G2’s incredible eight-event playoff streak in Counter-Strike 2<\/em> is in jeopardy as the IEM Dallas champions enter this week’s BLAST Premier Spring Final without star AWPer m0NESY, who can’t make the trip to the U.K. due to a visa issue.<\/p>
The organization announced coach TaZ<\/a> will enter the server with the team in a June 10 post on X (formerly Twitter)<\/a>, replacing the star AWPer for BLAST Spring Finals. The team will once more need to defy the odds with a stand-in if they hope to keep their playoff streak alive, with G2 making the finals of every offline CS2<\/a><\/em> tournament they’ve attended dating back to the sequel’s launch last September.<\/p>
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The G2 social team joked it was “wanting to recreate the success from Dallas,” where the squad took out the tier-one event<\/a> despite the absence of captain HooXi, who attended his sister’s wedding. With Stewie2K, shot-caller NiKo led the squad to its first win in CS2<\/em><\/a>. However, the absence of wunderkind m0NESY might be a step too far for G2 this time.<\/p>
Following that HONORIS stint and the team’s demise, TaZ announced his retirement<\/a> from competitive play and moved to a coaching role. He then eventually landed in the G2 setup ahead of the 2024 competitive season<\/a>.<\/p>
It is unclear who will wield the big green for G2, although we have seen NiKo play a hybrid role<\/a> with the rifle before. The IEM Dallas champs will open their BLAST Premier Spring Finals<\/a> campaign against Donk’s Team Spirit on June 12 at 1:30pm CT.<\/p>
Update June 11, 8:50am<\/strong>: HLTV reported<\/a> that G2 eventually got his visa approved at the last-minute and will be travelling with the team to London. The organization has yet to confirm the report, though, they teased it with the “eyes” emoji<\/a> on their X profile. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
