HLTV Awards reveals finalists for Team of the Year and more

HLTV announces the remaining finalists for the HLTV Awards presented by 1XBET. These finalists include Team of the Year, Women’s Team of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Women’s Player of the Year. The elite of the competitive Counter-Strike industry will gather in Serbia, Belgrade on January 11th 2025.

The final selection of awards, shortlisted by HLTV expert staff, celebrates the individuals and teams that have made a real impact on competitive Counter-Strike in 2024. Amongst the finalists are Team Spirit, champions of the Perfect World Shanghai Major, Imperial, winners of ESL Impact League Season 6 and Ana “ANa” Dumbravă who is vying for a third Women’s Player of the Year title.

Team of the Year

• G2
• Natus Vincere
• Team Spirit

Women’s Team of the Year

• FURIA
• Imperial
• NAVI Javelins

Rookie of the Year

• Danil “donk” Kryshkovets
• Mario “malbsMd” Samayoa
• Myroslav “zont1x” Plakhotia

Women’s Player of the Year

• Ana “ANa” Dumbravă
• Victoria “tory” Kazieva
• Zainab ‘zAAz’ Turkie

HLTV Player of the Year 2024

On December 25th, HLTV launched its official countdown for the coveted Player of the Year award. Each day, one of the top 20 players of 2024 is being unveiled, culminating in the announcement of the top three players on January 11th just ahead of the award ceremony. Fans can follow the countdown on the HLTV website.

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HLTV AWARDS: Community and Panel Finalists

The announcement of the remaining finalists follows the unveiling of the community and panel finalists, featuring awards such as Skin of the Year, Closer of the Year, Highlight of the Year and Event of the Year. The panel awards are carefully selected by industry experts including top teams and broadcasters, while the community awards are determined through votes cast by fans on the HLTV website.

Community Award Finalists

Skin of The Year

• AK-47 | Inheritance (Endrit)
• M4A1-S | Black Lotus (moonfighter)
• Zeus x27 | Olympus (apel8)

Streamer of The Year

• Dima_wallhacks
• Erik “⁠fl0m⁠” Flom
• Mark “⁠ohnePixel⁠” Zimmermann

Creator of The Year

• 3kliksphilip
• NadeKing
• Virre CS2

Event of The Year

• IEM Katowice 2024
• PGL Major Copenhagen 2024
• Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024

Talent of The Year

• James “⁠BanKs⁠” Banks
• Conner “⁠Scrawny⁠” Girvan
• Chad “⁠SPUNJ⁠” Burchill

Panel Award Finalists

IGL of The Year

• Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen
• Leonid “chopper” Vishnyakov
• Finn “karrigan” Andersen

Awper of The Year

• Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov
• Dmitry “sh1ro” Sokolov
• Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut

Anchor of The Year

• Valeriy “b1t” Vakhovskiy
• Jimi “Jimpphat” Salo
• Myroslav “zont1x” Plakhotia

Closer of The Year

• Valeriy “b1t” Vakhovskiy
• Jimi “Jimpphat” Salo
• Justinas “jL” Lekavicius

Opener of The Year

• Danil “donk” Kryshkovets
• Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski
• Nikola “NiKo” Kovač

Coach of The Year

• Andrey “B1ad3” Gorodenskiy
• Sergey “hally” Shavaev
• Dennis “sycrone” Nielsen

Highlight of The Year

• Donk – AK-47 1v5
• jL – Deagle + AK-47 ACE
• NiKo – Deagle ACE

“We are just over a week till the big night and we are thrilled to share the remaining finalists for what promises to be a special night of unforgettable celebration. We can’t wait to showcase everything we prepared for both our attendees and fans watching at home. The countdown is on!” – Zvonimir Burazin, Head of Operations, HLTV.