NAF earns SuperNova CS:GO Malta MVP award

Liquid's star Keith "⁠NAF⁠" Markovic is the Most Valuable Player of SuperNova CS:GO Malta by HLTV.org and betway.

The Canadian star secures the award after leading Liquid in their title-winning campaign in Saint Julian's, averaging a 1.31 rating at the $150,000 tournament.

NAF was a consistent force throughout the event with seven out of eight maps with a 1.15+ rating, with his only sub-1.00 rated map coming from the team's sole map loss in Group A's winners' match against NRG.

NAF has claimed his third MVP medal in Malta

The 21-year-old beat out some serious competition in two of his teammates, Jonathan "⁠EliGE⁠" Jablonowski — who was the best player of the playoffs, with NAF being a close second-best — and Russel "⁠Twistzz⁠" Van Dulken, as well as three of his opponents in the final: Tsvetelin "⁠CeRq⁠" Dimitrov, Ethan "⁠Ethan⁠" Arnold, and Vincent "⁠Brehze⁠" Cayonte.

Outside of finishing the event as the second highest-rated player, NAF topped the charts as the hardest player to kill (0.50 deaths per round) and the player with the most overall contribution (82.9% KAST), which helps explain how consistent he was during the tournament.

This is his second MVP award since joining Liquid, leading the team to both of their titles, cs_summit 2 and SuperNova, and his third overall including SL i-League Invitational Shanghai, from when he was part of Renegades.

Vincent 'Brehze' Cayonte Age: 20 Team: NRG Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 624 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.67 Liquid #3 Nick 'nitr0' CannellaKeith 'NAF' MarkovicJonathan 'EliGE' JablonowskiEpitacio 'TACO' de MeloRussel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken Jonathan 'EliGE' Jablonowski Age: 21 Team: Liquid Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 973 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.69 Tsvetelin 'CeRq' Dimitrov Age: 18 Team: NRG Rating 1.0: 1.16 Maps played: 652 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.63 Keith 'NAF' Markovic Age: 21 Team: Liquid Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 935 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.64 Russel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken Age: 19 Team: Liquid Rating 1.0: 1.14 Maps played: 720 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.63 Renegades #18 Justin 'jks' SavageAaron 'AZR' WardJoakim 'jkaem' MyrbostadSean 'Gratisfaction' KaiwaiJay 'Liazz' Tregillgas NRG #8 Damian 'daps' SteeleJacob 'FugLy' MedinaVincent 'Brehze' CayonteEthan 'Ethan' ArnoldTsvetelin 'CeRq' Dimitrov Ethan 'Ethan' Arnold Age: 18 Team: NRG Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 570 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.67