Syph0 Reaches No. 1 on the HLTV Prospects List

Daniel "syph0" Ageyev became the new No. 1 on the HLTV Prospects ranking thanks to his leading role in Nemiga's run to the PGL Masters Bucharest final. The player, who was second last month, strengthened his position at the top by delivering another month of high-level performances in the anchor and lurker roles.

Alex "poiii" Nyholm Sundgren was named Dust2 Brasil MVP at the FiRe Last Chance tournament, where 100 Thieves dramatically qualified for a Major, and moved up to second place. David "Dawy" Bibik stayed in third.

Vadim "tO0RO" Arkov rose eight spots to eighth place, his best ranking so far, with a 1.36 rating in the month Virtus.pro won the CIS LAN Season 9 tournament. Artur "pleynnn" Syzdykov climbed to 10th place with a 1.24 rating at the Moscow LAN, where UPGRADE finished 5th-8th. His teammate Maxim "SquEzxc" Grebenko climbed to 16th with a 1.35 rating.

Volodymyr "mazay" Iorhachov did not enter the top ten but was the biggest riser within the top 50, moving up 16 spots. Playing for fnatic and Spirit Academy, mazay played an important role in fnatic's run to the Stake Ranked Episode 5 final with a 1.29 rating. Zolbayar "tikuak" Chimedtseren has not yet adapted to a top-tier environment at The MongolZ, but he posted a 1.17 rating with Chinggis Warriors and is preparing for his first Major, which will be held in Singapore.

Yeray "Joey" Serrano Pérez entered the list in 17th place with a 1.16 rating in the month he won the Urban Riga Open S7 with Sangal and finished third at Roman Imperium IX. Andrii "tired73" Hlushko, despite being only 17, caused Natus Vincere to forfeit their match against WBT Academy in Portugal. The young Ukrainian won Retake Season 13 with a 1.32 rating at his first LAN tournament on HLTV, and came close to the top 20 without having played against any top 50 team yet.

Samuel "MahaR" Horáček and David "FAZERY" Procházka from NAVI Junior entered the list and placed side by side at 26th and 27th. The ranking method also changed this month. Instead of the previous percentile score system, the list returned to a scaled scoring system based on median absolute deviation, which preserves the gaps between players.