ropz Joins the Elite 30-Trophy Club After IEM Kraków Victory

Team Vitality’s victory at IEM Kraków became not only another title for the French organization, but also a major milestone in the career of Robin ropz Kool. The Estonian rifler secured the 30th trophy of his professional career, entering a very narrow group of the most decorated players in the history of Counter-Strike.

As a result, ropz became the fourth player to reach the mark of 30 Tier-1 tournament titles. The all-time record holder remains his Vitality teammate Dan apEX Madesclaire, who has 36 trophies to his name, making him the most titled player in the history of the discipline.

Second and third place in this ranking are held by legendary figures of the scene — Peter dupreeh Rasmussen (32 trophies) and Nicolai device Reedtz (30 trophies). Despite device and ropz having the same number of titles, the Danish star ranks higher historically thanks to four Major victories, while ropz has three Valve Major championships.

In addition to the milestone trophy, IEM Kraków brought ropz another important achievement. He moved up to second place in the all-time ranking for the number of kills in LAN finals across CS:GO and CS2. He currently has 2,292 kills in decisive matches. The leader of this ranking remains Nikola NiKo Kovač with 2,310 kills.

Top 5 players by number of kills in LAN finals:

• NiKo - 2310

• ropz - 2292

• olofmeister - 2278

• device - 2180

• apEX - 2154

Flying Camera Collides with Spectator at IEM Kraków

IEM Kraków took place in Poland from January 28 to February 8. Teams competed for a total prize pool of $1.25 million. In the grand final, Team Vitality defeated FURIA 3:1, confirming their status as one of the strongest teams on the modern CS2 scene.