Author: BLIX.GG

CS2

Finnish esport organization HAVU has benched Otto “ottoNd” Sihvo.He will be benched until expiry of his contract on July 31.”We would like to thank ottoNd for his time in HAVU. Unfortunately the pieces just didn’t fit together this time and we are rebuilding the core of the team. Final lineup will be announced in the coming weeks”, said CEO of HAVU Lasse Salminen.As BLIX.GG earlier reported, this week HAVU sent Olli “⁠sLowi⁠” Pitkänen to the bench. He will also be inactive until expiry of his contract on July 31st.HAVU are now:Sami “⁠xseveN⁠” LaasanenJani “⁠Aerial⁠” JussilaJoona “⁠Sm1llee⁠” HolmströmOlli “⁠sLowi⁠” Pitkänen (inactive)Otto…

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League of Legends developer Riot Games has announced that this year’s LOL World Championship will change its semi-finals host city from Toronto (Canada) to Atlanta (United States).Riot said the relocation is due to COVID-19 impacting the viability of securing multi-entry visas to the United States. Visa access for players is a problem that has plagued esports for years.As a result, the semi-finals will take place at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, the home of the NBA team Atlanta Hawks.The 2022 World Championship is set to take place later this year in North America across four host cities — Mexico…

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SK Gaming announces that their bot lane player Jean “Jezu” Massol has been forced to take a break from competing due to health issues.Jezu had already been sick last week. Yet, he still decided to take part in the LEC Week two matches for his team. Unfortunately, his health condition has not improved since then and a decision was made to allow him to rest and recover.Jezu will be replaced by Ilya “Gadget” Makavchuk.The management promised to provide updates regarding Jezu’s health.

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On July 1st, Valve changed the weekend mode in Dota 2.The new weekend mode in Dota is Jungle Colosseum. It is the return of the old Colosseum mode that appeared in Dota in 2015.In this mode, two teams of 5 players fight for control points. To capture a point, you need to stand on it for the required amount of time.The Weekend Mode was added to Dota 2 on June 10th. By playing it, users get additional Dota Plus shards.

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00NATION has officially announced the signing of former GODSENT trio Epitácio “TACO” de Melo, Eduardo “dumau” Wolkmer, and Bruno “latto” Rebelatto.Rumors about this contract have been circulating since the beginning of summer.To make space for the new additions 00NATION benched Mario “malbsMd” Samayoa, Vinicius “v$m” Moreira, and Leonardo “leo_drk” Oliveira. In addition, the organization also parted ways with coach João “⁠righi⁠” Righi.His place will be taken by Olavo “chucky” Napoleão, also from GODSENT.00 Nation line-up is now:Marcelo “coldzera” DavidSantino “try” RigalBruno “latto” RebelattoEduardo “dumau” WolkmerEpitácio “TACO” de MeloOlavo “chucky” Napoleão (Coach)Leonardo “leo_drk” Oliveira (benched)Mario “malbsMd” Samoya (benched)Vinicius “v$m” Moreira (benched)

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BLAST has announced that their World Final 2022 will take place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on December 14-18.The season-ending event will take place in the Etihad Arena, which can fit up to 18,000 people.The prize pool will be $1 million.To participate in the World Final 2022 will be invited eight teams. It will be winners of the two BLAST regular seasons, ESL Pro League seasons, and CS:GO Majors in 2022, and other participants will be chosen by BLAST ranking.

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Kazakhstani professional player Rustem “mou” said he is creating a new team for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.We have started to actively play online and test players. Now the lineup looks like this: mou, xielo, Dosia, m1kami, and ela1z, but this is still a test.mou has been on the professional Counter-Strike scene since 2011. He won PGL Major Kraków 2017 with Gambit Esports. His last team was K23 (August 2020 – October 2021). After several months of being inactive, mou returned for one tournament in K23 as a coach.Dosya played in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive from 2012 to 2020. He also played with…

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Finnish esports organization HAVU has moved to the bench Olli “⁠sLowi⁠” Pitkänen until the expiry of his contract on July 31st.Olli “sLowi” Pitkänen has been part of HAVU ever since 2018. Throughout the years he played almost every role: entry fragger, AWPer, in-game leader, and other rifling roles. With sLowi HAVU peaked at HLTV #14, won numerous Finnish LANs, qualified for international ones and he also was Flashpoint 1’s highest-rated player when HAVU finished the tournament at 3rd place.Lasse Salminen, HAVU CEO has explained this solution with a difficult first half of 2022. He also has promised other lineup changes.

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Argentinian esports organization Leviatan has completed their roster with former 9z player Luca “Luken” Nadotti.As a result, Leviatan has reunited the star duo with Ignacio “meyern” Meyer.Earlier Argentinian players shone in the Portuguese-Brasilian Sharks.Leviatan are now:Roberto “Reversive” ThemthamTomas “tom1jed” RiveroIgnacio “meyern” MeyerJonathan “JonY BoY” MuñozLuca “Luken” NadottiJoaquin “LokomotioN” Abasolo (Coach)

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