Event of the Year 2023 - Community voting

21-12-2023 12:02

Welcome to the HLTV Award Show presented by 1xBet Community Awards voting.

Decided 100% by the vote of active HLTV users, Community Awards will be given out for the Talent, Event, Streamer, and Creator of the Year to show who the fan favorite was in 2023.

The voting will start on December 21 at 12:00 and end on December 27 at 23:59 . Voting will only be accessible to HLTV users who have registered before the release of this article.

Select your favorite event in the widget below, and join the conversation in the comments or on social media using #HLTVawardshow.

Event of the year 2023 by 1xBet

IEM Katowice

BLAST.tv Paris Major

IEM Cologne

IEM Sydney

CS2 Asia Championship

BLAST Premier Fall Final

Elisa Masters Espoo

Find out more about how the nominees were decided in our announcement article, and vote for the remaining three categories below.

Streamer of the Year 2023 - Community voting

Creator of the Year 2023 - Community voting

Talent of the Year 2023 - Community voting

Check out the HLTV Award Show page for more information about the event, which will take place in Belgrade on January 13.

interesting

2023-12-21 12:02

4 replies

Interesting how its not even a challenge

2023-12-21 16:00

3 replies

Yeah easy cologne

2023-12-21 17:35

2 replies

2023-12-21 18:49

i voted cologne sydney close second and DH Atlanta in my heart

2023-12-21 22:55

lets go elisa gang

2023-12-21 12:03

2 replies

Elisa, Finland is the best at hosting events. Closely followed by Australia.

2023-12-21 13:03

2023-12-22 04:37

Asia Championship was best TYLOO TOP 1

2023-12-21 12:03

2 replies

Flag checks out

2023-12-21 13:07

Based, CAC no.1

2023-12-21 14:24

Where’s betbom dacha

2023-12-21 12:04

6 replies

+1 best event of the year, bo5 reverse sweep

2023-12-21 12:41

meh, thanks to the organizers the event was not good, which is sad because if we’re talking about team performances only it was very enjoyable, but the casters reciting a gambling advert once every other round, twitch ads rolling in crucial moments, tech problems and allegedly integrity problems ruined the whole thing imo and this is coming from a spirit fan

2023-12-21 13:16

3 replies

+1 casters being forced to read ads during the game was cringe as hell. And the spectator HUD was horrible too.

2023-12-21 13:30

1 reply

forgot about that horrible hud, could never figure out if people were low hp or just dead

2023-12-21 13:33

Really just said it for the meme, the organisation side was a complete shitfuck. Good team performances though i agree

2023-12-21 16:08

2023-12-21 14:57

> vote for the remaining three categories below. where?

2023-12-21 12:04

4 replies

Below

2023-12-21 12:05

> vote for the remaining three categories below. for how many categories?

2023-12-21 12:11

1 reply

Remaining three

2023-12-22 16:37

nvm now it's there

2023-12-21 12:12

Mickey Mouse Cup of the Year

2023-12-21 12:05

1 reply

KKKKKKKKKKKK

2023-12-22 04:51

ez4kato

2023-12-21 12:05

no way paris gets this

2023-12-21 12:06

4 replies

+1 based name

2023-12-22 02:45

Why not? It was great, so many upsets, so many close games, great crowd, great production, no delays That Heroic - GamerLegion game will probably be remembered as one of the best upsets ever I'd argue that Faze - Navi was the best groupstage game ever at a major Some heartbreaking matches like G2 - fnatic which had 3 close maps, and Niko said goodbye forever to his chance of winning a major in CSGO We also got to discover some new talents like iM who had an insane tournament despite being unknown, that was such a breath of fresh air, instead of watching the same players and teams over and over again I really enjoyed watching that major, for me it's by far the best tournameent this year, and one of the best majors in recent times

2023-12-26 19:40

2 replies

my name

2023-12-26 21:15

I think it was down two the finals match ups weren't the best. You had a few tier 2/3 teams who made deep runs which meant viewers didn't have the best of the best matching up. Vitality also arguably didn't have the hardest run (not to take any accolades away from them). Lets not even mention that trophy...

2023-12-27 09:03

IEM Sydney best event of the year 100%. Best crowd, Best final, Punch above its weight in viewership, first cs2 event.

