Robin “ropz” Kool will reportedly join FaZe. MOUZ has announced the departure of ropz after four and a half years of relation with the star. This makes IEM Winter his last tournament with the organization. According to reports, the Estonian professional will join FaZe, linking up with Finn “karrigan” Andersen. Farewell @ropzicle.We will cherish the […]
ESTNN awards Counter-Strike Player Of The Year. Counter-Strike has evolved with time. Although the game doesn’t see any drastic changes, the esports scene is going quite strong. The top competitive scene of CS:GO has some immensely talented players from various parts of the world. While some are gifted, others practice a lot to earn their […]
ESTNN awards Counter-Strike’s Team Of The Year. It’s that time of the year again when we sit down and judge teams carefully on their performance throughout the 2021 season. Battling through the uncertainties of pandemic, CS:GO had kept a pretty busy schedule of tournaments this year. While some tournaments were online, they played others at […]
What an end to the year for these champions. The NAVI vs Gambit rivalry has been an exciting one to watch throughout the year. As we approach the 2022 year, we got to see a last battle between these two incredible teams in the BLAST Premier World Finals. While Gambit played incredibly well throughout the […]
Vitality have started the ESL Pro Tour 2022 with a bang. Team Vitality defeated Ninjas in Pyjamas 3-0 in the Grand Finals of Intel Extreme Masters Winter tournament. CONGRATULATIONS @TeamVitality 🎉🎉🎉🎉 THEY LIFT THE #IEM Winter 2021 Trophy!! pic.twitter.com/thrq9XL6K8 — ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) December 12, 2021 The ESL Pro Tour has begun with the opening […]
Winning trophies, just usual NAVI things. Natus Vincere bag yet another trophy in the bag after defeating Team Vitality in the Grand Finals of BLAST Fall Finals. NAVI are the definition of sheer domination in competitive CS:GO. Their records are off the charts and there is no stopping their form. The Ukrainian organization once again […]
An interesting tournament to look out for new rosters and big guns competing against each other. The PGL Major Stockholm has had an enormous impact on the Counter-Strike community. While the viewership during the tournament was off the charts, a few major teams who couldn’t perform have made significant changes to their squad. The upcoming […]
NAVI swept G2 to claim their first Major trophy in the Grand Finals of PGL Major Stockholm. It was a nail-biting series, as the second match went into double overtime and was anyone’s prize to take. Although NAVI won the series, there is huge respect towards G2 among the fans of both teams for their […]
Former Astralis trio to join the French side. Team Vitality will reportedly go under massive changes following their defeat in the quarterfinals of PGL Major Stockholm against Natus Vincere. According to reports from French media publication 1pv.fr, the squad is looking to replace Richard “shox” Papillon, Jayson “Kyojin” Nguyen Van, and Head Coach Rémy “XTQZZZ” […]
Some big moves by Astralis to rejuvenate the team and improve performance. Astralis has had a tough year with poor performances in competitions and an early exit in the Legend’s Stage of the Stockholm Major. Even after the return of Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander, the team couldn’t reach their previous form. After a disappointing season, the […]
What makes CS:GO Junior Teams & Academy Leagues so important? We chat with WePlay Esports’ Lead Esports Manager, Eugene Shepelev & Young Ninja’s Coach Fredrik “slap” Junbrant to find out. More than thousands of players play Counter-Strike at a top level, but only a few go through to the top. Many young players fail to […]
An electrifying contest between the best teams in the world. The PGL Stockholm Major is one of the most awaited competitions of the year. With 24 strong teams in the event, the Major is set to be a roller coaster ride for CS:GO fans everywhere. The competition will feature star teams like Natus Vincere, Ninjas […]
Competition is always good and Valve seems worried enough to better the game. Operation Riptide is here featuring new game modes, maps and changes to the general gameplay in Counter-Strike. It’s the 11th operation of CS:GO, following the success of Operation Broken Fang. Here are the highlights of the update. Operation Riptide A new operation, […]
After an intense series of matches, Na’Vi came on top. Natus Vincere has won the 14th Season of ESL Pro League in a close contest against Team Vitality in the Grand Finals. The team now has four major achievements with IEM Katowice 2020, DreamHack Masters Spring and IEM Cologne 2021 already in the bag. That's […]
A look ahead to fierce competition. The Group Stage of ESL Pro League Season 14 has concluded, leaving 12 teams who will fight to win the trophy in the playoffs. The departure of teams like Astralis, FaZe Clan, G2 Esports and Virtus.pro has changed the landscape of the playoffs. However, in-form teams like Fnatic and […]
