A week has passed since the end of the very exciting IEM5 European Championship Finals in Kiev so now it is time to check out the stats from the event, pick out the MVP of the tournament and also for the first time, the All-Star team.

IEM5 European Championship Finals gathered the 12 best teams from the continent who battled for a $50,000 prize purse. In a somewhat surprising and a very exciting ending, the title was won by fnatic's new lineup as they picked up the $20,000 cheque in front of mTw. A total of 61 players were on show in Kiev, taking part in 45 matches (or more precisely, maps). We will now take a closer look at the best performers, mainly those who stood out in some way and disregarding those who didn't make it into the playoffs.

Best rated players

14) Player Team KPR DPR Rating Oliver 'minet' Minet mTw 0.68 0.66 1.01

1 xMotM, Highest rating: 1.37 vs Lions (Quarter-final, nuke)

Oliver "minet" Minet was mTw's best of the rest during this tournament. He didn't stand out much, just like three of his teammates, having an average performance overall with a 1.01 rating, including several poor showings in the group stage. But when it mattered more later on, as it did during an extremely close semi-final encounter with Frag eXectutors, Minet was mTw's best player, having a 1.12 rating during the 3 maps, including being top rated in the last and the deciding one. Furthermore, he was the team's best entry fragger (5th best overall, 50 total entry kills – the most of all players) and was also one of the best pistol round players at the event (5th).

13) Player Team KPR DPR Rating Eduard 'ed1k' Ivanov MYM 0.68 0.65 1.03

1 xMotM, Highest rating: 1.77 vs SK (Group stage, inferno)

The Russian side MYM achieved surprising success by making it out of the group which contained the likes of mTw, Frag eXecutors and SK Gaming, and they later put up a great fight against Na´Vi in the quarter-final.

Their best player throughout the campaign was Eduard "ed1k" Ivanov, who especially shined in their big 16-3 win against SK when he had an 18-4 score and was the top rated in the match with a 1.77 rating. He later played great against Na`Vi too, as he was the team's best with a 35-26 score during the first map of the quarter-final. He was also the team's best awper with 30 total kills (0.16 awpKPR, 6th best overall) and was the 2nd best pistol round player at the event.

12) Player Team KPR DPR Rating Sergey 'starix' Ischuk Na´Vi 0.71 0.68 1.04

2 xMotM, Highest rating: 1.90 vs Alternate (Group stage, dust2)

Even though they were on their home turf in Kiev, Natus Vincere didn't show the same performance as during the biggest tournaments in 2010. In the end they managed a respectable 4th place, but after quite an unconvincing campaign with 6 maps won and 6 lost.

One of Na´Vi's best players last year and the 4th best in the world according to our ranking, Sergey "starix" Ischuk performed under expectations just like his team, but was still one of their key members. He played very well in the group stage, but his biggest contribution was in the quarter-final match against MYM, when he sparked his team's comeback from 0-11 in the first map, by winning a 1vs3 situation and later finishing the match as the best rated player.

11) Player Team KPR DPR Rating Patrik 'cArn' Sättermon fnatic 0.68 0.61 1.06

2 xMotM, Highest rating: 2.00 vs TCM (Group stage, dust2)

The Swedish powerhouse fnatic, provided us with the biggest story of the tournament, as they managed to win it despite having a seemingly weaker lineup than last year. One of only two players who remained in fnatic's lineup is Patrik "cArn" Sättermon, the team's in-game leader.

He played amazingly in the group stage, especially in his team's official debut against none other than the best team of 2010, Na´Vi. In that match, which included seven players from last year's Top 20, it was Sättermon who was top rated, while he also won two 1vs3 situations, including one at the very end of the match which brought his team a 16-14 victory (video). He was also great in the remaining four matches of the group, with his best individual performance coming against TCM when he recorded a 23-8 score and a 2.00 rating. Afterwards in the playoffs his individual form dropped, but the wins kept coming as he led the team to their first title in 2011 and showed that fnatic will continue being a force to be reckoned with despite the lineup changes.

10) Player Team KPR DPR Rating Yegor 'markeloff' Markelov Na´Vi 0.73 0.66 1.06

1 xMotM, Highest rating: 1.75 vs Alternate (Group stage, dust2)

Last year's number one player in the world, Yegor "markeloff" Markelov didn't continue in the exact same manner during the first tournament in 2011, but he was still his team's best and most consistent player.

