The HLTV Award Show, supplied through 1xBet, has presented Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut the coveted Player of the Year award for a record-breaking 1/3 time. ZywOo, together with Team Vitality, who additionally gained the Team of the Year award, were a pressure to be reckoned with in 2023, having gained the last-ever CS:GO Major in Paris. The French participant additionally took domestic extra accolades than everybody else this evening, prevailing AWPer of the Year and Highlight of the Year withinside the Panel Awards.
The HLTV Award Show, the maximum prestigious awards display in Counter Strike, has visible a number of the exceptional skills in Counter Strike regarded for his or her extremely good contributions to the game and the network. This blanketed Nigma Galaxy prevailing Women’s Team of the Year, the ever-famous Nikola “NiKo” Kovač prevailing Opener of the Year, and Danny “zonic” Sørensen for Coach of the Year. Robin “ropz” Kool additionally done his maximum HLTV rating this yr through putting withinside the pinnacle three, and additionally taking domestic the Closer of the Year Award.
On show on the award display became HLTV’s first ever image exhibition, inclusive of seventy five pics spanning the whole records of Counter Strike, cautiously decided on through HLTV journalist and photographer, Lucas Aznar Miles.
The pinnacle 20 gamers from the beyond yr had been additionally proficient custom keycaps, in order that gamers can take them away and actively play with a bit of CS records, and became additionally featured on HLTV’s Instagram page.
These awards stand as a beacon of reputation for the great achievements and contributions in the aggressive Counter-Strike network. Now last off its 1/3 edition, the HLTV Award Show is a curated software that showcases the top of skill, dedication, and sportsmanship withinside the international of Counter-Strike.
The winners for the HLTV Awards in every class are as follows:
Player of the Year
- Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
Women’s Player of the Year
- Ana “ANa” Dumbravă
Team of the Year
- Team Vitality
Women’s Team of the Year
- Nigma Galaxy
Rookie of the Year
- Guy “NertZ” Iluz
The Panel Awards had been voted on through network friends consisting of 5 participants of HLTV’s newsroom, ten on-air skills participants, and 20 representatives from the exceptional groups of 2023. The winners of the Panel Awards are as follows:
Highlight of the Year
- Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
Opener of the Year
- Nikola “NiKo” Kovač
Closer of the Year
- Robin “ropz” Kool
Anchor of the Year
- Emil “Magisk” Reif
AWPer of the Year
- Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
IGL of the Year
- Dan “apEX” Madesclaire
Coach of the Year
- Danny “zonic” Sørensen
The winners of the Community Awards voted on through participants of the HLTV network are as follows:
Talent of the Year:
- Chad “SPUNJ” Burchill
Event of the Year:
- BLAST.television Paris Major
Creator of the Year:
- 3kliksphilip
Streamer of the Year:
- Ohnepixel
“This yr’s awards had been a extremely good birthday party of excellence, and ZywOo could be very deserving of the Player of the Year Award. His splendid overall performance in 2023 has now no longer simplest solidified his fame as a standout participant however may even make a long-lasting effect at the records of aggressive Counter Strike. Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees who’ve all contributed to the network and we look ahead to welcoming them returned subsequent yr, as we tools up for some other yr of memorable moments in Counter-Strike.” – Zvonimir Burazin, Head of Operations, HLTV
For extra records and highlights from this yr’s award display, test out the HLTV Award Show page.