{"id":325486,"date":"2025-12-30T20:28:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T20:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=325486"},"modified":"2025-12-30T20:28:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T20:28:22","slug":"xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th","title":{"rendered":"XANTARES placed 14th in the HLTV 2025 ranking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ismailcan XANTARES D\u00f6rtkarde\u015f finished 14th in HLTV\u2019s Top 20 Players of 2025, becoming the first player aged 30+ to make the list. The Turkish rifler secured back-to-back appearances thanks to a season defined by consistency, elite individual output, and a long-awaited LAN breakthrough with Aurora.<\/p>\n<h3>XANTARES\u2019 2025 season in context<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-325487\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/54959992599_e659b23bfe_h.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/54959992599_e659b23bfe_h.webp 1600w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/54959992599_e659b23bfe_h-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/54959992599_e659b23bfe_h-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/54959992599_e659b23bfe_h-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/54959992599_e659b23bfe_h-1536x1024.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Coming off Eternal Fire\u2019s late-2024 rise, expectations were finally aligned with XANTARES\u2019 long-standing reputation. Early 2025 confirmed that the veteran rifler could still dominate at Tier-1 pace: strong starts at BLAST Bounty Season 1 and IEM Katowice earned him EVP awards, while Eternal Fire established themselves as a regular playoff team.<\/p>\n<p>Mid-season turbulence followed the roster\u2019s move from Eternal Fire to Aurora, a decision that split public opinion but ultimately elevated the squad\u2019s competitive ceiling. Despite some familiar playoff struggles and underwhelming Major exits, XANTARES\u2019 individual level remained among the best in the world.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"article__content grid-cards-col xl-w-100\">\n    <h3>read more<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"grid-1 gap-12 mb-12 load-parent xl-w-100\">\n        <div class=\"type3 y-red-dif hover-card card-more\">\n        <a class=\"type3__left up-to-card hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/top-20-hltv-players-of-2025\">\n        <div class=\"bg-bottom-abs-short\"> <\/div>\n        <picture class=\"picture object-fit-cover\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"picture__img object-fit-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/54967871482_d3004266c2_k.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Top 20 HLTV Players of 2025\">\n        <\/picture>\n    <\/a>\n        <div class=\"type3__right main-structure p-20\">\n        <div class=\"type3__top\">\n            <a class=\"type3__title title-24 hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/top-20-hltv-players-of-2025\">Top 20 HLTV Players of 2025<\/a>\n            <a class=\"go-arrow hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/top-20-hltv-players-of-2025\">\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__left go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1777458943#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__center go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1777458943#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__right go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1777458943#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a><\/div>\n        <div class=\"type3__bottom blue-labels mt-auto\">\n            <div class=\"blue-label disabled\">Jan 10<\/div>\n            <a class=\"blue-label\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\">News<\/a>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Key moments that shaped his ranking<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"article-list-pink\">\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">Consistency across the year: XANTARES posted a 1.16 average rating (#9 overall), ranking near the top in ADR (85.2, #3), kills per round (0.75, #7), and multi-kill percentage (19.7%, #6).<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">High impact in wins: His influence was most visible in round wins, averaging 1.05 KPR and 110 damage per winning round \u2014 elite numbers even by Top 10 standards.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">Accolades: Four major recognitions defined his season \u2014 MVP at PGL Masters Bucharest and EVPs at BLAST Bounty Season 1, IEM Katowice, and Esports World Cup.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">The breakthrough: PGL Masters Bucharest finally delivered XANTARES\u2019 first significant LAN trophy and MVP medal, capping years of near-misses and validating Aurora\u2019s long-term project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Where it fell short<\/h3>\n<p>The main factor keeping XANTARES outside the Top 10 was inconsistency on the biggest playoff stages. Performances at BLAST Open Lisbon and both Majors, combined with missing IEM Cologne, weakened his Elite+ tournament resume. Statistically, his output in big matches (1.05 rating) and arena games (0.99) lagged behind several players ranked above him.<\/p>\n<h3>Why XANTARES is 14th<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-325506\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/54960044250_cfe6e52f1a_h.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/54960044250_cfe6e52f1a_h.webp 1600w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/54960044250_cfe6e52f1a_h-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/54960044250_cfe6e52f1a_h-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/54960044250_cfe6e52f1a_h-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/54960044250_cfe6e52f1a_h-1536x1024.