Some good news for the North American Counter-Strike scene. Nerd Street Gamers have partnered with BLAST Premier to include Fragadelphia 15 as an official qualifier for the Fall event. 🇺🇸H🦅E🔥R🥨E🇺🇸W🦅E🔥G🥨O🇺🇸 — BLAST Premier 💥 (@BLASTPremier) August 10, 2021 The Fragadelphia 15 tournament, taking place from September 10-12 in Philadelphia, PA, will feature a $60,000 prize […]
We are in the midst of 2021 and a lot has happened over the past two years to affect Counter-Strike, and Valorant is just a part of the puzzle. Counter-Strike is Valve’s best child. The most competent and successful one among others like Dota 2 and Team Fortress 2. Even now as you read this […]
WePlay will look after the CIS Region for two whole years. Blast has recently announced their partnership with tournament organizer WePlay Esports for broadcasting its CS:GO tournaments. We are thrilled to announce a two-year deal with @WePlay_Esports for the exclusive broadcasting rights in the CIS region 🔥 Read more here: https://t.co/dILKsZYquS#BLASTPremier pic.twitter.com/3gi6MyFyTg — BLAST Premier […]
Lucky adds fresh energy and some positive prospects to the Astralis squad. Astralis announced their new signing of Philip “Lucky” Ewald from Tricked Esport. The 18-year-old will play as the main awper for the team. WHO AWP?! Please welcome @Luckyv1CSGO pic.twitter.com/8qYrLUPuVb — Astralis Counter-Strike (@AstralisCS) July 26, 2021 Lucky had a prominent role in the […]
Complexity is shaking things up. Complexity has announced the appointment of Luis “peacemaker” Tadeu as Head Coach of their Counter-Strike team. Please welcome @peacemaker as the new head coach for #COLCS Excited to follow your leadership 🤝#WeAreCOL pic.twitter.com/F9tFG1QTUa — Complexity (@Complexity) July 23, 2021 The American organization has made significant changes to its squad following […]
Guess we’ll see more of mastermind gla1ve’s impeccable leadership with the Danish giants. Astralis has extended a three-year contract with their In-Game Leader Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander. Unbothered. Moisturized. Happy. In my lane. Focused. Flourishing. pic.twitter.com/qWdQ4zte1s — Astralis Counter-Strike (@AstralisCS) July 23, 2021 Astralis shows great promise as a team in Counter-strike. The organisation’s decision to […]
A splendid chance for all the artists out there. Today, Valve has launched the Dreams & Nightmares workshop contest. As part of this, Counter-Strike is looking for 10 original dream or nightmare-themed weapon finishes for the game. Today we are announcing the CS:GO Dreams & Nightmares Workshop contest; a $1M CS:GO art contest looking for […]
The pandemic is still causing disturbances in esports events. ESL has announced that the 14th Season of Pro League will take place online because of COVID-related travel restrictions. We would have loved to continue on LAN, but due to uncertainty surrounding COVID-related travel restrictions, #ESLProLeague S14 will take place online with all 24 teams competing […]
An outstanding performance from s1mple and company. Natus Vincere defeated G2 Esports 3-0 in the Grand Finals of Intel Extreme Master Cologne 2021. 3-0 against @G2esports that was hard First LAN, first win, new trophy, happy as fuck, happy for my team Thanks everyone for support, I always feel it #navination #IEM pic.twitter.com/wxqzk7J7lI — Sasha […]
FaZe pulled off a monster comeback. FaZe Clan beat Gambit Esports 2-1 in the Quarterfinals of the IEM Cologne to advance to the Semis. The American team pulled themselves from the depths of a first match loss to win the series. faze cLAN pic.twitter.com/Goq8wc6zBm — FaZe Clan (@FaZeClan) July 16, 2021 The two teams started […]
It’s getting hot at IEM Cologne. As the group stages of Intel Extreme Masters XVI Cologne end, six talented teams head into the playoffs of the tournament. G2 Esports, Natus Vincere, Gambit Esports, Astralis, Virtus.pro and FaZe Clan will battle for the trophy in a Best of 3 Single-Elimination bracket. Let us have a look […]
The Ukrainian organization is a perfect fit for the CIS community. WePlay Esports announced it will broadcast the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 event for the Russian audience. We are pleased to announce that we are the Official Russian-Speaking Broadcaster for the PGL Major Stockholm 2021! 📅Oct 23rd – Nov 7th🏆$2,000,000 Prize Pool 🔗https://t.co/oz2aSIPcE6 pic.twitter.com/zEEapWPdXu — […]
Yet another top-tier Counter-Strike player leaves for Riot’s title. Today, OG announced Nathan “NBK-“ Schmitt’s switch to Valorant as the professional leaves the team for a new adventure in his career. I've tried to answer everyone and I'm really overwhelmed by all the positive support from everyone in and out of the CS scene.I'm going […]
Pinnacle’s sequel to its first tournament will feature Counterstrike. The Pinnacle Cup II will run from June 28 to July 16; featuring some of the popular teams around the world, and with a prize pool set at $100,000 USD. Pinnacle are organizing the tournament alongside data partner, GRID and production partner, Relog Media. With both […]
Gambit is on fire. Gambit Esports defeated Natus Vincere in the Grand Finals of BLAST Spring Finals to claim their sixth title of the CS:GO calendar year. BLAST PREMIER SPRING CHAMPIONS! 🏆 We power through the #BLASTPremier Grand Final and claim the 6th trophy of the year & secure World Final spot. Thank you for […]
