{"id":112568,"date":"2024-11-21T11:16:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T11:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skin.club\/community?p=112568"},"modified":"2025-11-01T07:10:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T07:10:09","slug":"best-teams-to-win-major","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/best-teams-to-win-major","title":{"rendered":"Top 3 Teams to Win the Major (by Swani)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will NiKo finally be able to secure his long-overdue Major trophy? Is NaVi going to bounce back after a disappointing showing at the BLAST World Finals, or can Team Spirit return to their old form from the start of the year and finish the year on a much-needed high in Shanghai? I took a closer look at what it will take for these<\/span> <strong>three teams<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to lift the <\/span><strong>Shanghai Major<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> trophy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>G2<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112600\" src=\"https:\/\/skin.club\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/G2.jpg\" alt=\"G2\u00a0\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/G2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/G2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/G2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/G2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The team with the most firepower\u2014<\/span><strong>G2<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has established itself this season as a major contender for every tournament. They have consistently made playoffs and deep runs. This is also most likely going to be their<\/span> <strong>last dance<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with <\/span><strong>NiKo<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">all but confirmed to be leaving after Shanghai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the main reasons why they are so good is their excellent pistol statistics. During their run in the BLAST World Finals, G2 had an astonishing pistol win rate of <\/span><strong>81.8%<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, combined with a 100% second-round conversion. Getting off to a hot start in MR12 is incredibly valuable, not only to fire up your players but also to bolster your economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112614\" src=\"https:\/\/skin.club\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1-1.png\" alt=\"Pistol statistics last month\" width=\"649\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1-1.png 649w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1-1-300x108.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next up, their players are known to be <\/span><strong>big-stage<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> players. Once they get over the hurdle of the studio environment, they are able to shift into another gear. <\/span><strong>m0NESY<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is on his way to establishing himself as the <\/span><strong>#1 player<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this year. His year is filled with highlights, and he keeps showing up on the main stage time and time again. If he continues to do so, the sky is the limit for him, and the battle between m0NESY, donk, and Zyw0o for the #1 spot will only get more exciting in Shanghai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112628\" src=\"https:\/\/skin.club\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2.png\" alt=\"Ratings this year, credits to @Ner0cs\" width=\"557\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2.png 557w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-300x59.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All in all, I am pretty convinced that this G2 is going to have a deep run in Shanghai. NiKo is going to be eager to finally claim his long-overdue Major trophy, with huNter- returning to his old form and malbsMd being the best transfer in CS2 this year. Their biggest hurdle is going to be the RMR, where G2 as an organization has struggled time and time again. However, this feels like a different and, most importantly, more consistent team than ever before.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Natus Vincere<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112642\" src=\"https:\/\/skin.club\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/NAVI.jpg\" alt=\"Natus Vincere\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/NAVI.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/NAVI-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/NAVI-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/NAVI-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no way to talk about title contenders without mentioning <\/span><strong>NaVi<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><strong>B1ad3<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s work this year has been nothing short of <\/span><strong>spectacular<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Having won<\/span> <strong>four titles<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this year, including a Major trophy in Copenhagen, they are looking to defend said trophy with their amazing teamwork.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Going out in last place in the most recent BLAST World Finals might be a blessing in disguise for them. It gave them some much-needed time to reset and work on their playbook, something that has definitely fallen short with all the deep runs they had. AleksiB even mentioned signs of tension as a result of being on the road together for so long.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking at their map pool, they took a big hit on <\/span><strong>Mirage<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Touted as the best team in the world for a long time, they have lost their last three matches on it without even reaching double digits in any of those matches. It seems like teams have started to figure them out. I am sure that during the break they spent valuable time working to get back to their former strength on said map. If we take a deeper look at their map pool, it is overall looking very strong, with Anubis, Dust2, and Ancient having over a 75% win rate in the past three months. Suggesting that they have taken the time to fix both Mirage and Nuke, NaVi looks like a hot contender to win back-to-back Majors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112656\" src=\"https:\/\/skin.club\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/3.png\" alt=\"Natus Vincere\" width=\"820\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/3.png 820w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/3-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/3-768x472.