Top 20 players of 2024: Final list

12-1-2025 03:06

The countdown of 2024's best players has come to a close.

Yesit's that time of the year again: The next iteration of the traditional Top 20 players ranking is almost upon us.

This yearwe begin the countdown on December 25. That's when you'll learn the 20th-best player of 2024and we'll unveil one name each day until we reach the HLTV Awards night on January 11.

Therein BelgradeSerbiaa plethora of PanelCommunity and HLTV awards will be handed outincluding the coveted title of the Player of the Year.

Top 20 players of 2024 calendar

1. Danil "donk" Kryshkovets
2. Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov
3. Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut
4. Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač
5. Justinas "jL" Lekavicius
6. Dmitry "sh1ro" Sokolov
7. Shahar "flameZ" Shushan
8. Helvi "broky" Saukants
9. Valeriy "b1t" Vakhovskiy
10. David "frozen" Čerňanský
11. Ihor "w0nderful" Zhdanov
12. Mario "malbsMd" Samayoa
13. Lotan "Spinx"⁠ Giladi
14. Dorian "xertioN" Berman
15. Ismailcan "XANTARES" Dörtkardeş
16. Mihai "iM" Ivan
17. Jimi "Jimpphat" Salo
18. Robin "ropz" Kool
19. Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski
20. Ádám "torzsi" Torzsás

This year we've been more diligent in unveiling individual awards as each tournament passed by. We have no doubt you're better equipped to make your predictionsthenbut to help you out a little bit more and explain more of the decision-making processhere are some things to keep in mind.

Top 20 players of 2024 prediction game goes live

1. Statistics: The top 20 players ranking is based on the numbers players recorded at notable events over the yearbut it's not just about the final ratingas more advanced metrics come into play. Alsocontext is importantsuch as how players performed in the biggest matches and under the lightsagainst the best oppositionand in competitions for the biggest trophies.

2. Awards: Throughout the year we handed out Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Exceptionally Valuable Player (EVP) awards for every notable event. These play a crucial role in the rankingbut it's worth keeping in mind that one award does not necessarily equal anotheras they differ in gradesand the level of competition comes into play as well.

The EVPs and Best Five of PW Shanghai Major

2024 events considered and categories
— Super-elite: IEM KatowicePGL CS2 Major CopenhagenIEM ColognePerfect World Shanghai Major
— Elite: BLAST Premier Spring FinalBLAST Premier Fall FinalBLAST Premier World Final
— Big: IEM ChengduESL Pro League S19IEM DallasEsports World CupESL Pro League S20IEM Rio
— Medium: BetBoom Dacha BelgradeYaLLa CompassBetBoom Dacha Belgrade S2
— Non-award: BLAST Premier GroupsIEM Katowice/Cologne Play-insMajor Opening stages and RMRs

3. Sample size: The higher the sample sizethe more accurately performances can be judged. If a player didn't compete at the highest level on a regular basisor they entered the top-tier circuit during the yearthey're likely to be brought down a notch or not considered at all.

4. Recency bias: It is human to remember more from recent tournamentsbut in determining the ranking the whole year is considered equally important.

The lists from the previous yearsdating back to Counter-Strike 1.6 in 2010 (except the transitional year between 1.6 and CS:GO in 2012) can be found below:

Top 20 players of 2023 (CS:GO/CS2)
Top 20 players of 2022 (CS:GO)
Top 20 players of 2021 (CS:GO)
Top 20 players of 2020 (CS:GO)
Top 20 players of 2019 (CS:GO)
Top 20 players of 2018 (CS:GO)
Top 20 players of 2017 (CS:GO)
Top 20 players of 2016 (CS:GO)
Top 20 players of 2015 (CS:GO)
Top 20 players of 2014 (CS:GO)
Top 20 players of 2013 (CS:GO)
Top 20 players of 2011 (CS 1.6)
Top 20 players of 2010 (CS 1.6)

Find out everything about the HLTV Top 20 by going to our dedicated top 20 page here.