Markelov's brightest moments were in the group stage, as he played great in all 5 matches, even though the team struggled and had to decide their fate in the last match against TCM. Markelov was the top rated player of that last clash which Na´Vi won 16-7 and which secured them a playoff spot, and he also had an excellent display earlier against Alternate during which he recorded an impressive ace (video). He was the 3rd best awper of the event with a total of 74 awp kills (or 0.24 per round), including 14 awp kills in the match against Alternate, and another 14 against fnatic in the first map of the semi-final.

9) Player Team KPR DPR Rating Marcus 'Delpan' Larsson fnatic 0.70 0.60 1.06

1 xMotM, Highest rating: 1.81 vs forZe (Group stage, dust2)

One of fnatic's new stars, Marcus "Delpan" Larsson proved his worth right away in the first tournament with the new team. He was the best awper of the event with 0.31 awp kills per round, which he demonstrated the most during the final when he had an astonishing 33 kills with the big green in the 2nd map. Although Larsson had a shaky performance throughout the tournament with several bad matches individually, he still ended up as one of the best entry killers (7th), pistol round players (8th) and clutchers (5th). He was also one of the hardest to kill ending up with a 0.60 DPR and he made several highlights such as a 1vs2 against mTw in the final with 2hp (video) and four ak47 headshots against Lions during the group stage (video).

8) Player Team KPR DPR Rating Jakub 'kuben' Gurczynski Frag eXecutors 0.71 0.57 1.13

1 xMotM, Highest rating: 1.64 vs Na´Vi (3rd place decider, dust2)

Even though they finished in 3rd place, Frag eXecutors were statistically the best team at the tournament, as they were only outplayed by mTw in the semi-final after two very close losses of 19-21 and 14-16. They won their other 8 maps, including a flawless performance in the group stage.

The 3rd best rated player from the Polish team was Jakub "kuben" Gurczynski, who had one of his best tournaments individually in recent times. He was one of the most consistent players of the event with 8 of 10 maps rated above 1.00 and one of the hardest to kill with the 3rd least deaths per round (0.57). His best match was in the third place decided against Na´Vi when he led the team to a win in the second map as the top rated player, which also contributed to him being the 4th best rated in the playoffs (1.19 rating).

7) Player Team KPR DPR Rating Rasmus 'Gux' Ståhl Lions 0.82 0.70 1.16

2 xMotM, Highest rating: 1.58 vs forZe (Group stage, nuke)

Lions didn't change their lineup much from how they finished 2010, only bringing in Rasmus "Gux" Ståhl as the new main weapon for the team. He didn't disappoint at all in his first event for the Norwegian-based organization, as he was very important on their way to 5-6th place finish.

Ståhl was the event's most successful entry fragger, which is a role that he is quite familiar with. He was also one of the best fraggers overall with the 3rd best KPR (0.82) and 4th most rounds with at least one kill (54%). Consistency wasn't usually one of his strongest sides in the past, but this time he had a rating above 1.00 in 6 of his 7 maps, while one of his best performances was in the group stage match against his former team fnatic as he topped the scoreboard during his team's second half comeback to draw the game.

6) Player Team KPR DPR Rating Harley 'dsn' Örwall fnatic 0.80 0.63 1.16

2 xMotM, Highest rating: 1.79 vs Na´Vi (Semi-final, train)

After the lineup changes in fnatic, Harley "dsn" Örwall found himself in a new role of not being the team's primary awper. Apparently, he had absolutely no trouble adjusting to it as he ended up being one of the best players of the event.

Örwall was the 6th best fragger of the event (0.80 kills per round, 51% of rounds with at least one kill) and was the 6th best pistol round player. But most importantly, he displayed an amazing performance in the semi-final match against Na´Vi when he was top rated in his team's second and third map wins, and he was also overall one of the best players during the playoffs with a 1.17 rating.

5) Player Team KPR DPR Rating Niklas 'niko' Johansson Lions 0.83 0.64 1.17

2 xMotM, Highest rating: 1.59 vs Alternate (Group stage, nuke)

The last time we saw Niklas "niko" Johansson at the big stage was during DreamHack Winter in November, when he was one of the best players of the event, helping Lions reach 3rd place. He continued with that form in Kiev as he was once again among the best.

