Author: Jimmy “Infernal” Young

BLAST Premier Fall Final 2024 kicks off this Wednesday, with the first match starting at 11:00 CET. On the first day, we will see two opening Group A matches and two opening Group B matches. Whoever loses his first opening match will go to the lower final and will have one more chance to make it to the playoff stage.Day 1 ScheduleNatus Vincere vs. Falcons starting at 11:00 CETG2 vs. FaZe starting at 13:30 CETVitality vs. Astralis starting at 16:00 CETSpirit vs. Liquid starting at 18:30 CETDay 1 Matches OverviewNatus Vincere vs. Falcons Natus Vincere vs. Falcons – BLAST Premier…

Fnatic has recently revealed that they have secured Tim ‘nawwk’ Jonasson’s services on loan from BLEED. This acquisition is intended to bolster their AWP position in preparation for the upcoming Major. It’s worth noting that despite previously competing in the RMR’s closed qualifier with BLEED, ‘nawwk’ has been given the green light to join Fnatic and compete with his new team.’nawwk’ is set to replace Aurélien ‘afro’ Drapier in the roster. After a year with the team, ‘afro’ was benched, during which he maintained an average rating of 1.05 with the AWP.Fnatic has been experiencing a decline in performance. In…

OG have officially welcomed Christian ‘Buzz’ Andersen as a permanent member of their squad. The Danish player had been standing in for the team since August before being offered a full-fledged position.The 21-year-old player spent almost a year with Astralis from December 2022 to November 2023 before transitioning to Entropiq. Since joining his new team, he has participated in five qualifiers, including the closed qualifier for RMR, but unfortunately, they did not achieve success in these competitions.During his time as a stand-in, ‘Buzz’ achieved a rating of 1.05, and he reached his peak performance at the RMR qualifier with a…

Danylo ‘Zeus’ Teslenko, a well-known figure in the Counter-Strike community, has made a comeback to the scene as the coach of SkyFury. This new Ukrainian organization has made headlines by signing the former ROSOMAHA roster, and the community is eager to see how ‘Zeus’ will influence the team’s performance.In 2019, the renowned Natus Vincere strategist retired from professional gaming, passing on the captaincy of NAVI to Kirill ‘Boombl4⁠‘ Mikhailov.His attention then shifted to pro100, an organization in the 1.6 version of the game ‘Zeus’ relaunched in 2017. This lineup included notable players such as Mareks ‘YEKINDAR⁠‘ Gaļinskis, Georgi ‘⁠WorldEdit’ Yaskin,…

ENCE has made an announcement regarding the departure of Krzysztof ‘Goofy⁠‘ Górski from their CS2 team. The Polish player’s contract has been terminated by mutual agreement, marking the end of his time with the organization.The team exceeded the expectations of many by making it to the playoffs at IEM Katowice. However, their performance has been up and down since then. ENCE recently faced disappointment as they were unable to qualify for the Europe RMR and performed poorly in the ESL Pro League 20, finishing in last place after losses to Liquid, RED Canids, and ATOX.Goofy’s departure marks the second adjustment…

ECSTATIC has just made an exciting announcement: they have signed Thomas ‘TMB⁠‘ Bundsbæk as their new in-game leader.The organization has recruited a 22-year-old to take the place of Sebastian ‘Tauson’ Tauson Lindelof, who has been transferred to an undisclosed organization. Speculations suggest that the destination could be GamerLegion.’TMB’ competed in two maps against MOUZ NXT in September and participated in a mix-team during the North African open qualifier for the PW Major’s Asia RMR. However, his most recent consistent team membership dates back to the beginning of the year before Preasy was disbanded.ECSTATIC AnnouncementECSTATIC roster is as follows:Kristoffer ‘Kristou⁠‘ AamandMikkel…

BLEED has officially announced that they will be sidelining Nemanja ‘nexa’ Isaković, effectively marking the conclusion of the Serbian player’s time with the team.Just two and a half months ago, the player known as ‘nexa’ made a move from G2 to take on the anchor role previously held by Josef ‘faveN’ Baumann. In an interview with HLTV, head coach Aleksandar ‘kassad’ Trifunović expressed his confidence in nexa’s ability to return to his previous high-performance level. He emphasized that ‘nexa’stats during his time with G2 did not accurately showcase his true capabilities.Despite ‘nexa’ being a better fit for this particular role,…

Astralis has officially announced the acquisition of Casper ‘cadiaN⁠‘ Møller from Liquid. This signing will take effect immediately.Alexander ‘br0’ Bro is stepping down from the team, and ‘cadiaN’ will now take on the role of rifler and in-game leader. Meanwhile, Nicolai ‘device’ Reedtz will return to his former position as the team’s star AWPer.In a surprising turn of events, ‘cadiaN’ has reunited with Martin ‘stavn’ Lund and Jakob ‘jabbi’ Nygaard, less than a year after the trio’s public split from HEROIC. The split was initiated by ‘stavn’ and ‘jabbi’, who expressed their unwillingness to play with ‘cadiaN’.The recent move signifies…

The ESL Pro League Season 20 Playoff Round 2 will feature four matches this Wednesday, with the winning teams reaching the quarter-finals. Most of the games will be between one region and another, and to finish the day, two North American teams will fight against each other.Playoff Stage ScheduleEternal Fire vs. TheMongolZ and MIBR vs. HEROIC starting at 12:00 CETImperial vs. Spirit starting at 15:15 CETLiquid vs. Complexity starting at 18:30 CETWednesday Matches OverviewEternal Fire vs. TheMongolZ Eternal Fire vs. TheMongolZ – ESL Pro League 20European team Eternal Fire against Mongolian team TheMongolZ in a second playoff round here.These two…

CPH Wolves has recently revealed that Pere ‘sausol’ Solsona Saumell has joined the team on a trial basis. This addition brings the team’s roster up to four members.The team has recently made changes to its roster by parting ways with Ådne ‘sense’ Fredriksen and Jon ‘BøghmagiC’ Bøgh. To fill in the gaps, Sean ‘eraa’ Knutsson and ‘sausol’ have stepped in for the team during their last four matches. However, the official announcement that the Swedish AWPer will join the team is still pending.CPH Wolves AnnouncementCPH Wolves roster is as follows:Frederik ‘Fessor⁠‘ SørensenHubert ‘szejn’ ŚwiatłySindre ‘Tapewaare⁠‘ EllefsenPere ‘⁠sausol⁠‘ Solsona Saumell (trial)Anton…