The Debut of Anubis at the Tier-1 Scene
One of the most intriguing moments of the BLAST finals in 2022 is the answer to the question, "will the teams pick Anubis?" In November, Valve released an update that changed the competitive map pool. The developers replaced Dust2 with Anubis. You can read more about the patch here. In general, the location is alright and is a worthy replacement for Dust2. However, the entire eSports community was far from satisfied with the changes in the map pool. You can find players' opinions here.
The teams did not have enough time to train the new map, and we will not be able to enjoy Anubis fully. Despite this, such teams as OG and Team Liquid can bet on a new location to surprise the tournament's favorites. The matches on Anubis promise to be among the most interesting in the championship.
S1mple vs. ZywOo: Who Will Be the Best Player Of the Year?
In the last few years, summing up the year's results and choosing the best player in CS:GO, the community has been arguing about the candidacy. Is it Alexander s1mple Kostylev or Mathieu ZywOo Erbo? The performance of these two esports athletes is better than shows other professional CS:GO players. The only one who is breathing down their backs is Nikola NiKo Kovacs. However, this year, Kovach and G2 Esports could have played better, which minimizes his chances for high positions in the top of the year's best players.
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Before the start of the summer break in competitive CS, there was no doubt that s1mple was the best player of the year, but after the resumption of tournaments, the situation changed somewhat. Kostylov never got into optimal game form, and Natus Vincere's performance at IEM Rio Major 2022 could have been more successful. "Born to win" took only 5-8th place at the Major, losing to FURIA Esports. In turn, ZywOo was able to find motivation during the vacation and made incredible progress on an individual level.
The title of MVP at BLAST Premier: World Final 2022 practically guarantees one or the other e-athlete the title of the best player of 2022. Whoever it is, S1mple or ZywOo, for him, this will be the third award in his career, which will become a record on the professional stage.
Active Use of Six Players Squad From Natus Vincere
The most discussed topic of the last month is "what will be the composition of NAVI next year?" Rumors about possible changes in the composition appeared even during the summer break and continue to this day. Someone is not satisfied with the game of Viktor sdy Orujev, and someone does not like Denys electroNic Sharypov in the role of the captain, and so on. The club decided to keep the roster the same and try to repeat the story with Valery b1t Vakhovsky, when an athlete from the academy gradually rises to the core and grows into a star. As part of "born winners," b1t earned more than a million dollars in prize money in two years. Andrey Nipl Kuharsky will repeat Vakhovsky's feat.
I checked the status in an hour and noticed that the trio of s1mple, elec, and b1t has a noticeable drop in form in the second half of 2022, but perf and sdy continue to play at the level. Just in June, elec became a cap, and the "bombers" stopped dominating that hard. Perhaps there are better ideas than the replacement of sdy by nipl.Fedor KvaN Zakharov
Before the BLAST final, the team spent a week at the boot camp, preparing to play the upcoming six-player tournament. As the coach of the team Andrey B1ad3 Horodensky said, they want to share the maps between sdy and nipl. Will it work? It needs to be clarified. This was the first professional team that had done this.
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As for Kuharsky, he gained good individual form and became the owner of the highest rating in the European division of the FACEIT Pro League a few days before the start of BLAST Premier: World Final 2022. However, it is one thing to play in comfort and online and another in a LAN tournament. And in general, it will not be so easy to knock out the experienced Orujev from the main team of Natus Vincere.
Last Chance For the Current Lineup of G2 Esports
The summer restructuring in G2 caused a lot of conflicting opinions in the esports community. The arrival of Rasmus HooXi Nielsen in the slot of the in-game leader and the mediocre Justin jks Savage could not improve the team's results, if not worsen them. As a result, G2 Esports is constantly criticized, and the only thing they are good at is making fun of themselves on Twitter.
The upcoming competition looks like the last race for the current team, and even a victory in it is unlikely to be a lifeline for them. In 2022, G2 did not win a single trophy, and all attempts to rebuild the team failed. As a result, the team's stars look exhausted and need a reboot.
Can Outsiders Clinch IEM Rio Major 2022's Results?
Exactly one month has passed since the Outsiders' victory at IEM Rio Major 2022. For a month, the team did not take part in official matches. After winning the Major, do they still have the power to take the BLAST cup? Hardly.
All the team captain does is give out interviews, in which he repeats over and over again that the players are squeezed out and may end their careers. Such sentiments within the lineup do not inspire confidence, but despite this, many continue to place the Outsiders as the main favorites for BLAST Premier: World Final 2022.
The only factor that allows us to believe in the possible victory of the Outsiders in the upcoming tournament is the weak form of direct competitors in the fight for the championship. NAVI is waiting for the reshuffle, FaZe Clan has been struggling for several months, and Team Vitality will not be able to win, putting everything on ZywOo's shoulders.
BLAST Premier: World Final 2022 will be held from December 14 to 18 in Abu Dhabi. The teams will raffle off a prize fund of $1 000 000. You can follow the schedule and results of the championship here.
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