device wins StarLadder Major MVP award

8-9-2019 20:59

Astralis star Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz is the winner of the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award of the StarLadder Major by HLTV.org and betway.

The Danish talent, who turned 24 today, capped off a fantastic tournament with a powerful final performance as he inspired Astralis to a convincing 2-0 victory over AVANGAR with a team-leading 1.71 rating.

device excelled especially in the playoffs, in which he averaged a sensational 1.47 rating, topping the scoreboard in all three series that his team played in the knockout rounds. His ability to find a higher gear in the decisive stages of the tournament was what ultimately saw him win the race for the award ahead of players like Dzhami "⁠Jame⁠" Ali - who was his closest rival heading into the final -, Andreas "⁠Xyp9x⁠" Højsleth and Emil "⁠Magisk⁠" Reif.

device showing off his MVP medal from the Major

device was ranked first for KDD (+81), total kills (313) and AWP frags (148) while also featuring in the stats leaderboards in seven other categories, most notably rating (1.26), kills per round (0.82), clutches won (seven) and opening duel success (65.8%).

This is the 14th MVP award of device's career, the second to come from Major tournaments, which sees him equal Marcelo "⁠coldzera⁠" David's record. It is also his second medal of the year, after previously scooping the honor at BLAST Pro Series São Paulo.

DEV1CE_4_MAJOR_S0MPLE_0 DENMARK_4_MAJOR_NA_1

2019-09-08 20:59

16 replies

expected

8 replies

expected for the GOAT

2019-09-08 21:00

6 replies

deserved my boy dev1ce GOAT /CLOSED

2019-09-08 21:02

4 replies

MVPVICE

2019-09-08 21:03

3 replies

wtf ahmed))

2019-09-08 21:10

2 replies

Goodvice

1 reply

FeelsBirthdayMan

2019-09-08 21:48

GOAT of csgo. Very difficult to talk about GOAT of the whole cs franchise but it's pretty clear for csgo!

2019-09-08 21:24

should of gone to hunter

Denmark better host the next major or the one after.

Expected from MIBR_IS_OVERRATED alt

NA SO BAD LUL

s1mple>device

2019-09-08 21:33

2019-09-09 15:31

i were on berlin, i saw the games, i can say, device >>> s1mple at the moment.. s1mple unfortenately wasnt seen on the server, maybe things change after zeus leaves and they will get new blood on the team who is more hungry and more motivated.

2019-09-10 12:07

2019-09-08 23:38

I just wanna make sure everyone knows that s1mple is two Tiers above dev2ce.

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Cool Story Tell Again

Yeah, he surely did good this... oh wait he played like a bot this major Device has more highlights from the finals than smple during the whole major lmao Rn device top2 after lige imo, simple back to trash tier (hopefully he will come back at his best form soon) sorry bad englando

"played like a bot" 1.19 rating he must be really insane to have a 1.19 rating and that being considerd bad. thats 0.3 rating away from devices past 6 months

2019-09-08 21:45

Device >>>>>> p1mple

2019-09-08 21:09

S0mple 0 major Device 4 major 2 major mvp Xaxaxa

dev2(mvps)ce s0mple

2019-09-08 21:13

s1mple_1_top_1 Dev2ce_0_top_1 XAAXXAAXAXAXAXAXX

2019-09-08 21:40

destroyed him with facts

2019-09-09 17:09

Who?

2019-09-08 21:35

*100 agree just ignore dev2ce fanboy hahahah

2019-09-09 03:31

Expected

Goat

definitely not top1 for the haircut xd

Baller Russssski haircut

2019-09-09 08:20

Lul

Best bday gift ever

EZ4CR4ZY

hltv #1 2019

DESERVED

tom cruise

Shited on jame's head

Big stage players! Hats off.

TOP 1 in 2019 - CONFIRMED

Undeserved

Well done.

In case this thread gets full of comments, simply reply to me

2019-09-08 21:01

spacious here mens

2019-09-08 21:22

2019-09-08 21:50

gg ez for devve

izzi MVP

Deserved.

u mean jame lol

GOAT

Deserved for the birthday boy.

