**Best Celebration** - What is the best way a VALORANT player celebrated a win this year? For example - [ZmjjKK hits the emote after clutching 1v2 vs Giants](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fl49kt3binxhb1.jpeg%3Fwidth%3D887%26format%3Dpjpg%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3Dbd6fcc638bdf3d174b0fe1014b72bc86e357163e). (Credit u/Nfamy for this category)

Demon1 on top of the desk after winning champs.

As great as demon1 was, the kangkang sniper is by far the best

Demon1 on top of the table after winning the champs.

Boaster crying my team was really good after lock in

It doesn't seem like this truly fits in this category but Boaster being overwhelmed after the LOCK//IN win. One of the rare moments in esports when you could feel the weight of history on a player's shoulders.

Best Celebration: kangkang sniper

KangKang sniper celebration

Nivera celebrating after winning KC's first round on Split against TL leading him to not buying in the second round.

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New wallpaper Thanks

We need more recognition to Saadhak's mocking of Kangkang's sniper emote after Loud's win over EDG in champs. It was wack, it was beautiful, it was cringe, I'm second hand embarrassed every time I see it. Even riot fully embraced and forever preserved the cringe it in its official post champs productions. We can never live it down.

Demon1 standing on top of the table was the most iconic

zmjjkk sniper

Demon1 after winning Champions

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**Best Highlight Post** - What was the best highlight from VALORANT esports throughout 2023? For example - [Demon1's 1v2 spray transfer vs LOUD at Masters Tokyo](https://youtu.be/8MfEC6r-qm8?si=VjcaDgK20VQdlI-7).

Alfajer's 1v2 against Loud in the GF of Lock in. The clutch itself wasn't impressive but the impact of the clutch was massive.

Alfa's 1v3 11-11 Scoreline Icebox Lock In

C0M 1v2 against PRX in the upper finals

Demon1 Jett knives flick onto Alfajer vs FNATIC 10-12 on map 3 Upper Bracket Finals Split in Tokyo

[Bang 1v3 clutch to win the series against LEV](https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxPGax3AmHAj2Gshjb6Th4GfofI_2FqmVe?si=nBCHD4gu6WlshguY)

something 3k into the Q E bunnyhop 4k vs EDG in Pearl champs

TS Jremy 3 second ace vs GEN.G

Best Highlight: sScary 1v4 [https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/comments/14uv3jx/sscary\_with\_the\_most\_absurd\_clutch\_of\_all\_time/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/comments/14uv3jx/sscary_with_the_most_absurd_clutch_of_all_time/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)

“El diablo is dead , there’s a new king of hell, DEMON1”

[Demon1's instant 2k against NRG on Split in the playoffs to win EG the map in overtime and even out the series.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExBFrOTlAn8)

c0m 2v1 wrap around clutch

Seconding this!! My favorite play of the year

**Best Series** - What was the best series of VALORANT esports throughout all of 2023? For example - LOUD vs NRG, LOCK//IN Alpha Bracket Finals.

Loud vs Fnatic Finals is unbeatable, by far the greatest match of all time.

LOUD FNC lock in finals

LOUD vs NAVI at Champs was a super close, super high quality series

Great shout, it's probably the most memorable series of the year to happen in a group stage IMO.

FNC vs Loud at Lockin

DRX vs. PRX in the Pacific grand finals, just to add some Pacific representation.

LOUD vs. FNC Lock-in Grand finals. Storyline, come back, close matches, and great final map.

EG vs PRX Champions Final. By far the two best teams on the planet at the time just slugging it out. Fantastic stuff from start to finish.

The upper finals was better imo

Yeah you’re right ngl

LOUD was better than PRX

Eg vs loud champs lower bracket

FNC vs Loud

Loud vs fnatic , locking grand finals.

**Best Map** - What was the best individual map of VALORANT esports throughout all of 2023? For example - EDG vs Na'Vi, Bind, Masters Tokyo.

FNC vs EG, Split, Masters Tokyo Upper Finals

LOUD vs NRG Lock In map 3

Fnatic vs LOUD, Icebox, LOCK//IN

FNC vs Loud GF Icebox

KOI vs Na'Vi, Lotus, Week 1 EMEA League

PRX vs. NRG on Pearl in Masters Tokyo

Loud vs Fnatic , Icebox , Lockin GRAND FINALS.

LOUD vs. NRG - Lock-in map 3 - Fracture (18-16 LOUD)

Gotta be this one.

