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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 […]

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. […]

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. https://twitter.com/ExtraSaltGG/status/1368272518100946948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw The 22 year-old managed to wow the organization while he was substituting for Ian “motm” Hardy at the E-Sports Entertainment Association (ESEA) Premier Season 36. MarKE […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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” […]

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 […]