Author: EterNaL_Bayern
December 11, 2005, Beijing Shougang Gymnasium. WEG Season 3 World Finals, CS Project Final, China wNv.Gaming vs Korea project_kr Team, Tiebreaker de_inferno. The score came to 15-11, the last member of the project_kr, Termi, touched the A1 slowly from the policeman, and with a merciless flash bomb flew towards Termi, and then Sakura flashed out of the pit to complete the kill! The live narrator roared and shouted "wNv is the champion!" All the spectators shouted the name of wNv, and the score was finally fixed at 16-11, and wNv.Gaming reversed the South Korean team to win the first world championship in the history of Chinese men's CS with a score of 2-1.
"It was so exciting, the audience was so enthusiastic, we couldn't get out of the venue after the game, everyone wanted our autographs. I ended up with a couple asking for my white T-shirt, which I actually wanted to keep in my memory. Later, the man took a piece of jade from his waist and said that it was his family's heirloom jade and was willing to exchange it with me. I was really touched and gave it to him and thanked him for his support of me and CS. Alex, captain of wNv.gaming, recalled.
This is the most glorious moment in the history of CS in China
Time to pull back to the 2003 WCG World Finals, deViL*United, composed of Mahdi, ipig, Sprite, Luckyboy and Alex, played against south Korean team MAVEN on the tiebreaker de_nuke of the quarter-finals, who fell behind 2:10 in the first half and 11:1 in the second half under the Max Round 13-point format, creating the most classic Jedi reversal of Chinese teams in CS history! This classic battle was even called by Alex as one of the most memorable matches of his 10-year career, and this U team became the first Chinese team to reach the quarter-finals of the World Series.
A group photo of one of the few deViL*United teams that can still be found today
Since 2001, CS games have swept all over China's internet cafes, when you step into the Internet cafes, almost everyone is addicted to this game, they cheer for a wonderful kill, for a failed unpacking and chagrin, highly confrontational and original competitiveness, making CS the favorite of Young Chinese people at that time. In an era when network information was still a bit closed, the first CS superstar that many Chinese CSers came into contact with was Johnny R. (remember not Johnn.R), Johnny R. influenced a generation of Chinese CS players to understand this game, the original AWP can also be used in this way, he can kill five members of the opponent in a flash in the dust hole, he can shoot hundreds of shots in the bridge hole of Aztec, he can drop any target that appears in his sniper scope in seconds, he is simply omnipotent, his sniper rifle and USP are the first love of countless Chinese CSer.
The initiator of countless Chinese AWP players – Johnny R.
Johnny R., although a generation of snipers, is an uncompromising lone hero who single-handedly supports a team without tasting the taste of a champion. In 2003, Chinese players actually met the invincible overlord of the world CS at that time, the SK team. In the summer of 2003, after winning the WCG 2003 championship, SK, the world's first team with countless honors, was invited by its main sponsors Intel and Haoxin to fly to China for visits and exchanges. During more than a week of visits, SK competed against several of China's top teams in Shanghai and Beijing, all of which won. At the time, SK was at the peak of his career, and they showed superb marksmanship and almost perfect team coordination in various competitions, completely conquering Chinese players. SK's visit to China also allowed a large number of Chinese CS players to witness the legendary characters, and detonated the passion of CS players, and CS ushered in a new peak of development in China. At the same time, CCTV5 "E-sports World" column broadcast the relevant CS special program, CS from the CCTV news in the violent game into the "E-sports World" reported by the official e-sports project, CS for the first time in CCTV with a positive image broadcast, which gave the national CS players and related e-sports practitioners a huge encouragement, but also triggered the CS boom in China.
For the first time, Chinese players have seen CS superstars such as Pottei, HeatoN, and SpawN
It was also in 2003 that deViL*United entered the top eight at the WCG, giving the world its first glimpse of CS's Chinese power. Since then, China's CS players have embarked on a road to pursue their dreams. As CS games become more and more popular in China, China's professional clubs are also emerging in an endless stream, after a year of shuffling and substitution in 2004, the domestic crowd rose up, not only wNv, AS, teAmart three giants, other teams such as Hubei 9ez (ie PF), Guangdong Star.ex, Northeast NewLife and Lanzhou Sploit are all strong. At the 2005 ESPWC China Qualifiers, wNv.gm won the championship without hindrance, and together with the previously qualified teaAmart, they were given the opportunity to travel to France to challenge the world's top powers.
