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Wassim”keloqz“Cista burst onto the screen last year and his meteoric rise has taken him all the way to G2 Esports. But despite his convincing individual performances, the Samurai failed to shine on the European stage and they did not participate in the Champions League tournament. VCT. Still looking for its past glory on the Valorant scene, G2 has therefore decided to make quite a few changes to its roster for the new year.
Among the changes, the Frenchman was placed on the bench. Invited to make contact with other structures, his future seemed totally blocked… But the sky suddenly cleared for the tricolor. Just 3 weeks after his layoff, he was reinstated to the main team. The leaders may have realized their mistake and the Frenchman is expected as a savior. G2 is indeed still very far from being qualified for the VCT 2022 and we imagine that Ocelote does not want to settle for an honorary participation in a VRL (national league).
keloqz, the long-awaited messiah?
To participate in the next circuit VCT, the qualifying path is long. If the best teams in Europe (Team Liquid, Fnatic, Gambit, Acend) benefit from a small privilege, this is not the case of G2 Esports which must be stuffed at all stages. And it didn’t start very well for the Samurai, who were taken out of the first Closed Qualifier after a double defeat against Team Vitality and Alliance. The team showed several signs of weakness, particularly on the side of Mixwell, the iconic captain.
Long thought of as untouchable by the technical staff, the Spaniard is however struggling to make the difference, especially with his Jett. Not impeccable with a sniper, he is starting to be criticized more and more… For these reasons, the coaches have decided to make a strong choice and to replace with keloqz, which is actually very good at holding lines and being a clutch. Depriving yourself of your captain is a risky choice, but if the results are there, we will have absolutely nothing to complain about, especially if it suits the Frenchman’s business.