Unlike TenZ's award show which was biased towards NA and aspas, let's make one. You can vote in 1 or 2 or all. It's your wish. After 100 unique replies, I'll put out the results.
Note: This is only for Tier 1.
Duelist of the year:
Sentinel of the year:
Initiator of the year:
Controller of the year:
Igl of the year:
Player of the year:
Duelist of the year: asuna
Sentinel of the year: cryo
Initiator of the year: asuna
Controller of the year: asuna
Igl of the year: boostio
Player of the year: asuna
Duelist of the year: Kaajak
Sentinel of the year: Skuba
Initiator of the year: Brawk
Controller of the year: s0m
Igl of the year: Botster
Player of the year: Ethan
Duelist of the year: Kajaak
Sentinel of the year: d4v4i
Initiator of the year: Brawk
Controller of the year: Valyn
Igl of the year: Boaster
Player of the year: Kajaak
Duelist: Kaajak - performed well all year. Had a lot of pressure being a rookie and being put on one of the most successful organizations in VALORANT. Despite the loss to fellow rookie duelist, Mada, Kaajak made TWO international grand finals.
Sentinel: I've been enlightened, give it to d4v41
Initiator: I think only one player truly stands out to me here, and its Ethan. He stuck to the plan, and held his head up when NRG was at their lowest last year, and because of that, got to celebrate at the biggest stage in all of VALORANT.
Controller: Keiko had a really good year, BUT s0m battled through it all to win it all, however, for the sake of NOT having multiple world champs, I can safely hand this one off to Keiko.
Igl: I think this deserves to go to valyn. I mean being the igl for the team that one three straight regionals, and finished second in Bangkok, says something. I think he was bound to be somewhere on the list, but here is perfect.
Player: The MVP of 2025, The Man, The Myth, The Legend. This one is hard, there are so many good options. However, I quickly ruled some out. To be the best player in the world, you do have to be part of a great team, a team that made an international, maybe two. That's what it takes to be the best in the world. My answer, is Chronicle.
Quick sum:
Duelist: Kaajak
Sentinel: d4v41
Initiator: Ethan
Controller: Keiko
Igl: valyn
Player: Chronicle
bro gave it to nAts who got grouped at all 3 internationals LMFAO instead of Meteor who clutched tf up to win Bangkok or d4v41 who was solid for Toronto
notice how despite pacific winning 2 out of 3 trophies all the players on this list are from Americas/EMEA for a year-long evaluation
To be the best player in the world, you do have to be part of a great team, a team that made an international, maybe two.
yet completely disregards both teams that were great and not only made internationals, but actually won them
yeah, I started typing b4 any votes were made, and seeing d4v41 instantly made me regret my choice
tbf I don't mean to be, it was whatever came to mind first. Also, even thought I keep TRACK of APAC and CN, I don't watch any of the matches, but I watch as much of AMER and EMEA as I can.
yeah it's not explicit, you're just implicitly biased towards the Western teams because you watch more of them. there's nothing wrong with having favourite regions until you start trying to rank players and teams
To be the best player in the world, you do have to be part of a great team, a team that made an international, maybe two
no mf you need to be the best player in the world
even if that was true alfajer and kaajak made the same thing in a much better way why is CHRONICLE chosen lol
Duelist of the year: Kaajak
Sentinel of the year: Alfajer
Initiator of the year: Brawk
Controller of the year: Valyn
Igl of the year: Verno (Just because he fixed MIBR IGLing in mid/end-season and did it great)
Player of the year: Ethan
Duelist of the year: Kaajak
Sentinel of the year: Leaf
Initiator of the year: Crashies
Controller of the year: Supamen
Igl of the year: Boaster
Player of the year: Kaajak/Happywei
Duelist: Kaajak
Sentinel: Meteor
Initiator: Ethan
Controller: f0rsakeN
IGL: Boaster
Player: Kaajak
Duelist of the year: kaajak
Sentinel of the year: Alfajer
Initiator of the year: Brawk
Controller of the year: Forsaken
Igl of the year: Ethan
Player of the year: kaajak
Duelist: Kaajak
Sentinel: Alfa
Initiator: Crashies (probably Brawk too)
Controller: Forsaken
Igl: Valyn maybe
Player: Give it to Alfa
Duelist: Kaajak
Sentinel: Skuba
Initiator: Crashies
Controller: f0rsaken
IGL: f0rsaken
Player: Kaajak
I like how every single person till now has said Kaajak is the duelist of the year while t0nZ just gave it away to Aspas. What a robbery!!
Duelist of the year: Kaajak
Sentinel of the year: Alfajer
Initiator of the year: Brawk
Controller of the year: F0rsaken
Igl of the year: Boaster
Player of the year: F0rsaken
Kaajak
d4v41
Trent (hate G2 but can't deny he dominated 1st half of year with tejo)
Valyn
Boaster
Kaajak
Duelist of the year: Kaajak
Sentinel of the year: Leaf
Initiator of the year: Crashies
Controller of the year: f0rsaken
Igl of the year: Valyn
Player of the year: f0rsaken
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