malbsMd on receiving map-winning hero AK: "It tells me I'm as good as my teammates"

G2 have made another top-four at the BLAST Fall Final.

malbsMd's ace won Dust2 for G2

G2's firepower has received a massive upgrade with the summer addition of Mario "⁠malbsMd⁠" Samayoa, and the Guatemalan seems to be an instant hit in his new anchor roles.

While the team has not yet claimed a title since the 21-year-old's signing, G2 have been a constant playoff presence across the four events they played with their new roster.

After beating Spirit to book a semi-final spot at the BLAST Fall Final, malbsMd spoke to HLTV about his map-deciding ace on Dust2, finding his place in G2, and the upcoming semi-final against Vitality.


Congrats on the win. You've made the semi-finals after your third straight win against Spirit. How do you feel right now?

It feels really good. Feels like we are... How can I say this? Like we are G2's NAVI [against Spirit], you know? It feels good, and I'm really happy. Getting to the semi-finals at a good event is great.

To talk about the series. It felt like you shifted into a higher gear at the end of Dust2. You got the ace to finish it off, which seems like a specialty of yours now because you did something similar against NAVI at EWC. How was that map for you?

It was really good. Like I said in the live interview, I just asked for permission to get a hero AK, and they let me do it and said that they were going to force around me. Then everything just happened, and I killed five people.

And how does it feel for you to be the guy with the hero AK, given who your teammates are?

It feels good because it tells me that I'm as good as they are. Them giving me this opportunity and freedom to do whatever I want, it just honestly feels great.

On Mirage, it started well. You got a 4k in the pistol, but then the team cooled off. What went wrong during the middle portion of the map?

I don't know. Honestly, I can't really remember what happened. I think we were just making little mistakes on the rounds we were calling, and these little mistakes always fuck everything up.

You then came back from 4-10 down. Was it especially good for you that you did it on the CT side, because I feel like you guys struggled a bit there recently? How did you make the comeback?

I don't really need to come back as long as NiKo and Ilya [m0NESY] are just killing four people every round. So as long as that happens, I'm good with it. I can't come into so many actions on the map because I'm anchoring and everything. I'm just there, you know, just trying to hold the site, and then they just go.

You've been in these anchor roles for a while now. Before you were in the thick of the action, now you're more on the extremities. Did you need to change your mindset coming into games?

A little bit. I'm used to being the super aggressive guy, and then it's nice to be swinging everything and peeking everyone. But now I need to be more passive a little bit, I have to play retake at some points… I can't always be fighting, so I need to understand that sometimes. It's hard for me because I get a little bit bored and I just want to kill people, you know? But I can't.

You're in the semis now. You play Vitality, who have shown some pretty good form here, so how are you feeling about that match?

I mean, it's not NAVI, you know, so it's good [laughs]. I'm trolling. Vitality is a really good team, and we respect them a lot, but when you're at this tier of CS, you can't super respect everyone, you just need to play everyone as if it were anybody else. We will just play our game and try to make it to the finals.

