Author: Jimmy “Infernal” Young
StarLadder has unveiled information about its second event of 2025, StarSeries Season 20. This prestigious tournament is scheduled to be held in Budapest, Hungary from September 13 to 21. The event will feature 20 top teams competing for a share of the impressive $500,000 prize pool.The upcoming Hungarian event will have a comprehensive offline format consisting of two stages. The first stage will involve a 16-team group competition, while the second stage will feature an eight-team main event. The event will primarily showcase teams from the upper echelons of competitive play, with participant selection based on the Valve Ranking. Teams…
After an impressive Fall Invitational performance, the Rebels secured a spot in the Elisa Masters Espoo. They dominated the Swiss group stage and concluded their playoff journey with a thrilling 2-1 victory over Sashi in the grand final.The Fall Invitational featured eight teams, including Rebels, who received a direct invitation. The remaining seven teams were matched up against those who had advanced from the Fall Contenders tournament.The Polish team performed exceptionally well in the Swiss group stage, securing a flawless 3-0 record. However, they faced a challenging match against Into the Breach in the playoffs’ opening round. Despite initially holding…
TSM has made an announcement regarding the addition of William ‘sirah’ Kjærsgaard to their team from MOUZ NXT. The 17-year-old will be taking the place of Alexander ‘Altekz’ Givskov in the starting roster.TSM’s stand-in player ‘sirah’ officially substituted for Valdemar ‘valde’ Bjørn VangsÃ¥ in a match against Sashi during the Elisa Invitational Fall. TSM unfortunately lost the series 0-2, with the scores being 11-13 on Inferno and 1-13 on Nuke.The up-and-coming Danish player is the most recent addition to the distinguished lineage of individuals who have successfully completed the MOUZ NXT program. Currently, four members of the MOUZ lineup originally…
In a remarkable display of skill, 17-year-old Alex ‘poiii’ Nyholm Sundgren has set a new kill record in Counter-Strike 2. He achieved an impressive 39 kills in EYEBALLERS’ 13-11 victory on Anubis against Zero Tenacity in CCT Season 2 Europe Series 11, surpassing the previous record set by Danil ‘donk’ Kryshkovets.’poiii’ was described by Jesper ‘JWâ ‘ Wecksell as “Sweden’s next superstar” when he joined EYEBALLERS in July. However, he has not quite fulfilled that expectation, as he has only achieved an average rating of 1.01 over 98 maps.In the Anubis map, ‘poiii’ showcased some of his potential with an impressive…
Five matches will be played this Saturday at ESL Pro League Season 20, four of which will be elimination matches, in which the losing team will go home. There will also be three Group C matches and two Group D matches.Saturday Matches ScheduleFnatic vs. MOUZ and Falcons vs. RED Canids starting at 12:30 CETComplexity vs. Astralis and ATOX vs. FURIA starting at 15:30 CETImperial vs. M80 starting at 18:30 CETMatches Overviewfnatic vs. MOUZ fnatic vs. MOUZ – ESL Pro League 20This is a Group C Elimination match between two European teams. Both of them started with wins in their opening…
Virtus.pro has decided to part ways with Nikolay ‘mir’ Bityukov after he spent three months on the bench of the Russo-Armenian organization.After gaining recognition with Vega Squadron in 2016, the 28-year-old player struggled to stand out individually during his time with VP. However, the team’s performance has taken a downturn since he was replaced by Denis ‘electroNic’ Sharipov in June.Before the infamous game crash on Inferno versus G2, with Virtus.pro, he achieved victory at ESL Challenger Atlanta 2023 as well as several online cups. It was a heartbreaking moment for him as he was denied his first-ever Major playoff appearance…
Andrey ‘Xoma’ Mironenko has joined Aurora after parting ways with Virtus.pro following a brief three-month tenure, during which he participated in five events (excluding the Spring Final, which he missed) and competed in 33 maps.At Aurora, he becomes part of the backroom staff under the leadership of Stepan ‘brain’ Sivoronov. His role will be that of an assistant coach as the team prepares for their participation in the European RMR event in Shanghai.The individual has previously held the position of analyst in various teams such as Gambit Youngsters, Winstrike, and Entropiq within the realm of CS. However, it is undeniable…
This Friday at ESL Pro League Season 20, there will be six matches played: four Group D matches and two Group C matches. Two matches will end with losing teams being eliminated.Friday Matches ScheduleFalcons vs. Virtus.proand FURIA vs. RED Canids starting at 12:30 CETRooster vs. Astralis and BIG vs. Complexity starting at 15:30 CETATOX vs. ENCE and Group B Lower Bracket Final starting at 18:30 CETMatches OverviewFalcons vs. Virtus.pro Falcons vs. Virtus.pro – ESL Pro League 20Two European teams against each other in a Group D lower bracket semi-final. These two teams met each other before at BB Dacha Belgrade,…
Ninjas in Pyjamas have announced that Gareth ‘MisteM’ Ries has taken on the role of in-game leader, replacing Alejandro ‘alex’Masanet, who the Swedish organization has benched.During a challenging ten months, ‘alex’ bravely led the Ninjas and guided them through a tough period that culminated in a last-placed finish at Copenhagen’s RMR. Despite this setback, ‘alex’ remained resilient and was responsible for rebuilding the team, welcoming new players Artem ‘â r1nkleâ ‘ Moroz, Max ‘â maxsterâ ‘ Jansson, and Isak ‘â isakâ ‘ Fahlén to the roster.After a few months, he was no longer needed as the new roster, which had initially shown great potential, struggled to…
This Thursday, six matches will be played at ESL Pro League Season 20: two Group D upper-bracket matches, two Group D lower-bracket matches and two Group C lower-bracket matches.Thursday Matches ScheduleATOX vs. Falcons and Liquid vs. Virtus.pro starting at 15:30 CETVitality vs. FURIA and ENCE vs. RED Canids starting at 15:30 CETBIG vs. Fnatic and Complexity vs. MOUZ starting at 18:30 CETMatches OverviewATOX vs. Falcons ATOX vs. Falcons – ESL Pro League 20Mongolian team ATOX faces European team Falcons. Falcons are known for having a rich organization that bought every good player they could at the start. However, their results…