2023-12-21 12:07

12 replies

I agree

2023-12-21 12:11

2023-12-21 12:22

Flag checks out

2023-12-21 13:07

Hell yeah, i live for the aussie crowd

2023-12-21 13:11

i selected sydney not cuz it was the best, but cuz it surprised me the most how good it was since i didnt really expect anything from it

2023-12-21 14:34

literally the worst i couldnt watch any match cuz of time

2023-12-21 17:21

2 replies

Just because of bad timezone doesn't deserve to be not voted for , now you know how Australians New Zealand and Indonesia etc feels #118

2023-12-21 18:55

1 reply

when you don't see anything of an event, you can't vote it for the best... Or the best event of the list is that you couldn't watch

2023-12-22 06:32

2023-12-22 06:56

That's correct answer

2023-12-22 08:25

Couldnt even watch a whole match. Was a shit event. Cologne >>

2023-12-22 14:20

1 reply

Average NA room temp IQ

2023-12-23 04:53

IEM sydney with aussie drunk audience

2023-12-21 12:08

1 reply

Hey we were watching our drinks!!!

2023-12-21 13:55

iem sydney for sure

2023-12-21 12:10

Elisa Masters most cultural impact

2023-12-21 12:12

kato or sidney hopefully people wont vote for paris just because it was the major

2023-12-21 12:13

2 replies

they will :clueless:

2023-12-21 17:25

paris had such weak playoff games

2023-12-21 19:02

Elisa Masters so EZ. Major to Espoo when?

2023-12-21 12:13

3 replies

Major to Tampere, to an actual good venue ;) Espoo was good for that tournament tho

2023-12-21 12:14

1 reply

Or Helsinki halli/Hartwall areena when its no longer russian owned

2023-12-21 12:16

+111111111 Finland best crowd best country best people

2023-12-21 13:37

Cologne because ence vs vita on nuke was absolute banger game

2023-12-21 12:16

IEM SYDNEH

2023-12-21 12:16

Just not the major

2023-12-21 12:17

Kato ez

2023-12-21 12:18

Paris major of course

2023-12-21 12:19

9 replies

2023-12-21 12:21

2023-12-21 12:44

2023-12-21 12:51

2023-12-21 13:18

2023-12-21 14:09

2023-12-21 14:40

I picked this one as well

2023-12-21 15:45

That trophy though...

2023-12-22 08:31

2023-12-24 04:33

Elisa for sure!

2023-12-21 12:21

Paris major had one of the best crowds of all time, and GOATwoo got his well deserved major win/mvp, easy choice. (lets just forget about the trophy)

2023-12-21 12:22

8 replies

AU crowd is top 1 in world, Paris only got close because it was majore with imported crowd.

2023-12-21 17:26

the event on its own was bs tho. plenty of talent didnt got hired bc of the ESL v blast/faceit shit, some talent was put in the wrong positions and doing stuff they never did before (Dinko being flamed right, left and center for doing something very dificult he has never done before), and then as justaposition you have banks "Why are players so f**king lazy cunts?" - I still wonder how this guy is loved after this shit when Dinko was getting the flak for doing a job he never done before. Ynk (arguably one of the best analysts was left out) - the only positive thing about the major was only the home crowd, anything else was quite shit imo

2023-12-21 18:29

6 replies

wait what was dinko flamed for?

2023-12-21 21:58

5 replies

for those losers interviews and such cause he was too cold and shit like that when the guy literally never done that, but did it at the major bc the major is the apex for the talent to be at...

2023-12-21 22:24

4 replies

weird, imo both shouldn't be flamed it's not THAT serious

2023-12-21 22:44

3 replies

yes but then people was like: he has no empathy, the player just lost, give him some rest.. and on the other hand you got Banks calling players cunts and saying that wants to smash their heads with the mic, and were all good cause he was joking... (when he wasnt, it was one of those open mic stuff that caught him off guard)

2023-12-21 22:51

2 replies

idk i listened to it again and I didn't feel like he was serious about it

2023-12-21 23:05

1 reply

he was serious about it mate, cause he does those interviews and players are like: yes, no, maybe, later.. no, maybe, yes... not only that, but in a place where we talk about conflict of interests and stuff like that, he represents 3 different orgs for some reason. welp, it is what it is lol

2023-12-21 23:14

lets vote for Sydney maybe it will help them get major one day

2023-12-21 12:23

Where's Gamers8?

2023-12-21 12:26

1 reply

idk, maby to small

2023-12-21 14:38

Cologne obviously

2023-12-21 12:33

1 reply

2023-12-21 16:01

Paris Best crowd, best winner, best underdogs team And the last major

2023-12-21 12:35

3 replies

Underdogs are not a good thing in my opinion But yes best event anyway

2023-12-21 12:52

Paris major was not that good if you don't count the "valve sponsored event" part. Sydney was much better.

