Three-time Major Finalist, the story of GuardiaN

The cheers of the crowd shook the entire Agganis Arena. North American fans were overwhelmed with excitement when Cloud 9 did the impossible and won a breathtaking final against FaZe after 2nd extra time of the final map. Fireworks abound. Millions of people witnessed Tyler “Skadoodle” Latham cry after defeating FaZe on stream. FaZe had to watch everything slip out of hand in overwhelming disappointment. Ladislav “GuardiaN” Kovacs witnessed the championship trophy being lifted, not him. One of the best AWPers in the world -GuardiaN, failed again at the Major.

For GuardiaN, the Boston Major is his third time reaching the finals of the Major. His first appearance at a Major final was at DreamHack Ckuj-Napoca 2015, where GuardiaN was rated as the best player in the tournament. He is a star of Na`Vi and they had a memorable journey as they beat Luminosity in the quarterfinals and NiP in the semifinals. In the final match of the tournament, Na`Vi had a favorable pick when picking 3 maps Train, Cobblestone and Dust 2. The first map match was very dramatic when EnVyUs won the 30th round and claimed the victory. won the first map match. As for the second map, it was a defeat. Na`Vi was mentally cut down and even if GuardiaN kept their will to fight, they still had to admit defeat. One person can only do so much.

GuardiaN’s second major final was at MLG Columbus 2016. In that tournament, Na`Vi defeated NiP and Astralis to reach the final. GuardiaN suffered an injury that forced him to play at a mouse speed 4 times faster than normal, but Na`Vi is still considered a force that can claim the title. But GuardiaN still could not get their hands on the championship trophy. The first match map was an extremely close match when Luminosity won in extra time. Map match 2 was a failure again. There’s nothing GuardiaN can do about it this time as a player. After the final, he shared on twitter that the worst thing is not losing but not being able to help his teammates.

The third time participating in the Major final is the most favorable time for GuardiaN. He joined FaZe and along with his teammates became the second best team in the world by the end of 2017. Their strongest enemy is SK. Fate helped them when SK couldn’t play with the main roster and had to use a replacement player. FaZe’s biggest worry was being nerfed. This time GuardiaN didn’t have to worry about injuries either and FaZe reached the final after defeating Mouz and Na`Vi in the playoffs. And face Cloud 9 in the finals. The first map match was once again an intense match. This time GuardiaN narrowly won 16-14 at the Mirage map. GuardiaN set a record of 25 awp kills in that map and he was the biggest reason why FaZe won against Cloud 9.

It looks like GuardiaN can finally claim this championship title. The second map of the finals was Overpass, a map where FaZe was clearly the top team. They should have ended the game here, but not a single FaZe player showed up until it was too late. Cloud 9 had a very favorable start with the score 12-3 on CT side.

The final match map is a classic when it comes to CS:GO history as the best match map. Cloud 9 got off to a good start, winning the forcebuy round after losing the green round on the T side. They took the lead for a while before FaZe regained control of the game. FaZe created a significant gap before going into the 2nd half. A bad round of antiforcebuy took FaZe off course as Cloud 9 controlled the amount of money and this led them to form a perfect defense. The game slows down as FaZe tries to end the match safely by using bombs to control the map. On the Cloud 9 side, they don’t contest control. They kept the bombs, held positions and used them towards the end of the round and Jacky “Stewie2K” Yip’s shining moments at the B bomb with his awp. The strategy worked when the game entered extra time and the game turned chaotic as FaZe tried to beat C9 with personal skill and GuardiaN saved Faze countless times with his skillful awp and powerful moves. clutch situation. In the final round of first extra time, he successfully clutched in a 1v2 situation with an M4A4 to drag the game into second overtime.

But that’s not enough. GuardiaN is probably the best player in the tournament, almost the MVP of this Major. But CS:GO is a team game and on that day Cloud 9 was the better team. GuardiaN’s distant look says it all. What was left was just an empty space after a very unfortunate defeat.