DeGOAT

Deserved

What a final from him tho

jks evp

xyp9x >>>>>>

give him graffiti

Of course he does

S0mple should've win

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Im a big device hater, but this major he is the real mvp

Deserved, amazing player

deserved expected

good shit

Tom "Bangs" Cruise

expected but undeserved

2019-09-08 21:05

Oh My GOD YOURMOMISONMEHELPONMY

2019-09-08 21:04

Device has never been the #1 player in a year, but who gives a shit when you've won 4 majors? Not to mention, while other players have fallen off, he's stayed consistent for years. Dude's a monster, there's really not any other player like him in CSGO.

wtf why

2019-09-08 21:06

GG TROPHY DESTOYER

2019-09-08 21:07

Deserved expected GOAT

what a birthday present!!!!

And people dare call S1mple the Goat when this guy exists

At least this time there's not a lot of people claiming he didn't deserve it... Godlike performance..!

where is p1mple?

2019-09-08 21:12

Well deserved!

2019-09-08 21:14

2019 TOP1=device

Device won mvp but broke the trophy shot: clips.twitch.tv/ElatedRockyJellyfishFUNg.. LMFAO

2019-09-08 21:15

DEV4CE

2019-09-08 21:16

f0rest olofmeister coldzera s1mple and now device the list of GOATS

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only olof and forest goat totally inaccurate list

2019-09-08 21:21

Imagine calling s1mple a goat but not GTR. Bad list.

2019-09-08 21:25

k forgot to add GTR and kennyS, dont discredit s1mple because of his achievement. he's like westbrook/nash in basketball

2019-09-08 21:30

Ok , that's more like it. (KennyS is kinda debatable but alright)

2019-09-08 21:27

Westbrook is not a top 5 player of the 2010s. s1mple is a way better player in CS than Westbrook is in the NBA.

2019-09-08 23:46

ASTRALIS HATERS WHERE YOU AT NOW? LUL

2019-09-08 21:19

crying with the TL players after they got 2-0ed by Ast lol

2019-09-09 02:34

huh wut? magisk robbed?

2019-09-08 21:20

this time it was definitely deserved. i was skeptical of some mvps he's gotten in the past because he would often have awful maps here and there where he'd finish last or other teammates would be much more impactful in terms of helping the team win. this time around he not only put up numbers when it comes to statistics, but also had a lot of impactful rounds and was overall doing very well in all of their games. it felt like astralis won most of their pistol rounds by having device kill 3-4 guys every time.

2019-09-08 21:28

I just wanna question your statement, from where i see it, device is the most consitent player on astralis, short term as well as long term so it really confuses me how you can say the opposite and use that as an argument to discredit some of his previous mvps. Shortterm being tournaments and longterm being yearly.

2019-09-08 22:14

first of all what does "long term" has anything to do with an mvp which is a title given to a player for their performance in a specific tournament? secondly, the claim that device is the most consistent player on astralis short term is completely false. that title surely goes to magisk. device has insane spikes in short term performance or at least had in multiple tournaments in the past. this time around, as i stated in my original comment, he was rock solid throughout the tournament. there have been plenty of cases in the past where device was the top rated player on astralis if you look at the statistics from the entire tournament but in reality astralis wouldn't have won the tournament at all if it wasn't for insane performances by xyp9x, magisk or sometimes dupreeh. i remember series where device would be nonexistent to a point where dupreeh had to main awp or magisk would have to do insane triple entries with deagle or xyp9x pulling multiple 1vX clutches out of his ass to simply stay in the tournament. so yeah, im very skeptical of a player getting an mvp when he's rated slightly higher than his teammates, provided he is an awper and he is the star player so on average he is supposed to get higher numbers, yet he occasionally disappears or chokes and lets his team down.

