Author: BLIX.GG
Head of Esports for League of Legends in EMEA, Maximilian Peter Schmidt has announced that rumors about pressure on Carlos “ocelote” RodrÃguez Santiagos are not true.”I saw several false rumors regarding G2 & Carlos and wanted to clarify: the LEC has not requested Carlos to resign from G2 nor divest his ownership. We opened an investigation last week per our LEC rules, which is still ongoing,” he noted on Twitter.Earlier insider Antonio “Inyustificado” Yuste said that Riot Games blacklisted ocelote, founder and ex-CEO of G2 Esports, forcing him to sell his shares of G2 Esports.ocelote steps down as G2âs CEO…
Norwegian esports organization Apeks has decided to withdraw its CS:GO roster from all competitions.Apeks has already withdrawn from ESEA Season 42 – Europe, where they have to play in the Advanced division. On September 26, Apeks was supposed to play in the quarterfinals of the upper bracket of the playoffs of the tournament.The reason for this decision is the unsatisfactory results of the team. Apeks representatives noted that they will need time to analyze the situation, as well as understand when the roster will be ready to return to the competition.The current Apex CS:GO lineup was formed in August. The…
Riot Games, Valorant and League of Legends developer and tournament organizer, blacklisted Carlos “ocelote” RodrÃguez Santiagos, founder and ex-CEO of G2 Esports, forcing him to sell his shares of G2 Esports.According to journalist and insider Antonio “Inyustificado” Yuste, Riot made it a condition to keep G2 in the League of Legends European Championship.The reason for Riot’s pressure on the G2 was the protracted scandal surrounding the invitation of Andrew Tate to the G2 party. Tate, a former kickboxer, is known for his sexist and misogynist remarks.Earlier, it became known that the ocelote had to step down as CEO of the…
Shengjun “aristo” Jin and WingHei “Freeman” Cheung have joined TYLOO, one of the pioneer Chinese Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams.To make room for them, the organization fired Hansel “BnTeT” Ferdinand and moved Yuanzhang “Attacker” Sheng to the bench.The rebuild of the roster followed after an unsuccessful performance at the qualifiers for the Asia RMR. TYLOO ranked fourth and missed the Major for the first time since 2016.23-year-old Freeman earlier played for TYLOO from 2019 to 2021. 18-year-old aristo has experience of playing together with Freeman. In 2021, they performed together for NSN.TYLOOâs active roster is now:Yulun “Summer” Cai (in-game player)Kelun “SLOWLY”…
Carlos “ocelote” RodrÃguez, the founder of G2 Esports, has resigned as CEO of the organization. G2 has accepted his resignation.”As a global esports organization serving the worldâs most diverse fan base, we take responsibility for our fans, employees, team members, and partners across the world. In this context, we want to underline that we do not support any form of misogyny. We continue to prioritize fostering inclusivity and supporting a diverse gaming community,” G2 Esports reported.ocelote’s dismissal was the result of a protracted scandal in connection with the invitation of Andrew Tate to the G2 party. Tate, a former kickboxer,…
American esports organization XSET has released its main Valorant lineup as they couldnât get into the franchise league.In a statement released on Twitter, the organization’s management said they want their players to be able to join the squads that will play in Tier 1.”Against all odds, we built a world class roster and we have left our mark on the history of Valorant forever. We want to thank everyone that had anything to do with the game but most importantly our players, coaches don & drew, and staff for building something amazing,” XSET noted.The organization hasnât completely left the discipline…
French esports organization Team Vitality has allowed exploring options in other teams for three of their League of Legends players.Oskar “Selfmade” Boderek, Kang “Haru” Min-seung and Labros “Labrov” Papoutsakis have posted identical tweets that they are still contracted with Vitality, but exploring options outside for 2023 and are ready to consider offers.Labrov and Haru stayed inactive recently, unlike Selfmade, who was benched in June.It is worth noting that 2022 was a failure for Team Vitality. Their LoL roster did not make it to the playoffs either at LEC Spring 2022 or at LEC Summer 2022, finishing fifth and seventh respectively.…
Valorant players Enzo “Enzo” Mestari and James “Mistic” Orfila have been benched from the Fnatic roster.”Fnatic has decided to let me explore my options in 2023. I am open to offers and looking to represent a VCT-partnered organisation. My ambition is to lift trophies and I will work relentlessly for it. I know I can bring a lot of value as a co-igl/igl, and want to use my experience to help the team grow in the long run. I am a very versatile player and can provide the leadership, discipline and structure a team needs to perform,” noted Enzo on…
Russian CS:GO player Evgeniy “Aunkere” Karyat and Turkish BuÄra “Calyx” Arkın were denied a visa to Malta, Aunkere reported on Telegram-cannel.Now, Benched Heroes will have to look for one replacement to participate in IEM Road to Rio 2022: European RMR, which will be held in Malta on October 4-9.At the moment, the team has entered one stand-in for RMR.Benched Heroes qualified for the European RMR through the last of four open qualifiers. The European mix will compete with NAVI, ENCE, Heroic, Team Vitality, BIG, Outsiders, Team Falcons, MOUZ, OG, K23, Monte, Sangal Esports, FANTASY, SAW and HEET in group B…
With the full list of partner teams for competitive scene of Valorant, officially revealed by Riot Games on 21st of September, we want to mention 11 teams, that didn’t get partner spots in EMEA region.According to anonimotum of BLIX.GG, 21 teams were shortlisted in the last stage of partnership process.10 of them were accepted, 11 more were rejected.Below you could find a list of rejected (EMEA) organizations:⢠Excel Esports⢠BIG⢠Rogue⢠İstanbul Wildcats⢠Fire Flux Esports⢠Guild Esports⢠Heroic⢠G2 Esports⢠FunPlus Phoenix⢠OG⢠AS Monaco