A streamer wants to prove on Twitch that the “Elo Hell” does not exist in Counter-Strike 2. After winning 68 matches in 2 days, he is accused of cheating.
Who is it about? The streamer Josiah “JoJo” Jimenez (24) has taken on a special challenge on Twitch. He wanted to prove that the so-called “Elo Hell” does not exist in Counter-Strike 2.
JoJo is a semi-professional Counter-Strike player who has participated in various competitions and qualification tournaments throughout his career. In this way, the 24-year-old earned about 5,600 US dollars (via Liquipedia).
Streamer earns 20,000 Elo in 49 hours
What exactly was the challenge? In competitive video games, the so-called Elo Hell is often mentioned. This describes that players, for example, get stuck on a rank below their supposed skill level due to bad teammates.
JoJo wanted to prove in a speedrun that this Elo Hell does not exist in Counter-Strike 2 and that he can climb solo to 20,000 Elo in Premier matchmaking – starting from the lowest rank of the game. He took on this challenge live in a stream on Twitch, which could only end once the goal was achieved.
To not ruin other players’ matches on his way to the lowest rank, he previously played down with 4 friends in a complete 5-man team. However, he faced the way up alone.
How did the challenge go: JoJo completed the challenge. He won an impressive 68 out of 74 matches played within 49 hours. He achieved a K/D of 2.4 and an approximate win rate of 92%. After his final victory, he appeared exhausted and was happy to catch up on some sleep.
Gamers are convinced this can only be done with cheats
How did the community react: Some in the community reacted with skepticism and criticism. Some players are convinced that this win rate is only possible with cheats, while others believe he had luck with his random teammates or simply was not solo.
- “The guy is an obvious cheater.” – via X
- “If he did this solo, he is a cheater.” – via X
- “Was cheating or played with friends, definitely was not solo.” – via X
Some also criticize that he ruined the fun for other players during the challenge by playing against players who are clearly below his level on his way up.
However, there are also comments that believe in his success and find that 20,000 Elo is not much. JoJo himself said in response to our inquiry about the cheating allegations: “If people think you need cheats to get to 20k Elo, they are terrible.”
The Counter-Strike community keeps bringing up interesting stories. For example, we reported on MeinMMO about a player who plays CS2 with just one hand after a stroke. He does everything in the game with the mouse: Gamer can only move one hand, yet finds a way to play Counter-Strike 2 on Steam