2023-12-21 17:27

flag

2023-12-24 00:08

, Betboom Dacha

2023-12-21 12:44

Betboom Da(t)cha

2023-12-21 12:44

IEM Cologne actually sweeps this completely, entire event featured the best counter strike of the year. The only legit contender is IEM Sydney which had a bunch of unstable and uncertain rosters and lots of lower tier teams in attendance with a boring af playoff (outside of the final)

2023-12-21 12:48

Cologne was absolutely epic. vote Cologne.

2023-12-21 12:53

1 reply

Sydney was more hype imo, Cologne wasn't that interesting because of GO already being dead at that time. For me it's either Sydney as the first big CS2 event with a perfect crowd or Katowice.

2023-12-21 14:43

Sydney for sure - craziest crowd ever, give them the major !

2023-12-21 12:56

Elisa EASY

2023-12-21 12:58

Where is IEM Rio? that was great to watch for me

2023-12-21 13:00

Sydney was the best

2023-12-21 13:05

my account is new, anybody knows how many time i need wait to vote?

2023-12-21 13:14

1 reply

only accounts that were made before the voting are able to vote >Voting will only be accessible to HLTV users who have registered before the release of this article. hltv.org/news/37580/award-show-talent-ev..

2023-12-21 22:00

Why is Elisa even nominated? It's DQ'ed from this category because it's not a T1 tournament.

2023-12-21 13:20

Where bb dacha??

2023-12-21 13:20

paris major obviously

2023-12-21 13:21

im clueless, only watched the major :S

2023-12-21 13:33

Blast.TV if we are being honest here. Otherwise i would choose Elisa :DDD

2023-12-21 13:42

Where is Canada?

2023-12-21 13:44

ez for Paris

2023-12-21 13:49

Imagine someone voting for paris with cct legend stage

2023-12-21 13:53

I voted Sydney

2023-12-21 13:54

Voted for Sydney. Best crowd and atmosphere, they cheered for everyone

2023-12-21 13:56

Paris cuz it's awesome to see a team winning from a country where the event is held

2023-12-21 13:56

Paris - awesome crowd, production and Zywoo with his first major <3 Btw, it was the only major of the year, so...obv choice

2023-12-21 13:59

sydney shit timezone paris shait games i dont remember katowice or cologne. Which should i vote

2023-12-21 14:12

3 replies

Just because of bad timezone doesn't deserve to be not voted for , now you know how Australians New Zealand and Indonesia etc feels

2023-12-21 18:49

2 replies

didnt ask

2023-12-21 19:30

1 reply

Quote “ i dont remember katowice or cologne. Which should i vote ” As you can see you have actually asked.

2023-12-22 06:15

definitely not the paris major

2023-12-21 14:16

why not gamers 8 as well? i think it went reasonably well for a first time event and political hacks stay away please

2023-12-21 14:17

CCT ROBBED

2023-12-21 14:17

1 reply

true

2023-12-21 15:20

Can’t you hear the bells sing in Cologne?

2023-12-21 14:19

Paris ofc, best LAN in years, the event where people finally understood tier1 team is not an an organization but the actual players which play for the team and the results they achieve together as a team

2023-12-21 14:44

Blast dead last, even roobet cup was more interesting

2023-12-21 14:59

Ez for Australia <3

2023-12-21 14:59

all boring

2023-12-21 15:00

where is esl pro league ?

2023-12-21 15:01

1 reply

yeah thats the question... would take pro league too

2023-12-21 15:10

ESL Pro League S18 easy

2023-12-21 15:21

1 reply

Indeed

2023-12-21 19:19

none

2023-12-21 15:40

Major is Major. But I'll be biased and vote for Elisa

2023-12-21 15:50

2 replies

The major sucked Cologne was quite good Kato was meh

2023-12-21 16:20

Same 😎

2023-12-21 21:15

Just realising now that all events were mid this year unlike 2022

2023-12-21 15:56

nice

2023-12-21 16:02

cologne sweep

2023-12-21 16:27

#1 sydney #2 elisa

2023-12-21 16:42

iem sydney was unexpectedly good

2023-12-21 16:54

sydney goated easily, the ence faze match alone does it already

2023-12-21 16:59

Dallas because ENCE won

2023-12-21 17:03

this year the best was gamer8, but it is not here(

2023-12-21 17:17

1 reply

nocrowd8

2023-12-21 19:12

either elisa or paris major

2023-12-21 17:27

IEM sydney do NOT flag check me

2023-12-21 18:02

WHERE IS GAMERS8 - THAT WAS THE BEST

2023-12-21 18:15

I loved the Aussie crowd so much energy and yes I'm Australian but I loved it and it was my favourite

2023-12-21 18:43

wtf wheres IEM RIO

2023-12-21 18:44

1 reply

In Brazil

2023-12-22 08:15

COLOGNE EZ

2023-12-21 18:55

Man I really wanted to vote in this community vote, created an account just to vote but seems like I can't since the account is too new.

