TSM is an esports organization mostly associated with League of Legends. In Counter-Strike, too many years have passed since their last triumphs, so nobody remembers them anymore.
This is a team that used to be quite big back in 2015 – 2016. Tournaments like Conter Pit League, FACEIT League, ESL ESEA Pro League Invitational, and Esports Championship Series made them well-known.
Some of the teams they defeated or were defeated by continue to be household names: Natus Vincere, Virtus.pro, Ninjas In Pyjamas, and so on.
TSM’s Return To CS2
TSM returned to Counter-Strike in 2023. However, they didn’t invest very much in their roster and as a result, the results were poor. At best, we saw them winning a C-tier tournament named Skyesports Championship.
They received $3000 for their success but that doesn’t have any relevance in today’s CS2 professional scene, which features almost 20 big tournaments per year, with prize pools ranging from $250.000 to $1+ million.
If TSM want to become relevant again, they need to compete in A-tier and S-tier LAN events. Of course, to do that, they first need to qualify for them. And their new roster looks capable of that.
TSM’s New Roster
#TSM is back.
It’s time for a new generation to don the black-and-white. pic.twitter.com/zC5g4zMb1Q
— TSM (@TSM) August 29, 2023
Here are the five CS2 players who will represent TSM in the near future:
- Valde (IGL)
- Zyphon
- acoR
- Altekz
- niko (do not confuse him with the more famous NiKo)
- Rejin (coach)
Some of the names on this list should sound familiar to veteran CS fans. Valde, in particular, is a fairly accomplished player. Back in 2017 – 2019, he used to compete for North and won multiple A-tier tournaments. He also finished in the top four at multiple S-tier tournaments.
He then joined OG but accomplished very little with them. In February 2023, so almost a year and a half ago, he became inactive while competing for ENCE. Since then, he hasn’t done anything in Counter-Strike, so we don’t know how good he is at the moment.
But, presumably, he still plays CS at the highest level and is probably enjoying CS2. Because of that, TSM’s new roster has a good chance of reaching the top 30. If they can do that, then we’ll definitely see them competing in some of the A-tier and S-tier tournaments in 2025.
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