NiKo Unlocks HLTV's Top 5 Players of 2022

The authoritative HLTV portal presented the name of the e-sportsman who was honored to open the top five in the list of the best players of 2022. Given the statistics and overall performance, it was NiKo, the current leader of the G2 Esports roster.

The Bosnian had not the most outstanding season in terms of individual awards, not receiving an MVP award. However, NiKo has been recognized as the EVP of the following championships: Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Katowice, Intel Extreme Masters XVII - Dallas, BLAST Premier: Spring Finals 2022, ESL Pro League Season 16 and BLAST Premier: World Final 2022.

This is NiKo's seventh best player ranking, having been ranked 11th in 2016, 2nd in 2017, 3rd in 2018, 11th in 2019, and also ranked 4th and 3rd in 2020 and 2021, respectively.

NiKo and G2 Esports had a frankly weak season, which they managed to save only thanks to the victory at BLAST Premier: World Final 2022. However, the Bosnian also helped the team get into the top three at Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Katowice, BLAST Premier: Spring Finals 2022 and ESL Pro League Season 16.

As the editors note, NiKo failed to be higher for several reasons: 1) relatively low rating in big matches; 2) no MVP awards.

Earlier, representatives of the portal presented the evaluation criteria and the publication date of the TOP-20 best players in 2022. Keep track of the TOP 20 best players with us and don't forget to update our main page.

HLTV Top 20 Players of 2022

• 1st place - (to be announced on January 14)
• 2nd place - (to be announced on January 14)
• 3rd place - (to be announced on January 14)
• 4th place - (to be announced on January 13)
• 5th place - NiKo
• 6th place - broky
• 7th place - m0NESY
• 8th place - ropz
• 9th place - KSCERATO
• 10th place - stavn
• 11th place - Twistzz
• 12th place - blameF
• 13th place - rain
• 14th place - huNter-
• 15th place - YEKINDAR
• 16th place - b1t
• 17th place - frozen
• 18th place - Spinx
• 19th place - yuurih
• 20th place - Jame