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b1t
Current team
TeamNAVI
RoleRifler
GameCounter-Strike 2
Personal information
NameВалерій Євгенійович Ваховський
(Valerii Yevheniiovych Vakhovskyi)
Born (2003-01-05) January 5, 2003 (age 22)
Dnipro, Ukraine
NationalityUkraine
Career information
Playing career2019–present
Team history
2019–2021NAVI junior
2021NAVI (Substitute)
2021–presentNAVI
Career highlights and awards

Valerii Yevheniiovych Vakhovskyi (born January 5, 2003), better known as "b1t",[a] is a Ukrainian professional Counter-Strike 2 player for Natus Vincere and a former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player.

b1t is considered one of the best young players in the world in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Counter-Strike 2 scene.[by whom?] In 2021, he and the Natus Vincere roster (primarily composed of b1t, s1mple, Boombl4, Perfecto, and electronic) achieved massive success – winning the Intel Grand Slam, 4 tournaments from the ESL organization (including Intel Extreme Masters) and DreamHack during the gaming season. With this roster, NAVI came out on top in the Regional Qualifiers for the PGL Major 2021. They won IEM Cologne 2021, DreamHack Masters Spring 2021, and ESL Pro League Season 14. On November 7, 2021, b1t won his first Major, PGL Major Stockholm 2021.

On March 31, 2024, Vakhovskyi won his second Major, PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024.

Personal life

[edit]

Vakhovskyi learned about Counter-Strike at a young age, when he saw his uncle play the game.[1]

Career

[edit]

b1t's first notable success was the victory with team NOTBAD at the open qualifiers of the CIS Minor Championship – Berlin 2019. b1t then participated in Natus Vincere's "Esports Camp", a seasonal program throughout which aspiring professional gamers compete to join their youth roster, where he showed an outstanding performance and later became one of the first to receive an invitation to NAVI's "Junior" team.[2][3]

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In late 2020, b1t became the sixth player of Natus Vincere's CS:GO team.[4] He usually substituted flamie on map Inferno.

Between January 19 and 24, Vakhovskyi won the BLAST Premier Global Final 2020,[5] and in April of the following year, he became part of the main roster, replacing flamie permanently.[2][6]

On September 12, 2021, Vakhovskyi, along with NAVI, won the 3rd season of the IEM Grand Slam after NAVI winning the following events: IEM Katowice 2020, DreamHack Masters Spring 2021, IEM Cologne 2021, ESL Pro League Season 14[7][8] This made Valerii the youngest player to ever win the IEM Grand Slam at 18 years and 250 days old.

On November 7, 2021, b1t won his first Major PGL Major Stockholm 2021.[9] 3 years later, on March 31, 2024, Vakhovskyi won his second Major PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024.[10]

On July 21, 2024, b1t earned his career first HLTV MVP at the 2024 Esports World Cup.[11][12][13]

Notable achievements

[edit]
PlacementTournamentLocationDate
With Natus Vincere
1st place, gold medalist(s)BLAST Premier: Global Final 2020Europe (Online)January 19, 2021 – January 24, 2021
1st place, gold medalist(s)BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2021Europe (Online)February 4, 2021 – February 14, 2021
1st place, gold medalist(s)DreamHack Masters Spring 2021Europe (Online)April 29, 2021 – May 9, 2021
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Blast Premier: Spring Finals 2021Europe (Online)June 15, 2021 – June 20, 2021
1st place, gold medalist(s)IEM Cologne 2021Cologne, GermanyJuly 6, 2021 – July 18, 2021
1st place, gold medalist(s)ESL Pro League Season 14Europe (Online)August 16 – September 12, 2021
1st place, gold medalist(s)PGL Major Stockholm 2021Stockholm, SwedenOctober 26, 2021 – November 7, 2021
1st place, gold medalist(s)Blast Premier: Fall Finals 2021Copenhagen, DenmarkNovember 24, 2021 – November 28, 2021
1st place, gold medalist(s)Blast Premier: World Final 2021Copenhagen, DenmarkDecember 14, 2021 – December 19, 2021
2nd place, silver medalist(s)PGL Major Antwerp 2022Antwerp, BelgiumMay 9, 2021 – May 22, 2021
1st place, gold medalist(s)BLAST Premier: Spring Finals 2022Lisbon, PortugalJune 15, 2021 – June 19, 2021
2nd place, silver medalist(s)IEM Cologne 2022Cologne, GermanyJuly 7, 2022 – July 17, 2022
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)IEM Katowice 2023Katowice, PolandFeb 4 – 12, 2023
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)ESL Pro League Season 17MaltaFeb 22 – March 26, 2023
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)IEM Rio 2023Rio de Janeiro, BrazilApr 17 – 23, 2023
2nd place, silver medalist(s)ESL Pro League Season 18MaltaAug 30 – October 1, 2023
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Blast Premier: World Final 2023Abu Dhabi, UAEDec 13 – 17, 2023
1st place, gold medalist(s)PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024Copenhagen, DenmarkMar 21 – 31, 2024
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Blast Premier: Spring Finals 2024London, United KingdomJun 12 – 16, 2024
1st place, gold medalist(s)Esports World Cup 2024Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaJul 17 – 21, 2024
2nd place, silver medalist(s)IEM Cologne 2024Cologne, GermanyAug 10 – 18, 2024
1st place, gold medalist(s)ESL Pro League Season 20MaltaSep 3 – 22, 2024
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Blast Premier: Fall Finals 2024Copenhagen, DenmarkSep 25 – 29, 2024
1st place, gold medalist(s)IEM Rio 2024Rio de Janeiro, BrazilOct 7 – 13, 2024
1st place, gold medalist(s)StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2025Budapest, HungarySep 18 – 21, 2025
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Thunderpick World Championship 2025MaltaOct 15 – 19, 2025