Na’Vi lost but we could see a rematch. Gambit Esports’ sparkling form showed its full potential against Na’Vi. Simple’s squad fell short in a 2-1 final score paving the path into the Grand Finals for Gambit. The matchup between Gambit and Na’Vi always raises the temperature. Both the teams have been one of the best […]
The previous world’s best player is looking to work with FaZe on a permanent basis. Olof “olofmeister” Kajbjer Gustafsson breaks out of his previously announced retirement to take the place of Marcelo “coldzera” David who left FaZe at the beginning of June after the team showed several frustrating performances which saw it drop out of […]
Gambit pulled an impressive end to a great tournament run. Gambit Esports sweeped OG in the Grand Finals of the Intel Extreme Masters Season XVI. The Russian organisation has won $100,000 in prize money with 1000 Pro Tour and 2400 Blast Premier points. WE ARE YOUR #IEM SUMMER 2021 CHAMPIONS 🏆 $100 000 + 1000 […]
Valve is changing Counterstrike’s key features to combat its ever-existing problems. Valve has announced a new patch that will make some major adjustments to CS:GO. These come in the form of new unranked matches as well as significant changes to non-Prime accounts. Today we're making adjustments to non-Prime accounts. We're also introducing Unranked matchmaking. Information […]
The Brazilian ends his 14-month stay at EG’s helm. Wilton “zews” Prado announced through Twitter that he will be parting ways with Evil Geniuses. The 33-year old Brazilian, who has been coaching for Evil Geniuses since April 2020, has left the North American gaming organization over disagreements on the issue of guiding the team’s direction. […]
A fairy tale ending for the deserving team. Mousesports defeat Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-1 to claim Flashpoint 3 title. The team had a perfect run in the tournament where they won a clean slate against most teams. #FLASHPOINT3 CHAMPIONS 🏆#ReadyWillingAble pic.twitter.com/lGOElikpoo — MOUZ (@mousesports) May 30, 2021 It was a surprise for many as the […]
Two Majors per year and one RMR for every region targeted by Valve. After the long interval brought on by the Coronavirus pandemic, the Major circuit is returning. Beginning in the fall with the $2 million PGL Major Stockholm from October 23 to November 7. Valve, however, is looking beyond this event. They’ve just announced […]
The Ukranian proves why everyone calls him the GOAT. Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev claims the Most Valuable Player award in NA`VI’s recent triumph at DreamHack Masters Spring 2021. 👏🏻 One more reward for @s1mpleO! See the tournament’s leaderboard and Sasha’s outstanding stats. 📰: https://t.co/OXMNbZHc5y#CSGO #DHMasters #navination pic.twitter.com/YfaDgrICuc — NAVI (@natusvincere) May 9, 2021 This was s1mple’s […]
Gambit failed to have the last laugh this time. Natus Vincere won 3-0 against Gambit Esports to claim the DreamHack Masters Spring 2021 title. The two teams went head to head in the competition’s grand finals, but Na`Vi pulled an absolute belter of a performance in the best-of-five matchup. 🏆 NAILED IT! Incredible teamplay leads […]
Steamworks Development Virtual Conference 2021 addressed how they use updates to communicate with customers. In a virtual conference last week, which was also published on their Youtube channel, Steamwork Development has given customers insight into how they communicate. Gautam Babbar a Valve Corporation developer breaks down the methods of communication Steamworks has adopted with Counter-Strike: […]
The most annoying error in Counterstrike has multiple solutions. The “VAC Unable To Verify Game Session” is a rather old but extremely agitating error. This error can happen while searching for a game on Valve’s official servers. However, there is nothing to worry about unless the players facing the error are actually using some kind […]
It seems Team Liquid was in a hurry to fill the gap in their coaching department. Eric “adreN” Hoag is back on Team Liquid as their coach after the recent departure of Jason “moses” O’Toole. Welcome home @adreN_Hoag pic.twitter.com/bJBDC4Z6fZ — Team Liquid CSGO (@TeamLiquidCS) May 4, 2021 Liquid was extremely quick to replace Moses. This […]
Valve just made a slew of changes to CS:GO. With the conclusion of Operation Broken Fang, Valve has announced multiple changes and additions related to Counterstrike. Thanks to everyone who took part in Operation Broken Fang. As of now the Operation has concluded. Players have until May 15th to spend Operation Stars. We have a […]
Team Liquid’s coaching position is now empty with an upcoming tournament in two weeks. After coaching Team Liquid for nine months, Jason “moses” O’Toole has parted ways with the organization. Today we say farewell to @MosesGG. Moses, you were a rock for the team when we most needed it, an amazing communicator with the TLCS […]
NBK is set to play in the Flashpoint 3 main event with DBL PONEY. The French player Nathan “NBK” Schmitt will be joining DBL PONEY in the upcoming Flashpoint 3 tournament. Flashpoint organizers, Valve and OG confirmed approved NBK to play with the squad in the Valve-sanctioned event. NBK had originally played with the team […]
