HLTV closed the second season of its Prospects program on August 4, graduating 31 players who crossed the age or experience thresholds that end their eligibility. Season 2 ran from January 1 through August 4, 2026, tracking the next generation of professional CS2 talent.
Graduation criteria
Players exit the prospect ranking on any of:
- Reaching age 21
- 50+ maps at Big Events
- 50+ maps at Top 20 vs Top 20
- 100+ maps at Top 30 vs Top 30
- 300+ maps at Top 50 vs Top 50
- 1,000+ career maps
Top-10 peak graduates
Twelve of the 31 reached the top ten of the prospect ranking during Season 2. Highlights:
- Džiugas "dziugss" Steponavičius (Lithuania, FUT) — peaked at #1
- Dmytro "dem0n" Myroshnychenko (Ukraine, FUT) — peaked at #2
- Vladislav "xiELO" Lysov (Russia, PARIVISION) — peaked at #3
- Anarbileg "cobrazera" Uuganbayar (Mongolia, The MongolZ) — peaked at #4
- Aulon "Krabeni" Fazlija (Kosovo, FUT) — peaked at #6
- Emil "nota" Moskvitin (Russia, PARIVISION) — peaked at #7
- Nikita "cmtry" Samolotov (Ukraine, FUT) — peaked at #8
- João "koala" Pfeffer (Brazil, DENDELE) — peaked at #8
- Nikita "tenzy" Kochenyuk (Russia, magic) — peaked at #9
- Adam "adamb" Ångström (Sweden, OG) — peaked at #9
- Kacper "xKacpersky" Gabara (Poland, Ninjas in Pyjamas) — started Season 2 at #1
- Alan "flayy" Krupa (Poland, 9INE) — peaked at #13
What comes next
Graduation is not retirement — several graduates are already fixtures on invited teams. FUT alone contributes four graduates from its Season 2 core, and cobrazera continues to represent The MongolZ at the top of Asian CS2. HLTV has not yet confirmed a Season 3 launch date; the pattern from Season 1-2 suggests a fresh cohort will open early 2027.
