{"id":6447,"date":"2024-02-22T22:45:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T22:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/news\/cs-2\/top-5-snipers-to-complete-cloud9-roster"},"modified":"2024-02-22T22:45:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T22:45:39","slug":"top-5-snipers-to-complete-cloud9-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/top-5-snipers-to-complete-cloud9-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"TOP-5 Snipers to Complete Cloud9 Roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cloud9\u00a0<\/strong>results show that playing without a main sniper is hard these days. If you examine their players and their outcomes, they are different from what you might expect. <\/p>\n<p>Their players are top players in the world, and they had much better results when they all played in other teams; now, they&#8217;re like the only team out there trying to play it without a sniper, which is very difficult on most maps.<\/p>\n<h3>Cloud9 Past Tournaments Achievements:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>5-6th <\/strong>place at<strong> BetBoom Dacha<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>5-6th <\/strong>place<strong> <\/strong>at<strong> BLAST Premier: World Final 2023<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>2nd <\/strong>place at<strong> PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European Qualifier A<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>9-12th <\/strong>place at<strong> BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>13-16th <\/strong>place at <strong>Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Five Players That Would Seem to Make a Good Upgrade<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>degster<\/h3>\n<div class=\"_44tKOV3EvA2Ivv21VkJmnQ==\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/7f3c197813b35d96.jpeg\"> <span><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"lNHCeuVfx3n+4j-MEOe3bg==\"><em>degster<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name: <\/strong>Abdulkhalik Gasanov<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>22<\/p>\n<p><strong>Country: <\/strong>Russia<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current Team: <\/strong>Inactive<\/p>\n<p><strong>Role: <\/strong>Sniper<\/p>\n<p><strong>Statistics: <\/strong>1.20 Rating 2.0; 1.29 K\/D ratio<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biggest Achievements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1st <\/strong>place at<strong> DreamHack Open January 2021: Europe<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1st <\/strong>place at<strong> Pinnacle Cup II<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>3rd-4th <\/strong>place at<strong> BLAST Premier: World Final 2022<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Additional Info:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Degster\u00a0<\/strong>had a good start playing with\u00a0<strong>Team Spirit<\/strong>\u00a0and was later invited to join the international team\u00a0<strong>OG<\/strong>. Since then, he got a\u00a0<strong>1.20 average rating<\/strong>\u00a0to his name, and it wasn&#8217;t just some random teams. He played against such Top teams as\u00a0<strong>Vitality<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>FaZe<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Cloud9\u00a0<\/strong>itself, back when\u00a0<strong>Cloud9\u00a0<\/strong>still had one of the top snipers in the world as their main sniper.\u00a0<strong>Degster\u00a0<\/strong>didn&#8217;t drop below a\u00a0<strong>1.00 rating<\/strong>\u00a0for most games, which shows this guy&#8217;s consistency and skill level overall. This guy&#8217;s extra advantage might be that he seems like one of the players who can hype the team throughout a game, and it&#8217;s something that\u00a0<strong>Cloud9\u00a0<\/strong>previous sniper\u00a0<strong>&#8216;sh1ro&#8217;<\/strong>\u00a0did well. He is currently benched in his organization, OG, so buying this guy out might cost much less than it seems.<\/p>\n<h3>m0nesy<\/h3>\n<div class=\"_44tKOV3EvA2Ivv21VkJmnQ==\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/f7ab91fc625299dc.jpeg\"> <span><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"lNHCeuVfx3n+4j-MEOe3bg==\">m0nesy<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name: <\/strong>Ilya Osipov<\/li>\n<li><strong>Age: <\/strong>18<\/li>\n<li><strong>Country: <\/strong>Russia<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current Team: <\/strong>G2<\/li>\n<li><strong>Role: <\/strong>Sniper<\/li>\n<li><strong>Statistics: <\/strong>1.28 Rating 2.0; 1.30 K\/D ratio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Biggest Achievements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Top 7 <\/strong>player in the World in <strong>2022<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Top 4 <\/strong>player in the World in <strong>2023<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1st <\/strong>place at <strong>Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1st p<\/strong>lace at<strong> Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1st-2nd <\/strong>place at<strong> PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR A<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Additional Info:<\/h3>\n<p>He is one of the most prominent young star snipers out there. There are no words needed about this guy. Everyone who is even a little fan of\u00a0<strong>Counter-Strike 2<\/strong>\u00a0knows him and what he is capable of. He could be an upgrade for almost any team out there. <\/p>\n<p>This guy is talented in everything, whether holding a site or entry-fragging, and his clutches abilities are on top of that. There is no such test, but if you look at his games and any other player, you might think he is the fastest player in the world.\u00a0<strong>The most challenging part about getting him is<\/strong>\u00a0the Insane Buy-Out price because of the big organization he plays for and his level.