ZywOo named IEM Melbourne MVP

The legendary French AWPer extends his lead at the top of the all-time MVP leaderboard with 24.

Mathieu "⁠ZywOo⁠" Herbaut has been named the HLTV x 1XBET Most Valuable Player of IEM Melbourne, securing his fourth MVP award in a row amidst Vitality's four-event win streak which saw them win the ESL Grand Slam.

Vitality's key man finished the tournament as the highest-rated player, spearheading a run that saw the world's best team win every single map they played until a barn-burner of a grand final.

In said grand final ZywOo not only topped the scoreboard, he produced many high-impact moments, including a vital 1v3 clutch that powered Vitality's comeback from 6-12 down on the decider of Nuke.

With this MVP award, ZywOo continues to extend his dominance at the top of the all-time MVP leaderboard, putting him two LAN MVPs ahead of Oleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev.

HLTV LAN MVPs
Mathieu "⁠ZywOo⁠" Herbaut: 18 (17 Big Events)
Oleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev: 16 (14)
Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz: 16 (11)
Kenny "⁠kennyS⁠" Schrub: 10 (3)
Christopher "⁠GeT_RiGhT⁠" Alesund: 10 (2)

ZywOo was at or near the top of a plethora of statistical categories in Australia, leading in rating (1.39), sitting second for damage per round (90.5) and kills per round (0.84), and being in the top five for total opening kills (42) and impact rating (1.34).