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 […]
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 Jason Lake during a live-streamed press conference. According to Lake, the 17-year-old originally stated he would return to the United States […]
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” Alvarenga, Epitacio “TACO” de Melo, and coach Ricardo “dead” Sinigaglia were removed from the team. FalleN cites their removals as his […]
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 today. Cloud9 released its entire CS:GO division to pursue a complete roster rebuild earlier this month. ALEX joins general manager Henry […]
Hard Legion say goodbye to zoneR and hello to new coach starix. After recent issues with coaching bug abuse in CS:GO and following the departure of Aleksandr “zoneR” Bogatiryev, Hard Legion announced their new coach; Sergey “starix” Ischuk. Previous to standing down, zoneR received a 24-month penalty from ESL for his abuse of the coaching […]
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 Evil Geniuses and Heroic take home the respective titles. Evil Geniuses earned their victory after a five-map battle against rivals Team […]
Almost everybody has heard about Riot Game’s new shooter Valorant. The studio announced a number of new projects in autumn 2019. One of those was FPS, a shooter game named “Project А”. Many media individuals and professional esportsmen got invited to alpha-test the new release. This made a good initial impression and hype around the […]
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 has been without a team since being removed from NiP’s active roster in May. Lekr0 represented Ninjas in Pyjamas for two […]
The worlds of traditional sports and esports collide more and more with the passing of 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced nearly every aspect of life online, including forms of entertainment. Traditional sports have struggled this year, but esports is no stranger to online competition. One of the world’s most popular sports, football, has picked […]
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. The 22-year-old would join the active lineup in place of stand-in Aurimas “Bymas” Pipiras. Kjaerbye has been without a team since […]
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, according to a recent report from HLTV. Bubzkji has been without a team since June, as per a report from 1pv. […]
We breakdown how Natus`Vincere play on Mirage with a close look at their last five matches before the summer break. Na`Vi is one of the most discussed and controversial teams in professional CS:GO. We take a peek at what makes their strategy so formidable. CT side 1. Aggression and stacks on pistol rounds Natus`Vincere don’t […]
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 online in four different regions, with a $500,000 collective prize pool. The tournament is set to begin on August 18. Ladies […]
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 organizer announced today. The event will be split into four regional tournaments, taking place in late August with a $500,000 collective […]
Sources claim that Virtus.pro is fielding a new roster. According to the information provided by Russian insider Alexey “OverDrive” Biryukov, Virtus.pro have already formed and are trying out an academy roster. The young guns of The Bears are going to play under the VP.Prodigy tag. Following the provided information, test-roster of VP.Prodigy looks like this: […]
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 with the team since May, when he stepped away from competitive play due to illness. Update on @KjaerbyeCS: Today Markus and […]
CIS esports organization pro100 is setting some really high goals. Pro100 came to an agreement with the unnamed investor that will allow the team to build a stronger CS:GO roster and sign an experienced coach. There are plans to sign Valorant and Dota 2 rosters too. “Now we want to create a top-15 rated HLTV […]
Edward is back in the scene with Selectah. Former Natus Vincere and Winstrike player, the legend of CIS and worldwide Counter-Strike, Ioann “Edward” Sukhariev has returned to competitive play. Recently, he played in CTRL PLAY League qualifiers with the roster of team Selectah. Alongside Edward, team Selectah consists of Aurimas “Kvik” Kvaksis and Sergey “smike” […]
The Evil Geniuses plotted their way to another victory. Generation G was not able to resist EG in the final match of the North American division of cs_summit 6. After two events, the NA RMR region stays the closest one: the difference between 1st and 4th places of the ranking is only 425 points. Gen.G […]
