NAVI Remain the Only Club Represented in Every HLTV Top 20 Ranking

Natus Vincere have once again cemented their legendary status in Counter-Strike history. NAVI remain the only organization ever to be represented by at least one player in the annual Top 20 ranking by HLTV every single year since the list was introduced.

On December 25, Valerii b1t Vakhovskyi secured the 20th spot in the HLTV Top 20 of 2025. Just one day later, the 19th position was awarded to Ivan iM Mihai. These results ensured that NAVI extended their historic streak and remained unmatched in terms of long-term consistency at the highest level of professional CS.

From the very first HLTV rankings in 2010, NAVI players have continuously appeared among the world’s elite. Across different eras, generations, and versions of the game, the organization has always produced top-tier talent capable of competing with the very best.

NAVI Players in the HLTV Top 20 by Year

• 2010: Egor markeloff Markelov — 1st, Sergey starix Ischuk — 4th, Ioann Edward Sukhariev — 5th, Danylo Zeus Teslenko — 19th

• 2011: Egor markeloff Markelov — 3rd, Ioann Edward Sukhariev — 15th, Sergey starix Ischuk — 20th

• 2013: Egor markeloff Markelov — 15th, Ioann Edward Sukhariev — 16th

• 2014: Ladislav GuardiaN Kovács — 11th

• 2015: Ladislav GuardiaN Kovács — 2nd, Egor flamie Vasilyev — 14th

• 2016: Oleksandr s1mple Kostyliev — 4th, Egor flamie Vasilyev — 4th, Ladislav GuardiaN Kovács — 17th

• 2017: Oleksandr s1mple Kostyliev — 8th

• 2018: Oleksandr s1mple Kostyliev — 1st, Denis electroNic Sharipov — 4th

• 2019: Oleksandr s1mple Kostyliev — 2nd, Denis electroNic Sharipov — 6th

• 2020: Oleksandr s1mple Kostyliev — 2nd, Denis electroNic Sharipov — 5th

• 2021: Oleksandr s1mple Kostyliev — 1st, Denis electroNic Sharipov — 7th, Valerii b1t Vakhovskyi — 9th

• 2022: Oleksandr s1mple Kostyliev — 1st, Valerii b1t Vakhovskyi — 16th

• 2023: Oleksandr s1mple Kostyliev — 7th

• 2024: Justinas jL Lekavičius — 5th, Valerii b1t Vakhovskyi — 9th, Ihor w0nderful Zhdanov — 11th, Ivan iM Mihai — 16th

HLTV Reveals Nominees for Individual Awards at HLTV Awards 2025

The Top 3 players of 2025 will be officially revealed at the HLTV Awards, which will take place on January 10, 2026, in Belgrade. Regardless of the final results, NAVI have already secured their place in history by maintaining a record no other club has been able to match.