Caroline Rutledge

Complexity’s teenage star steps down from the team. Owen “oBo” Schlatter, the young star of Complexity’s CS:GO roster, has decided to step down from the active lineup. The news was revealed by Complexity CEO

CS:GO: Fallen Steps Down From MIBR After TACO, Fer, Dead Removal. Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo has announced his decision to step down from MIBR’s active roster. The announcement comes a few hours after Fernando “fer”

ALEX is the first player to join Cloud9’s new project. Cloud9 has signed former Team Vitality player Alex “ALEX” McMeekin as the first member of its new CS:GO roster, the American esports organization announced

Evil Geniuses and Heroic take home the trophies in ESL One Cologne’s North American and European regional tournaments. The North American and European divisions of ESL One Cologne 2020 have found their champions as

Former Ninjas in Pyjamas in-game leader Lekr0 links up with Danish squad North. Former Ninjas in Pyjamas member Jonas “Lekr0” Olofsson has officially joined North’s CS:GO squad, the Danish organization revealed today. The 27-year-old

Former Astralis and North player Markus “Kjaerbye” Kjærbye may be joining FaZe Clan. FaZe Clan is targeting former North player Markus “Kjaerbye” Kjærbye for its CS:GO roster, according to reports from Cybersport and HLTV.

Legendary Danish team Astralis is reportedly looking to add former MAD Lions rifler Lucas “Bubzkji” Andersen to its growing roster. CS:GO powerhouse Astralis is looking to sign former MAD Lions star Lucas “Bubzkji” Andersen,

ESL names the final invites for ESL One Cologne’s online divisions. Esports tournament organizer ESL has revealed the final invited teams for the upcoming Cologne CS:GO events. ESL One Cologne 2020 will take place

Despite attempts to hold the tournament on LAN, ESL One Cologne 2020 will take place online. Premier CS:GO event ESL One Cologne will be held online due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament

After taking leave in May, Kjaerbye now searches for a new home. North and Markus “Kjaerbye” Kjærbye have mutually decided to part ways, the Danish esports organization announced today. The 22-year-old has not played

CoL and EG take home the victories at BLAST Premier Spring Finals EU and NA. The inaugural season of BLAST Premier has come to a close, crowning Complexity and Evil Geniuses champions of their

BIG and FURIA take home wins at DreamHack Masters Spring. DreamHack Masters Spring has come to a close in both Europe and North America, crowning two teams as champion in their respective regions. BIG

c0ntact have reportedly bought Snappi out of his TIGER contract. Former Heroic member Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer will be signing with c0ntact, according to a report from HLTV. Originally set to join the Mongolian team

CS:GO star fer has been fined after making some racist comments on stream. Brazilian CS:GO team MIBR has fined star player Fernando “fer” Alvarenga after making racist comments live on a Twitch broadcast. The

NaVi donates their $750,000 prize to UNICEF. Natus Vincere have come out victorious at the Gamers Without Borders $2 million charity CS:GO tournament, taking down mousesports in the Grand Final. The proceeds for the

Astralis search for a replacement as Xyp9x reportedly goes on leave. Star support player Andreas “Xyp9x” Højsleth has left Astralis on leave, according to a report from DBLTAP. The reason for his departure is

The teenager may be getting his big break with FaZe. FaZe Clan is targeting 16-year-old Lithuanian player Aurimas “Bymas” Pipiras to join their CS:GO roster, according to a report from DBLTAP. The young player

JUGi moves to the starting roster for the next three months. Astralis has moved Jakob “JUGi” Hansen to their starting lineup as in-game leader Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander goes on medical leave. Gla1ve will be

TIGER makes a move for international talents. Owen “Smooya” Butterfield and Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer are close to joining the TIGER CS:GO roster, according to a report from DBLTAP. TIGER is a new Chinese esports

DreamHack moves Open events online for the summer. DreamHack will host an online circuit of Open CS:GO events across four different regions, the tournament organizer announced today. These events will take the place of

Changes are made to ESL One Cologne and IEM Melbourne due to COVID-19. ESL One Cologne 2020 will be played without a live crowd in accordance with Germany’s ruling on large gatherings, ESL announced

ImAPet may be on his way to 100 Thieves. 100 Thieves are set to add Chet “ImAPet” Singh as Head CS:GO Coach, as per a report from DBLTAP. The former Evil Geniuses coach was

The CSPPA proposes new offseason dates while ESL One Cologne remains in jeopardy. The Counter-Strike Professional Players’ Association (CSPPA) and multiple tournament organizers are discussing a reschedule of the upcoming offseason breaks, according to

ESL will evaluate MIBR and Yeah’s team ownership issue. ESL will be evaluating a number of conflicts of interest that have been reported by participants of ESL One: Road to Rio, the tournament organizer

The 21-year-old former CompLexity rifler has retired. Hunter “SicK” Mims has decided to step away from professional Counter-Strike, the 21-year-old announced on Twitter today. SicK has been active in the competitive CS:GO scene since