Greetings

2024-12-23 23:59

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ahh hello Gordon Freemanits good to see you

2024-12-24 02:24

1. donk 2. ropz 3. m0nesy 4. NiKo 5. jL 6. sh1ro 7. ZywOo 8. broky 9. b1t 10. frozen 11. magixx 12. malbsmd 13. Spinx 14. xertion 15. XANTARES 16. Jimpphat 17. iM 18. flamez 19. EliGe 20. nertz

2024-12-25 16:34

5 replies

Wtf is this list

2024-12-25 19:21

zywoo 7th sh1ro 6th -meds

2024-12-26 15:03

meds

2024-12-26 19:15

ain't no way you got broky right

2025-01-07 13:31

thanks for the prediction

2025-01-10 02:53

#20 Congratz KSCERATO

2024-12-25 19:07

11 is b1t

2025-01-03 15:09

Great pick for Liquid

2025-01-07 13:30

lets go xantares top 1

3 replies

ntbut donked

2024-12-24 00:01

2 replies

well top 2 isn't that bad actually

2024-12-24 00:08

1 reply

He's getting #10cya on 4th Jan.

2024-12-24 03:16

Zywoo #1 in my heart

2024-12-24 00:00

7 replies

my heart beats like a drum like a drum…

2024-12-24 00:04

my heart goes booom boom boom

2024-12-24 01:00

4 replies

Every tiiiiime I think of youuu

2024-12-24 01:07

me too mens))

2024-12-24 01:08

Kiss?

2024-12-24 01:09

😘😘 like flamez and ropz in 2025

2024-12-24 10:30

top 20 leaked hltv.org/top20/predictions/2024/443106

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Malbs didn't play high level for half a year. Don't deserve Top 20despite the great perfomance on G2. XANTARES perfomed amazingbut played very few matches and only half of them were tier-S. Ropz showed up when it was needed the most. It counts a lot!

I don't understand this line of reasoninggiven two trophies and two semi-final finishes in what is essentially his breakout year. He hasn't been getting carriedand in many cases was essential in key games within these finishes. If you don't believe me look at the similar stats between Snax and Hooxithen comparing the sheer force that G2 have become after Nexa -> Malbs. GrantedI don't think we've seen his peak and he still has a lot of room to grow. Somewhere between 18-20 is completely earned

2024-12-24 02:41

Check items #3 and #4 in the original post.

2024-12-24 09:34

While #3 and #4 definitely bring Malbs downin the second half of the year he has been playing on a top 10-12 level. Furthermorehis EPL S19 Lperformance while on M80 should yield him further credibility. With this in mind18-20 seems fair. I’d lend a similar credibility to Xantares. Ropz has been great in big momentsbut his performance in the first half of the year is enough to bring him down to the 14-17 range.

2024-12-25 19:32

Yea I agreebut I think they will try to squeeze malbs on the list.. thought I have the same opinion as you.. same for elige and xantares The question is how will they look on donks horrible performance in Cologne.

2024-12-24 09:57

In January he played teams like Liquid and GL. In April BB and G2. In almost all such games he was 1.2+. Then similar performances since joining G2 and winning trophies. It's impossible he's not in top 20 with his placings and performances with G2even if he's outside top 10 for playing more tier 2 teams in first half of the year

2024-12-24 16:31

It's not bad but NertZ and KSCERATO being that high and above XANTARES is definitely a risk indeed.

2024-12-24 01:15

Kscerato had a horrible year as I player.. bad stats and achievements. I don't think he will be on the list.

2024-12-24 12:00

No way faze has 3 top 20 players this year. I think one could sneak in around top 16-20

2024-12-25 15:39

Donk top 1 or i hack hltv forum

XANTARES top10

Nice 👍

2024-12-24 00:03

siuhy top 1

From bottom

2024-12-24 10:04

who is top 4-10?