GuardiaN did everything he could to reach the heights of CS:GO glory. In order to join a better team he started learning Russian and that allowed him to join Virtus.Pro, the team that ended NiP’s 87-match winning streak. Not long after, everyone on the team abandoned him to form the Astana Dragons team. Virtus.Pro then recruited a Polish squad as we know it today and GuardiaN was kicked. His only path is to join Na`Vi and build this team. He did it all and became the best player on the team, they started to get better as the team started to stick together. By 2015, the team that played around him and Na`Vi was strong enough to compete for the Cluj – Napoca championship. This roster just kept getting stronger even though GuardiaN was injured in 2016 and he got another chance at MLG Columbus. But it’s still not enough. Has reached the final of Major 3 times but has never touched the championship trophy.

GuardiaN’s story of trying to lift the championship trophy is also what makes this Major so special. Cloud 9’s victory is also another reason. What Cloud 9 has done is also the dream of every team and player to achieve. To one day reach the top, touch and lift the championship trophy, be looked up by millions of eyes around the world, have your name engraved in the history of CS:GO. GuardiaN’s story is the cruel truth. You can play great in your career and still have to admit defeat. Your teammates may be at their peak and you get injured. You have the right career move by joining the strongest team, but maybe that’s still not enough. The dream that Cloud 9 has come to fruition makes a lot of sense because it has to break countless other dreams to come true.

GuardiaN will go down in history as the best player to ever compete in CS:GO. One of the greatest awpers in CS:GO history. But his dream of winning a Major once may never come true. GuardiaN said, “FaZe will be my last home before I retire.” With only 2 Majors a year like now, there are not many opportunities left to compete for the championship title. GuardiaN did more than we expected as a player. He is the best player in Cluj – Napoca in the best team in the Na`Vi region. They failed. At MLG Columbus he was injured, but still played with all his heart and enthusiasm but it was still not enough. At the Boston Major, GuardiaN played for FaZe, a team that was much better than his opponent, and he was the best player in the tournament and that wasn’t enough for him to win. He’s come close to the championship so many times but it’s not enough. Those burdens can cause a player to collapse.

Up to now, GuardiaN still shows that he is very tough. He emerged from a small CS background in Slovakia to play against the best players in CS:GO. He overcame all obstacles to get to where he is today. The story that best illustrates it is the breakup of the Virtus.Pro squad in 2013. His teammates abandoned him and formed the Astana Dragons. Anton Cherepennikox, CEO of ESF, recalls that “It was GuardiaN who saved Virtus.Pro. Alone in the squad, he refused to switch to Na`Vi and said he will wait until we find new teammates for him. The player’s tenacity and loyalty make him worthy of respect.”

Anton wanted GuardiaN to be part of the new Virtus.Pro team with players from Poland, but things didn’t go as planned when Wiktor “TaZ” Wojtas demanded that the entire roster be Polish. When it was too stalemate, Anton discussed it with GuardiaN and he remembered GuardiaN’s reaction at that time.” GuardiaN calmly said that if they didn’t want to play with him, he would leave for Na`Vi and make them have to. remember him in the future.”

This small part of GuardiaN’s career has been repeated over and over in every GuardiaN Major final. He’s a great player who deserves everyone’s respect. A player who always gives his best in every situation, a player who can set your heart on fire. But it always ends in disappointment. GuardiaN is always runner-up despite doing nothing wrong. Virtus.Pro selected the Polish squad. DreamHack Cluj – The victorious Napoca sided with EnVyUs. Luminosity won the championship at MLG Columbus. Cloud 9 wins Eleague Boston. GuardiaN fought with all he had, he’s still looking for his Major despite reaching the final 3 times. He’s a player who doesn’t stop in the face of difficulties in his career as well as in life, who has proven that he can fight in any adverse situation.

And look back at GuardiaN’s quote “FaZe will be my last home before I retire.” and wondered how much longer GuardiaN would keep fighting. He is a player who loves to win, wants to win and the Major is his biggest dream. And that dream was worth all the nightmares he had to endure to achieve. This is the story of GuardiaN and every player who competes in CS:GO can see it similar to me. The struggles to achieve, the biggest title, the fight not to give up, the fight to win the Major championship title. It is not known if GuardiaN will be able to get their hands on the Major championship trophy but no matter win or lose GuardiaN will still fight with enthusiasm. We will remember him. We’ll remember one of the best awpers of all time, we’ll remember his last fights at the Major, and no matter who wins or loses, we’ll all remember the name GuardiaN.

Source: vpesports