ESL Pro League’s online season has found its champions. The eleventh season of ESL’s CS:GO Pro League has come to an end, though this time without a LAN Final. Due to coronavirus concerns, the

The former OpTic rifler goes Heroic. Heroic has announced the signing of René “TeSeS” Madsen to their CS:GO roster. The 19-year-old comes into the team just a few days after Heroic’s benching of soon-to-be

Smooya is released as pandemic causes ongoing travel issues Owen “Smooya” Butterfield has been permanently removed from Chaos Esports Club’s CS:GO roster, the organization revealed on Twitter today. The British sniper had been benched

Es3tag may be moving to the stars. Premier Danish CS:GO team Astralis is looking to add FunPlus Phoenix player Patrick “es3tag” Hansen as the sixth member of their roster, according to a report from

The World Champions take on CS:GO FunPlus Phoenix has officially entered the competitive CS:GO scene with the signing of the former Heroic roster, the organization confirmed today. This announcement comes just a few days

MAD Lions have been unable to provide a full roster for the ESL One Rio European Minor closed qualifier this weekend. MAD Lions have dropped out of the ESL One Rio European Minor closed

Swag will focus on Project A instead. Braxton “swag” Pierce announced his decision to quit competitive CS:GO on Twitter today. He stated that he will instead focus on conquering Project A, the unreleased FPS

Gen.G have taken home the top spot at DreamHack Anaheim, in an impressive undefeated run. Gen.G’s new Counter-Strike roster has won their debut LAN tournament without dropping a single map. The North American squad

ESL reveals which teams will compete in Pro League’s eleventh season. ESL has released the official list of teams competing in the upcoming eleventh season of the CS:GO Pro League. The League will feature

In convincing fashion, Mousesports took down Natus Vincere to win big at the ICE Challenge 2020. Mousesports have won the ICE Challenge 2020 after taking down Natus Vincere in the $250,000 event’s best-of-five Grand

BIG has taken home the DreamHack Open Leipzig CS:GO title after handily defeating Renegades in the best-of-three Grand Final. The German squad advanced to the Final after taking down Heroic, while their Australian opponents

Natus Vincere is rumored to be targeting Ilya “Perfecto” Zalutskiy to replace Ladislav “GuardiaN” Kovács on their active CS:GO roster, according to a report from 1pv. The 20-year-old rifler currently represents Syman Gaming. GuardiaN

Mathias “MSL” Lauridsen has returned to North, the organization announced in a video shared on Twitter. The famed in-game leader replaces AWPer Jakob “JUGi” Hansen on North’s active CS:GO roster. MSL has represented North

Team Envy has reportedly signed Turkish rifler Buğra “Calyx” Arkın to their active Counter-Strike roster, according to a report from DBLTAP. The report also ties the organization to former BIG coach Nikola “LEGIJA” Ninić,

Long-time Ninjas in Pyjamas player Patrik “f0rest” Lindberg has completed a transfer to Dignitas, according to a report from 1pv. A report released by DBLTAP in November of last year revealed Dignitas’s plans of

G2 Esports has come out victorious at the CS:GO Champions Cup Finals, defeating Spirit 2-0 in the Grand Final. The French-majority squad takes home the championship title and the lion’s share of the $300,000

Mousesports have secured their third consecutive LAN victory with a win over G2 Esports at cs_summit 5. The two teams met in the Grand Final of the Los Angeles event after defeating OG and

Mousesports have come out victorious at the ESL Pro League Season 10 Finals in Odense, Denmark. The European squad defeated Fnatic in the Grand Final, outclassing the Swedish side with a 3-0 scoreline in

CS:GO powerhouse Astralis have taken the victory at the ECS Season 8 Finals in Arlington, Texas. The Danish squad took down North American side Team Liquid in the Grand Final, securing the series with

Storied Dota 2 organization Team Secret has picked up their first male competitive Counter-Strike team. Team Secret announced their new venture into CS:GO on Twitter, revealing a European roster that previously played under the

mousesports have come out victorious at the 2019 CS:GO Asia Championships, defeating ENCE in the Grand Final of the Shanghai event. The European squad took down some big names in their road to victory,

The group stages for ESL Pro League Season 10 have come to a close, with the final two American teams claiming their spots at the $750,000 Finals in Odense, Denmark. Six teams have qualified

The regular season of ESL Pro League is coming to an end, the final few teams earning their qualifying spots at the upcoming Finals in Odense, Denmark, in December. The first leg of the

SMASH Esports have released their entire CS:GO lineup, the organization announced today. This development comes just two months after the team’s initial signing. Formerly known as NoChance, the roster revealed their signing with SMASH

The Complexity CS:GO team is adding K0nfig and Poizon to their roster. Complexity have announced their signings of Kristian “k0nfig” Wienecke and Valentin “poizon” Vasilev. These additions come shortly after Rory “dephh” Jackson and

After an intense Grand Final against Ninjas in Pyjamas, FaZe Clan emerged victorious as winners of the BLAST Pro Series Copenhagen. FaZe Clan have been crowned as the final BLAST Pro Series champions of

