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Top 20 Players of 2021: sheydos (17)

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mattgg2015

The Gambit star joins the list at #17 as a result of his great individual performances and his role in helping his team dominate throughout the year.

Bogdan "sheydos" Naumov joined the CIS squad in September of 2020. The Russian team slowly began to rise through the CIS rankings, finishing 3rd-4th in First Strike CIS with a loss to Team Singularity.

Gambit began the VCT Circuit in strong fashion, however, dominating CIS Masters 1 without dropping a single map. Sheydos took home MVP at this tournament with a strong 1.28 rating.

The next stage introduced both EMEA competition and the first international LAN. Gambit qualified to the EMEA Stage 2 Challengers Playoffs with a lot of hype due to performance in scrims. Sheydos and his team the event began in disapointing fashion with a 0-2 loss to FunPlus Phoenix. Gambit rose through the lower bracket without losing a map, however, crushing BBL Esports and taking revenge on FPX. While the team suffered a close loss to FNATIC in the semifinals, sheydos was an integral part of his team's success, attaining a 1.15 rating.

Gambit's truly dominant form began with Stage 3, crushing opponents in CIS Challengers 1 and winning the EMEA Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs, suffering only an early loss to top team Acend before taking the tournament. Sheydos was once again an integral contributor to Gambit's success, putting up a 1.08 rating on agents such as Skye and Sage. Sheydos was a key part of Gambit's win in Masters Berlin with a 1.22 rating in the group stage and a solid 1.01 rating in the team's three playoff games.

While Gambit continued their dominant performance into VALORANT Champions, sheydos's performance quickly declined. The flex star clearly struggled to frag, dropping a negative K-D in all three playoff matches. The CIS titans finished Champions in 2nd place, with sheydos's 0.94 rating playing a key factor.

Why was sheydos the 17th best player of 2021?
sheydos is a star who played a crucial role in helping Gambit become the top team of the 2021 circuit. He consistently performs well on flex agents, playing particularly well in Masters 1 and Masters 3. The falling off of his performance in the most important tournament of the year, however, is a reason his ranking is perhaps lower than many expected.

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  17. πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί sheydos
  18. πŸ‡±πŸ‡Ή nukkye
  19. πŸ‡°πŸ‡· BuZz
  20. πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ Leo
#2
kocunar
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Vamos

#3
TuNyyy
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Trados

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Arisqq
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lets goo sheydos

#5
ValdemieGC
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He was the OG Gambit carry back in time, expected

#6
leleuu
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Fair enough

#7
mattgg2015
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Who are your predictions for #16?

#9
leleuu
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Mwzera

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Mortadelo
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Mixwell kekw

#8
Dolphin
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when did you do the nukkye one

#11
mattgg2015
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This morning cuz I missed a day

#12
downbad
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So much work but if wardell ain't top 3 it's wrong

#34
Omega_lul
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If wardell is near top 30 it’s wrong

#13
ChrisGG
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The other 16 are (at least my opinion and not in order )
Shao
Scream
Chronicle
Nats
Zeek
Starxo
Mako
Cned
Sacy
Heat
Tenz
Yay
Crashies
Nitro
Keznit
Derke
Honorable mention for Nivera should be an easy top 10 but only played for like 3 months

#14
downbad
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No asuna?

#31
ChrisGG
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close but not enough i think

#33
downbad
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U put Shao on the list lol...he didn't make a single lan

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0racle
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Shao? from FPX? Do you mean shaz?

#26
Johnny33
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No, he mean 1v9 Shao from FPX

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mattgg2015
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12/16 πŸ€”

#32
ChrisGG
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ok so the 4 that i listed but you dont have in yours should be Nitro , Shao , Heat and Mako im sure i got at least 3

#15
verse
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how long do these take you to make

#22
mattgg2015
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The full ranking is already done but try articles take like 20 minutes

#24
verse
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hf working at vlr.gg sometime in the future

#25
mattgg2015
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That would be pogchamp

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Derke
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cya in top21

#17
downbad
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You top 1

#20
caoguo_jiu
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in finland

#18
verse
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cya in top12

#21
mattgg2015
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I have you top 5 you good-looking king don’t worry πŸ˜‰

#27
FerahgoTheGreat
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Best performing VAC banned player? Idk who else is VAC banned besides sheydos (naumoff in csgo), Sayf, and patitek.

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mattgg2015
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NiesoW

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0racle
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Jamppi

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zacklikethat123
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bonkar #1

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Mortadelo
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Where is the #16?

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cripsy
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1-cned
2-nats

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