A look at the teams going into intense competition in the playoffs. With the conclusion of DreamHack Masters group stages, the qualifying teams will now face each other in the playoff bracket. Sixteen teams battled each other in the past few days, out of which only six teams stayed in the competition. Losers of the […]
Like most other professional players switching to Valorant, Tarik “tarik” Celik has his own plans for making a career in Riot’s title. Tarik who is a renowned professional Counterstrike player has recently announced his interest in Valorant. The 25-year-old recently tweeted about his interest in competitive Valorant or the content-creating activities related to it. Update: […]
Council adds 5 active players as new members. Announced Tuesday, April 27, the Counter-Strike Professional Players’ Association (CSPPA) has added new board members. The board now includes players with their first change in council. Chris “chrisj” de Jong and Nathan “NBK-” Schmitt remain on the board. Making them the only founding members still involved with […]
Things look bright for the European Counterstrike scene. Finnish broadcasting company Elisa Esports has joined forces with event organizers Relog Media, Funspark and GRID as data partners to launch a new $2.7 million CS:GO event circuit for the year 2021-22. Elisa expands esports operations globally and joins forces with @GRIDesports,@FunsparkCSGO and @RelogMedia in order to […]
Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz has started a new journey with NiP. Ninjas in Pyjamas have signed dev1ce on a three-year contract from Astralis. According to the Danish organization, the transfer was a personal request made by dev1ce himself, who thought it was best for him to move to NiP. Kasper Hvidt, Director of Sports in Astralis, […]
The Russian organization takes a break in competitive CS:GO due to the founder’s personal troubles. The organisation’s founder, Alexey “Hard Play” Baranov, says Hard Legion aims to return to the competitive Counter-Strike scene as soon as possible. After nearly a year and a half of holding their CS:GO roster, Hard Legion is temporarily leaving the […]
Aleksib, valde and mantuu will continue to be a part of the OG roster till the end of 2022. In an announcement by OG, they have decided to renew the contract of Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen, Valdemar “valde” Vangså and Mateusz “mantuu” Wilczewski with the team until the end of 2022. The trio has been a […]
Valve introduces new rule for VAC banned players. New guidelines issued by Valve have rewritten the rules for VAC banned professional players. According to the new rule, players are now eligible to take part in a Valve-sponsored event, if they’ve served a ban for over five years. Today we are making changes to our RMR […]
Evil Geniuses makes changes in its lineup in hopes of recovering its winning ways. Tarik “tarik” Celik has decided to place himself on the bench of Evil Geniuses CS:GO squad. “By no means do I think I was playing well throughout the hardships,” the 25-year old American said, speaking about the team’s recent lackluster performances, […]
We take a look at 5 solid reasons why Na`Vi made the right choice in B1T. Some people think that Na`Vi decision to bench Egor “flamie” Vasilyev was not the best, or at least, they made it at the wrong time. But even Natus`Vincere have mentioned it might possibly be a temporary move, but there’s […]
The BLAST Premier 2021 will be Cédric “RpK” Guipouy’s last time playing for Vitality. The squad has made a tough decision. Especially considering RpK had helped bring Vitality to seven first-place finishes since becoming part of their very first CS:GO roster back in October 2018. Vitality has been struggling since the beginning of the year. […]
Casper “cadiaN” Møller clutches his way to Heroic’s success. Heroic snatched the ESL Pro League 13 trophy in a breathtaking marathon final against Gambit Esports. They beat Gambit 3-2 in the Grand Finals, which marked the end of a month-long league. YOUR SEASON 13 #ESLProLeague CHAMPIONS ARE @HEROICGG 🏆 pic.twitter.com/gP7ShiQOLd — ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) April […]
Egor “flamie” Vasilev will be left out of RMR tournaments and DreamHack Masters Spring 2021. Natus Vincere will be performing at the upcoming RMR tournaments with a change in its roster, due to the player-change penalty rules established by Valve. The team has announced through Twitter that they are moving away from the six-man roster […]
Shahar “flameZ” Shushan replaces Issa “ISSAA” Murad for the tournament. Four days prior to BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2021, OG has announced that Israeli rifler Shahar “flameZ” Shushan will replace Issa “ISSAA” Murad. flameZ who used to play for the British esports organization Endpoint and had a fairly successful track record. He had been competing […]
The Pistol King is returning to competitive CS:GO. Following ESTNN’s sources, 33-year-old Ioann “Edward” Sukhariev is set to return to the competitive CS:GO stage. It appears he hasn’t said his last word yet. As ESTNN learned, Edward will soon come back to playing CS:GO professionally. He will be the leader (both captain and in-game leader) […]