BIG is victorious yet again. Berlin International Gaming keeps its successful online run with a confident win over Vitality in the final match of cs_summit 6 Online: Europe. With that done, BIG instantly moves to the 8th position of the European RMR, now having 2000 ranking points. Vitality had a one map advantage since they […]
Torbjørn “mithR” Nyborg joins Renegades on a permanent basis after a 3-month trial period. The move to a long-term partnership became possible after the very successful trial period; Over the course of the three months under mithR’s coaching, the Renegades achieved victories at ESL One: Road to Rio – Oceania and Dreamhack Masters Spring Oceania. […]
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 respective regions. The Spring season began on LAN, though eventually moved to online play due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The […]
BLAST is keeping time by partnering with TW Steel. Premier tournament operator BLAST announced a collaboration with TW Steel, a watchmaker company known for oversized watches and chronographs. The company has racing drivers and people involved in the music industry as brand ambassadors, but this is the first esports collaboration for them. “Every second counts” […]
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 took on G2 Esports in the European Grand Final, besting the current second-ranked team to take the title. In North America, […]
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 TIGER, the in-game leader’s contract has reportedly been bought out by c0ntact. Should the move go through, Snappi will debut with […]
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 amount fined has not been revealed. Though MIBR did state that the money will be donated to organizations that fight against […]
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 event go towards COVID-19 relief efforts, with NaVi’s share going to UNICEF. This is Gamers Without Borders’ fifth charity esports event, […]
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 unknown, and it is unclear how long he will be off the team’s active roster. This change comes just shortly after […]
ImAPet is back with a new coaching role. Fifty days after his departure from Evil Geniuses, Chet “ImAPet” Singh is returning to competitive CS:GO scene by signing a contract with 100 Thieves. Reports about the move surfaced last month but were left unconfirmed for a while. What’s more interesting is that he was aiming to […]
An iconic team is returning to the Counter-Strike scene. According to the information provided by the Russian Telegram media CYBERSLOVO, Syman Gaming plans to rebrand and revive famous team k23 (Kazahstan 2030). K23 was initially created in 2004. Throughout its existence, the team won about $100,000 in CS 1.6, CS: Source and CS:GO, according to […]
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 will replace Olof “olofmeister” Kajbjer, should he join the active lineup. Who is Bymas? Bymas is fairly inexperienced, having not yet […]
Olofmeister has announced a hiatus from competitive CS:GO. Olof “olofmeister” Kajbjer has decided to temporarily step down from the active roster of FaZe Clan. He states he has been feeling incredibly fatigued and is losing motivation. This is already the third break Olof takes in his career; who will fill in the released spot is […]
Multiple sources claim WePlay! is hosting the next RMR event. Although CS:GO devs have already revealed cs_summit 6 will be held from June 22 to July 5 and will become the second RMR event, we still have no official info about the events for CIS and Asia. But, with that said, sources state that WePlay, […]
Former Natus`Vincere and Gambit player, Denis “seized” Kostin just signed a contract with Moscow-based organization CyberLegacy. The news came despite rumors that seized should have joined pro100. CyberLegacy has been trying to find a stable CS:GO roster for a while, in recent months there already were a couple of replacements but seized’s arrival should strengthen […]
Of all the esports titles that have ever graced gamer’s screens, few can boast the mainstream success of Counter-Strike. Held in similar or even greater esteem than its contemporaries StarCraft and Dota, Counter-Strike is a classic with a legacy going all the way back to November 2000. Since then, esports has risen from obscurity to […]
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 stepping down from the active roster for the next three months due to “stress and burnout.” Jakob @JUGiOfficial Hansen is facing […]
After a prolonged unsuccessful period, Russian powerhouse Virtus.pro are going to add Mareks “YEKINDAR” Gaļinskis to their CS:GO roster. According to insider information provided by Alexey “OverDrive” Biryukov, Virtus.pro are looking to add the young Latvian to their line up. Rumors about possible changes in VP roster have been around for a while, and, as […]
