FaZe Clan, G2 Esports and NAVI claim the title of the Best Team of the Year according to HLTV

The HLTV portal presented the contenders for the title of the Best Team of the Year. Among all the representatives of the scene, three teams were selected - FaZe Clan, G2 Esports and NaVi - and only one of them will receive a victory in the nomination.

The first on the list is the FaZe Clan team, which covered the entire scene under them for the first six months. Over the year, the team became the champion of Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Katowice, ESL Pro League Season 15, PGL Major Antwerp 2022, Intel Extreme Masters XVII - Cologne and Intel Extreme Masters Road to Rio 2022: European RMR A. However, due to instability in the second half of the season, the team did not take IGS 4, and also failed at the Brazilian Major.

The second candidate is G2 Esports. During the past season, the team managed to win BLAST Premier: World Final 2022, and also got into the TOP-3 at Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Katowice, BLAST Premier: Spring Finals 2022 and ESL Pro League Season 16.

The third contender for victory in the nomination was the NAVI team. "Born to Win" did not have the most successful season, winning BLAST Premier: Spring Finals 2022 and Intel Extreme Masters Road to Rio 2022: European RMR B. However, the Ukrainian team also made it to the top three at Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Katowice, PGL Major Antwerp 2022 and Intel Extreme Masters XVII - Cologne.

The day before, the HLTV portal presented the first nominees for the awards as part of its HLTV Award Show 2022 ceremony. The editorial staff 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 best squad of the year. With the exception of the last one, all contenders for the title of player of the year in the respective categories were announced.