Tronko is definitely a pro player, but by no means a #1 player
I don't know if he has improved after these few years, but back then when I still played DDO, I remember he used to cut corners often and was never really a perfectionist.
The dude loves melee and I respect that, but he used to play only melee/tanks. You wouldn't give him a caster to play. Now this is not a post made to bash him, but you can't possible say that this is a #1 player.
If that was the case, what would even better players with more overall knowledge, with better reflexes and speed, with better theorycrafting skills be?
You have to have been there to know... set your standards higher.
Btw, I just noticed they renamed the guild to Ascendance what happened to GODS

I've posted before of some Cannith players that imo are up there at the top of the game and most of them were in GODS, but that doesn't mean that every GODS members is a #1-tier player.
No offense to players of other servers, I only played in Cannith.