Alexander "s1mple" Kostylev shared his impressions of Counter-Strike 2 on his Twitter account. The Natus Vincere sniper advised everyone aspiring to become professional CS2 players not to rush but to wait for updates.

I can clearly tell that if you want to become CS2 pro you still have 3 months, don’t play this shit game rn, wait for updates

Alexander "s1mple" Kostylev

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Counter-Strike 2 was released on September 27th, replacing the previous version of the game, CS:GO. Despite the full launch, CS2 still has many bugs and issues. Both casual and professional players complain about the game's raw appearance, leading Valve to release updates almost daily.

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The first major tournament on CS2 is scheduled to be IEM Sydney 2023. It is planned for October 16th to 22nd and will have a prize pool of $250,000. Teams like Vitality, ENCE, G2, MOUZ and NAVI will participate in IEM Sydney 2023.

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