Highest-rated player in 2023
Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut is a strong candidate to end the year at the top of the rankings.
Who is the best player of 2023? We have taken a look at the stats of all the top players of Counter-Strike.
The first thing that strikes is the absence of Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyljev at the very top of the list. The Ukrainian has had a difficult year alongside his team, Natus Vincere. The Worlds number 1 player of last year is currently ranked 14th in terms of HLTV rating throughout the year. His big rival, Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut is at number 1. The Vitality player won the BLAST.tv Paris Major in May, and has shown great consistency this year.
Highest-rated players in 2023 (only players of top 50 teams included)
1. 
ZywOo (Team Vitality) - 1.30 rating
2. 
sh1ro (Cloud9) - 1.26 rating
3. donk (Spirit) - 1.24 rating
4. 
NiKo (G2) - 1.23 rating
5. 
frozen (MOUZ) - 1.23 rating
6. 
device (Astralis) - 1.23 rating
7. 
XANTARES (Eternal Fire) - 1.22 rating
8. blameF (Astralis) - 1.22 rating
9. 
KSCERATO (FURIA) - 1.19 rating
10. m0NESY (G2) - 1.19 rating
11. HEN1 (MIBR) - 1.19 rating
12. Jame (Virtus.pro) - 1.19 rating
13. Ax1Le (Cloud9) - 1.18 rating
14. 
s1mple (NAVI) - 1.18 rating
15. deko (1WIN) - 1.18 rating
Other ratings:
Pistol rounds in 2023:
1. ZywOo (Team Vitality) - 1.70 rating
2. frozen (MOUZ) - 1.46 rating
3. 
JDC (MOUZ) - 1.42 rating
Opening kills in 2023:
1. donk (Spirit) - 1.27 rating
2. device (Astralis) - 1.26 rating
3. ZywOo (Team Vitality) - 1.22 rating
3. 
Martinez (Movistar Riders) - 1.22 rating
