The Top 10 CS2 Players of 2024 with Coach lau (Part 2, 10-6)

[@launders]

COME TO LAUNDERS LAN 2 AND MEET ME IN TORONTO JAN 4-5th!!!!!!! www.start.gg/tournament/launders-lan-2/details

[@ENDYZ]

stopped at "#10: torzsi"

[@michaaaaaaaaaaaaal]

i usually agree with you, but moe was a really weird choice for top 8… In his prime… maybe.

[@thegood913]

I agree with you, as the year went on he started to play worse and worse. Dont get me wrong he's still an amazing player but at his prime he was always someone a team could count on and now he often loses 1v1 duels.

[@moke23]

#0 HLTV

[@g0veGaming]

When will you address the Great Mongolz Hopium Gaslight of 2024?

[@hovsh]

exit scam type shit

[@fredericoo]

They are happy with the stickers tho 😅

[@sentonbeeblo170]

I fell for it

[@TouchSsa1nt]

lets be honest, mongolz had a great run, senzu betrayed his team and country in playoffs, senzu showed a masterclass of “useless" on Ancient against Mouz.

[@frankmerriwell8339]

​@@TouchSsa1nt agreed. senzu played well the whole tournament only to choke on the biggest stage.

[@Flashv28]

dev1ce at #7 and blameF at #6 are bold picks to be sure

[@naturo3673]

tf , what are u watching?

[@HopefulNihilist]

​@@naturo3673 Do you o know what a meme is? Or a joke?

[@amf1370]

I watched, you can delete the video now.

[@llllNEOllllchannel]

прочитал, удаляй

[@Astartes_TF]

I too had Elige 9th, so far the hltv list is making me very sad

[@ezyawn3161]

Yeah. Hltv list is more like which player was more successful

[@Astartes_TF]

@@ezyawn3161 my whole list was #1 donk #2 monesy #3 zywoo #4 Niko #5 jL #6 sh1ro #7 b1t #8 xertion #9 elige #10 xantares #11 flamez #12 jimpphat #13 frozen #14 spinx #15 broky #16 w0nderful #17 nertz #18 torzsi #19 iM #20 senzu

[@a1m..]

@@Astartes_TFxantares too high

[@Astartes_TF]

@a1m.. oh 100% personal bias there

[@emmanuelferguson]

@@Astartes_TF I respect the awareness and passion to put him there regardless.

[@waibhavkrishnaChandra]

I was in Walmart, no one fell down this time.

[@supingo3339]

😂

[@rowancclark417]

So is nexa in the top 5 then?

[@gloworms]

He would be #1 if they removed mollies

[@slips.]

And if they added movement keys ​@@gloworms

[@Reason7322]

Part 3: 5 Part 4: 4 Part 5: 3 Part 6: 2 Part 7: Honorable Mentions Part 8: 1

[@alexk7173]

appreciate my placement at #7!!! I worked incredibly hard this year its good to be recognized finally. Thanks Vivek.

[@ellahazan-fuchs7249]

Elige's stats are literally insane. If complexity was good we'd be putting him in the top 3 conversation imo. Please someone save him and give NA hope

[@noobasxdd]

FaZe: +EliGE

[@Pyxyty]

Ok relax, if complexity was good his max would be rivalling Niko for second best rifler. The top 3 are a mile ahead of everyone else.

[@xJabro]

@@ellahazan-fuchs7249 -idk +elige

[@bradleyfirby648]

​@@Pyxyty yeah, agreed lol. But he'd probably be the clear #5

[@mikkelandersen2167]

@@Pyxytyare you watching the same games as us or? His aim is literally so fucking good it’s insane. His teammates are so far from his level. Trust me if he was putting up the same numbers and winning the trophies as some others he would be top 4/5 easily

[@vtscll4]

I freaking knew it man. Of course you were gonna put m0E at number 8. 100% deserved as he's currently the number 1. NA awper,right infront of PwnAlone and witmer. Launders knows his goddamn cs. Merry christmas Lau

[@stormdrainstormdrain]

I know you love him but you can't just keep putting HeavyGod in every single spot

[@a1m..]

B1t under flamez is ridiculous

[@sk8rissk8in]

the dubs

[@a1m..]

@@sk8rissk8in statistically better year with way more achievements, pretty stupid pick

[@SchneiderOSRS]

Elige at #9 is all I needed to see to confirm Lau’s is the TRUE top 20 list, not that FRAUD hltv top 20 putting Elige #19

[@Ruserton]

It really does seem like Launders' list is the more accurate one every year. A lot less agendas being pushed it here lol

[@a1m..]

