Author: Jimmy “Infernal” Young
1WIN has signed Abay ‘HObbit’ Khassenov from Cloud9, who will replace Rassim ‘Jyo’ Valijev on the team and join compatriots Timur ‘buster’ Tulepov, Sanzhar ‘neaLaN’ Iskhakov, and Aset ‘Solaar’ Sembiyev.Since April 2022, ‘Hobbit’ has been a part of Cloud9’s roster. During this time, the North American organization made headlines by acquiring the renowned Gambit roster.After Denis ‘electroNicâ ‘ Sharipov joined in 2023, the team had high expectations but didn’t perform well together. They only had a few bright spots, like reaching the quarter-finals at the Copenhagen Major.Cloud9 made a surprising transfer by selling ‘electroNic’ to Virtus.pro with two months left in…
On Friday, the Dutch organization Liquid announced the completion of the signing of Roland ‘ultimateâ ‘ Tomkowiak, the former Illuminar AWPer. This signing leaves only one vacancy in the squad to be filled.’ultimate’ debuted in the Polish scene with AGO in early 2022 and attended ESL Pro League Season 15 as his first major event. Initially struggling, he has since improved his performance in CS2, maintaining a 1.16 rating, although most of his matches have been against lower-level opponents, and he’s yet to face a top 20 team in CS2.Liquid has made some significant changes in their team during the off-season.…
Cloud9 officially announced their newest roster for CS2. The team is pleased to welcome Nikita ‘HeavyGod’ Martynenko, Kaisar ‘ICY’ Faiznurov, and Timofey ‘interz’ Yakushin to their lineup.The recent additions to the team are the outcome of a collaborative endeavor led by head coach Konstantin ‘grooveâ ‘ Pikiner and veteran Dmitry ‘hoochâ ‘ Bogdanov. Their behind-the-scenes work has been instrumental in shaping the new roster.’HeavyGod’ recently joined the team from OG, where he has been a part of the lineup since the beginning of the year. His standout performance includes an impressive 1.12 rating over 39 maps played against the top 30 opposition.Kazakh…
Related Articles ultimate Joins Liquid Coach mithR Joined Liquid Liquid has signed Justin ‘jks’ Savage. He completes the international team after removing Casper ‘cadiaN’ Møller, Felipe ‘skullz’ Medeiros, and head coach Wilton ‘zews’Prado in an off-season rebuild.’jks’ has been inactive since November, when he was replaced in G2’s starting lineup by Nemanja ‘nexaâ ‘ IsakoviÄ. He was released from his contract in April after an 18-month tenure, during which he won the 2022 BLAST Premier World Final and the 2023 editions of IEM Katowice and IEM Cologne.During the off-season, Team Liquid made their second signing by acquiring ‘jks’. This move follows…
OG has officially added Thomas ‘Thomas’ Utting to their roster for the upcoming BLAST Premier Fall Groups. The decision comes after Nikita ‘HeavyGod’ Martynenko’s departure from the team, as he moves to Cloud9.’Thomas’ will assume the role of in-game leader, taking over from Nils ‘k1to’ Gruhne, who had previously taken on the team’s captaincy earlier in the year following Nemanja ‘nexa’ IsakoviÄ’s move to G2. In addition, ‘k1to’ will be stepping into ‘HeavyGod’s position within the team’s structure.’Thomas’ is set to take on the role of an in-game leader for the third time, having previously led Into the Breach and…
Liquid has just announced the addition of Torbjørn ‘mithR’ Nyborg, the former coach of Apeks, as part of the team’s off-season rebuild. This marks the team’s first official signing of the off-season.The latest lineup submitted by Liquid for the BLAST Premier Fall Groups reveals that Roland ‘ultimate’ Tomkowiak and Justin ‘jks’ Savage are the final members yet to be announced.Liquid made significant changes to their roster during the recent winter player break, including the addition of Wilton ‘zews’Prado, a coach who had won two Majors. However, the team’s performance in the first half of 2024 was disappointing, leading to their…
Related Articles Skyesports Increased A Prize Pool And Will Invite Four More Teams Skyesports Championship Invited ENCE Skyesports Championship Invited AMKAL The organizers of the Skyesports Championship have announced that BLEED, PARIVISION, and DMS have all confirmed their participation in the upcoming event. However, FURIA has decided not to compete in the tournament.The tournament organizer from India reported that FURIA had to withdraw due to a scheduling conflict. The Brazilian team, which recently recruited Felipe ‘skullz’ Medeiros from Liquid, is set to compete in the Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia next week and in IEM Cologne in early August.Nemanja…
Related Articles Into The Breach New Chapter Starts With Smooya Into the Breach Announced Second Player Into The Breach Announced Third Player Into the Breach Announces Their Fourth Player Into the Breach has completed their lineup by adding Mohammad ‘BOROS’ Malhas to the team. After being sidelined from Falcons in February due to the team’s failure to qualify for PGL Major Copenhagen, Malhas is now returning to competitive play.The 20-year-old is the final addition to the British organization’s revamped lineup, joining Owen ‘smooyaâ ‘ Butterfield, Nicolas ‘Keoz’ Dgus, former Guild Eagles duo Flatron ‘juanflatrooâ ‘ Halimi and Dionis ‘sinnopsyyâ ‘ Budeci, along with…
BIG has signed Rigon ‘rigoN’ Gashi to their CS2 roster, replacing David ‘prosus’ Hesse, who was benched. This is the fourth change in the squad in six months, following the signings of Florian ‘syrsoN’ Rische and Jon ‘JDC’ de Castro in February and the departure of head coach Fatih ‘gob b’ Dayik in May.Following a series of disappointing results, such as BIG’s failure to qualify for PGL Major Copenhagen, the team achieved a top-16 finish at the ESL Pro League and a top-eight placing at IEM Dallas.Since the end of May, ‘rigoN’ had been without a team after ending his…
After four years with the organization-less team, Corey ‘nettik’Browne has officially parted ways with Rooster.Sources indicated at the end of June that the 20-year-old was a top contender for a new team led by former Renegades and 100 Thieves in-game leader Aaron ‘AZR’ Ward, under the Hong Kong-based organization Talon.’nettik’ joined Rooster in February 2020 at 16 years old. Despite his age, he quickly became one of the team’s best performers and remained with the core team, also representing Paradox, for nearly four and a half years through various iterations.After exclusively competing in the Oceanic gaming community during the COVID-19…