Author: Jimmy “Infernal” Young
After a disappointing run at the Perfect World Shanghai Major Europe Regional Major Ranking (RMR) tournament, 9 Pandas are implementing changes to their strategy and roster. Despite managing to secure victories against formidable teams like Astralis and Aurora, the squad struggled against stronger opponents, suffering defeats at the hands of G2, Virtus.pro, and Ninjas in Pyjamas. This resulted in a disappointing finish, placing them in the 9th to 11th position overall. The players impacted are Aleksandr ‘glowiing’ Matsievich and Artem ‘iDISBALANCE’ Egorov, who have been transferred to the inactive roster and added to the transfer list. These two were among…
Sashi has revealed the signing of Alexander ‘Altekz’ Givskov and has benched Oliver ‘kwezz’ Rasmussen to accommodate the addition of the 21-year-old. The announcement follows just a few days after Sashi was knocked out of the Perfect World Shanghai Major Europe RMR B, where the Danish team fought hard to achieve a 2-2 record, ultimately losing to Spirit at the last stage. Sashi welcomed its newest roster, which included ‘kwezz’, in April 2024 by signing the entire Espionage team. The squad quickly achieved success for its new organization by securing the YaLLa Compass Spring title and achieving several more deep…
The Swiss organization Permitta made a significant announcement on Tuesday, revealing that they have decided to bench their entire roster for the upcoming season. This bold move allows their players the freedom to explore new opportunities and options as they seek potential teams or ventures in the competitive landscape of esports. The main lineup, consisting of Martin ‘maaryy’ Nakonieczny, Bartosz ‘bnox’ Niebisz, and Bartek ‘mASKED’ Trybuła, has been part of Permitta since the beginning of the year. In May, Tomasz ‘tomiko’ Uroda was acquired on loan from 9INE, while Sebastian ‘fr3nd’ Kuśmierz joined the squad in September. The Polish team…
BetBoom has taken Vladislav ‘nafany’ Gorshkov and Aleksandr ‘KaiR0N-‘ Anashkin off their roster and added the pair to the transfer list, as announced by the Russian organization on Tuesday. This decision follows the team’s unsuccessful attempt to qualify for the Shanghai Major. BetBoom ended up in eighth position at the EU RMR A tournament, narrowly missing a spot at the Major after losing to GamerLegion in a tense decider for seventh place. This marks the second major disappointment for the Russian team this year, as they also did not succeed in qualifying for the Copenhagen Major. ‘nafany’ and ‘KaiR0N-‘ joined…
Perfect World has announced the initial matchups for the Opening Stage of the Shanghai Major. These pairings were established based on the Valve Regional Standings (VRS) update from November 25, which also identified the eight teams that advance directly to the Elimination Stage. Set to kick off on November 30, the Opening Stage will consist of a five-round Swiss format with a best-of-three structure exclusively for the matches that determine advancement and elimination. The leading eight teams will move on to the Elimination Stage, whereas the eight teams with the lowest performance will be eliminated. The seeding method was based…
As European RMR B ended, we got to know seven more teams qualified for the Shanghai Major, and the list of 24 teams in total has been finalized. The Perfect World Shanghai Major will be held from November 30 to December 15, with a total prize pool of $1,250,000 to be split between the teams, with the first place getting $500,000. European RMR B: How It Went It didn’t go without surprises. First of all, such teams as Astralis and Eternal Fire didn’t make it to Shanghai Major as both teams lost some important matches to underdog teams on their…
TYLOO has revealed that ZhiHong ‘aumaN’ Liu is rejoining their roster, restoring the team to full capacity following Yi ‘JamYoung’ Yang’s recent transfer to the substitute position. ‘aumaN’ was part of TYLOO’s roster for three months earlier this year but was swiftly benched in favor of Qianhao ‘Moseyuh’ Chen after the team did not succeed in qualifying for the PGL Major Copenhagen. During his brief time on the team, the rifler posted an average rating of 1.08. TYLOO has struggled with consistency this year, frequently losing to Rare Atom in qualifiers for international LAN events and failing to qualify for…
Bruno ‘b4rtiN’ Câmara has been sidelined from Legacy’s Counter-Strike lineup and is now available for transfer, the organization revealed on Saturday. The lineup adjustment follows the Brazilian team’s unsuccessful attempt to qualify for the Perfect World Shanghai Major. Following an unexpected win against FURIA to start their RMR campaign, Legacy faced three straight defeats to 9z, M80, and RED Canids, failing to secure more than seven rounds in each of their four map losses. ‘b4rtiN’ achieved the second-lowest performance rating on his team at the Major qualifier, recording a 0.77 rating, which mirrors his average during a period of struggle…
Into the Breach has revealed that Flatron ‘juanflatroo’ Halimi has temporarily left the roster to take time for mental recovery after enduring a demanding season. The player ‘juanflatroo’ has been associated with Into the Breach since June, following the British organization’s decision to form a new team around Owen ‘smooya’ Butterfield. Into the Breach subsequently added Dionis ‘sinnopsyy’ Budeci, who had previously played alongside ‘juanflatroo’ on Bad News Eagles, as well as Nicolas ‘Keoz’ Dgus and Mohammad ‘BOROS’ Malhas to finalize the roster. The initial lineup of Into the Breach was short-lived, lasting merely a month before the team decided…
NRG has revealed that Jeorge ‘Jeorge’ Endicott will be joining the roster, replacing Timothy ‘autimatic’ Ta, who has been shifted to the bench. ‘Jeorge’ joins after spending the previous year with Nouns, with whom he participated in the Americas RMR for the PGL Major Copenhagen and the Perfect World Shanghai Major, not qualifying for either event. The 21-year-old was Nouns’ top-rated player throughout 2024, achieving a rating of 1.18. NRG has struggled since re-entering CS in late 2023, failing to qualify for Majors and undergoing multiple roster changes. Their latest addition is experienced in-game leader Nick ‘nitr0’ Cannella, who joined…