Although he mostly excelled in the group stage, Johansson had the 2nd highest KPR of the event (0.83) and was the most frequent fragger with 58% of rounds with at least one kill. His most impressive performance was in a tough group stage 16-12 win against TCM, when he recorded 32 kills, while he also played great in his team surprising win over Na´Vi having a 23-13 score. He was also an excellent entry fragger (3rd best) and very good in pistol rounds (7th best of the event).

4) Player Team KPR DPR Rating Richard 'Xizt' Landström fnatic 0.81 0.61 1.19

2 xMotM, Highest rating: 1.69 vs Na´Vi (Semi-final, train)

The biggest revelation of the tournament is certainly Richard "Xizt" Landström as he had what was probably the best performance of his career so far, which skyrocketed him to a superstar status and the new main star of fnatic.

Landstöm's performance in the final of the event versus mTw, during which he helped the team reach their first title of the year, was nothing short of amazing. He was top rated in the first and the third map, while he also played well in the second map. He recorded many highlight rounds throughout the match, including 1vs3 on de_nuke, 4-kill pistol-round on de_train and 4 kills at de_inferno. In addition to that, he was also excellent in the semi-final against Na´Vi, which made him shared-best rated player of the playoffs (1.29 rating). Despite not playing at that high level in the group stage, Landström didn't disappoint either and was very consistent overall with 9 of 11 maps rated above 1.00. He was the best clutcher of the tournament, having won 9 rounds in 1vsX situations (3 of them in the final) and was also by far the best pistol round player with an impressive 1.90 pistol-round rating. He was one of the most regular fraggers with 55% of rounds with at least one kill (3rd) and had the 5th best KPR of 0.81. We also made a highlight movie containing his best moments from the event, so check that out here.

3) Player Team KPR DPR Rating Wiktor 'TaZ' Wojtas Frag eXecutors 0.77 0.60 1.21

3 xMotM, Highest rating: 1.51 vs Na´Vi (3rd place decider, train)

Wiktor "TaZ" Wojtas had, just like his team Frag eXecutors, one of his best tournaments in quite a while. Even though he ended up being overshadowed and not the main star of his team, he was top rated on 3 different occasions and was one of the most consistent players of the tournament with 8 of 10 maps rated above 1.00. He was also the best Terrorist side player of the event with a 1.30 T-rating, while he was also very good at winning rounds alone, as he ended up victorious 6 times in 1vsX situations (two of them 1vs3). Furthermore, Wojtas was the 4th best entry fragger of the event.

2) Player Team KPR DPR Rating Martin 'trace' Heldt mTw 0.81 0.56 1.23

5 xMotM, Highest rating: 2.24 vs Lions (Quarter-final, nuke)

mTw have once again failed to win a final, just like in their two previous major tournaments - WCG and DreamHack Winter.

But Martin "trace" Heldt was, just as usually during 2010, the main reason they reached that far as he was the player who carried his team the most at the event by having a 20% better rating than his team's average. He was top rated on 5 occasions, also the most of all players, the best of which was the first map of the quarter-final against Lions (check out his highlight from that match), where he recorded the highest rating by any player in one map, 2.24. Also, as we are used to from last year, Heldt was one of the best entry fraggers (6th) and one of the best clutchers (7 rounds won 1vsX). Another area where he excelled was awping, as he now has the role of primary awp in his team and he didn't disappoint at all, recording 2nd best awpKPR (0.27) and the most total kills with the awp (102). He was the 2nd hardest to kill (0.56 deaths per round) and had the 4th best KPR (0.81). Also, perhaps interestingly he was considerably better on the Counter-Terrorist side with the event-best 1.47 CT-rating compared to his Terrorist side rating of only 0.96, which was the biggest difference in rating between the two sides from all players.

1) Player Team KPR DPR Rating Filip 'Neo' Kubski Frag eXecutors 0.87 0.53 1.33

4 xMotM, Highest rating: 1.60 vs MYM (Group stage, nuke)

Statistically without a doubt the most impressive player of the tournament was Filip "Neo" Kubski. He started 2011 in big style, with a performance better than any of his displays during 2010.

