The beginning of 2023 turned out to be a breakthrough for the CS: GO teams from the CIS. Our rosters have victories at the two largest tournaments of this year – Natus Vincere’s triumph at BLAST Premier: Global Final 2023 and the Gambit Esports championship at IEM Katowice 2023. Analysts admire the teams’ performances, and one by one rivals complain about their “unique style of play”. Cybersport.ru tried to figure out the secret of the success of the teams from the CIS.
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Pistol round on Overpass from Virtus.pro
Is there a better start to the map than a pistol round won without opposition? This is how the battle between Virtus.pro and FURIA started in the framework of cs_summit 7 on Overpass. The players of the CIS team decided to build an attack around the “length” near the base A and guessed right, not finding a single opponent there. While VP was in a convenient position for throwing grenades, the Brazilian team gave aggression under the opposite point, which was ultimately unsuccessful. Most likely, Jame learned the favorite tactics of the Brazilians for pistol rounds, but, of course, he could not know for sure. The formula for success from Virtus.pro: grouped attack in one direction + some luck = great start of the map.