HLTV Awards 2024: donk Dominates as Counter-Strike Celebrates its Best

HLTV Awards 2024: donk Dominates as Counter-Strike Celebrates its Best

By Marcus Chen

January 15, 2025 at 06:38 AM

The HLTV Awards 2024 ceremony in Belgrade celebrated the year's best achievements in Counter-Strike 2, with four Swedish legends—GeT_RiGhT, f0rest, HeatoN, and Potti—inducted into the new HLTV Hall of Fame.

Four Rolex watches in green boxes

Four Rolex watches in green boxes

The event spotlighted both established teams and restructured rosters, including Team Vitality's addition of ropz and G2's recruitment of HeavyGod.

HLTV 2024 Awards nominees

HLTV 2024 Awards nominees

Key Winners:

Player of the Year: Danil "donk" Kryshkovets

  • Dominated since joining Team Spirit
  • Won BLAST Premier Spring Final
  • Exceptional performance at IEM Katowice 2024

Three men at HLTV Awards

Three men at HLTV Awards

Women's Player of the Year: Ana "ANa" Dumbravă

  • Third consecutive win
  • Led Imperial fe to multiple victories
  • Consistently outstanding performance

Women's Player of the Year winners

Women's Player of the Year winners

Team of the Year: Natus Vincere

  • Won PGL Major Copenhagen
  • Reached six consecutive finals
  • Demonstrated exceptional teamwork

Team Award Winners Group Photo Collage

Team Award Winners Group Photo Collage

Women's Team of the Year: Imperial fe

  • Dominated female tournaments
  • Strong performance in Impact League
  • Maintained consistent supremacy

Women's esports team winners display layout

Women's esports team winners display layout

Additional Category Winners:

  • Rookie of the Year: Danil "donk" Kryshkovets
  • Opener of the Year: Danil "donk" Kryshkovets
  • Closer of the Year: Justinas "jL" Lekavicius
  • AWPer of the Year: Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov
  • IGL of the Year: Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen
  • Coach of the Year: Andrey "B1ad3" Gorodenskiy
  • Event of the Year: Perfect World Shanghai Major
  • Streamer of the Year: Mark "ohnePixel" Zimmermann
  • Creator of the Year: NadeKing
  • Skin of the Year: AK-47 | Inheritance by Endrit

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The ceremony highlighted Counter-Strike 2's continued growth and evolution, celebrating both established veterans and emerging talents who shaped the competitive landscape in 2024.

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