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Video: NiKo vs ZywOo in a 1v1

A battle between the world's best player and the world's fourth-best player

2021-03-06 | @BakSophus

Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut was crowned the number one player of 2020 by the official rankings of HLTV. Whilst the discussion was primarily between "S1mple" and "ZywOo", with the likes of "device" being thrown into the conversation by some, there is also an argument to be made about the Bosnian star from G2 Nikola "NiKo" Kovač.

He was ranked as the fourth-best player in 2020 and with an overall ranking of 1.18 throughout 2020, it is no surprise as to why he is, by many, regarded as one of the best players in the entire world.

In a youtube video posted by the tournament organizers BLAST Premier, we have been granted a 1v1 between the French AWP'er in "ZywOo" and the 22-year-old rifler "NiKo".

Take a look, as the two top-tier players battle it out in a duel between only the two of them. You can watch the entire video and find out who is the victor right here:

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