HLTV is thrilled to unveil the winners of the HLTV Awards presented by 1XBET. The prestigious ceremony in Belgrade, Serbia, celebrated the biggest and best names in competitive Counter-Strike. Awards were given out across three different categories; HLTV Awards, Community Awards and Panel Awards with accolades such as Player of the Year, Creator of the Year, Women’s Team of the Year, and Team of the Year.
Natus Vincere wins TEAM OF THE YEAR Award
Natus Vincere emerged as a major winner of the evening taking home the Team of the Year award and claiming multiple honours in the Panel Awards. Justinas “jL” Lekavicius was named Closer of the Year, Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen earned the title of IGL of the Year, Valeriy “b1t” Vakhovskiy won Anchor of the Year and Andrey “B1ad3” Gorodenskiy was crowned Coach of the Year.
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HLTV Awards: Player of The Year Award winner
Danil “donk” Kryshkovets from Team Spirit also dominated the evening taking home a total of four awards including Opener of the Year, Highlight of the Year, Rookie of the Year and the coveted Player of the Year. The countdown for the Player of the Year launched on 25th December and saw HLTV countdown the best 20 players from 2024. It was also announced that Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov came in second and Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut came in third.
During the ceremony, GeT_RiGhT, HeatoN, f0rest and Potti were honoured with induction into the inaugural HLTV Hall of Fame. The award was created to recognise players and coaches whose exceptional contributions have shaped the history of competitive Counter-Strike. To commemorate their induction, each member was presented with a custom Rolex featuring a Hall of Fame inscription.
The full list of HLTV Awards winners:
- Talent of the Year – James “BanKs” Banks
- Event of the Year – Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024
- Creator of the Year – NadeKing
- Streamer of the Year – Mark “ohnePixel” Zimmermann
- Skin of the Year – AK-47 | Inheritance (Endrit)
- Opener of the Year – Danil “donk” Kryshkovets
- Closer of the Year – Justinas “jL” Lekavicius
- Anchor of the Year – Valeriy “b1t” Vakhovskiy
- Awper of the Year – Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov
- IGL of the Year – Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen
- Coach of the Year – Andrey “B1ad3” Gorodenskiy
- Highlight of the Year – Danil “donk” Kryshkovets
- Rookie of the Year – Danil “donk” Kryshkovets
- Women’s Team of the Year – Imperial
- Team of the Year – Natus Vincere
- Women’s Player of the Year – Ana “ANa” Dumbravă
- Player of the Year – Danil “donk” Kryshkovets
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