NEO, kennyS, dupreeh and seven others nominated for HLTV Hall of Fame

HLTV.org has unveiled a list of ten nominees for the 2026 Counter-Strike Hall of Fame. Among them are Kenny "kennyS" Schrub, Filip "NEO" Kubski, Abdisamad "SpawN" Mohamed and other renowned players.

Four of them will be inducted into the Hall of Fame, with their names revealed at the HLTV Awards ceremony, which will take place on January 9, 2027 in Belgrade, Serbia. The full list of nominees is as follows:

 Filip "⁠NEO⁠" Kubski
 Ronald "⁠Rambo⁠" Kim
 Peter "⁠dupreeh⁠" Rasmussen
 Ola "⁠elemeNt⁠" Moum
 Keun-Chul "⁠solo⁠" Kang
 Abdisamad "⁠SpawN⁠" Mohamed
 Jorgen "⁠XeqtR⁠" Johannessen
 Danny "⁠fRoD⁠" Montaner
 Kenny "⁠kennyS⁠" Schrub
 Kyle "⁠Ksharp⁠" Miller

The nominees were put forward and then voted on by a special committee. Each committee member voted for five candidates, ranking them from first to fifth and awarding five to one points respectively. The committee members are:

Chad "⁠SPUNJ⁠" Burchill
Sudhen "⁠Bleh⁠" Wahengbam
Trevor "gfmidway" Schmidt
Jason "Jason Lake" Lake
Jason "⁠moses⁠" O'Toole
Stephanie "⁠missharvey⁠" Harvey
Roque "roque_mn" Marques
Lucas "LucasAM" Aznar Miles
Per "⁠Nomad⁠" Lambæk
Luis "MIRAA" Mira
Tommy "⁠Potti⁠" Ingemarsson
Dmitry "⁠hooch⁠" Bogdanov

Every player or coach inducted into the Hall of Fame will receive a special Rolex watch, as well as a dedicated profile on HLTV and a mention on the new Hall of Fame page. Only players and coaches who no longer compete on the professional CS scene are eligible for the HLTV Hall of Fame, with between three and five people inducted each year.

Origin: www.hltv.org