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 organization that currently fields an all-Mongolian lineup, featuring former Grayhound member Erdenetsogt “erkaSt” Gantulga. AWPer Smooya joined Chaos early in 2020, […]
Young Danish prospect Kristoffer “Kristou” Aamand will play under the banners of North due to state of health of Marcus “Kjaerbye” Kjærbye, who is taking a prolonged break from competitive CS:GO. Earlier this month, Kjaerbye missed North’s official matches without a real official announcement. Despite it, North made it to the play-off stage of ESL […]
After an unsuccessful run at ESL One: Road to Rio — CIS, pro100 are looking for changes. According to the information from a Russian insider, Alexey “OverDrive” Biryukov; pro100 have set their sights on former Natus Vincere player Denis “seized” Kostin and Ukrainian prospect Stanislav “Fostar” Ostashevskyi. Previously, there were rumors that pro100 were looking […]
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 CS:GO’s DreamHack Opens, many of which were canceled due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. #DHOPEN HYPE TIME! Announcing the newly reformed […]
Freakazoid joins Zellsis in the search for Valorant success. Former Swole Patrol member Ryan “Freakazoid” Abadir has revealed his decision to step away from competitive CS:GO just a day after teammate Jordan “Zellsis” Montemurro did the same. The 27-year-old announced this development in a Tweet, stating that he will instead focus on Riot Games’ new […]
The legendary roster of Natus Vincere is reuniting for one game only on May 11 at 16:00 CET. They’ll be going up against a team of famous CIS streamers, match format — best of 5. Natus Vincere will play as a full roster that was representing the organization from 2010 to 2013. Good old Na`Vi […]
Yet another CS:GO pro is making the move to Valorant; with Former Cloud 9 player, Jordan “Zellsis” Montemurro announcing the switch today. Former Cloud9 and Swole Patrol player, Jordan “Zellsis” Montemurro announced he’ll be quitting competitive CS:GO for the foreseeable future. The decision comes about as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the fact […]
With the recent signing of Elias “Jamppi” Olkkonen, ENCE instantly swept all the opponents at the Elisa Invitational to take a victory at the event without a single lost map — but can they keep it up? A 6-man roster, or possible constant player swaps. Will this have a positive effect on ENCE’s performance? We […]
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 today. In addition, IEM Melbourne, which was scheduled to take place this August, has been delayed by a full year. Tickets […]
A prominent CS:GO player’s car had a rough run-in with some vandals. On the night of May 1, unknown miscreants heavily damaged Panamera of Aleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev’s Porsche. S1mple is a famous CS:GO player who currently plays under the Natus Vincere banner. The information came from the dtp.kiev.ua project that tells about traffic incidents in […]
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 released from the organization earlier this month. He spent nearly two years with the roster’s core. 100 Thieves are in need […]
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 a report from HLTV. The proposed change would fall on ESL One Cologne’s scheduled dates. The German tournament remains in question […]
Though they haven’t assumed world domination quite yet, the video app Tik Tok sure knows how to ride the hype train. TikTok has officially partnered with Collegiate StarLeague, one of the most world-renowned esports organizations, to create a new type of tournament. The Tik Tok Cup matches (and prizes) are pretty killer. Approximately $60,000 will […]
HellRaisers are back in the CS:GO scene with a brand new roster. After short break CIS-powerhouse, HellRaisers, have announced a new CS:GO lineup. The new roster is set to participate in the upcoming ESEA S34 Season. The only player from the old roster to survive the reshuffle was Vadim “Flarich” Karetin. HellRaisers old roster was […]
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 revealed on Twitter. Road to Rio is the first of four Regional Major Ranking events on the way to the ESL […]
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 2015, representing Team SoloMid, Rogue, and CompLexity throughout his career. He plans to turn his focus towards VALORANT, a new tactical […]
Freebies are over. Recently, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive devs have introduced a ranking system. Now, instead of guaranteed slots at the upcoming major for the 14 best teams, everything is decided on regional ranking tournaments. Everything is fair: who earns points, goes to the major. The new system is, frankly, good, but it’s also destroyed the […]
