CS2: Esports Award 2025 winners announced, Vitality crowned Team of the Year.

As the year draws to a close, major S-level tournaments are coming to an end. Before one can even breathe a sigh of relief, a turning point in their career is looming. Whether to stay or leave, to transition and improve their value or to be relegated to a substitute role, the transfer period is the best time to reorganize the roster and bring in a new look. Recruiting talent and introducing new blood is certainly good news for players who are favored by the higher-ups. However, for those with mediocre performance, being demoted is tantamount to unemployment. Top teams are invincible, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, the original roster will continue to perform well, preparing for the next season.

In addition, during this period, it is also necessary to comprehensively analyze the data of all the representative figures in the e-sports circle, give evaluations, and award trophies as encouragement and recognition of strength. The industry-certified awards ceremony is undoubtedly TGA. The shortlist has been announced. The competition is fierce. After eliminating many people, only one in ten thousand has been selected. Finally, five of the most groundbreaking teams, games, players, etc. were selected. Last year, League of Legends swept the list, but this year it did not make the list.

Best Player

The Esports Awards, a smaller-scale event, concluded earlier. It barely required a ceremony, with winners announced via social media. After a difficult voting process, the winners of each award were finally revealed. In the highly anticipated CS scene, ZywOo won the PC Esports Player of the Year award, a well-deserved and unsurprising victory. The rise of new talent has generated much discussion, with all the talk revolving around donk. Even kyousuke, the Major rookie, has high expectations and is favored by fans, with a bright future ahead. Facing multiple challengers, he showed no weakness, and his performance speaks for itself.

Best Team

On the other hand, Vitality was named Team of the Year. Their reputation this year was so-so, with netizens even pointing out that they were about to fall out of the top tier and become a second-tier team. Could this award be seen as a way of dispelling that notion? Even so, they are still considered strong contenders to win the Budapest Major, where they will face off against Falcons, who won the Esports Club of the Year award. The 2025 CS2 Final Major is the final battle in the esports scene, and the championship trophy is highly coveted. It remains to be seen who will emerge victorious.

Finally, dupreeh was selected for the Esports Lifetime Achievement Award. These awards are just the first step; the real highlight will come later with the HLTV player rankings. Evergreens and rising stars—is the top player a chosen one, or an immortal veteran? We'll have to wait and see.