Broky

Latvian AWPer for FaZe Clan and the first player from Latvia to win a Counter-Strike major.

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Broky is the gaming name of Helvijs Saukants, a Latvian professional who plays Counter-Strike 2 as the AWPer for FaZe Clan, having earlier competed in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. He holds a unique place in his country's esports history: no other Latvian has won a Counter-Strike major, the biggest and most prestigious event type in the game. He was also the first esports competitor ever nominated for Latvia's Sportsman of the Year, in the Technical Sports category. With career winnings above $1,000,000, he is the top-earning e-athlete Latvia has produced and the first from the country to pass the million-dollar mark.

Quick Facts

Team: FaZe Clan
Role: AWPer
Game: Counter-Strike 2
Nationality: Latvian
Born: 14 February 2001

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Lore & Background

Saukants was born on February 14, 2001. His professional career began in January 2019 with Epsilon Esports, and by September 2019 he had moved to FaZe Clan. That first season brought a title at BLAST Pro Series: Copenhagen 2019, a 3rd–4th finish at Intel Extreme Masters XIV – Beijing and fourth place at the BLAST Pro Series: Global Final 2019. His breakout year was 2022. He won IEM Katowice 2022, beating G2 Esports 3–0, and then the ESL Pro League Season 15. The major came next at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022, where FaZe beat Natus Vincere 2–0, and he added IEM Cologne 2022 with a 3–2 result against the same opponent.

Reader's Guide

Broky's role is the AWPer, the team's dedicated sniper. HLTV has named him MVP three times: at IEM Katowice 2022, BLAST Premier: Fall Finals 2022 and IEM Chengdu 2024. In 2024 he returned to a major grand final at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024, where FaZe Clan fell 1–2 to NAVI and finished 2nd. Soon afterwards the team won IEM Chengdu 2024 with a 2–0 final over Mouz, and later that year he reached the final of the Perfect world Shanghai major 2024, losing to Team Spirit. HLTV's yearly rankings have placed him 20th in 2021, 6th in 2022, 10th in 2023 and 8th in 2024.