The first major tournament for Counter-Strike 2, PGL Major Copenhagen 2024, has come to an end. Natus Vincere emerged as the champions of the tournament, leaving us to reminisce about the incredible emotions and summarize the tournament's outcomes. We invite you now to dive back into the major's atmosphere with us and have a look at the top-10 best players of the tournament.
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#10 — Dorian "xertioN" Berman
xertioN took fourth place in the rating of the best players with an AK-47, and his rating with this rifle was 0.378. However, throughout the tournament, he only won one clutch in a one-against-one situation, and his multi-kill stats are as follows:
- 7 triple kills per round
- 10 double kills per round
Overall, it can't be said that xertioN had an incredible tournament in terms of individual statistics. He simply played like a default tier-1 rifler.
#9 — İsmailсan "XANTARES" Dortkardes
At this major, Eternal Fire surprised everyone. The Turkish organization made it to the playoffs of a major for the first time in history. However, their journey was short-lived as they were eliminated by NAVI in the first quarterfinals. But that didn't stop İsmailсan "XANTARES" Dortkardes from making it into the top best players of the championship.
The average rating of the Turk over 8 played maps was 6.6. XANTARES, as always, showed excellent gameplay with the assault rifle AK-47, taking second place in the rating of the best with this rifle with a rating of 0.414. Throughout the tournament, XANTARES only won one clutch in a one-against-two situation, and his multi-kill stats are as follows:
- 1 quadra kill
- 9 triple kills per round
- 15 double kills per round
#8 — Helvijs "broky" Saukants
The sniper of FaZe Clan Helvijs "broky" Saukants takes the eighth spot in the ranking with an average rating of 6.6 over 14 played maps. His passive style of play is evident when looking at his statistics. In the ranking of the best players with assault rifles, he took 61st place, but with an AWP, the tenth.
A perfect example of Counter-Strike being a team game and that choosing to play passively doesn't necessarily mean it's a bad choice. If we look at multi-kills — broky clearly carried the team:
- 1 quadra kill
- 16 triple kills per round
- 44 double kills per round
And even with clutches, he managed to help, specifically 3 in one-against-two situations and 3 in one-against-three situations.
#7 — Ádám "torzsi" Torzsás
The sniper of the MOUZ team, Ádám "torzsi" Torzsás, takes the seventh place in our ranking. This tournament went pretty well for torzsi, as his average rating over 6 played maps was 6.6, which was the second-best result among his teammates.
And with an AWP, he was all good, his rating with this rifle was 0.316, which was the fourth-best indicator of the tournament. However, for the entire tournament, he only managed to win one clutch in a one-against-one situation, and his multi-kill stats are as follows:
- 1 quadra kill
- 5 triple kills per round
- 19 double kills per round
#6 — Justinas "jL" Lekavicius
The rifler of the Natus Vincere team, Justinas "jL" Lekavicius, deserves a monument for all those moments when he single-handedly saved the team from elimination. His average rating for 6.8 played maps was 15. Moreover, he took ninth place in the tournament's best headshotters ranking with a headshot percentage of 52.7%.
This guy also took 13 place among the best riflers with an AK-47 and even 5th place with a Deagle, with a rating of 0.031. Overall, it was an incredible tournament for jL, during which he even managed to pull off an ACE:
His multi-kill stats are as follows:
- 2 quadra kills
- 16 triple kills per round
- 49 double kills per round
Add to this 1 clutch in a one-against-three situation, 3 in two-against-one situations, and 3 in one-against-one situations.
#5 — Jimi "Jimpphat" Salo
The young talent from MOUZ, 17-year-old Jimi "Jimpphat" Salo, opens the top five best players of the first-ever Counter-Strike 2 major in history. Despite his team being eliminated in the quarterfinals, his average rating over 6 played maps was 6.8.
Moreover, he became the second-best player in terms of the percentage of headshot kills against his opponents, specifically 59.5%. He also became the third-best player with the assault rifle AK-47, with a rating of 0.388.
Throughout the entire tournament, the young Finn didn't manage to win a single clutch, but his multi-kill stats look a bit better:
- 2 quad kills
- 5 triple kills per round
- 13 double kills per round
#4 — Sergey "Ax1Le" Rykhtorov
Also, it should be noted that he killed his opponents with headshots with a probability of 52.8%. However, throughout the entire tournament, he only managed to win 1 clutch in a one-against-two situation and one in a one-against-one situation. His multi-kill stats are as follows:
- 2 quad kills
- 10 triple kills per round
- 20 double kills per round
#3 - Danil "donk" Kryshkovets
This year's absolute revelation was the young rifler of Team Spirit, Danil "donk" Kryshkovets, who earns the bronze medal in our ranking. The average rating of this demon over 8 played maps was 6.9.
Mr. donk became the third-best opening fragger of the tournament with a rating of 0.165. Moreover, he became the best headshotter of the championship, killing his opponents with headshots with a probability of 57.9%. And it's probably unnecessary to mention that he became the best player with an AK-47. With this assault rifle, his rating was 0.557.
Throughout the entire tournament, Danil won only one clutch in a one-against-two situation, and his multi-kill stats are as follows:
- 2 quad kills
- 10 triple kills per round
- 36 double kills per round
#2 - Ludvig "Brollan" Brolin
Ludvig "Brollan" Brolin, playing for MOUZ on loan, became the second-best player of this tournament. His average rating over 6 matches was 7.1. Brollan became the third-best player of the tournament in terms of the percentage of killing his opponents with headshots, specifically 59.5%.
However, he didn't stand out much elsewhere, simply having an incredible individual tournament. At PGL Major Copenhagen 2024, Brollan managed to win two clutches in two-against-one situations. And his multi-kill stats look like this:
- 1 quad kill
- 4 triple kills per round
- 16 double kills per round
#1 - Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov
The G2 Esports team's sniper ranked first in the list of the best players of the first-ever Counter-Strike 2 major. His average rating over 14 played maps was 7.1, which is the best result among all players in the tournament.
Specifically, m0NESY became the best player of the tournament with a sniper rifle, his rating with the AWP was 0.406! The young sniper's multikill statistics are as follows:
- 7 quad kills
- 12 triple kills per round
- 13 double kills per round
Additionally, he managed to make one ACE during the tournament:
Moreover, m0NESY won 1 clutch in a one-versus-three situation and eight in a one-versus-one situation.
PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 took place from March 17 to March 31, 2024. The championship prize fund was 1,250,000$!
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