Rasmus HooXi Nielsen gave an interview on the portal HLTV.org. He talked about how he fulfills his role and sees the other team players.

HooXi talked about how he uses Ilya m0NESY Osipov in his rounds.

I try to use him where a high level of individual performance is required. I think he has not been used like that before. For example, on Nuke, the AWPer of the T side often stays on the roof and throws grenades, and it seemed to me that m0NESY plays like Nuke on every map, and I don't think that's the point. Even on a map like Inferno, he can go mid and kill one opponent, then the second kill with no-scope, and we won the round. Calling is very simple when you send a 17-year-old guy to the mid and win a round.

Rasmus HooXi Nielsen

How Much Has HooXi's Captaincy Affected m0NESY?

To understand how much HooXi influenced m0NESY's game, let's compare the most successful G2 tournaments this year under the captaincy of the Danish captain and Alexa Aleksib Virolainen.

At IEM Katowice 2022, G2, led by Aleksib, took second place and m0NESY was one of the best team players. Then he scored a 6.5 rating, and his sniper's average number of kills per round was 0.74.

At the same time, at the BLAST Premier World Final 2022, under the captaincy of HooXi, the player showed a much better performance. His average rating was 7, and he made 0.82 kills per round.

From this, it can be concluded that HooXi gave more space to the sniper, which allowed him to show a better level of performance.

The captain also talked about the role of Nikola NiKo Kovacs in the team.

Looking at the final, you can see that he made entries much more often than others. He makes entries to help the team because someone has to run forward, and he is always in this position, which makes sense because of the timing. This is personal growth, and I am glad to have him on my team.

Rasmus HooXi Nielsen

Did NiKo Really Change His Style?

Let's look at IEM Katowice 2022, NiKo's second result this year, and his open frag statistics at this tournament. Then he made 0.159 of all first murders, and the statistics for first deaths was 0.115.

At the BLAST Premier World Final 2022, his statistics in these aspects worsened. So HooXi is wrong?

The Danish captain may not be right about statistical significance, but NiKo's style has changed. The Bosnian became more of a lurker, thanks to which we saw many smart rounds. In those rounds, opponents of G2 did not understand until the last moment what bomb site the team was occupying.

When Will G2 Play?

The 2022 professional season is over, and we won't see any more tournaments this year. The next event for G2 will be IEM Katowice 2023, which will begin on January 31.