Hooxi's Tragic Life

[@launders]

TODAY IS ACEZONE PRIME DAY 40% off!! tinyurl.com/AMZLaunders

[@KILLpix7]

Not for Canada 😢

[@Pyxyty]

Will never forget how he lead G2 to their first trophy in years in Blast World Finals 2022 despite his father having passed away the day they landed in Abu Dhabi. Forever a G2 legend, always will be a Hooxi fan. ❤

[@williamrichards2699]

while that was nice and very cool. hes not a g2 legend bro.

[@georgbergsten6050]

Same. It’s what made me a g2 fan until cs2

[@ch1ckennugg3t38]

@@williamrichards2699G2 has never peaked that high without him. I think he has his place in G2’s history.

[@TROLGUY999]

@@williamrichards2699 dude g2 has never won an S tier trophy before hooxi. Hate all you want he IS and will be a G2 legend. Only the third team to win katowice and cologne in the same year...

[@NicholasEllis-rs3nx]

Hooxi and jks came as a Package Deal and jks CT side stats were incredible. Hooxi is a B Rush double Pump Simulator he’s not a mastermind Monesy just bailed them out he’s trash always was

[@cloke3076]

Hooxi should become a coach. Maybe he will become something like Blad3. Blad3 wasn’t good at individual playing (especially in csgo) and yet he became one of the best Coaches ever. I believe same will happen with Hooxi.

[@koolaiddude7685894]

Geuninely think this is the best place for him. I think he has a good personality too to get a team to rally behind him. Hope to see more from Hooxi

[@Pyxyty]

I wanna see him more in an analyst position tbh, I'm sure he could be very useful in a coaching kind of role but idk, always saw him more as an analyst type than a coach type.

[@cloke3076]

@@koolaiddude7685894I remember reading an inside info that Hooxi actually was trying to make a “family” out of the G2. Talking about everything after games, trying to resolves everyone personal concerns and wishes and etc. I remember Gla1ve doing somewhat the same with Astralis. Not just like “go train, do better”. But actually be more than just the team outside of the matches. Hooxi IS the goat.

[@HassanKhan-ms5kg]

I don't understand why G2 didn't opt for Niko IGL wirh Hooxi as a sort of IGL coach for him. This literally would have been the best IGLing setup for Niko, with Hooxi's coaching. Would have avoided all the role clashes as well.

[@michaelmarlee2051]

@@HassanKhan-ms5kg dont understand? its not that complex. niko doesnt think its time for him to igl g2. he said so literally. you think g2 would ignore and force him? just because its the narrative we want doesnt mean we could force through it. how often we thought some teams look perfect just to disappoint?

[@EthanSchaner]

Hooxi is a tragedy. Everywhere he goes his teams perform well. But he plays so unbelieveably poorly individually that people think there's no possible way he's a valueable xfactor in the team.

[@jzubs]

will make a great coach now that im thinking of that scenario

[@Frogesh]

they fucked over hooxi with the jks move. Jks was one the best anchor in the world, he was litterally the bread for the sandwich of g2. Yes the BLT can be delicious but the bread just elevates to a new level. Jks was the bread holding all the toppings,without him and nexa in its just all the toppings just fell out and then blown by a leaf blower.

[@Whitey_96]

bro just made me hungry af for a BLT

[@captainminecraftist]

does that explain him not being on the team and them winning with a historically bad performance from nexa and a similar rating from stewie? Clearly just niko and monesy is enough firepower. Fact is they dont have enough coordination. Spacing is off way too often and leads to a multikill from the other team

[@yvngfantom5855]

@@captainminecraftist Except imagine if you have jks instead of that nexa doodoo performance, then you win things like IEM Kato and Cologne in the same year :// - they could win, and tbh if they "fixed" non-verbal jks which apparently was a huge problem and fixed their team mood they wouldve probably had those kato/cologne performances all the time

[@captainminecraftist]

@@yvngfantom5855 so he needs 3 top 20 players doing 1.2 ratings to win (cologne). That’s not props to the igl that’s an indictment. The only tournaments he’s won have been when the individuals are just on another level. The one tournament they won this year was without that next level playing, in fact nexa and stewie were some of the worst rated players at the event. That shows they don’t need jks fragging to win, they need to play as a team

[@omnitoki1268]

bro just wanted to talk about BLTs

[@apapods]

As a G2 fan, HooXi will always be a legend in my mind. I don't care about the stats. As far as I'm concerned, he did the dirty work that enabled his team mates to be the best they can be. I'll always be thankful for him for finally giving G2 3 S-tier titles after YEARS of drought.

