ZywOo and Vitality Nominated for The Game Awards 2025 — CS2 Once Again Proves Its Global Esports Status

The French organization Team Vitality and its star sniper Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut have become the only representatives of Counter-Strike 2 to be nominated for the prestigious The Game Awards 2025.

In the “Esports Athlete of the Year” category, six of the world’s best players will compete for the title:

• Brock “Brawk” Somerhider (NRG, Valorant);

• Jeong “Chovy” Ji Hoon (Gen.G, League of Legends);

• Jason “F0rsaken” Susanto (Paper Rex, Valorant);

• Kakeru “Kakeru” Watanabe (Zeta Division, Street Fighter);

• Saul “Menard” Leonardo (Weibo Gaming, Street Fighter);

• Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut (Vitality, Counter-Strike 2).

All that said, ZywOo has solidified legacy as one of the brightest stars in the esports universe, he has shown that he is a consistent performer with upper-echelon technical skill and a footprint anywhere outside the world of CS2. This isn’t even the French player’s first large nomination, as another win would solidify him as one of the best players of that generation. On the other hand, Team Vitality is how among the nominations for ‘Esports Team of the Year’ as well. Competing for this title are:

• Gen.G (League of Legends);

• NRG (Valorant);

• Falcons (Dota 2);

• Liquid PH (Mobile Legends: Bang Bang);

• Vitality (Counter-Strike 2).

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All winners in the esports categories will also be formally revealed at the The Game Awards 2025 ceremony on December 11. It is also important to consider, that ZywOo and Team Vitality being on this list of nominations, Counter-Strike 2 is still, one of the biggest and most recognizable esports titles around the world.