The first person in China CS - alex
At that time, the Chinese did not have too high hopes for wNv.Gaming, but this team that had gradually been grinding synthetics was killing all sides in France, especially in the final round of the group stage, they faced the British overlord 4Kings led by CS legend and tactical master Element. The final score was a 16-3 win at wNv, and the 15-0 score at half-time shocked the world. Another Chinese team, teAmart, also surprisingly qualified with a record of 5 wins and 1 loss, and two Chinese teams in France attracted the world's attention. In the later Quarterfinals, the wNv encountered the German chariot mouz, and due to pre-race preparations and various other factors, the in-form wNv finally lost to mouz 14-16, ending their ESWC journey, which was also called "the most regrettable battle of his career" by Alxe in the big game review. The wNv didn't do the miracle in the end, but they have already made history: the ESWC World Quarterfinals, which is the best result of the Chinese team at ESWC. And Alex, due to his excellent performance in this competition, unexpectedly won the MVP of the event, which is also the highest honor that Chinese CS players have ever won.
The wNv.gm of gaining faith becomes even more terrifying. After returning from ESWC, the breathless wNv traveled to South Korea to prepare for the Asian qualifiers for WEG3. In South Korea, they trained and competed with world-class teams, and soon they confirmed that they were so strong. In the practice match with the world's giants, they did not fall behind, whether it was personal ability, tactical literacy or communication on the battlefield, they all improved rapidly. At that time, Alex was full of ambition - "Our playing style and tactics at that time were the most advanced in the world." "Finally, in the final of WEG's third season, there was the scene at the beginning of our article, and China's CS finally stood on the world's highest stage. This moment has made China CSer wait for too long; this moment records the peak and glory of China's CS; this moment carries the hopes and dreams of China CSer today.
Finally won the world championship, completed their dreams for many years, but the wNv.gm team members have begun to slack off a little, training hard, and the state has begun to decline, although in May 2006 at the WEG masters once again won the world championship. But that doesn't stop them from slumping in form elsewhere. And most crucially, they can't go any further – they always stop at the top 8 in foreign competitions. Just like the fall of every dynasty, the vicious circle of mentality changes, record declines, and personnel changes cannot be avoided, alex later reflects on that time more than once in his videos, and he even regrets the slightly rash substitution decision at that time, because the golden five of the wNv.gm has experienced so many tribulations and setbacks and finally reached the top, but because of the poor results of several games, it is too hasty, and maybe with more time and patience, the results will be very different.
With the decline of domestic CS popularity, many professional teams have disbanded, and the former overlord wNv can only be supported bitterly. In the later stages of wNv, the personnel changes frequently, the composition of the team is extremely unstable, although they strive to achieve the glory of the past, but in the end they are unable to do it. On September 6, 2010, wNv Club issued a statement announcing the transfer of all members to eFuture Club and announcing its dissolution, the most brilliant and powerful club in the history of CS in China, and finally came to an end.
It's been a full 12 years since the last victory, and only Alex and Sakula are left on wNv.gaming's winning team to still be on the front lines of CS:GO.
After several turns, Alex founded the BoF Club (now Eclipse) and served as a coach himself. Alex, who is now a father, continues to cultivate new forces for CS:GO for China, selflessly dedicating his full understanding of the game to everyone.
The former AK prince Sakura transformed into a professional CS:GO anchor, using his professional knowledge and humorous language to let more people understand the charm of CS:GO.
The other three players returned to their lives and pursued their new dreams. Jungle, the team's champion sniper, chose to become a doctor after retiring and lived his happy little life after getting married.
The Chinese god of war tK also returned to the public eye after a long period of retirement. In addition to posting on Weibo to recall his own CS road, he often broadcasts CS:GO live to find the feeling of blood fighting on the field.
And in "Lu Yu has a date" with a sentence "I broke the queen" and the impressive mikk is still difficult to find, although Alex has also mobilized netizens to help find former teammates, but also to no avail.
The era of CS1.6 is over, and the era of CS:GO is now. Although in the three years from 2012 to 2015, China's CS:GO stagnated, veteran players retired, and new players could not grow and exercise because of few domestic events and low prize money, and even had to transform other FPS games. For a long time, there was only one professional team, and Captain Mo was one of them. As one of the most outstanding players in China in the late CS1.6 period, Mo's personal ability has been widely recognized internationally, and after the transformation of CS:GO, he has always been the most stable part of the Tianlu team. Although the sacrifice for the team can only be changed to the sniper position, Mo's rich experience and psychological quality in the competition are still a rare and valuable asset of Tianlu.
As a veteran of nearly 30 years old, Mo has witnessed China's CS1.6 from the peak to the trough, but also with China's CS:GO from the freezing point gradually began to recover, veterans do not die, please let us give mo still fighting in the CS: GO field veterans more patience and respect, and with the launch of CS: GO national uniform, we also have reason to believe that China's CS:GO will one day be able to reproduce the glory of wNv.
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