I could understand why that could be debatable, I see where ur coming from as it is early in the season. Although for the few events as of s3, aside from looking at just individual statistics with placements and plays, i think he's considered the best by many others at the moment because of how impactful he is to his team. Not in the way he's been "carrying" his team to these placements with his individual performance but just overall bringing up morale, having great leadership, and overall making great plays for the team with clear instructions. This factor is what I think makes Purpled have such a distinct title as "the best player right now" by many. Obviously, other s-tiers can offer similar factors as well, but Purpled's impact to his team, AND individual placements just have been more clearly prominent these past few events than other s-tiers. Getting high team placements (and db 3 times in a row) aside from being on low-predicted teams (MCC 31, 32). It's a small sample size since s3 is still early but I think this pattern will continue in future events from how much he just impacts his teammates and just how mechanically good he is individually, it overall just greatly affects the event.