ESL One Rio 2020: Details revealed
Electronic Sports League (ESL), the world’s largest esports organizer and production company, accompanied by Intel, made headlines with their Brazil announcement. ESL revealed that they will be hosting the first Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Powered by Intel, ESL and Valve Corporation aim to set records and make history. The Major […]
What is the SG 553 and Why is Everyone Complaining about it?
Astralis kicked off their Intel Grand Slam Season 3 bid with a win at IEM Beijing-Haidian 2019. The SG553, popularly known as the Krieg, was the weapon of choice for CS:GO pros at IEM Beijing. However, the rise in the SG 553’s popularity, near-obsolete a year ago, has been rapid and controversial. Even as professional […]
Evil Geniuses, Team Liquid and Astralis: a three-way battle for CS:GO supremacy
Evil Geniuses’ ESL One New York 2019 victory positions the North American team as one of the top contenders for the title of the world’s best CS:GO team. Evil Geniuses won ESL One New York 2019 after a 3-1 victory over Astralis in a surprisingly one-sided Grand Finals. Despite just one victory, EG’s playstyle and […]
The future of Team Vitality and NBK
Berlin Major had consequences A week ago, French Counter-Strike giant Vitality made an announcement on Twitter. Nathan “NBK” Schmitt, a co-in game leader (IGL), is being benched for failure to pass the quarterfinals at the StarLadder Berlin Major. CSGO Update: we decided to remove @NBK from the starting roster. The team has shown amazing results […]
BLAST Pro Series Moscow Tournament preview
The BLAST Pro Series Moscow is the first LAN event after the Starladder Berlin Major. The tournament has a prize pool of $250,000 and will take place at the VTB Arena in Moscow. With many teams undergoing roster changes, this tournament will give us a glimpse into the next few months. Ninjas in Pyjamas: One […]
Astralis dismantle Avangar in StarLadder Berlin Major
Counter Strike’s 15th StarLadder Berlin Major has concluded with Astralis sending out a reminder to everyone who spoke of their decline: They are the best team in the world and don’t you forget it. Astralis has stumbled in recent history, but it is clear that they are back and primed to continue their reign. This […]
Renegades Defeat ENCE in StarLadder Berlin’s Biggest Upset Yet
In the very first quarterfinal of the CS:GO StarLadder Berlin Major’s Champions Stage, the 8th seeded Renegades defeat ENCE, 1st seeded, in dominating 2-0 fashion. Vetos took the squads to Mirage and Nuke, the former being Renegade’s map. The Aussie team took flight with a one-sided 11-4 T half performance. They then cleaned up on […]
HellRaisers Move Entire CSGO Roster to Bench
An announcement has been made: Ukrainian esports organization HellRaisers moves all CS:GO roster to the bench. This reveal comes shortly after poor results at the Starladder Berlin Major. HellRaisers was knocked out in the New Challengers Stage and tied with FURIA Esports and Complexity Gaming for 20th-22nd. Entire roster moved to bench by HellRaisers The […]
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