Top 6 Best CSGO Players Missing From Paris Major 2023

We check out six world-class gamers who couldn’t make it to the Paris Main 2023 

The Paris Main 2023 is ready to showcase the perfect Counter-Strike skills on the planet. A CSGO Main is a spectacle of a match for Counter-Strike lovers beneath any circumstances, however the Paris Main 2023 is shaping as much as be much more particular because it’s going to be the final one to be performed within the present era of the sport.  

Paris Main is the tip of an period 😭

Excited to see the primary main in CS2, however Paris about to hit completely different. You’d eternally be immortalised within the closing chapter of CSGO, and for some groups/gamers that may imply elation, however for others it’s going to be heartbreak. The final probability to… https://t.co/OJ6T9Q7wvC

— Harry (@JustHarryGG) March 24, 2023

Sadly, the historic competitors won’t function a number of the finest gamers within the sport. Listed below are the highest 6 gamers we won’t see in Paris. 

Marcelo “coldzera” David (00 Nation)

Stats

Score 2.0: 1.05

Kills Per Spherical: 0.68

Deaths Per Spherical: 0.67

KAST: 69.9%

Affect: 1.02 

Common Injury Per Spherical: 75.4

Marcelo “coldzera” David is among the biggest South American gamers to have emerged within the CSGO scene. The Brazilian is a bona fide Counter-Strike legend, having achieved practically each accolade that the sport has to supply. He has lifted back-to-back Main titles and has topped HLTV’s Participant Rankings twice, a feat completed by solely three gamers. Coldzera additionally has an in-game graffiti that additional solidifies his standing as a CSGO icon.

Nevertheless, the two-time ESL Professional League champion had a disappointing Paris Main 2023 Americas RMR marketing campaign along with his present crew, 00 NATION. Whereas a 3-2 file within the South America RMR Closed Qualifier is nothing out of the extraordinary, it was sufficient to take them to the Americas RMR. Sadly, coldzera couldn’t encourage his crew to a single-map victory on the Americas RMR and watched as his crew suffered consecutive defeats to Liquid and MIBR.

Sergey “Ax1Le” Rykhtorov (Cloud9)

Stats 

Score 2.0: 1.19

Kills Per Spherical: 0.73

Deaths Per Spherical: 0.63

KAST: 74%

Affect: 1.15

Common Injury Per Spherical: 80.6

Ax1Le is a member of the Gambit roster that Cloud9 acquired final yr. Inside a span of two years, Gambit transitioned into an S-tier juggernaut from a tier two aspect, and Ax1Le was one of many brightest stars of the crew. The rifler continued to exhibit glorious type for Cloud9. He bagged the MVP award in Cloud9’s IEM Dallas 2022 triumph, because of his marvelous performances in opposition to the likes of FaZe and BIG. 

Ax1Le and his crew began their European RMR marketing campaign on a excessive observe, breezing previous FORZE of their first match. Whereas they suffered a surprising defeat to MONTE within the subsequent match, they rebounded with an additional time victory in opposition to Everlasting Fireplace. Nevertheless, they did not capitalize on this victory and misplaced back-to-back matches in opposition to G2 and ENCE. Regardless of this setback, Ax1Le and firm managed to maintain their Paris Main hopes alive with essential wins in opposition to BIG and B8 within the Challengers Stage Final Likelihood Qualifier. They solely wanted another victory in opposition to FaZe to safe their spot within the Paris Main, however the American crew had the final chortle, denying them an opportunity to compete on the occasion.

Dzhami “Jame” Ali (Virtus.professional)

Stats 

Score 2.0: 1.13

Kills Per Spherical: 0.71

Deaths Per Spherical: 0.55

KAST: 73.9%

Affect: 1.11

Common Injury Per Spherical: 72.6

Dzhami “Jame” Ali was the MVP within the final Main and his performances led Virtus.professional to the IEM Rio 2022 title. Jame caught the eye of CSGO followers along with his spectacular shows for the Kazakhstani aspect AVANGAR. The “Jame Time” memes date again to his Avangar days as he developed a popularity for pulling off nearly-impossible strikes in probably the most troublesome situations. Jame and the boys turned heads by making it to the Grand Remaining of the StarLadder Berlin Main 2019, however couldn’t full a fairy story arc by beating Astralis to change into the champions. He received two S-tier trophies and 5 A-tier titles after shifting beneath the Virtus.professional label. 

