CS2 players ask Valve to verify pros on Premier leaderboard

When superfans of players emulate their favorites, sometimes they can take it too far. These interactions can range from actively harmful, like real impersonation, to merely annoying, like changing your Steam name to your favorite player’s gamertag.

CS2’s leaderboard is currently jumbled up with massive amounts of players with the name “s1mple”, leading Reddit users and fans to ask Valve to add verified professional player tags. It would be a decidedly minor change, but a good one overall for the health of the leaderboard. Plus, it could further emphasize the importance of the esport to Counter-Strike culture.

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