Helvijs Saukants (born February 14, 2001), better known as broky, is a Latvian professional Counter-Strike 2 player for FaZe Clan as the AWPer and a former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player.
| broky | |
|---|---|
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| Current team | |
| Team | FaZe Clan |
| Role | AWPer |
| Game | Counter-Strike 2 |
| Personal information | |
| Name | Helvijs Saukants |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Team history | |
| 2019 | Epsilon |
| 2019–present | FaZe Clan |
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.[1]
Helvijs is also the first esports player to be nominated as Latvia's Sportsman of the Year in Technical Sports category.[2]
Career
editSaukants started his professional career in January 2019 with team Epsilon Esports.[3] In September 2019 he moved to the Faze Clan team.[4][5] 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.[citation needed]
In 2022, he won the IEM Katowice 2022 with a 3–0 win against G2 Esports and then the ESL Pro League Season 15.[6] 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.[7][8][9] The same year he also won the IEM Cologne 2022 with a 3–2 win against Natus Vincere.[10] 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.[11]
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.[12] 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.[13][14]
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.[15][16]
Notable achievements
edit| Placement | Tier | Type | Tournament | Team | Date | Prize |
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S-Tier | Offline | BLAST Premier: World Final 2023[17] | FaZe Clan | 2023-12-17 | $250,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | CS Asia Championships 2023[18] | FaZe Clan | 2023-11-12 | $250,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | Thunderpick World Championship 2023[19] | FaZe Clan | 2023-11-05 | $250,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023[20] | FaZe Clan | 2023-10-22 | $100,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | Intel Grand Slam Season 4[21] | FaZe Clan | 2023-03-26 | $1,000,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | ESL Pro League Season 17[22] | FaZe Clan | 2023-03-26 | $200,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | Intel Extreme Masters XVII – Cologne[23] | FaZe Clan | 2022-07-17 | $400,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | PGL Major Antwerp 2022[24] | FaZe Clan | 2022-05-22 | $500,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | ESL Pro League Season 15[25] | FaZe Clan | 2022-04-10 | $190,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | Intel Extreme Masters XVI – Katowice[26] | FaZe Clan | 2022-02-27 | $400,000 |
Individual awards and accolades
editMVPs
editWas named the HLTV MVP of the following tournaments:
Best Player Awards
editWas ranked as one of the best player of the year by HLTV:
References
edit- ^ "CS:GO Major Antwerp 2022". store.steampowered.com. 2022-05-03. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Everything About CS2 Professional Helvijs "broky" Saukants". eloking.com. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ "FaZe Clan® Official". FaZe Clan® Official. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ Geddes, George (2019-09-13). "Ex-Epsilon player Broky reportedly joining FaZe Clan for ESL One New York". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ "FaZe Clan beat G2 Esports in IEM Katowice 2022 grand final". Upcomer. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ a b "broky picks up first MVP of his career in Katowice | HLTV.org".
- ^ "The top 10 highlights from PGL Major Antwerp 2022". Upcomer. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ Robertson, Scott (2024-04-08). "All Counter-Strike Major winners". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ "Intel Extreme Masters Season XVII – Cologne". HLTV.
- ^ a b "broky izpelnās atzinību kā 2022. gada sestais labākais spēlētājs pasaulē". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ 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) - ^ "Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024 winners and highlights". eloking.com. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Helvijs "Broky" Saukants — pirmais Latvijas e-sportists ar prēmijās nopelnītu miljonu dolāru". Jauns.lv (in Latvian). 19 December 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ "'broky' kļuvis par pirmo Latvijas e-sporta pārstāvi miljonāru". www.delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ "BLAST.tv – The home of the best CS tournaments, CS news and esports community!". BLAST.tv. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ "CS Asia Championships 2023 overview | HLTV.org".
- ^ "Thunderpick World Championship 2023 overview | HLTV.org".
- ^ "IEM Sydney 2023 – Congratulations FAZE Clan – ESL Pro Tour". pro.eslgaming.com. 2023-10-23. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ESL Pro League Season 17 overview | HLTV.org".
- ^ "IEM Cologne 2022 overview | HLTV.org".
- ^ "FaZe Clan lifts PGL Major Antwerp trophy".
- ^ "ESL Pro League Season 15 overview | HLTV.org".
- ^ "IEM Katowice 2022 overview | HLTV.org".
- ^ "broky claims BLAST Premier Fall Final MVP award | HLTV.org".
- ^ "Broky achieves MVP title at IEM Chengdu 2024". 2024-04-15. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "Unikāls sasniegums Latvijas esportā – broky iekļauts 2021. gada pasaules rangā". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 2022-01-03. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ "broky nosaukts par 2023. gada 10. labāko spēlētāju pasaulē". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-03-03.