Smooya on the OMEN Esports Report: Practice your map movement to get good

The show aired last week.
Screengrab via OMEN by HP Europe

On the latest episode of the OMEN Esports Report, BIG AWPer Owen “Smooya” Butterfield joined the broadcast to discuss Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s London FACEIT Major. Smooya’s team placed sixth in the tournament and took home $35,000 in prize money.

Recommended Videos

Astralis took first place in the tournament, which many considered a blowout. The team earned a $500,000 prize. For Smooya, they’re a team that’s mastered CS:GO—and other rosters can learn from them.

“For Astralis, they’ll do whatever it takes to win,” Smooya said. “They understand how to win. They understand every role. They have a system.”

BIG is a “baby Astralis,” Smooya added. He said his team isn’t able to outplay some teams just on mechanical skill, but rather focuses on team play to win. That playstyle will keep Astralis on top, Smooya said. “It’s going to take a lot to stop Astralis. Everyone thought Navi would defeat them, and they got demolished.”

Smooya also offered a few tips for players who want to get good at CS:GO. The first tip? Practice in the Recoil Master Weapon Practice. Smooya uses the map for five to 10 minutes a day to kick off his CS:GO time. It’s just a good way to check out your spray and recoil patterns, as well as your aim. The second tip is to check out pre-fire maps to practice cross-hair placement. “This map is important for learning where someone’s head will be when you peek a corner,” Smooya said. 

Lastly, Smooya said players should practice movement and map jumps to be efficient in getting around CS:GO maps.

Earlier on the show, Twitch streamer Spamfish appeared to take on the CS:GO headshot challenge. Digital Foundry also visited the set to go over Nvidia’s new $800 GeForce RTX 2080 graphics card and its impressive stats.


Dot Esports is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more
related content
Read Article XQc finally redeems himself in Counter-Strike with stunning Deagle ace
xQc smiling with his thumb up
Read Article M0NESY’s settings, crosshair, and viewmodel for CS2
M0nesy, Counter-Strike player for G2 Esports, celebrates after a round victory at ESL Pro League with his teammates.
Read Article Collect them all: Falcons bolster CS2 roster with yet another ex-Astralis legend
Professional CS:GO player dupreeh poses for photo during PGL Antwerp Major Europe RMR's media day in 2022.
Related Content
Read Article XQc finally redeems himself in Counter-Strike with stunning Deagle ace
xQc smiling with his thumb up
Read Article M0NESY’s settings, crosshair, and viewmodel for CS2
M0nesy, Counter-Strike player for G2 Esports, celebrates after a round victory at ESL Pro League with his teammates.
Read Article Collect them all: Falcons bolster CS2 roster with yet another ex-Astralis legend
Professional CS:GO player dupreeh poses for photo during PGL Antwerp Major Europe RMR's media day in 2022.
Author
Nicole Carpenter
Nicole Carpenter is a reporter for Dot Esports. She lives in Massachusetts with her cat, Puppy, and dog, Major. She's a Zenyatta main who'd rather be playing D.Va.