5 Rising Stars to Watch at the Major: Next Generation of CS Talent

5 Rising Stars to Watch at the Major: Next Generation of CS Talent

By Marcus Thompson

December 24, 2024 at 05:32 AM

Starting directly with player profiles...

Timur "FL4MUS" Marev - GamerLegion

  • Age: 20 (Russia)
  • Key Stats: 1.23 rating across 14 maps at PW Shanghai Major 2024 Europe RMR Group A
  • Notable Strengths:
    • Excellent multi-frag potential
    • 60.2% headshot rate
    • Strong pre-aim and CIS-style movement
    • 86.5 ADR in full buy rounds
  • Role Adaptability:
    • CT: Versatile anchor (A site Inferno, yard on Nuke, mid on Ancient)
    • T: Effective lurker with strategic aggression
  • Key Characteristics:
    • Selfless playstyle
    • Strong team coordination
    • Calculated aggression
    • Natural leadership qualities

Tomas "tomaszin" Corna - BESTIA

  • Age: 20 (Argentina)
  • Performance: 1.37 rating across 9 maps at Americas RMR
  • Strengths:
    • Exceptional opening duels (1.49 K/D ratio)
    • 103.8 ADR in full buy rounds
    • Strong multi-frag ability
    • Versatile positioning
  • Key Positions:
    • CT: Excels as mid player (Ancient, Anubis)
    • T: Effective lurker (B on Mirage, apps on Inferno)
  • Development Needs:
    • Role specialization
    • More consistent position assignment

Dmytro "jambo" Semera - Passion UA

  • Age: 20 (Ukraine)
  • RMR Performance: 1.11 rating across 10 maps
  • Strengths:
    • Modern AWP style
    • Strong rifle skills
    • Quick decision-making
    • Creative utility usage
  • Best Maps:
    • T side: Anubis (1.46 rating)
    • CT side: Inferno (1.39 rating), Vertigo (1.30 rating)
  • Notable Achievement:
    • 1.35 rating in Major qualification match vs VP

Kaisar "ICY" Faiznurov - Cloud9

  • Age: 19 (Kazakhstan)
  • RMR Stats: 1.19 rating across 9 maps
  • Playstyle:
    • Calculated aggression
    • Strong refrag ability
    • Conservative AWP usage
    • Excellent post-plant positioning
  • Best Maps:
    • Dust2 (1.44 rating)
    • Vertigo (1.27 rating)
  • Major Qualification Performance:
    • 2.00 rating on Mirage
    • 1.44 rating on Dust2

Nikita "jackasmo" Skyba - Passion UA

  • Age: 17 (Ukraine)
  • RMR Performance: 1.00 rating across 10 maps
  • Key Strengths:
    • 61.3% headshot percentage
    • Excellent utility usage
    • Fast reaction time
    • Mature playstyle
  • Best Positions:
    • CT: B anchor on Vertigo (1.30 rating)
    • T: Mid on Anubis (1.15 rating)
  • Notable Characteristic:
    • Advanced game sense despite young age
    • Strong performance against tier-1 teams

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