BLAST.tv awards 2025: Best AWPer, best IGL, best player

"m0NESY, I put him as the best player in the world so that automatically makes him the best AWPer as that’s his role, he’s the yellow flash after all!"

"m0NESY. Maybe I am just a counter strike purist, but sometimes I just want to witness mind blowing highlights. m0NESY consistently delivers in this aspect - aside from collecting up some big trophies this year, the way he wields the AWP in CS2 in simply sublime."

"m0NESY. When I think of AWPers, I want to see that jaw-dropping mind-melting flair that only the most mechanically gifted players can bring to the table. Ilya is exactly that, and then some."

"m0NESY. His impact was unmatched with AWP. Whenever he got AWP or even Scout, you were bound to see something crazy. His playstyle, his passion and dedication is just joy to watch and the statistics he was pumping during the year were insane. Even in tournaments where G2 bombed out in last place and lets not forget that he had to endure a big shake in the team where two new players had to come in, one of which was an IGL and adapt do different captain. Also, the trophy he lifted in Dallas was in a circumstance where they had stand-in which adds extra pressure on individuals like himself."

"m0NESY. Hands down, he was in contention for player of the year and continues to deliver."

"m0NESY had an incredible year right up until Shanghai. But given the 3 MVP's he collected this year and the constant high impact games he found in the G2 jersey in 2024. I believe he is the best AWPer in Counter Strike. He is also one of the most well rounded players, with incredible movement and extreme accuracy on a rifle. We rarely see him crumble under the pressure and he often performs no matter the stakes. That's the hallmark of being the best."

"m0NESY. No one shoots faster. Few clutch harder."

"m0NESY - The eye test is a much meme'd concept, but the truth is m0NESY does things to this game that are hard to comprehend, its just jaw-dropping. The stats prove this aswell, but you don't even need the stats in my opinion."

"Aleksib, NAVI are the best team because of Aleksib and B1ad3 in my opinion. Aleksib was tossed aside by other teams, after both in NiP and G2 having to bring rookie AWPers to tier 1, clearly he wasn’t the problem for these orgs and he proved it by working well within the NAVI system and having the best year of his career. It will be interesting to see if he can keep it going in 2025."

"Aleksib. His redemption arc has been something special. Finally getting a Major trophy plus multiple other tier 1 titles across the year with some exceptional calling."

"Aleksib. To win PGL Copenhagen out of nowhere, without the world-class star players of his counter-parts, and maintain momentum longer than any other team this year - that's my IGL."

"Alekisb. Very big connection between B1ad3 theory being put to good use during actual pressure moments and deep runs in tournaments for the majority of the year. He seemed always calm, collected, motivated, all around a great captain to be around to facilitate his players."

"karrigan. To take a team that started the year strong, looked to be falling apart and then to do the run they did at the Major? The way he rallies his team is spectacular. I'll admit I'm still caught up in what they did in Shanghai so might have some recency bias here."

"Aleksib's stock was not high upon joining this Navi roster mid 2023. But with the right pieces and a clear vision he led an unlikely team to final after final and trophy after trophy. A leader with a clear philosophy and known to micromanage well, Navi's results would not be there without Aleksib calling as well as he did in 2024."

"Aleksib. Putting the pieces together in these moments and adjusting game plans was his forte."

"Aleksib. Winning the Major, EPL, and IEM Rio. Just an absolutely incredible achievement building this version of Na'Vi with B1ad3."

"m0NESY. I’ve spoken about this many times, even done a video about it, we can for sure crown a player based on ratings and trophies but when I am looking at m0NESY from the eye test, the way he plays, how he moves, the decisions he makes for me he is just ahead of the rest"

"donk. His performance at the Shanghai major was out of this world. Keeping in mind that he is not only a rifler, but in his first year competitions at tier 1, he deserves to take the no.1 crown."

"donk. Tying NiKo's event rating record at Katowice to start the year set a tone for donk's 2024 - earning a Major MVP while winning Perfect World Shanghai cemented donk as the best player of the year."

"donk. Pure dominance we have not seen from rifler yet. He is one of the fastest to always evolve, adapt and overcome any mechanical obstacles that is thrown at him via updates or counters."

"donk. I know some (even him!) might say he lacked the consistency or enough big tournament runs but, for me, to achieve what he has in his rookie year, in the roles he fills and the level of the team he has around him, it is a no brainer!"

"Unequivocally donk. There is no debate. With a record breaking performance in the first event of 2024 at IEM Katowice fielding a 1.70 rating and 3-0'ing FaZe in the grand final his year couldn't have started better. However it certainly ended better, with a Major win in Shanghai and another chart topping individual performance. There was shaky moments mid year for Team Spirit, but no one's peak touched donk's."

"donk. Mechanically changed the game forever. The most studied demos of 2024"

"Donk. I picked Donk for player of the year because I have eyes and I used my eyes to watch him play Counter-Strike."