The primary season of the VCT Americas league has wrapped up, and we at Dot Esports have been given the chance to be on the panel that votes on the year-end seasonal awards. So which coaches and gamers are worthy of receiving awards?
The 2023 season was an exhilarating one, between the breakout efficiency of Cloud9, the magical second half run of Evil Geniuses, the wave of Sentinels adjustments, and LOUD claiming final regional dominance and adding another trophy to their collection. However the motion didn’t cease on the finish of the common season, as an thrilling Final Probability Qualifier highlighted by a magical run from KRÜ delivered extra glorious professional VALORANT.
These had been the votes forged by Dot Esports, together with the primary, second, and third decisions for MVP, coach of the yr, and greatest participant at every function. These votes bear in mind the VCT Americas common season, the playoffs, and the LCQ.
Dot’s MVP for VCT Americas 2023
Aspas
Unquestionably the best player of the entire VCT Americas season, the dominant duelist of the league, and the driving power behind LOUD choosing up the home title. All through the common season and playoffs, aspas was primary in ACS, Ok/D, and kills per spherical, and was one of the profitable entry gamers. His MVP case was virtually upended by how glorious his teammate Much less was, whom I used my second MVP vote on, however aspas remains to be the person on LOUD.
- 1st selection: Aspas
- 2nd selection: Much less
- third selection: Crashies
Dot’s Coach of the Yr for VCT Americas 2023
Potter
All through the primary half of the season, it appeared like C9 coach mCe had locked up this award, however after the season and playoffs ended there is no such thing as a clearer selection than Evil Geniuses’ potter. The choice to herald Demon1 after a sluggish begin at first appeared like a determined maneuver from a coach on the recent seat, nevertheless it ended up being a stroke of brilliance. In playoffs, she introduced out the perfect in her gamers, taking the “nothing to lose” mentality to an unimaginable excessive.
- 1st selection: Potter
- 2nd selection: mCe
- third selection: Atom
Dot’s ‘greatest participant at every function’ gamers for VCT Americas 2023
Aspas (duelist)
What else extra must be mentioned? After all the MVP who performed solely duelist all yr is the primary selection for greatest duelist. Demon1’s late-season run and playoff efficiency was so sensational that he earned the second-place vote, and keznit’s unbelievable dominance within the LCQ was so spectacular that it earned him a 3rd place nod even after a disastrous common season.
- 1st selection: aspas
- 2nd selection: Demon1
- third selection: keznit
Much less (controller)
As talked about above, Much less’s controller marketing campaign of 2023 was so wonderful that it put him within the MVP dialogue. As glorious as he was through the common season, he was definitely probably the most precious participant in playoffs, as he put up unimaginable numbers like a 1.51 Ok/D and a 35 % clutch win price. S0m ended up placing collectively a implausible season too, and Melser like his teammate keznit was so glorious within the LCQ that he’s earned a nod.
- 1st selection: Much less
- 2nd selection: s0m
- third selection: Melser
Crashies (initiator)
Crashies and Nowzerr had been just about neck-and-neck statistically, each placing up close to an identical numbers for Ok/D, ACS, participant score, and kill/help/survive/commerce score. However crashies will get the benefit based mostly on increased assists per spherical, successful virtually 3 times as many clutches, and the massive performs he made throughout playoffs.
- 1st selection: crashies
- 2nd selection: Nowzerr
- third selection: Ethan
Zellsis (sentinel)
The sentinel class was one of many hardest to select from, as solely a small handful of gamers primarily a majority of maps on sentinel this yr with Chamber gone. Of the few gamers that did play sentinel, Zellsis stood out probably the most, as his play on Killjoy was foundational to the success that Cloud9 discovered all year long.
- 1st selection: Zellsis
- 2nd selection: Shyy
- third selection: Boostio
Saadhak (IGL)
Each aspas and Much less had MVP-worthy seasons, however as nice as these gamers are as people, some credit score needs to be given to the workforce’s shotcaller. Not solely did Saadhak lead the workforce to a VCT Americas title, he did so with two rookies as nicely. FNS was proper there with him as nicely, and runi carried out admirably as a rookie.
- 1st selection: Saadhak
- 2nd selection: FNS
- third selection: runi
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