Xantares

We talk about how this team has a star rifler who clearly gets too many resources, doesn't produce enough.

We were just do- doing that topic on Xantares a week ago, right? Like, this is a market where the opener, which used to be kind of...

You...

We had 'em a dime a dozen three years ago.

So my, my, my take of this is they won't.

I don't think they actually will make a move, but I think they should.

Um, I've, I've made this clear, I do think that, yeah, Xantares is kind of in a, in a weird spot in his career where

whereYou know, the, the playoff numbers especially have dropped off so much that things that, like, probably nagging him.

Now, he's also at- the majority of those sub 1.2s, like between 111 and 119.

For almost any star rifler, like if this was Xantares, we would be fellating him.

But instead, we have to be honest, like this is criminal compared to his 2025 and his 2024.

In 2024, his- in 2025 rather, his worst event by rating in playoffs was a 119.

I mean, by the way, this is why I'm torn.

You'll see where I'm going on this with the whole Xantares and Aurora thing.

I actually feel like it's the same story.

It's like, wait a minute.

But I tell you what, mate, I get another two years if I wanna do this.

Like I don't-- I, I earned that because I gave all this to you.

Normally, by the way, I suspect Aurora actually, if it keeps going, they support, they will kick Xantares, I think.

Even though by the way, that could have its own fan group letter where you imagine Turkish fans aren't gonna take that very well.

I like that they're, they're implementing different styles now that Kixson is the in-game leader such as fighting for mid control on Mirage, but then you have a couple guys who are just going out on their own little B play at the same time, and then that's gonna scramble the defenses enough, but then they have enough trust on the, I think it was something like Jimpphat and Wacatia going out B by themselves.

Like, that's good enough that you can, knowing that it's a guy on the bomb site by himself, a solo site defender, you'll take that 2v1 as the, the chaos is ensuing with Xantares and the rest of the pack in mid.

I like those kinds of plays.

I think those, those are really unique.

Like, it's really hard to get a map off Vitality on any terrain in CS.

So I think already Vital- Aurora is showing signs, and I'll even actually give you what would be a negative as a positive.

Bro, they've done most of it without Xantares in anywhere close to staff form.

Like, if he ever even just has one big semifinal-type performance, mate, they could win a tournament.