{"id":26362,"date":"2021-12-29T08:24:25","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T08:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/the-best-esports-rookie-of-2021"},"modified":"2024-07-19T09:53:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T09:53:50","slug":"the-best-esports-rookie-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/cs-go\/the-best-esports-rookie-of-2021","title":{"rendered":"The best esports rookie of 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is no doubt that the GOAT of CS:GO esports, Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev<\/a>, is the esports player of the year, winning both the Esports Awards 2021<\/a> PC player of the year and Best Esports Athlete of the year<\/a> award. But who is the best esports rookie of 2021?<\/p>\n

Looking at a slew of talent, from League of Legends star Kyle “Danny” Sakamaki to Valorant’s Ayaz “NAts” Akhmetshin and Rocket League rookie Evan “M0nkey M00n” Rogez, we’ve decided on the best esports rookie of the year.<\/p>\n

The short and sweet answer is, he’s in the same team as s1mple. Yes, we are talking about 18-year-old Valeriy “⁠B1T⁠” Vakhovskiy, who absolutely crushed it in his first year of top-tier competitive CS:GO.<\/p>\n

Who is B1T? The esports rookie of the year<\/h2>\n

With CS:GO slowly moving back to LAN for the biggest events, following an online era due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 has been an incredible year.<\/p>\n

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B1T at the PGL Stockholm Major, clicking heads like no other. (Picture: PGL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In CS:GO, the pressure of LAN events break even seasoned pros at times, and rookies fall apart.<\/p>\n

This did not count for Valeriy “⁠B1T⁠” Vakhovskiy, as he thrived under the pressure to not only win several big tournaments, but also complete the Intel Grand Slam with Na’Vi, lift the PGL Stockholm Major trophy, and at times, even outshined s1mple.<\/p>\n

B1T joined Na’Vi Junior in 2019 when he was only 16 years old and quickly became the standout player. At the young age of 17, participated in his first event with the main Natus Vincere roster at BLAST Premier: Fall 2020.<\/p>\n