The HLTV Awards celebrate the most outstanding achievements in competitive CS2, combining expert analysis, community voting, and panel decisions to recognize excellence across multiple categories.

Award Structure

The awards are divided into three main categories:

• Internal Awards: Decided by HLTV staff based on performance analysis
• Community Awards: Voted on by fans worldwide
• Panel Awards: Determined by 35 experts, including analysts, journalists, and team representatives

Panel Awards Categories

The panel consists of 10 on-air talent members, 5 HLTV staff, and 20 team representatives, voting on:

• Coach of the Year
• IGL of the Year
• Opener of the Year
• Closer of the Year
• Anchor of the Year
• AWPer of the Year
• Highlight of the Year

2024 Notable Nominees

Highlight of the Year Nominees:

• donk's AK-47 1v5
• jL's Deagle + AK-47 ACE
• KSCERATO's ACE
• m0NESY's AWP 4K and Scout 4K
• malbsMd's AK-47 1v3 ACE CLUTCH
• mezii's AK-47 ACE
• NiKo's Deagle ACE
• skullz's M4A1-S 1v4
• ZywOo's AWP 4K

AWPer of the Year Nominees:

• 910, broky, device, hallzerk, m0NESY, sh1ro, torzsi, w0nderful, woxic, ZywOo

Opener of the Year Nominees:

• donk, EliGE, flameZ, iM, malbsMd, NiKo, Senzu, Twistzz, XANTARES, xertioN

Closer of the Year Nominees:

• b1t, Brollan, frozen, Jimpphat, jL, KSCERATO, NAF, NertZ, ropz, Spinx

Anchor of the Year Nominees:

• b1t, flameZ, Jimpphat, magixx, malbsMd, mezii, mzinho, NAF, ropz, zont1x

IGL of the Year Nominees:

• Aleksib, apEX, bLitz, chopper, Jame, karrigan, kyxsan, MAJ3R, siuhy, Snax

Coach of the Year Nominees:

• B1ad3, Fabre, hally, maaRaa, NEO, sAw, sycrone, T.c, TaZ, XTQZZZ

The HLTV Awards represent the competitive scene's evolution, recognizing both star players and crucial support roles while maintaining the strong connection between the professional scene and its community.

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