10 Candidates Revealed for the 2026 HLTV Hall of Fame

Ten players have been nominated for the HLTV Hall of Fame. The list includes new names as well as players who appeared on the ballot in past years. This year, four candidates will enter the 2026 class.

The class will be inducted into the Counter-Strike Hall of Fame at the HLTV Awards, held on January 9, 2027, in Belgrade, Serbia. Potti, HeatoN, f0rest and GeT_RiGhT were part of the 2024 class. The 2025 class consists of markeloff, olofmeister and cogu.

The candidate list also includes a Polish player who is on the ballot for the first time since the 'NEO rule' was removed. Selected by HLTV users as the player of the 2000s, he is considered one of the best players of the pre-CS:GO era. Rambo is remembered as one of North America's most respected players in the early period, and he later moved into coaching.

dupreeh was nominated in the first eligible year after his retirement and made the list again in his second year. elemeNt is known as the first player whose contract was bought in CS history. XeqtR stands out for laying the foundations of modern tactical play. fRoD is recognized as the leader of AWP play in North America, following Kyle 'Ksharp' Miller.