Author: Jimmy “Infernal” Young
After a competitive battle, paiN Esports clinched a triumphant victory in the IEM Rio South American Closed Qualifier, solidifying their position at the upcoming tournament set to take place from October 7 to October 13.Rodrigo ‘biguzera’ Bittencourt’s team started their qualifying campaign with a hard-fought victory against Marcelo ‘coldzera’ David’s RED Canids. This win earned them a spot in the semifinals against Imperial. The match was very close and ended in overtime on the Inferno decider, but paiNmanaged to defeat Santino ‘try’ Rigal and his team.Imperial defeated MIBR in the lower bracket to earn a rematch against paiN, but paiN…
RED Canids has announced that they have benched Wesley ‘hardzao’ Lopes and made him available for transfer.The team, led by Marcelo ‘coldzera’ David, parted ways with coach João ‘righi’ Righi on July 15. ‘hardzao’ joined RED Canids with Gabriel ‘nython’ Lino and Carlos ‘venomzera’ Eduardo in October 2023, helping the team become a consistent presence in CS2 top fifty.The team rarely appeared at LAN events and failed to qualify for important tournaments. As a result, ‘hardzao’ with a 1.11 rating in the new game has been replaced and will need to find a new team.RED Canids Official AnnouncementRED Canids updated…
Rokas ‘EspiranTo’ Milasauskas, a former member of Imperial and CR4ZY, has recently teamed up with 9INE Academy. The Swedish organization made the announcement, introducing Milasauskas as one of the three newly revealed academy players, alongside Roman ‘n0te’ Hamze and Tom ‘skyye’ Hagedorn.The 23-year-old recently took part in two local gaming tournaments, showcasing his skills at the InfoShow LAN Party and the Comic Con Baltics 2024 Finals as a member of the mixed team EZ4ENCE. Additionally, in June, he demonstrated his abilities while playing for 9INE Academy in the European Pro League Season 18: Division 2 and United21 Season 16.’skyye’ has…
SINNERS have recently confirmed that Josef ‘MoriiSkoâ ‘ Maurenc and Michal ‘majkyâ ‘ Å vancara are now permanent members of their Counter-Strike roster, signaling the successful completion of their trial periods.In May, ‘majky’ replaced ‘NEOFRAGâ ‘ Zouhar, who was benched due to differences in the team’s vision after just five months. ‘MoriiSko’ joined SINNERS as a stand-in and later replaced ‘AJTTâ ‘ on the roster in June.The Czech team has not seen an improvement in their performance despite recent changes. Their best result with the new lineup was a close miss in the ESL Pro League S20 Europe closed qualifier, where SINNERS finished as runners-up…
ESL has unveiled the list of teams invited to participate in the ESL Challenger Atlanta event, which is set to be held from October 4-6. This prestigious tournament boasts a prize pool of $100,000 and will showcase the talent of eight teams competing in two GSL groups. The group stage will serve as a gateway to the intense single-elimination playoff bracket, where the teams will battle it out for victory.ESL Challenger Atlanta Invited TeamsFlyQuestBetBoomBIGM80FlyQuest is currently the highest-ranked team attending the event, having secured an invitation through the ESL World Ranking system. They will be joined by two other top…
ATOX has officially finalized the signing of Yalalt ‘yAmi’ Oyunbileg, as announced by the Mongolian organization on Monday. Aged 19, Oyunbileg will step in to fill the void left by the benching of Munkhsaikhan ‘Zesta’ Erdenebaatar earlier this month.’yAmi’ is a well-known player who has a history with ATOX. He was part of the team from July to November 2023 before being benched and later transferred to The Huns. During his time with The Huns, he demonstrated an outstanding performance, maintaining an impressive 1.21 rating.ATOX has become one of the top teams in Asia, entering the top 50 rankings after…
After eight years in North America, Arteezy is considering moving back to Europe. He’s stepping down from the Shopify Rebellion roster, realizing he wasn’t prepared for leading a team and establishing its culture.’Arteezy’ switched from Evil Geniuses to Shopify Rebellion after a disappointing finish at The International 2022. However, Shopify Rebellion’s first year in Dota 2 was lackluster, culminating in a 9th-12th placement at TI 2023. As a result, three of ‘Arteezy’s teammates left the team, leaving him to rebuild the roster.Shopify’s performance worsened after losing Jonáš ‘SabeRLight-‘ Volek in May. Despite being the strongest team in their region, they…
FISSURE has unveiled plans for the upcoming BetBoom Dacha tournament, which will take place in Belgrade and have a prize pool of $500,000. The tournament is currently scheduled to run from August 25 to September 1, although organizers have mentioned that these dates are subject to potential adjustments.Six teams have already received invitations to the upcoming tournament. MOUZ and Spirit, finalists in the previous iteration, have secured their spots. Additionally, invitations were extended to Virtus.pro, Aurora, BetBoom (the team owned by the tournament’s title sponsor), and FURIA as part of the first wave of invites.In the upcoming tournament, there are…
ESL has announced the 11 direct invites for IEM Rio 2024, with five spots for regional qualifiers. The $250,000 tournament will run from October 7 to 13, with teams split into two groups. Matches will start with BO1 and transition to BO3 for the rest of the event.The group stage winners will advance to the semi-finals, while the second and third-place teams will move to the quarterfinals. The playoffs will consist of a simple single-elimination bracket.Several raft teams have received invitations due to their status as members of ESL’s partner system. Additionally, FURIA received the “local hero” invite.According to ESL,…
ATOX has announced that they have benched Munkhsaikhan ‘Zesta’ Erdenebaatar and are now considering offers for the 21-year-old player. The Mongolian team has recently entered the top 50 of the world rankings and is currently the third-highest-ranked Asian squad after The MongolZ and Lynn Vision.ATOX established itself as one of the region’s top rosters by qualifying for the PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen Asia RMR, where they finished fourth. In March, the team replaced Otgonlhagva ‘AccuracyTGâ ‘ Batjargal with Tuvshintugs ‘Annihilationâ ‘ Nyamdorj. Following the change, they secured second place at ESL Challenger League Season 47 Asia-Pacific, earning a spot in ESL Pro…