Author: Jimmy “Infernal” Young
After dominating the four-team Oceania Closed Qualifier, Rooster has successfully earned their place in ESL Challenger Atlanta.In 2024, the Australian team is gearing up for their second international trip. Earlier in the year, they participated in the IEM Katowice Play-in event. Following their previous venture, Rooster has experienced a setback with the departure of their key player, Corey ‘nettik’Browne, who has now teamed up with TALON.Rooster showed incredible resilience and determination as they fought through the double-elimination qualifier. Despite being pushed to the lower bracket by Mindfreak in the opening round, they refused to back down. Rooster managed to secure…
JiJieHao has decided to move Markus ‘Kjaerbye’ Kjærbye to the bench, indicating a change in their lineup. Although the team has not officially announced a replacement, they have registered Viktor ‘Duplicate’ Mitev as their fifth player for the upcoming Arabia RMR open qualifier for the Perfect World Shanghai Major. This move suggests a shift in the team’s roster and strategy as they prepare for the upcoming major tournament.In late June, ‘Kjaerbye’ officially became a part ofJiJieHao after being teamless for almost two years. His most recent team was Endpoint in September 2022, and he also participated in the Esports World…
Rounds have just announced their decision to part ways with Olli ‘sLowi’ Pitkänen. In their statement, the Finnish organization clarified that their collaboration with the ex-HAVU player did not yield the expected outcomes.Rounds Official StatementRounds roster is as follows:Panu ‘p12â ‘ SchutschkoffPekko ‘â p3kkoâ ‘ KorkalainenVille ‘Villeboeâ ‘ SaarelaKosti ‘â Kolloâ ‘ KallioniemiKeep up with our coverage for more insights on the latest esports news and updates.
The prestigious Elisa Masters Espoo 2024 event has added TheMongolZ to its roster, extending an invitation to the team as the third top 30 team alongside 9z and ENCE.B8, the winner of the Elisa Invitational Spring, and the home team JANO, which emerged victorious in the Elisa eSM, have secured their spots.This leaves only three slots yet to be filled for the upcoming event.Garidmagnai ‘bLitz’ Byambasuren and his team finished in the top ten of the world rankings last season after winning YaLLa Compass 2024. However, they have not been able to replicate that success in the current season. They…
Into the Breach has just announced a significant change in their active lineup. Hristiyan ‘REDSTAR’ Pironkov will be stepping in to replace Mohammad ‘BOROSâ ‘ Malhas.Most recently, the Bulgarian player was part of the short-lived 5W lineup, where he teamed up with Thomas ‘Thomas’ Utting and Joel ‘joel’ Holmlund.During their first appearance at the Regional Clash Arena Europe 2024, ‘REDSTAR’played a crucial role in propelling 5W to a victorious first-place finish, boasting an impressive 1.25 average rating throughout the event. However, the team experienced a setback as they disbanded following abandonment by the organization.After careful consideration, the team at Into the…
HAVU’s roster now consists of only three players following the departure of in-game leader Jussi ‘Airax’ Airaksinen and AWPer Otto ‘ottoNd’ Sihvo.The decision to make the change was announced by Petteri ‘peku’ Jaakkola, who previously served as an assistant coach to Slaava ‘Twista’ Räsänen at Rare Atom. Petteri assumed his new coaching responsibilities in July.After Matias ‘Banjoâ ‘ Kivistö left in April, HAVU recruited Joel ‘Jelo’ Lentonen, hoping for a turnaround in their performance. Unfortunately, the team’s fortunes did not change, and they have now dropped to 133rdplace in the global rankings.HAVU is currently searching for a new in-game leader and…
FISSURE has unveiled the group breakdown for the play-in phase leading up to the year’s second BetBoom Dacha Belgrade event.The Play-in will feature some of the top teams, including Falcons, 9z, and FURIA, who are all highly ranked. These teams aim to secure a spot in the main event, where they will face tough competition from Spirit, MOUZ, Virtus.pro, and HEROIC.FISSURE Official AnnouncementPlay-In Group AFalcons9zBetBoompaiNPlay-In Group BFURIAAuroraEternal Fire9 PandasOpening Matches ScheduleAugust 24Falcons vs. 9z starting at 09:30 CETpaiN vs. BetBoom starting at 13:00 CETAugust 25Eternal Fire vs. Aurora starting at 17:00 CETFURIA vs. 9 Pandas starting at 20:30 CETKeep up…
Vitality has been selected as the third team to participate in the prestigious BLAST Premier World Final. This event, which features a prize pool of $1,000,000, has been a highly anticipated conclusion to the year since its establishment in 2021.This year, the World Final’s schedule is uncertain due to a conflict with the RMR qualifiers for the Shanghai Major.The location for the event is yet to be announced following the expiration of BLAST’s deal with Abu Dhabi.The main objective of the World Final is to assemble the most outstanding teams of the year for an intimate eight-team LAN tournament. BLAST…
In its recent update, Valve has taken a firm stand against the use of Snap Tap-like features and scripts that allow players to automate parts of their movement. As part of this, they have introduced measures to specifically disregard certain multi-input binds and detect and remove players from Valve-official servers if they are found to be using hardware-assisted counter strafing.One of the overlooked changes in the patch notes is that the sound made when executing a successful jump-throw is now audible to nearby players.Valve is enhancing its efforts to tackle cheating by trialing “VacNet 3.0” on a select number of…
The traditional pattern for the Intel Grand Slam has been disrupted due to recent results.G2 triumphed in two out of seven eligible events, MOUZ claimed victory in two out of five, FaZe emerged victorious in two out of three, and Spirit secured a win in a single event. This unique combination creates a ‘V’ shape in the official Intel Grand Slam graphic, signaling a departure from the expected pattern.Vitality is the newest team to win IEM Cologne, an ESL Pro Tour Championship tournament. Winning one of these championships and four tournaments in a 10-tournament window is needed to claim the…