Sh1ro is the top 4 best players of 2021 according to HLTV

This is the third time in a row (and most likely the last) that Gambit Esports have appeared in the list of the best CS:GO players of the past year according to HLTV. This time we saw the face of Dmitry 'sh1ro' Sokolov, who showed quite a good performance in the past CS:GO season. According to HLTV, his results were so good that the Russian deserved to gain a foothold in the top 4 players.

2021 ended for Dmitry with a rating of 1.24. The past year brought many honorary titles to sh1ro, both in terms of team and individual results. He managed to win at IEM Katowice 2021, EPIC League CIS 2021, IEM Summer 2021, BLAST Premier Spring Finals 2021, IEM Fall CIS and V4 Future 2021. Gambit also won silver medals at ESL Pro League Season 13, DreamHack Masters Spring 2021, StarLadder CIS RMR and BLSAT Premier World Final 2021. At the main tournament of the year, PGL Major Stockholm 2021, the CIS team took 3rd place. At IEM Katowice 2021, IEM Fall CIS and V4 Future, sh1ro's contribution was rated above all participants in the championships, which allowed him to receive three MVP medals. Sokolov's results were also noticed at ESL Pro League Season 13, EPIC League CIS, BLAST Premier Spring Final, IEM Cologne, PGL Major Stockholm 2021, BLAST Premier World Final 2021, DreamHack Masters Spring 2021, IEM Summer 2021, StarLadder CIS RMR, ESL Pro League Season 14 and IEM Winter 2021, in connection with which he received the title of EVP at each of the above tournaments.

Most representatives of the CIS community, including both analysts and commentators, as well as ordinary eSports people, did not understand why the HLTV portal ranked sh1ro only in 4th place, and not higher. They believe that Dmitry Sokolov deserves a place in the top 3, with which, perhaps, we also agree.

On the evening of January 22, information should appear on who will take 3rd place in the top 20 from HLTV. Every year in January, the editors of the portal sum up the results of the past season and name their version of the best players in CS:GO. Team Vitality roster member Mathieu 'ZywOo' Herbault took 1st place in 2019 and 2020.

Top 20 best players of 2021 according to HLTV

• 1st place -? (to be announced January 22)
• 2nd place -? (to be announced January 22)
• 3rd place -? (to be announced January 22)
• 4th place — Dmitry 'sh1ro' Sokolov
• 5th place — Sergey 'Ax1le' Rykhtorov
• 6th place - Abay 'Hobbit' Khasenov
• 7th place — Denis 'electronic' Sharipov
• 8th place - Marek 'YEKINDAR' Galinskis
• 9th place — Valery 'b1t' Vakhovsky
• 10th place - Ali 'Jame' Jami
• 11th place - Nikolai 'device' Reedtz
• 12th place - Nemanja 'huNter-' Kovacs
• 13th place - Benjamin 'blameF' Bremer
• 14th place - Keith 'NAF' Markovic
• 15th place - Kaike 'KSCERATO' Serato
• 16th place - Martin 'stavn' Lund
• 17th place - Russell 'Twistzz' Van Dalken
• 18th place - Robin 'ropz' Cool
• 19th place - Jonathan 'EliGE' Jablonowski
• 20th place — Helviis 'broky' Saukants