Author: Sebastian "primero" Pereira
The Swedish esports organization has signed ex-ENCE CS:GO player Aleksander (aka Olek) “hades” Miskiewicz.The 23-year-old Polish athlete was benched in ENCE in August 2022 and was loaned by the Israeli team Finest for October last year. At the end of 2022, he left ENCE.At the 9INE’s roster, hades should replace Grzegorz “SZPERO” DziamaÅek, who’d left the organization in December.”Good morning! I officially joined 9INE. It’s time to make Polish CS great again! I believe in this lineup and hope we can achieve some good things here :]” hades noted, meaning that all 9INE’s squad is Polish.9INE’s roster is now:Krzysztof “Goofy”…
Ex-Apeks player and French Counter-Strike legend Richard “â shoxâ ” Papillon recently announced the creation of his own CS:GO team and has now revealed the four other players that will join him.This roster sees shox and Edouard “SmithZz” Dubourdeaux reunited and they will embark on this new project together alongside three younger French talents – Jeremy “â Kursyâ ” Gast, Ryan “â Neityuâ ” Aubry and Paul “â day0sâ ” Niel.This news was revealed on stream, where SmithZz stated that he was not going to return to the competitive arena as a player for a long time and he will help beginners in their development and plans to…
The Minister of Sport in Brazil, Ana Moser, stated that she believes Esports is a part of the entertainment industry akin to music and film and is far from being a ‘real sport’ and thus she is not going to invest into this sector, Globo.com reported.”In my opinion, Esports is similar to the entertainment industry, it is not a sport. So, you have fun playing video games, you had fun. “Ah, but people train to do it”. Yes, they train, but just like the artist. I said these days, like Ivete Sangalo [Brazilian singer and actress] also trains to put…
The Norwegian esports organization Apeks has officially announced parting ways with Richard “shox” Papillon.”Unfortunately we did not achieve what we expected together, but we would like to thank Richard for his time here at Apeks. We wish you the best of luck with your next step,” noted the organization’s statement.However, the French CS:GO star looks to the future with optimism and announces ambitious plans.He is set to form his own team to take part in the qualifications for Paris Major, which will be held in May 2023. He has promised to announce the lineup of his new project soon.As BLIX.GG…
League of Legends developer Riot Games has announced that The 2023 Mid-Season Invitational will be held in London, United Kingdom, and The 2023 World Championship will take place in South Korea. Both tournaments will be held in updated formats.MSI is expanding from 11 to 13Also, Worlds will now have two double-elimination stages: the Play-In Stage and the Bracket Stage.Play-Ins will feature eight teams: the two seed teams from LEC, LCS, and LPL, and one seed team from LLA, CBLOL, PCS, VCS, and LJL. For 2023, LCK 2 will go straight into the Bracket Stage as the 2022 Worlds winners.These eight…
The Romanian CS:GO player Adrian “XELLOW” GuÈÄ has joined Sprout.The 22-year-old AWPer will fill the vacancy that appeared after the departure of Fritz “slaxz-” Dietrich.XELLOW came to Sprout from Nexus Gaming where he has been playing since 2016 with a break of three months in 2022, when he was on loan from ECSTATIC.Danny “BERRY” Krüger, Sprout’s coach, is very happy about XELLOW joining the squad. He thinks that Adrian is exactly the player that the team needs.Sprout’s CS:GO roster is now:Victor “Staehr” StaehrLaurenÈiu “lauNX” ÈârleaRasmus “Zyphon” NordfossIsmail “refrezh” Ali (in-game leader)Adrian “XELLOW” GuÈÄDanny “BERRY” Krüger (coach)
The Korean esports organization DWG KIA (also known as DAMWON Gaming KIA) has changed its name again. Now, the organization is called Dplus KIA.Rebranding is dedicated to the upcoming League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) season. In memory of past successes, the organization retained the letter “D” in its name.”Dplus KIA is one of the most successful teams in the history of League of Legends and it’s time for our brand to take its rightful place amongst the most popular organizations in the world. We’re excited to create a new chapter in this organization’s storied history with this phenomenal team…
Aleksandr “KaiR0N-” Anashkin has joined Virtus.pro’s CS:GO roster. He takes the place of David “n0rb3r7″ Daniyelyan while n0rb3r7 remains part of the organization.”A historic victory in Rio was followed by a humbling defeat in Abu Dhabi. We realized that the team needed changes that would allow us to stay true to our playstyle, while not letting opponents adapt to us. Therefore, we have decided to temporarily allow David to focus on his individual form, while KaiR0N- takes his place in the active roster,” Virtus.pro’s CEO Nikolai Petrossian said.He noted that the organization’s management doesn’t want to say goodbye to n0rb3r7…
The Bulgarian CS:GO player Tsvetelin “CeRq” Dimitrov has left Evil Geniuses after playing for more than three years with the squad.”Time flies, 5 incredible years of being part of first NRG then EG. Forever grateful for the emotions, support and all the things we achieved together. Wishing all the best to the whole team. It’s time for a new beginning,” CeRq said.First, CeRq joined NRG Esports and after disbanding in 2019 moved with the team to Evil Geniuses.His departure didn’t come as a surprise. Rumors that he will leave the team had appeared a few days ago.Who will replace the…
Valve has announced that Dota 2 Majors will be held in Peru, Germany and Indonesia in 2023.Following the results of the Winter Tour, the first Major of the year will be held in the capital of Peru and Lima, as per previous reports. It will be organized by 4D Esports.After the Spring Tour, ESL will host the Berlin Major. And finally, the Summer Tour will end with the Bali Major, hosted by IO Esports.As BLIX.GG had reported earlier, rumors about the Major in Lima were brewing in December last year. However, the political crisis that had broken out in Peru…