Forbes magazine published a new list of the top 30 most successful European “Sports & Games” representatives under 30, which included “the world’s number 1” Professional CS:GO player Alexandr “s1mple” Kostyliev and Professional VALORANT player Michaela “mimi” Lintrup.
According to the magazine’s officials, renowned esports site HLTV.org named NAVI’s AWPer the best player in 2021, as well as the runner-up the previous two years. At the same time, they praised his outspoken stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which included a speech appealing for peace on the stage at IEM Katowice 2022, which gained widespread support from the esports community.
In addition to the superstar CS:GO player, Michaela “mimi” Lintrup was included in Forbes’ esports list. mimi quit the competitive CS:GO scene last year and switch to VALORANT, where she presently represents G2 Gozen.
Also, Forbes Russia announced the finalists for the top 30 most promising Russians under 30 at the end of April. G2 Esports AWPer Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov was mentioned in the “Sports and Esports” category.
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