HLTV refreshed its CS2 ranking of the most promising young players, introducing several notable shifts across the leaderboard. syph0 secured the first position after guiding Nemiga to the grand final of PGL Masters Bucharest.

Meanwhile, poiii climbed to second place, while Dawy dropped to third after previously leading the list. mazay made a major breakthrough by jumping 16 positions to approach the top 10, and 17-year-old tired73 moved close to the top 20 following a victory at Retake Season 13.

Natus Vincere Junior representatives MahaR and FAZERY landed at 26th and 27th respectively. In addition, tikuak improved his standing ahead of the upcoming Major in Singapore, as HLTV reverted to a scaled methodology based on median absolute deviation.