HLTV Top 20 Players of the Year

Every year since 2013, HLTV names the twenty best players of the season. Here are all 13 lists. ZywOo has been #1 the most often (4 times), and NiKo has made the list the most: 10 times.

Every list

• HLTV top 20 of 2025 — #1 ZywOo, #2 donk, #3 ropz
• HLTV top 20 of 2024 — #1 donk, #2 m0NESY, #3 ZywOo
• HLTV top 20 of 2023 — #1 ZywOo, #2 NiKo, #3 ropz
• HLTV top 20 of 2022 — #1 s1mple, #2 ZywOo, #3 sh1ro
• HLTV top 20 of 2021 — #1 s1mple, #2 ZywOo, #3 NiKo
• HLTV top 20 of 2020 — #1 ZywOo, #2 s1mple, #3 device
• HLTV top 20 of 2019 — #1 ZywOo, #2 s1mple, #3 device
• HLTV top 20 of 2018 — #1 s1mple, #2 device, #3 NiKo
• HLTV top 20 of 2017 — #1 coldzera, #2 NiKo, #3 fer
• HLTV top 20 of 2016 — #1 coldzera, #2 FalleN, #3 device
• HLTV top 20 of 2015 — #1 olofmeister, #2 GuardiaN, #3 device
• HLTV top 20 of 2014 — #1 GeT_RiGhT, #2 flusha, #3 pashaBiceps
• HLTV top 20 of 2013 — #1 GeT_RiGhT, #2 f0rest, #3 shox

Most appearances

1. NiKo — 10 times, best #2
2. device — 9 times, best #2
3. s1mple — 8 times, best #1, #1 in 2018, 2021, 2022
4. ropz — 8 times, best #3
5. ZywOo — 7 times, best #1, #1 in 2019, 2020, 2023, 2025
6. dupreeh — 7 times, best #5
7. GuardiaN — 6 times, best #2
8. EliGE — 6 times, best #4
9. Twistzz — 6 times, best #9
10. sh1ro — 5 times, best #3
11. Magisk — 5 times, best #5
12. kennyS — 5 times, best #6
13. KRIMZ — 5 times, best #7
14. KSCERATO — 5 times, best #9
15. GeT_RiGhT — 4 times, best #1, #1 in 2013, 2014
16. olofmeister — 4 times, best #1, #1 in 2015
17. f0rest — 4 times, best #2
18. flusha — 4 times, best #2
19. m0NESY — 4 times, best #2
20. shox — 4 times, best #3

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