HLTV

HLTV
	The Old HLTV Logo
Owners	Per "Nomad" Lambæk, Petar "Tgwri1s" Milovanovic
Editors	Lucas "LucasAM" Aznar Miles, Luis "MIRAA" Mira, Milan "Striker" Švejda, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, Bünyamin "BenjaCS" Bektaş
CEO	Martin "Rosenchef" Rosenbæk
Current status	Active

Hltv.org, also known as HLTV is a CS:GO (Formerly CS 1.6 and CS:Source) website which is designed to include news, matches, and a forum for open discussion about the game. HLTV stands for Half-Life Television. It is considered one of the leading websites in the CS:GO community, with GOTV demos, statistics, news, match results, and on-site Twitch.tv streams. Most analysts and people involved professionally in the CS:GO scene use HLTV. HLTV focuses on CS:GO teams all around the world.^[1]

History

HLTV was founded in 2002 by Martin "Rosenchef Rosenbæk.^[2] HLTV first started out as mainly a Counter-Strike and Half-Life news and forum website, but has since evolved into include statistics, analysis, and housing of GOTV Demos and VODS. HLTV has received many visual updates throughout the years, with the most recent one taking place in 2017.^[3] Since late 2015, HLTV has ranked the teams based on a rating system.^[4] HLTV has awarded MVP medals to the highest performing player at each tournament, and HLTV has also awarded the EVP award to players who may not have been the best at a tournament, but still put in a well above-average performance. In 2016, HLTV launched dust.dk, a website dedicated mainly to the Counter-Strike scene in Denmark, and they followed this up in 2017 by launching dust2.us, a local website for the Americas. Data, such as match results, are fed through from the dust2 websites to HLTV.^[5]^[6] Since 2010 in CS 1.6, HLTV has ranked all of the professional Counter-Strike players based on their performance that year.

HLTV Rating

The HLTV rating is the most widely used rating system in CS:GO, and is often used outside of HLTV.^[7]^[8]

Rating 1.0

Rating 1.0 was introduced to HLTV all the way back in 2010 during CS 1.6. This rating was based on the number of kills per round, the survival rate of a player per round, and the amount of multikills a player got, which is known as the impact rating. The higher each of these values are, the higher rating a player would get.^[9]

Rating 2.0

Rating 2.0 was introduced to HLTV in June 6th, 2017, as a more updated version of the HLTV Rating. Rather than being based on 3 factors, it is based on more than 5. The kills per round and survivals per round remains the same, but there are two new ones, KAST and ADR, whilst the impact rating has been changed. ADR stands for average damage per round. KAST stands for kill-asssist-survival-trade, and it measures the percentage of rounds where a player contributes by completing one of the components measured in KAST. A trade is where a player dies, but their teammate "trades" them by killing the player who killed them. The impact rating is based on multi-kills, opening kills, and 1vx clutches won. There is more that goes into the impact rating, but that information hasn't been made public. Rating 2.0 is meant to be more accurate than Rating 1.0, since it has includes more factors which allows it to more accurately measure how well a player did.^[10]

HLTV Top 20

Every year, the HLTV staff rank the CS players based on their performance that year. These rankings are based on how successful the player's team is, the individual performance based on their HLTV rating, and MVPs/EVPs given by HLTV. The 2010 and 2011 rankings are based on CS 1.6 players, and 2013-present are based on CS:GO rankings. 2012 isn't included, since 2012 was viewed as a transition year between CS 1.6 and CS:GO.^[11] The writers at HLTV conduct an interview with the player, and analyse the year the player had.

2010

1. Yegor "markeloff" Markelov
2. Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund
3. Martin "trace" Heldt
4. Sergey "starix" Ischuk
5. Ioann "Edward" Sukhariev
6. Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg
7. Filip "NEO" Kubski
8 Danny "zonic" Sørensen
9. Andreas "moddii" Fridh
10. Marucus "delpan" Larsson
11. Jordan "n0thing" Gilbert
12. Rasmus "Gux" Ståhl
13. Christophe "sixeR" Xia
14. Danny "fRoD" Montaner
15. Roman "roman" Ausserdorfer
16. Johan "face" Klasson
17. Bum-Ki "peri" Jung
18. Richard "Xizt" Landström
19. Danylo "Zeus" Teslenko
20. Harley "dsn" Örwall^[12]

