This section gives short information about which ranks can be matched with each other during a ranked defuse match.
At the moment, the following list is used by the matchmaking:
| YOUR RANK | LOWEST SEARCH BOUND | HIGHEST SEARCH BOUND |
IRON | IRON 1 | BRONZE 4 |
| BRONZE | IRON 1 | SILVER 4 |
| SILVER | BRONZE 1 | GOLD 4 |
| GOLD | SILVER 1 | PLATINUM 4 |
| PLATINUM | GOLD 1 | DIAMOND 4 |
| DIAMOND | PLATINUM 1 | MASTER 2 |
| MASTER 1 & 2 | DIAMOND 1 | MASTER 4 |
| MASTER 3 & 4 | MASTER 1 | SPEC OPS LOW |
| SPEC OPS LOW | MASTER 3 | ELITE OPS |
| SPEC OPS HIGH | SPEC OPS | ELITE OPS |
| ELITE OPS | SPEC OPS | ELITE OPS |
The same rules apply to Party members who want to play Ranked together.
Inspecting Ranks of Other Players
After the ranked match is finished, the ranks are immediately updated, and players can inspect the updated ranks. This can sometimes create confusion as players may think that they have not been matched with equally skilled enemies. Please be aware that the ranks inspected will also reflect demotions/promotions.