The finalists for the HLTV Awards, which celebrate the best-of-the-best in the Counter-Strike esports industry over the past calendar year, have been announced ahead of the main awards ceremony taking place in Belgrade, Serbia as soon as next week. The show will look to highlight a bunch of the biggest and most successful teams and names, and with the show set to happen on January 11, 2025, you can see the full list of finalists below.
Team of the Year:
- G2 Esports
- 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
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
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