iM – 19th in 2025 ranking

NAVI's Mihai "iM" Ivan has been ranked 19th in 2025's ranking of the best pro Counter-Strike 2 players according to HLTV.org.

The Romanian esports athlete's main achievements this year include second place at Thunderpick World Championship 2025, as well as bronze at BLAST Bounty 2025 Season 1, IEM Katowice 2025, IEM Cologne 2025, and StarLadder Budapest Major 2025. Ivan was also named EVP at ESL Pro League Season 22 and StarLadder Budapest Major 2025.

iM's average rating for the year was 1.09. The HLTV.org editorial team noted Mihai's high rankings at big tournaments and against top-5 ranked opponents.

Notably, HLTV.org will publish the top 20 Counter-Strike 2 players of the past year every day, starting December 24th. The top three esports athletes will be revealed on January 10th at the HLTV Awards 2025 ceremony. The holder of 18th place will be unveiled tomorrow, December 26th, at 8:00 PM CET. Valeriy "b1t" Vakhovskiy took 20th place in the list.

Origin: www.hltv.org