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| Submission declined on 27 March 2024 by Geardona (talk). This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.
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| Submission declined on 22 February 2024 by TheBritinator (talk). This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia. | |
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)
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| Current team | |
| Team | FaZe Clan |
| Game | Counter-Strike 2 |
| Personal information | |
| Name | Helvijs Saukants |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2019–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[edit]
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[edit]
| Placement | Tier | Type | Tournament | Team | Date | Prize |
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S-Tier | Offline | BLAST Premier: World Final 2023[20] | FaZe Clan | 2023-12-17 | $250,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | CS Asia Championships 2023[21] | FaZe Clan | 2023-11-12 | $250,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | Thunderpick World Championship 2023[22] | FaZe Clan | 2023-11-05 | $250,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023[23] | FaZe Clan | 2023-10-22 | $100,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | Intel Grand Slam Season 4[24] | FaZe Clan | 2023-03-26 | $1,000,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | ESL Pro League Season 17[25] | FaZe Clan | 2023-03-26 | $200,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | Intel Extreme Masters XVII - Cologne[26] | FaZe Clan | 2022-07-17 | $400,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | PGL Major Antwerp 2022[27] | FaZe Clan | 2022-05-22 | $500,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | ESL Pro League Season 15[28] | FaZe Clan | 2022-04-10 | $190,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Katowice[29] | FaZe Clan | 2022-02-27 | $400,000 |
Individual awards and accolades[edit]
MVPs[edit]
Was named the HLTV MVP of the following tournaments:
Best Player Awards[edit]
Was ranked as one of the best player of the year by HLTV:
References[edit]
- ^ "broky". Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ "Helvijs 'broky' Saukants's Counter-Strike Player Profile | HLTV.org".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "broky: Results - Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki". liquipedia.net. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ "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.