910 YALLA COMPASS MVP TOP 20

let’s go senzu

2024-12-24 00:05

just hurry up and announce donk n1

2024-12-24 00:07

XANTARES Top20 two years a row

lets go its gonna be interesting for sure im hyped lets see whos gonna be robbed this season :D

Nice all 3 Blasts are Elite and EWC down to Big Chengdu is surprisingly high its basically BBD tier

2024-12-24 00:11

Nice

2024-12-24 00:13

just dont be as absurd as last year pls

2024-12-24 00:14

Also does this mean they aren't including RMRs and major opening stage for the rankings? If so that is the dumbest decision ever...

2024-12-24 00:17

They are considered its in the listsame with cologne/katowice play-ins Non-award just means there weren't MVPs/EVPs

2024-12-24 00:20

ah okayseems reasonablethanks for explain

2024-12-24 00:22

Blasts as elite and nothing else?

2024-12-24 00:15

Love this stuff. Thank youHLTV!

RMR's as non award tournament and not taken into account? They are the highest pressure games.

2024-12-24 00:21

For sure

2024-12-24 08:52

Lol no There are many tier 2-3 teams and onlineso not high pressure

2024-12-24 09:24

"Non-award: BLAST Premier GroupsIEM Katowice/Cologne Play-insMajor Opening stages and RMRs" Does it mean that Americas and Asian RMRs are also included?

2024-12-24 00:43

ZyWoo top 2 i feel

2024-12-24 00:44

2023?

2024-12-24 00:45

zywoo top 1

Donk about being top1: I don't care

2024-12-24 00:46

plastic cs fan

2024-12-24 07:22

??? I like donk I'm just saying he will say that

2024-12-24 18:23

Isn't Niko joining the oil-money sponsored team haha

2024-12-25 11:39

Xantares top 20 incoming

2024-12-24 00:58

Well... this puts m0NESY having two elite MVP's to ZywOo's prestige MVP. The tables are back in favour to m0NESY. Also EWC and Dallas only being big events makes things very interesting.

2024-12-24 01:13

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WUT ? Rating will have bigger impct than MVPs and EVPs. Cant you read ? It will hardly overcome 0,07 lower rating difference.

2024-12-24 01:18

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Nowhere does it state that in the articlefriend. Not only thatnot all rating have bigger impacts over accolades unless the differential is too great; in ZywOo's casethe differential is definitely in favour of ZywOo but enough to ignore the lack of trophies and prestigious accolades? That is the question. My point was: m0NESY was already favoured over ZywOo originallynow with a second elite MVP is he even more favouredas m0NESY already has more overall prestigious EVP'snow the MVP's nearly match that of ZywOo'sas ZywOo has a prestige MVP and a silver one.

2024-12-24 01:24

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Not only that but in 1 they specify again that the most important stats will be the ones in the most important matches and monesy was much better in Arenas and super elite/elite events. ZywOo's stats are inflated by big eventsqualifiers (especially EPL and RMR)

2024-12-24 01:34

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Yeahthat's why m0NESY is still favoured despite having overall weaker statistics. Playoffsbig events and Top X metrics of LANAll matches and big events go to ZywOo; Majorsuper-elite and elite go to m0NESY (though the elite events rating is marginalthe super-elite is not). It's just whether HLTV can overlook just how many statistics ZywOo dominates m0NESY in throughout 2024. Either wayboth players deserve itso I'm not really bothered with who gets it.

2024-12-24 01:36

Monesy also has a bigger sample sizeand according to 3 it will also be important. donk really clutched it towards the endwithout that last major monesy would have been probably top1.

2024-12-24 01:48

Yeahhe has more mapstoo. Like I stated previouslyif not for the sheer number of statistics that ZywOo beats m0NESY in for ZywOo to even have a chancem0NESY would be guaranteed Top 2 for sure. As it stands right nowthough? ZywOo also has a Top 2 profile and also has a chance to place secondwhich I guess is a testament to how good ZywOo has been this yeartoo. I have ZywOo second in my prediction but I know m0NESY is favoured to place higherespecially now with BLAST: Fall Finals being considered an elite event.

