G2 Esports stunned the CS2 <\/em>community by winning IEM Dallas 2024 with a stand-in, Stewie2K. The organization is now eyeing a North American Counter-Strike 2<\/em> star, but it’s not the Smoke Criminal.<\/p>
G2 is reportedly in talks with a Guatemalan CS2<\/a><\/em> prodigy from M80, Mario “malbsMd” Samayoa, according to Dust2.us. But, at the time of writing, it’s unclear who the player would be replacing on the European roster.<\/p>
Historically speaking, G2 hasn’t acquired many North American players in CS2<\/em>. In fact, Stewie2K was the first one from the region to wear the black and white jersey<\/a>. Nevertheless, malbsMd recent stats prove he’s certainly someone to keep an eye on.<\/p>
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Over the past six months, the Guatemalan 21-year-old has achieved a 1.32 rating, according to HLTV<\/a>. He boasts this stat alongside 91.8 average damage per round, 0.84 average kills per round, and a jaw-dropping 1.59 impact.<\/p>
While M80 are slowly on the rise in the Americas and have been a part of a few notable events as of late, they’re still far from scratching the surface of the top. At ESL Pro League Season 19, they came 17-20th and finished 13-16th at IEM Dallas 2024. However, malbsMd kept up his impressive form in many tournaments. In the last six months, he had a rating below one only twice, according to HLTV<\/a>.<\/p>
G2 are currently competing at BLAST Premier Spring Finals 2024<\/a>, which began with a loss to Team Spirit. However, they were missing their best player in the form of m0NESY, who arrived late in London due to visa issues<\/a>. A summer break in CS2<\/em> commences after the event, so we’ll likely hear more rumors and possible confirmations once it begins.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
