The return of s1mple and the end of Jame’s career with AWP. Top teams that need a strong sniper.
A sniper is the most important role in Counter-Strike. Sometimes, a top-notch AWP player can single-handedly lead a team to victory, even if other aspects of the game are seriously sagging. A team may be tactically hungry or unable to cope with the opponents’ playstyle, but if they have a strong sniper, he can create the necessary advantage and bring the team back to the server. After the release of Counter-Strike 2, many teams forgot how important it is to have a quality sniper due to the poor state of the AWP in the game, but after a while, the developers fixed all the bugs, and the professional scene is once again dominated by teams with top-notch snipers. In this article, we will discuss the best teams in the world that are in dire need of a strong sniper and a list of possible players who could suit them.
Virtus.pro
Virtus.pro has been experiencing a huge decline lately, and it is connected not only with the tactical component, the conflict of positions on the maps and the narrow map pool, but also with the sniper style of Dzhami Jame Ali. The captain of VP has fallen out of the current meta and no longer makes such an impact as before. Dzhami Jame Ali is still a great captain and it is far from a fact that it is time for him to leave the team, he can make the necessary benefit in the tactical component and in the rifler position. In order to find a sniper, Virtus.pro still needs replacements and the only candidate for a kick is David n0rb3r7 Danielyan.
Virtus.pro is a club that has huge ambitions and resources, so we can see some famous player in the sniper position, whose transfer will not be entirely predictable. But this candidate must be Russian-speaking. Also, a young player from the academies of CIS clubs can become a new sniper. Among the established players, Abdul degster Gasanov may move to Virtus.pro if HEROIC decides to make some changes after all the problems with the player’s visa, or Artem ArtFr0st Kharitonov from PARIVISION. If the club decides to act for the future, it is quite possible to sign the promising Gleb gr1ks Gazin from Aurora Young Blud, who was even wanted to be included in the Aurora main roster when there was a chance that Denis deko Zhukov would become a rifler. The 18-year-old talent has a rating of 1.22 over the past three months, which is very good for a sniper.
Falcons
The Falcons roster is clearly assembled for higher achievements than it can achieve now. Perhaps the team will benefit from a stronger sniper than Alvaro SunPayus Garcia. Falcons are one of the richest clubs in esports and can afford the most expensive transfers. The team may return with an offer to Oleksandr s1mple Kostyliev, who really wants to return to the professional scene, but cannot do so because of the high buyout price from Natus Vincere, the teams simply do not have the money for the player. Falcons have already played with s1mple for one month on loan, but then the sniper played as a rifler and could not reveal his full potential. Now this is the only club that can afford to buy out Oleksandr Kostyliev and he can definitely help Falcons achieve higher results.
There are also rumors that Nikola NiKo Kovac will still join the club in 2025 and the contract has almost been signed. Along with him, Falcons may want to get a good friend of the Bosnian from G2 Esports, as well as one of the best snipers in the world – Ilya m0NESY Osipov. At one time, the players already wanted to move together to the Falcons, but it is difficult to say what will happen now, there are no rumors about the transfer of m0NESY yet.
Complexity
At one time, Complexity was one of the best teams in the North American region, but now its results are depressing. This is largely the fault of its sniper – Hakon Hallzerk Fjaerli, who is clearly no longer showing the same level and is not playing well in many situations. To improve its roster, Complexity does not even need to limit itself to its region, the club can easily invite a sniper from Europe or the CIS. Antonio MartinezSa Martinez from 9z, Alvaro SunPayus Garcia from Falcons or Brian Maka Kanda from 3DMAX could be suitable for this role. But Complexity may also be looking at young snipers from around the world, so predicting a new AWP player is a bit difficult.
Whether we will see these transfers is a big question. Reshuffles in esports are a complex thing and it depends not only on the team’s need for changes, but also on the capabilities of the organization, as well as the current contracts of suitable players for this position and their personal interest in this transfer. The price for snipers, as well as for captains, is significantly higher, since there is a big deficit of quality AWP players in the modern scene. However, these are exactly the reshuffles that can help these teams improve their game and return to the top of the best teams in the world.