Foreign media analyzes the three advantages and three disadvantages of Snax's transfer to G2

Advantage: Better stats than HooXi

Snax's average rating in 2024 was 1.01, while HooXi had only 0.89. The two players have a similar number of maps played, but Snax has performed better in large-scale tournaments. His rating of 0.98 in 18 maps is higher than HooXi's rating of 0.88 in 65 maps. Additionally, Snax also outperforms HooXi in average kills per round, KAST, and IMPACT.

In top-level events in 2024, HooXi ranked among the bottom three in terms of stats among all team leaders, with only gla1ve and Snappi having lower ratings. Even Jake Yip | Stewie2K , who replaced G2 in a major tournament, has a rating of 0.88. It would be challenging for a leader with weaker individual skills to adapt to G2's lineup, which consists of three top rifle players and Ilya Osipov | m0NESY . If Snax can maintain his current performance, his addition will strengthen the team.

Disadvantage: Snax is 31 years old, two years older than HooXi

Snax turned 31 on July 5th. Firstly, it is inevitable that a player's performance declines as they reach this age. Therefore, Snax is likely to quickly decline to the same level as HooXi, or even worse. Secondly, G2 has not followed the trend of teams getting younger. There are young players like m0NESY and malbsMd in the team, who already have an age gap with huNter- and NiKo .

Advantage: The bond between the coach and the team leader

The bond between the coach and the team leader is an essential part of team building, and this is where Wiktor Wojtas | TaZ and Snax fit perfectly. These two legendary players have participated in numerous matches together during their time at Virtus.pro , and they are sure to have a synergistic effect. Some analysts even speculate that Snax joined G2 at TaZ's invitation.

However, there were conflicts among VP players in the past, and in 2018, Snax requested the removal of TaZ from Virtus.pro. But in 2022, the two of them reconciled, and the six-year-old grudges have long been gone. TaZ used to be Snax's captain, and now it seems that the perfect combination of coach and team leader is forming.

Disadvantage: m0NESY may not adapt to Snax's style

Under the leadership of Aleksi Virolainen | Aleksib , m0NESY may be just an ordinary tier-one sniper, but under HooXi, m0NESY has become an unparalleled top player in the world. Rufire expressed concerns about this and worried that m0NESY might decline under Snax's leadership:

“Snax is already 30 years old, and the most important thing is whether his tactical system will affect m0NESY. Under HooXi's guidance, m0NESY had better resources, while Aleksib and nexa 's adaptation to m0NESY can only be considered average.”

Advantage: Snax is an experienced team leader

Even with a slightly weaker team like GamerLegion, Snax has led them to some decent results. At the IEM Katowice event, Snax and his team made it through the qualifiers and won a match in the main stage. If we disregard GamerLegion's extraordinary performance at the Paris Major a year ago, Snax has already helped his teammates establish themselves at a new level. After all, leading such a lineup into the top 20 and maintaining that position for nearly a year is a significant achievement. Snax has proven that he is capable of being a team leader in top-level competitions.

In CS, there is an important concept called "experience," and Snax embodies it well. Snax is the player with the most maps played in history, having played a total of 2500 maps. He ranks second in win rate in overtime rounds and fourth in breakthrough ability worldwide. Snax is an experienced top player who can teach young players like malbsMd and m0NESY a lot. The two of them have only played about 1400 maps, more than a thousand less than Snax. Snax has repeatedly entered the top-level competition stage in his career and can impart all his experience from these major tournaments to young players, while HooXi does not have such opportunities and abilities.

Disadvantage: Snax has no championship titles as a team leader

The most important way to measure the success of a team leader is to look at their results in competitions. In Snax's career as a team leader, he has not won a single tournament championship. On the other hand, he has kept GamerLegion in the top 20 teams for a long time. Let's take a look at Snax's achievements after leaving Virtus.pro. There are almost none, and that is more about the player himself, isn't it? If you look at GamerLegion, they even performed worse than when Sanzhar Iskhakov | neaLaN was on the team. Former Natus Vincere club analyst Pradiggg said, "“Perhaps some players have opened up opportunities under his leadership”."