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

HLTV.org has announced the list of ten nominees for the 2025 Counter-Strike Hall of Fame. The nominees include Kenny "kennyS" Schrub, Yegor "markeloff" Markelov, Abdisamad "SpawN" Mohamed, and other renowned esports athletes.

Three of them will be inducted into the Hall of Fame; their names will be announced at the HLTV Awards ceremony, which will take place on January 10, 2026, in Belgrade, Serbia. The full list of nominees looks as follows:

Peter "⁠dupreeh⁠" Rasmussen
Jorgen "⁠XeqtR⁠" Johannessen
Ola "⁠elemeNt⁠" Moum
Abdisamad "⁠SpawN⁠" Mohamed
Raphael "⁠cogu⁠" Camargo
Yegor "⁠markeloff⁠" Markelov
Kyle "⁠Ksharp⁠" Miller
Danny "⁠fRoD⁠" Montaner
Kenny "⁠kennyS⁠" Schrub
Olof "⁠olofmeister⁠" Kajbjer

The players were nominated and then selected by a special committee. Each committee member voted for five candidates, ranking them from first to fifth, awarding them from five points to one point, respectively. The committee members are:

Chad "⁠SPUNJ⁠" Burchill (Player/Talent, Oceania)
 Sudhen "⁠Bleh⁠" Wahengbam (Talent, Asia)
Trevor "gfmidway" Schmidt (Industry, North America)
Jason "Jason Lake" Lake (Industry, North America)
Jason "⁠moses⁠" O'Toole (Player/Talent, North America)
Stephanie "⁠missharvey⁠" Harvey (Player/Talent, North America)
Roque "roque_mn" Marques (Journalist, South America)
Lucas "LucasAM" Aznar Miles (Journalist, Europe)
Per "⁠Nomad⁠" Lambæk (Industry, Europe)
Luis "MIRAA" Mira (Journalist, Europe)
Tommy "⁠Potti⁠" Ingemarsson (Player, Europe)

As with last year, each player/coach inducted into the Hall of Fame will receive a special Rolex watch, a special profile on HLTV, and a mention on the new Hall of Fame page. Only players and coaches who are no longer competing on the pro CS:GO scene are eligible for induction into the HLTV Hall of Fame. Three to five people will be inducted annually.

Origin: www.hltv.org