The future of esports is finally here, and to be honest? Sometimes, it just creeps me out. We already knew that prodigies stayed among those born on a different day. Now just look at MaiL09cs—yes, that’s his handle; learn to remember it-because this 15-year charges through FPL Europe’s CS2 scene. Stats? Absolutely disgusting.

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First of all, the stats-holy 88% winning percentage as in EIGHTY-EIGHT. That is beyond just good; it is good ‘are-you-even-human’ territory. Add to this, a 1.65 K/D (casual, right?), 23.3 average kills per game, and a 98.2 ADR (average damage per round, for the non-CS nerds), and that’s a CV to bench those pros playing trackpad. Besides, he is the youngest in history to have become FPL EU champion in CS2. No big deal at all.

FPL, for the uninformed ones, means Faceit Pro League. This is where all the big leagues are in for the top performers to grind and prove that they are not just cracked but consistent. And boy, MaiL09cs didn’t just walk in-he barged right in, sat at the top, and declared it his. Insane thing? He is 15. Most kids are worried about math homework, and here he is, taking down adults-old enough to have spent almost 10 years in the game.

Of course, the CS2 world is going nuts. Twitter is filled with clips of him flicking so hard that bread could be sliced with it and with a sense of the game bordering on clairvoyance, and conditions making one think that he might actually be a robot. The scariest thought? He is just getting started. Can you even begin to think what happens when he is old enough to legally compete in all tournaments?

So yeah, remember this name: MaiL09cs. Because if this is his scripted entrance, then maybe we should start making room for the new generation in the CS2 scene. To every pro that’s sweating right now? Best of luck. You’ll need it.

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(Also, can we please talk about how unfair it is that some people are just born this way? While the rest of us are out here just trying to get unlock 30% headshots? Life can be a bit cruel, yeah).