Video: HLTV.org's Top 20 players of 2017

Relive the best plays of the best players of the year by watching "HLTV.org's Top 20 players of 2017" highlight video, made by our moviemaker Josip "brcho" Brtan.

Before premiering the movie on Twitch, we took a walk down memory lane and rewatched highlight movies from previous years, paying tribute to the best players of 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

HLTV.org's Top 20 players of 2017, a 14-minute-long highlight video which was made by Josip "brcho" Brtan, then followed. The movie contains highlights from players that impressed us the most last year, such as Marcelo "⁠coldzera⁠" David, Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač, Oleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev and Kenny "⁠kennyS⁠" Schrub—click play below to watch it.

The reveal of each player that made HLTV.org's Top 20 players of 2017 list, powered by EGB.com, was accompanied by an in-depth article as well as a player interview. In case you missed any of them, you can easily find them through our Introduction post.

Brazil Marcelo 'coldzera' David
Marcelo 'coldzera' David
Age:
23
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.22
Maps played:
684
KPR:
0.82
DPR:
0.61
Bosnia and Herzegovina Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač
Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač
Age:
20
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.17
Maps played:
737
KPR:
0.82
DPR:
0.68
Ukraine Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev
Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev
Age:
20
Rating 1.0:
1.20
Maps played:
694
KPR:
0.84
DPR:
0.69
France Kenny 'kennyS' Schrub
Kenny 'kennyS' Schrub
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.16
Maps played:
1173
KPR:
0.78
DPR:
0.62
Great video guys. Well deserved Top 1 by Coldzera!
2018-01-19 14:30
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8 replies
#15
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Italy VoHiYo
the video hasn't been released lmao
2018-01-19 14:32
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Coldzera CS GO GOAT
2018-01-19 14:42
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4 replies
If you are the best in 2016 and 2017 it doesnt make you the best of all time. flusha was top 3 in 2013,2014,2015,2016 that make him THE GOAT
2018-01-19 15:47
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3 replies
#85
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United States LookitsJrd
Flusha was only top 3 once lmao He didn't even have first Only top 5 once Nice bait
2018-01-19 16:24
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#111
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Portugal Passivekoala
no cheats no top 20
2018-01-20 14:45
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2014 top2 2015 top5 2016 top10
2018-01-22 17:33
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i fuck dis bitch
2018-01-19 15:09
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#122
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Brazil deavy1
Great video indeed, BTW... half of the footage was BR players destroying or get destroyed, funny to watch :)
2018-01-25 00:49
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#2
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Finland Tertzi
yes
2018-01-19 14:30
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#3
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Malta 74c00
G
2018-01-19 14:30
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go bak to youtube pls
2018-01-19 14:30
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2 replies
+1 this is shit
2018-01-19 15:06
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#59
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Estonia kaffet
+1
2018-01-19 15:34
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#5
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Russia G0A1L
2014? ntnt
2018-01-19 14:31
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7 replies
1. KQLY 2. apEX 3. kioShima 4. KennyS 5. Maniac Cos CM and LDLC top1
2018-01-19 15:03
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6 replies
#45
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Russia G0A1L
delpan in nip:c
2018-01-19 15:13
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5 replies
;__; uhh privet
2018-01-19 15:14
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4 replies
#77
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Russia G0A1L
ti kto Hi,m8
2018-01-19 15:46
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3 replies
im navi fanboi so i know some ruski words :3
2018-01-20 10:18
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2 replies
#107
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Russia G0A1L
haha,CIS hater And I know some english words Kappa
2018-01-20 10:20
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1 reply
lmao
2018-01-20 14:12
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ez4cold
2018-01-19 14:31
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#7
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Argentina FartuxS
n1
2018-01-19 14:31
0
Hope Sk wins major w/ felps.
2018-01-19 14:31
0
Xd
2018-01-19 14:31
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#10
Faceit level 10  | 
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Niger Fexil
Cool
2018-01-19 14:31
0
GG NiP
2018-01-19 14:31
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#12
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Russia SlifeFPS
GJ
2018-01-19 14:31
0
#13
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World batil
yes
2018-01-19 14:31
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#14
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Iceland caverat
nice
2018-01-19 14:31
0
markeloffacedigla
2018-01-19 14:33
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1 reply
LEGEND
2018-01-19 15:16
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#18
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Poland Marcines
back to youtube lol
2018-01-19 14:33
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1 reply
lATER
2018-01-19 15:16