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>XANTARES\u2019 2025 was defined by volume and reliability rather than singular peaks. He was Aurora\u2019s driving force throughout the year, consistently delivering star-level rifling against top-5 and top-10 opposition while anchoring one of the scene\u2019s most stable playoff teams. The lack of multiple trophies and uneven Major showings capped his ceiling, but his overall statistical case arguably supported an even higher placement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"custom-bq\"><div class=\"custom-bq-q\"><p>I don\u2019t see age as a limiting factor, XANTARES said about his Top 20 inclusion. As long as I stay healthy and motivated, I\u2019m confident my name can keep appearing on this list.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n<div class=\"article__content grid-cards-col xl-w-100\">\n    <h3>read more<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"grid-1 gap-12 mb-12 load-parent xl-w-100\">\n        <div class=\"type3 y-red-dif hover-card card-more\">\n        <a class=\"type3__left up-to-card hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/cs2-winter-rostermania-all-2025-2026-roster-changes\">\n        <div class=\"bg-bottom-abs-short\"> <\/div>\n        <picture class=\"picture object-fit-cover\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"picture__img object-fit-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/55057370525_49c6413a59_k-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"CS2 Winter Rostermania \u2014 All 2025\u20132026 Roster Changes\">\n        <\/picture>\n    <\/a>\n        <div class=\"type3__right main-structure p-20\">\n        <div class=\"type3__top\">\n            <a class=\"type3__title title-24 hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/cs2-winter-rostermania-all-2025-2026-roster-changes\">CS2 Winter Rostermania \u2014 All 2025\u20132026 Roster Changes<\/a>\n            <a class=\"go-arrow hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/cs2-winter-rostermania-all-2025-2026-roster-changes\">\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__left go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1777458943#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__center go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1777458943#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__right go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1777458943#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a><\/div>\n        <div class=\"type3__bottom blue-labels mt-auto\">\n            <div class=\"blue-label disabled\">Jan 26<\/div>\n            <a class=\"blue-label\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\">News<\/a>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>What it means for Aurora and the scene<\/h3>\n<p>For Aurora, XANTARES\u2019 ranking reflects their evolution into a permanent Tier-1 presence \u2014 a team capable of winning LANs and contending deep into elite events. For the broader CS2 scene, his story stands as proof that longevity, professionalism, and adaptation can still compete with raw youth in a rapidly accelerating meta. At 30, XANTARES didn\u2019t just return to the Top 20 \u2014 he redefined its age limits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ismailcan XANTARES D\u00f6rtkarde\u015f finished 14th in HLTV\u2019s Top 20 Players of 2025, becoming the first player aged 30+ to make the list. The Turkish rifler secured back-to-back appearances thanks to a season defined by consistency, elite individual output, and a long-awaited LAN breakthrough with Aurora. XANTARES\u2019 2025 season in context Coming off Eternal Fire\u2019s late-2024 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":325525,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[580,744],"class_list":["post-325486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-aurora","tag-xantares"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>XANTARES Ranked 14th in HLTV Top 20 Players of 2025<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"XANTARES finished 14th in HLTV\u2019s Top 20 of 2025, becoming the first 30-year-old to make the ranking and leading Aurora\u2019s rise.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"XANTARES Ranked 14th in HLTV Top 20 Players of 2025\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"XANTARES finished 14th in HLTV\u2019s Top 20 of 2025, becoming the first 30-year-old to make the ranking and leading Aurora\u2019s rise.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CS2 &amp; CS:GO Articles, News, Events | Skin.Club Community\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-30T20:28:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-31-17.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"magic\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"magic\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/news\\\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/news\\\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"magic\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f557fddfc7400fe311b594ed77688366\"},\"headline\":\"XANTARES placed 14th in the HLTV 2025 ranking\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-30T20:28:22+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/news\\\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th\"},\"wordCount\":497,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/news\\\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/image-31-17.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"Aurora\",\"XANTARES\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2026\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/#organization\"},\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-30T20:28:22+00:00\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/news\\\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/news\\\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th\",\"name\":\"XANTARES Ranked 14th in HLTV Top 20 Players of 2025\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/news\\\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/news\\\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/image-31-17.