Author: Jimmy “Infernal” Young

The Indonesian organization BOOM Esports has recently parted ways with its five Peruvian players. It is currently unknown whether the organization decided to release the roster or if the players themselves initiated the departure.The team’s decision to part ways with its carry player, ‘Parker’, was very unexpected, particularly since the team had achieved a commendable third-place finish in Elite League Season 2. ‘Parker’ had recently joined the team, making the decision even more surprising.Unfortunately, the BOOM Esports team fell short in their bid to secure a spot at The International 2024 after being defeated by beastcoastin the Closed Qualifiers.BOOM Esports…

Petar ‘HOLMES’ Dimitrijević is the new coach for Endpoint, replacing Canadian Felix ‘Frøg’ Bergeron. The 32-year-old former in-game leader has been active in the Serbian scene since 2015, with a stint in Counter-Strike 1.6 from 2011-12. Most recently, he appeared on LAN with iNation.After starting with a trial period, he made a strong impression on the Endpoint team, earning himself a full-time position. HOLMES is taking the place of ‘Frøg’, who became part of the predominantly British team in July 2023. However, the team experienced setbacks as they lost both Henrich ‘sl3nd’ Hevesi and Nikita ‘HeavyGod’ Martynenko to larger organizations,…

Metizport has just made an exciting announcement by signing 23-year-old talent Lucas ‘L00m1⁠‘ Haukland to complete their roster. This move comes after the team was left with only four players following Jack ‘Jackinho⁠‘ Ström Mattsson’s decision to take a break from CS2.The organization revealed that their former captain will not renew his contract, which expires on August 31, and will not return to the team.’L00m1’ will take over permanently after standing in for Metizport and helping them qualify for the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown.Following ‘Jackinho’s departure, the team found itself in need of a new in-game leader. Stepping into this…

Kamil ‘KEi’ Pietkun has joined Monte’s roster, replacing Martin ‘STYKO’ Styk, as announced by the Ukrainian organization.’STYKO’ has left the team after Monte decided to focus on Polish communication. The organization added Olek ‘hades⁠‘ Miskiewicz and Paweł ‘dycha⁠‘ Dycha to the squad, resulting in a majority of Polish players. Now, four out of five team members are Polish, and Sergiy ‘DemQQ⁠‘ Demchenko can also speak the language.The new member, ‘KEi’, used to be a teammate of hades. They were part of the same team on and off from 2018 to 2023, and notably played together in the 9INE squad, which…

German streamer ‘ohnePixel’ has revealed plans to support a team in their quest to qualify for the Middle East regional qualifiers for the Perfect World Shanghai Major.Steering the team as captain will be Volodymyr ‘Woro2k’ Veletniuk, accompanied by his former teammate from Monte, Ali ‘hAdji’ Haïnouss.In the European lineup, Vladyslav ‘Kvem’ Korol, who has been on IKLA’s bench since February, is joined by Tal ‘meztal’Hahiashvili and Meytar ‘AMSALEM’ Amsalem, completing the final pieces of the roster.The team will begin their journey to the Major in the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024Middle East RMR Open Qualifier on August 21. This event…

This Tuesday, we will witness the final day of the group stages of IEM Cologne 2024. There will be six matches, two of them elimination matches. We will have to see if FaZe can keep themselves and make it to the Playoff Stage. Their first game is against the Falcons, which shouldn’™t be much of a problem, but the next one might be Liquid, who are doing better than before. Below, you can find all the matches for this day.Group Stage Final Day Matches OverviewFalcons vs FaZe Falcons vs. FaZe – IEM Cologne 2024Falcons are having a hard time finding…

Group Stage Day 2 of IEM Cologne didn’t surprise us with any underdogs winning. It was the better team to come on top in every game. Group Stage Day 3 will bring us six matches, and four of them will be elimination matches and the last chance for some teams to show themselves. The most interesting one will probably be FaZe against Vitality, two top teams against each other, and this one is scheduled for 14:45 CET this Sunday. Complete list and overview of the Day 3 matches you will see below.Group Stage Day 2 Matches OverviewVirtus.pro vs Falcons Virtus.pro…

Day 2 of IEM Cologne will feature six upper and lower brackets group stage matches. The first day surprised us with a few upsets, such as TheMongolZ with a win over Team Spirit with a 2-0 score and 9z with a 2-0 victory over G2. Now, underdog teams deserve a better spot, and we will have to see if they can continue their success.Group Stage Day 2 Matches OverviewMOUZ vs. Falcons MOUZ vs. Falcons – IEM Cologne 2024MOUZ was one of the invited teams, so they haven’t shown their level at this tournament yet. Falcons started the Play-In stage with…

OG has recently announced that Nils ‘k1to’ Gruhne will be transitioning to the inactive roster, and they will be trialing Christian ‘Buzz’ Andersen as a new addition to the team.The player from Germany is stepping down from the active roster after a year of service. For most of his time, he took on the role of in-game leader for OG following a departure.After his leadership responsibilities were taken away at the start of the new season, Thomas ‘Thomas’ Utting was replaced by Christoffer ‘Chr1zN’ Storgaard who was revealed as the team’s new in-game leader after Thomas stepped in for the…

Jack ‘Jackinho’ Ström Mattsson has made the decision to step away from competitive CS2 in order to prioritize his mental well-being. Consequently, this departure has left Metizport without a complete starting lineup.Since September 2023, 25-year-old ‘Jackinho’ has played a pivotal role in Metizport’s success, leading it to achieve its peak ranking of No. 29 in the world.The team briefly beat Falcons and Monte at the online BLAST Spring Showdown earlier this year. However, Erik’ ztr’ Gustafsson and Tim’ susp’Ångström have since transferred to GamerLegion and Wildcard.’Jackinho’ has been both AWPer and in-game leader for Metizport but has only averaged a…