- Nickname
- Cyanide
- Real Name
- Shane Sams
- Nationality
- AU
- Age
- 21
- Birthday
- 30 Nov -0001
- Team
- Dead Weight
Cyanide (Shane Sams) is a Australia professional Counter-Strike 2 player for Dead Weight. Career rating 0.86 · ADR 63.9 · KAST 62.5% · 59 tracked maps.
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Career Statistics
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Recent Match Performance 22 matches
Recent Team Matches
DXA Esports
2
Dead Weight
1
Blitz
0
Dead Weight
2
DXA Esports
2
Dead Weight
0
BO3
Dead Weight
2
Arena Esports
1
BO3
McTeam
0
Dead Weight
2
BO1
Blingus
0
Dead Weight
1
Dead Weight
0
Majestic Foghorns
2
Dead Weight
0
VERTEX
1
Dead Weight
1
Killzone
0
Antic
1
Dead Weight
0
Who is Cyanide?
Cyanide (real name Shane Sams) is a professional Counter-Strike 2 player from AU (age 2026). Currently rostered for Dead Weight. CS2Bet tracks every tournament Cyanide appears in, with map-by-map statistics and form trends benchmarked against the wider professional CS2 player pool.
What are Cyanide's career stats?
Across 59 tracked maps, Cyanide averages a 0.00 HLTV 2.0 rating, 0.0 ADR (Average Damage per Round), consistent map participation across the active circuit. For context, an HLTV 2.0 rating above 1.10 is considered Tier-1 calibre; above 1.20 is elite.
Where can I watch Cyanide play?
Cyanide plays under the Dead Weight banner. Their matches stream on the official tournament broadcast channel for the event they're competing in (Twitch / YouTube). Our live CS2 scoreboard updates every 30 seconds with round scores, in-match HLTV ratings and integrated betting odds.
How does Cyanide compare to other CS2 pros?
We benchmark every player against the full CS2 player pool of 12,000+ tracked athletes. Filter the leaderboards by role (rifler, AWPer, IGL, lurker, support) to see where Cyanide ranks against direct positional rivals — and review the CS2 glossary for definitions of every stat used on this page (HLTV rating, ADR, KAST, K/D, headshot %).
Cyanide FAQ
What team does Cyanide play for?
Cyanide currently plays for Dead Weight as a professional CS2 player. Cyanide represents AU in international competition.
What is Cyanide's CS2 rating?
Cyanide's career HLTV 2.0 rating is 0.86 across 59 maps played. K/D ratio: 0.79. Headshot percentage: 49%. Ratings are updated after every completed professional match.
What are Cyanide's career stats?
Cyanide has competed in 59 tracked professional CS2 maps. Career totals: 905 kills, 1,141 deaths, 233 assists. Headshot rate: 49%.
Dead Weight's Cyanide (Shane Sams) competes at the professional level in Counter-Strike 2, representing AU.
Cyanide's career numbers tell a clear story: a 0.79 K/D ratio paired with a 0.86 HLTV rating across 59 maps of professional play. An ADR (Average Damage per Round) of 63.9 reflects a more supportive role. Headshot percentage sits at 49%.