FaZe Clan pulled off a very successful round of fundraising. Leading esports organization FaZe Clan has released details this week regarding their Series A funding round. In it, the organization raised over $40 million dollars. This funding round was led by Jimmy Iovine and NTWRK, which was unveiled earlier this month. Those who contributed towards […]
Flashpoint, Counter Strike’s newest league, is set to conclude their inaugural season today. Along with the final few matches was the debut of Flashpoint’s beautiful new trophy featuring an iconic weapon. The trophy will go to the victor of today’s games, along with a hefty $500,000 prize. The Consolidation Match will be played between HAVU […]
ForZe Esports is opening their own CS:GO school for those who aim to become professional CS:GO esports athletes. The system is based on programs with three levels of difficulty with final tests and exams after each one. People of any age can study in ForZe’s CS:GO school, but if you are under 18, you need […]
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 league was split into two regional divisions, Europe and North America respectively, and was played fully online. As no international Grand […]
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 Astralis sixth Patrick “es3tag” Hansen and in-game leader Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer. The lineup now stands at four, needing one more player […]
DreamHack will take the event online due to COVID-19. As the world continues to struggle with the impact of COVID-19, DreamHack has made the decision to move the upcoming DreamHack Masters event to an online-only competition. With the event now moving fully online, DreamHack has announced changes to the structure of the event and when […]
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 from the active lineup earlier this month due to visa issues. As travel issues continue amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Smooya […]
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 1pv. Es3tag only signed with FunPlus Phoenix last week, moving to the organization with the full former Heroic lineup. This move […]
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 after a report from 1pv revealed the organization’s plan to sign the Danish lineup. The team will be competing in the […]
Multiple sources have confirmed Cyber Legacy will be entering competitive CS:GO with a full roster of CIS players. According to the information provided by multiple sources, the Russian organization Cyber Legacy is forming a CS:GO squad. The roster will be a mix of experience and youth — with former Invictus Gaming player Vadim “V4D1M” Panchuk […]
Amongst all the bad coronavirus news in esports, there is one event not going down yet. DreamHack Summer, which is due to start on June 11th is still scheduled to go ahead despite the latest information out of Sweden. DreamHack confirms that it will continue to monitor the situation. On March 11th, The Government of […]
The ESL Pro League is the latest esports league to be affected by coronavirus concerns. In this forever changing and ever-expanding world of developing league play, the ESL is the latest esports organization to move forward with new plans. In order to ensure the safety of players, fans and our crew in the current global […]
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 qualifier after failing to provide a full roster. Mixed European-American team Complexity will take their place in the online event, from […]
Shayene Victorio, aka “shAy,” made quite a name for herself in the Professional Brazilian Counter-Strike circuit. However, that building reputation is currently in a massive amount of flux. Reports have come forward, originally dropping on ESPN, that the former Brazilian pro has been issued a devastatingly harsh 116-year prison sentence in the wake of fraud […]
Viewer numbers for IEM Katowice show great promise for CS:GO. With the constant growth of average and peak CS:GO players counts, it’s clear the game has been gaining popularity. But this popularity is increasing in the streams of esports events too. This proved true during the grand final of IEM Katowice, where Natus Vincere took […]
Natus Vincere put on a clinic in the IEM Katowice finals. Who could have expected such a pair in the grand-final of IEM Katowice? Astralis, Fnatic, Team Liquid, Evil Geniuses and many more contenders have stayed away from the competition. In the final match, Na`Vi swept G2 with 3-0 score and zero chances for the […]
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 currently being developed by Riot Games. The 23-year-old’s CS:GO career was cut short in 2015 as he and three other members […]
