{"id":100518,"date":"2024-10-14T09:41:40","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T09:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skin.club\/community?p=100518"},"modified":"2025-11-01T07:04:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T07:04:46","slug":"top-riflers-to-look-out-for-in-tier-1-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/top-riflers-to-look-out-for-in-tier-1-5","title":{"rendered":"Four Riflers to Look Out for in Tier 1.5 (by Mauisnake)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With just under three months to go in the year, I want to highlight <strong>four <\/strong>players who will not make HLTV\u2019s Top 20 but should be noted for their standout performances in what I consider <strong>Tier 1.5<\/strong>. The Tier 1.5 teams will be defined as those that hover around the <strong>15th-30th best in the world<\/strong> according to HLTV\u2019s rankings. These are teams you would expect to qualify for about 30%-60% of the S-Tier events in a year but will only rarely make a significant impact in that competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It would not be fair to say that some of these players are being held back by their teams. Oftentimes, the systems are designed for these players to shine, and they may fall off in the higher tiers of Counter-Strike. A good example of this is <strong>Grim<\/strong>, who was hyped up by many North American faithfuls, including myself, but his time on Liquid and Complexity has shown him to be a decent player in <strong>Tier 1<\/strong> with Complexity, although he wasn\u2019t able to carry over his star qualities. The final player I discuss in this article has a team that seems to be undergoing some serious changes, which could affect his performance for better or worse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My first player is a sleeper, but he has a bit of history. At 24 years of age, <\/span><b>dav1deuS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the lone Chilean representative among all players on HLTV Top 30 teams. Given that Chile does not have a national team, he has gone from the Argentinian <strong>9z<\/strong> and now finds himself on <strong>RED Canids<\/strong>, led by nython. I have been really impressed by how quickly RED Canids has gelled since the addition of HEN1, taking down the domestic CBCS Masters 2024 Finals. This event was carried by HEN1, but it was won over Imperial and BESTIA. Technically, paiN was in attendance as well, but RED Canids did not face them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-100519\" src=\"https:\/\/skin.club\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dav1deuS.jpg\" alt=\"dav1deuS\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dav1deuS.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dav1deuS-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dav1deuS-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dav1deuS-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In terms of gameplay, I\u2019ve enjoyed seeing dav1deuS on map control positions like the middle of Ancient. His ability to slow down his play and speed it back up to pull off flanks has given him a level of consistency that is not only founded on great mechanics but also on good game sense. Over the last 6 months, he has a <strong>1.09<\/strong> rating vs. Top 30 opponents, but his Damage Per Round is a whopping<strong> 117.0<\/strong>. That is an extremely <strong>high<\/strong> number, and much of RED Canids\u2019 success relies on his output. Before moving on, I would also love to shout out his teammate <strong>HEN1<\/strong>, who is having a <strong>great<\/strong> career resurgence. Statistically, HEN1 may be doing better than dav1deuS, and I think he is a fantastic player, but I greatly value dav1deuS\u2019 role.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next player that deserves a heap of praise is<\/span><b> INS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <strong>FlyQuest<\/strong> has had up-and-down results all year long. They showed promise at ESL Pro League Season 19, entering the playoffs by beating BetBoom and then narrowly missing out on defeating Team Liquid, losing 1-2 with map loss scorelines of 13-10 and 13-10. Even through a slew of bad beats and poor placings, INS\u2019 rifling has maintained consistency. He does have some inconsistency in his positions, where he\u2019s a space-taker on Ancient and Inferno, but his lurking is where he really <strong>shines<\/strong>. On Vertigo, he is able to put a lot of pressure on the B site with his lurks, and that seems to be his trend on other maps as well, while not dying too much\u2014essential for anyone in his roles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-100533\" src=\"https:\/\/skin.club\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/INS.jpg\" alt=\"INS\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/INS.