According to statistics, the support player of site A in CS GO is attacked by the opposing team approximately 3 - 4 times more often than the support player at point B. This is due to the fact that on the most popular maps from the competitive map pool, for example, Mirage or Dust 2, terrorists have 3 exits to point A, while on site B — only 2. Simply put, point A is easier to attack, so the defender of the A bomb in CS GO has a hard time, an order of magnitude more difficult than the defender of point B.
It is difficult to single out number 1 among professional CS players playing as a defensive midfielder. Each map has its own characteristics when playing defense, its own grenade placements, the best positions for defending site A. It is almost impossible to perfectly remember the smallest subtleties of playing defense on all maps, so it is impossible to say for sure who is the best defender of site A in CS GO.
So I suggest you compare the statistical data on opniks on individual maps and the difference in their ratings with the median (the average result of all gamers). The higher this difference is, the better the defensive midfielder performs. Whoever has the maximum difference between his rating and the median will become in my calculation system the best supporter of the A site in CS GO.
4th place
We start our rating with a caeser from Russia. Ax1Le (also known as Sergey Rykhtorov, has been playing for the American team Cloud9 since the end of April 2022) by the beginning of August 2022, as the supporter of point A on the Ancient map, he scored a good rating of 1.31 with a median value of 1.12. So the difference is 1.31 - 1.12 = 0.19.
Axil, in my opinion, is helped to achieve such an impressive result and become one of the best A-site defenders in CS GO by his amazing calmness, in some places bordering on unemotionality, which is noted even by the journalists who interviewed Sergei, and by his excellent aim in shooting. When Ax1Le is on a roll, he can tear apart even the first team in the world, Faze Clan, as noted by the captain of Faze Clan.
By the way, Axil’s achievements do not end with his excellent results as an A-site supporter in CS GO. Last year 2021 turned out to be the best in his 4-year professional career: Sergey won as part of Gambit at the prestigious tournament in Katowice and rose to 5th place in the world ranking.
3rd place
Gamer sjuush (Rasmus Beck from Denmark), playing for the Heroic team, has settled here. His signature card is Mirage. Playing on him as an A-site supporter, Rasmus achieved a rating of 1.24, when other A-site supporters in CS GO on Mirage achieved an average rating of 1. This means that sjuush is superior to his opponents by a difference of 1.24 - 1 = 0.24, and, if in percentage, then by 24%.
Rasmus's achievement is even more amazing when you understand exactly what map he achieved it on. Mirage has always been one of the three most popular Counter Strike maps; almost every top team plays it very well. And point A itself on Mirage is not sugar: 3 exits for terror, many shelters where attackers can hide. Here everything is decided by the correct placement of smokes and the excellent reaction of the defensive player when the enemy enters the point.
But sjuush is handsome. I was able to cope with a really difficult task. A true hero from Heroic and a well-deserved 3rd place in the list of the best A-site supporters in CS GO.
2nd place
Silver was captured by the 22-year-old Brazilian CS GO star yuurih (real name is Yuri Santos, who plays for the FURIA team).
Santos was helped to soar to 2nd place by his outstanding play in the position of the defensive A-site in CS GO on the Vertigo map - the most unpopular map of the competitive map pool. With a median rating of 1.05, yuurih scored a rating of 1.38. Thus, the difference in Santos’s rating compared to the median is 0.33, and in percentage - 31%, which makes him without a doubt the best A-site supporter in CS GO on Vertigo.
Yurrih can be called a universal kaeser in a sense. He plays excellently not only in defense, but also in attack. In his best 2020, Santos brought Furia into the top ten teams in the world. The reason is that then Yuri showed an excellent rating against the top 30 CS GO teams (9th place) and an excellent KAST against the top 30 teams (6th place). At the same time, Santos rose to 14th place in the individual rankings of players.
True, it should be admitted that the laurels of coldzera's star countryman Yuri are still a long way off. I think it is unlikely that he will be able to achieve them. However, what cannot be taken away from yuurih is the title of one of the best A-site supporters in CS GO.
1st place
Now you will finally find out who is top 1 at point A in Counter Strike. What is striking is that:
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This player 2 years ago, in 2020, was floundering at the level of tier-3 and tier-4 tournaments.
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He reached the professional level only in February 2022 and only after the two most productive players left the first team.
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3 months after entering the pro scene, in May 2022, he already played in the semi-finals of the Antwerp major, where he and his teammates lost to Faze Clan.
So, who is the best supporter of A bomb in CS GO right now? He plays for the Spirit team, he is 20 years old, he is from Russia, his name is Pavel Ogloblin, better known in the professional community under the nickname s1ren.
Pavel's record achievement, which allows us to award him first place in our improvised ranking, occurred on the Nuke map. S1ren managed to make a rating of 1.50 on this map, which is the maximum for a defensive A bomber in CS GO. At the same time, the median rating of all defensive players is only 1.07. This means that the difference in Pavel's rating with other defensive players is 1.50 - 1.07 = 0.43 or 40%! Space-bomb gap!
How to improve the skills of the A-pillar supporter?
Before jumping into specific ways to improve your game, you need to understand your character, because the wrong character can make it impossible to achieve your intended goal. You can hardly imagine Simple, who was toxic and aggressive in his youth, as a supporter of the A site in CS GO? He simply cannot sit in one place for the entire round. Here you need a phlegmatic and reasonable disposition, like Axil.
In terms of skills, firstly, you need to improve your hearing and ability to distinguish the steps of enemies, as well as listen to the team speaker in order to navigate where the enemy is approximately located. Your excellent knowledge of smoke placement points or excellent shooting will not help you if you miss the moment of the terrorist attack. Secondly, in order to become the best supporter of an A bomb in CS GO you will need a lot of patience and the ability to wait. An excellent supporter will not give in to the impulse to help his teammates if this contradicts the plan for the round, but, like an anchor, clings to his point and leaves it only when it is 100% clear that the terrors have gone to site B. So practice concentrating on the goal - protecting point A - and do not forget about it for a second.
