{"id":33082,"date":"2023-11-08T23:58:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T04:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=33082"},"modified":"2023-11-08T23:58:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T04:58:19","slug":"team-vitality-announce-signing-of-mezii-to-its-cs2-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/team-vitality-announce-signing-of-mezii-to-its-cs2-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Vitality announce signing of &#8220;mezii&#8221; to its CS2 roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In an exciting roster move, Team Vitality has officially welcomed British player William &#8220;mezii&#8221; Merriman to their ranks, confirming his signing from fnatic.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old rifler is set to make his debut later this month, joining the lineup for the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/blast-premier-fall-final\/\" title=\"BLAST Premier Fall Final betting guide\">BLAST Premier Fall Final<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This acquisition marks the second change to Vitality&#8217;s team since the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike 2 betting guide\">Counter-Strike 2<\/a>, following the return of R\u00e9my &#8220;XTQZZZ&#8221; Quoniam as head coach last month.<\/p>\n<p>Mezii steps into the shoes of Emil &#8220;Magisk&#8221; Reif, who is reportedly close to joining Falcons.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Super excited to announce that I&#39;ll be joining <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamVitality?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TeamVitality<\/a> ! \ud83d\ude4c<br \/>I&#39;m so pumped to begin this new journey with these guys and spend countless hours grinding CS2 together \ud83d\udcaa <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wYWrE8Lo6Z\">https:\/\/t.co\/wYWrE8Lo6Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MEZII&#39; (@kingmezii) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kingmezii\/status\/1722298587986493712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The move sees mezii taking on the role previously held by Magisk, a player integral to Vitality&#8217;s success, including their victory in the BLAST Paris Major and an 18-week stint as the world&#8217;s No.1 team.<\/p>\n<p>From a statistical perspective, mezii is expected to seamlessly replace Magisk, and his track record supports this transition.<\/p>\n<p>Despite sometimes flying under the radar on the playing field, mezii is recognized as an experienced player with the capacity to adapt to any situation.<\/p>\n<p>Mezii&#8217;s professional journey dates back to 2017, gaining significant attention during his tenure with Cloud9&#8217;s &#8220;Colossus&#8221; roster in September 2020.<\/p>\n<p>His prowess as the standout player on the team has since led him to Endpoint in 2021 and, more recently, fnatic in August 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Mezii showcased his leadership skills as the in-game leader and later transitioned into a star rifler role.<\/p>\n<p>Now, on Team Vitality, mezii faces the challenge of filling Magisk&#8217;s shoes, particularly in the anchor roles on the CT side.<\/p>\n<p>Magisk&#8217;s contributions were pivotal in securing notable victories, including the BLAST Paris Major.<\/p>\n<p>Mezii&#8217;s task will be to prove his versatility once again and contribute to Vitality&#8217;s continued success in the competitive CS2 scene.<\/p>\n<p>The team is gearing up for the BLAST Premier Fall Final in Copenhagen from November 22\u201326, with an eye on the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/blast-premier-world-final\/\" title=\"BLAST Premier World Final betting guide\">BLAST Premier World Final<\/a> scheduled for December 13\u201317 in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Team Vitality has announced the signing of William &#8220;mezii&#8221; Merriman, who will replace Emil &#8220;Magisk&#8221; Reif on its CS2 roster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":19917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2813,1762,3111,3212,3163,215,3467],"class_list":["post-33082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-blast-premier-fall-final","tag-blast-premier-world-final","tag-counter-strike-2","tag-cs2","tag-emil-magisk-reif","tag-team-vitality","tag-william-mezii-merriman"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33082"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33082"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33086,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33082\/revisions\/33086"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}