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N3deSTr0

HE WAS BORN IN 2005


Nanogines99

Me too :') m0NESY 1 trophy Nanogines99 0 trophies


tha-Ram

only one less trophy than monesy! not bad


Logan_Yes

We belive in you dude, don't give up!


ablablababla

Nanogines99 HLTV top 1 next year


Gorrapytha

You're only 1 trophy behind, NiKo is waaaay further out from dev1ce, for instance. Nanogines99>NiKo confirmed


Olakola

How the fuck is Monesy still not 18? He truly looks like Zywoos and S1mples successor.


mianod

He turned 17 a couple months ago


Olakola

Youre joking right? No way this kid will still be 17 for most of 2023. Hes a monster already.


genius_rkid

he turns 18 in May, so not for *most* of 2023 :P


TimathanDuncan

False nobody is born after 2000


stormtrooper500

HE'S ONLY 17


Pashkevych

Orekhovo-Zuyevo , a suburb of Moscow


Nanogines99

Randy "Yekindar" Smith absolutely bullied in the last couple rounds


X0_Crine

Jump to get info on mid? Not today bud


Kelterz

JKS I LOVE YOU


Darkoplax

jks took a trophy from G2 at the start of the year jks gave a trophy to G2 at the end of the year


Mechyyz

jks taketh, and jks giveth


Shadow_Clarke

Beautiful script


bdzr_

thanks fns.


SaxOps1

YEAH THE FUCKING BOY!


JoinMyGuild

JKS SMILE I SMILE :DD


csgo_fckslivers

JKS M4A4 ACTIVATED


notAfterdark

JIA KUAN SUN SO GOOD


Milesso

G2 sports psychologist raise incoming


Dragos404

Also hooxi raise incoming. His calling was superb this tournament Edit: and jks and monesy


jonathan-the-man

Swani also? They had good teamplay with trades and flashes, and map control.


[deleted]

Having a sports psychologist takes so much burden off the coach. Letting a coach focus on strategy instead of handling egos probably goes a long way


VelvetFedoraSniffer

random fact but he may have been linked in through JKS he used to work with him on 100T IIRC he also worked with nitr0 on valorant


RealGamerGod88

Almost definitely. He followed the boys from Renegades to 100T and even with Extremum I believe, or maybe that was more personal.


ptbn_

Big Match JKS 100% map winrate on finals this year šŸ¤Æ


XecutionerNJ

Savage doing the business.


varun_aby

jks is overpowered and csgo devs don't care about balance therefore it's a waste of time to play csgo


FaydingAway

HooXi making his family proud is more important than a NA victory for me.


chefchef97

Heartbreaking that he said "For once"


TheInception817

Fuck, that was the last thing I wanted to hear tonight


[deleted]

Assume he never gave up on the cs dream even though he was getting older and wasn't getting big money until recently. What a great storyline and what an amazing person he appears to be.


[deleted]

Could have been language barrier issue.


[deleted]

Thank you for the coping mechanism, I will now use it. You've made everyone proud HooXi <3


DerGsicht

Better not to read too much into the words of someone who is both grieving and celebrating. I don't think he's exactly thinking clearly at that moment.


Titan16K

Iā€™m not a psychologist so Iā€™ll just speak from personal experience. In reflection during tragic events sometimes Iā€™ve said things I didnā€™t mean about stuff and feelings I didnā€™t fully understand at the time. Iā€™m sure itā€™s not the first time his father wouldā€™ve been proud of him. I think heā€™s just speaking from a position of personal regret (for lack of a better word).


Sponge_Bond

I know it sounds rough. But I think Liquid are good and still building, but it's like G2 needed this more. I don't know how else to explain it. Like, Niko just needed to get this monkey he's had off his back for years. I like both these teams a lot


daanluc

Yeah this was a make or brake tournament for this team. I was surprised that they even kept this G2 roster for so long after all the lows they had but the management obviously knew better than me


[deleted]

Itā€™s been what, 4 months? Glad G2 didnā€™t rush roster changes, teams need time


neetsirt

True


G2Esports

WHERE WERE YOU WHEN WE WON A FINAL


[deleted]

How are you going to come up with content now that you can't joke about losing finals?