2024-12-24 01:58

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The problem is that ZywOo did not score high enough at the most opportune moments. After a shaky start of the year yet again with a pretty quiet Katowice and Copenhagenit was already a mountain to climb yet again for him. Too tall of a task against players of that caliber.

2024-12-24 02:02

I agree and the fact that he managed to still contend for Top 1 despite having such a dreadful yearand also contending with donk and m0NESY is a testament to his level of consistency. :) I'm truly happy he is even guaranteed Top 3 - it's been amazing to watch all three battle it out all year.

2024-12-24 02:04

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I would not call it a dreadful year by any meansI don't think there has been such competition for top 1 since maybe 2018. It was definitely a little step down compared to 2023 for himbut that's just impossible standards.

2024-12-24 02:07

I meant to say "dreadful start to a year". Otherwise I agree2018 was probably the next closestwith 2020 still being the winner when it came down to the Top 1 racewhich was quite literally 50/50.

2024-12-24 02:14

2020 was the closest between 1 and 2 for sureeven today you can still easily argue a top 1 for s1mple. The fact it was fully online though has to make that year less valuable than others.

2024-12-24 02:19

Yeahwhich was a real shame because the matches and competition in 2020 was amazing.

All these replies were a pleasure to read)

2025-01-05 02:36

Thanksfriend. :D A rare remedial and civil interaction on HLTV. ^^

2025-01-05 21:13

Zywoo and m0nesy during playoffs/eliminations or top5 matches in general are not 0.07 rating apartthat is important context

2024-12-24 05:23

yes old bro as i told you putting ewc in same bracket as bwf didn't make sense

2024-12-24 01:28

Indeed and I stand corrected. :) They must have agreed with your median as opposed to attending teamswhich I don't have a problem with. :) It's a good job I never tried to claim it as factualas it's all assumption until official confirmation is released. In my defenseEWC had an argument to be made for it being an elite event.

2024-12-24 01:31

no of course broim not attacking you cause your argument about ewc featuring all top teams was very validthat's why i didn't reply further that day

2024-12-24 01:51

donk m0nesy Zywoo … is my guesssince they were almost equal before the major according to Striker on HLTV confirmed and that is how they did in Shanghai

2024-12-25 19:53

and so it begins

2024-12-24 01:22

EWC not even Elite ? Yesit had dogshit format but still had top 7 teams + others

2024-12-24 01:37

Give me a single reason why ALL blast events would be rated higher than EWC and IEM‘s?? Absolutely nonsense

2024-12-24 01:56

because blast>esl

2024-12-24 13:59

hell nah

2024-12-24 14:21

I don't understand either. I thought HLTV would steal points for the teams that did well in ESL.

2025-01-08 04:06

tgwri1s trippin not that I expected otherwise but the inconsistency between event categories from year to year is just silly at this point how was IEM Sydney an ELITE (???) event last year and yet Dallas gets shafted this time around? G8 and EWC is literally the exact same shit just rebranded and all mickeyblast events graduated to elitesomehow for the latter I'm sure you could do some mental gymnastics to justify it but Sydney and Dallas???

2024-12-24 02:49

8-team blasts being above 16-team iems just feels wrong and rigged.. at blast u win 2 group games and go straight to semi finals as for example mouz in rio had to battle through 4 games to get into playoff. both playoffs single elimination 6 teams and bo5 grand final with crowd iems count into grand slamblasts doesnt like what

2024-12-24 04:30

Bro twigris doesnt work for hltv anymore since 2021

2024-12-24 10:50

he still does the top 20 (and mvps/evps) together with me and striker

2024-12-25 12:34

The events aren't the same year-to-yearso the elites will naturally change as well. Just compare the BLASTs last year vs. this year. The teams that made it to the finals were significantly stronger in all three in 2024and that meant the vast majority of matches in those 3 competitions were among top 10 teams = the toughest it can possibly be. That doesn't necessarily make the trophies more prestigiouseven if you can make that argumentit just means the stats there are more reliable in showing just how well players competed when the competition was toughest.

