Six of the best Counter-Strike 2 (CS2)<\/a> teams in the world are competing for their share of the $1 million prize pool at the Cathedral of Counter-Strike in the IEM Cologne 2024 playoffs<\/a>. <\/p>\n
CS2 Player<\/strong><\/td>\n| Team<\/strong><\/td>\n | Maps Played<\/strong><\/td>\n | HLTV Rating<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Nikola “NiKo” Kovač<\/td>\n | G2 Esports<\/td>\n | 9<\/td>\n | 1.44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Mihai “iM” Ivan<\/td>\n | NAVI<\/td>\n | 7<\/td>\n | 1.43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Valerij “b1t” Vakhovsjkyj<\/td>\n | NAVI<\/td>\n | 7<\/td>\n | 1.42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov<\/td>\n | G2 Esports<\/td>\n | 9<\/td>\n | 1.39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Mario “malbsMd” Samayoa<\/td>\n | G2 Esports<\/td>\n | 9<\/td>\n | 1.38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Justinas “jL” Lekavičius<\/td>\n | NAVI<\/td>\n | 7<\/td>\n | 1.35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Nemanja “huNter-” Kovač<\/td>\n | G2 Esports<\/td>\n | 9<\/td>\n | 1.33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | It appears that adding Guatemalan rifler Mario “malbsMd” Samayoa to their roster in the off-season really did the trick for G2 Esports. The squad has four of their five players in the top seven of IEM Cologne 2024, and NAVI has four heading into the playoffs. That’s no small feat, especially since the likes of Robin “ropz” Kool and Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut didn’t even make the cut!<\/p>\n Honorable mention goes out to Team Liquid’s AWPer, Roland “ultimate” Tomkowiak, who’s in eighth place with a 1.30 Rating despite being sent packing. It’s a fantastic first IEM event for the Polish youngster.<\/p>\n ESL also shared the top five players following the IEM Cologne 2024 Group Stage, noting how there is only a 0.6 Rating difference between first and fifth place. <\/p>\n |