The Rio Main champions confronted sudden setbacks of their RMR run, shedding to B8 and Into the Breach after an preliminary win in opposition to SAW of their opening match. Regardless of going through lower-ranked groups, they could not safe the wins they wanted to qualify for the Paris Main.

Virtus Professional could not deal with the stress and made an emergency change by benching Kair0N- and including n0rb3r7 halfway by way of the RMR. It couldn’t assist them recover from the road, nonetheless, as MOUZ dealt the deadly blow to Virtus.professional’s Paris Main aspirations. 

Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz (Astralis) 

Stats 

Score 2.0: 1.25

Kills Per Spherical: 0.78

Deaths Per Spherical: 0.62

KAST: 71.3%

Affect: 1.28

Common Injury Per Spherical: 80.5

Astralis are one of the crucial distinguished Paris Main 2023 absentees and followers will undoubtedly miss Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz, who has established himself as a legend within the Astrals folklore. He was a wonderful member of the Astralis crew that received an unprecedented three Main tournaments in a row. dev1ce took a quick break from the sport to handle his psychological well being points, however the AWper isn’t again in entrance of the monitor and has loved a stable Brazy Celebration marketing campaign with Astralis. 

The 27-year-old, nonetheless, couldn’t spearhead his crew to the Paris Main finals. dev1ce himself loved a splendid RMR marketing campaign as he maintained a mean rating of 1.22 throughout seven maps. Sadly, dev1ce was the one shining mild on an in any other case dismal Astralis aspect. Astralis solely received two maps all through the RMR, each got here of their 2-1 sequence win in opposition to Workforce Spirit. Of their different three video games, they misplaced to Vitality, Everlasting Fireplace, and dev1ce’s former crew, Ninjas in Pyjamas. 

Kenny “kennyS” Schrub (Falcons)

Stats 

Score 2.0: 0.99

Kills Per Spherical: 0.75

Deaths Per Spherical: 0.63

KAST: 70.7%

Affect: 1.10

Common Injury Per Spherical: 74.0

At his finest, kennyS seems to be like a participant worthy of the CSGO GOAT mantle, however critics may argue that now we have barely seen that model of the participant since 2017. kennyS was named the MVP as his crew, G2, cruised to DreamHack Masters Malmö 2017 glory. It was the seventh S-tier match championship medal the AWPer had put in his cupboard, however he’s but to win one other one since. 

kennyS’ profession has been a rollercoaster trip after DreamHack Masters Malmö 2017 and he principally targeted on constructing his profile as a streamer. He was out of motion for 18 months earlier than penning a take care of Falcons. The Frenchman was trying ahead to taking part in a Main on house soil for the primary time in his profession, however future had different plans. Falcons misplaced 4 out of their six European RMR outings and crashed out of the Paris Main qualification race. Reportedly, kennyS will announce his departure from Falcons quickly and commit totally to his streaming profession.

UPDATE: kennyS has left the Falcons major roster to change into a streamer for the group. 

Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo  (Imperial) 

Stats 

Score 2.0: 1.11

Kills Per Spherical: 0.69

Deaths Per Spherical: 0.60

KAST: 71.8%

Affect: 1.08

Common Injury Per Spherical: 71.6

Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo has devoted 14 years of his life to skilled CSGO, and he has two Main titles to point out for it. The AWPer was on the high of his sport in 2016 when he received the MLG Columbus and ESL One Cologne Majors with Luminosity Gaming and SK Gaming respectively. HLTV.org hailed him because the second-best participant of 2016, with fellow Brazilian and his teammate Marcelo “coldzera” David occupying the primary spot. 

Final yr, FalleN revealed that he wants to retire at the end of 2023. The Paris Main 2023 would have been his final Main, however his crew did not make it to the competitors. Imperial’s win in opposition to TeamOne couldn’t offset the injury executed by their defeats in opposition to Complexity and Evil Geniuses. If he doesn’t change his thoughts, now we have seen FalleN’s final Main efficiency on the IEM Rio 2023.