Counter‑Strike 2 HLTV Awards 2025: Complete Nominee Breakdown

HLTV has finally released the Entire Nominee List for the HLTV Awards 2025, including players, teams, and creators who have been nominated to Win Awards This Year. The Awards Ceremony will Take Place on January 10th, 2026, in Belgrade, Serbia!

This year's nominations feature new awards based on Roles, Awards for Female Players, as well as Creative Awards. The ceremony promises to be bigger and better, accommodating 1,000 fans to celebrate the outstanding achievements in the world of Counter-Strike 2.

Below you can Find All Nominees Listed by Category for the HLTV Awards 2025.

HLTV Awards 2025 Nominees Revealed: Full List of Contenders

Here are all the categories and all the HLTV Awards 2025 All Nominees for this year's HLTV Awards:

Closer of the Year

This award recognises players who excel in high-pressure, late-round moments.

Opener of the Year

Openers are responsible for taking early fights and creating space for their team.

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AWPer of the Year

The AWPer of the Year award recognizes players who controlled maps and rounds with the sniper rifle throughout the season.

IGL of the Year

Below are the nominations for IGL of the year:

Anchor of the Year

Below are the nominations for Anchor of the Year:

Highlights of the Year Nominations

Below is the compilation of the top highlights of the year from the Counter-Strike 2 esports.

Coach of the Year Nominations

This category highlights the brains behind the best Counter-Strike 2 teams who shape tactics throughout the seasons:

• B1ad3
• FABRE
• hally
• marra
• NEO
• saww
• siodhe
• sycrone
• XTQZZZ
• zonic

Most Consistent Elite Team of the Year

Only three teams made the final cut for the best squad of 2025.

• MOUZ
• Spirit
• Vitality

Women’s Team of the Year

HLTV also keeps a clear spotlight on the women’s scene with separate awards. For Women’s Team of the Year, the finalists are:

• BIG EQUIPA
• FURIA
• MIBR

Women’s Player of the Year

For Women’s Player of the Year, the nominees are:

• Astra
• Bizin
• Vicu

Event of the Year

On the tournament side, Event of the Year covers the biggest stages, including:

• IEM Katowice 2025
• PGL Cluj Napoca 2025
• PGL Astana 2025
• BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025
• IEM Cologne 2025
• FISSURE Playground #2
• BLAST Rivals 2025 Season 2
• Starladder Budapest Major 2025

Skin of the Year

Skin of the Year nominees include:

• AWP | Ice Coaled
• AWP | Printstream
• FAMAS | Bad Trip
• Glock 18 | Shinobu
• M4A1 S | Liquidation
• M4A4 | Full Throttle
• MAC 10 | Cat Fight
• MAC 10 | Derailment
• MP7 | Smoking Kills
• UMP 45 | Late Night Transit

Streamer of the Year

Below are the finalists for the streamer of the year:

• Evelone192
• fl0m
• forg1
• gAuLeS
• imoRR
• izak
• jL
• KRL
• ohnePixel
• StRoGo

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