ZywOo was named TOP 1 in HLTV's 2025 Player of the Year, tying s1mple's record.

The highly anticipated HLTV Awards Ceremony announced the winners of several awards, including Best Team, Best Highlight, Best Newcomer, and Best Female Team. These awards, selected from among thousands based on the scores, breakthroughs, rebounds, and overall performance of all the players, are a testament to their strength. They have poured their hearts and souls into the 2025 season, sacrificing time with family and friends, training day and night, and enduring difficult low periods. Congratulations to all the winners!

The title of Player of the Year is extremely coveted. The rankings have been revealed one after another recently, and finally the top three have been announced. TOP 1 is ZywOo, who broke the record and won the Player of the Year award for the fourth time, tying s1mple. The biggest winner of 2025 is undoubtedly him and Vitality. The players who play for him have stood out and taken the top spot.

How well do you know ZywOo? Those familiar with the CS2 scene have witnessed his growth. After graduating from high school, he was allowed by his parents to pursue his esports dream. After becoming a professional player, he consistently ranked in the top 20. He won the Rookie Award shortly after his debut, and with one breakthrough, he immediately rose to the top three in the world. His outstanding performance as a rookie earned him the title of "Chosen One" from netizens. His biggest challenger was fellow player s1mple, whose ranking had been below his for many years.

The turning point came in 2023 when they lifted the BLAST.tv Major championship trophy in Paris. In 2024, the team entered a championship drought. In 2025, they came out on top and began their strong period, returning to their peak. They achieved an average rating of 1.44 in EPL S21, won their second MVP award of the year in Sweden, and broke through the 1.50 rating at BLAST Lisbon, sweeping all opponents and never stopping.

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