HLTV CS:GO

mezii made history as the first British player in HLTV’s Top 20, ranking 12th in 2025 after a standout year on the global CS2 stage.

Azbayar “Senzu” Munkhbold finishes 13th in HLTV’s Top 20 Players of 2025 after a stellar year with The MongolZ, highlighted by major finals, a world title, and elite individual form.

Turkish esports star İsmailcan “XANTARES” Dörtkardeş has once again secured a spot in HLTV.org’s annual list of the world’s best players.

MOUZ rifler xertioN ranks 16th in HLTV’s Top 20 Players of 2025, following a 14th-place finish in 2024 and reinforcing his status as one of the team’s core stars.

Team Falcons star NiKo placed 18th in HLTV’s Top 20 Players of 2025, marking his worst career ranking but extending his decade-long streak among Counter-Strike’s elite.

Romanian rifler Mihai “iM” Ivan has claimed 19th place in the HLTV Top 20 Players of 2025 ranking.

Ukrainian CS2 player Valerii “b1t” Vakhovskyi has secured 20th place in the prestigious HLTV Top 20 Players of 2025 ranking.

Vitality continues to dominate the CS2 scene, holding the top position.

HLTV has updated the ranking of the best Counter-Strike 2 teams in the world. Team Vitality has surged to the top spot after a series of successful results in recent tournaments.

This year, the HLTV Awards celebrated the best players, teams, coaches, and content creators in the world of Counter-Strike 2 esports.

Sjokz shared with the HLTV Awards 2024 host her excitement about attending the event, showcasing her witty personality and reaffirming her professionalism in media.

Team Spirit rifler Daniil "donk" Kryshkovets claimed the top spot in HLTV's Top 20 CS2 Players of 2024.

Team Spirit’s donk wins "Best Highlight 2024" at HLTV Awards, jokingly crediting Heroic’s mistake for his clutch and thanking Magisk for the AK-47 that made the play possible.

Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač is making history by appearing in HLTV's Top 20 Players of the Year for the 9th consecutive time. The player secured 4th place on this year's list.

The first inclusion in HLTV's list of the best players for Justinas "jL" Lekavicius. The player secured 5th place in 2024.

Dmitry "sh1ro" Sokolov has made it into HLTV's list of the best players for the fourth consecutive year, securing the 6th position in 2024.

The first inclusion in HLTV's list of the best players for Shahar "flameZ" Shushan. The player secured 7th place in 2024.

Helvijs "broky" Saukants has made it into HLTV's list of the best players for the fourth consecutive year, securing the 8th position in 2024.

Natus Vincere player Valeriy "b1t" Vakhovskiy secured 9th place on HLTV's list of the best players of 2024 repeating his record.

FaZe Clan player David "frozen" Čerňanský secured 10th place on HLTV's list of the best players of 2024. Why did he earn this position.

The first appearance of w0nderful in HLTV's top 20. What position did the NAVI CS2 star achieve?

The first appearance in HLTV's top 20 for Mario "malbsMd" Samayoa. What position did the rising Guatemalan CS2 star achieve?

American esports player Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski is currently in discussions about joining FaZe Clan's CS2 roster.

. The team remains the leader of the global top as of December 31, 2024, and will hold this position at least until January 6, 2025.

The first appearance of XANTARES in HLTV's Top 20. Eternal Fire player secured the 15th position in this year's list.

The first appearance of a Romanian player in HLTV's Top 20. NaVi player Mihai "iM" Ivan secured the 16th position in this year's list

The announcement was shared on HLTV's website and social media platforms.

Estonian player, Robin "ropz" Kool 7 times in a row entered the list of the 20 best Counter-Strike players of the year and took 18th place.