sdy named MVP of ESL Challenger Jönköping

The Ukrainian rifler recorded his career-best LAN event to power Monte to victory.

Viktor "⁠sdy⁠" Orudzhev has been named the Most Valuable Player of ESL Challenger Jönköping by HLTV and 1xBet after he stomped Monte's opposition in Sweden, recording a self-described "life tournament" performance en route to clinching the trophy over Eternal Fire.

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Monte win ESL Challenger Jönköping undefeated

The Ukrainian rifler was the lead force in Monte for much of the tournament, trouncing TYLOO and Nouns in the group stage to make the playoffs.

His performance vs. Virtus.pro in the semi-finals (1.43 series rating) and particularly in the tight Mirage decider (1.75 rating) was the reason Monte got through to the grand final, where they best Eternal Fire to lift their first LAN trophy.

Unsurprisingly, this meant sdy sat atop a number of categories on the leaderboard, including damage difference per round (+17.6), kills per round (0.91), 1vsX clutches won (7), and 1+ kill rounds (58.8%), He also placed among the top five in KAST (78.8%, #2) and Impact rating (1.47, #2).

It is the first HLTV MVP award of sdy's career, and continues an upward trajectory for Monte who are consistently impressing in every one of their international appearances.