Within the eyes of CS:GO pundits and followers around the globe, there’s little doubt that zonic, present Vitality CS:GO coach and former Astralis coach, is the most effective of all time in his job. The veteran gained 5 CS:GO Majors in whole—greater than anyone—now together with the BLAST Paris Major on Might 21.
On high of that, zonic helped his gamers win a number of different tier-one worldwide occasions over time and was the skipper answerable for essentially the most dominant CS:GO staff ever witnessed: the 2018-19 Astralis, a squad that gained three CS:GO Majors in a row.
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However, when requested by Dot Esports following the BLAST Paris Main victory over GamerLegion on Might 21, zonic mentioned he doesn’t take into consideration whether or not he’s the most effective or not and shared treasured perception in regards to the teaching position in CS:GO.
“Clearly, yeah, stat-wise, you could possibly argue, however for me, I don’t actually give it some thought as a result of there are plenty of good coaches,” Zonic informed Dot Esports’ reporter Mateusz Miter after successful the BLAST Paris Main. “Lots of people have the notion that coaches are simply tactical geniuses and that [this] is what makes them good, however there are simply so many layers to it: the way you method the gamers, the way you deal with them individually, and the way you construction their life, the way you construction the planning to be sure to’re prepared for each match.”
Many individuals in zonic’s place would have taken credit score for successful 5 Majors as a coach, however the Dane truly downplayed his significance and mentioned that the gamers he coached are the explanation he’s so profitable—as a result of in the long run, they’re those within the server.
“They [players] really feel the sport much more, [the coaching] work is especially completed up till the match,” zonic mentioned. “I’m not considering an excessive amount of in regards to the 5 Majors I’ve gained, I’m simply specializing in the groups that I’ve had beneath me, and it’s [all] positively due to them.”
Though zonic was humble, he does have a degree. The previous Counter-Strike 1.6 professional coached terrific gamers all through his teaching profession since 2015. He guided godlike AWPers like dev1ce and ZywoO, and highly effective riflers comparable to dupreeh, Magisk, Xyp9x, and Spinx.
Apart from successful BLAST Paris Main with Vitality, zonic gained the ELEAGUE Atlanta Main in January 2017, the FACEIT London Main in September 2018, the IEM Katowice Main in March 2019, and the StarLadder Berlin Main in September 2019 with Astralis. Apart from the Dane, Wilton “zews” Prado is the one different coach who has gained a couple of CS:GO Main, having helped the identical core of gamers on Luminosity and later SK Gaming win back-to-back titles in 2016.
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