Author: Sebastian "primero" Pereira

German esports organization GamerLegion has announced the departure of Ivan “iM” Mihai, with the 23-year-old Romanian being called up to Ukrainian organization NAVI. iM joined GamerLegion in March 2021, joining his first international squad after nearly three years at the top of the Romanian scene with Nexus Gaming.During his tenure with GamerLegion, iM helped the squad rise to international attention, notably bolstered by a historic second-place finish a thet BLAST.tv Paris Major.This change is unlikely to be GamerLegion’™s last change as Kamil “siuhy” Szkaradek is reportedly set to join MOUZ as a replacement for Christopher “dexter” Nong. In their place,…

The 28-year-old Australian player Christopher “dexter” Nong has been benched in MOUZ.dexter has been playing with MOUZ since February 2021 as the in-game leader of the CS:GO squad. His biggest achievement with MOUZ was a second place at Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023.A few days ago, the German organization also benched Jon “JDC” de Castro, who was promoted from MOUZ NXT in March 2022.MOUZ starting roster is now:David “frozen” ČerňanskýÁdám “torzsi” TorzsásDorian “xertioN” BermanDennis “sycrone” Nielsen (Coach)

Danish esports organization Astralis has been fined $100,000 for maintaining and not reporting an existing breach of contract, the Commissioner’s Office of ESL’™s Louvre Agreement announced today.In January 2023, the Commissioner’s Office of the Louvre Agreement, a partnership between ESL and major CS:GO teams, was made aware of claims about a possible breach of the partnership’s rules and regulations, leading to an independent investigation by the ESL Pro League’™s Executive Board.That investigation has now concluded. It found that Astralis asked for and received services from a future employee between April and July 2021, which created a conflict of interest as…

Ubisoft, the Rainbow Six Siege producer, has revealed details of the next Major.”Stage 2 of the competitive year will be rounded off with the BLAST R6 Major Atlanta, where teams from all nine regions in the circuit will gather to claim a lion’s share of the $750,000 prize pool. Following the same format as the Copenhagen Major, the Atlanta Major will welcome 24 teams competing for the last Major trophy of the year and valuable Global Standings points to qualify for the Six Invitational 2024,” noted the Ubisoft statement.DATES & LOCATIONPhase 1 – Play-In: October 30 to November 2 -…

Brazilian esports organization FURIA Esports has benched Rafael “saffee” Costa and André “drop” Abreu.According to a report by Dust2Brazil, the duo is ready to join another Brazilian team, MIBR. The organization has yet to replace Henrique “HEN1” Teles and Matheus “Tuurtle” Anhaia, who were benched in June and May respectively.FURIA reportedly also negotiated with Gabriel “⁠FalleN⁠” Toledo and Imperial Esports. FURIA wants to see FalleN in their starting roster, but cannot agree with Imperial on the amount for a buyout.28-year-old saffee came to FURIA from paiN Gaming in January 2022. 19-year-old drop was promoted to the main roster from FURIA…

Valve has opened applications from companies who want to broadcast The International 2023 (TI 12) in Seattle. According to the new calendar released for the main Dota 2 event, it will go on for two days longer than previously planned.Valve has decided to lengthen the Group stage for the Road to the International, with it now beginning on October 12, instead of October 14 as was earlier announced.The new schedule is:Road to the International ‘“ Group Stage: October 12 – 15, 2023 (Rehearsal dates TBD)Road to the International ‘“ Playoffs: October 20 – 22, 2023 (Rehearsal dates TBD)The International ‘“…

Danish esports organization OG has officially said goodbye to Shahar “flameZ” Shushan as the Israeli star has moved to Vitality, confirming an earlier report by BLIX.flameZ joins the squad as a replacement for 30-year-old veteran Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen, who leaves the roster almost exactly a month after winning his fifth CS:GO Major title.”While we feel the weight of his departure, we also recognize that change is an integral part of growth. Peter’™s departure provides us an opportunity to bring fresh talent into our team in order to build a new generation of champions. Danny “zonic” Sørensen, our head Coach, always…

American esports organization Complexity Gaming has signed Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski, who just left Team Liquid.The 25-year-old US athlete has been performing with Liquid since 2015.According to HLTV’s sources, EliGE reportedly tried to enter Evil Geniuses and first declined Complexity’s offer. But the negotiations with EG eventually fell through.EliGE will take the place of Justin “FaNg” Coakley, who was benched and transfer listed.”As of today, Justin “FaNg” Coakley has been placed on our inactive roster while we look to find him a new home,” noted the Complexity statement.Complexity is now:Ioannis ‘Johnny’ “JT” Theodosiou (IGL)Ricky “floppy” KemeryMichael “Grim” WinceHÃ¥kon “hallzerk” FjærliJonathan “EliGE”…

Team Liquid has signed Robert “Patsi” Isyanov and Aleks “Rainwaker” Petrov.19-year-old Patsi came to Liquid from Team Spirit. Earlier, Spirit’s active CS:GO roster also lost Igor “⁠w0nderful⁠” Zhdanov and Pavel “⁠s1ren⁠” Ogloblin.22-year-old Rainwaker moved to Liquid after an eight-month tenure in 500, the Bulgarian squad sponsored by Curaçaoan 500 Casino.Team Liquid is now:Keith “NAF” MarkovicJoshua “oSee” OhmMareks “YEKINDAR” Gaļinskis (IGL)Aleks “Rainwaker” PetrovRobert “Patsi” IsyanovDamian “daps” Steele (Coach)

American esports organization Cloud9 is close to signing Russian the duo Denis “electroNic” Sharipov and Ilya “Perfecto” Zalutskiy from Ukrainian organization Natus Vincere, according to a report by Dexetro.There are also rumors that Cloud9 members Kazakhstanis Abai “HObbit” Hasenov and Timur “buster” Tulepov could be leaving.It has been reported by BLIX’s sources that NAVI, in their efforts to build an international CS:GO team, is all set to recruit Lithuanian rifler Justinas “jL” Lekavicius from Apeks. However, it seems that the organization has also decided to part ways with their Russian players.Although they do not represent the Russian Federation and play…