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GuardiaN

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[e][h]GuardiaN
Player Information
Name:
Ladislav Kovács
Nationality:
Born:
July 9, 1991 (age 32)
Status:
Years Active (Player):
2006 – Present
Role:
Alternate IDs:
GuardiaNko, JohnCarry, Mr.De@th
Approx. Total Winnings:
$800,493
Links
History
Counter-Strike
200?-??-?? – 200?-??-??
200?-??-?? – 2006-07-??
2006-07-?? – 2007-02-04
2007-02-04 – 200?-??-??
2010-12-03 – 2011-??-??
2010-??-?? – 2011-03-16

Counter-Strike: Source
2008-01-14 – 2009-01-19
2009-02-11 – 2010-07-14
2011-02-?? – 2011-07-??

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012-??-?? – 2012-08-06
2012-08-06 – 2012-09-07
2012-09-07 – 2012-10-03
2012-10-03 – 2012-11-01
2012-11-01 – 2013-01-25
2013-01-25 – 2013-04-01
2013-04-?? – 2013-06-02
2013-06-02 – 2013-07-18
2013-12-09 – 2017-07-28
2017-07-28 – 2017-08-03
Natus Vincere (Inactive)
2017-08-03 – 2019-09-20
2019-09-20 – 2020-01-24
2020-01-24 – 2021-02-12
Natus Vincere (Inactive)
2021-06-10 – 2021-07-19
Trident Clan (Stand-in)
2021-07-19 – 2021-09-07
2021-09-07 – 2022-02-02
2022-05-01 – 2022-09-21
2022-09-21 – 2022-12-22
Team Sampi (Inactive)


Ladislav "GuardiaN" Kovács (born July 9, 1991) is a Slovak professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and former professional Counter-Strike: Source and Counter-Strike player.

Professional Career[edit]

See also: GuardiaN's Professional Career

Gear and Settings[edit]

Mouse Settings [1] (list of)
Advanced
MouseeDPIDPIPolling RateSensitivityZoomRaw InputPointer Speed
Logitech
G PRO X SUPERLIGHT		6004001000 Hz1.51.2Off6/11
Updated as of 2021-11-28 (728 days ago)
Mouse Settings [1] (list of) (calculate)
Simple
MouseCurvatureCircumferenceMouse SetupSensitivityZoomRaw.Pointer Speed
Logitech
G PRO X SUPERLIGHT		792 MPI
0.52 deg/mm		27.3 in/rev
69.3 cm/rev		400 DPI
@ 1000 Hz		1.51.2Off6/11 (×1)
Updated as of 2021-11-28 (728 days ago)
Hardware [1]
Mouse Mousepad
Logitech G PRO X SUPERLIGHT (Black) Razer Gigantus V2 (Large)
Monitor Refresh rate In-game resolution Scaling
ZOWIE XL2546 (DIVINA VERSION BLUE) 240 Hz 800×600 Black Bars
Keyboard Headset
HyperX Alloy Origins (Red Switch) Logitech G PRO X Wireless
Updated as of 2021-11-28 (728 days ago)

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Crosshair Settings [2] (list of)
StyleSizeThicknessSniperGapOutlineDotColorAlpha
4101-2NoYes (1)Light blue (4)255
Updated as of 2022-04-30 (575 days ago)
Click "Expand" for sharecode and console commands to copy and paste.
SharecodeCSGO-MuoCO-RX5iP-PR6KW-64ijP-k5zkG
Commandscl_crosshairalpha 255; cl_crosshaircolor 4; cl_crosshairdot 1; cl_crosshairgap -2; cl_crosshairsize 1; cl_crosshairstyle 4; cl_crosshairusealpha 1; cl_crosshairthickness 0; cl_crosshair_sniper_width 1; cl_crosshair_outlinethickness 0; cl_crosshair_drawoutline 0;

Achievements[edit]