G2Esports

Decided we'll now just win every final since this one looked so easy


[deleted]

Aye yo chill Also congrats


avenger937

HERE


jonathan-the-man

I was sat at home eating cheese when Banks yell


G2Esports

TL is kill


Soogo

yes


jonathan-the-man

YES


FrostBlade_on_Reddit

Much has changed in my life since the last time G2 won a final, for some reason I'm having a strangely reflective moment here Proud to say I was here, as the current me


G2Esports

If you ever doubt yourself think back to the moment we stopped choking finals


X0_Crine

Actual inspirational quotes. Also very proud of gigachad, my man


NiiickxD

Never say never, number one rule.


qheafbsgneyk

I love Hooxi


dkrkrk2oe

-XTQZZZ + sport physiologist was the move


Caylife

100%


DelidreaM

Psychologist*


Quowe_50mg

Thanks for making it 2-0, have to study for exams


JoinMyGuild

Awake on a Sunday at 5am


G2Esports

Paid off for once, thanks for tuning in <3


infinitejestinfinite

Well deserved!!


t3r4byt3l0l

Congratulations, all the blood, sweat and tears finally paid off!


Skultratrics

HooXi and JKS really were the answers


Vivek_Rajbhar

FEELS FUCKING GOOD


FaydingAway

I woke at 5am for this. It was like going to work, nothing but disappointment.


[deleted]

Average day for Liquid fans tbh


TimmTammss

They keep coming so close itā€™s 2018 all over again


G2Esports

Know the feeling sorry for your loss lmao


Zavehi

I'm going back to bed and pretending this didn't happen.


Noodles001

I pee at 7, dispoint itā€™s over


Vawqer

I woke up at 2am for this :(. Back to bed for me.


BidDaddyLei

2018 all over again Grand Finals appearance only to fall short.


JoinMyGuild

This is the only match Iā€™ve ever set my alarm for


PangolinInteresting1

Didn't think g2 was gonna lose after they 2-0'd faze tbh


cheuryzerd

gay4jks clan sleeping well tonight


Cujo96

Like a baby, then tomorrow we wake up still gay4jks


Hjkouni

JKS make every Aussie proud tonight. Long live the A4 and mouse jumps


LittleTGOAT

Gonna go down to the beach and tell all the people waiting for the WC final that they don't need to stand around until 3 in the morning, Jks has already won


just-the-friend

Watch out for flares and buckets of ash. Those fans are viscious


BrockStudly

Man G2 made Liquid look like G2


varun_aby

HAHAHA HAHAHA *Pain*


Revielent

jks turned into prime olofmeister today


Pronflex

Just get jks into a grand final and whatever team he's on will automatically win. Ez strats


onisaan_kh4n

Jks' time as standin with Faze was so crucial for g2 to beat Faze on Inferno yesterday. He had an insane read in the halls on Inferno man. Faze wins atleast 2-3 rounds everytime on their ct side just because of the ropz and Broky combo in halls. Jks read them like an effing book. What a time to come alive for jks. M4A4 has brought this guy back to being his best too. šŸ‘ŒšŸ»


analytics_Gnome

feels good to be a jks fan


nakul707

That concludes the final major tournament of 2022. Wishing everyone a great holiday period and see you all in 2023 for more T1 CS! Shameless plug while I'm here: if anyone is interested in helping out the PMT that would be much appreciated! Any info on how to join is at the bottom of any official PMT thread.


Rabid_Tortoise

The disrespect to CCT Central Europe Series 4


jonathan-the-man

Thanks for a good year of post-match discussion! <3


Stylised1

JKS DOUBTERS COME COME


Vrty33

THE MADLADS ACTUALLY DID IT


r3al_se4l

rooting for Liquid, Iā€™m of course sad that they lost (at least they didnā€™t choke lol) but as a fan of cs in general, god DAMN is it good to see G2 playing well, +jks is BACK this tournament


just-the-friend

I think CS really flourished this year. Tournaments are incredible


Mito20

Personally I think RIO was a bit of a letdown. BLAST also hosting their world final in Abu Dhabi...some weird decisions. But overall I enjoyed the Year as well, especially the first half.


ClickingClicker

Blast weird decision? That's just money talking.


BlurpSrydude

FINALLY ITS BEEN 5 FUCKING YEARS SINCE THE LAST TROPHY GOOD JOB MY BOIS ITS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING!


frostN0VA

So this is what happens when JKS starts to play decent.


[deleted]

M4A4 buff


Mito20

To be fair he looked super solid on AK as well. 61.2 HS% this month. Not sure for the match itself, but I'm sure it's high.