Guatemala Mario 'malbsMd' Samayoa
Age:
21
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.08
Maps played:
959
KPR:
0.76
DPR:
0.70
#1
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United States fatamerican
snax should get rifle but ok
2024-09-28 03:11
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GOAT Marito, my man
2024-09-28 03:11
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<3
2024-09-28 03:11
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Seychelles donk666
You're better than Snax and huNter put together bro
2024-09-28 03:11
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big words from someone who did nothing so far
2024-09-28 03:12
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Tell me you’re delulu without telling me you’re delulu
2024-09-28 03:14
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Poland toomuch269
what
2024-09-28 03:15
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Canada cdiixon
mad Liquid didn't replace Kekindar with him xD
2024-09-28 03:15
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i am yes
2024-09-28 15:28
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North America Nicklibz
Same no joke
2024-09-28 23:31
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Lulquid fan, cant expect much
2024-09-28 03:16
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Argentina n1ss
americano brain
2024-09-28 03:16
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Just shout your mauth mens )))) Hes doing very good with the given shit roles.
2024-09-28 03:19
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Nt you can't disrespect the NA goat
2024-09-28 03:28
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holy, worst comment of the day found
2024-09-28 03:30
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Sweden Vrede
LuLquid
2024-09-28 04:18
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+1 this
2024-09-28 04:34
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I'd bet you're the average Yankee who doesn't know where the other countries on the continent are located or their flags, classic yankee brain lol
2024-09-28 06:05
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"Oh no, stupid Americans with the best economy in the world don't know where my shithole is."
2024-09-28 10:27
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My friend, it is the reality, many of them do not know where they stand. What good is it to them to have the best economy if they are a decadent society and in constant internal conflict? Not to mention the conflicts that they have caused outside their nation.
2024-09-28 11:40
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malbs, love you bro. Falcons, if you're taking niKo and monesy, please take malbs too. This core is goated
2024-09-28 03:12
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U read my mind
2024-09-28 03:38
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Singapore floofy1
Agreed. Bruh imagine siuhy niko monesy malbs s1mple to rifle and lurk.
2024-09-28 04:12
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yeah i like the line up but simple into the team is not great for them they should have ropz as lurker or twistz instead they will be greatest firepower in cs
2024-09-28 20:39
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Brazil flytw4tp
king
2024-09-28 03:14
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not even close
2024-09-28 03:16
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Biggest GOZADOR in g2 <3
2024-09-28 03:26
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Brazil reginhosm
well done, Mario!
2024-09-28 03:33
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that one tap on the player bench when g2 almpst lost to 4 glocks 1 deagle was pretty insane
2024-09-28 03:54
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good player but his ego could ruin him
2024-09-28 03:56
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United States Zake_
What ego? Bro asked for permission for hero ak. Ego is buying it without telling anyone.
2024-09-28 04:07
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Canada h0tlamp
Check flair. He's mad NiKo wasn't given AK to bait entire team with.
2024-09-28 16:05
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Brazil dogsrules
NiKo fan talking about ego has to be a joke. i want to believe.
2024-09-28 04:09
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Slovakia GloryMole
How does this guy have an ego? Wtf? Is every bit of confidence considered as "having an ego" nowadays?
2024-09-28 04:11
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Finland LuboDai
Apparently. He's seemed like a very agreeable and down to earth guy every time I've seen him play or talk
2024-09-28 08:02
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Believe me, you described him very well ;)
2024-09-28 08:09
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Guatemala feerzein21
really chill guy, a true king
2024-09-28 10:13
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"It's hard for me because I get a little bit bored and I just want to kill people, you know? But I can't" -Mario "⁠malbsMd⁠" Samayoa Great quote author maybe put as headline great wording definitely not sinister at all. Good interview on the mic but the quality of the edit here is awful
2024-09-28 04:02
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Slovakia GloryMole
Much better than the current one imo
2024-09-28 04:11
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Brazil dogsrules
SUPER MARIO quit plumbing and now he's playing top tier CS
2024-09-28 04:08
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Europe 322_exists
i would rather admit magixx jumping skills than malbsmd hero ak
2024-09-28 04:12
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most sober cs2 player on stage
2024-09-28 04:51
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GOATMd
2024-09-28 06:08
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The best acquisition of G2 in recent times, Congratz Mario
2024-09-28 06:18
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United States Zexu
Good stuff Mario keep it up!
2024-09-28 07:17
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United States JackPirate
"Malbs go kill" gives me hope that g2 will be ok after the shuffle
2024-09-28 07:28
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GOAT malbs, such a humble guy
2024-09-28 16:06
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Ukraine dench1k
"but when you're at this tier of CS" - hope this tier of CS will end soon because of invites system. I can't stand this, when teams are farming so much just because they have basically a free pass
2024-09-28 20:18
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calm down lil bro
2024-09-28 23:52
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Faroe Islands enflaxity
why magixx jumped when peeking tho lost them the series
2024-09-29 19:29
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