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Please stream in youtube, its much faster for videos to load.
2018-01-19 14:36
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#20
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
DeM | 
Italy Brian_Furious
Good
2018-01-19 14:37
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Y O U T U B E
2018-01-19 14:39
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#25
B1ad3 | 
Romania csf
COOL
2018-01-19 14:42
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YouTube pls
2018-01-19 14:44
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wtf rip my ears... too loud
2018-01-19 14:44
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2014? wtf
2018-01-19 14:46
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#29
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Ukraine kalitajke
expected
2018-01-19 14:53
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amazingg <3 <3 will check it soon
2018-01-19 14:55
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why so many plebs in chat
2018-01-19 14:57
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#32
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Luxembourg alex24
maaaan 2013-2014-2015 i really miss these years in cs:go the scene was so much spectacular now we have cheating botzera and wallen VAC moments everywhere /rip CS:GO 2013-2015
2018-01-19 14:57
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11 replies
#35
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Denmark ghostan11
0/8
2018-01-19 15:02
0
7 replies
#36
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Luxembourg alex24
freaking watch the video dumb kid i bet you didn`t even knew about cs:go since last year
2018-01-19 15:02
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6 replies
#39
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Denmark ghostan11
watching since iem 2014 but ok. i said 0/8 cuz u think cold is cheating , but he is just better kid.
2018-01-19 15:03
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4 replies
#46
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Luxembourg alex24
2014 lol why i`m i talking with you new plebs got back to buying skins
2018-01-19 15:13
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3 replies
#47
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Denmark ghostan11
lmao thinking he is not a newfag cuz he watched 2013. you're the only kid here and also a shitty baiter
2018-01-19 15:14
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2 replies
#74
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Luxembourg alex24
sure.. multiple banned accounts talking about newfags are u typing with your feet ?
2018-01-19 15:45
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1 reply
#76
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Denmark ghostan11
i am watching from 2014 and that doesnt mean i am newfag and also i am not retard to call someone cheater and say that cs ended in 2015. cya kiddo
2018-01-19 15:45
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the vid isn't even live retard
2018-01-19 15:08
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++1
2018-01-19 15:12
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Chola nenem, chola
2018-01-19 15:20
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I missed the time when they put their video in YT.
2018-01-26 01:43
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sick
2018-01-19 14:57
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wrong video
2018-01-19 15:00
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this is cool idea
2018-01-19 15:03
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2 replies
thank u
2018-01-19 15:15
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1 reply
#60
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Malaysia byaIi
np
2018-01-19 15:35
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#50
Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Russia gr4vis
why not just youtube video? so stupid
2018-01-19 15:16
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#53
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Norway spytt
it's a live stream showing 2016 highlights atm. get your shit together hltv cmon
2018-01-19 15:18
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1 reply
bottom right, countdown to 2017
2018-01-19 15:22
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godzera
2018-01-19 15:18
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#57
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Vietnam Oida
ty HLTV this IS a good idea of yours.
2018-01-19 15:26
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of course they use that silver level awp ace for cold
2018-01-19 15:42
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#64
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Hungary Ilove2bait
godZera
2018-01-19 15:43
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#65
Faceit level 10  | 
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Switzerland WhyHasHeDoneThat
n1
2018-01-19 15:43
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#66
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Ukraine FailCur
Please stream in youtube, its much faster for videos to load.
2018-01-19 15:43
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#67
kNgV- | 
Brazil DIHMS
Nice retro
2018-01-19 15:43
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nice but 2015 was better imo
2018-01-19 15:43
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if cold is even top 3 this year, it could be argued he's the best cs (GO and 1.6) player of all time
2018-01-19 15:43
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2 replies
#98
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
FalleN | 
Brazil plusk
1.6? wtf
2018-01-19 18:09
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1 reply
yeah i mean across both games Cold csgo > f0rest 1.6
2018-01-19 18:50
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#70
fnx | 
Australia closet
that was fun
2018-01-19 15:43
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#71
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
