{"id":243452,"date":"2026-08-30T14:02:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T11:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/cs\/?p=243452"},"modified":"2026-08-30T15:57:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T12:57:32","slug":"mauisnake-ranks-cs2-support-players-splits-tn1r","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/cs\/mauisnake-ranks-cs2-support-players-splits-tn1r\/","title":{"rendered":"Mauisnake ranks CS2 support players, splits tN1R"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Counter-Strike 2 analyst Alex \u201cMauisnake\u201d Ellenberg has published his assessment of players able to perform the support role on the professional scene in 2026. The discussion was released as a video on his personal YouTube channel, providing the primary material for the ranking and its explanations.<\/p>\n

Ellenberg assessed 34 players and assigned them to tier labels. Robin \u201cropz\u201d Kool of Team Vitality was the sole player in S+. Nikita \u201cHeavyGod\u201d Martynenko of G2 Esports and Valeriy \u201cb1t\u201d Vakhovskiy of Natus Vincere were placed in S, immediately below the top category.<\/p>\n

The unusual part of the list concerned Andrey \u201ctN1R\u201d Tatarinovich of Team Spirit. Rather than choosing one position for him, Mauisnake listed 2 versions of the rifler: one based on matches with S0tF1k as coach and another based on matches with hally as coach. The first version entered A, while the second was put in C.<\/p>\n

Mauisnake\u2019s explanation did not present tN1R as having one fixed level across the period he discussed. He said the player performed weakly under hally and added that, in his view, tN1R was sometimes worse than magixx. That assessment was the basis for the C-tier entry rather than a general conclusion about every appearance by the player.<\/p>\n

For the period with S0tF1k, the analyst described a substantially different level. He said tN1R was close to the elite, called him a \u201cmonster\u201d in Astana and Rio, and said that in many matches he was Team Spirit\u2019s second-best player. Mauisnake also stated that the player could compete evenly with almost any player in the same role regardless of map.<\/p>\n

The analyst stopped short of assigning that version of tN1R to S. He said he was almost ready to place him there, but the available sample covered only 2 tournaments. This is a stated limit of the evaluation: the higher placement rests on the performances Mauisnake associated with S0tF1k, while the sample was not broad enough for him to make the final move upward.<\/p>\n

Why tN1R appears in 2 different tiers<\/h2>\n

The split placement is the central distinction in Mauisnake\u2019s ranking. His comments tied tN1R\u2019s evaluation to the coach under whom he played, instead of treating the player\u2019s name as sufficient on its own. Under S0tF1k, Mauisnake said tN1R played excellently and matched the player Team Spirit wanted when it signed him.<\/p>\n

That praise was paired with a clear qualification. Mauisnake did not say that the S0tF1k period established a permanent S-tier standard. He limited the evidence he relied on to 2 tournaments, even while saying that version of tN1R was near the elite. The A tier therefore records both the positive assessment and the stated restriction on the sample.<\/p>\n

The C-tier entry carries the opposing coach-specific assessment. Mauisnake said tN1R played poorly with hally and compared that stretch unfavorably with magixx at times. The list keeps these assessments separate, so neither placement can be read as the analyst\u2019s single undifferentiated verdict on tN1R.<\/p>\n

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