YEKINDAR wins his first HLTV MVP award

Latvian player Mareks Gaļinskis, known as YEKINDAR, won his first HLTV MVP award in his career thanks to a performance that carried his team to the title at the PGL Masters Bucharest tournament. The player says that during his time wearing the FURIA jersey, he recovered from the decline of his Liquid years.

Recalling that FalleN had said at the award ceremony that he was past his prime, YEKINDAR responded with a joke. He said that everything went well throughout the tournament and that the feeling was similar to what players like donk and ZywOo experience. He also reminded that his teammate FalleN will leave the team at the end of the year, and said the team went through difficult moments during this period.

The 27-year-old player admits that his career has gone through a hard period. He said that the doubts about himself did not belong only to the Liquid era, and that from time to time he questioned himself and overthought things. He said that age and experience taught him that how the mind works matters.

Playing an aggressive, space-creating role, YEKINDAR answered the question of how this success came about by highlighting the work he does to understand the moves of rival teams. He added that a large part of the game rests on feel and on being in the zone. He said that sometimes he plays plays that surprise his opponents, and that this is an enjoyable style of play.

When asked why he thinks this was his best-rated tournament with FURIA, the player said he could not fully explain it. YEKINDAR, who started the tournament tired and sick, believes that teamwork and individual moments coming together at the right time were decisive.