References

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  1. ^ "Interview with b1t for HLTV.org". navi.gg. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "b1t (Vakhovskyi Valerii) – NAVI". navi.gg. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  3. ^ "Na'Vi sign trio for Junior team". HLTV.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  4. ^ "NAVI add B1T to BLAST Premier Fall Finals roster". HLTV.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  5. ^ "NAVI brush aside Astralis to win BLAST Premier Global Final". HLTV.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  6. ^ "flamie to sit out DreamHack Masters, first RMR tournament". HLTV.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  7. ^ "Natus Vincere complete Intel Grand Slam III – ESL". esl.com. October 21, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  8. ^ "NAVI win Intel Grand Slam Season 3". HLTV.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  9. ^ "NAVI win PGL Major Stockholm over G2; make history by going undefeated". HLTV.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  10. ^ "NAVI beat FaZe to win PGL Major Copenhagen". HLTV.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  11. ^ "b1t wins career-first MVP at Esports World Cup". HLTV.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  12. ^ "NAVI fire past G2 to win Esports World Cup". HLTV.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  13. ^ "NAVI won the Esports World Cup 2024 in CS2". The Odessa Journal. July 22, 2024.
  1. ^ Formerly stylized as B1T and B1t
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=B1t&oldid=1329536866"

    b1t
    Current team
    TeamNAVI
    RoleRifler
    GameCounter-Strike 2
    Personal information
    NameВалерій Євгенійович Ваховський
    (Valerii Yevheniiovych Vakhovskyi)
    Born (2003-01-05) January 5, 2003 (age 22)
    Dnipro, Ukraine
    NationalityUkraine
    Career information
    Playing career2019–present
    Team history
    2019–2021NAVI junior
    2021NAVI (Substitute)
    2021–presentNAVI
    Career highlights and awards

    Valerii Yevheniiovych Vakhovskyi (born January 5, 2003), better known as "b1t",[a] is a Ukrainian professional Counter-Strike 2 player for Natus Vincere and a former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player.

    b1t is considered one of the best young players in the world in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Counter-Strike 2 scene.[by whom?] In 2021, he and the Natus Vincere roster (primarily composed of b1t, s1mple, Boombl4, Perfecto, and electronic) achieved massive success – winning the Intel Grand Slam, 4 tournaments from the ESL organization (including Intel Extreme Masters) and DreamHack during the gaming season. With this roster, NAVI came out on top in the Regional Qualifiers for the PGL Major 2021. They won IEM Cologne 2021, DreamHack Masters Spring 2021, and ESL Pro League Season 14. On November 7, 2021, b1t won his first Major, PGL Major Stockholm 2021.

    On March 31, 2024, Vakhovskyi won his second Major, PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024.

    Personal life

    Vakhovskyi learned about Counter-Strike at a young age, when he saw his uncle play the game.[1]

    Career

    b1t's first notable success was the victory with team NOTBAD at the open qualifiers of the CIS Minor Championship – Berlin 2019. b1t then participated in Natus Vincere's "Esports Camp", a seasonal program throughout which aspiring professional gamers compete to join their youth roster, where he showed an outstanding performance and later became one of the first to receive an invitation to NAVI's "Junior" team.[2][3]

    In late 2020, b1t became the sixth player of Natus Vincere's CS:GO team.[4] He usually substituted flamie on map Inferno.

    Between January 19 and 24, Vakhovskyi won the BLAST Premier Global Final 2020,[5] and in April of the following year, he became part of the main roster, replacing flamie permanently.[2][6]

    On September 12, 2021, Vakhovskyi, along with NAVI, won the 3rd season of the IEM Grand Slam after NAVI winning the following events: IEM Katowice 2020, DreamHack Masters Spring 2021, IEM Cologne 2021, ESL Pro League Season 14[7][8] This made Valerii the youngest player to ever win the IEM Grand Slam at 18 years and 250 days old.

