Michael “MAiNLiNE” Jaber, a veteran of the North American Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene, has reportedly died. He was 26.
The news was first shared by Joel “jcrueL” Cruel, a former teammate of his on eUnited and Mask Off, now officially signed to Complexity’s VALORANT roster.
I wish I checked up with you more often, Rest In Peace brother @Mainlinecsgo . Those csgo teams and times we spent at lan will always be some of the best memories for me.
— COL jcrueL (@jcrueL_) October 7, 2021MAiNLiNE was a longtime participant in North American Counter-Strike since the scene transitioned over to CS:GO in late 2012. He played for teams such as Method, Enemy, Selfless Gaming, and eUnited. Alongside his teammate jcrueL, MAiNLiNE and eUnited won Fragadelphia 10 in January 2017. He was also a participant in ELEAGUE season one with the Selfless Gaming roster. He began coaching in 2018, most notably for Ghost Gaming.
MAiNLiNE’s coach at Selfless, former manager/co-owner Steve “Ryu” Rattacasa, called MAiNLiNE “the most humble, hilarious teammate I’ve ever had the pleasure of competing with” in a series of tweets paying tribute.
.@Mainlinecsgo was the most humble, hilarious teammate I've ever had the pleasure of competing with.
I have never laughed harder or more consistently than I did with him on the team. He carried such a contagious enthusiasm and his catch phrases still put a smile on my face.
— Ryu (@SelflessRyu) October 7, 2021MAiNLiNE coached or played alongside several NA CS:GO names who went on to have career breakthroughs in VALORANT, including TSM’s Matthew “Wardell” Yu and Yassine “Subroza” Taoufik, Team Envy’s Pujan “FNS” Mehta, Cloud9 Blue’s Mitch “mitch” Semago, and several others.
Many of these players shared their condolences and respects in the replies to jcrueL’s tweet, alongside several figures synonymous with NA CS:GO.
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