w0nderful ranked #11 in HLTV.org's Top Players of the Year list!

Ihor "w0nderful" Zhdanov has broken into HLTV.org's Top 20 best players of the year rankings. The website placed the Ukrainian AWPer eleventh — the best result in Ihor's career and his first appearance inside the top 20.

Last year, w0nderful had an average rating of 1.11; his most successful tournaments were Esports World Cup 2024 and BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2024, in both of which he got as high as 1.26.

Although Ihor did not win any MVP medals at last year's events, he became EVP of major tournaments four times - at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024, Esports World Cup 2024, BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2024, and IEM Rio 2024.

We're sure the biggest wins are still ahead for w0nderful: he had a fantastic year with NAVI, helping the team win PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 and other top-level contests.

Ihor has picked zeRRoFIX (Passion UA) as a player who will definitely make a name for himself in 2025. Read more about w0nderful's achievements last year in HLTV.org's article.

And just as a reminder, another NAVI player, iM, also made it into HLTV.org's Top 20 best players of the year. With a rating of 1.09 and an MVP medal, Mihai got ranked 16th.