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interestingly enough, both<\/span> <strong>jL<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><strong>b1t<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are able to shift into another gear when it comes to arena matches. Let\u2019s take another look at the best-performing arena players provided by <\/span><strong>@Ner0cs on X<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112670\" src=\"https:\/\/skin.club\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/4-1.jpg\" alt=\"Natus Vincere\" width=\"821\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/4-1.jpg 821w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/4-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/4-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>jL<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is in fourth place with a <\/span><strong>1.16<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rating, while <\/span><strong>b1t<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is posting a <\/span><strong>1.06<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rating. The most important piece of the puzzle for me, however, is <\/span><strong>w0nderfu<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>l<\/strong>. He has been letting the team down on multiple occasions in big games and definitely needs to step up and take the next step for him to be remembered as one of the best AWPers in CS2. He needs to be more consistent in challenging the likes of m0NESY and Zyw0o in those important, deciding games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All things considered, NaVi is definitely one of the main contenders, and I cannot wait to see what B1ad3 and AleksiB have been cooking for this Major during their preparation time ahead of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Team Spirit<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112684\" src=\"https:\/\/skin.club\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Team-Spirit.jpg\" alt=\"Team Spirit\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Team-Spirit.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Team-Spirit-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Team-Spirit-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Team-Spirit-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having taken the early season by storm, <\/span><strong>Team Spirit<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has started to cool down drastically in the later part of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Especially <\/span><strong>donk<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has started the first half of 2024 with record-breaking numbers, posting a crazy <\/span><strong>1.70 rating<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in IEM Katowice 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112698\" src=\"https:\/\/skin.club\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/5.png\" alt=\"Team Spirit\" width=\"827\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/5.png 827w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/5-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/5-768x587.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, there is a clear pattern to be seen if we take a closer look at Team Spirit\u2019s games. If he does not post those insane numbers, Team Spirit has problems balancing it out and helping him win games. <\/span><strong>Sh1ro<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is playing very consistently and is the perfect counterpart for an overly aggressive donk, especially on the CT-side. They complement each other perfectly. However, both <\/span><strong>zont1x<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><strong>magixx<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> need to step up, especially on the T side of things. Zont1x is a phenomenal CT-side anchor who can hold his own and multi-frag even in difficult situations. On the other hand, he has a tendency to go missing on the T side with very passive lurks and missed timings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s dive deeper into this segment. I looked at the past six months, and below you can see the difference in his CT-side statistics compared to his T-side statistics on every map.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112712\" src=\"https:\/\/skin.club\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/6.png\" alt=\"Team Spirit\" width=\"1333\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/6.png 1333w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/6-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/6-1024x274.png 1024w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/6-768x206.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Above are his statistics when they are on the CT side. He has phenomenal ratings, with ADRs in the high 80s, peaking at 92 ADR on Mirage. His teammates can definitely trust him on CT, which allows sh1ro and donk to roam a lot together without having to worry about zont1x anchoring.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112726\" src=\"https:\/\/skin.club\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/7.png\" alt=\"Team Spirit\" width=\"1334\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/7.png 1334w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/7-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/7-1024x283.png 1024w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/7-768x212.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1334px) 100vw, 1334px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking at the T side, it shows a huge dip in form. For example, on Mirage, where he is lurking towards A, he seems to have very little impact, and his ADR, as well as his overall rating, take a huge hit. The team needs to find a way to include him better.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zont1x definitely has the skill set to be a great player, and the team desperately needs him to be that third player to take some weight off donk and sh1ro\u2019s shoulders. The numbers that donk posted at the beginning of the year are not sustainable, and it is clearly visible in the team\u2019s performance whenever he has an off-game. The best example is IEM Cologne 2024; donk posted his first negative rating at an event, and they went out dead last without even winning a map.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order for Team Spirit to really challenge both NaVi and G2, they need this trio to perform at a consistent level, and I hope that the coaching staff, combined with<\/span> <strong>chopper<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, has created a more sustainable game plan on the T side to activate zont1x and not rely solely on donk to have multi-kills round after round.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will NiKo finally be able to secure his long-overdue Major trophy? Is NaVi going to bounce back after a disappointing showing at the BLAST World Finals, or can Team Spirit return to their old form from the start of the year and finish the year on a much-needed high in Shanghai? 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