HLTV Award Show 2022HLTV Award Show recap: Who were the winners?
Find out who took home silverware at the HLTV Award Show by 1xBet ceremony.
The 2022 HLTV Award Show is finally in the books, where nearly 300 players and talent from all over the world came together to commemorate the most outstanding individuals and teams of the past year.
If you missed the show, here is a recap of all nominees and winners in each category of the HLTV and panel awards:
HLTV Awards presented by 1xBet
Player of the Year
Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev
Other nominees:
Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut - Runner-up
Dmitry "sh1ro" Sokolov - Third place
s1mple has once again conquered the CS:GO world for a record-breaking third time in his career. The Ukrainian superstar took home the Player of the Year award over fellow AWPers ZywOo and sh1ro, who were acknowledged as the second and third-best players of 2022, respectively.
s1mple was the best player on Natus Vincere in all but two events they participated in, had the most kills per round (0.86) and multi-kills (21.6%), and earned two Big Event MVPs along the way.
Women's Player of the Year
Ana "ANa" Dumbravă
Other nominees:
Olga "Olga" Rodrigues - Runner-up
Nigma Galaxy were in a league of their own all throughout 2022, and it was none other than their AWPer ANa at the forefront of their success. The 23-year-old ended the year with a 1.39 LAN rating, 1.46 impact, and 0.51 DPR.
ANa was consistently the statistically best player on Nigma Galaxy in all three of their triumphant ESL Impact runs, scoring a 1.36 rating at the Season 1 Finals, a 1.40 rating at ESL Impact Valencia, and a 1.41 rating at the Season 2 Finals.
Team of the Year
FaZe
Other nominees:
FaZe were crowned as the Team of the Year for 2022, ahead of Natus Vincere and G2. Their dominance in the first half of the year was simply unparalleled, winning IEM Katowice, ESL Pro League Season 15, PGL Major Antwerp, and IEM Cologne.
Though their nearly unstoppable run was derailed following the summer break, the plethora of silverware FaZe earned in the first seven months and multiple deep runs in the latter part was enough for them to be recognized as the best team throughout the year.
Women's Team of the Year Nigma Galaxy
Nigma Galaxy were by far the best women's team all throughout the year, and their achievements speak for themselves. The Russian-majority squad won the first two seasons of ESL Impact League along with ESL Impact Valencia, with all three grand finals being victories over Olga's FURIA fe.
The team's lineup all boast a positive rating 2.0, and among the heaviest hitters are ANa and vilga who were recognized as the best and third-best women's players in the world, respectively, throughout 2022.
Rookie of the Year Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov
Other nominees:
m0NESY's first year in the spotlight did not disappoint. The former NAVI Junior AWPer took the world by storm in his very first LAN event for G2 at IEM Katowice and never looked back since. The 17-year-old showcased more than just flashy AWPing throughout the year, with his consistency from tournament to tournament earning him the seventh spot on HLTV's year-end top 20 players ranking.
He was instrumental to G2's first Big Event trophy in five years at the BLAST World Final, where the was also recognized as the tournament MVP, which made him the youngest to ever win the award at a Big Event.
Highlight of the Year Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov vs. MIBR
Other nominees:
Robin "ropz" Kool vs. G2 - Runner-up
Helvijs "broky" Saukants vs. Astralis - Third place
m0NESY kicked off his tier-one career with a bang at his first-ever competition with G2 and pulled off an electrifying 1vs4 clutch against MIBR on Inferno.
Panel Awards presented by 1xBet
Best Five of the Year
The Best Five of the Year was chosen by HLTV.org's panel of 31 judges, which consisted of team representatives, on-air talent, and HLTV staff. Each member of the panel voted for a total of six categories: IGL of the Year, AWPer of the Year, Anchor of the Year, Opener of the Year, Closer of the Year, and Coach of the Year.
IGL of the Year:
Finn "karrigan" Andersen
AWPer of the Year:
Anchor of the Year:
Keith "NAF" Markovic - Runner-up
Closer of the Year:
Opener of the Year:
Nikola "NiKo" Kovač
Coach of the Year:
Robert "RobbaN" Dahlström - Runner-up
Eetu "sAw" Saha - Third place
Justin 'jks' Savage
Jan 'Swani' Müller
Håvard 'rain' Nygaard
Kelsie 'uhKelsie' Click
Viktor 'flashie' Tamás Bea
Katarína 'Kat' Vašková
Ricardo 'JTR' Júnior
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