as January .
April : Siege Mortar with Miner .
May : Bridge Spam ( Carnera , Magic Archer , lumberjack , infernal dragon , etc ) .
June : Classic Noble Giant.
July : Same deck as January .
August : Noble with elites .
September : Balloon + Miner .
October : Pekka Bridge Spam ( Carnera , Lightning , etc )
November : Same deck as October but with Archer Queen included .
December : Controlling Nighthawk with Archer Queen .
2021 =
. 3 Uses of Electric Giant
. 3 Uses of Bridge Spam
. 2 Uses of Control Bridge Spam
. 2 Uses of Miner Control
. 2 Uses of Nobleman
. 1 Mortar .
Year 2022 =
January : Carnera + Mk with Venom and Queen ( Bridge Spam )
February : Mortar + Miner + Poison + Valkyrie + Queen , siege .
March : Excavator control with infernal tower .
April : Lava Hound + Miner .
May : Graveyard + Giant .
June : Electric giant + mirror .
July : Same deck as the third one with Skeleton King and darts launcher .
August : Skeleton Skeleton + Giant Skeleton + Archer Queen .
September : Lavaclon
October : Noble Giant + Lightning + Monk + Phoenix .
November : Classic Control Miner
December : Pekka Ram with poison and minions .
2022 =
. 3 Uses of Control Miner
. 2 Uses of Excavator Control
. 2 Uses of Lava Hound
. 1 Ram + Megacaballero ( Bridge Spam )
. 1 Giant + Graveyard
. 1 Electric Giant
. 1 Hedgehog
. 1 Noble Giant
. 1 Pekka Battering Ram (Bridge Spam) .
Year 2023 =
January : Miner control with poison and Big Miner .
February : Same deck as above with mortar .
March : Excavator control with Golden Knight .
April : Control miner + Infernal Tower + Valkyrie (without magic archer and with electric mage).
May : Classic control miner
June ( Inclusion of evos cards ) : Nobleman ( Evo ) + hunter + lumberjack + fisherman .
July : Control miner with Wallbreaker + Evolved Firelance.
August : Lava Hound with Evolved Barbarians .
September : Cemetery splash with evolved knight .
October : Classic control miner with evolved knight .
November : Royal pigs with evolved prince and skeletons .
December : Control miner with poison , little prince and evolved knight .
2023 =
. 7 uses of control miner
. 1 Excavator control
. 1 Noble
. 1 Lava Hound
. 1 Cemetery splash
. 1 Royal pigs .
Total uses accounting for the 56 decks analyzed during the last 3 years of play :
. 12 Miner control ( 33% of the total ) .
. 5 Bridge Spam ( 13% of the total ) .
. 4 Noble Giant ( 11% of total ) .
. 4 Electric Giant ( 11% of total ) .
. 3 Mortar ( 8% of total ) .
. 3 Excavator control ( 8% of total ) .
. 3 Forklift control ( 8% of total ) .
. 3 Lava Hound ( 8% of total ) .
. 2 Cemetery ( 5% of total ) .
. 1 Giant ( 2% of total ) .
. 1 Royal Pigs ( 2% of the total ) .
Archetypes Style accounting for the 56 decks analyzed during the last 3 years of play :
. 21 Decks of the “Control Archetype” style ( 58% of the total ).
. 12 “Beatdown Archetype” style decks ( 33% of the total ).
. 5 Decks of the “Bridge Pressure” style ( 13% of the total )
. 3 Decks of the “Siege” style ( 8% of the total ) .
Explanation of the analysis:
Before I begin to explain each point , I want to highlight , as I have always done in my 2 previous publications to this , the work of Royale API .
Undoubtedly, it is the birth of Clash Royale. The Swiss army knife of the game , and the panacea for any problem that has " X " Player .
Not only that the website gives us information on the entire database , but also engaged in tracking / analysis that , for the curious , awakens reflection and understanding of things . A grateful thanks to SML , and all his team work .
Now , I think this published analysis is very interesting , and sincerely wanted to complement it with certain personal observations that I have devoted myself to do in a period , not less than , to 1 hour and a half .
To begin with , the composition of this explanation is narrated in 3 aspects :
1 ) To understand which countries have been, and are video game powers , as well as those countries that were , but , today , are no longer so in the strong competitive level .
2 ) How the world top in terms of nations has evolved over the last 5 years.
3 ) Which deck models were played during the last 3 years , and which Archetypes were more pronounced , this is very interesting as it gives us a general idea of how have been the balance changes decided by Supercell .
Now, to begin with, the competitive aspect of Clash Royale in terms of countries is very simple to identify, the powers are very well defined, which are: Mexico, Egypt, and Brazil. Then there are other countries with a huge competitive power, such as Japan, France, Germany, and Russia.
For its part , Spain , in recent years , has ceased to be competitive power , and moved to a more " casual " plane , while still having strong players but that , rarely , reach the top 10 ( Jp , Bale , Kanariooo , Ruben , etc ) .
For its part , the country with the highest comparative decline from 2018 to 2023 , was Russia . In turn , South Korea , in contrast to the previous year , suffered a serious decline . Turkey , in 2023 , rose for the first time with a single player , in its entire history , as top 1 , and is emerging as a nation that could be back in the strong plane . Poland and the Dominican Republic are the revelations of 2023.
Finally , with regard to the decks / Archetypes , we perceive a brutal hegemony of the " Control " model , standing out prominently , as the main victory condition , the miner .
This shows that Supercell’s balance changes are not being adjusted efficiently in the community and that therefore, the company should review more analytically, the impact of their decisions on players. An example of this can be seen in how Elixir Golem decks, or even those of bait, are not in the list, showing how these Archetypes are being left in the competitive oblivion .