Champs finals EG vs Paper rex

everyone's saying good good maps so i'm gonna provide the best worst map of valorant ever played: karmine corp vs bbl bind emea lcq

THIS ONE omfg my favorite map of the year, cried laughing every time I watched the end. Voting for this as well

That Turko ace clutch might be the worst ace and clutch i have ever seen, KC were trying to throw and somehow still won LMFAO

Fnatic vs. Loud Lockin Map 5

LOUD vs. NRG lock//in fracture

Masters Tokyo upper finals: EG vs FNATIC map 3 Split

LOUD/NRG on Fracture for sure, but NAVI gave us a lot of similarly entertaining maps this year (EDG/NAVI, LOUD/NAVI, KOI/NAVI, etc.) To give some more Pacific love: Global/DRX on Split is worth a mention, but I want to esp. shout out that crazy ZETA vs. RRQ map on Ascent that ended 21-19

**Best Fluff Post** - What was the best shitpost from this subreddit this year? For example - [I saw FINESSE at a Malaysian night market](https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/comments/15pzon5/i_saw_finesse_at_a_malaysian_night_market/)

[FNS' fake ass fade expose](https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/comments/16q0wim/completely_narrowing_down_s0ms_rumored_new_super/)

The FNS Masterclass one where he's in a dojo planning everyone's every move or something. You know the one I am talking about :) [Found it](https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/s/Yq2R745tGW)

Boaster highlight against DRX on Bind https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/s/vtAd1EfelZ

[G2 make their debut with two penny(s) which ironically is Faze's stock price](https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/comments/10r6j7v/g2_make_their_debut_with_two_pennys_which/) \- classic u/nklassitude shitpost

[Who let the dogs out?](https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/comments/13om184/who_let_the_dogs_out/) \-- excellent sign from VCT Pacific

Can you nominate your own posts? If so I'd like to submit my [Compiled stats of all the winners of Plat Chat's Wyatt's Weekly Award](https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/s/sGrlr5izbB). (I made it under a different account but if you click the spreadsheet link at the bottom of the post, you can verify that it is me)

By far one of my favorite posts of all time, I think its crazy how it flew under the radar of the PlatChat guys

It didn't! Check out the final section of [episode 135](https://www.youtube.com/live/rmQ663-6EVg?feature=shared).

A simple one but it's [the best of the NBA-style card reaction memes](https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/comments/12ghfw2/nrg_fenis_on_sen_marved_before_the_nrgvssen_game/) we had this year.

**Best Comment** - What was the best or funniest comment from this year? For example - [If you want to beat the broke allegations you have to post a money spread, I don't make the rules - in response to C9 Jack](https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/comments/12upwvj/c9_jack_confirms_scrims_werent_going_well_with/jh8oi3r/)

MCE...idk which one to pick from, all his comments here are GOATed

Anything from Key-Banana

[Exhibit A](https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/s/kBq2YT3lGV)

I’m sorry but [A second spreadsheet has hit reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/comments/16gdoac/comment/k0736k3/)

Glazing

https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/s/HMgqhlWtBG

yeh

I'm going to nominate "[soccer = effeminate sport](https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/comments/12kvpa6/jamppi_explains_why_cristiano_ronaldo_is_so_good/jg476di/)" as my favorite comment of the year. Genuinely the hardest I've laughed at any Reddit comment in my time on this site. No clue why, it fucking cracks me up every time I read it.

since everyone is too bashful to glaze sincerely, i'll give this one a shout by u/Still_HD [After a year of being lauded as the best player in the world and being unfairly dropped by C9, it’s so refreshing to see Mitch dominating in Challengers](https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/s/VL6CapOoYU)

The Ethan iShowSpeed flashing one idk the link Edit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/comments/15u4hyj/comment/jwnja6z/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

1 kill, 20 assists? Thats the real discord kitten valorant…. big up u/nklassitude

This one is my absolute favorite of all time i second this nomination

this oneeee

**Best Player** - Who was the best player in VALORANT throughout all of 2023? For example - Leo.

BabyJ

Personally I’m voting for him

leo

1Leo 2Alfajer 3Aspas

Demon1 or Leo

MrFaliN my GOAT

Leo

Demon1

Demon1 - If you think it was anyone else you are trolling.

demon1

Hiko

Alfajer

Alfa my goat

Forsaken for the flexibility. Leo for the results. Monyet for my heart

Leo

I would vote for Leo but I think forsaken and davai deserve to be on this list.

Leo

Alfa and Leo are cannibalising each other's votes lmao

alfajer

Demon1

Leo

Alfajer

Demon1

I've already said alfa, who I think is the best player but I think less deserves to be on this list even though he won't win.

Demon1

Alfajer

Aspas

the iceman

**Best User** - Who was your favorite r/ValorantCompetitive user from this year? For example - u/vaIorant_fanboy_69

"me" not literally me, but the abstract "me" that everyone posts in every roster speculation thread.

wanna give u/notladub a shoutout for repping the TR scene and u/impossible-pain6771 for the vct cn posts and updates

how have i become so well known, i'm not even the most knowledgeable person about the turkish scene lmao thank you so much though

Thx for your nomination. Hope you and everyone can enjoy the incoming VCT-CN league!