[@nicolau2]

we need more igl loving in the scene thnks lau

[@SapsSurf]

Why does this video play like a eulogy lmao

[@otakurt1149]

Watching hooxi ever since he came onto G2, i thew out all expectations of his stats, and just enjoyed watching him for what he was, a tactician to lead I also loved it whenver he laughed or howled whenever literally anyone did anything insane on G2

[@Koijn2K]

Yeah, he seems so genuinely excited whenever his teammates makes good plays. That energy boost should not me underestimated.

[@singular9]

I challenge Lau to send Hooxi a boxr movement shirt to Hooxi as a thank you for providing the content.

[@josephsong8911]

3:20 I can’t believe you didn’t mention Gla1ve, who doesn’t even play nearly as bad as other IGLs, won 4 majors and still gets criticized and kicked off Astralis.

[@Sam-es2gf]

And the team at the time he left was not the same core. He didn't even have the same xyp to go with lucky and co

[@jessybenoit4488]

Tbf, I have huge respect for Glaive, but his game plan/strats were horrible at the end. It was only not his individual form. He was out of the meta. Glaive was outsmarted by other igls. He is still recovered from that period. They were outperforming. You can blame BlameF, but at the end, he was the leader of this fiasco.

[@launders]

gla1ve didnt produce the players on astralis by creating a system like hooxi did for cph flames or nafany did for c9. he solved a choking problem for a team that was consistently making playoffs. its not a real comparison for me

[@mrs6207]

@@laundershe also maintained era for longest possible time which was not possible for anyone

[@erisium6988]

but now he sucks he fell off and ence showed this

[@psychological9890]

If HooXi doesn't get into a "tier 1" team later this year, I want him to build a new long term project with an org that hasn't entered CS2 yet. Get HooXi with maybe three rookie prospects at least and a good coach, that team could cook to potentially towards eventually a top 10 team

[@UserOfTheName]

I was a Hooxi believer from day one purely based on his time in Copenhagen flames, sad to see him go. Hope he finds a team.

[@SameOldRhetoric]

13:45 This doesn't make the Hooxi move make sense. They didn't win Dallas because stewie or nexa stepped up, they won because Niko and Monesy did. That duo is G2's whole identity. They won clutches, which is what G2 *need* to do for their lineup to make sense. If Hooxi calls a round and get's a 3v3 or 2v2 with Niko and Monesy alive, then he's done his job. This is exactly what Karrigan was praised for during Faze's dominance. I never understood the Hooxi hate.. there were almost no big tournaments where his individual level let the team down. Yes his stats looked bad when they lost, but that is because he never stopped trying to win. He never stopped trying to set up Niko, even when Niko was having an off game (common in recent months), so his stats spiralled. As IGLs go, his eye test performance is not worse than most. His system was perfect for the individual high-IQ CS that his stars can play. He called circles around Snappi at Cologne. Niko was pretty much absent from Paris and Copenhagen, Monesy was absent from Paris. They could have even won Copenhagen had jL not had the best few maps of his career, but that's just speculation. I think the Nexa move makes sense, he never should have been on the roster and seemed like a last minute panic buy becuase JKS had to go. The Hooxi move is a huge gamble, and seems unnecessary. I just hope it pays off for the sake of Monesy and Niko's careers at G2.

[@dalzmc]

facts, do you really need more firepower than niko+monesy? was Dallas not proof that if you set them up, those two can win anything?

[@michaelmarlee2051]

"there were almost no big tournaments where his individual level let the team down" you sure? im not sure about letting team down, but he sure letting all of g2 fans down. he often places his crosshair on the floor..... its just 1 example. you think thats not worrying? to prove my point, look at him and see which teams want him in like 6 months

[@koala-ytt]

So the winning formula is Niko and Monesy, not HooXi. Get a serviceable IGL (probably not Snax) and coach (definitely not TaZ) and they win.

[@2639theboss]

​@@koala-ytt What good IGL wants to go to G2? I dont care if Karrigan is better than Hooxi. If G2 cant get him, its irrelevant right? Hooxi might have underperformed, but unless they can put a better player in, why are you benching him? Its one thing if G2 is willing to buy out Siuhy or Glaive but they clearly arent.

