The most promising young CS2 player has been named

Džiugas “dziugss“ Steponavičius became the most promising player on the CS2 pro scene according to HLTV.

The 17-year-old esports player topped the ranking of the 50 most promising players.

Right now dziugss plays for FUT Esports, while previously he competed for NAVI Junior and NAVI Youth. It was after his performances in NAVI’s academy system that people really started talking about him on the European scene.

Credits: HLTV

Over the last three months, the player has maintained a 1.10 rating on HLTV, which places him in the top 25% of the professional scene. His entry fragging stats and clutch performances stand out especially hard. He also has more then 56% headshots — one of the highest numbers among young riflers in Europe.

Despite his age, dziugss has already played against top-10 and top-20 teams in the world. His rating against top-20 opponents stands at 1.07, which is considered a very strong result for a player without tier-1 experience.

On top of that, the Lithuanian player helped FUT win PGL Bucharest 2026 and also received the EVP award from the tournament — an honor HLTV gives to the best players of the event right after the MVP.

Many analysts already believe that some of the biggest organizations in the CS2 scene could soon begin fighting over dziugss in the coming months.