CS:GO has never been more competitive. Unlike previous years, there isn’t a clear No. 1 team in 2022. The skill gap between tier-one and tier-two teams has diminished dramatically this year and IEM Rio Major in November was just a reflection of that, with FaZe Clan, Natus Vincere, Cloud9, and Vitality failing to make it to the deeper stages of the event.
Although this is arguably healthy for the scene as it leaves every tournament open for anyone to claim the trophy, gives more chances to up-and-coming players, and could attract more investments from organizations not participating in CS:GO, not everyone is enjoying the current state of the scene. CS:GO caster and content creator Mohan “launders” Govindasamy is particularly not keen on how competition has unfolded this year.