NA legends Ksharp and fRoD nominated for HLTV Hall of Fame

On November 2nd, HLTV revealed the nominees for the second edition of the HLTV Fall of Fame, seeing NA legends Daniel "fRoD" Montaner and Kyle "Ksharp" Miller get the nod for the second year in a row. The two Counter-Strike and Counter-Strike: Source players aim to join the currently all-Swedish Hall of Fame that consists of of Tommy "⁠Potti⁠" Ingemarsson, Emil "⁠HeatoN⁠" Christensen, Patrik "⁠f0rest⁠" Lindberg, and Christopher "⁠GeT_RiGhT⁠" Alesund.

fRoD gets the nod for the second year in a row after an influential career as an AWPer which saw the compLexity player claim multiple titles at CPL and ESWC from 2005 to 2006 before making the jump to CSS with the LA Complexity. Upon returning to CS 1.6, fRoD linked up with Evil Geniuses and won a number of title from 2009 to 2011 and enjoyed a brief career in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive before becoming a coach in 2019.

From there he coached Swole Patrol and Lazarus before making the jump to VALORANT in mid 2020. In Riot's FPS he continues to be an influential figure while coaching teams like LOUD and MIBR.

Ksharp, meanwhile, was in many ways a predecessor of fRoD, having been one of the first big AWPers in North America during his time with X3 Blue and Team 3D. From 2001 to 2005, Ksharp claimed two CPL titles and two WCG titles before ending his playing career in CSS with the New York 3D in 2008.

With two NA names on the ballot once again, hopefully NA will get the nod to join the Hall of Fame during the HLTV Awards on January 10, 2026.