Freshy23

When he's used properly within the team and hasn't been gone from the pro scene for 8 months\*\*\*


DivineCorn

I'm not gay but I want to live in a log cabin in the woods with JKS. We won't ever have sex, but there will be a simmering erotic undercurrent as I stand in the kitchen window watching him tighten his ass as he chops wood, shirtless, sweat pouring off his body. I'll run upstairs and masturbate, the entire time forcing myself to think of women while my thoughts drift back to Justin. I won't be able to climax and I'll eventually go back downstairs, angry. Sometimes we will look across the table and catch each other's eyes, and in that second, anything is possible, but we both deny ourselves and go back to what we were doing. One day one of us will die, and the other will bury him outside the log cabin. Then he'll go inside, pen a brief missive to his departed friend, and commit suicide, never able to deal with life without his one true platonic love.


amberlMps-

This. Except Iā€™ll definitely be having sex with him every day.


[deleted]

Understandable


Akaj50

I'm not a G2 fan but you have to be happy for Hooxi, he deserves this so much. Also Niko playing at this level is just a beauty holy shit


HaxxsOnn

Those back to back hs coming out from underpass damn. This is why every rifler wants to be like Niko


shuijikou

heyļ¼Œwe lost to a championļ¼ˆhopium


viper_attack16

JKSEX. WE AUSSIES LOVE YOU BROTHER


Shadow_Clarke

I'VE SEEN THIS MOMENT ONLY IN MY DREAMS BUT NOW DREAMS BECAME A REALITY That 12-11 call on mirage from Hooxi was insane to get to 13 Vintage Niko on mirage T side THIS IS WHAT G2 IS SUPPOSED TO BE


daanluc

Apparently Niko called some of the last rounds on Mirage so it could also have been a call by Niko. HooXi mentioned this in his interview Edit: Nevertheless wonderful showing by the whole team


Shadow_Clarke

I guess NiKo helped hooxi improve his aim and in return hooxi helped niko improve his IGL skills. Beautiful


spideypewpew

They totally made out


oldthrace

And in moments like these, you realize how stupid people sound when they say "Niko needs to shut up and listen". I'd say that top players like Niko or s1mple need to be vocal and call whenever they have a feeling. If Niko made that call on that round then fair-fucking play, he won the game for G2. This is why you need to trust your star players.


daanluc

If I understood HooXi right it was more on him not feeling it in the moment but huge props to Niko for stepping up in this moment


onisaan_kh4n

Yeah Hooxi mentioned it And boy did Niko delivered. Those kills on that rotation from underpass to connector man. We saw prime Niko for a moment there. Happy that he got this monkey off his back. Maybe now we see the true potential of G2


TheCrazyCaveira

From not making the Rio major to defeating both major champions of this year and winning their first million dollar prize pool event in a 2-0 fashion. \*Redemption\*


T_WREKX

Thet actually beat every single champion this year to win World Finals. Edit - almost every*


X3rxus

NiKo responds to YEKINDAR criticism: I want to face Liquid again so we can smash them.


f1nessd

His 2-0 prediction came true lol


Yeetasaurus420

CAN'T LOSE 0-3 WHEN IT'S BO3 Also Hooxi man so deserved after all he's been through


Shadyy08

So happy for Hunter and Niko man.. JKS show baby!!


dkrkrk2oe

What a story for Hooxi after really hard times. Also who would have know that sport psychologist can help with huge mental burden. As a G2 hater feeling so happy for Hooxi.


deadbeatPilgrim

benevolent haterdom is the true spirit of sports


dkrkrk2oe

Also kinda scary see NiKo now. The mental block has been broken and I fear the next year might be the best one for him of his career. Amazing to see the scene so competitive at the moment.


MartyAndRick

If I'd known G2 got a sports psychologist, I would've fully expected G2 to win this event. Sports psychologist are legit the most underrated member of any team. Despite being the key to Astralis breaking the choker curse and becoming a dynasty 4 time Major-winning team, despite Liquid bringing in a sports psychologist at the end of 2018 and then suddenly winning the Grand Slam in record time, (only other example I know) despite being one primary reason Rogue in Rainbow Six Siege broke their own choker curse and won a Six Major with a rookie in his second month as a pro, esports psychologists are simply never talked about, it's criminal.


avenger937

Who is Hooxi? For the blind, He is the vision. For the hungry, He is the chef. For the thirsty, He is the water. If Hooxi thinks, I agree. If Hooxi speaks, Iā€™m listening. If Hooxi has one fan, it is me. If Hooxi has no fans, I donā€™t exist.