[@HOusu88]

Copenhagen? They would've probably already lost the previous match if not for the VP players getting CS2'd

[@nooobiechild]

Feels really bad to see my favorite player from the new generation leave G2. Hopefully he becomes a coach somewhere. But if someone like ex6tenz never got a chance, it's very possible Hooxi just slowly faded away from the spotlight. Richard Lewis fans rejoice. I never understood why Hooxi received so much hate. It wasn't even about his play. When he wins an event there's always something to discredit the whole thing. I've lost a lot of respect for Richard Lewis after this whole roster shuffle fiasco. He could've been more levelheaded with his criticism.

[@MrMarL-se9xy]

Hooxi is your favourite player?

[@asdszf]

Hooxi is the only chad able to make a team of 4 players win trophies.

[@palbi]

Did he mention the Gigachad meme during one of his earlier banger phases? The Hooxi gigachad moment was crazy.

[@workerq2gc574]

ayo what's this title 🤨

[@denzo3882]

Hooxi situation reminds me of earlier days of Karrigan on faze when he was playing not really well stats wise.

[@malooft]

Title is brutal then you watch the video then feel all warm.

[@SAYANTANBISWAS51]

This Human Resource Meme of Hooxi & Karrigan is so damn funny.

[@yanem3847]

Always like your vids but these titles are out of hand 😂

[@voorachter2733]

I really love the format of these videos. The green screen with the trippy visuals and edits is a fun addition.

[@zygomite]

Kinda skimmed over not making Rio which was very costly to the org

[@omnitoki1268]

The flirting vs. harassment caught me off gaurd

[@shyn0o0]

I'm really confused. A few months back, almost everyone was hating on Hooxi, but the moment he got kicked from G2, now all of these people are upset.

[@MrMarL-se9xy]

Typical of the keyboard warriors

[@Shov3ly]

Nah, he always sucked

[@jrgen8339]

This might come as a shock for you, but those aren’t the same people, the algorithm just picked different people’s opinions for you to see.

[@einarsa7196]

they were loudest ones ... its like feminism always loudest ones u hear most

[@chillbeats2968]

I really pray for the NiKo Major story line... his career cannot end without a Major. ID BE SO SAD

[@UntitledJackProject]

It’s not flirting vs harassment. Karrigan’s calls win games so he can be poor on the stats. Nafany’s calls can barely keep BetBoom afloat vs Tier 3 and he has worse stats while doing it.

[@ReDMooNTVV]

you gotta keep reminding everyone that teams do not win and perform this well at tournaments without the masterminds behind them. It's easy to always look at the numbers

[@WomboBraker]

also very good and well grounded video launders. I feel like you fell off for a while (maybe its just me idk), but man these have been good lately

[@thejasiliemetha]

I'll always remember the "my kid is better than yours" yell by Hooxi. He said he realised that some things in life are bigger than CS and he stood by his words attending his sister's wedding and missing a big event of his own career, that alone has earned my respect. I hope Hooxi can make a comeback and I hope the new G2 fares well in this EWC tournament. Looking forward to G2 vs Teams Spirit tonight.

[@cinemadiggers]

launders i just have no words, you were always so presice deconstructing the issue, with your point of view i wish more ppl get the ideas that u spread, keep it up man

[@malif1279]

Even if his individual performance can't get better, Hooxi would honestly be a great assistant or head coach if he ever decided to go down that road (I hope he does)

[@KCOCGOD-SKCUSLRIG6669]

In Dallas, Hooxi was cheering for his mates, not the company. It was a selfless moment, he just wanted his mates to win.

[@zizzyballuba4373]

hooxi has pretty eyes and a nice smile

[@RapunzelRed]

Im not sure how much I believe in hooxi as a player, but not keeping him on as an analyst or swapping him to coach full time is going to go down as one of the wildest moves in cs history. Brother is like no one else.

[@user-ni3wz3fz1s]

Thank you for helping me survive the final day before the new season

[@svenssokolovskis4287]

I like the mettalic background nice edit style

[@Hectacomb]

Hooxi was trending upwards in terms of individual performance throughout CS2 and the end of his run with G2. I hope he ends up on a team like Sashi, TSM or some other Danish core. I believe he has more to offer before tech-switching into a coaching role.