Kubski had by far the best rating in the tournament thanks to having the best KPR (0.87) and the best DPR (0.53), while he played well in each of his 10 maps, always rated above 1.00. He was top rated on 4 occasions and was the player who carried his team 2nd most, with rating 18% better than team average, even though several of his teammates excelled as well. He had the most entry kills per round, although he died first slightly more than he should have, which made him the 2nd most successful entry killer of the event. He practically excelled in every area of the game as he was also the 3rd best clutcher with 7 rounds won 1vsX and the 5th best awper with 0.17 awpKPR, while he excelled in the playoffs too sharing the best playoff-rating with Landström of 1.29.

Note: This ranking is based on Rating (read about it here). It doesn't necessarily represent an ordered list of the best players at the event, but instead singles out the ones who played well in their matches using the formula described in the page linked above.

Top Awpers

#	Player	Team	awp Kills	awpKPR	% of kills
1.	Marcus 'Delpan' Larsson	fnatic	87	0.31	44%
2.	Martin 'trace' Heldt	mTw	102	0.27	33%
3.	Yegor 'markeloff' Markelov	Na´Vi	74	0.24	33%
4.	Jarosław 'pasha' Jarząbkowski	FX	55	0.20	31%
5.	Filip 'Neo' Kubski	FX	46	0.17	19%

Top Pistol Round players

#	Player	Team	PR KPR	PR DPR	PR Rating
1.	Richard 'Xizt' Landström	fnatic	1.27	0.55	1.90
2.	Eduard 'ed1k' Ivanov	MYM	1.00	0.79	1.44
3.	Faruk 'pita' Pita	fnatic	0.86	0.59	1.33
4.	Roman 'ROMJkE' Makarov	MYM	1.00	0.79	1.32
5.	Oliver 'minet' Minet	mTw	0.88	0.69	1.32

Top Entry-kill players

#	Player	Team	EKpR	EDpR	EK-Rating	Won%
1.	Rasmus 'Gux' Ståhl	Lions	0.14	0.09	1.29	61%
2.	Filip 'Neo' Kubski	FX	0.16	0.11	1.28	58%
3.	Niklas 'niko' Johansson	Lions	0.13	0.09	1.22	59%
4.	Wiktor 'TaZ' Wojtas	FX	0.11	0.07	1.21	63%
5.	Oliver 'minet' Minet	mTw	0.13	0.09	1.21	58%

Honorable mentions

Two players who didn't make it out of the group stage deserved to be mentioned for their contribution. 

The first one is Michael "Friis" Jørgensen, who was TCM's best player and led them to their 2 victories against forZe and Alternate with remarkable performances. He had an excellent 0.84 kills per round, while half of those were with the awp. That 0.42 awpKPR would have been by far the best of the tournament, just as his entry kill stats (0.16 entry kills and 0.09 entry deaths per round), but he wasn't considered as he didn't make it to the playoffs.

The other player is our number 13 from the Top 20 players of 2010 list, Christophe "sixeR" Xia, whose team continued with their lack of success in major tournaments despite Xia's amazing displays. He was the player who carried his team the most with a rating 33% better than his team's average. Also, he had an excellent 0.35 awpKPR and was amazing in pistol rounds with a 1.88 pistol-round rating (partially thanks to this round).

MVP and All-Star team vote

In the MVP contention we have three major candidates, each of which probably deserves the title, but only one can have it in the end. 

The first one is the champion Richard "Xizt" Landström, with the lowest rating of the three, but with the most crucial performances in the playoffs, both in the semi-final and especially the final. He was also the best pistol-round player and the best clutcher of the event. 

The second candidate is Martin "trace" Heldt, the biggest one-man army of the three, as he led mTw to the final with many exquisite displays and a great all-round performance excelling in every area of the game. 

The third candidate is Filip "Neo" Kubski, statistically the most impressive of the group, and a player who didn't have a single bad performance during the event, although his downside is that his team finished in 3rd place. He also excelled in practically every area of the game, as he was the best fragger overall, 2nd best entry killer, 3rd best clutcher and also great with the awp.

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This time we will take the choice of the MVP a bit more seriously, as in addition to your votes here on the site, we will also consider opinions of some professional players and journalists which will count for half of the result. We will also for the first time include a choice for the All-Star team of the tournament (inspired by a blog on our site by Grandjean).

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Cast your votes until Wednesday, February 2nd when we will gather the results. We will announce the final decision later that day on who is the MVP of IEM5 European Championship Finals and what the All-Star lineup of the tournament looks like according to public's and experts' opinions. Feel free to share your thoughts on the topic and what was the reasoning behind your picks and stay tuned to HLTV.org.