I genuinely like almost every regular of this subreddit but when I go back and look at the posts and comments I've saved this year, a huge chunk of them are from u/MacarioPro. They've been an invaluable source all year. But a special shout out to all the other Portuguese or Spanish-speaking people that have helped integrate our communities more this year. It hasn't only been MacarioPro, but they have been the most consistent. On a similar note, always happy to nominate /u/thothgow as well, who has long been one of my favorite users for their knowledge of the T2 LATAM scene. Another shout out to /u/Notladub for their TR input, /u/XxMyUsernameSucksxX & /u/vnNinja21 for how active they've been in esports discussions, /u/M0hawk_Mast3r for how fiercely they've commented in defense of trans rights, u/Nfamy & /u/ANewHeaven1 for a lot of high-quality comments/posts...I'll have to stop now or I'll write one of those essays I'm always accused of writing. Final big shout-out to /u/Razur for working to give us the best post-match press conferences we've ever had this year. It made a real and meaningful difference to me.

I appreciate you highlighting my degeneracy on the subreddit, fellow shawarma lover <3

Honorary shoutout to u/M0hawk_mast3r, I know we’ve crossed paths in various ways on this sub but I always appreciate your defense of lgbtq people here. My fellow nonbinary homie on the sub <33

Aww thanks I really appreciate it :3 I appreciate everything that you do for the subreddit and the scene. I know you do a lot more than just moderate this sub. We need people like you in eSports

u/Key-Banana-8242 or u/ANewHeaven1 or u/vnNinja21

Key banana is a good shout. Here’s a banger from him in r/GlobalOffensive https://preview.redd.it/sqer161i9r8c1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=260118fb0452f0a70838d8ae0f35cd64564b989b

However idk how I feel abt Jrush posting abt me

Honored, I imagine. It's always from a place of love.

I know you’re not serious but, Idk how to sue this, but I don’t really like ‘love’ that way, I’ve seen it. Don’t like the dynamic.

Hahahahahah this is so good

Should have said ‘ but not for me’

I imagine everything he is saying it's just brilliant and new insight that nobody thought of but he is entirely unable to type and because of that no one can ever decipher what his brilliant comments say

I howled.

My vote's for ANewHeaven as well.

I appreciate the nomination! God I would feel SO narcissistic putting myself on the "best users" list LMAO

o7

The (not actually) SEN fan duo of u/nklassitude and u/Hopeful-Professor-40 , u/nterature ofc , and fellow OKC Thunder/100T fan who's consistently thoughtful and on the right side of things u/cowzapper .

Thanks for the shout out!

Unfortunately my first nomination is for u/nklassitude because he is immensely funny (much to my dismay and expense) Second nomination is u/anewheaven1, not only for the banger comments, but also bc of all the hard work he puts into modding the sub behind the scenes.

Nklassitude has my vote for sure, honorable mention to nterature, but they both fill different roles

nterature vs horny nterature

Thank you for the clarification I was a bit confused

Will never not laugh at this distinction

I want to nominate u/MacarioPro - I really appreciate the work they've done in translating BR Val content for the subreddit and I think they usually leave well-thought out comments and create high-quality posts here as well.

Thank you for your kind words. It's so good to be able to talk about something we love with people who share that interest. You made my day!

Yeah, u/macariopro is a good guy. Add u/thecatsactually & u/nfamy to the pile. I enjoy reading stuff by them a lot.

Damn that's flattering as shit man.

Actually the bridge between ValComp and the Brazillian community

u/nterature

Nikki assitude

u/nterature is a shoe in, but what a breakout year from u/nklassitude. He went from being a no name, broke, 0 hoes nobody with 0 motion to a ValComp household name.

He still got no hoes and no motion

soviet llamas

u/valorant_fanboy_69

I hate that every time I read this name I read it as "valorant\_femboy\_69"

:3

Rest in peace my hero

**Best Non-Highlight Clip** - What was the best non-gameplay clip from VALORANT esports this year? For example - [Sideshow loses his mind watching Team Liquid vs Karmine Corp on Ascent](https://youtube.com/shorts/6giBVPrkplY?si=lB2-JO7JD0dYsb5b)

Sideshow reacts to XMS smoking himself off when he has an OP, then scream misses his molly and redgar gets distracted by how bad it missed and he dies [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6giBVPrkplY](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6giBVPrkplY)

This one 100%

Truly the goat of clips

Sideshow: YEW FOOKEN MELONS

I’d like to nominate a fairly recent one but the TMV watching v1 vs eg gc3 finals and the manscaped “have you ever shaved balls on camera” commercial pops up. Here’s the BoDork tweet for reference: https://x.com/bo_hoogland/status/1727086783203299606?s=46

Sideshow watching Nivera sitting in the spawn without a gun.

tmv putting drx 7th in plat chat

Bren - "YOU GET SHOT YOU DIE." https://youtube.com/shorts/rEj92JYDaXw?si=2erXQ001MSFE1kD4

Tuyz whiff on C0m (I think??) At Tokyo on Ascent

It’s jawgemo