    On November 7, 2021, b1t won his first Major PGL Major Stockholm 2021.[9] 3 years later, on March 31, 2024, Vakhovskyi won his second Major PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024.[10]

    On July 21, 2024, b1t earned his career first HLTV MVP at the 2024 Esports World Cup.[11][12][13]

    Notable achievements

    PlacementTournamentLocationDate
    With Natus Vincere
    1st place, gold medalist(s)BLAST Premier: Global Final 2020Europe (Online)January 19, 2021 – January 24, 2021
    1st place, gold medalist(s)BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2021Europe (Online)February 4, 2021 – February 14, 2021
    1st place, gold medalist(s)DreamHack Masters Spring 2021Europe (Online)April 29, 2021 – May 9, 2021
    2nd place, silver medalist(s)Blast Premier: Spring Finals 2021Europe (Online)June 15, 2021 – June 20, 2021
    1st place, gold medalist(s)IEM Cologne 2021Cologne, GermanyJuly 6, 2021 – July 18, 2021
    1st place, gold medalist(s)ESL Pro League Season 14Europe (Online)August 16 – September 12, 2021
    1st place, gold medalist(s)PGL Major Stockholm 2021Stockholm, SwedenOctober 26, 2021 – November 7, 2021
    1st place, gold medalist(s)Blast Premier: Fall Finals 2021Copenhagen, DenmarkNovember 24, 2021 – November 28, 2021
    1st place, gold medalist(s)Blast Premier: World Final 2021Copenhagen, DenmarkDecember 14, 2021 – December 19, 2021
    2nd place, silver medalist(s)PGL Major Antwerp 2022Antwerp, BelgiumMay 9, 2021 – May 22, 2021
    1st place, gold medalist(s)BLAST Premier: Spring Finals 2022Lisbon, PortugalJune 15, 2021 – June 19, 2021
    2nd place, silver medalist(s)IEM Cologne 2022Cologne, GermanyJuly 7, 2022 – July 17, 2022
    3rd place, bronze medalist(s)IEM Katowice 2023Katowice, PolandFeb 4 – 12, 2023
    3rd place, bronze medalist(s)ESL Pro League Season 17MaltaFeb 22 – March 26, 2023
    3rd place, bronze medalist(s)IEM Rio 2023Rio de Janeiro, BrazilApr 17 – 23, 2023
    2nd place, silver medalist(s)ESL Pro League Season 18MaltaAug 30 – October 1, 2023
    3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Blast Premier: World Final 2023Abu Dhabi, UAEDec 13 – 17, 2023
    1st place, gold medalist(s)PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024Copenhagen, DenmarkMar 21 – 31, 2024
    2nd place, silver medalist(s)Blast Premier: Spring Finals 2024London, United KingdomJun 12 – 16, 2024
    1st place, gold medalist(s)Esports World Cup 2024Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaJul 17 – 21, 2024
    2nd place, silver medalist(s)IEM Cologne 2024Cologne, GermanyAug 10 – 18, 2024
    1st place, gold medalist(s)ESL Pro League Season 20MaltaSep 3 – 22, 2024
    2nd place, silver medalist(s)Blast Premier: Fall Finals 2024Copenhagen, DenmarkSep 25 – 29, 2024
    1st place, gold medalist(s)IEM Rio 2024Rio de Janeiro, BrazilOct 7 – 13, 2024
    1st place, gold medalist(s)StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2025Budapest, HungarySep 18 – 21, 2025
    2nd place, silver medalist(s)Thunderpick World Championship 2025MaltaOct 15 – 19, 2025

    References

    1. ^ "Interview with b1t for HLTV.org". navi.gg. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
    2. ^ a b "b1t (Vakhovskyi Valerii) – NAVI". navi.gg. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
    3. ^ "Na'Vi sign trio for Junior team". HLTV.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
    4. ^ "NAVI add B1T to BLAST Premier Fall Finals roster". HLTV.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
    5. ^ "NAVI brush aside Astralis to win BLAST Premier Global Final". HLTV.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
    6. ^ "flamie to sit out DreamHack Masters, first RMR tournament". HLTV.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
    7. ^ "Natus Vincere complete Intel Grand Slam III – ESL". esl.com. October 21, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
    8. ^ "NAVI win Intel Grand Slam Season 3". HLTV.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
    9. ^ "NAVI win PGL Major Stockholm over G2; make history by going undefeated". HLTV.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
    10. ^ "NAVI beat FaZe to win PGL Major Copenhagen". HLTV.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
    11. ^ "b1t wins career-first MVP at Esports World Cup". HLTV.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
    12. ^ "NAVI fire past G2 to win Esports World Cup". HLTV.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
    13. ^ "NAVI won the Esports World Cup 2024 in CS2". The Odessa Journal. July 22, 2024.
    1. ^ Formerly stylized as B1T and B1t
    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=B1t&oldid=1329536866"