malbsMd headlines NA nominees for HLTV Awards 2024
HLTV have released the nominations for the various Player/Coach Awards for the HLTV Awards 2024, with a number of NA players and coaches earning nods from HLTV's expert panel. NA players/coaches or players on NA teams have received a nod in every category outside of IGL of the Year, while some categories have multiple players from our region.
In an earlier article, HLTV explained the composition of the panel, with it being a mixture of on-air talent, players, coaches, and HLTV's top staff writers. The article goes over the subjective and objective criteria used to determine who the made the cutoff for consideration for the various awards, but here is a short-list of NA talent considered in the various categories:
AWPer of the Year
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Håkon "hallzerk" Fjærli (Complexity)
Opener of the Year
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Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski (Complexity) -
Mario "malbsMd" Samayoa (G2) -
Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken (Liquid)
Closer of the Year
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Keith "NAF" Markovic (Liquid)
Anchor of the Year
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Mario "malbsMd" Samayoa (G2)
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Keith "NAF" Markovic (Liquid)
Coach of the year
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Tiaan "T.c" Coertzen (Complexity)
Highlight of the Year
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Mario "malbsMd" Samayoa - AK-47 1v3 ACE CLUTCH (G2)
The fourth annual HLTV Awards 2024 will take place on January 11th in Belgrade, Serbia.