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/INS-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/INS-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/INS-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FlyQuest is on the rise, and that\u2019s great for INS. After winning ESL Challenger Atlanta, they\u2019ve moved up to <strong>21<\/strong>st in the world, thanks to a fantastic Alistair performance in the Grand Finals. It\u2019s difficult to believe that there won\u2019t be some sort of regression to the mean for Alistair from his Grand Finals performance and dexter for being a tournament-wide MVP, but if INS gets<strong> 15%<\/strong> more from all of his teammates, we can cross our fingers that one day he\u2019ll enter the HLTV Top 20.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone knows that I love <strong>BIG Clan<\/strong>. I have consistently seen the upside of their roster, and I admire the fact that they have stuck it out as a German core, even when going international is much more tempting on multiple levels. The expected salaries of players in Central and Eastern Europe are lower than those of Germans, and everyone mentions this. The most frequently mentioned player is Krimbo. I think Krimbo is fantastic, and he is BIG\u2019s best player. He\u2019s incredibly clutch and has such consistently strong game sense. But I want to talk about someone else who is having a great redemption: <\/span><b>JDC<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-100547\" src=\"https:\/\/skin.club\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/JDC.jpg\" alt=\"JDC\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/JDC.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/JDC-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/JDC-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/JDC-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JDC was the glue guy on <strong>MOUZ<\/strong> and one of the architects of their roster. He<strong> sacrificed<\/strong> his own performance so players like torzsi, xertioN, and even dexter could have space. BIG has unleashed JDC. He\u2019s one of the <strong>best<\/strong> middle defenders on Ancient that I see. I almost never see him getting unseated by similar Tier 1.5 teams. He is a bastion of consistency on that map for them. I\u2019m not sure how much more he has to grow, but he has definitely unlocked himself as an individual on this map. It also helps tremendously that BIG has recognized this and frequently picks Ancient first against the stronger teams they face (The Mongolz, Complexity, and FlyQuest).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the last 6 months, JDC has a <strong>1.10<\/strong> rating against Top 10 opposition over <strong>28<\/strong> maps. BIG is winning less than <strong>40%<\/strong> of their maps with a Top 20 filter during that time period. He has been extremely consistent for them despite the difficulties the roster as a whole has faced. I find it unlikely that JDC will get the call to a better team anytime soon, but it\u2019s clear that his potential was not being realized on several of his previous rosters, as he had to fill more of the support roles for MOUZ. I won\u2019t even start on 00Nation, which was quite disastrous.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last player\u2019s team looks like they\u2019re going through a big overhaul. I hope that his performances were not shambolic because <\/span><b>ewjerkz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is actually such a solid rifler for <strong>SAW<\/strong>. He also plays a lot of roles that do not necessarily lead to star performances. ewjerkz fights as the secondary apartments player on the T-side on Inferno, lurks Long A on Dust2, and fights mid on Mirage. Semi-lurking, space-taking, incredibly flexible. SAW looked much stronger once BERRY joined and they had their Cologne run, but the team\u2019s performances have started to look shaky. arrozdoce and BERRY are no longer with the team, so it\u2019s difficult to say for certain if ewjerkz will continue his strong T-side performances (currently <strong>1.30<\/strong> in the last 3 months) with some of his key team components now missing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-100561\" src=\"https:\/\/skin.club\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ewjerkz.jpg\" alt=\"ewjerkz\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ewjerkz.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ewjerkz-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ewjerkz-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ewjerkz-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of these players are worth studying the demos of. <strong>dav1deuS<\/strong> (24 years old), <strong>INS<\/strong> (26), <strong>JDC<\/strong> (24), and<strong> ewjerkz<\/strong> (24) all have enough reps under their belts at this point that they have participated in thousands of iterations of various situations, and I picked them because their playstyles are also<strong> fairly balanced<\/strong>. It\u2019s easy to look at a player like donk right now and recognize what he\u2019s excellent at. These ones will take a bit more time to familiarize yourself with, but they are all worth keeping your eyes on.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With just under three months to go in the year, I want to highlight four players who will not make HLTV\u2019s Top 20 but should be noted for their standout performances in what I consider Tier 1.5. 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