2024-12-25 11:09

I get that. I might disagree and derisively call it mental gymnastics but it's not like there are no arguments for Blast's 8 team banana cups. Yet I feel that Dallas still gets shafted. 16 team event with almost every top ranked team in attendance and without plumbers like Vertex that attended the supposedly elite IEM Sydney...

2024-12-25 12:08

It was simply more useful for filtering to have BLASTs as the elite this year because of how good the attendance wasinstead of the 16 team ones where the floor is still relatively low and there are a lot more lopsided matches. It's worth saying not all big events are at the same level. Chengdu was a bare minimum Big Event and is closer to Medium than to Elitesfor example

2024-12-25 12:22

it’s about the teams attending far more than prestige

Dallas was literally more stacked than both Spring and Fall Final. Ranking of teams that attended Dallas: 1st2nd3rd4th5th6th8th9th11th12th13th16th... Ranking od teams that attended Fall Final mickeyblast: 1st2nd3rd4th7th8th15th17th

2024-12-25 12:49

Well if you think about it since more teams the avg rank per matches is lowermeaning less elite/top10-5 matches so not as good as sample to use as a metric That's how I see it at least like #104

2025-01-05 02:43

kyousuke

2024-12-24 03:01

The comment i was looking for xD

2024-12-24 10:29

KYOUSUKE

2024-12-25 19:18

ZywOo would have surely got #1 if not for sp0nx throwing every playoff match. Given donk's best performances came in betboom tournaments which are mediumit's still possible. m0nesy has no chance0.07 rating difference is wild.

2024-12-24 03:05

Nero stated on Feed The Trolls that Monesy was in the lead for #1 player before the major so take that as you will. Flat rating isn't as important as you think.

2024-12-24 03:14

"Given donk's best performances came in betboom" @Urbanomics @Facts_Giver I don't even know what to say

2024-12-24 06:50

Lmaohis best performances were at the major and Kato. Surely that's bait

2024-12-24 06:51

Bro doesn't watch a single matchhe just reads hltv narratives and concludes everything xD Really think people are that retarded stating "donk's best performances came in betboom" when he literally has a 1.70 kato and 1.49 major mvp lmao

2024-12-24 10:32

Ah shithere we go again

2024-12-24 04:38

hltv.org/top20/predictions/2024/1642247

2024-12-24 05:13

hltv.org/top20/predictions/2024/1324906 Xantares #19 - confirmed Senzu #15 - confirmed m0nesy #4 - confirmed donk #1 - confirmed

2024-12-24 05:28

15 points top20

2024-12-24 14:57

2024-12-24 06:36

name

I'll see my fellow EliGE enjoyers on January 4th.

2024-12-24 07:51

16. To be revealed on December 29

2024-12-25 19:20

Spirit 2x super-elite1x elitenumerous dachas Navi 1x super-elite0x elite3x big Team of the year is clear Feeling sorry for ukr glazers

2024-12-24 08:15

You know its not only about wins but also other results? Navi has better results overall

2024-12-24 09:29

What results?

2024-12-25 19:10

many second places?

2024-12-25 19:23

hltv.org/stats/teams/events/4608/natus-v.. hltv.org/stats/teams/events/7020/spirit?.. hltv.org/stats/teams/events/5995/g2?star..

