A Kid Showed Up in FPL, and His AWP Was Flying All Over the Map
October 25, 2021. The weather in Stockholm was clear.
Auspicious for: sacrifices, plugging holes, matches...
For a number of special reasons, the world of CS:GO had been stuck with online tournaments for a long time.
The arrival of the online era had robbed too many professional players of their drive. At the same time, many viewers hoped to see LAN events return.
And this Stockholm Major was a sign that LAN events were finally coming back.
On top of that, with Helmet recently qualifying for the Major and news spreading that it had the youngest player in Major history, fans on forums at home and abroad were eagerly looking forward to it.
[The old timers on Helmet, do your best overseas! Hope you put on a good show at the Major!]
[Winning one match would count as a victory, okay?]
[Doesn't matter, I'm putting Helmet at 3–0 in my Pick'Em (doge)]
[I'd be happy if Helmet really went 3–0, and even if they get knocked out, at least that'd be a little consolation.]
[I actually think Helmet has a chance. Cousin's seriously ridiculous. He's been tearing it up in FPL lately.]
[A few days ago, I heard Xantares complain on stream: "There's a kid in FPL, and his AWP is killing everyone all over the map."]
[But at the end of the day, it's a team game.]
[It's a shame, though. This time, player stickers are only available to teams that make it to the Legends Stage. That's way too hard.]
[What's Valve doing? They keep changing the rules. Otherwise, the old timers on Helmet might've gotten stickers again this time. I'm so done.]
Opinions on Helmet were mixed across the forums, but most players