HLTV names 10 Hall of Fame nominees, four to be inducted in Belgrade
The gist
HLTV named 10 nominees for its 2026 Hall of Fame, including dupreeh, kennyS and NEO.
Four will be inducted at the HLTV Awards in Belgrade on 9 January 2027.
How it unfolded
- Nov 2, 2026FURIA climbed two places to No. 1 in HLTV's world ranking with 944 points; Vitality stayed second with 897 and Spirit fell two spots to third with 818.
- Nov 3, 2026Aurora beat G2 2-1 in Beijing, eliminating G2 in 13th to 16th place, which pays $4,000.
- Nov 5, 2026HLTV released the 10 nominees for the Hall of Fame Class of 2026, including Ronald "Rambo" Kim, Daniel "fRoD" Montaner and Kyle "KSharp" Miller (both for the third time in a row).
Key terms
- HLTV
- A news website and forum covering professional Counter-Strike esports news, tournaments, and statistics.
- Counter-Strike
- A series of multiplayer tactical first-person shooter video games where opposing teams try to complete objectives.
- CS:GO Majors
- Counter-Strike esports tournaments officially sponsored by Valve, the game's developer.
Source: Wikipedia