The talented French player is now eligible to play in Valve tournaments After a long struggle on his part, Valve has unbanned Jayson “Kyojin” Nguyen Van. Therefore, he can now participate in official tournaments. Initially, Valve had issued a Valve Anti Cheat (“VAC”) ban on Kyojin in 2018 because he was connected to an account […]
A monthly recap of the most important transfers and signings in professional CS:GO for March. March was a busy month for the CS:GO scene, with players and teams making big moves across the board. Who got the profit and which transfers are arguable? Let’s find out the answers. G2 benches kennyS to bring in JaCkz […]
The General Manager of Cloud9’s CS:GO Division takes time off from esports. “I will be back eventually when the right opportunity arises.” This was Henry “HenryG” Greer’s last words as he announced through Twitter that he would be leaving Cloud9. In his Tweet, he hinted at the reasons for his departure. “It’s truly a shame […]
FaZe Clan finalize their CS:GO roster adding an analyst to the team. FaZE Clan have added an analyst role to their CS:GO roster, and it’s none other than ESTNN’s own Slava ‘Innersh1ne’ Britvin! Britvin has been working as a CS:GO analyst for both media and team orgs for many years, first branching into esports as […]
Leetify commits itself to providing CS:GO players a way to build a solid team. Leetify, a software platform which analyses player performance, has launched an AI team finder for CS:GO. According to the company, their recent addition will help players struggling to find suitable team members to play with do so to grow both as […]
S1mple was rumoured to switch to Valorant after streaming it for many days. Recently there have been a lot of rumours that Natus Vincere’s star player, Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev, may be switching over to Valorant while leaving CS:GO after multiple Valorant streams. In his March 29 Twitch stream, s1mple clarified his plans after being asked […]
Extra Salt Directly qualifies for BLAST Premier Spring Showdown. Extra Salt have won the VENN Invitational. Earning themselves a direct ticket the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown. They’ll also receive a $25,000 participation fee, plus a free bootcamp in Europe as they make the trip for the BLAST event; where $160,000 and two spots at the […]
X6tence has adopted SOKER’s youth squad in hopes they’ll turn out to be great players. Aitor “SOKER” Fernández’s efforts at creating a youth team began with weeks of tryouts at the beginning of the year. He now has a team made up of 16 to 17-year-olds. The team is composed of Salvador “Vaircuss” Dorado, Preslav […]
Cloud9 has decided to dissolve its CS:GO roster due to COVID-19. Cloud9 has decided to pause its involvement in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive until the conclusion of the pandemic. Jack Etienne, Founder and CEO of the North American organization, said the COVID-19 pandemic led to the decision to put the team on pause. The organization reportedly […]
The new lineup is set to debut at Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Regional Series 1. MAD Lions announced the signing of former Secret player Filip “tudsoN” Tudev, 21 years old from Poland and 19-year old Ukrainian Volodymyr “Woro2k” Veletniuk. Woro2k has been touted as “a player to watch.” Joining him is Pere “sausol” Solsona Saumell; […]
The roster has been playing together for some time, but now they have the backing of an organization. Viktor “V1c7or” Dyankov, Kamen “bubble” Kostadinov and Hristiyan “REDSTAR” Pironkov started playing together in October 2020 under the MBAPPEEK banner. They were joined by Martin “mar” Kuyumdjiev and Simeon “dream3r” Ganev in December 2020. This Bulgarian roster […]
Nikolaj “niko” Kristensen becomes the first player to be incorporated into OG’s lineup after the original roster of 2019. Niko had been standing in for Nathan “NBK-” Schmitt, who was removed from the starting line-up in February. The shakeup comes after OG failed to claim a spot in the DreamHack Masters’ Spring Closed Qualifier due […]
VP.Prodigy has been re-released as Virtus.pro’s youth brand. With the relaunch of VP.Prodigy, Virtus.pro once again demonstrates its belief in the value of investing in youth. “We are always taking chances when working with youth rosters. It’s crucial to find talented players who are passionate about CS:GO,” CS:GO Branch Manager Mikhail Artemyev stated. But it’s […]
OG makes the decision to remove Issa “ISSAA” Murad from the roster in an attempt to rebuild. A few weeks ago, Nathan “NBK” Schmitt was benched from OG’s Counter-Strike team. Now, Issa “ISSAA” Murad has been removed from the operating roster as well. OG’s roster changes are likely in response to the organization not making […]
Extra Salt Overpower Team paiN at DH Open March NA Finals. Extra Salt defeated Team paiN in the DreamHack Open March 2021: North America challenge held on Sunday. Booking their place at the Intel Extreme Masters XVI Summer event, scheduled for June 3-13. They’ll join VOYVODA, Complexity Gaming and Heroic who already secured spots through […]