DatePlacementTierTypeTournamentTeamResultPrize
2019-04-131stA-TierOfflineGlobal OffensiveBLAST Pro SeriesBLAST Pro SeriesBLAST Pro Series: Miami 2019FaZe ClanFaZe Clan2 : 0Team LiquidTeam Liquid$125,000
2018-10-281stS-TierOfflineGlobal OffensiveEPICENTEREPICENTEREPICENTER 2018FaZe ClanFaZe Clan2 : 0Natus Vincere$150,000
2018-06-171stS-TierOfflineGlobal OffensiveESL OneESL OneESL One: Belo Horizonte 2018FaZe Clan3 : 2mousesports$100,000
2018-05-061stS-TierOfflineGlobal OffensiveIntel Extreme MastersIntel Extreme MastersIntel Extreme Masters XIII - SydneyFaZe Clan3 : 0Astralis$100,000
2018-01-282ndS-TierOfflineGlobal OffensiveELEAGUEELEAGUEELEAGUE Major Boston 2018FaZe Clan1 : 2Cloud9$150,000
2017-12-171stS-TierOfflineGlobal OffensiveEsports Championship SeriesEsports Championship SeriesEsports Championship Series Season 4 - FinalsFaZe Clan2 : 1mousesports$250,000
2017-10-131stS-TierOfflineGlobal OffensiveELEAGUEELEAGUEELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2017FaZe Clan2 : 0Astralis$500,000
2017-09-171stS-TierOfflineGlobal OffensiveESL OneESL OneESL One: New York 2017FaZe Clan3 : 0Team LiquidTeam Liquid$125,000
2016-10-021stS-TierOfflineGlobal OffensiveESL OneESL OneESL One: New York 2016Natus Vincere2 : 1Virtus.pro$125,000
2016-04-032ndS-TierOfflineGlobal OffensiveMajor League GamingMajor League GamingMLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016Natus Vincere0 : 2Luminosity Gaming$150,000
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Trivia[edit]

Personal[edit]

  • Became engaged to Foxglove on November 2nd, 2016. [3] The couple were married on July 1st, 2017. [4]
  • Due to his wrist injury, GuardiaN was forced to play on a mouse sensitivity about four times higher than his usual one during the grand final at MLG Columbus 2016. [5]
  • Can speak Slovak, Hungarian, English and Russian. He learned the latter before joining Virtus.pro in 2013 with help from Fox, who was on the team at the time.
  • He has his own esports store called GetGear.

Awards[edit]

  • Was ranked the 10th best player of 2013 by HLTV. [6]
  • Was ranked the 11th best player of 2014 by HLTV. [7]
  • Was ranked the 2nd best player of 2015 by HLTV. [8]
  • Was ranked the 17th best player of 2016 by HLTV. [9]
  • Was ranked the 9th best player of 2017 by HLTV. [10]
  • Was ranked the 11th best player of 2018 by HLTV. [11]
  • Was ranked the 10th best player of 2018 by Thorin. [12]

MVPs[edit]

Records[edit]

  • He is the joint second person in the world with olofmeister to reach a Major final with two different teams, the first being Zeus.
  • He was the only player to be featured in every edition of HLTV's Top 20 Players of the Year in CS:GO until his streak ended when he failed to make it in the 2019 ranking.

Interviews[edit]

  • 2006
  • 2009
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2022
  • Show All

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 GuardiaN - GetGear
  2. ↑ "FACEIT competitive match". FACEIT. 2022-04-30.
  3. ↑ GuardiaN (2016-11-02). "The love of my life said yes, get ready for wedding next year".
  4. ↑ GuardiaN (2017-07-01). "We did it!! First selfie with my wonderful wife".
  5. ↑ GuardiaN (2016-04-06). "@lurppis_ true, i wanted to make me wrist hurt less, that was one of the options :) couldnt avoid this change unfortunately".
  6. ↑ Tgwri1s (2014-01-11). "Top 20 players of 2013: GuardiaN (10)". HLTV.
  7. ↑ Tgwri1s (2015-01-10). "Top 20 players of 2014: GuardiaN (11)". HLTV.
  8. ↑ MIRAA (2016-01-19). "Top 20 players of 2015: GuardiaN (2)". HLTV.
  9. ↑ Professeur (2017-01-04). "Top 20 players of 2016: GuardiaN (17)". HLTV.
  10. ↑ LucasAM (2018-01-10). "Top 20 players of 2017: GuardiaN (9)". HLTV.
  11. ↑ LucasAM (2019-01-10). "Top 20 players of 2018: GuardiaN (11)". HLTV.
  12. ↑ Thorin (2019-04-27). "Thorin’s Top 10 CS:GO Players of 2018". Dexerto.
  13. ↑ "ESL Pro League Winter 2014/15 Finals".
  14. ↑ "ESEA Invite Season 18 Global Finals".
  15. ↑ "SLTV StarSeries XIII Finals".
  16. ↑ "ESWC 2015".
  17. ↑ "IEM San Jose 2015".
  18. ↑ "Counter Pit League Season 2 Finals".
  19. ↑ MIRAA (2018-06-05). "GuardiaN claims IEM Sydney MVP award". HLTV.
  20. ↑ MIRAA (2019-01-28). "GuardiaN wins ELEAGUE Invitational MVP award". HLTV.


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