@@Rusertonif by agendas you mean achievements then sure, but it’s not like HLTVs list is politically charged lol

[@bruh1519]

hltv takes success and trophy into consideration and elige was in the semis once this year. u should read how they evaluate rankings

[@Sam-es2gf]

​@@bruh1519I think most people know that. They just disagree with it.

[@bruh1519]

@@Sam-es2gf i think its important and it makes sense. Having many trophies translates to being able to have good results on big stages. These are the most important wins and so it should count. We can all handpick the 3 to 5 guys that are awesome and don't win trophies like elige but he doesn't deserve top 10 he was in the semis once

[@ElighL]

im so glad that you have kept the top 5 strictly for the entire FlyQuest Roster, and Having AliStair at #1 is truly the sign of a great ranking/list!

[@hopser6620]

wow zywOo not even top twenty this year… Fell off

[@mooncalf_4534]

hes french

[@anu1776]

@@mooncalf_4534 top kekw

[@slips.]

Was kind of odd for you to put Steel at #9 just because "he's canadian and can do no wrong."

[@Swangop]

just saw a guy stand up in the middle of walmart

[@HolySensei842]

Finally, i was eagerly waiting for this!! Merry christmas Mohan and happy holidays to you and your fam!!!

[@zethw0w]

there is no reality flamez had a better year than b1t

[@carsonkalbfleisch5004]

I forgot about the clip at 11:45. Insane play

[@aokuang2958]

watched that one live as a spirit/sh1ro fan. i was shitting myself

[@know_ledge]

solid list, better than hltv's imo, but flamez over bit is really weird to me

[@elijuvan4131]

agreed

[@androsp9105]

torzsi being the highest ranked player on mouz is weird to me. He was arguably 4th.

[@matthewchidiac5948]

@@androsp9105 Torszi and defo top 3 on the team and he’s only really comp is against Jimmy cause he’s defo better than Brollan and Xertion plus it’s hard to place an igl as the best player

[@xJabro]

sh1ro joining spirit brought an elite awper to an underrated team, let's not forget they placed 4th and 8th at the 2022 majors, even getting to the semis after starting as contender, being eliminated by the eventual winner FaZe.

[@666satanaaa]

With completely different lineup though

[@cyan876]

ok

[@medievalmike5562]

I like your list a lot. Very happy for Flamez who came up huge for his team this year and for jL who beat out the professional saver shiro

[@elijuvan4131]

it’s a shame we didn’t get donk-jL for the last two events

[@BigMoneyy_]

Great video as usual lau, but I have to disagree with your take on the riskiness of sh1ro joining Spirit. I know I'm gonna sound like a hindsight andy, but Spirit were coming off a very legitimate LAN tournament win and donk was already picking up lots of hype when sh1ro decided to join them. I remember feeling really bad for Artfr0st, who had been with those guys for a while and was set to break into T1 only to see sh1ro take his spot after his repeated failures with C9. I know Spirit aren't a premier org, but they had everything they needed to be successful in T1 without sh1ro, lots of talented up and comers with an experienced IGL and anchor player. To me, there was very little risk in joining Spirit, and if anything the move was reminiscent of Kevin Durant joining the Warriors in 2016 (obviously to a slightly lesser extent, but I digress). All of this hinges on the idea that we knew for certain donk was going to become a Steph Curry level game breaking talent, which we couldn't know for sure at the time. Personally, I was very confident that everyone was going to regret not buying donk when they had the chance, and this was long before donk broke out properly. I even commented on this when he played his first recorded LAN match last year, donk was a sure thing in my mind. www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/1614vr9/comment/jxq7ads/? Anyway, happy New Year and can't wait to listen to you and Scrawny casting some big games in 2025!

[@bobbobo2568]

I know people rate Elige really high and he WOULD be rated really high this year. However not playing in ANY big games like arena finals has to be factored in. If you can play in Group Stages only, Zywoo could be Top 1 every year.

[@joseblua6566]

YES

[@saucy_noodles]

i really like the flamez spot, i feel like a lot of fans on twitter dont give him enough respect 😤

[@cxru]

huuuuge w on the flameZ nod. not enough ppl on hltv give him credit, dude has been lights out for vitality and i'm so glad to see him perform at the highest level

[@rehehehehehe-292U]

ok but when does the real list come out

[@Sorren-tb9fk]

Winning bb dacha and major in the same year is insane. I guess nobody will repeat this achievement xdxdxd

[@joseblua6566]

Spirit truly are team of the year

[@2FastG]

I didn’t know the guy who wrote all the Beatles songs was into CS. Pretty cool

[@JoegerFODC]

Makes me really happy to see shiro get his chance

[@Surfordie]

HLTV having Elige at 19 does make me feel they rely on tournaments wins more than they should

[@androsp9105]

Elige made it to barely any play off games so it's kinda hard to judge how good he is in the highest pressure matches. We know he has performed in them in the past, but if we're only going by 2024 i don't see how you can put him in the top 10. Also, torzsi at 10 is absurd. Launders' list is kinda bad.