paiN Gaming makes their way to the Finals by defeating Team Liquid at DreamHack Open March Semi-Finals. paiN Gaming will battle for Dreamhack Open March Finals on Sunday after an incredible victory against Team Liquid by 2:1 to win the $70,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event. The Dreamhack Open NA Challenge, which began in January, has […]
ESL Pro League announces an RFP process in finding its newest member. Alex Inglot, the commissioner of ESL Pro League, revealed a Request for Proposals (RFP) action to assist in picking its new member. This announcement was made today, March 11, and is meant to determine the team or organization that will become ESL Pro’s […]
A great CS:GO player is moving on from the pro scene. Peng “XiaosaGe” Song announced his exit from the Invictus roster and his retirement from all professional CS:GO activities. The 31-year old cited “age and physical reasons” for his retirement. He claimed he would not be taking coaching, managing, or any other role for any […]
OG had taken Nathan “NBK-” Schmitt off the bench for today’s match against Heroic in the on-going ESL Pro League Season 13. OG aimed to win against Heroic, who had a 3-0 standing in the league, but lost the series by 1-2. They now sport a 2-2 win-loss match record and will play FPX tomorrow. […]
Josh “oSee” Ohm scored 74-44 to help Extra Salt bag the closed qualifier to the DreamHack Masters Spring. Extra Salt came out victorious in the North American Division Closed Qualifier of DreamHack Masters Spring 2021. VOYVODA, Complexity Gaming and Heroic had earlier won spots through the European qualifiers. Team Spirit and paiN Gaming will also […]
The North American organisation, Extra Salt, finally signs MarKE. Extra Salt confirmed the permanent addition of Edgar “MarKE” Maldonado to their roster today in a tweet made today. Welcome @MarkeCSGO to our starting roster ✨🧂✨ We're now:🇲🇽 @MarkeCSGO 🇺🇸 @oSeecs 🇿🇦 @Sonic_cs 🇿🇦 @JTcsgo 🇨🇦 @FaNgJC 🇿🇦 @DrTcCs (Coach) Full Video: https://t.co/KWOW2qucOR pic.twitter.com/TYH0fJsHDS — Extra […]
After leaving in January, the former Complexity star is ready for his new journey. Evil Geniuses have signed Owen “oBo” Schlatter to complete their CS:GO team. NA's chosen son is joining our ranks and ready to tap heads internationally. Welcome to the Dark Side, @oBoCSGO. We're ready to #LIVEEVIL with you. pic.twitter.com/X6pl6GyFAe — Evil Geniuses […]
Eight teams remain after a series of upsets on Day One, including Fnatic as one of the biggest upsets. Russia’s 81st ranked GROND narrowly lost to Nordavind which was 22 places behind the Russians in the world rankings. This will certainly impact GROND’s quick rise in the world rankings since the start of the year. […]
G2 star AWPer Kennys has been benched after lackluster results. G2 Esports decided to relegate Kenny “KennyS” Schrub to the bench of its CS:GO squad. This after a series of disappointing places and an anemic personal performance by the 25-year old AWPer. In an official statement, team coach, Damien “maLeK” Marcel, said that it would […]
Triumph announces the addition of David “cynic” Polster on a trial basis. Triumph Gaming released an update on March 3, 2021 for their CS:GO team, adding David “cynic” Polster to the roster. The 21-year-old has been added to the team in a trial position, in place of a benched player. Cynic has played with two […]
Some positive news and opportunities for the North American Counterstrike scene. Challengermode will host the North American Qualifiers for Blast Premier Spring Showdown 2021. It will host three open qualifiers in March, assisting in the qualifying process for the main event. Happy to announce that we'll be facilitating the North American qualifiers for the #BLASTPremier […]
The new roster announced by Bravado is led by Dimitri “Detrony” Hadjipaschali. After the end of Project Destiny, two years ago, Bravado has decided to re-enter Counter-Strike Global: Global Offensive (CS:GO). They do so with a new team led by Dimitri “Detrony” Hadjipaschali. Project Destiny was originally initiated to help the original South African squad […]
Dmitry “sh1ro” Sokolov became the Most Valuable Player of the entire IEM Katowice 2021 tournament. Following the success of Gambit Esports after defeating Virtus.pro in the IEM Katowice grand finals, their 19-year-old awper sh1ro got his career’s first MVP award. Gambit’s run in the tournament has been a fairy tale. They stumbled upon an early […]
Gambit Esports won this year’s Intel Extreme Masters World Championship. Gambit Esports won the $400,000 grand prize today at IEM Katowice by defeating Virtus.Pro (VP). This is the biggest win for the organization since their incredible victory over Immortals at PGL Krakow back in 2017. Gambit played four rounds in total at the best-of-five grand […]
The teams that will be competing in DreamHack Open March for both the North American and South American Qualifiers have been finalized. The closed qualifier for North America found Extra Salt breezing through the rounds unscathed. Extra Salt, which is composed of gamers from four countries, defeated Ocean Gaming in the Upper Bracket Quarterfinals; then […]
