fame named ESL Challenger Atlanta 2023 MVP

The Russian rifler averaged a 1.44 tournament rating to clinch his first MVP award.

Petr "⁠fame⁠" Bolyshev has been named the Most Valuable Player of ESL Challenger Atlanta 2023 by HLTV and 1xBet after Virtus.pro's title victory, making this his first time earning this accolade.

The Russian rifler led the way for his team for much of the tournament and topped the board in their group-stage victories against M80 (1.69) and Monte (1.38). He was also instrumental in his team's semi-final victory against The MongolZ (1.32) before he returned to the top of the pile in the grand final.

The 20-year-old averaged a 1.51 rating in the final bout against Apeks and was particularly dominant on Inferno, where he starred in a 13-4 victory.

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fame's performances meant he finished the event as the highest-rated player at 1.44 while also topping several other categories. He had the highest damage difference per round (+28.6), kills per round (0.87), 1vsX clutches won (4), KAST (79.2%), and Impact rating (1.53). He also had the least deaths per round (0.52) and placed among the top five in damage per round (87.7, #2).

fame's first MVP of his career is a boon for Virtus.pro, who remain on a steady rise up the rankings since adding Nikolay "⁠mir⁠" Bityukov to the team.