Edward leaves competitive CS2
Ioann “Edward” Sukhariev has announced his retirement from the professional Counter-Strike scene, capping an illustrious career spanning over 2 decades in which he obtained numerous major titles in both CS:GO and CS:1.6, and was named a Top 20 player in the world three times, with his highest ranking coming in the former title in 2010 at No. 5. Continue reading this article for the best information on esports predictions!
The formerly Natus Vincere star began his career with pro100 and his friend Danylo “Zeus” Teslenko, winning LAN tournaments throughout Russia and Ukraine. His remarkable performances at the World Cyber Games in 2005 and 2006 marked his first steps onto the global stage and really started to show off his talent. He began to become well-known in 2007 after joining Virtus.pro in collaboration with Zeus. At medium-sized global LAN events, they took home titles. But it was 2010 that he really came into his own, winning praise for both his remarkable pistol and rifle skills.
With the Russian squad, Edward obtained numerous prestigious competitions. In 2010, he advanced to play for Natus Vincere. Edward was a dominant force in the Counter-Strike scene while he was a member of NaVi, helping the team evolve into the first to win the ESWC, WCG, and IEM IV World Championship. Thus, during the CS 1.6 era, Edward obtained three tournaments that were regarded as unofficial CS Majors despite never having won an official major. Edward hasn’t made as much progress in the early going of the switch to CS:GO and ultimately left NaVi in 2013. After playing for Astana Dragons for a few months, he went back to NaVi and stayed there for the following six years.
He continued to compete throughout every Major after DreamHack Winter, spending six more years with NAVI. He failed to win a CSGO Major championship during his 3 grand final appearances at DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca (2015), MLG Columbus (2016), and FACEIT London (2018).
The team made a name for itself as serious competitors in major tournaments and regularly advanced to the postseason in the majority of Majors between 2015 and 2019. However, Edward fell short of his 1.6 era performance in the new title. As the 3rd or 4th best player on the squad, he was frequently used as a supporting cast member for players such as Ladislav “GuardiaN” Kovács, Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev, Denis “electroNic” Sharipov, and Egor “flamie” Vasilyev.
However, during those years, he was a key player in leading the various iterations of the team to win numerous prestigious Big Event trophies, including the StarSeries & i-League Seasons 5 & 7, ESL One Cologne 2018, ESL One New York 2016, and IEM San Jose 2015.
CS will always have a big place in my heart and I’ll try to make time to stream over the next year to stay connected to one of the most important parts of my life. Happy holidays everyone, take care of yourself and your loved ones.
— Ioann Sukhariev (@EdwardCSGOD) December 31, 2023
He has been on different teams for the past 4 years, playing on different rosters and competing in lower-level competitions. ESC was his latest team. The Ukrainian has recently declared on X that he is leaving the starting lineup for the team. Rather, he disclosed his plan to assume a new position within the squad in order to devote more time to his family.
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