[@cossackspear]

i would love to see the GIGA Chad lead Liquid

[@jbrown7666]

This video will be a tremendous positive for the true narrative that should be around Hooxi. The anti Hot Take Point Made when it comes to this topic.

[@chern0-]

HOW DID IT SELL OUT AGAIN THIS VIDEO WAS UPLOADED 17 MINUTES AGO???

[@NicKage__]

hats already resold out LOL imma need that one day lau ill turn on all the notis i gotta

[@waken]

"replaced by taz" laughed my ass off

[@witmer94]

ugh that shirt is so insane wish i had bread rn

[@Qoobel]

your parents have to be real pros cuz you are such a nice dude Mr. launders

[@vojtechtax9723]

Why does the thumbnail make it look like he died? Was the BW photo necessary?😂😂

[@jzubs]

no "whats popular youtube" sadge

[@K_End]

Another day another deemo 😥

[@pauloluo3779]

Love the video, enjoy the analyse.

[@sakuya1185]

I really loved watching G2 play Anubis when everyone but 2 teams (G2 included) were confident on Anubis. Ever since the beginning of the end (Paris Major), it seemed like G2 had never played Anubis before. Just wanted to share, really loved the roster and they were the one who made me hooked on CS.

[@brettkozak3479]

I'm a certified member of G2 haterade club but this was a nice video almost "tribute" to Hooxi. Goodbye sweet Gigachad

[@antoniomarin7479]

I wish you would talk about swani i feel like hes a key factor for g2 winning.

[@vittormp]

Even though it is possible that he might've established a system for G2 to flourish, I don't think his IGLing was enough to offset his fragging. At the beginning you compare him to karrigan with the "flirting v harassment" meme, but in reality he just hasn't proved he has the chops like karrigan does. Yes, he won 3 major tournaments (with a possible asterisk of those being at the "end" of CSGO), but I never saw in his game "wow" calls or felt his impact like in many other IGLs. To be fair, I think I'd be proven wrong if he did a CPH Flames 2.0, but for now I think that even though he has a commendable career, I think it was mostly the fruit of the pieces he had. Even then, I think this was a great video and "historic" pieces like this are always a great add to the community. Hope to see you do more of this kind of content!

[@bmx7magicalbullets]

Heroic HooXi confirmed.

[@anu1776]

the -jks just made absolutely no sense because they replaced him with sexa. all love to nexa but it was just such a weird move

[@ambientocclusion]

Boxr KZ server when? Boxr mouse pads drop when? Boxr Acezone collab when? Boxr holo stickers when?

[@TotzkieGG]

The moment G2 won, I quickly realize this will happen to hooxi. I hope he can continue playing on the topdogs. W video launders, thanks!

[@denzelnatha9075]

I would love to see hooxi on liquid, since the reason they said the roster didn't work was the micro managing igl style of cadian

[@randomdreamer1619]

Love that and then hooxi with his new team destroying G2 unexpectedly lmao. JKS and hooxi duo again

[@Squach509]

WAIT THE HAT SOLD OUT AGAIN!? FUCK MAN I JUST WANT ONE

[@dwurn]

(after watching this) Me: why the **** did G2 get rid of him

[@hex9688]

G2 management doing their best to prevent Niko winning a major, and squander mONESY in his prime. First JKS, now Hooxi

[@rico_felipe]

Love your content

[@jefflum4040]

I reallly hope a international lineup picks hooxi up and he wins a major. Call it the ex-G2 IGL treatment

[@EditorJoe]

top of the leaderboard on the launders show tho

[@dimitrijeroglic4745]

Imagine Hooxi makes his own full Danish roster and calls it "The gigachads". Then "The gigachads" play well and make it to the major. And we get Gigachad Hooxi sticker in-game

[@benpetrihos5637]

Cheers to my only coach, Lau

[@Qwelko]

Wishing hooxi the best of luck.

[@jmundito]

brother the hats all gone

[@Carlos-do2vh]

remeber Boys, if there is no worst igl in individual performance, there also wont be a best one

[@krucialFPS]

Hooxi the best tier 1.5 IGL

[@KenjiWasTaken]

Ngl, If having a tragic life is making a G2 salary per year/month going .81 and winning 3 S tier tournaments. FUCK are we all doing something way worse

[@burimsaliji23]

Hooxi you'll always be our IGL 🙏♥️

[@minimunch7]

did the hat sell out immediately again

[@stro.munked]

Boxr X Racism collab when?