A recap of the exciting playoff matches between some of the best teams in the competition. The playoff matches of IEM Katowice 2021 started on Friday, February 26. The Quarterfinals saw Gambit Esports and Virtus.pro progressing to the Semifinals of the tournament where Team Spirit and Liquid were sitting comfortably after their performances in the […]
Not the best performance in Katowice. This might become a catalyst for Natus Vincere; the play-off match versus Gambit Esports was a disaster. Natus Vincere definitely did not expect to finish their run at IEM Katowice in the quarterfinals. But in their current state, it’s as far as they could go. In fact, what we […]
ESTNN takes a brief dive into the upcoming matches of IEM Katowice 2021. The playoffs for Intel Extreme Masters Katowice are right around the corner after a series of exciting games in the group stage. Now that only six teams remain in the competition, the battle for winning the trophy will get fiercer. Solid performances […]
Now, CS:GO teams from around will have their chance at glory. Today, BLAST revealed their plans for a new qualifier system for the Spring Showdown. In it, teams across multiple continents will have a shot at grabbing a spot in the event through regional competition. Currently, there are qualifier events planned in Latin America, Iberia, […]
It’s official, Finn “karrigan” Andersen has confirmed he’ll be returning to FaZe Clan’s roster. Just three words. “I’m coming home” and with that, Karrigan’s accomplished leadership skills made their return to FaZe’s roster. It’s a homecoming that many fans were expecting, but a welcome one none the less. I’m coming home #FaZeUp @FaZeClan pic.twitter.com/029v9Ns5JE — […]
Natus`Vincere seized first place in BLAST Premier’s group C after beating FaZe Clan 2-0. The victory came as a result of a smoke defuse from in-game leader Kirill “Boombl4” Mikhailov. Although things didn’t look too good initially for FaZe Clan on Dust 2, Na`Vi took an early lead with electronic and s1mple completely destroyed the […]
German CS: GO team Mousesports signed Christopher ‘dexter’ Nong as their new CSGO in-game leader, replacing karrigan. Slated to join from Renegades, the 26-year-old dominated the Oceania region last year and spearheaded Renegades to a whopping 10 successive tournament wins since March 2020. dexter made Renegades a successful team Nong added up significant stats for […]
A huge CS:GO event with a $1,000,000 total prize pool starts on February 16th. Vitality, Astralis, Natus Vincere – we know the favorites, but what are the teams that have a big opportunity to surprise all of us? Let’s go through them. OG Sure, we will talk about play-in teams! Despite the fact that OG […]
Dan “apEX” Madesclaire, Team Vitality’s in-game leader said he will be temporarily stepping down from the active roster amid BLAST Premier Spring; which kicked off on Feb 4. The French teams coach, Rémy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam, took to his Twitter to confirm that apEX has decided to take a breather amid the BLAST spring series and […]
With IEM Katowice 2021 just around the corner, we take a look at this year’s stacked CS:GO bracket slated to go toe-to-toe for the $1,000,000 prize pool. The online period of CS:GO has shown us how teams compete against each other, but there will be more at stake. There’s big money up for grabs — […]
During an interview with cybersports.ru, FaZe’s Marcelo “Coldzera” David divulged details about the future plans of his organization, heading into the 2021 pro circuit. Aside from spilling the beans on the organization’s future plans, the 26-year-old Major winner talked about his teammate; Olof “olofmeister” Gustafsson, who’s slated to retire from competitive CS: GO. Although Olofmeister’s […]
Los Angeles-based esports gaming company, Immortals Gaming Club (IGC) said it has started a multi-year partnership with the website HotelPlanner, which offers accommodation booking service. This latest move is part of several other deals signed by IGC with commercial partners in a bid to generate revenue and boost the profile of its esports organizations across […]
ASUS has announced the ROG Masters Asia Pacific Esports tournament that is slated to run throughout March and April. The tournament will be graced by multiple teams hailing from 15 different countries and the game that the tournament will feature is Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The competition will be fully held online, citing the still-raging COVID-19 […]
A relief for players and coaches, the tournament organizer announced they would not restrict coaches from communicating with players during the 2021 BLAST Premier Spring group matches. A new ruling announced by Valve on its official Counter-Strike blog means that only players will be allowed on the server during online matches. In other words, coaches […]
Taipei based computer hardware company, Asus has announced a new program for Indian gamers — ROG Academy — the country’s first virtual academy for gamers. Through this initiative, Asus ROG will seek out new PC gamers in a bid to help them become esports professionals. The organization will offer the players a platform to hone […]