[@dixondevasia249]

Really Rank + 10 for torzsi and elige in HLTV Ranking

[@e6JIaH2107]

What to do if im orthodox and christmas is still 9 days away but all candy eaten?

[@owlie1744]

didnt know germany is that time delayed that your christmas eve is 4 days later.

[@LL-xh3qr]

#7 was one of the greatest hindsight roster moves

[@dukeyewowbeard]

If the rumours are true and Faze are looking to sign Elige then I think this is his time to shine and start winning trophies consistently

[@lemin5508]

Thank you for respecting torzsi lau.

[@RondoDondo]

That fit is nuts

[@sh1nenkai258]

i agree other then torzsi, yes he might be the best arena player for mouz by stats but id argue brollan impactwise is better, also torzsi's stats are abit inflated due to saving, and whenever mouz win its off brollan jimpphat and xertion impact, i feel like torzsi is the 4th most impactful on mouz but u putting elige top 10 made ur list infinetly more valued/better then hltv's list

[@aidanjohnston343]

Fianchetto awping going in your top five analogies of all time launders

[@dubble_g]

is the mic detachable of the acezone?

[@Flashv28]

Once at least

[@dubble_g]

@@Flashv28 bruh

[@FrierenYoutube]

Bro is majestic

[@Jane-qh2yd]

Elige is suffering from the 2014 KennyS situtation. His stats are absolutely nuts, but his team is so bad that you just can't justify pushing him much further up the list

[@merzofficial1443]

Honestly SOLID choices. I would flip B1T and FlameZ

[@Tobygas]

flamez over bit when Vitality won 1 event compared to Navi's 4 is wild

[@a1m..]

Even disregarding event wins, b1t has been better on more maps vs top 20 opposition at big events this year, with the gap being even bigger in the last 6 months

[@FaiThErazzEr]

12:31 my top five 5. JL 4.Niko 3.zaywoo 2.monesy 1.donked

[@skrivcasts]

can we get a top 10 caster fits of the year

[@jerrydallas3066]

elige take is just biased im sorry lau 😂 id love to claim ins is a top 20-30 player and it would be the same lost logic as by which youve put elige 8 here. everyone knows he may have been the 8th most potent or capable player of the year but that's just not how the top 20 works

[@screeperz9965]

Badass camo suit jacket bro!

[@bilguuntsog-ochir3889]

#5 CaptainMo #4 Anubis t side S1mple #3 back against the wall Karrigan #2 Yekindars eye sight #1 Donks index finger It's clear bro

[@glashausAimz2]

my personal top 10 players: neverlose, spin bot, silent aim, rage hack, closet waller, anti aim, double tap, hvh?, auto stop, map hack.

[@Ayur_Baturov]

Launders we need your opinion on all the changes at the scene.

[@mukkiiii]

Thanks coach Lau ❤

[@frankmerriwell8339]

So top 5 are spinx, niko, monesy, zywoo, donk?

[@jkrogsgaard8739]

HLTV must have switched their top 10 and top 11-20 around, seeing you going Torszi and Elige

[@marci8027]

honestly I already take Lau’s list much more seriously than HLTV’s one

[@ok3029]

With narration this good you could tell me that Snax is #1 and I'd believe it 😩

[@FinnyTurner]

Flamez ist a bold one, not sure if thats agreeable

[@maxgeorge488]

Coach Lau is my number 1

[@ayanokoji42069]

So the players left are jL, wonderful, donk, niko monesy and zywoo. 6 players in top 5 makes sense

[@zxcxzxc]

As a Mouz fan I do not have torzsi in top20

[@Jane-qh2yd]

b1t at #8 in 2024 is insane. The galaxy gas usage is getting out of hand

[@Shnergen91]

Sick vid bro

[@cena6171]

ngl i thought bro's in barber shop. his shirt looks like a barber's cape

[@KappaClaus]

Was listening to Top Likte (top liked) but immediately interrupted due to this banger

[@abcdef-o2u]

lau : torszi no. 10 hltv: hah.. not!

