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  • Comment: Still does not have appropriate referencing to establish notability, most of them are still not appropriate under WP:VGRS. The others seem mostly to be self published, these are not acceptable. Geardona (talk to me?) 16:08, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: To follow up, Liquipedia is not a reliable source (see WP:UGC), and HLTV is not considered reliable per WP:VGRS. – Pbrks (t·c) 03:51, 22 February 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: I don't have reason to believe the provided sources are reliable nor establish notability given there mostly from the same site. TheBritinator (talk) 01:09, 22 February 2024 (UTC)


broky
Current team
TeamFaZe Clan
GameCounter-Strike 2
Personal information
NameHelvijs Saukants
NationalityLatvian
Career information
Playing career2019–present

Helvijs "broky" Saukants (born February 14, 2001) is a Latvian professional Counter-Strike 2 player for FaZe Clan as the AWPer and a former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player.[1][2]

He is the first and only Counter-Strike player from Latvia to have won a major - the largest and most notable tournament in the game.[3]

Helvijs is also the first eSports player to be nominated as Latvia's Sportsman of the Year in Technical Sports category.[4]

Career

Saukants started his professional career in January 2019 with team Epsilon Esports[5]. In September 2019 he moved to the Faze Clan team.[6][7] With his new team he achieved a win at the BLAST Pro Series: Copenhagen 2019 in 2019, a 3rd-4th place. Place at the Intel Extreme Masters XIV - Beijing and fourth place at the BLAST Pro Series: Global Final 2019.[8]

In 2022, he won the IEM Katowice 2022 with a 3-0 win against G2 Esports and then the ESL Pro League Season 15.[9] For his achievements, he was recognized by HLTV as the best player in a tournament for the first time at IEM Katowice. He then won his first major tournament with the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 after a 2-0 win against Natus Vincere.[10][11][12] The same year he also won the IEM Cologne 2022 with a 3-2 win against Natus Vincere.[13] He also reached the finals of the Roobet Cup and the Blast Premier: Fall Finals 2022. For his individual achievements, he received another MVP award in the Blast Premier: Fall Finals 2022. He was also voted 6th in the list of best players.[14]

In 2024, he competed in the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 finals, marking the second time on the grand final stage in the most notable event in Counter-Strike. This time, FaZe Clan lost to NAVI with a score of 1-2 and placed 2nd in the tournament.[15] After the major, he with his team FaZe Clan participated in IEM Chengdu 2024 and won the 1st place with a score 2-0 against Mouz.[16][17]

With prize money of over $1,000,000, he is Latvia's most successful e-athlete in terms of prize money as well as the first one to cross the $1 million mark in winnings.[18][19]

Notable achievements

Placement Tier Type Tournament Team Date Prize
2nd place, silver medalist(s) S-Tier Offline BLAST Premier: World Final 2023[20] FaZe Clan 2023-12-17 $250,000
1st place, gold medalist(s) S-Tier Offline CS Asia Championships 2023[21] FaZe Clan 2023-11-12 $250,000
1st place, gold medalist(s) S-Tier Offline Thunderpick World Championship 2023[22] FaZe Clan 2023-11-05 $250,000
1st place, gold medalist(s) S-Tier Offline Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023[23] FaZe Clan 2023-10-22 $100,000
1st place, gold medalist(s) S-Tier Offline Intel Grand Slam Season 4[24] FaZe Clan 2023-03-26 $1,000,000
1st place, gold medalist(s) S-Tier Offline ESL Pro League Season 17[25] FaZe Clan 2023-03-26 $200,000
1st place, gold medalist(s) S-Tier Offline Intel Extreme Masters XVII - Cologne[26] FaZe Clan 2022-07-17 $400,000
1st place, gold medalist(s) S-Tier Offline PGL Major Antwerp 2022[27] FaZe Clan 2022-05-22 $500,000
1st place, gold medalist(s) S-Tier Offline ESL Pro League Season 15[28] FaZe Clan 2022-04-10 $190,000
1st place, gold medalist(s) S-Tier Offline Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Katowice[29] FaZe Clan 2022-02-27 $400,000

