IEM Winter 2021: How the Professional CS:GO scene has changed since kennyS last played

With kennyS subbing in for G2 for the upcoming IEM Winter tournament, it will be his first official match back as a professional player since he was benched in February 2021. To give you perspective on what has changed in the scene since then, let us take a look at how different the teams competing at IEM Winter are now, compared to 9 months ago.

Astralis: -Magisk -dupreeh, +k0nfig +blameF

BIG: -XANTARES, +gade

FaZe Clan: -coldzera, +olofmeister

Heroic: -niko -b0RUP, +refrezh +sjuush

Ninjas in Pyjamas: -ztr -nawwk, +es3tag +dev1ce

OG: -ISSAA -NBK-, +niko +flameZ

Virtus.pro: -SANJI, +Fl1T

Team Vitality: -RpK -Nivera, +Kyojin

Fnatic: -JW -Golden -Jackinho, +mezii + ALEX +smooya

ENCE: -allu, +hades

But the teams aren't the only thing that's changed. When kennyS was still in G2's active lineup, grenades were not even droppable yet, as that update came out later in the year. 

And of course, 

9 months ago: s1mple 0 majors

Present: s1mple 1 major, 1 major MVP