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 took down Furia in the Grand Final, clean-sweeping the Brazilian side to maintain their perfect record. This victory earns Gen.G the […]
Zeus has been given the honor of carrying on a CS:GO tradition. The tradition of Counter-strike personalities participating in the IEM Katowice opening ceremony will live on. This year, ex-Natus Vincere captain and in-game leader, Danylo “Zeus” Teslenko will carry the tradition of bringing the champion’s trophy to the stage. Zeus was named as the […]
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 24 total teams, 22 of which currently sit in the top 30 of the HLTV.org World Rankings. Thirteen of the League’s […]
Earlier today, Winstrike revealed their mentor Dmitrii “hooch” Bogdanov, former professional player and event analyst, has joined the team to start a new phase in his Counter-Strike career. With the departure of Ivan “Johnta” Shevtsov in November of 2019, Winstrike had been playing without a coach for three months. Though they were without a coach […]
BLAST Premier London is coming to an end, and if the competing teams are anything to go by Group C is set to be a wild ride. The last part of BLAST Premier’s Spring Series starts today. If we talk about groups B and A, it was easy to choose the favorite before the start […]
Blast Premier’s ‘Group of Death’ wrapped up last weekend, and it was brutal. The Group of Death Without a doubt, Group 2 of the Blast Premier Spring Series was stacked with quality talent. Complexity fans rejoiced as the fledgling roster contended with the likes of NaVi, Vitality and Astralis through the weekend. With such a […]
North has decided to part ways with their coach, Torbjørn “mithR” Nyborg and is replacing him with Jimmy “Jumpy” Berndtsson. After a rough year together, North have decided to end their partnership with Torbjørn “mithR” Nyborg. North thanked the coach but hadn’t revealed any details. Following the information provided by mithR, it seems like North […]
ESL have just announced their fourth Australian event — IEM Melbourne, set for late August this year. ESL is set to host an S-tier event in Melbourne, with the final stage played August 22–23 of August. The event is set to replace IEM Sydney, usually hosted in May. Instead, this year in May we’ll have […]
It looks like Virtus.pro are considering replacing one of their squad with David “n0rb3r7” Danielyan. According to information provided by Russian insider Alexey “OverDrive” Biryukov, after a few unsuccessful months, Virtus.pro are looking to replace a player. The organization is apparently in talks with Syman Gaming about buying out David “n0rb3r7” Danielyan. After taking out […]
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 Final. The European squad took the series 3-1, claiming the championship title and the $125,000 first-place prize. The series kicked off […]
The first exclusively team-owned CS:GO league has launched and is extremely promising. Officially announced today, Flashpoint is a new CS:GO league that is directly controlled and funded by teams that participate in it themselves. This groundbreaking new league includes reputable organizations working together to create a stable esports environment. A few confirmed organizations participating are […]
Team Envy just announced a huge change to their roster. Team Envy is making big changes to their roster after they benched Bradley “ANDROID” Fodor and Jacob “FugLy” Medina about a month ago. In fact, the American organization has announced its new lineup for 2020 and that they will be put straight into battle. They’ll […]
After almost 2 months since the initial roster’s reveal, the European powerhouse OG picked up their new coach. Casper “ruggah” Due, who recently coached Optic, will lead the team from now on. Ruggah is a coach with three years of experience. He started his coaching career at Dignitas, but he had truly proven himself while […]
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 bested MAD Lions in the semi-finals. BIG’s home soil victory earns them the $50,000 grand prize and a spot in DreamHack […]
After a few unsuccessful months with Ladislav “GuardiaN” Kovács, Natus Vincere have decided to bench the Slovak. GuardiaN’s replacement, Na`Vi brings in a 20-year-old rifler from Syman Gaming, Ilya “Perfecto” Zalutskiy. Ilya ‘Perfecto’ Zalutskiy joins @natusvincere on permanent deal! We are grateful to Ilya and everybody at Syman wishes him all the best for his […]
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 re-signed with NaVi in September of last year after a two-year stint with FaZe Clan. Ladislav “GuardiaN” Kovács has played under […]
