What kind of team are the Bees?
You might not know.
But you have to know that there’s someone on this team called “ZywOo.”
Last year, 2021 s1mple once again climbed to the TOP 1 spot—and that was also the second time that man had reached TOP 1, earning him recognition as the strongest sniper in history.
You could say he is the undisputed GOAT.
Then, is there any player in the world who could be mentioned in the same breath as s1mple during his peak?
There is, brothers. There is.
ZywOo from the Bees is undoubtedly one such player.
As a rookie, he debuted straight at his peak. During s1mple’s reign, he won HLTV’s annual TOP 1 player award for two consecutive years, 2019 and 2020. He and s1mple could be called the “peerless twin prodigies” of the CSGO era; with vastly different styles, the two of them jointly defined the highest standard for snipers in this era!
And here, one had to mention that CS, this hardcore FPS game, was a textbook example of easy to learn but hard to master. That was also what made every top-tier sniper in today’s CS possess an extremely distinct personal style.
s1mple is insane! ZywOo sees through everything! Kenny is fast!
device is reasonable!
sh1ro is the safety net!
What?
You’re asking why there’s no kid?
Of course it’s because m0NESY only just debuted and joined G2 this year.
What else did you think it was?
And with ZywOo, the most terrifying thing about him was his stability.
Yes, on the professional stage, some people don’t see through things, and some people occasionally see through things.
But he sees through things consistently.
So whenever ZywOo is mentioned, the first thing that comes to many people’s minds is only one word:
Cheats!
He turns them on and never turns them off.
If that isn’t cheating, then what is?
And ZywOo’s team, Vitality, was also ranked sixth in the world by HLTV in the first half of this year.
Therefore, once today’s matches in the 1-0 and 0-1 groups ended and the evening schedule was announced, all the major domestic forums instantly became lively. In the comment section for the Perfect World community schedule entry “Vitality vs G2,” the comments broke ten thousand in just a few hours.
On one hand, because of the star players on both teams, Vitality and G2 were both extremely popular teams at this Major, with many fans domestically, so naturally they received a great deal of attention.
On the other hand, there was naturally the existence of Meng Lang, this CN player.
At this year’s Antwerp Major, CNCS had failed to fight its way out of the Asian RMR, resulting in not a single CN team appearing in the main stage.
But Meng Lang, an authentic CN player who had suddenly appeared on the eve of the Major and was competing at the Major with G2, coupled with his brilliant performances in the first two rounds of the Challengers Stage over the past two days, had gradually begun carrying many CN fans’ hopes for CNCS. It was practically impossible for domestic viewers not to pay attention.
Although it wasn’t a CN team, if Meng Lang could play well at the Major, then at the very least, it would prove that CNCS wasn’t completely useless, and that outstanding players could emerge from here too.
And the reason the comment section was so heated at this moment was no mystery.
Naturally, the fans of the two popular teams had started arguing.
The fans of the Bees and ZywOo were the first to strike, directly treating this place as their home ground:
【Since Brother Shrimp is going to agree in the end anyway, why can’t he agree now?】
【Exactly. Just like today and that one-and-done ESL group stage run, wouldn’t going home early smell good? Do they really have to go through the motions and agree only in the crucial match?】
【Lmao, G2 fans beat Liquid once and got their heads all swollen. You don’t actually think you can touch porcelain with the Bees, do you?】
【Potato will teach you how to behave! Do you understand what stable wallhacks are?】
【Dark? Got hallucinations from farming noobs, huh? Just wait to be farmed like a bot by Big Sweet Potato!】
Naturally, the fans of G2 and NiKo refused to show weakness, immediately firing back:
【He was acting as temporary GOAT for two years and really started taking himself seriously? Last year, as soon as s1mple’s form warmed back up, didn’t he obediently hand over TOP 1?】
【Stop hyping up this “executive vice-GOAT” ZywOo. You flame G2 for going one-and-done at ESL in the first half of the year, but is it very impressive that the Bees failed to even make playoffs twice in the first half?】
【ZywOo is strong, so strong he’s about to wear straight through the Bastille prison. Now that G2 has strengthened with Dark, who wins and who loses really isn’t certain!】
【Exactly! Dark’s firepower has been so stable these past two days.】
Once the conversation reached this point, the flames of war naturally spread to the rookie Meng Lang, and the Bees’ fans concentrated their fire on him:
【Lmao, comparing stability with Big Sweet Potato is genuinely hilarious.】
【Did G2 really strengthen? Why do I feel like this Dark can only bully North American washed-up teams and a slumping Liquid? Once he runs into a true high-ranked TOP player, he’ll go invisible. Believe it or not?】
【Your luck ends here, brother. Time to recognize reality.】
【Someone who couldn’t even make it in EG, and G2 is really treating him like treasure?】
In the Jianghai University dormitory, Li Shan was furious as he looked at these comments.
As Meng Lang’s number one fan, he immediately clattered away at the keyboard and fired back:
【I admit ZywOo is very strong, a historic-level GOAT player. But Dark’s performance these past two days is obvious to everyone. Five kills with the Desert Eagle, farming with the AK—which one wasn’t top-tier play? How does it become farming noobs once it comes out of your mouths? Liquid was ninth in the world last year, and that’s a noob team? The match hasn’t even been played yet. Can you stop blindly hyping like this? It’s not like Dark has no chance, okay!】
His comment immediately attracted a siege:
【Oh? The classic “it’s not like he has no chance.” So you’re admitting by default that he can’t win?】
【Lmao, classic “Although ZywOo is the GOAT, Dark has a chance.” Don’t you feel conflicted reading that yourself?】
【Brother, don’t let the CN filter get too thick. Reality is cruel.】
Li Shan looked at these replies, his face flushed red from holding in his anger, yet for a moment, he didn’t know how to refute them.