<\/p>\n<h3>headtr1ck<\/h3>\n<div class=\"_44tKOV3EvA2Ivv21VkJmnQ==\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/469852bab8eaed92.jpeg\"> <span><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"lNHCeuVfx3n+4j-MEOe3bg==\"><em>headtr1ck<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name: <\/strong>Danyyl Valytov<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age:<\/strong> 19<\/p>\n<p><strong>Country:<\/strong> Ukraine<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current Team:<\/strong> NiP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Role:<\/strong> Sniper<\/p>\n<p><strong>Statistics:<\/strong> 1.12 Rating 2.0; 1.20 K\/D ratio<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biggest Achievements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1st-3rd<\/strong> place at <strong>BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2022<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>9th-11th<\/strong> place at <strong>BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1st-3rd<\/strong> place at <strong>BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Additional Info:<\/h3>\n<p>He is yet to get his experience. The only experience this guy had was playing in <strong>NiP<\/strong>, a team that hadn&#8217;t been successful for a long time, and it&#8217;s hard to say who or what the problem was.\u00a0<strong>headtr1ck<\/strong>\u00a0has a\u00a0<strong>1.12 average<\/strong> rating\u00a0across his big-stage career so far. Although he has potential, he needs to find the right team and players to become a consistent and experienced player. His extra advantage here for<strong>\u00a0Cloud9<\/strong>\u00a0might be that he is new and ready to learn and play anything they want. The hardest part about getting this guy will also be because it&#8217;s not a tiny organization he&#8217;s currently representing,\u00a0<strong>NiP<\/strong>, which will end up in a significant amount of money they must pay him.<\/p>\n<h3>ArtFr0st<\/h3>\n<div class=\"_44tKOV3EvA2Ivv21VkJmnQ==\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2a793733b9b697c0.jpeg\"> <span><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"lNHCeuVfx3n+4j-MEOe3bg==\"><em>ArtFr0st<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name: <\/strong>Artem Kharitonov<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>22<\/p>\n<p><strong>Country: <\/strong>Russia<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current Team: <\/strong>PARIVISION<\/p>\n<p><strong>Role: <\/strong>Snipe<strong>r<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Statistics: <\/strong>1.18 Rating 2.0; 1.33 K\/D ratio<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biggest Achievements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1st <\/strong>place at<strong> BetBoom Dacha<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1st <\/strong>place at<strong> CCT West Europe Series #1<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1st <\/strong>place at<strong> CCT North Europe Series #6<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1st <\/strong>place at<strong> Dunav Party LAN<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1st <\/strong>place at<strong> Thunderpick World Championship 2023: European Series #2<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Additional Info:<\/h3>\n<p>I am among the youngest out here if we talk about experience on a big stage.\u00a0<strong>Artem\u00a0<\/strong>had a good\u00a0<strong>rating of 1.18<\/strong>\u00a0with an average of\u00a0<strong>1.04<\/strong>\u00a0while he played against\u00a0<strong>the ten best teams<\/strong>\u00a0in the rankings. His first serious team to play against was\u00a0<strong>Team Spirit Academy<\/strong>. After that, he got into their main roster, and now he is trying to find his success playing for\u00a0<strong>PROVISION<\/strong>. Other than that, there&#8217;s not much to say, but this guy looks promising, and at some point, the big team will try him out and see what he is capable of on a big stage.<\/p>\n<h3>deko<\/h3>\n<div class=\"_44tKOV3EvA2Ivv21VkJmnQ==\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/8f92d4c7e97a9e93.jpeg\"> <span><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"lNHCeuVfx3n+4j-MEOe3bg==\"><em>deko<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Denis Zhuko<strong>v<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age:<\/strong> 22<\/p>\n<p><strong>Country: <\/strong>Russia<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current Team<\/strong>: Aurora<\/p>\n<p><strong>Role: <\/strong>Sniper<\/p>\n<p><strong>Statistics: <\/strong>1.23 Rating 2.0; 1.36 K\/D ratio<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biggest Achievements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1st <\/strong>place at<strong> Malta Vibes Knockout Series #2<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1st <\/strong>place at<strong> BetBoom Playlist. Freedom<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1st <\/strong>place at<strong> CCT Online Finals #3<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1st <\/strong>place at<strong> CCT East Europe Series #2<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1st <\/strong>place at <strong>CCT East Europe Series #3<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Additional Info:<\/h3>\n<p>This guy is known for his high individual skill, which he shows in most of the games, and he does it with consistency. But he didn&#8217;t have a chance to show himself on a big stage. He was expected to do extensive at some point and be in one of the top world teams, but he has yet to find that success. It could be his time and chance, and one of the advantages is that he recently played in the same team with current\u00a0<strong>Cloud9\u00a0<\/strong>in-game leader\u00a0<strong>&#8216;Boombl4&#8217;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<p>However, we will see more of\u00a0<strong>Cloud9<\/strong>\u00a0playing without the main sniper once again very soon at\u00a0<strong>BLAST Premier Spring Showdown<\/strong>, which kicks off on\u00a0<strong>March 6<\/strong>, and who knows, maybe they show us that they don&#8217;t need one yet. But so far, it&#8217;s hard to believe because if you look at any other team, you can see the impact of a sniper. Even if it&#8217;s not a top player, it&#8217;s one of the game&#8217;s leading and most essential roles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cloud9\u00a0results show that playing without a main sniper is hard these days. If you examine their players and their outcomes, they are different from what you might expect. Their players are top players in the world, and they had much better results when they all played in other teams; now, they&#8217;re like the only team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":6448,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5,112],"class_list":{"0":"post-6447","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cs-2","8":"tag-cs2","9":"tag-csgo-top-players"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6447\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}