JORDAN | 
Jordan LBJ
19 amazing players and BOT device ruined it. Pathetic that hltv put lowskilled eco and exit fragger only because he is from denmark.
2018-01-19 15:43
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#72
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Poland cr0p
18k viewers from hltv and no hate/insulting ? must have been viewbots mostly Kappa
2018-01-19 15:44
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thx4stream
2018-01-19 15:44
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19 amazing players and BOT cold ruined it. Pathetic that hltv put lowskilled eco and exit fragger only because he is from brazil.
2018-01-19 15:45
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3 replies
#114
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
coldzera | 
Brazil imENV
you are using so much drugs to talk this, goatzera is one of the best clutch / skilled / smart players ever of csgo era, if not already the greatest of all time
2018-01-21 14:43
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2 replies
coldzera | Brazil imENV
2018-01-21 15:01
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1 reply
#117
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
coldzera | 
Brazil imENV
yeah, and don't need to be Brazilian to recognize this, coldzera goat
2018-01-21 18:37
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twitch.tv/videos/220149664## the correct link for anyone wondering Im also pretty sick of seeing that cold BIG ace. Those german clowns could not have made that any easier for him if they tried
2018-01-19 16:03
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why twitch
2018-01-19 15:59
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#81
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Israel HLTVAC
amazing video as always
2018-01-19 16:04
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#82
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Finland Alko^
best highlights of the video: niko
2018-01-19 16:06
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#83
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
s1mple | 
Israel JezuSw0w
Great video
2018-01-19 16:10
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#84
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Venezuela jdmf98
YOUTUBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
2018-01-19 16:22
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#86
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Brazil NotAMonkey
Ezed for coldzera
2018-01-19 16:25
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#87
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Netherlands De-linquent
Wouldn't it be an idea to leave the killfeed when it transistions to a different time in the same round? Some of these were sick 4k's but looked like 2 2k's because the killfeed got wiped.
2018-01-19 16:28
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#88
Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Othor | 
France Othor
awesome !
2018-01-19 16:29
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Annoying dubstep music and slow-motion parts. What's with this trend of everybody trying so hard to show off their editing prowess that they actually make something unwatchable? Don't ever mess with the speed of the frags, that's a cardinal rule. Good frags + compilation though.
2018-01-19 16:38
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2 replies
#95
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Czech Republic pppeka
true
2018-01-19 17:29
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+infinity
2018-01-20 14:04
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big props to hltv and brcho :D
2018-01-19 17:04
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nice but the 2015 version still the best
2018-01-19 17:15
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great video
2018-01-19 17:25
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#96
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Russia Naborbukv
What is wrong with Kirby's crosshair? Seems not legit at all...
2018-01-19 17:40
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Guardian doesnt deserve the spot
2018-01-19 17:43
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I'LL NEVER LET YOU LET ME GO #100 btw
2018-01-19 18:29
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#102
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Brazil Quiid
Great video. Cold #1 well deserved
2018-01-19 19:07
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#103
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
f0rest | 
Portugal OMEGUEZAO
kjarbye shaking trololol
2018-01-19 20:21
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#104
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
MrFuckYou | 
Portugal mrsc
as people have mentioned already please upload this to your youtube channel the video loads much faster there
2018-01-20 01:28
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Uploading to twitch instead of youtube in 2018. DansGame
2018-01-20 03:20
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#110
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Poland ruhoks
yooo
2018-01-20 14:31
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#112
Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Poland Vekhles
it's 2018, why do you still render your highlights in 720p?
2018-01-20 15:45
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#113
Faceit level 8 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Lithuania fRc_
kjarbye's shake :DDDD got me :D
2018-01-20 22:58
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#119
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Poland KasPro
RIGGED
2018-01-23 12:32
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#120
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
trace | 
Australia mJKEwith1HP
nice edit, I loved it.
2018-01-23 15:10
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#121
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Australia Roflko
<3 very nice
2018-01-23 19:08
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