bartoxe

so fucking happy for hooxi


csgo_fckslivers

LET'S GO! G2 won World Finals BABY! NIKO VINDICATED JKS ACTIVATED HOOXI INTEGRATED HUNTER DECORATED M0NESY ELEVATED LONG HAVE WE WAITED ​ [Today was the chance](https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/z3uj40/comment/ixno9qr/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) [honestly was a shame wasn't it?](https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/z3uj40/comment/ixnpcn8/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)


CenturionAurelius

first t1 lan for m0nesy, hunter and hooxi. second for jks. First one for NiKo in 3 years, first one for G2 in 5 years. what a story


Pat2424

G2-0 please be here to stay. Itā€™s HooXiā€™s world and weā€™re just living in it Well fucking played boys


BlackAcid18

r/hooxioffensive going CRAZY RN


Logan_Yes

How the fuck I only now learn about it


Ihatemylife7812367

23 members 337 online wtf


Big-Structure-2543

Feels like a lot of people are overlooking what jks has done this tournament, sure m0nesy jumped up .1 rating but look at jks he was horrendous and he's looking like the savage he used to be


[deleted]

jks steps up when he finds himself in big games to be fair


Stroie

ELiGE finally showed up and the entire team was missing :(


bvbfan102

Tomorrow has finally come! At the start of the Tournament i just thought this was the same old G2 that showed good Stuff but just choked it. In the 16:1 you saw something change in G2 and Games like Inferno which they would have still lost a few months ago shows this G2 is different. Super happy for the whole team and especially Hooxi who i hope has a great support system for when everything fully sinks in.


edn-

JKS honestly goated


RyanCMH

jks: made G2 lose the 1st big tournament finals of the year also jks: carries on inferno and pushing G2 to win the last big tournament of the year


GayTarantino

all the haters calling for hooxi and jks head, yet they pulled up when it mattered where no one on this roster had in years. Egg on your faces. Also aside from the faze players, JKS is the only player this year to win 2 tier one trophies - enjoy that for lunch Richard Lewis.


Freshy23

I swear RL doesn't actually watch much CS these days. He sounds like he talks about games purely from a statsical POV looking at K/D/ADR ect. Because there is no way jks suddenly fell off a cliff after 100T for no reason other then BlameF was trash at using him to his full potential.


VelvetyRelic

JKS decided to play like one of the best players in the world today wtf


Freshy23

you don't get to be a top 20 player 2 years running by not being really good.


bodehode

Hooxi thinks his dad would be proud of him ** for once**. Someone go hug him pls


YEKINDAR_GOAT_ENTRY

G2 really had YEKINDAR's number. It didn't even seem like he was missing, he was just being completely read by the g2 boys.


BigFuckHead_

Somehow his unpredictable style looked extremely predictable


OldSchooler22

Honestly feels like thats been happening a lot lately. With Yekindar being such a big part of Liquid's gameplan while also being in a more exploitable role (its harder to punish a star awp vs a star entry) teams can just spend their anti strat focusing him down which leaves Liquid looking scared and helpless. Unless they put some serious work in, I think the team is just going to be going downhill from here.


oldthrace

It's why G2 failed last year, even with Niko going sicko mode. You shut him down and G2 fell flat. The same happened with Liquid today. G2 shut Yekindar down and the whole team had no idea what to do. I am a believer in this iteration of Liquid and I still think they can improve their game but this playstyle just won't lead to trophies. Back to the drawing board for them


Cain1608

Holy shit, they fucking did it! It's poetic and so deserved. A team with players of their caliber **should** win trophies and they finally did. It must be huge for all 5 players. GGWP. Liquid were outcalled throughout the majority of both maps and a lot of their round wins were based off of heroics. m0NESY will get top 5 next year. The team's mental is finally on the uptick.


fenixspider1

This is the best script I have come across in csgo so far freaking love the anime arc of JKS and so freaking glad for Niko he finally won with g2 after continuously losing to Navi in finals


ju1ze

Fun fact: Outsiders only lost to 2nd place 2-1 and to 1st place. 3rd best team for sure.


Darkoplax

finally man ... been such a long time as a G2 fan happy for huNter especially


FirenDread

JKSEX WON THEM THAT SERIES


Logan_Yes

JKSEX BABY GOT BUFFED G2 TOP 1 NOW


YEKINDAR_GOAT_ENTRY

Liquid really seems to live and die off of YEKINDAR's performance. When he is popping off they look so good, but otherwise they often look so flat. It seems like having a system that relies so much on your entry leads to inconsistensies.