Individual awards and accolades

MVPs

Was named the HLTV MVP of the following tournaments:

  • IEM Katowice 2022[10]
  • BLAST Premier: Fall Finals 2022[30]

Best Player Awards

Was ranked as one of the best player of the year by HLTV:

  • 20th best player of 2021[31]
  • 6th best player of 2022[14]
  • 10th best player of 2023[32]

References

  1. ^ "broky". Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  2. ^ "Helvijs 'broky' Saukants's Counter-Strike Player Profile | HLTV.org".
  3. ^ "CS:GO Major Antwerp 2022". store.steampowered.com. 2022-05-03. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  4. ^ Stoilov, Kiril (2023-11-25). "FaZe Broky is up against motocross and rally drivers for Latvia's Sportsman of the Year". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  5. ^ "Everything About CS2 Professional Helvijs "broky" Saukants". eloking.com. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  6. ^ "FaZe Clan® Official". FaZe Clan® Official. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  7. ^ Geddes, George (2019-09-13). "Ex-Epsilon player Broky reportedly joining FaZe Clan for ESL One New York". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  8. ^ "broky: Results - Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki". liquipedia.net. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  9. ^ "FaZe Clan beat G2 Esports in IEM Katowice 2022 grand final". Upcomer. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  10. ^ a b "broky picks up first MVP of his career in Katowice | HLTV.org".
  11. ^ "The top 10 highlights from PGL Major Antwerp 2022". Upcomer. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  12. ^ Robertson, Scott (2024-04-08). "All Counter-Strike Major winners". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  13. ^ "Intel Extreme Masters Season XVII - Cologne". HLTV.
  14. ^ a b "broky izpelnās atzinību kā 2022. gada sestais labākais spēlētājs pasaulē". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  15. ^ Robertson, Nicholas Taifalos, Luci Kelemen, Mateusz Miter, Scott (2024-04-02). "PGL Copenhagen Major 2024: Schedule, results, and more". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2024-04-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ "Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024 winners and highlights". eloking.com. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  17. ^ Kelemen, Luci (2024-04-14). "FaZe in seventh heaven against MOUZ as they break grand finals curse in Chengdu". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  18. ^ "Helvijs "Broky" Saukants — pirmais Latvijas e-sportists ar prēmijās nopelnītu miljonu dolāru". Jauns.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  19. ^ "'broky' kļuvis par pirmo Latvijas e-sporta pārstāvi miljonāru". www.delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  20. ^ "BLAST.tv - The home of the best CS tournaments, CS news and esports community!". BLAST.tv. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  21. ^ "CS Asia Championships 2023 overview | HLTV.org".
  22. ^ "Thunderpick World Championship 2023 overview | HLTV.org".
  23. ^ "IEM Sydney 2023 - Congratulations FAZE Clan - ESL Pro Tour". pro.eslgaming.com. 2023-10-23. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  24. ^ "Latvijas e‑sportists Saukants kopā ar komandu izcīna "Grand Slam" un tiek pie miljona dolāru balvas". tv3.lv (in Latvian). 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  25. ^ "ESL Pro League Season 17 overview | HLTV.org".
  26. ^ "IEM Cologne 2022 overview | HLTV.org".
  27. ^ "FaZe Clan lifts PGL Major Antwerp trophy".
  28. ^ "ESL Pro League Season 15 overview | HLTV.org".
  29. ^ "IEM Katowice 2022 overview | HLTV.org".
  30. ^ "broky claims BLAST Premier Fall Final MVP award | HLTV.org".
  31. ^ "Unikāls sasniegums Latvijas esportā - broky iekļauts 2021. gada pasaules rangā". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 2022-01-03. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  32. ^ "broky nosaukts par 2023. gada 10. labāko spēlētāju pasaulē". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
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