2011

1. Filip "NEO" Kubski
2. Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund
3. Yegor "markeloff" Markelov
4. Martin "trace" Heldt
5. Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg
6. Wiktor "TaZ Wojtas
7. Michael "Friis" Jørgensen
8. Finn "karrigan" Andersen
9. Marcus "delpan" Larsson
10. Rasmus "Gux" Ståhl
11. Karl-William "kalle" Haraldsen
12. Eduard "ed1k" Ivanov
13. Richard "Xizt" Landström
14. Johan "face" Klasson
15. Ioann "Edward" Sukhariev
16. Andreas "MODDII" Fridh
17. Timo "aslak" Verkoperrä
18. Jarosław "pasha" Jarząbkowski
19. Mihail "Dosia" Stolyarov
20. Sergey "starix" Ischuk^[13]

2013

1. Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund
2. Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg
3. Richard "shox" Papillon
4. Mihail "Dosia" Stolyarov
5. Nathan "NBK" Schmitt
6. Richard "Xizt" Landström
7. Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom
8. Jesper "JW" Wecksell
9. Spencer "Hiko" Martin
10. Ladislav "GuardiaN" Kovács
11. Adam "friberg" Friberg
12. Kenny "kennyS" Schrub
13. Robin "flusha" Rönnquist
14. Nicolaj "Nico" Jensen
15. Yegor "markeloff" Markelov
16. Ioann "Edward" Sukhariev
17. Eduoard "SmithZz" Dubourdeaux
18. Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen
19. Jarosław "pasha" Jarząbkowski
20. Andreas "Xyp9x" Højsleth^[14]

2014

1. Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund
2. Robin "flusha" Rönnquist
3. Jarosław "pasha" Jarząbkowski
4. Janusz "Snax" Pogorzelski
5. Jesper "JW" Wecksell
6. Kenny "kennyS" Schrub
7. Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg
8. Richard "shox" Papillon
9. Freddy "KRIMZ" Johansson
10. Vincent "Happy" Cervoni
11. Ladislav "GuardiaN" Kovács
12. Olof "olofmeister" Kajbjer
13. Paweł "byali" Bieliński
14. Adam "friberg" Friberg
15. Dan "apEX" Madesclaire
16. Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen
17. Nathan "NBK" Schmitt
18. Braxton "swag" Pierce
19. Fabien "kioShiMa" Fiey
20. Nicolai "device" Reedtz^[15]

2015

1. Olof "olofmeister" Kajbjer
2. Ladislav "GuardiaN" Kovács
3. Nicolai "device" Reedtz
4. Janusz "Snax" Pogorzelski
5. Robin "flusha" Rönnquist
6. Kenny "kennyS" Schrub
7. Freddy "KRIMZ" Johansson
8. Vincent "Happy" Schopenhauer
9. Nathan "NBK-" Schmitt
10. Jesper "JW" Wecksell
11. Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund
12. Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen
13. Richard "shox" Papillon
14. Egor "flamie" Vasilyev
15. René "cajunb" Borg
16. Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg
17. Filip "NEO" Kubski
18. Dan "apEX" Madesclaire
19. Aleksi "allu" Jalli
20. Tyler "Skadoodle" Latham^[16]

2016

1. Marcelo "coldzera" David
2. Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo
3. Nicolai "device" Reedtz
4. Aleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev
5. Janusz "Snax" Pogorzelski
6. Richard "shox" Papillon
7. Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg
8. Olof "olofmeister" Kajbjer
9. Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom
10. Robin "flusha" Rönnquist
11. Nikola "NiKo" Kovač
12. Egor "flamie" Vasilyev
13. Kenny "kennyS" Schrub
14. Emil "Magiskb0y" Reif
15. Fernando "fer" Alvarenga
16. Markus "Kjærbye" Kjærbye
17. Ladislav "GuardiaN" Kovács
18. Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund
19. Lincoln "fnx" Lau
20. Dennis "dennis" Edman^[17]

2017

1. Marcelo "coldzera" David
2. Nikola "NiKo" Kovač
3. Fernando "fer" Alvarenga
4. Håvard "rain" Nygaard
5. Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz
6. Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo
7. Kenny "kennyS" Schrub
8. Aleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev
9. Ladislav "GuardiaN" Kovács
10. Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen
11. Abay "Hobbit" Khasenov
12. Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski
13. Andreas "Xyp9x" Højsleth
14. Kristian "k0nfig" Wienecke
15. Markus "Kjærbye" Kjærbye
16. Tomáš "oskar" Šťastný
17. Dauren "AdreN" Kystaubayev
18. Ricardo "boltz" Prass
19. Olof "olofmeister" Kajbjer
20. Janusz "Snax" Pogorzelski^[18]