Rory “dephh” Jackson and Shahzeb “ShahZaM” Khan have been removed from the active Complexity CS:GO roster, the organization announced today. This roster update comes as part of the organization’s overhaul of the CS:GO team

StarSeries i-League Season 8 housed sixteen teams in Belek, Turkey, as they battled for the lion’s share of the $500,000 prize pool. North American squad Evil Geniuses took down Fnatic in the Grand Final,

ENCE will make the trip to Beijing in Team Liquid’s place. ENCE will replace Team Liquid at IEM Beijing next month the IEM organizer announced today. In Team Liquid’s own announcement video, CS:GO star

The first group stage of ESL Pro League’s 10th season has come to an end, with four teams now qualifying from the European region. Top-10 teams Astralis, mousesports, and Natus Vincere are among the

ESL Pro League Season 10’s first group stage has found the first teams to qualify for the upcoming Finals. Four teams have come out victorious in the Americas region, with top-3 squads Team Liquid

Former Mousesports star Tomáš “oskar” Šťastný has announced his move into free agency. In a tweet, the Czech sniper revealed that his contract with HellRaisers has ended and that he still looks forward to

René “cajunb” Borg returns to North this week for the first time since 2018. Ex-OpTic rifler René “cajunb” Borg has officially returned to North. This will be his second tenure on the Danish squad,

After weeks of rumors, Vitality finally added the French IGL to their roster. Team Vitality has officially announced the addition of Richard “shox” Papillon to their Counter-Strike roster. The veteran rifler transfers to Vitality

The former Luminosity AWPer has a new home. FURIA has announced the addition of Henrique “HEN1” Teles to their main roster. The Brazilian rifler will be replacing Rinaldo “ableJ” Moda Junior. Teles has played

Fnatic has made some long-awaited changes to their Counter-Strike roster, bringing in former members Maikil “golden” Selim and Robin “flusha” Rönnquist. Both Selim and Rönnquist had been on the Fnatic roster that won IEM

FaZe Clan has released Filip “NEO” Kubski after a brief stint as a substitute. FaZe Clan announced their decision to drop Filip “NEO” Kubski from their roster today. The move follows FaZe’s disappointing exit

Vitality has benched Nathan “NBK-” Schmitt in response to their disappointing exit from the StarLadder Berlin Major, where they were upset by Avangar in the quarter-finals. Schmitt was part of the original Vitality lineup

According to an official report from the organization, HellRaisers has disbanded their CS:GO squad. HellRaisers have confirmed the benching of their entire CS:GO roster, a move that will take immediate effect. This decision comes

Upsets and surprise results have become expected at CS:GO Major tournaments, with each Major championship bringing its own new flavor to the competitive Counter-Strike scene. StarLadder’s Berlin Major is no exception, as a number

Tournament favorites Team Liquid have suffered yet another upset at the StarLadder Berlin Major, this time at the hands of CIS upcomers Avangar. The North American juggernauts were also upset by domestic rivals NRG

NRG shocked Team Liquid this morning with a 16-9 win over their North American counterparts. Today’s North American battle saw domestic rivals NRG and Team Liquid go head-to-head in the StarLadder Berlin Major group

The final 16 teams in contention for the Berlin Major championship have been decided with the conclusion of the New Challengers Stage. The top 8 teams from the New Challengers Stage will meet the

The next CS:GO Major looms over the horizon as 24 teams wait patiently. They’re all ready to give their all to lift the trophy and cement their names in Counter-Strike history. There are many

Fnatic has moved Richard “Xizt” Landström and Simon “twist” Eliasson to the bench. This move follows their failure to return to the Major cycle after being eliminated during StarLadder Berlin’s European Minor. Fnatic announced

When we think about the best Counter-Strike players of all time, there is one name bound to come up: s1mple. The Ukrainian prodigy reached new levels in 2018, racing his way to the top

Danish CS:GO veteran René “cajunb” Borg has made his professional return to OpTic Gaming, reuniting with former teammates Mathias “MSL” Lauridsen and Kristian “k0nfig” Wienecke. The move sees young talent Ismail “refrezh” Ali put

The tournament organizer alerted the FBI after a player threatened to “shoot up” the event in an online match. Fragadelphia contacted the FBI and other authorities after a CS:GO player threatened to “shoot up”

Cache will return at the ESL One New York Showmatch. After being removed from the competitive map pool in March of this year, Cache has been undergoing a rework at the hands of its

ESTNN’s Caroline Rutledge is back with another in-depth look at the Americas teams that claimed their StarLadder Berlin New Challenger Spot. With the Minor stage of StarLadder’s Berlin Major circuit coming to an end,

ESTNN’s Caroline Rutledge presents an in-depth look at every CIS team that made it through the StarLadder Berlin Minor Stage. The Minor stage leading up to the StarLadder Berlin Major has come to a

ESTNN’s Caroline Rutledge walks fans through the current controversy surrounding Ninjas in Pajamas. Ex-professional Counter-Strike player Robin “Fifflaren” Johansson accused his former organization Ninjas in Pyjamas of withholding prize money and the mistreatment of