Especially Semen Bakin.
We continue to summarize the first results of 2024 at the Cyber Best Awards! In a large vote, we identify the best representatives of the esports community, and top bloggers, as well as the best games, series, and movies.
One of our categories is "Discovery of the Year." It features players with great potential who have recently been playing at a high level: this includes 9Class and Chira Junior from Dota and Magnojez, D1ledez, and Clax from CS.
In this post - the lesser-known Caesers who may shoot up in the future and compete not only for the "Discovery of the Year" nomination.
Kyousuke, also known as CEMEN_BAKIN from Spirit Academy.
You don't have to go far to find talent. Spirit has proven itself as a club where promising players constantly spawn - and it's not just about Donka. Magnojez went through Spirit Academy, before that there were Zont1x, Patsi, S1ren, Artfr0st, and W0nderful (the major champion after all!). And new stars are already on the rise.
Recently, 16-year-old Maxim Lukin has been playing at Spirit Academy under the nickname Kyousuke. However, among Faceit experts and enthusiasts who like to dig into the depths of CS, he is known as CEMEN_BAKIN. If he becomes a top player and chooses this nickname, there will be vast opportunities for memes and creating a media image. After all, Semen Bakin is a character from "Molodezhka," a once-popular series about the hockey team "Medvedi." Bakin, played by Igor Ogurtsov, is one of the most meme-worthy characters, falling asleep on the go: in the locker room, on the bus, or a bench in the park. And in his dreams, he often sees the embodiment of his sporting goals.
But what kind of CEMEN_BAKIN is he as a caeser? Without high numbers in the "Rating" column, no one will care about the media hype.
Maxim registered on Faceit in February 2021. And in over three years, he has played 5400 matches - that's a lot. Even more than Simple (!), who registered on the platform 11 years ago and started matches 4741 times.
Lukin's statistics are impressive. In his last 20 matches on Faceit, his K/D is 1.35.
He has already made a mark in matches for Spirit Academy. Check out the highlight - what strict headshots.
Nota from RushB is a talented player who should be playing in a top team.
17-year-old Emil "Nota" Moskvitin from Rush B. He is by far the star player of the lineup with a rating of 1.22. His statistics on Faceit are also impressive - a K/D of 1.43 over the last 20 matches. Emil ranks 11th among players from Russia on the platform. It wouldn't be surprising if he gets picked up by a stronger team by the end of the year.
Harumi, in an interview with Igor Larionov, when asked about the top newcomers in the scene, mentioned Nota among others. He has a bright future ahead.