2018

1. Aleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev
2. Nicolai "device" Reedtz
3. Nikola "NiKo" Kovač
4. Denis "electronic" Sharipov
5. Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen
6. Keith "NAF" Markovic
7. Emil "Magisk" Reif
8. Lukas "gla1ve" Rossander
9. Freddy "KRIMZ" Johansson
10. Marcelo "coldzera" David
11. Ladislav "GuardiaN" Kovács
12. Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken
13. Andreas "Xyp9x" Højsleth
14. Tomáš "oskar" Štastný
15. Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski
16. Miika "suNny" Kemppi
17. Timothy "autimatic" Ta
18. Håvard "rain" Nygaard
19. Robin "ropz" Kool
20. Valdemar "valde" Bjørn Vangså^[19]

External Links

References

^ "CS:GO News & Coverage". Hltv.org.
^ Martin, Rosenbæk. "HLTV Martin". Retrieved 18 March 2019.
^ Tadeu, Luis "MIRAA". "A New Beginning For HLTV". Retrieved 19 March 2019.
^ "HLTV Ranking October 1st, 2015". HLTV. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
^ "Dust.dk" (in Danish). Retrieved 18 March 2019.
^ Lambæk, Per "Nomad". "This Is Not Even My Final Form". Retrieved 18 March 2019.
^ Chiu, Stephen. "Breaking Down Criteria CS:GO Edition, Rating KRIMZ and GuardiaN". VPEsports. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
^ Villanueva, Jamie. "The Best CS:GO Players of 2018". Retrieved 19 March 2019.
^ Milanovic, Petar "Tgwr1is". "What is That Rating Thing in Stats?". Retrieved 19 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Milanovic, Petar "Tgwr1s". "What is that rating thing in stats?".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Milanovic, Petar "Tgwr1s". "Top 20 Players of 2013: Ranking". Retrieved 18 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Milanovic, Petar "Tgwri1s". "Top 20 Players of 2010: Introduction". Retrieved 18 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Milanovic, Petar "Tgwri1s". "Top 20 Players of 2011: Introduction". Retrieved 18 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Milanovic, Petar "Tgwri1s". "Top 20 Player of 2013: Ranking". Retrieved 18 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Milanovic, Petar "Tgwri1s". "Top 20 Players of 2014: Introduction". Retrieved 19 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Milanovic, Petar "Tgwri1s". "Top 20 Players of 2015: Introduction". Retrieved 19 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Milanovic, Petar "Tgwr1s". "Top 20 Players of 2016: Introduction". Retrieved 19 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Milanovic, Petar "Tgwr1s". "Top 20 Players of 2017: Introduction". Retrieved 19 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Burazin, Zvonimir "Professeur". "Top 20 players of 2018: Introduction". Retrieved 19 March 2019.

[1] "CS:GO News & Coverage". Hltv.org.

[2] Martin, Rosenbæk. "HLTV Martin". Retrieved 18 March 2019.

[3] Tadeu, Luis "MIRAA". "A New Beginning For HLTV". Retrieved 19 March 2019.

[4] "HLTV Ranking October 1st, 2015". HLTV. Retrieved 18 March 2019.

[5] "Dust.dk" (in Danish). Retrieved 18 March 2019.

[6] Lambæk, Per "Nomad". "This Is Not Even My Final Form". Retrieved 18 March 2019.

[7] Chiu, Stephen. "Breaking Down Criteria CS:GO Edition, Rating KRIMZ and GuardiaN". VPEsports. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

[8] Villanueva, Jamie. "The Best CS:GO Players of 2018". Retrieved 19 March 2019.

[9] Milanovic, Petar "Tgwr1is". "What is That Rating Thing in Stats?". Retrieved 19 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[10] Milanovic, Petar "Tgwr1s". "What is that rating thing in stats?".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[11] Milanovic, Petar "Tgwr1s". "Top 20 Players of 2013: Ranking". Retrieved 18 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[12] Milanovic, Petar "Tgwri1s". "Top 20 Players of 2010: Introduction". Retrieved 18 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[13] Milanovic, Petar "Tgwri1s". "Top 20 Players of 2011: Introduction". Retrieved 18 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[14] Milanovic, Petar "Tgwri1s". "Top 20 Player of 2013: Ranking". Retrieved 18 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[15] Milanovic, Petar "Tgwri1s". "Top 20 Players of 2014: Introduction". Retrieved 19 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[16] Milanovic, Petar "Tgwri1s". "Top 20 Players of 2015: Introduction". Retrieved 19 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[17] Milanovic, Petar "Tgwr1s". "Top 20 Players of 2016: Introduction". Retrieved 19 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[18] Milanovic, Petar "Tgwr1s". "Top 20 Players of 2017: Introduction". Retrieved 19 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[19] Burazin, Zvonimir "Professeur". "Top 20 players of 2018: Introduction". Retrieved 19 March 2019.

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