Canadian professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken has joined North American CS:GO team FaZe Clan. Canadian Counter-Strike: Global Offensive professional player Russel David Kevin Van Dulken, who is better known as Twistzz recently joined the North American-based esports team, FaZe Clan. Dulken Van joined the amateur tram Tectonic back in 2015 and […]
Woxic is moving on from C9, leaving the roster down two members. Özgür “woxic” Eker has departed Cloud9 after playing four events under their banner. The Turkish sniper was released from his contract by mutual agreement with Cloud9 three months after his transfer from mousesports. In his final statement, Henry “HenryG” Greer said that the […]
The Ukrainian organization is not happy with the last months’ results. Dmitriy “jR” Chervak is benched and placed on the transfer list. After some disappointing results at the end of 2020, HellRaisers are benching jR. Chervak joined the HellRaisers line-up back in March of 2020, previously he’d played for Vega Squadron. HellRaisers are testing out […]
A new phase begins for CIS prospects. Pro100 Academy will play under the “Fantastic Seven” tag. Danylo “Zeus” Teslenko has revealed the transfer on his Instagram. The goal of Fantastic Seven is to qualify for ESEA Main division and enter the top-50 HLTV by the end of 2021. “Dear friends, we want to share with […]
Winstrike just added two new players to their roster; Vladislav “Krad” Kravchenko and Igor “Forester” Bezotecheskiy, as well as announcing a partnership with Chupa Chups. With Krad and Forester, both ex-Hard Legion players, joining the team, Winstrike now have a full line-up. Previously, Vlаdуslаv “bondik” Nеchуроrchuk and Aidyn “KrizzeN” Turlybekov formed part of the orgs […]
The FURIA CS:GO roster is now ready for action. FURIA has announced signing Paytyn “junior” Johnson, Triumph’s former 20-year-old AWPer. FURIA now has a full lineup five days before the start of the first event in 2021. Though the transfer was just announced, Rush B media provided the information regarding the possible move of Johnson […]
Team Spirit has officially gone through a full rebranding. Russian esports organization Team Spirit has decided it’s time for a shakeup. Their new, fresh look is designed to attract the attention of both the esports audiences and people who are far away from gaming and esports. “The decision to change the visual style is absolutely […]
ESTNN takes a look back at 2020 and crowns CS:GO’s Player of the Year. Professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player “ZywOo” Herbaut had himself quite the year in 2020. Although the COVID-19 pandemic effectively eliminated any shot at consistent offline major events, that didn’t stop ZywOo from continuing to elevate his name after an impressive 2019. […]
ESTNN take a look back at some of CS:GO’s biggest moments in 2020. Online era and the year without the Major Who could imagine that 2020 would be so tough? The year started with a couple of LAN-events, but then a couple of months later the whole competitive scene made a transition to online. […]
The CEO of HellRaisers recently gave the community insight on how esports boot camps work. Oleksii “Magician” Slabukhin, CEO of HellRaisers, shared on his Telegram-channel details about esports boot camps. He included info on how they usually go, how much they cost, and what difficulties may arise. We have translated the most interesting bits from […]
Georgi “WorldEdit” Yaskin, former FlipSid3 and Winstrike sniper departs pro100, leaving the org’s active roster empty. After the departure of WorldEdit, the CIS team will have no players in their active roster; leaving the future of pro100 unclear. WorldEdit joined pro100 in August of 2019, and within the next year, the team managed to win […]
Vsevolod “Pradiggg” Plotnikov officially joins the CIS powerhouse to strengthen its CS:GO roster. After working for a while on a trial period, Pradiggg has proven his value. He has officially landed a contract with Natus Vincere. Well known as a content creator in the CIS CS:GO community, Pradiggg is also one of the founders of […]
Real Madrid footballer Casemiro has become the latest footballer to enter esports. Carlos Henrique Casimiro will enter CS:GO via his new esports organization, CaseEsports. He signed a full Brazilian team as the first roster. The roster consists of Paulo “land1n” Felipe, Denis “dzt” Fisher, Felipe Delboni, Yan “yepz” Pedretti, and Vinicius “n1ssim” Pereira, and will […]
Colleges and universities across North America have more chances to compete thanks to FACEIT. Today, online gaming platform and tournament organizer FACEIT has announced the latest development of their Collegiate Division. As part of this, they’re introducing tournaments for League of Legends, Valorant and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. All combined, these tournaments boast a total $55k […]
We take a look at five reasons why Team Spirit prove to be such an irritating opponent. When it comes to unpleasant and difficult opponents in CS:GO, there are a few to single out. First of all there’s Astralis, who’s moves are often hard to predict. Or there’s the Swedes from Fnatic, who play on […]