Author: Sam "AN1MO" McKenzie
So, Virtus.pro kicked Jame, and for some reason, everyone seems to be happy about it. Look, we get it, it’s always easy to blame the IGL or the coach. It’s something that happens time and time again. They’re meant to be the brains behind the system, the people who go out there and make sure the guns are facing in the right direction, so if they’re not doing so, how can it not be their fault? It’s an easy assumption to make, and it’s likely why fans, experts, and players themselves all make the decision, but this time it’s a…
With the Perfect World CS2 Major now underway, we await the arrival of the big boys in the Elimination Stage. One of those teams, G2, have already labelled this event as their “last dance”, with star rifler NiKo set to depart for Falcons when the Major is over. The loss of NiKo will leave a gaping hole in G2, one that is almost impossible to fill. They may already have malbsMd as his long-term successor, but one man alone can not replace NiKo, so where do they turn to complete their team? Another aggressor Given that G2 have seen success…
It’s RMR season in Counter-Strike 2 and we’re fast approaching the final RMR for the Perfect World Shanghai Major. A group that looks ripe for giving tier two teams their best ever opportunity and making a Major, let’s take a look at the, the favorites, the teams you should be concerned for, and those you should consider as the biggest dark horses to get their stickers in the game. The favorites Without a doubt, the two favorites for this RMR are G2 and Spirit. G2 have won two of the last three tier one events, while Spirit remain one of…
Ever since their inception, the Major RMRs have been a hotbed of underdog victories and major upsets that have seen some big organisations miss out on spaces in Majors. In recent years we’ve seen Astralis, Cloud9, G2, and Liquid all fail to make Majors as a result of poor RMR runs, and given the seeding coming into the RMRs for the Perfect World Shanghai Major, we’re likely to see that trend of upsets continue. The result of those upsets is always that some surprising teams end up making the Major, so let’s take a look at the teams who could…
Now that Counter-Strike 2 is out, we invite all players to look back at the game’s history and its best players.Legends have written their names into this history since the game’s release in 2012, but what separates them is whether they did it with a rifle in hand or an AWP.This time around, we take a look at those who have shot with a rifle. Meet the TOP-5 players who have left their mark on CS:2 history. To start with, let’s go over some honorable mentions!HighlightsInformation on the best rifflers in CS2 history since 2012Interesting facts about awards, biographies, and…
Like it or not, CS:GO is now gone, but that doesn’t mean we have to stop talking about it.Global Offensive was a huge part of our lives for the best part of eleven years, and in that time we saw history be written as heroes rose and fell before our very eyes. There have been countless great players, but if we take metas and eras out of the equation, which five would fit together to make the greatest team of all time?Let’s try to answer that question.In-Game LeaderKicking it off with the IGL, we should establish that we won’t be…
fnatic has recently decided to do yet another rebuild of their one-time successful CS team, and it’s safe to say we’re not impressed.That’s not to say we dislike all the pieces of the team, because that isn’t true, but the team could have been so, so much more. But before we get into that, who are the new pieces? And are there at least some positives to be found in the new roster?fnatic rebuild’¦ againFollowing the benching of Christopher “dexter” Nong, the departures of Fredrik “roeJ” Christensen to Preasy and William “mezii” Merriman to Vitality, fnatic needed three new players.…
Sebastian “volt” Malos began the year as part of a fnatic Rising team that had recently become the first team outside of MOUZ NXT to win a WePlay Academy League. Following the disbanding of that team he moved to Into the Breach, where the Brit made history as one of a few players to make top eight at his first Major ‘ the BLAST.tv Paris Major.Now a key component of GamerLegion as they continue to threaten tier-one teams and their partner slots, volt has been pretty candid about his struggles in the team. We caught up with volt to discuss…
Daniel “Vorborg” Vorborg saw his stock rapidly rise in 2022 thanks to the success of the Copenhagen Flames team that made the top eight at the PGL Antwerp Major. Following that event and the subsequent break up of the team, he faced a challenging spell with Evil Geniuses.Now back as the coach of a Danish team with Preasy, the 31-year-old is once again showing what he can do at the helm of a team looking to climb up the rankings.With Preasy recently reuniting Vorborg with Fredrik ‘roeJ’ Christensen, we sat down with Vorborg to discuss the move, the strengths of…
One of just two permanent players left on the Heroic roster for BLAST Premier Fall Final, Rene ‘TeSeS’ Madsen is ready to give it his all in order to retain his crown.Before the event, we spoke to TeSeS about two of the players who will be standing in for Heroic, Peter ‘dupreeh’ Rasmussen and Rasmus ‘Zyphon’ Nordfoss, as well as what it was like to win the Fall Final in front of a home crowd last year.Sam ‘AN1MO’ McKenzie, BLIX: You’re now playing with dupreeh, a player who has played similar roles to yourself, for the rest of the year.…