Yesterday, the formerly known CS:GO player Ethan "Ethan" Arnold won his first tournament in Valorant - Valorant Champions 2023! Thus, he became the first player in history to win a tier-1 tournament in CS:GO and, after switching to Valorant, became a champion there as well.
At the moment, Ethan is playing for the American organization Evil Geniuses, and yesterday they became the best team in the world, winning the grand final of Valorant Champions 2023 against the team Paper Rex with a score of 3:1. They dominated the match from the very first map.
What happened in CS:GO?
Ethan became popular after playing for the NRG team, as it was with them he became a winner:
- cs_summit 3
- Intel Extreme Masters XIII - Shanghai
And also took 3rd-4th place at StarLadder Berlin Major 2019! After which he moved to the Evil Geniuses organization and won with them:
- ESL One: Cologne 2020 Online - North America
- BLAST Premier: Spring 2020 American Finals
- ESL One: New York 2019
- StarSeries & i-League CS:GO Season 8
His career in CS:GO started back in 2016 and ended in 2021. Throughout his career, he managed to win $395,511 in prizes!
Valorant Champions 2023 took place from August 6 to 26 in Los Angeles, USA. 16 teams competed for a prize pool of 2 million 250 thousand dollars and the title of the best team in the world. Detailed statistics and results of each match can be found on the tournament page.
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