Author: Jimmy “Infernal” Young
Team Liquid emerged victorious in the IEM Rio North America closed qualifier, earning themselves a coveted place at the upcoming $250,000 competition, which will take place from October 7th to 13th.The team, originally based in Europe, made the journey to North America to compete in the qualifier. They were widely expected to secure the sole Rio spot available in the tournament, where they faced strong competition from Legacy, LAG, and FLUFFY AIMERS.Liquid is now scheduled to participate in at least three upcoming events before the Perfect World Shanghai Major RMRs in November. These events include ESL Pro League Season 20…
In 2025, YaLLa has revealed the exciting details for its two LAN events. These events will boast a combined prize pool of $1.5 million. The first LAN event is scheduled in Qatar from April 15th to 20th, while the second will be held in the UAE from November 18th to 23rd.YaLLa has announced some exciting perks for teams participating in its events in the Middle East. In addition to the standard travel and accommodation support, YaLLa offers support and rewards to teams bringing their fan clubs to the events. This is particularly significant as event attendance in the Middle East…
HEROIC has ensured its place at IEM Rio after a convincing 2-0 victory over the Falcons in the final consolidation of the Europe closed qualifier, securing the penultimate spot in the competition. Falcons vs. HEROIC – Consolidation final – IEM Rio 2024 Europe Closed QualifierDamjan ‘kyxsan’ Stoilkovski’s team suffered a defeat toCloud9 in their first match, which pushed them into the lower bracket. However, they managed to bounce back with impressive victories against B8, 3DMAX, and fnatic, setting the stage for a showdown against Falcons with a spot in Rio on the line.This match was significant as it was the…
After failing to qualify for the Perfect World Shanghai Major in their respective regions, both Organizations Enterprise and Elevate have announced the departure of their lineups.At the start of the year, Enterprise brought on the Polish ex-ThunderFlash squad and supported them for seven months before parting ways with the team.The Polish team earned their spot in the Perfect World Shanghai Major Europe RMR closed qualifier through consistent participation in online tournaments over the year. However, Enterprise faced tough competition and unfortunately exited the qualifier with a disappointing 0-3 record.Enterprise Official AnnouncementOver in North America, Elevate recruited the former timbermen lineup…
EYEBALLERS has made the decision to part ways with Maikil ‘Golden’ Selim and Peppe ‘Peppzor’ Borak, reducing their roster to only three players. The Swedish team is looking to regroup and is focusing on building around the core players Jesper ‘JW’ Wecksell, Ludvig ‘HEAP’ Alonso, and Alex ‘poiii’Nyholm Sundgren. They are planning to conduct try-outs to complete their starting five.’Peppzor’ became a part of the team almost two years ago, after competing with fnatic Rising and fnatic. He joined the team in December 2022, filling in the spot vacated by Leo ‘Svedjehed’ Svedjehed. His standout performance was in 2023 when…
Tournament organizer FISSURE has announced plans to host two exciting LAN tournaments in 2025. These prestigious events are scheduledto take place in the vibrant city of Belgrade, Serbia, in July and September. The tournaments offer a $2,250,000 prize pool and promise high-level competition. FISSURE, theorganizer of BetBoom Dacha events, has joined the 2025 calendar, which already includes events from ESL in July 2025 and BLAST, StarLadder, ESL, and Skyesports in September 2025.FISSURE Official AnnouncementFISSURE’s tournaments are structured to feature 16 teams selected from the Valve Regional Standings. The tournament format includes both a play-in and a main event. The play-in…
ENCE has made the decision to part ways with their captain, Jakub ‘kuben’ GurczyÅski, who has been with the team since November 2023.After enjoying success as Virtus.pro’s coach during the organization’s peak, the coach was recruited by ENCE following a one-year tenure with Apeks. Notably, he guided Apeks to an unexpected appearance in the semi-finals of the BLAST.tv Paris Major.The Polish captain was part of ENCE’s impressive performance at IEM Katowice. Despite losing four players who had helped the organization reach second place in the world rankings earlier in the year, ‘kuben’ and Lukas ‘gla1ve’ Rossander led a mostly Polish…
In 2025, Skyesports has exciting plans to hold four prestigious CS2 tournaments. These will include three top-tier events and boast a total prize pool of $1.75 million. The thrilling competitions will take place on LAN in India at as-yet-undisclosed venues.The Indian company has joined the ranks of tournament organizers who have revealed their intentions for 2025 with this announcement.Skyesports has decided to hold open qualifiers for all tier-one events in Europe, the Americas, India, and the Rest of Asia. This decision comes in stark contrast to PGL’s choice to forgo open qualifiers, which PGL attributed to a “very busy event…
Hugo ‘chawzyyyâ ‘ Günther has departed from Johnny Speeds’ lineup as announced by the Swedish team on Thursday. This announcement follows the team’s 1-3 performance in the Europe RMR Closed Qualifier B, where ‘chawzyyyâ ‘ was unable to participate due to personal reasons.In the absence of their regular player, Sebastian ‘dex’ Samuelsson stepped in as a stand-in for Johnny Speeds. The team managed to secure a victory against Zero Tenacity but suffered losses against Cloud9, ARCTIC RED, and Rebels. Unfortunately, these results meant that Johnny Speeds fell short of qualifying for the event in Shanghai.’chawzyyyâ ‘, previously associated with Galaxy Racer and Apeks,…
Qiang’s players have made the decision to part ways after the team’s disappointing performance led to their failure to qualify for the Europe RMRs.In the Closed Qualifier B, the international team achieved a 1-3 record. They started by securing a victory against Sashi but faced defeats againstSAW, BIG, and Insilio in their subsequent games.Following the release of the entire lineup and the shutdown of operations by PERA, Ãron ‘Aaron’ Homoki shared a post expressing the significant setback that the team had experienced.Aaron StatementThe team performed exceptionally well under PERA, nearly securing a spot in the top 30 world rankings. They…