2024-12-25 19:27

so u proved my words?

i just did it to save the links i will check now :)

2024-12-25 19:43

#180

2024-12-25 20:23

Navi is still the besttheir avg achievements are better

2024-12-25 20:33

This sh*t is so funnyin terms of placements NAVI is the favoritefollowed by SpiritG2 third. In terms of HEAD TO HEAD thotrying to find out the strongest team out of the 3... everything changes! 1. Observations for Ranking: Super-Elite Events: Spirit has two 1st-place finishesgiving them strong super-elite performance. NAVI dominates with a PGL Major win but slightly weaker consistency. G2 is competitive with solid 3-4th places. Elite Events: G2 leads with two 1st-place finishes. NAVI has strong 2nd places but no winsand Spirit has one win and consistent podium finishes. Big Events: NAVI edges out with three 1st placeswhile G2 has strong placements across several events. Spirit lags behind here with no wins. -> Ranking: NAVI: Dominance at the PGL Major and multiple Big Event wins solidify their top position. Spirit: Two Super-Elite wins make them highly competitivethough lacking in Big Event dominance. G2: Consistency across Elite and Big Events but no Super-Elite wins drops them to third. 2. Head-to-Head Insights Overall Results: NAVI vs. Spirit: Spirit dominateswinning 5 of 6 matches (Maps: Spirit 12 - 4 NAVI). NAVI vs. G2: Very closeG2 edges out with 6 wins vs. 4 for NAVI (Maps: G2 17 - 13 NAVI). Spirit vs. G2: G2 dominateswinning 7 of 8 matches (Maps: G2 20 - 5 Spirit). Analysis: Spirit excelled against NAVI but struggled significantly against G2. G2’s consistency in head-to-head battles gives them an advantage over both NAVI and Spirit. -> 1. G22nd Spirit3rd Navi FINAL RANKING / COMBINATION OF BOTH RANKINGS: 1. Spirit Spirit Super-Elite leader with two 1st-place finishes. Struggled in head-to-head against G2 but dominated NAVI. Moderate success in Elite and Big events. 2. Navi / G2 G2 Consistently strong across all event tiers. Dominant head-to-head record against Spirit and competitive against NAVI. Wins in both Elite and Big eventsalthough no Super-Elite victories. NAVI Super-Elite win (Major) gives them a critical edge. Howeverweaker head-to-head results and inconsistent performances in Elite and Big events place them below Spirit and G2.

What year head-to-head results were you watching? G2 has won 1 time against navi this year and in maps navi still has the lead.

2024-12-27 19:03

Good stuff but idkw almost felt like it was chat gpt generated xd

2025-01-05 02:42

What makes Blast events elite? Would be great to hear some arguments about that. Regards

2024-12-24 08:50

probably a combination of prize pool and average quality of matches

2024-12-24 09:53

Let's go

2024-12-24 09:02

At the current momentit says "Of the 2023 calendar". I can already tell you who got the 2023 HLTV placements... cmon basement guychanging a few numbers ain't a difficult job

2024-12-24 09:26

DONKED

2024-12-24 09:48

"Top 20 players of 2023 calendar" man Striker started celebrating christmas a little too early when writing this article

2024-12-24 10:37

Why are the top 20 from 2023 on the previous top20 site?

2024-12-24 16:57

@Striker Are BLAST Showdowns part of the considered events? Only BLAST Groups is listedbut the level of competition between Showdowns and the RMRs and Kato/Cologne Play-ins is a rough match.

2024-12-24 17:35

Sadly gotta admit its donk this year

2024-12-24 17:43

Best player getting the best player award Definitely sad

2024-12-25 12:11

Not sad cuz he's the best playersad cuz I dislike him and his "persona" at times on stage but he's been the best this yearyes

2024-12-28 09:20

Donk top1/M0nesy top2

2024-12-24 20:30

if monesy and niko get top 5 AGAIN this yearthe ranking system needs dramatically changing. 2 of the top 5 players in the same team who hardly wins anythingridiculous.

2024-12-24 22:32

Team awards has little to nothing to do about this top 20. If NiKo and m0nesy carries G2 to every semi on every tournament they playsometimes even reaching the finalsbeating several top 5 teams all the timeobviously they will have very high statsEVP's and will deserve their spot.

