Author: Slava "innersh1ne" Britvin

The last step of IEM Rio Major qualifications will start shortly. As usual, RMR will bring several surprises, especially taking into account the Swiss System format. I will make a sort of bold prediction – which underdogs will surprise us in a good way. And which favorites, in my opinion, won’t make it to the Major.Read more: Halloween Themed CS:GO InventoryEuropean RMR AHigh chance to fail – AstralisFor me, Astralis have not been looking promising over the last several months, and in 2022 in general. Sometimes they show a really decent level, sometimes they look dazed and frozen, as if…

2021 was a challenging year for Evil Geniuses’ CS:GO squad, especially for ESL Pro League results.Now it’s time for EG to step up; otherwise, the organization’s participation in EPL as a partnered team is under question.According to Louvre Agreement, “Partner Teams have a permanent slot in Pro League every season. The permanent slot shall be subject to review if Partner Team places last in their group in 3 out of 4 seasons”.In the 13th and 14th seasons of ESL Pro League, Evil Geniuses have taken the last place in their group, claiming only one victory in 2021’s EPL matches. With…

After a controversial 2021 which didn’t see much success, Complexity – with Graham “messioso” Pitt in the role of general team manager – have decided to fully rebuild the roster. Coming back to their American roots, Complexity have introduced a team consisting of Extra Salt’s core, ex-Liquid player Michael “Grim” Wince, and Paytyn “junior” Johnson as a sniper.Looking at this roster, I would confidently say they have everything needed to step up. And they can definitely help revive North American CS:GO in 2022. I see several reasons why it could work.Roster lock is going to be my personal column on…

My main job as an analyst is to break down the opponent in preparation for my team’s upcoming matches. Today, I broke down the recent performance of ENCE on Nuke (their last four matches) and found a few holes in their setups that can be easily exploited.Here’s what could help you overcome ENCE if you ever meet them on Nuke in matchmaking, FACEIT, or during a Major.CT sideThey never start a round with a ramp MolotovSome teams get used to starting a round with an incendiary to block the ramp approach. Sometimes it means a certain thing, sometimes not, but…

On the eve of the start of ESL Pro League S15 group C, I’m here to introduce specific points of Team Liquid’s playstyle on one of the maps, Mirage.My main job as an analyst is to break down the opponent in preparation for my team’s upcoming matches. Today, I broke down the recent performance of Team Liquid on Mirage and pointed out the main issues.Here’s what could help you beat Team Liquid if you ever have the pleasure to meet them on Mirage. Enjoy :)CT sideoSee focused too much on playing inside connector and ticketbox midroundIt’s not a very surprising…