Author: Jimmy “Infernal” Young
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…
GRID Esports has just announced that the Thunderpick World Championship 2024 LAN portion will be held in Berlin.The event is scheduled for November 2-3, showcasing a substantial $850,000 prize pool.In the first stage, 16 teams will compete online from October 21-26. The teams will face off in a single-elimination format with best-of-three matches to determine the four teams that will advance to the LAN finals. The LAN finals will also follow the same format, including a match to decide the third-place team.So far, six squads have secured their spots in the Thunderpick World Championship 2024. These teams include Cloud9 and…
This Wednesday, ESL Pro League Season 20 will feature six matches for Group C and Group D. It will be two upper-bracket and lower-bracket matches for Group D and two lower-bracket matches for Group C.Wednesday Matches ScheduleFURIA vs. Falcons and Vitality vs. ATOX starting at 12:30 CETRooster vs. BIG and Astralis vs. Complexity starting at 15:30 CETMOUZ vs. Imperial and Fnatic vs. M80 starting at 18:30 CETFURIA vs. Falcons FURIA vs. Falcons – ESL Pro League Season 20Brazilian team FURIA against European squad Falcons. These two teams never met each other before, so it will be interesting to watch this…
Brazilian esports professional Caio ‘zqkS’ Fonseca, who is 32 years old, has rejoined Imperial, the team he previously played for from 2018 to 2019 and then again from 2020 to 2022.’zqkS’ has taken on the role of analyst for the Imperial Counter-Strike 2 team. Unlike ‘zqkS’, who had not previously served as an analyst or coach, heis now responsible for analyzing and strategizing for the team. Throughout his career as a professional CS player, he has accumulated $29,000 in prize money.’zqkS’ will debut in his new role at ESL Pro League Season 20.In July of this year, the Imperial team…
This Tuesday, ESL Pro League Season 20 will feature six matches in Group C and Group D. In Group C, we have four teams from Europe, three from North and South America, and one team from Oceania. In Group D, there are five teams from Europe, two from North and South America, and one from Asia.Tuesday Matches ScheduleFnatic vs. Astralis and MOUZ vs. Rooster starting at 12:30 CETBIG vs. Imperial and Liquid vs. ENCE starting at 15:30 CETComplexity vs. M80 and RED Canids vs. Virtus.pro starting at 18:30 CETMatches OverviewFnatic vs. Astralis Fnatic vs. Astralis – ESL Pro League S20Two…
ENCE, the Finnish organization, has recently announced that Niclas ‘enkay J’ Krumhorn will take on the role of the new head coach for their main CS2 roster. This was confirmed by the organization on Monday.The new addition to the team is a 35-year-old German player who has taken the place of Jakub ‘kuben’ GurczyÅski. ‘kuben’, a veteran player from Poland, was benched from ENCE in late August following the team’s failure to qualify for the Perfect World Shanghai Major Europe RMRs, which brought an end to the organization’s five-year Major attending streak.’enkay J’ has been given the responsibility of steering…