[@illastration1]

No Malbs or Xantares in top 10 but Torzsi and Flamez. Stranges choices imo

[@dinesvolt841]

Malbs??😭😭

[@avy1]

so launders top 5 is 5: jL 4: Niko 3: zywoo 2: monesy 1: donk

[@samuelbartram9611]

Somewhat controversial but kind of goated takes

[@supingo3339]

Huge respect to FlameZ of course ɓut B1t deserves 7th over him imo

[@noha7688]

AAAAAAGGHHHH A FLOATING HEAD WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR BODY??!!!

[@csr-csr]

Torzsi in top 10 is insane, Brollan has been better this year tbh.

[@murodradjabov4306]

my guy has to step his game up on Nuke tho. Saying it like a Mouz fan.

[@Stfugb2s]

Last 5 prediction in order: Niko, jl, zywoo, monesy, donk

[@Stfugb2s]

also HLTV list is way too skewed to results :(

[@kenlee5090]

Saving Alistair for top #5, way to go launders

[@murodradjabov4306]

Putting Torzhi under Elige is an insult for a Mouz fan like me.

[@mafyakenan9198]

Xantares was better than elige in every aspect in this year. Higher tier matches, higher rating, higher team ranking

[@imGhost_2612]

bro is edging like crazy

[@dyzalonius]

Time for a video on fianchetto awping

[@harold638]

I respect saving staehr for top 5

[@dekuleung]

Ohnepixel #3 prediction aware

[@matthewchidiac5948]

Love FlameZ but I don’t think there’s a world that u can justify putting him over B1t, worse numbers, easier roles, less trophies, less indervidual achievements

[@Neverrrrr311]

fianchetto awping, my guy cooking

[@AnirudhTammireddy]

Why flamez over elige and bit? Also shiro has a heartwarming story hope he wins more. Polar opposite of our danish royal...

[@lauerrk8571]

r1nkle in the top 10 was not expected but i get it

[@nicolau2]

If elige is this high up, kscerato could have been here as well

[@Fancyyy]

Elige #9 but Senzu nowhere to be seen 💔

[@TouchSsa1nt]

senzu betrayed the team in playoff, mega USELESS on ancient against Mouz, choked and threw the entire series, glad there's no death penalty for treason in Mongolia

[@Fancyyy]

@@TouchSsa1nt I'm not going to call a student a failure just because he got C on the last subject after getting As on the previous papers bro He had been consistently decent the entire year. At the biggest stage of the major for the first time at such a young age, anyone could've crumbled. It was just unfortunately that it ended up being him. Give him time, he'll get there.

[@TouchSsa1nt]

@@Fancyyy if you actually watch the game, you will know the way senzu was double awping in overtime showed he just lost it all, he's scared to rifle against Mouz. that attempt from temple on A was just clown fiesta.

[@a1m..]

@@TouchSsa1nt don’t think senzu should get hate for it, sure it was a very bad performance for his standards but he’s an 18 year old playing his first big stage, and it’s at a major, ik Mzinho played well but not everyone reacts to pressure the same. Seeing mongolz’ potential, he should get better with more appearances

[@joseblua6566]

@@FancyyyMore like a D- tbh

[@felipeselles1]

5 JL 4 Niko 3 Zywoo 2 Monesy 1 Donk

[@stipe1615]

Much better list than hltv, their top 20 is a joke for years

[@funaxon]

so Aleksib is still a contender for top 5 2024

[@shapi541]

hey lau, just wanted to ask - why do you and a lot of other casters pronounce flameZ's name as 'flame - Z' as opposed to 'flames'. i remember seeing an interview on him and he introduced himself using the latter pronunciation, so it always confused me. not that its a deal breaker at all, just a curiosity. EDIT: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hX7EeGqwicp-oqssi=KgKaMJi0_Lurn--n // heres an example

[@DisgustedCheese]

AFAIK he's said both pronounciations are fine?

[@a1m..]

Cause flame z sounds cooler

[@joseblua6566]

Flame Z sounds way cooler tho imo

[@ELSanezu]

why do so many people have flamez over spinx this year? i feel like theres an agenda against spinx rn

[@Ruserton]

I had Elige and Jimi at 11 and 12 I can't believe how hltv screwed them this year very surprising tbh

[@gs5256]

m0e at number 6 is crazy vro

[@ultimatedaver]

8:25 edit fucked with my head. also top 10 is 100% where elige belongs unlike that other fraudulent list

[@Pumpkin8_]

I think shroud should be number 1 absolutely.

[@BuellerTrades]

CS Elitists eating good