It seems that G2 Esports and Team Liquid are planning to climb even higher in CS2 global rankings. The first team is currently ranked 6th while the second one is ranked 11th.
To reach their ambitious goals, both teams have announced important roster changes. Nemanja “nexa” Isaković and Casper “cadiaN” Møller were benched and will likely join other clubs in the coming weeks.
G2’s 2024 Results
In 2024, we’ve seen G2 winning IEM Dallas and finishing in the top four at two other events: PGL Major Copenhagen and IEM Chengdu. At IEM Katowice they were 5th – 6th.
At ESL Pro League they were in the top eight. At BLAST Premier Spring Final they lost their first two matches and finished 7th – 8th out of eight teams.
Despite failing in their most recent CS2 tournament, G2’s performance in 2024 has been good overall.
But when you have players like Nikola “NiKo” Kovač and Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov, it’s hard not to have far bigger ambitions. Especially now, when m0NESY seems to be on his way to securing a top-three result at the individual level for 2024.
Nexa joined G2 just six months ago but he couldn’t quite keep up with the rest of the crew. And, unlike Rasmus “HooXi” Nielsen, who has heavy IGL duties, he cannot justify the low stats he’s been registering for months now.
This was the second roster change made by G2 in 2024. The first one was Justin “jks” Savage, who left the team at the end of February.
It remains to be seen who will take nexa’s place. Assuming that G2 want to win more trophies in the future, not fewer, they will need to bring in a world-class player who can help them defeat the likes of FaZe Clan, Team Vitality, and even Team Spirit.
Liquid’s 2024 Results
Team Liquid signed cadiaN in December last year in the hopes that he could lead them to victory in as many tournaments as possible. Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken was signed at around the same time.
These two CS2 superstars were expected to improve the team’s results substantially and to some extent they have. Liquid’s current rank in CS2 is 11th, which is much better than the one they had at the start of the year.
But apparently, the progress made since then hasn’t been enough to justify cadiaN’s signing. Or perhaps something else caused Liquid to bench him so quickly.
In their official statement, the organization said that the reason for this decision was a potential transfer. But to which team?… We’ll probably find out soon.