[@esabbi55]

Of course I know nothing about what happens behind the scenes, but I would not be at all surprised if HooXi actually would make a lot better coach than Taz.

[@thanakornkhumon7365]

Not this sad end for mr.Gigachad 😢

[@listerinekiller]

WILD title name

[@pettypractice7872]

He lacks the intangible but crucial 'leadership' quality that sometimes has less to do with understanding the game and more to do with individual personality. This is a quality that elevated classic IGLs like Fallen, Zeus, and Pronax. Sure he can hype his teammates and perhaps coordinate site executions, but if you are thinking of a leader you'd follow to hell and back, Hooxi is not the first person to pop into your mind. If you can find a rare IGL with both fantastic tactical gamesense and innate leadership qualities, you will create another era.

[@benlagman1]

how long was he IGL on G2? that is an achievement already.

[@gonzalocanas8335]

We all knew this was going to happen, the truth is i thought it was going to happen before... is like the Hooxi gigachad meme, we know hooxi is not a chad in cs. I don't think its a bad IGL or player , but G2 is a team of superstars and I don't know how much of a superstar he is. At least he has won things with G2, and G2 I suppose will appreciate it... As Karrigan recently said in one of his videos (pickem tier team, before Hooxi get kicked), if you have Niko and Monesy you should win more...

[@pengouin]

honestly it started as probably the worst player that has ever been in a top 50 teams, he had such a strong teammate that were in their peek he got carried, but honestly he improved surprisingly fast . he was pretty decent at the end.

[@alexanderfielding]

Hooxi built a system and I think G2 winning Dallas was proof that his system worked... but it can now work without him. It's a shame but I think with a good IGL who doesn't shake up too much, they can be a great team again.

[@LshowKnows]

This is why I prefer Launders content over those childish podcasts Thorin does with Kassad, because Launders doesn´t skim over actual events. Ironically Thorin and Kassad act exactly like the people they criticize the most, people that only read the kdr numbers and pretend the star awper and rifler are the only ones doing the work

[@chillshortvideos1669]

Sorry but Hooxi as a coach is only way i could see his future. He can be one of the best coaches out there but as a player in tier 1 no. He was great at times, in CS:GO mainly but let's be true to ourselfs now, he played with best rifler of all time, best prodigy now best player m0NESY and Hunter who was BEAST in CS:GO, also JKS was best ANCHOR that year so they needed to win something that year, in CS2 it was nightmare for G2 and Hooxi, they won only 1 tournament and that was without Hooxi in team, this was the only way, buy he is great guy with big heart wishing him all the best in the future.

[@leonlee5118]

Wait until Hooxi beat G2 in a major grand final lol😂

[@pimpchimpin]

I think he should bring up another t2 team

[@kittuojha]

Snappi is giving hooxi a run for his money in terms of individual performance. At this rate, falcons will pick hooxi up.

[@lurkismybiz]

"the most racist thing to happen this season and also the most beautiful" Launders, 2024

[@ambivalence3741]

G2 didn't fall off because of hooxi, it's because they got rid of swanii. I'm gonna stand on that I don't care what anyone says.

[@aimlevel]

Hooxi did it again

[@wainoxkatz1195]

i love your stuff lau, and i really appreciate your work for the sport. Still i´d love to see you use "Betting" less, especially in your own brand. I see the state of the game regarding gambling and betting as highly problematic. Thanks, if you read this ^^ luv u bro

[@AnadoxX]

Hooxi will always be my gigachad

[@BoMZoTM]

Hooxi would make a good coach

[@roelreambo3851]

igl was not the problem, niko’s ego was the problem.

[@0owmjapo0]

rip hooxi

[@snacc_racc]

Hear me out, we make Hooxi G2’s coach to replace Taz that way he can still bring his energy and leading skills to the team without affecting their performances (No shade it’s just that he put up bad numbers)

[@emircs2442]

he is not gonna coach for the next years ig.

[@okx8805]

Tbf Swani was also a big part of the system

[@snipersdream]

I feel bad for Hooxi. At the same time I fuckin hate some of his performances

[@xxivkraegen2124]

He's good but it doesnt deny the fact he was also an asshole to jks. There is no way all 4 signed an NDA to not tell jks that he's getting replaced until he find out about it himself.

[@nicke89]

Hooxi literally me