2024-12-25 09:57

Nothat isn't the way it works. You have to prove that you can win toothe ability to win is a huge part of what makes a player goodin fact it is the most important attribute. They also haven't been to every semi final. If they were really 2 of the top 5 players in the world for 2 years in a rowthey'd be winning a lot more. Something they do doesn't workwe already know niko is negative/toxic and hard to play with. Just how much of an impact that makes on team mates might be the main reason for their lack of success.

2024-12-25 22:32

so who's the 20th?

2024-12-25 12:05

broky

2024-12-25 12:09

Would be disapointing

2024-12-25 14:28

Hooxi

2024-12-25 12:10

where 20

NertZ

2024-12-25 12:16

ah yesthe month of spam posts instead of one big article of the players

2024-12-25 12:23

They should just announce 2-3-5 at a timefr

2024-12-25 19:08

ANNOUNCE XANTARES DAD

2024-12-25 12:35

at what hours?

2024-12-25 12:36

20:00 in OsloNorway So 21:00 in Israel

2024-12-25 16:32

SOLEK NAMBA ONE

2024-12-25 12:37

MERRY CHRISTMAS ERRYONE

2024-12-25 16:21

who cares about #20. A No major winning player I bet.

2024-12-25 16:49

JKMerry Christmas yall!

2024-12-25 16:50

Shits not even out yet and I cant lock in the rest of my top 20 :( cmon mane

2024-12-25 19:02

Major Opening stage as non-award event is crazy

2024-12-25 19:51

Lmao this bot really ?

2024-12-25 20:09

I meanwhat notable torzsi did besides winning the epl? Farming rating in betboomb dacha? Against top 5 0.98 and deep runs only because of his teammates

2024-12-25 22:47

lol

2024-12-26 08:43

wtf kkkkkkk

2024-12-26 13:31

bald eagle

2024-12-26 23:28

Damn they really put elige this low theres no way ewjerkz making the list then ;(

2024-12-27 04:12

rating 8-team banana cups higher than 16-team banana cup feels very wrong

2024-12-27 09:03

1. jL 2. jL 3. jL 4. jL 5. jL 6. jL 7. jL 8. jL 9. jL 10. jL 11. jL 12. jL 13. jL 14. jL 15. jL 16. jL 17. jL 18. jL 19. jL 20. jL Let's be realthat's the most possible outcomeI'm not crazy here

2024-12-28 03:30

hltv.org/logout

2024-12-29 10:20

where am i

2024-12-29 16:10

I love MANGOS and low taper fade over marble fade 100% of the time while playing CS1.6 with my skibidi freddy fazbear.

2024-12-29 19:08

lol IM?! this list is already in shambles and discredited.

2024-12-30 00:08

KSCERATO out ???????????????

2024-12-30 11:06

#1 donk RUSSIAN - #1 m0nesy RUSSIAN #2 m0nesy RUSSIAN - #2 donk RUSSIAN #3 NiK0 #4 ZywOo #5 jl

2024-12-30 12:04

why do you make such emphasis on them being russians?

2025-01-06 22:43

because that's how it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2025-01-12 19:52

ok then why didn't you put Niko bosnianZywoo frenchjL lithuanian ?

2025-01-12 20:01

because I'm not interested in 3rd-4th place 2 of my compatriots are top2!!! If you don't like itI don't give a damn :D

2025-01-13 21:01

Shiro will be there too.

2025-01-07 13:12

No GODcerato

2024-12-30 21:07

Xantares 15 not fair should be top 7

2024-12-31 09:59

Calm downboy. He did 0 kills on last major. Kscerato have 1.13 Rating 2.1 on Big Events (vs 1.11) playing more maps than Xantares and he wasn't even considered. What you considering that Xantares deserves a better position if he even not playing against the betters?

2025-01-07 13:18

number 1 got leaked at shanghai. why do hltv wait half a month plus big ceremony like for some grand reveal. on the other hand imagine it's not donk that would be wild

2025-01-01 23:19

1# Donk 2# m0NESY 3# sh1ro 4# ZywOo 5# NiKo The rest played a weaker season

2025-01-04 20:45

Sh1ro was the only one to put donk as bold prediction (2022)

2025-01-05 01:32

4 players from Navi will be confirmed in top-20 hltv 2024 POG Only Aleksi :(

2025-01-05 01:49

where is brazilian players? kscerato? insani? biguzera?