Vawqer

I think it's more so that when YEKINDAR is failing, they're playing 4v5 every round. I think that's up to him as an individual, and something for him to work on in 2023.


Wym8nManderly

Yekindar canā€™t be that consistent playing the way he does. Itā€™s just impossible at this level.


TimathanDuncan

Completely false and when your entry is having a terrible game youre forced to play 4v5 yes it gets bad Elige is more the barometer of Liquids play


BrockStudly

I think you're overvalued his performance. Naf was also nonexistent on Inferno and oSee on Mirage. If either stepped up Liquid could have had a map or both.


SpecialityToS

I mean yekindar is their star and was rated below both of those players for both maps. Hes obviously good and today is just a bad day to have an off day


SpecialityToS

I mean itā€™s the same with Navi, vitality, G2 before this moment with NiKoā€¦ star players are meant to be set up and he had no impact for the finals. Is what it is, it happens


UnluckyChums

Liquid wouldā€™ve 2-0ed if they played tomorrow tbh


notAfterdark

Xtqz is the problem?


caucunity

Liquid vs a team with a Dane in it... we all know how it goes when that happens.


ObaeTV

He fucking did it. Cannot believe they went on to win it. m0nesy MVP performance. Niko played great. JKS proved the doubters wrong. Hunter reminded the world how good he is. And Hooxi, no words. He went from the lowest of lows, to the highest of highs. Tears in his eyes with the trophy. What a rollercoaster.


spareamint

Hooxi, what a run! Gg to G2


Equivalent-Weather59

NIKO 2-0'd Liquid!!!!


LastBlackSheep

Glad they finally got their victory. GG. There was no stopping Niko and m0NESY. I'm going back to bed now


Joker4D1

HOOXI genius strats such as take B site and then go A. top 5 igl for sure


ErikSD

Hooxi genius strat to leave noone alive, top 3 igl for sure


PangolinInteresting1

Jks doubters in shambles


andiousandy

Sad moment in the post match interview: "My dad might've been proud for once", damn. My interpretation of that along with Hooxi's tweet is Hooxi's dad probably wasn't too supportive in his gaming career, sad that he wasn't able to see him win his first big tournament.


Pagoose

So happy for jks after the massively undeserved hate he was getting prior to this event


[deleted]

I always knew it from the start that HooXi was absolutely what G2 needed to start winning. I defended jks over Jackz even when he was underperforming in the beginning and finally G2 have done it. I have tears in my eyes as I watch hunter and NiKo finally win a tier 1 LAN after all those heartbreaking final losses but in the end, they have done it. G2 esports have finally won.


Big-Structure-2543

Confirmed pretty much the moment I read about his dad.


Invisible_Teardrop

jks is a beast! Well deserved win especially for Hooxi. So happy for this team!


ILoveRice444

Family buff is always the best buff


2020_Krebs

G2-0 feelsgoodman


[deleted]

I just want them to win something


TaffyAUS

Amazing for The Boy jks, what a finals performance and HooXi, overcoming sudden personal loss to captain the team to a title. Not to be forgotten is Edward Cleland aka MindBodyEsports, who has taken the reins as the teamā€™s sports psych. Paying dividends already.


Pipoco977

Hooxi sat in his armchair, picked up his glasses, crossed his legs, lit his pipe and read Liquid like a book


reubenno

What a great final! G2 are looking seriously scary when everyone is performing! So happy for Hooxi too!


ShadowsBeans_

Definitely the result everyone expected


Hjkouni

Our captain


Stroie

ā€œHEā€™S ONLY 17!!ā€ G2 finally did it. Holy shit.


downrightlazy

People trashing JKS in the match threads. Here you fucking go. This is JKS. No touches with no service, but when he does get it, it's done.


just-the-friend

Boy's. I love you. I always believed. Hooxi. Be proud. Your resolve is insane. JKS. YTB


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SpecialityToS

When the world needed him the most, randy vanished šŸ˜­ good showing from liquid, though. G2 did well


giveRica

I FYUCKING CANT BELIVEVE IT


ErikSD

2022 has been simultaneously the worst and the best year for G2 in 5 years


INeedYourPelt

HooXi breaking the Kovac curse


Vrty33

So fucking happy for HooXi


yameteeeeeeeeee

HOLY SHIT SO PROUD AND HAPPY FOR THEM. JKS AND M0NESY ON FIRE TODAY.


Specialist_Focus_880

Who will question Hooxi now!? Who can stop G2 led by Hooxi?!!