device claims ELEAGUE Premier MVP award

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

The 22-year-old capped off a fantastic tournament with a team-leading 1.57 rating in the final, inspiring Astralis to pick up a convincing 2-0 win over Liquid in just two hours.

device's grand final performance brought his tournament rating up to 1.44 - his highest ever at a Big Event. He also led ELEAGUE Premier's rating charts from the first day of the competition, leading the team in their three matches against North American opposition.

device wins his second MVP medal of 2018

Other notable mentions include Liquid duo Keith "⁠NAF⁠" Markovic (1.24 rating) and Russel "⁠Twistzz⁠" Van Dulken (1.23), and Astralis' Lukas "⁠gla1ve⁠" Rossander, the team's second-best performer with an average 1.19 rating.

Besides leading in rating, device topped seven stats categories, including KDD (+75), damage difference per round (23.9), kills per round (0.91), and AWP kills per round (0.45). He was also the best at securing opening duels, boasting a 73.8% success record, with his closest suitor being Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač at 58.5%.

This the seventh MVP of device's career, the second since the start of the year after he also picked up the medal at the ECS Season 5 Finals, where Astralis also beat Liquid for the title.

Liquid #4 Nick 'nitr0' CannellaKeith 'NAF' MarkovicJonathan 'EliGE' JablonowskiEpitacio 'TACO' de MeloRussel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossander Age: 23 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 981 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.66 Keith 'NAF' Markovic Age: 20 Team: Liquid Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 839 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.65 Nicolai 'device' Reedtz Age: 22 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.16 Maps played: 1138 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.63 Astralis #1 Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethPeter 'dupreeh' RasmussenLukas 'gla1ve' RossanderNicolai 'device' ReedtzEmil 'Magisk' Reif Russel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken Age: 18 Team: Liquid Rating 1.0: 1.14 Maps played: 629 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.64 Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač Age: 21 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.18 Maps played: 893 KPR: 0.82 DPR: 0.67