After all, judging from paper strength and historical honors, ZywOo was almost overwhelmingly superior to Meng Lang.
One was a chosen son who had debuted at his peak; the other was a young player who had wandered overseas and suffered repeated setbacks.
There was no comparison at all.
Li Shan could only angrily close the app!
Dark!
You have to fight for us tomorrow!
I really want to see you smash these haters’ faces in!
Although the domestic fans of the Bees and ZywOo were hyping up their home team to the skies, believing they would comfortably eat G2 tomorrow,
in reality,
this year’s Bees, who possessed luxurious strength on paper, were not actually as powerful as they appeared from the outside.
In the current team, there was no need to say much about star player Big Sweet Potato and the freest damn man, apEX.
Aside from them, the team also had Four-Star General McAdoo—four-time Major champion—Grandpa Magic Magisk, as well as legendary coach Zonic.
However, it was precisely such an international “galactic battleship” that had spent the first half of this year in the pains of adjustment. Aside from advancing to the Spring Finals through the BLAST Spring Groups in February, they had failed to make the playoffs in subsequent major tournaments like IEM Katowice and EPL S15, getting eliminated early.
It could be said that they had started high and fallen low, and were still constantly adjusting.
Fortunately, judging from the current situation, their form adjustment at Antwerp this time seemed pretty good.
Yesterday and today, they had sent their opponents away in two consecutive large-score victories. This was the source of confidence for the Bees’ fans,
and it also reinjected confidence into the players of this ultra-luxurious Bees lineup on paper.
At the hotel, inside Vitality’s meeting room.
Coach Zonic was standing in front of the tactical whiteboard, his expression serious as he reviewed G2’s two matches and prepared for the upcoming game.
He specifically circled several of Meng Lang’s key kill clips, especially that Desert Eagle five-kill and several precise AK spray transfers.
“This Dark, the Major rookie from CN, is someone we need to pay close attention to.”
Zonic tapped Meng Lang’s ID on the whiteboard with his pen. “His individual firepower is extremely fierce, and his stats are exaggerated. More importantly, he has a very clear sense for clutches and an extremely fast reaction speed. He can often step up at critical moments. Tomorrow’s match may be a battle that isn’t quite so easy.”
The atmosphere within the team became somewhat grave following Zonic’s analysis. After all, no one wanted to run into a rookie who exploded from time to time in a crucial match in the 2-0 group.
Unexpectedly, after patiently listening to the coach, captain apEX picked his ear, and his iconic, slightly cynical smile appeared on his face.
“Aren’t young players all like that? When their aim is hot, they can kill anyone. Who hasn’t been young before?” He shrugged, his tone relaxed. “But bro, how many young players have won a Major?”
He looked around at his teammates and counted on his fingers. “Me, Magisk, dupreeh, Coach Zonic, and more... The Major titles on our team added together are probably older than that CN kid.”
As soon as these words came out,
laughter immediately rang through the meeting room, and the originally somewhat tense atmosphere eased considerably in an instant.
Even ZywOo, who usually did not show much expression, couldn’t help pursing his lips into a smile before quickly suppressing it again.
Seeing this, apEX put his hands on his hips and continued, “If you ask me, even if G2 brought in Aleksib and m0NESY this year, their paper strength is still just so-so. If we really want to target that rookie they borrowed, then during BP we can completely target him through the map pool.”
BO3 was different from BO1. The depth of the map pool had a huge influence. If some teams’ players had shallow map pools, others would seize their weak maps and feast on them mercilessly!
These words made everyone nod thoughtfully. Targeting the opponent’s weak maps during BP was indeed one of the most classic and effective strategies on the professional stage.
And after Zonic reviewed G2’s two matches, they had also discovered that this player named Dark was clearly not very skilled on Inferno. There were many map timings he had failed to grasp properly.
“As for what you said, Coach, about him having a very ‘transparent’ sense for danger...”
As apEX spoke, a strange smile appeared on his face, and he jerked his chin toward ZywOo, who was sitting quietly beside them. “When it comes to ‘seeing through things,’ in this world, who can compare to a certain someone on our team?”
As soon as apEX said this, everyone instantly understood, and they all looked at ZywOo before failing to hold back their laughter.
At the side, the somewhat shy Big Sweet Potato waved his hands in embarrassment. “No, no, no.”
“Hahaha.”
“Bro, turn your settings up a bit tomorrow.”
“Yeah, just don’t get caught.”
Everyone laughed and teased him.
For a moment, the meeting room was immediately filled with cheerful air. One could only say that Captain Mr. Bean truly had a knack for livening up the atmosphere.
Even Coach Zonic, who had originally looked serious, couldn’t help laughing and shaking his head, his tense nerves relaxing considerably.
That was right.
No matter how well Dark could see through things,
could he see through them better than ZywOo?
Tomorrow, they would ruthlessly feast on his Inferno!