NA Counter-Strike legend Rambo nominated for Hall of Fame
North American Counter-Strike legend Ronald "Rambo" Kim has been included in the latest slate of players nominated for the HLTV Hall of Fame (Class of 2026). He joins two other Americans, Daniel "fRoD" Montaner and Kyle "KSharp" Miller, who are also up for induction.
Rambo is a veteran of the early professional scene, having competed in some of the game's first major LAN events, such as CPL 2000. His career highlights include two CPL titles in 2001 and 2002 with X3 Blue and 3D, alongside two World Cyber Games medals in 2004 and 2005.
Following his success in the original Counter-Strike, Rambo competed in the Championship Gaming Series for Counter-Strike: Source with LA compLexity before retiring as a player in 2010. After a hiatus, he returned to the scene in CS:GO, serving as a coach for MVP PK, compLexity, and Cloud9.
HLTV Hall of Fame Candidates
- Filip "NEO" Kubski
- Ronald "Rambo" Kim
- Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen (2nd time)
- Ola "elemeNt" Moum Rasmussen (2nd time)
- FKeun-Chul "solo" Kang (2nd time)
- Abdisamad "SpawN" Mohamed (2nd time)
- Jorgen "XeqtR" Johannessen (2nd time)
- Danny "fRoD" Montaner (3rd time)
- Kenny "kennyS" Schrub (3rd time)
- Kyle "KSharp" Miller (3rd time)