Author: Jimmy “Infernal” Young
Match Overview The second semi-final of BLAST Bounty Season 1 Finals will be Natus Vincere to play against Spirit. These two teams were at the top the whole time last year, and by the end of the year, Spirit became the number one team in the world, and Natus Vincere is yet to show if they can get their spot back. The last time they met at the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024, Spirit won with a score of 13-2, completely demolishing their opponent. Last Heads-up Match Result and Players Statistics Current Team and Players Form Natus Vincere They seem…
Match Overview The first semi-final of BLAST Bounty Season 1 Finals will be G2 to face off against Eternal Fire. Both teams didn’t lose a single game coming to this stage. These two teams met each other before at IEM Rio 2024, and it was Eternal Fire who won with a score of 2-0. This time, G2 might have a chance to get revenge, but Eternal Fire seems hot and hard to stop. Last Heads-up Match Result and Players Statistics Current Team and Players Form G2 They just went through losing one of the best players in the world, ‘NiKo,’…
Match Overview The fourth quarterfinal of the BLAST Bounty Season 1 Finals will be the European team, Natus Vincere, facing off against the Brazilian team, paiN. Natus Vincere was the best team most of the time last year, and only by the end they dropped a bit, and now they’re the number 3 team in the world. paiN was looking promising at some moments, but they’ve yet to find consistency in playing against top teams. These two teams met before, and in the last match, Natus Vincere won with a 2-0 score while only losing eight rounds in total, leaving…
Match Overview The third quarterfinal match of BLAST Bounty Season 1 Finals will be Vitality against Eternal Fire. Vitality made a significant roster change before this season started and changed ‘Spinx’ to ‘ropz’, surprising many people with that move. Eternal Fire also decided to make a roster change, and it was ‘Calyx’ ‘or ‘jottAAA’, and we are yet to see how it pays off for them. These two teams met two times last year, and last time, Eternal Fire won with a score of 2-1. Last Heads-up Match Result and Players Statistics Current Team and Players Form Vitality By the…
MOUZ has declared that they have finalized the acquisition of Lotan ‘Spinx’ Giladi from Vitality. The Israeli player will assist in covering the gap left by the unexpected benching of in-game leader Kamil ‘siuhy’ Szkaradek. ‘Spinx’ departs from Vitality after more than two years with the French organization, having joined from ENCE in August 2022. Throughout his tenure on the team, he contributed to securing seven significant trophies, including the BLAST Paris Major. He was sidelined by Vitality at the conclusion of 2024 following a challenging year where the team found it hard to compete for titles. Midway through the…
Match Overview The first quarterfinal match of BLAST Bounty Finals Season 1 will be Spirit to face off against HEROIC. Spirit and their star player ‘donk’, who was crowned as a number 1 player of the year, seem to be ready to keep their spot at the top. HEROIC, with its updated roster, is yet to prove itself against the best teams. Spirit Current Team and Players Form They started this year with two match wins in a row, and they didn’t lose a single map in those two. ‘donk’ was on top of the scoreboard in both games they…
MOUZ has revealed that they have parted ways with in-game leader Kamil ‘siuhy’ Szkaradek from their active roster. In a statement shared on X, the German organization noted “differing visions for the team’s direction” as the rationale for moving forward without the Polish player. Ludvig ‘Brollan’ Brolin will permanently assume the role of caller, signaling the beginning of a new phase in his career. This situation now puts MOUZ in the position of needing to recruit a powerful rifler to compensate for the possible decline in performance from ‘Brollan’. The news is quite surprising since ‘siuhy’ has established himself as…
Vladislav ‘lattykk’ Vydrin has been placed on the bench for 1WIN and is being substituted by former academy player Stepan ‘klain’ Mukhin as a temporary member, as announced by the organization on Wednesday. The benching is part of a series of modifications within the Russian team. Earlier this month, the organization appointed Sanjar ‘SANJI’ Kuliev as the coach and brought in Oleg ‘sh1geo’ Stasenko from the former Aurora Young Blud to assume the leadership role. Prior to that, after Abay ‘HObbit’ Khassenov joined in July, the main roster of Timur ‘buster’ Tulepov, Sanzhar ‘neaLaN’ Iskhakov, and Boris ‘Ryujin’ Kim was…
RED Canids have revealed the recruitment of Marcelo ‘nyezin’ Ramos to finalize their player lineup and Pedro ‘betinho’ Umberto as coach, thus concluding their off-season overhaul. This announcement follows closely behind the acquisition of João ‘felps’ Vasconcellos. The announcement also revealed that Henrique ‘HEN1’ Teles has officially joined the RED Canids roster on a permanent basis. The AWPer had previously joined RED Canids on a loan from Imperial during the middle of last year. ‘nyezin’ joins RED Canids after having played for paiN Academy and more recently Case, with whom he participated in the Perfect World Shanghai Major Americas RMR.…
1WIN has revealed that they have appointed Sanjar ‘SANJI’ Kuliev as their coach and named 19-year-old Oleg ‘sh1geo’ Stasenko as their captain, both of whom are coming from Enjoy. The announcement also indicated that another Enjoy member, Stepan ‘klain’ Mukhin, would be substituting for Vladislav ‘lattykk’ Vydrin in the next matches for 1WIN. 1WIN updated their lineup at the end of last year, letting go of Timur ‘buster’ Tulepov and Sanzhar ‘neaLaN’ Iskhakov while bringing in new talent Alexandr ‘oz1k’ Sevastyanov and Kirill ‘cronuss’ Savin. Additionally, the team also ended their association with coach Aset ‘Solaar’ Sembiyev during this period.…