We took a look at the standout players from each Paris Major 2023 Legends Stage team
The BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Legends Stage was a showcase of exceptional CSGO talents from some of the world’s best teams. In this piece, we will identify the players who were the best players in the Legends Stage for their respective teams. From clutch plays that defy belief to moments of brilliance that left the Accor Arena crowd awestruck, these individuals created some indelible memories that will be recounted for years to come.
Let’s find out who made the cut.
Casper “cadiaN” Møller (Heroic)
Paris Major Legends Stage Stats 2023
Maps: 5
Rounds: 131
K-D Difference: +22
K/D: 1.26
Rating 2.0: 1.17
The Heroic captain led from the front as his team made light work of FaZe, Apeks, and Liquid to reach the Champions Stage. Against FaZe, he was the highest-rated player with a 1.72 rating.
Lotan “Spinx” Giladi (Vitality)
Paris Major Legends Stage Stats 2023
Maps: 4
Rounds: 113
K-D Difference: +25
K/D: 1.21
Rating 2.0: 1.15
Spinx’s contributions to the team might have been somewhat overshadowed by Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut’s brilliance, but the rifler was incredibly consistent in the Legends Stage. He and ZyWoo combined to get Vitality over the line against G2 in an intense 16-13 affair. He topped the Vitality leaderboard in the team’s next Legends Stage match, which also ended 16-13 in favor of the French side.
Mareks “YEKINDAR” Gaļinskis (Team Liquid)
Paris Major Legends Stage Stats 2023
Maps: 7
Rounds: 192
K-D Difference: +28
K/D: 1.24
Rating 2.0: 1.20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-Z-_w7uGD4
YEKINDAR stood out as the driving force behind Team Liquid’s success. He bullied Natus Vincere in a perfect 2.0-rated display, which led his team to an effortless 16-8 victory against the Ukrainians.
Viktor “sdy” Orudzhev (Monte)
Paris Major Legends Stage Stats 2023
Maps: 6
Rounds: 160
K-D Difference: +32
K/D: 1.36
Rating 2.0: 1.15
sdy produced a captain’s performance against Natus Vincere that took Monte through to the Champions Stage. The 26-year-old registered a match-high 1.47 rating in Monte’s 2-0 series win against NAVI.
Ivan “iM” Mihai (GamerLegion)
Paris Major Legends Stage Stats 2023
Maps: 5
Rounds: 129
K-D Difference: +24
K/D: 1.28
Rating 2.0: 1.35
iM inspired GamerLegion’s return to winning ways in the Legends Stage with a solid 1.31 performance against 9INE. The Romanian rifler was crucial in closing out GL’s 2-0 series win against Apeks, in which he hit a 1.39 rating.
Joakim “jkaem” Myrbostad (Apeks)
Paris Major Legends Stage Stats 2023
Maps: 7
Rounds: 192
K-D Difference: +13
K/D: 1.09
Rating 2.0: 1.20
jkaem propelled his team to the Challengers Stage with a handful of impressive performances. The Norwegian’s 1.89 rating against Into The Breach was his Legends Stage best.
Cai “CYPHER” Watson (Into The Breach)
Paris Major Legends Stage Stats 2023
Maps: 8
Rounds: 210
K-D Difference: -10
K/D: 0.96
Rating 2.0: 1.11
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZXEHGeyv8LI
It was tough singling out an Into The Breach player since they have been great as a collective unit, but we felt CYPHER deserved a shoutout for excelling against two of the toughest Legends Stage opponents. He hit 1.48 in Into The Breach’s 16-12 win against FaZe and also delivered a vital 1.22 performance in ITB’s 2-1 win against Fnatic.
Helvijs “broky” Saukants (FaZe Clan)
Paris Major Legends Stage Stats 2023
Maps: 10
Rounds: 277
K-D Difference: +60
K/D: 1.27
Rating 2.0: 1.19
Despite some shaky performances toward the end, broky has had a great Paris Major campaign. The Latvian AWPer was crucial in FaZe’s victories against 9INE and NAVI.
Ilya “Perfecto” Zalutskiy (Natus Vincere)
Paris Major Legends Stage Stats 2023
Maps: 8
Rounds: 212
K-D Difference: +13
K/D: 1.10
Rating 2.0: 1.07
Natus Vincere’s Paris Major mission ended in disappointment, but Perfecto can take solace in the fact that he returns from Paris as NAVI’s highest-rated player in the tournament. He topped the leaderboard for NAVI in both of their last two matches, but his team lost on both occasions.
William “mezii” Merriman (Fnatic)
Paris Major Legends Stage Stats 2023
Maps: 9
Rounds: 253
K-D Difference: +24
K/D: 1.15
Rating 2.0: 1.13
mezii could not take his team to the Champions Stage, but he did produce some moments of magic in Paris. The Fnatic IGL finished on top of the team leaderboard in four out of their five Legends Stage game. He produced a 1.66 rating in Fnatic’s 16-11 victory against Ninjas In Pyjamas.
Danyyl “headtr1ck” Valitov (Ninjas In Pyjamas)
Paris Major Legends Stage Stats 2023
Maps: 7
Rounds: 196
K-D Difference: +41
K/D: 1.37
Rating 2.0: 1.18
headtr1ck’s Legends Stage numbers are not far off from his Challengers Stage stats. The Ukrainian rifler, however, could not send his team through to the Champions Stage. He finished well ahead of Ludvig “Brollan” Brolin in NIP’s Legends Stage leaderboard, but that won’t help him much in mending his Paris Major wounds.
Guy “NertZ” Iluz (ENCE)
Paris Major Legends Stage Stats 2023
Maps: 5
Rounds: 126
K-D Difference: +14
K/D: 1.17
Rating 2.0: 1.15
NertZ is the only ENCE player whose rating went above the 1.0 mark in the Legends Stage. A 1.15 rating across five match is nothing extraordinary, but considering ENCE’s horrendous Legends Stage collapse, NertZ’s numbers are incredible.
Genc “gxx-” Kolgeci (Bad News Eagles)
Paris Major Legends Stage Stats 2023
Maps: 6
Rounds: 161
K-D Difference: +12
K/D: 1.12
Rating 2.0: 1.13
gxx- missed out on the Bad News Eagles leaderboard top spot in only one of the Kosovar side’s four Legends Stage matches. Strangely, he fell short in the very match that proved to be BNE’s lone Legends Stage victory.
Nikola “NiKo” Kovač (G2)
Paris Major Legends Stage Stats 2023
Maps: 7
Rounds: 196
K-D Difference: +21
K/D: 1.17
Rating 2.0: 1.18
NiKo arguably became the best player in Counter-Strike history to not win a Major in the CSGO era as G2 crashed out of the Paris Major Legends Stages. The Bosnian put on a commendable Legends Stage performance, but he could not save his team from agonizingly getting eliminated from the competition.
Krzysztof “Goofy” Górski (9INE)
Paris Major Legends Stage Stats 2023
Maps: 4
Rounds: 104
K-D Difference: -7
K/D: 0.91
Rating 2.0: 0.97
9INE failed to win any of their three Legends Stage matches, but the closest they came to winning was against GamerLegion. Goofy dispatched a 1.24 display, but the Polish finished three points behind their opponents.
Kaike “KSCERATO” Cerato (FURIA)
Paris Major Legends Stage Stats 2023
Maps: 4
Rounds: 94
K-D Difference: -7
K/D: 0.88
Rating 2.0: 0.97
FURIA were the biggest flops in the Legends Stage. The Brazilians surrendered to easy defeats in all three of their Legends Stage games. KSCERATO tops the FURIA chart, but his numbers fall well within the dreadful territory.
