Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut earns the MVP medal in IEM Rio 2023

The HLTV x 1xBet MVP for IEM Rio has been awarded to Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut as a result of Vitality's 2-0 victory over Heroic in the championship match. ZywOo, who had a rating of 1.31 on 15 maps, was crucial to his team's success throughout the whole tournament. In eight of the maps he played, he received ratings of 1.30 or higher. He performed well when it counted during Vitality's run in the lower bracket and following playoff games.

In the lower bracket final of Group B versus OG, he managed an amazing 2.31 rating on Inferno (1.57 KPR, 2.29 impact, 155.8 ADR), which was the most significant map of his career. His greatest overall series came against MIBR, when he averaged a 1.61 rating over two maps. With his form he outperformed, Lotan "Spinx" Giladi, Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen, and Emil "Magisk" Reif. Spinx was second in line for MVP.