2023-12-21 19:01

voted

2023-12-21 19:09

Paris was the best event of the year, Sydney had the best crowd, Blast Fall Final was the perfect "final event" of the year with the best story-lines and rematches, better than Blast Worlds.

2023-12-21 19:48

who cares

2023-12-21 20:05

elisa 100%

2023-12-21 20:52

Cologne easily clears any other event this year

2023-12-21 21:12

Where tf is iem dallas 2023?

2023-12-21 21:27

Cologne 2023

2023-12-21 22:06

should be cologne

2023-12-21 22:10

Paris Major getting no votes? Best Major I've ever seen

2023-12-21 23:16

PLS ALL VOTE FOF ELISA FOR KEKW RESULTS

2023-12-22 00:56

Pro League is always the best event because it's such a large body of teams with triple elimination. Love that shit. It can be such a slug fest and everyone has a chance. Plus the events are always chill and it's so long that there's always players coming on and talking or casting. Pro League best league. But I voted Cologne because HLTV hates it I guess.

2023-12-22 01:35

IEM Katowice because I bet like €400 or something before the tournament and won about €2500 with G2.

2023-12-22 01:37

I didn't watch Cologne and Sidney. For me it was Paris major because the last major vibes and that crowd with trumpet was giving me chills

2023-12-22 03:56

IEM Sydney.

2023-12-22 04:19

Paris major > kato/cologne in this year, it's best Major in CSGO i think.

2023-12-22 04:22

paris~ last major in csgo saaad

2023-12-22 05:57

IEM Sydney.

2023-12-22 09:07

If IEM Sydney does not win I will do nothing except be slightly annoyed

2023-12-22 13:40

voted for paris even though as a major it was kinda mid, but I dont remember the other events lmao

2023-12-22 14:22

IEM Sydney was the most entertaining to watch with Faze and Complexity shocking everyone with that final match

2023-12-22 15:19

EZ Cologne

2023-12-22 19:58

1 reply

2023-12-25 15:26

IEM Katowice most interesting, high quality CS and good storylines

2023-12-22 22:42

I would like to add a CS Hall of Fame where every Award Show 3 or so players get introducted. Maybe the first year you can introduce 10 Players. What do you think?

2023-12-23 00:55

To be honest I voted Paris 100% only because Vit won the major

2023-12-23 05:12

The major is the main tournament of the cs

2023-12-23 10:05

Iem sydney was crazy though, amazing grand final

2023-12-23 15:03

no worlds 2023 on the list? wtf

2023-12-23 18:06

Probably Cologne. Katowice second close with great final and upsets. Major was ok, playoffs were underwhelming. Sydney is the only other real contender among these, and it was just a good event not the best one

2023-12-23 19:31

why cant i vote for epl world series americas season 5?

2023-12-23 23:39

ELISA IS MAJOR <3

2023-12-24 00:07

sydney easy

2023-12-24 00:08

extremesland

2023-12-24 01:07

Wheres BB Dacha?

2023-12-24 01:56

For me it was IEM Sydney, incredible crowd

2023-12-24 13:34

Rio Major best rest is irrelevant.

2023-12-24 13:36

1 reply

Rio Major was 2022

2023-12-24 20:25

Rio major >>>>

2023-12-25 06:11

Okkkkey

2023-12-25 10:37

Ez 4 elisa

2023-12-26 02:07

I was at Cologne, it was cool. But c’mon, there is a single Major in the list, it definitely should win, regardless of (if any) organisation issues. A Major is always the most exciting to watch, because all of the team give their all on it, because of its prestige. The best strats and tricks are saved for it, a lot of mindgames and dramatic stories going on. And of course it has the most thorough, compelling and fair selection of the teams to go to the main stages. I’m not defending the flaws of the latest years major’s system, but it’s good just because it takes a lot of matches to be played, and of course it’s not something that’s feasible for other non-Major LANs

2023-12-26 03:19

Sydney/Cologne

2023-12-26 07:23

I’d like to pick the major but the bracket was so funky lol

2023-12-26 07:44

Dallas was electric. Faze vs ence was the best match all year. Call this a write in vote because none of the others seem worth it. Oh well, maybe I'll refresh my memory from the other events earlier in the year when teams seemed to care more.

2023-12-26 09:06