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-30T20:28:22+00:00\",\"description\":\"XANTARES finished 14th in HLTV\u2019s Top 20 of 2025, becoming the first 30-year-old to make the ranking and leading Aurora\u2019s rise.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/news\\\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/news\\\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th\"]}],\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-30T20:28:22+00:00\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/news\\\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/image-31-17.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/image-31-17.webp\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":720},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/news\\\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Community\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/news\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"XANTARES placed 14th in the HLTV 2025 ranking\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Skin.Club Community \u2014 CS2 News, Articles & Events\",\"description\":\"CS2 &amp; CS:GO Articles, News, Events | Skin.Club Community\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"CS2 Community\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"SkinClub\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/logo-1-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/logo-1-1.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":490,\"caption\":\"SkinClub\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f557fddfc7400fe311b594ed77688366\",\"name\":\"magic\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/MAGIC-01.png\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/MAGIC-01.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/MAGIC-01.png\",\"caption\":\"magic\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/members\\\/magic\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"XANTARES Ranked 14th in HLTV Top 20 Players of 2025","description":"XANTARES finished 14th in HLTV\u2019s Top 20 of 2025, becoming the first 30-year-old to make the ranking and leading Aurora\u2019s rise.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"XANTARES Ranked 14th in HLTV Top 20 Players of 2025","og_description":"XANTARES finished 14th in HLTV\u2019s Top 20 of 2025, becoming the first 30-year-old to make the ranking and leading Aurora\u2019s rise.","og_url":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th","og_site_name":"CS2 &amp; CS:GO Articles, News, Events | Skin.Club Community","article_published_time":"2025-12-30T20:28:22+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"http:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-31-17.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"magic","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"magic","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th"},"author":{"name":"magic","@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/f557fddfc7400fe311b594ed77688366"},"headline":"XANTARES placed 14th in the HLTV 2025 ranking","datePublished":"2025-12-30T20:28:22+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th"},"wordCount":497,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-31-17.webp","keywords":["Aurora","XANTARES"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","copyrightYear":"2026","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/#organization"},"dateModified":"2025-12-30T20:28:22+00:00"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th","url":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th","name":"XANTARES Ranked 14th in HLTV Top 20 Players of 2025","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-31-17.webp","datePublished":"2025-12-30T20:28:22+00:00","description":"XANTARES finished 14th in HLTV\u2019s Top 20 of 2025, becoming the first 30-year-old to make the ranking and leading Aurora\u2019s rise.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th"]}],"dateModified":"2025-12-30T20:28:22+00:00"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-31-17.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-31-17.webp","width":1280,"height":720},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/xantares-hltv-top-20-2025-14th#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Community","item":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"XANTARES placed 14th in the HLTV 2025 ranking"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/","name":"Skin.Club Community \u2014 CS2 News, Articles & Events","description":"CS2 &amp; CS:GO Articles, News, Events | Skin.Club Community","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/#organization"},"alternateName":"CS2 Community","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/#organization","name":"SkinClub","url":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/logo-1-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/logo-1-1.png","width":512,"height":490,"caption":"SkinClub"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/f557fddfc7400fe311b594ed77688366","name":"magic","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MAGIC-01.png","url":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MAGIC-01.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MAGIC-01.png","caption":"magic"},"url":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/members\/magic"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325486"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":325545,"href":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325486\/revisions\/325545"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/325525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=325486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=325486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}