Author: Rafael Ferreira
One of the “founding” members of the team that competed in North America with a Brazilian core even when it was XSET (later becoming M80), Leonardo “Kyno” Figueiredo was recently removed from the team, which came after the squad aarguably failed to live up to its “superteam” potential.Following this shock benching, BLIX sat down the 21-year-old Brazilian-American to discuss creating the “superteam”, M80’s failure to find success at the Atlanta Major, and his benching, among other topics.Creating a super teamThe 2023 post-Six Invitational transfer window was looking encouraging for M80. David “iconic” Ifidon came from Astralis while William “Spoit” Löfstedt,…
w7m are the new champion of the Circuito Femino after another duel between the two, something that was common this season, with w7m coming out on top in the final by 3-1. w7m and Black Dragons reached the final of the competition after semi-finals against E1 Sports and Solid MEC, respectively.Decisive matchThe first map of the series was Kafe Dostoyevsky, which led to a categorical victory for w7m. After a perfect attack, the bulls closed the first map by a score of 7-2. The result of the second map was not much different. This time at Border, Black Dragons didn’t…
Danawa are the grand champion of the PUBG Global Championship 2023 after being the team with the most points in the 3-day grand final competition. The team takes home $600,000. The team succeeds Natus Vincere with the title of the best PUBG team in the world after the Ukrainian organization won the 2022 edition competition. Check out our article for a deep explanation about the tournament, format, teams that attended and more here.Grand FinalAfter the Group Stage, Bracket Stage and Last Chance in recent weeks, the first three days of December were reserved for the Grand Final in order to…
After a historic run at the BLAST R6 Major Atlanta, Geekay will take on next year’s Six Invitational in São Paulo, Brazil, with a new-look team. A stand-in for the team at the Major, Jake “Leadr” Fortunato, did not sign a permanent contract with the team and now has a new team.The organization signed Luke “Tyrant” Casey. The 23-year-old British player was with MNM Gaming, an organization that saw its R6 squad leave following debt complaints. Tyrant will be with Geekay until the Six Invitational, the organization confirmed to BLIX.The rumor was reported by Brandon “Okidokie98” de Baat duue to…
Magic Squad lifted the Free Fire World Series trophy on Sunday, November 26th, in Bangkok, Thailand. The Brazilian team is the second from its region to achieve the feat of becoming the world champion after Corinthians claimed the title in Rio de Janeiro in 2019.Knockout and Points RushDuring this phase, the teams were divided into three groups and faced each other in turn for six days. At this stage, based on the scoring criteria over those six days, of the 18 teams present in the competition, 6 teams were eliminated: Hotshot Esports, MIBR, All Glory Gaming, Osaka, Furious Gaming and…
According to sources with knowledge of the situation, MIBR has made considerable progress in recent days to finalize their Rainbow Six Siege roster. With Kaik ‘Gomess’ Sousa and José ‘Bullet1’ Souza and two people from the old squad, MIBR has tested a younger player to round out the roster.The player tested was semper with tier 2 experience. BLIX knows that the player’s name is highly valued by the team.Even though things are still in the early stages, the squad must be finalized before the Rush Series. The squad may undergo changes depending on performance in the off-season tournament, and if…
According to sources with knowledge of the situation, the Falcons have signed coach Marlon “Twister” Mello. The deal was completed through a loan from Team Secret. The Brazilian coach will be with the Saudi team at least until the Six Invitational.Twister, as mentioned, was with Secret, a European team, and will now have at least temporary experience with the Saudi team. The MENA region is growing after Geekay Esports’ good campaign at the Atlanta Major. Falcons have shown potential before against big international teams with good runs in Gamers8 international tournaments.Sources point out that Falcons also reached an agreement with…
According to sources with knowledge of the negotiations, BLIX understands that Evan “Yoggah” Nelson is set to join M80 on loan from Oxygen Esports until the conclusion of the Six Invitational 2024 in late February. The addition of Yoggah to M80’s comes after the American organization benched Leonardo “Kyno” Figueiredo on November 21 following the team’s disappointing 15th-16th place finish at the BLAST R6 Major Atlanta 2023.Yoggah is a familiar face in the M80 “camp” as he played from M80 for three months at the start of the year, including at the 2023 Six Invitational. During the current season, Yoggah…
The year 2023 is ending, but for Rainbow Six Siege fans, one big decision is still left. The finals of the Circuito Feminino (women’s circuit in Portuguese) will take place on Sunday, December 26 – semi-finals – and the grand final on Sunday, December 3.After four stages, E1 Sports, Solid MEC, w7m esports female, and Black Dragons Female fight for the title of the best female team in Brazil. The prize pool for the final four will be $20,000.Looking back on the Circuito FemininoThe four stages of Circuito Feminino show a clear dominance of two teams that shared the spotlight…
On November 13, the players, and staff who until then represented MNM Gaming came together to make a statement to the community.The text reads: “MNM Gaming owes current players and support staff, as well as ex-player and former staff member, a staggering total of over £200,000”.’What is most disheartening is the multiple promises that have been broken by MNM Gaming. We’ve been repeatedly assured of payments that never materialized, and the deadlines set by the organization have consistently gone unmet. (‘¦) We uncovered that prize pool money was being used to partially cover salaries (‘¦)’ ‘ the roster claims.BLIX.GG contacted…