2019-09-08 22:57

But dont you see what you're doing here? You're assuming that if device isn't great at every single moment then the mvp should go to the player who had insane performances at times. Like you just said: " i remember series where device would be nonexistent to a point where dupreeh had to main awp or magisk would have to do insane triple entries with deagle or xyp9x pulling multiple 1vX clutches out of his ass to simply stay in the tournament" But in what world does that mean that they should earn the MVP when device was the main reason they won so many other games? I stand by my statement that device is their most consistent player on a tournament basis but even if he wasn't then my above point should surely still be valid. You're just assuming that if device isn't their best player in 10/10 games but only in 8/10 games then magisk should get the MVP because he was their best player in the 2/10 games which also happened to be playoffs and then 2nd best in the rest.

2019-09-08 23:54

there is a difference between not being great and literally bottom fragging or forcing your teammate to play a role they usually don't because you are incapable of doing your part. device got some of his mvps in tournament runs where he had complete and utter screw ups that almost cost his team their run and still got the mvp because on average, which also included pubstomping tier 2 teams, he had better numbers. notice in my original comment i said "some", not "all" of his mvps. many of them were well earned.

2019-09-09 01:23

I think this will be easier to discuss if there was some tournaments to base the comments on. If I remember correctly, the faceit major mvp was pretty discussed, any other suggestions? I did notice that you said some even though it might not have looked like it. And the fact is that Petar doesn't base his mvps on stats only. Just like he said before this final, device and jame was both far ahead of their teams, more than what the stats made it seem like. (Yes, you didn't question this major MVP but I'm trying to prove a point here.) This isn't the first time that Petar say something like this because he does it every big tournament. He also mentioned after the top20 ranking 2018 was out that device was a lot closer to top 1 than most thought but s1mple still got it comfortably. They really do a lot of work to decide who is the best player in a tournament. Tweet: twitter.com/Tgwri1s/status/1170711453411..

2019-09-09 09:14

2019-09-08 21:31

Deserved, ggwp Astralis

2019-09-08 21:34

deserved

DEVVE GOD

2019-09-08 21:36

Deserved... Love or hate him, can't be denied he's consistent as fuck for all these years that he's been playing. Might not be the flashiest player, but who really cares if you win your team rounds.

2019-09-08 21:38

GOD

2019-09-08 21:39

very nice

2019-09-08 22:05

he did great but xy did better he is the real mvp of star leader major! gz for astralis.

2019-09-08 22:11

highest playoff rating ever for an mvp major winner?

2019-09-08 22:13

Deserved yeah but don't forget device plays in a way better team than simple.

2019-09-08 22:15

He really deserved it, GG

2019-09-08 22:35

deserved cs god

2019-09-08 23:01

Bowlcut

2019-09-08 23:07

No more debate about it! Device IS the Best player in the world

2019-09-08 23:11

IMMORTAL LEGEND

2019-09-08 23:15

You are well done and you are worthy of was have MVP!!!

2019-09-08 23:30

Device slowly becoming the goat of csgo

2019-09-09 00:13

probably already is ... always in top 20 since 2014, most major wins, so many other tournament wins, so many mvp awards ... i mean he isnt as flashy as a simple (although sometimes he actually is) but i cant think of any other pro who is as consistent as device is.

2019-09-09 06:50

Goodjob Device my man. I believed in you guys from dignitas onwards and still do. Xyp is one of my favourites but device playstyle and personal treats reminds me of myself. How I play, what struggles I face. What great potential and peak form rest within me. Playing like the best in the server being able to compete against the best. While not necessarily being simple or zywoo. Consistency and teamplay. Respect how you guys overcame each obsticle.

2019-09-09 01:33

Lol

2019-09-09 14:14

looooool 0.46 rating on nuke? he must be like the worst mvp ever? how bad

2019-09-09 01:58

2019-09-09 02:52

Dev1ce back to top 3 awp

2019-09-09 02:59

happy birthday, dev1le

2019-09-09 03:00

EZ 4 Tom Cruise

2019-09-09 04:06

2019-09-09 05:19

The Professional

2019-09-09 07:15

Hate him or love him. Dude's a legend now. Maybe even GOAT of GO, along with a few names.

2019-09-09 07:24

Congratulations Device also with your birthday

2019-09-09 07:40

In term of achievements he is now the GOAT, but only in the heart of the few who like to watch an immobile screen with a cross in the center. No that is salty he has some amazing pistol rounds

2019-09-09 07:49