After the prolonged hard battles of the qualifier tournaments, we now know all of the participants of IEM Katowice World Championship 2020. Alongside the 3 teams that qualified for IEM Katowice through recent S-tier events and 7 invites. A few more spots were finalized in the regional qualifier events. MAD Lions, who stomped ENCE in […]
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 in the past, though he was benched from the team in September of 2018. #DawnofNorth jersey x Capgemini x Massive Surprise […]
From now on Singularity will support two teams in two different regions — the new team is led by Daniel “mertz” Mertz and surprisingly includes not young Scandinavian prospects, but experienced players. The most significant moment is that the team points the return of mertz to the competitive scene. Started his career more than 4 […]
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, who looks to be taking over as the team’s head coach. Envy currently only fields a three-man CS:GO roster after releasing […]
Shortly after they transferred their old team with HUNDEN as the in-game leader to MAD Lions, Tricked Esports are returning to CS:GO by signing a young Danish team led by the experienced 24-year-old Nicolai “torben” Amorim. Except for Torben, the team includes two ex-Maquinas players, Andreas “kiR” Kirstein and Philip “Lucky” Ewald. Oliver “kwezz” Rasmussen […]
Astralis Group, the parent company of Origen, Astralis and Future FC riveted the attention of the esports community in late 2019 with their announcement of Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the First North Stock Market. Unfortunately, they haven’t found any success with it yet. A month after Astralis’ IPO was announced, the price of their […]
CS:GO just keeps breaking player records as it’s peak player count reaches it’s highest number in two years. With the constant growth of average players in CS:GO over the recent months, it seemed like sooner or later the peak count of simultaneous players would also increase. Yesterday the game set the fourth peak count in […]
According to information provided by RushBMedia, Owen “smooya” Butterfield is going to join Chaos EC to finalize the roster. Sources at RushBMedia have suggested smooya will be the replacement for Gage ‘Infinite’ Green, who left the active roster last week. Joshua “steel” Nissan, captain of Chaos, made an announcement earlier today saying the team had […]
The Chinese powerhouse TYLOO unveiled their fifth player to finalize their roster for the 2020 competitive year. TYLOO have announced the signing of Seon-ho “xeta” Son. The Korean AWPer had been playing under MVP PK’s banner for more than a year. But now it’s been confirmed he will join TYLOO this season. Known as a […]
Renegades have confirmed the departure of Ollie “DickStacy” Tierney from the team. Renegades have just announced the release of Ollie “DickStacy” Tierney. Ollie had been a part of the team for a long time since joining Grayhound in late 2017 but played for Renegades as an organization only about the month. The only event DickStacy […]
Natus Vincere announce the signing of 14-year-old Russian player, Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov, to their academy team. CIS esports powerhouse Natus Vincere unexpectedly signed young Russian talent, Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov to their academy team on a trial basis. We rounded up all the information out there on the latest player to join the ranks of Na`Vi […]
Interesting news came out from Scandinavia today, as Nordavind is aiming to strengthen it’s CS:GO roster by signing Niels-Christian “NaToSaphiX” Sillassen and Kevin “HS” Tarn. Both players have already joined Nordavind’s roster on ESEA, according to information provided by HLTV.org. The official announcement should be expected soon. After several attempts of building the roster around […]
With open qualifiers set to start for IEM Katowice 2020, the tournament organizer has revealed all of the direct invites to the IEM World Championship. Ten teams are known and six more will pass to the event through qualifiers. First of all, three teams have passed to IEM Katowice World Championships with winning previous Masters […]
For a while now, there have been rumblings from multiple sources that Cloud9 was going to sign the whole ATK roster. Today it finally happened. Earlier, C9 finally confirmed their lineup for the upcoming competitive year, the former ATK squad. After they signed ATK’s full team, with the coach, C9 released James “JamezIRL” Macaulay, who […]
The Brazilian competitive scene couldn’t stay untouched from the winter reshuffle forever. As such, TeamOne is aiming to reach the next level by signing experienced player João “felps” Vasconcellos and young Chilean blood David “dav1dddd” Tapia Maldonado. It’s not official information yet, but both players have already joined ESEA roster of TeamOne. Earlier in 2019, […]