Author: Jimmy “Infernal” Young

BLAST has shared details of its 2025 circuit, which will significantly change the tournament’s events. Valve plans to open the CS2 circuit in 2025 by eliminating partner leagues and using Valve rankings to decide tournament invites. This move is causing the Danish tournament organizers to rethink their plans for BLAST.In addition to overhauling their format, BLAST announced plans to hold arena events in Lisbon and London in 2025. The MEO Arena and Wembley Arena will host these events.BLAST Bounty BLAST BountyThe first event hosted by BLAST is the BLAST Bounty. In this event, 32 teams will compete in a best-of-three…

Introducing our list of top sixteen teams based on our opinion and world rankings. We will also name some of the problems that we think some of the teams having at this point and what they could do to fix it to become a better team. Let’s get to the top sixteen teams with a short overview of every single one of them.Blix Top Eight Teams Natus VincereTeam Roster:Valerij ‘b1t’ VakhovsjkyjAleksi ‘Aleksib’ VirolainenJustinas ‘jL’ LekavičiusMihai’ iM’ IvanIhor ‘w0nderful’ ZhdanovAndrij ‘B1ad3’ Ghorodensjkyj (Coach)They’re our number one for a good reason. They’re the latest major tournament PGL Copenhagen 2024 champions. It is…

ESL Challenger Jönköping 2024 kicks off on June 14, with the Grand Final set for June 16. Eight teams are featured, and since there are no top world teams, it is a good tournament for lower-tier teams to win some money and a trophy, both of which might give them the confidence to do better in a bigger tournament in the future. The prize pool is $100,000.00. Here, you will find the participant list, tournament format, and schedule.Tournament FormatGroup Stage:Two double-elimination format (GSL) GroupsEach group has 4 teamsOpening & Winners’ matches are Bo1Elimination & Decider matches are Bo3Elimination & Decider…

MOUZ has confirmed that they have permanently signed Ludvig ‘Brollan’ Brolin from Ninjas in Pyjamas.Following a fantastic six-month loan spell, ‘Brollan’ has officially joined MOUZ. His journey started in January when he filled in for the team at the BLAST Premier World Final after David ‘frozen’ Čerňanský’s move to FaZe.His average rating was 1.14 during the first half of the season, contributing significantly to MOUZ’s victories in ESL Pro League 19 and BetBoom Dacha Belgrade. His outstanding performance also led the team to secure the No.1 spot in the world rankings, marking the first time in the organization’s history.Brollan’s comeback…

m0NESY’s passport has been delayed, so he can’t arrive for the first day of play.The passport is in transit and expected to be delivered mid-day on Thursday, which means the 19-year-old player will miss G2’s debut match against Spirit.Coach Wiktor ‘TaZ’ Wojtas, a well-known and respected figure in the Counter-Strike community, will temporarily play as a stand-in for G2 Esports.’TaZ’, a legendary player during the Golden Five and Polish Virtus.pro eras between 2006 and 2018, will return to the server after retiring from competition over a year ago. However, he has not competed at the highest level since early 2018,…

The Russian prodigy is traveling to retrieve his passport and may reach London in time for the initial round of matches.’m0NESY’ will not miss the BLAST Premier Spring Final after all. G2 had previously announced that their star AWPer, Ilya ‘⁠m0NESY’ Osipov, would miss the event due to visa issues. However, the Russian player has now confirmed on Telegram that his visa has been approved and that he is now flying to collect his passport.The team initially planned to play with coach Wiktor ‘TaZ’ Wojtas in London, as Rasmus ‘HooXi’ Nielsen missed IEM Dallas for his sister’s wedding. G2 won…

G2’s season took a heartbreaking turn after their IEM Dallas2024 triumph with stand-in Jake ‘Stewie2K’ Yip.G2 has announced that Ilya ‘m0NESY’ Osipov will be unable to participate in the upcoming BLAST Premier Spring Final 2024, scheduled to take place from June 12 to June 16, due to visa issues. The team’s coach, Wiktor ‘TaZ’ Wojtas, will substitute him.G2 Twitter StatementThe Russian superstar has been G2’s shining lightthroughout 2024, earning one MVP and three EVP awards while maintaining an average 1.31 rating across 90 maps.Stepping in for him is ‘TaZ’, who made his last appearance in a professional match in March…

Into the Breach, a British gaming organization, proudly announces the signing of Dionis ‘sinnopsyy’ Budeci as the in-game leader for their newly assembled squad. This marks the team’s second signing, and they are excited to have ‘sinnopsyy’ on board to lead the team to victory.Into the Breach has recently made its second signing for its team rebuild. The new addition, ‘sinnopsyy’, will join Owen ‘smooya⁠‘ Butterfield, who was announced as an ITB player on Saturday. When announcing Butterfield’s signing, the organization said they would reveal the remaining four players within the week. Read more about signing ‘smooya’.The Kosovan player gained…

British organization Into the Breach has announced its return to CS2 by signing Owen ‘smooya’ Butterfield to its new lineup.The British AWPer is the only player announced for Into the Breach’s squad. The organization has stated that it will announce the other four players within the next week.This announcement comes nearly four months after the disbandment of Into the Breach’s previous lineup. The international team featured players such as Aurimas ‘Bymas’ Pipiras and Kévin ‘misutaaa’ Rabier. They secured direct qualification to the PGL Major Copenhagen Europe RMR A thanks to the team’s quarter-final showing at BLAST.tv Paris Major.Into the Breach…

BLAST Premier Spring Final 2024 kicks off June 12, with the Grand Final scheduled for June 16. The tournament will be held in OVO Arena Wembley, London. There are eight teams featured, each of them had qualified through the BLAST Tournament Series, and now they’re here in the Spring Finals to figure out who is the best team of BLAST at this moment, and the winner will get the spot at the BLAST World Final as well as the share of $425,000.00 prize pool. Here, you will find a tournament format, teams participating list, and schedule.Tournament FormatGroup Stage:Two double-elimination format…