{"id":36882,"date":"2024-07-13T22:48:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T02:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=36882"},"modified":"2024-07-13T22:48:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T02:48:42","slug":"team-liquid-complete-their-counter-strike-2-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/team-liquid-complete-their-counter-strike-2-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Liquid complete their Counter-Strike 2 roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Team Liquid has officially secured the services of Justin &#8220;jks&#8221; Savage, completing their <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike 2 betting guide\">Counter-Strike 2<\/a> roster for the upcoming competitive season.<\/p>\n<p>This signing follows the addition of Polish AWPer Roland &#8220;ultimate&#8221; Tomkowiak and the appointment of new head coach Torbj\u00f8rn &#8220;mithR&#8221; Nyborg, marking a significant overhaul after a disappointing first half of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to rebuild came after the team\u2019s underwhelming performance, including a 5th-6th place finish at IEM Chengdu 2024 and missing out on the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/esports-world-cup\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Esports World Cup CS2 betting guide\">Esports World Cup 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The management responded by parting ways with key players Casper &#8220;cadiaN&#8221; M\u00f8ller, Felipe &#8220;skullz&#8221; Medeiros, and coach Wilton &#8220;zews&#8221; Prado, while retaining core members Keith &#8220;\u2060NAF\u2060&#8221; Markovic, Russel &#8220;\u2060Twistzz\u2060&#8221; Van Dulken, and Mareks &#8220;\u2060YEKINDAR\u2060&#8221; Ga\u013cinskis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welcome <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jks_CS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jks_CS<\/a> to Team Liquid \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MYo5RB3tPA\">pic.twitter.com\/MYo5RB3tPA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Team Liquid CS (@TeamLiquidCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamLiquidCS\/status\/1811838423336108285?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>jks, a two-time HLTV Top 20 Player, has been out of action since November, when he was removed from G2 Esports&#8217; starting lineup.<\/p>\n<p>He brings a wealth of experience, having secured titles such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/blast-premier-world-final\/\" title=\"BLAST Premier World Final betting guide\">2022 BLAST Premier World Final<\/a>, IEM Katowice and IEM Cologne in 2023, during his 18-month stint with G2.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m happy to be back and excited to be a part of this team,&#8221; 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