Author: Sam "AN1MO" McKenzie
Counter-Strike 2 is almost upon us, and as Global Offensive comes to a close, we’re taking another look at the history books for another top five.We’ve already covered the best nations, as well as the best riflers, so now it’s the turn of those who have starred on the big green, the AWPers.Some love them, some hate them, but regardless of your views on Counter-Strike’s most iconic weapon, there’s no debating that these players have starred with the gun like no others.Before we get into our list properly, let’s take a look at a couple of honorable mentions. Exceptional players,…
With both the BLAST.tv Paris Major and IEM Dallas completed, it’s clear that the roster shuffle season is almost upon us.There have already been reports about OG, ranging from them signing Florian ‘syrsoN’ Rische to them dropping almost their entire roster. At the same time, FURIA have also been reported to be tapping up the godfather of Brazilian Counter-Strike, Gabriel ‘FalleN’ Toledo.The Major saw the rise of many tier-two talents, with the likes of Apeks and Monte making the Playoffs while GamerLegion went all the way to the Grand-final. It seems certain that many teams will struggle to hold onto…
MOUZ’s performance at the BLAST.tv Paris Major was downright pitiful. Eliminated 0-3 in the Challengers Stage, their time in Paris was embarrassing. Especially considering the fact that the exact same roster were semi-finalists at the previous Major, IEM Rio 2022.And if you want to add insult to injury, they were dumped out by GamerLegion: a team featuring Kamil “siuhy” Szkaradek, one of two players from their dominant MOUZ NXT team that they didn’t promote to the main team, and Frederik “acoR” Gyldstrand, the AWPer they failed to correctly utilize years earlier.For a roster that once looked capable of propelling the…
With the BLAST.tv Paris Major now concluded, all eyes are firmly set on the release of Counter-Strike 2.There’ll be many things to discuss with CS2 as we continue to learn more about the game, but before that, it’s time to reflect on CS:GO.Although the final Major of the games life cycle was won by an international squadron, it did round off the history of multiple nations, as well as writing a new chapter in another. Denmark and France added to their Major winner tallies, while Israel marked its first Major champion in what will be the game’s last.So, with that…
Fresh off a win at IEM Rio 2023, it no longer seems like a pipe dream for Vitality to win the BLAST.tv Paris Major.The team, which features the only two French players at the Major, Dan ‘apEX’ Madesclaire and Mathieu ‘ZywOo’ Herbaut, has seen a drastic improvement in recent months and now seems to be in the form that allowed them to win ESL Pro League Season 16 shortly after the arrival of Lotan ‘Spinx’ Giladi.But the question remains: Is it enough for them to win the Major?One of the favoritesAs is to be expected, any team featuring ZywOo will…
One of the breakout stars of the RMR, UK prodigy Cai ‘CYPHER’ Watson, pulled off an immense performance as Into the Breach became the first UK core to qualify for a Major in CS:GO.Before they debut at the BLAST.tv Paris Major, BLIX.GG’s Sam ‘AN1MO’ McKenzie got the chance to talk to CYPHER about the RMR, debuting at the Major, who he’d like to face while he’s there and much more.Sam ‘AN1MO’ McKenzie, BLIX.GG: You begin the Major in the Legends stage; how do you feel about it?CYPHER: I feel pretty amazing about it, to be honest. We can get extra…
IEM Rio 2023 has now reached its conclusion with Vitality claiming their first trophy of the year. Overshadowed slightly by being sandwiched between the RMRs and the BLAST.tv Paris Major, Rio still proved yet again why Brazilians are some of the most passionate fans in the world of Counter-Strike.With the event over, here’s our five biggest takeaways from IEM Rio.The event calendar is still oversaturatedAs said previously, IEM Rio began just days after the RMR events for the Major, and with everyone’s minds fully focused on Paris, it did somewhat feel like this event just wasn’t needed.Fans have been complaining…
It was only last month that FaZe celebrated victory at ESL Pro League Season 17 and finally wrapped up their Intel Grand Slam.The Intel Grand Slam, an idea originally created to become more of an indicator of a team establishing an era, looked to be something FaZe would speedrun throughout 2022. With their first win of the year coming at IEM Katowice 2022, it wasn’t long before they added ESL Pro League Season 15 and IEM Cologne 2022 to their list.However, that was where the trophies ran dry for FaZe in 2022. As their dominant surge halted, they would only…
After building his name with Triumph, Paytyn ‘junior’ Johnson earned his first opportunity in tier one with Brazilian giants FURIA. Unfortunately for him, the AWP spot on the team has never been the most stable position, with Henrique ‘HEN1’ Telles, Andrei ‘arT’ Piovezen, and Rafael ‘saffee’ Costa all also occupying it at some point during the last three years.’With FURIA I believe it just wasn’t the right fit, I love those guys and I’ll always cheer for them.’ junior told BLIX.GG.What followed was a loan stint with Bad News Bears, where once again, junior would show his potential by dominating…
With the RMRs for the BLAST.tv Paris Major set to kick off in just a few days, we will soon know the teams who will have their chance at eternal glory in the final Major of CS:GO.Four RMR events will be held, with two in Europe, one in the Americas, and one in the Pacific. The field in each event is strong, but ultimately, there will always be favorites. Read on to see our picks for the favorite at each RMR event.European RMR AArguably the weaker of the two European RMR events, RMR A has two obvious favorites.Fresh from winning…