Broky
Latvian Counter-Strike player
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Helvijs Saukants (born February 14, 2001), better known as broky, is a Latvian professional Counter-Strike 2 player for FaZe Clan as the AWPer and a former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player.
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| broky | |
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Saukants at PGL Major Antwerp 2022 | |
| Current team | |
| Team | FaZe Clan |
| Role | AWPer |
| Game | Counter-Strike 2 |
| Personal information | |
| Name | Helvijs Saukants |
| Born | 14 February 2001 |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Team history | |
| 2019 | Epsilon |
| 2019–present | FaZe Clan |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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He is the first and only Counter-Strike player from Latvia to have won a major – the largest and most notable tournament in the game.[1]
Helvijs is also the first esports player to be nominated as Latvia's Sportsman of the Year in the Technical Sports category.[2]
Career
Saukants started his professional career in January 2019 with team Epsilon Esports. In September 2019 he moved to the Faze Clan team.[3][4] With his new team he achieved a win at the BLAST Pro Series: Copenhagen 2019 in 2019, a 3rd–4th place. Place at the Intel Extreme Masters XIV – Beijing and fourth place at the BLAST Pro Series: Global Final 2019.[citation needed]
In 2022, he won the IEM Katowice 2022 with a 3–0 win against G2 Esports and then the ESL Pro League Season 15.[5] For his achievements, he was recognized by HLTV as the best player in a tournament for the first time at IEM Katowice. He then won his first major tournament with the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 after a 2–0 win against Natus Vincere.[6][7][8] The same year he also won the IEM Cologne 2022 with a 3–2 win against Natus Vincere.[9] He also reached the finals of the Roobet Cup and the Blast Premier: Fall Finals 2022. For his individual achievements, he received another MVP award in the Blast Premier: Fall Finals 2022. He was also voted 6th in the list of best players.[10]
In 2024, he competed in the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 finals, marking the second time on the grand final stage in the most notable event in Counter-Strike. This time, FaZe Clan lost to NAVI with a score of 1–2 and placed 2nd in the tournament.[11] After the major, he with his team FaZe Clan participated in IEM Chengdu 2024 and won the 1st place with a score 2–0 against Mouz.[12][13] he also made the finals in Perfect world Shanghai major 2024, where he lost to Team Spirit[14]
With prize money of over $1,000,000, he is Latvia's most successful e-athlete in terms of prize money as well as the first one to cross the $1 million mark in winnings.[15][16]
Notable achievements
| Placement | Tier | Type | Tournament | Team | Date | Prize |
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S-Tier | Offline | Starladder Budapest Major 2025[17] | FaZe Clan | 2025-12-14 | $170,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 | FaZe Clan | 2024-12-15 | $170,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | IEM Chengdu 2024 | FaZe Clan | 2024-4-14 | $100,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | PGL CS2 Copenhagen Major 2024 | FaZe Clan | 2024-3-31 | $170,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | IEM Katowice 2024 | FaZe Clan | 2024-2-11 | $180,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | BLAST Premier: World Final 2023[18] | FaZe Clan | 2023-12-17 | $250,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | CS Asia Championships 2023[19] | FaZe Clan | 2023-11-12 | $250,000 |
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S-Tier | Online | Thunderpick World Championship 2023[20] | FaZe Clan | 2023-11-05 | $250,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023[21] | FaZe Clan | 2023-10-22 | $100,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | Intel Grand Slam Season 4[22] | FaZe Clan | 2023-03-26 | $1,000,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | ESL Pro League Season 17[23] | FaZe Clan | 2023-03-26 | $200,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | Intel Extreme Masters XVII – Cologne[24] | FaZe Clan | 2022-07-17 | $400,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | PGL Major Antwerp 2022[25] | FaZe Clan | 2022-05-22 | $500,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | ESL Pro League Season 15[26] | FaZe Clan | 2022-04-10 | $190,000 |
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S-Tier | Offline | Intel Extreme Masters XVI – Katowice[27] | FaZe Clan | 2022-02-27 | $400,000 |