2025-01-05 12:47

Xantares top 15 with 1.11 Rating 2.1 on Big Events49 maps played. Kscerato isn't on rankwith 1.13 Rating 2.1 on Big Events54 maps. What kind of sh*t this Top 20 is? Is not only individual performance?

2025-01-06 21:57

Where are the Mongolz ?

2025-01-06 09:00

Probally on Mongolia taking some rest.

2025-01-08 04:13

The rest should be: 1.donk 2.monesy 3.zywoo 4.niko 5.shiro 6.JL 7.zontix 8.magixx/nertz/brollan

2025-01-06 17:46

So it's gonna be 1. Aleksib 2. JL 3. monesy 4. niko 5. zywoo

2025-01-09 05:09

hahahahahahahaha aleksib wtf :) is aaa mega boooooooooooooot !

2025-01-09 18:58

No nertzno senzuno twistzzwow

2025-01-09 14:00

This thing is so riggedhltv lost all of its credibility. Not only censorshipbut also making nonsense ranking AND leaking it XD. Absolutely ridiculous. Btw to who did you guys send it beforehand? That guy is an absolute idiot to create 8 accounts to make it even more obvious xd. Well done HLTVwell done.

2025-01-09 20:45

I cant understand how tf tortzi made it to the top 20but nertzkscerato and senzu did not. Biggest cap of this top 20.

2025-01-10 08:57

How tf Nertz is not here?

2025-01-10 13:24

he got #21

2025-01-12 14:28

niko "4" hahahahahaha he should be "20"

2025-01-11 00:20

first time no dane on the list but first time all baltics are present

2025-01-11 05:08

1. Danil "donk" Kryshkovets

2025-01-11 12:05

The last three people are MonesyZywoo and Donk in that order. Donk being #1.

2025-01-11 17:29

I created this tier list playing/watching cs only a few hours for a year and it is 22 percentile (should disrespect zywoo more next time no doubt). You're ones are pathetic tbh hltv.org/top20/predictions/2024/1833789 Elige is a good player tho. Hltv must remember: you have specially reward for teams. Player's rating is about personal skill

2025-01-12 00:16

Zywoo robbed

2025-01-12 03:16

First year without Dane in top 20?

2025-01-12 03:28

Congratulations all!!!!

2025-01-12 03:59

Crazy to think this was the first ever top20 for XANTARES. I cannot name another player on top of him if I think of the most underrated players of all time.

2025-01-12 05:41

I am #36 :D hltv.org/top20/predictions/2024/1344537

2025-01-12 08:23

ropz 18?? that list is a bullshit

2025-01-12 12:03

agreein my opinion Ropz deserves to be higher valuedI guess much higher...

2025-01-14 03:20

Why didn't they make a list for 2012 like they did in 2023?

2025-01-12 17:03

from next year since blast goes full open imo world finals (or what the event will be called) should be put near kato and cologne tbh. same amount of moneysame value for the teamssame level (or higher in some ways) of productionbo5 final like kato and cologne i dont see any issue with considering it the same as kato and cologne from 2025

2025-01-12 18:04

Does anyone know about 21-25?

2025-01-13 12:51

6 players in the top 20 for 2024 have played for MOUZ at some point in their career. 14 players are from Europe4 from Asia and 2 from Americas. Despite Brazil and Sweden having notable eras within CS franchisethere is no representation from either countries. Since 2016 when Brazil and Sweden both had 4 players each in the top 20the domination the nations proved has dwindled with KSCERATO being the most consistent Brazilian and Brollan was the last Swede to feature in 2020. CIS region along with Israel have taken the scene by storm in recent years.

2025-01-16 16:24

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