They can do it again. CS:GO Major Champions at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024
The only thing more difficult than winning a major is winning it again. However, some esports players managed to become champions of several Valve tournaments. But the professional scene has moved to CS2, which means that all achievements will lose their significance over time, because they were in an outdated game. However, at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 there are 20 players who can prove that they are also strong in the updated version of the shooter. In this article we will talk about the main contenders to become major champions in both versions of Counter-Strike.
Team Vitality
The main contenders for the first title in CS2 are the trio of champions of the last CS:GO major – BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023. The composition of Team Vitality has undergone some changes, but apEX, ZywOo and Spinx can repeat the success they achieved in the previous version of the shooter. They were joined by Shahar flameZ Shushan and William mezii Merriman, who until this moment had no experience on the big stage, but the team is still one of the strongest in the world.
Their main rival will be Team Spirit, which has not yet managed to lift the major cup over its head, but has a great chance of doing so and has promising star players. Team Vitality’s advantage will be Mathieu ZywOo Herbaut, who has returned to prime form and is showing why he is considered the best player in the world. Unlike Danil donk Kryshkovets, the Frenchman has enormous experience on the professional stage and will not feel pressure at the major.
Cloud9
Cloud9 also has a champion core. All players except Sergey Ax1Le Rykhtorov have already won a major. ElectroNic, Boombl4 and Perfecto did it together with Natus Vincere, and HObbit together with the golden squad of Gambit Esports. The C9 roster has had colossal ambitions since its founding, but over time, faith in the team disappears. The team has many problems and has not achieved success in any major tournament. Cloud9’s unexpected breakthrough at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 is absolutely unbelievable; in order to get into shape and compete with the best teams, they need major changes.
FaZe Clan
FaZe Clan will also compete for the championship at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024. The team is not a clear favorite, but still has a huge chance of winning another major. The team lost one of its strongest players, Russel Twistzz Van Dulken, but received the no less talented David frozen Chernyansky. This update can breathe new strength into the team, which has begun to stagnate and lose its position. FaZe has two older players in Finn karrigan Andersen and Howard rain Nygaard, but they are still full of strength and desire to win. If the team gains momentum and feels the tournament, it will be difficult to stop it.
Virtus.pro
The «dark horse» of PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 is Virtus.pro. Nobody puts them among the favorites of the major, but this was also the case with the IEM Rio Major 2022 they won. VP is the most difficult team in terms of preparation and the matches themselves, the team’s sticky and well-calibrated style often breaks teams that are not ready for this. The composition remained practically the same, but received a newcomer in the person of Nikolay mir Bityukov. It’s difficult to say yet whether he has become a strengthening or weakening of the team, since he is playing inconsistently. Sometimes it can be the key to victory, but there are times when it suffers greatly in terms of statistics. The success of Virtus.pro will depend on the quality of training of Dzhami Jame Ali and coach Dastan dastan Akbaev, the team definitely needs new ideas, since over time the world giants still adapt to VP’s default tactics and they have no problems stopping them.
The rest of the CS:GO major champions
The remaining champions from CS:GO do not have such a great chance of triumph at the first CS2 major. They went to different teams from their teammates and do not aspire to high places in the current teams. Such players are Snax, gla1ve, FalleN, coldzera and b1t. The first one even got to PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 by a lucky coincidence – GamerLegion replaced 9 Pandas who were unable to obtain Schengen visas. Lukas gla1ve Rossander and Valeriy b1t Vakhovskiy have the most prospects. ENCE and Natus Vincere are not the favorites of the major, but they can force the strongest teams to fight.
We will soon find out whether any of the old champions will be able to repeat their success in Counter-Stike 2. The Opening Stage is already in full swing and in the coming days, teams from the Elimination Stage, in which most of the above-mentioned esportsmen play, will enter the fight for the trophy.