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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournaments have always been an extravaganza. Housing teams from across the world, the Esports event becomes a riveting attraction. However, the IEM Rio Major 2022 season for Natus Vincere ended after getting defeated by FURIA. Nevertheless, Brazilian player Neymar has given his regards to the CS:GO sniper king.

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is a first-person shooting video game. Since its release in 2012, the game stands out as one of the best video games. Moreover, it also becomes a platform for many professional players. Undoubtedly, the crowd and tournaments of the respective game are fan favorites.

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On October 31, Intel Extreme Masters Rio Major 2022 kick-started. The anticipations of the CS:GO fans touched the roofs and the cheers in the stadium echoed. Held in Brazil, the country which is popularly known for its crowd support, has been putting up marvelous shows.

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Inevitably, one gets to win a match while the other one gets defeated. Moreover, the fans do get to enjoy the flawless feats of professional gamers on the servers. However, the tournament run ended recently for the much-loved team NAVI. And the sniper king S1mple has put forward his regards for the community.

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CS:GO player S1mple and Neymar exchange wholesome words on Twitter

S1mple from his Twitter account, Sasha (@s1mpleO) said, “gg Brazil, strange emotions, it was difficult, insane experience with football crowd, hopefully next time we will face against each other once again, enjoy cs #navination.

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The fans of the player unequivocally acknowledged this wholesome gesture. Surprisingly, Brazilian player Neymar went ahead to give his regards to the player. Through his Twitter account, Neymar Jr. (@neymarjr), he said, “S1mple my Friend this is BRAZIL 🔥 U are a legend 👏🏽GG.”

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Furthermore, S1mple tweeted a wholesome message for the fans. He said, “I know guys – now gonna be a lot of memes, a lot of bad words and good words as well but that’s the difference between me and other – I don’t care, I will lose, I will win – I know this, nobody can break me, never ever, just don’t forget that I’m from 🇺🇦 and I’m strong enough.” Furthermore, he continued the thread by saying, “And don’t forget to support my country, we need this more than anything else, thank you for everything, thanks to ALL of you.”

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Thus, this surely becomes a perfect display of sportsmanship by both professional players. And it would be safe to say that the community wholeheartedly acknowledged the regards of both players.

Who do you think will emerge victorious in the IEM Rio Majors 2022? Feel free to share your predictions in the comments below.

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Astitava Kaushik

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Astitava Kaushik is an eSports writer at EssentiallySports. He holds a Master's degree in Media and Communication studies. Throughout the years, he has developed a knack for writing and deems to explore the skill in the eSports field, with games like Valorant, FIFA, and Call of Duty holding a very special place in his heart. While there are many streamers that he adores, 'ShahZam' is the one who he keenly follows. He also writes poems and stories and recommends Lil Uzi Vert songs for good vibes.

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