These are the 8 finest CSGO gamers in ESL Professional League Season 18 who dominated the last-ever occasion of this sequence in International Offensive
The ultimate International Offensive ESL Professional League has concluded, and MOUZ made historical past by successful the occasion by way of their clear 3-0 sweep towards NAVI. Out of the 32 groups that participated, solely 8 moved to the Playoffs stage, and we noticed many gamers shine throughout this LAN. Out of tons of who graced their presence at this Professional League, we chosen the highest 8 out of the HLTV ranking, selecting just one participant from each workforce.
8. Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyljev – NAVI
- HLTV Ranking: 1.24
- Influence Ranking: 1.34
- Kill/Help/Survived/Traded: 73.9%
- Common Harm Spherical: 85.4
- Kills Per Spherical: 0.85
Throughout NAVI’s journey to the Grand Last, s1mple fueled his legendary standing by main his workforce to a different nice milestone, a continuation of his kind all through this yr. The 23-year-old’s abilities with the AWP have been on full show throughout a lot of the matches as he secured the top-fragger standing in three out of 5 sequence for his roster.
The Playoffs sport towards Everlasting Hearth was the most effective we noticed from s1mple at this occasion, the place NAVI loved a dominating 2-0 victory because of this legendary participant’s prowess on Anubis and Nuke. In that Bo3, the AWPer secured a score of 1.42 by way of 43-29 Ok-D.
7. Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov – G2
- HLTV Ranking: 1.22
- Influence Ranking: 1.23
- Kill/Help/Survived/Traded: 73.8%
- Common Harm Spherical: 78.6
- Kills Per Spherical: 0.77
Throughout IEM Cologne 2023, m0NESY secured the second-best participant spot, proper beneath his teammate Nikola “NiKo” Kovač, and it was anticipated that he would shine once more for G2 this time round. Whereas his workforce failed to maneuver previous the Quarterfinals, this 18-year-old AWPer delivered among the finest Counter-Strike, nonetheless serving as a watch sweet for the followers.
The Flash has persistently carried out effectively all through this match, however his finest comes from the Group Last sport towards North American Complexity. After an honest begin on Anubis and Inferno, m0NESY fired up on Historical, scoring a 23-11 Ok-D that helped him safe a 1.77 score.
6. David “frozen” Čerňanský – MOUZ
- HLTV Ranking: 1.13
- Influence Ranking: 1.18
- Kill/Help/Survived/Traded: 73.2%
- Common Harm Spherical: 83.0
- Kills Per Spherical: 0.76
The 21-year-old rifler for MOUZ has had a superb yr up to now, from being the fifth-best player at IEM Cologne to main his workforce to a trophy after years. MOUZ’s victory at this occasion wouldn’t have been attainable with out frozen persistently offering nice performances all through all 9 sequence.
In the course of the duel towards G2, frozen helped his workforce rating an important upset, one in all many at this occasion, by way of his wonderful rifling talents. The Slovak participant dominated Inferno throughout this Bo3, scoring a 1.73 score by way of 23-12 Ok-D.
5. İsmailсan “XANTARES” Dörtkardeş – Everlasting Hearth
- HLTV Ranking: 1.17
- Influence Ranking: 1.35
- Kill/Help/Survived/Traded: 72.3%
- Common Harm Spherical: 89.3
- Kills Per Spherical: 0.81
Everlasting Hearth have been capable of attain the Quarterfinal of this competitors by defeating groups like Cloud9, Liquid, and BIG – an important set of accomplishments for an underdog squad. Turkish-Macedonian participant XANTARES had a major influence on these victories, as he introduced his expertise from being in BIG to fruition.
The 28-year-old’s finest efficiency was when he confronted his former workforce BIG within the Playoffs, defeating them 2-0 and selecting up a 1.75 score on Anubis whereas doing so. He had a Ok-D of 25-12 on that map, which allowed his squad to shut out the map with a dominating 16-10 scoreline.
4. Kaike “KSCERATO” Cerato – FURIA
- HLTV Ranking: 1.19
- Influence Ranking: 1.10
- Kill/Help/Survived/Traded: 75.1%
- Common Harm Spherical: 79.6
- Kills Per Spherical: 0.74
KSCERATO retains getting higher and higher all through the years. In 2020, he began to deliver consideration to himself by rating #18 on the planet, then progressed to #15 the next yr. Final yr, he had a #9 rating, and judging by his performance so far in 2023, he’s traversing the trail of greatness.
The 24-year-old Brazilian led his workforce to the Playoffs, the place they sadly didn’t match the facility of match winner MOUZ. Whereas KSCERATO had a poor sequence within the Playoffs match, he shined essentially the most in earlier video games, particularly the 2-0 victory towards Movistar Riders, the place he secured a 62-34 Ok-D. This Bo3 was his finest efficiency on the occasion, scoring a 1.85 score on Nuke.
3. Man “NertZ” Iluz – ENCE
- HLTV Ranking: 1.10
- Influence Ranking: 1.25
- Kill/Help/Survived/Traded: 69.5%
- Common Harm Spherical: 83.4
- Kills Per Spherical: 0.76
NertZ, the Israeli who took his first S-tier trophy this yr, virtually led his workforce to a different enormous victory. The 24-year-old’s rifling abilities helped ENCE attain the Semifinals of the occasion, the place a detailed 2-1 loss towards MOUZ stopped them from reaching glory. Nonetheless, the Finnish org should be proud of its determination to soak up NertZ at first of this yr.
The Group Stage match towards MIBR was the most effective we noticed from this rifler at this occasion, the place he secured 97 kills in three maps. His stats on Historical was unbelievable, as he bought a Ok-D of 37-18 and a score of 1.92 on the map.
2. Lotan “Spinx” Giladi – Vitality
- HLTV Ranking: 1.12
- Influence Ranking: 1.10
- Kill/Help/Survived/Traded: 71.8%
- Common Harm Spherical: 77.9
- Kills Per Spherical: 0.73
Most of us anticipated the Paris Major MVP Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut to be the most effective out of Vitality. Nevertheless, at this occasion, Israeli participant Spinx takes this spot with a barely larger score than his extremely gifted teammate.
The Group Last Bo3 towards Ninjas in Pyjamas was this 23-year-old rifler’s magnum opus, as he secured a staggering 50-27 Ok-D to verify a dominating 2-0 victory. His 31-kill efficiency on Mirage was the most effective Counter-Strike we have seen shortly from a single participant, which allowed him to safe a 2.32 score.
1. Benjamin “blameF” Bremer – Astralis
- HLTV Ranking: 1.23
- Influence Ranking: 1.23
- Kill/Help/Survived/Traded: 74.1%
- Common Harm Spherical: 85.5
- Kills Per Spherical: 0.77
Although Astralis did not go far within the Playoffs, blameF takes first place on our listing of finest gamers at this match. The 26-year-old, whereas IGLing for his workforce, made unimaginable performs to assist his squad attain the Playoffs. His domination towards groups like Ninjas in Pyjamas, GamerLegion, and FURIA allowed Astralis to take pleasure in clear 2-0 victories.
The Group Stage sequence towards ORKS was the most effective efficiency from this Danish rifler, the place he dominated each maps, particularly on Nuke, the place his score was 1.89 because of an unimaginable 25-11 Ok-D efficiency.
