HLTV announces HLTV Award Show 2022 nominees

The HLTV portal presented the nominees for the awards as part of its HLTV Award Show 2022 ceremony. The editors singled out seven nominations: sniper of the year, captain of the year, entry fragger of the year, lurker of the year, defensive player of the year, coach of the year and the best team of the year. The winners of each category will be announced as part of the HLTV Award Show 2022 when the best player of the year 2022 is presented.

Previously, the HLTV team presented the evaluation criteria and publication dates for the TOP 20 best players of 2022.

Contenders for the title of sniper of the year:

• sh1ro (Cloud9)
• s1mple (NAVI)
• ZywOo (Team Vitality)

Contenders for the title of captain of the year:

• Jame (Outsiders)
• cadiaN (Heroic)
• karrigan (FaZe Clan)

Entry fragger of the year contenders:

• NiKo (G2 Esports)
• stavn (Heroic)
• YEKINDAR (Team Liquid)

Contenders for the title of lurker of the year (best players closing rounds):

• ropz (FaZe Clan)
• KSCERATO (FURIA)
• Ax1Le (Cloud9)

Contenders for the title of defender of the year:

• Perfecto (NAVI)
• NAF (Team Liquid)
• sjuush (Heroic)

Contenders for the title of coach of the year:

• RobbaN (FaZe Clan)
• sAw (ENCE)
• B1ad3 (NAVI)

How the selection process works: Each jury member selected three players from the roster, as well as seven to ten options in each category, with the first choice receiving five points, the second three points, and the third one one point. All points are summed up to determine the top three in the category (nominees), as well as the eventual winner.

Experts take part in the voting: professional players, as well as commentators, analysts and members of the HLTV editorial board. The Commission consists of three groups of experts. The first and largest layer is the one that consists of professional players and coaches, each of the top 20 teams of the year was contacted and asked to nominate a representative who gave their preferences.