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Fnatic adds smooya on trial

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Time Stamp: October 15, 2021 10:05 AM - Modified On: October 15, 2021 - Published By:
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Fnatic has signed Owen “smooya” Butterfield on a three-month trial, the organization announced today. The British AWPer stood in for Fnatic in the IEM Winter Europe open qualifier last weekend and helped them beat GamerLegion, K23, and Galaxy Racer. Smooya was under contract with Movistar Riders until this morning, so Fnatic got to sign him without paying a buyout. The international CS:GO team also played an official match with academy player Iulian “⁠regali⁠” Harjău but ended up deciding on giving smooya a shot. Smooya’s arrival means that Fnatic has a British core

Sources: Former OpTic, Unicorns of Love manager Romain to become G2’s new League of Legends general manager

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Time Stamp: October 14, 2021 2:01 PM - Modified On: October 14, 2021 - Published By:
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G2 Esports is naming former OpTic and Unicorns of Love general manager Romain Bigeard as its new League of Legends GM ahead of what’s shaping up to be the busiest offseason for that team in its history, sources familiar with the move told Dot Esports. Bigeard is leaving Riot Games, where he’s served as a business development manager and on-stage talent since December 2018. Riot Europe’s upper management announced his departure in a region-wide internal memo sent on Oct. 12.  He’ll be returning to manage a pro League team for

IGC announce legal proceedings against 9z over nonpayment of meyern buyout

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Time Stamp: September 28, 2021 7:39 PM - Modified On: September 28, 2021 - Published By:
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According to Dexerto, 9z are currently facing legal action after the Immortals Gaming Club (IGC) ⁠— the parent company of MIBR ⁠— filed a complaint to the Superior Court of California, in which they allege that the Argentinian organization have failed to pay the transfer fee of Ignacio "⁠meyern⁠" Meyer. Documents indicate that a transfer fee of $35,000 was agreed to between the two organisations for meyern, which IGC claim has never been paid, in part or in full, despite 9z stating "numerous times that payment would be forthcoming." The

Sources: G2 makes Wunder, Mikyx, and Grabbz available for buyout as offseason period nears

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Time Stamp: September 21, 2021 2:34 PM - Modified On: September 21, 2021 - Published By:
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G2 Esports is in talks with other pro League of Legends teams to potentially offload the contracts of top laner Wunder, support Mikyx, and head coach Grabbz, sources familiar with those conversations told Dot Esports. None of the three members are officially out of G2 yet, but it’s expected that the German organization will go through a major restructuring ahead of the 2022 season after failing to qualify for the 2021 World Championship.  Wunder’s buyout is two million euros ($2,344,010), while Mikyx is available for 1.5 million euros ($1,758,292.50), sources

Sources: Octane likely running it back with LA Thieves, Envoy set to complete roster

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Time Stamp: September 3, 2021 5:58 PM - Modified On: September 3, 2021 - Published By:
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Octane and Envoy are expected to join Kenny and Drazah in the starting lineup for the Los Angeles Thieves heading into the Call of Duty: Vanguard season, according to multiple sources. The L.A. Thieves were ridiculed throughout the entire Black Ops Cold War season for constantly switching out and signing new players. The franchise started eight different rosters in 2021, which included Kenny, SlasheR, Drazah, Temp, TJHaLy, Venom, John, and Huke. And the Thieves didn’t see much success throughout all these changes. The franchise officially parted ways with SlasheR, TJHaLy,

Caps, G2 Esports Agree to One-Year Contract Extension

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Time Stamp: September 2, 2021 5:37 PM - Modified On: September 2, 2021 - Published By:
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League of LegendsRasmus "Caps" Winther has signed a one-year contract extension to remain the mid laner for G2 Esports League of Legends until Nov. 20, 2023. / Photo courtesy of Michal Konkol/Riot GamesG2 Esports League of Legends mid laner Rasmus "Caps" Winther has signed a one-year contract extension, as first reported by Dot Esports Thursday. According to Riot Games’ Global Contract Database, the extension will take Caps and G2 through the end of the 2023 season, giving the team some stability in the midst of a run in which they

Sources: Dallas Empire in talks to acquire OpTic brand, Chicago Call of Duty League slot up for sale

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Time Stamp: August 28, 2021 10:35 PM - Modified On: August 28, 2021 - Published By:
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Envy Gaming, NRG Esports, and Hector “H3CZ” Rodriguez are discussing a multi-pronged deal that if completed would see OpTic Gaming and the Dallas Empire merge and the Chicago Call of Duty League slot sell to a third party, sources familiar with those discussions told Dot Esports.  Paperwork for such a deal is yet to be finalized, but the discussion has heated up as H3CZ looks to finally break off from NRG Esports, the current owner and backer of the Call of Duty League’s OpTic Chicago. News that H3CZ looked to

Endpoint quartet sign two-year extensions, become “legacy members”

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Time Stamp: August 26, 2021 1:04 PM - Modified On: August 26, 2021 - Published By:
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MiGHTYMAX, Joey "⁠CRUC1AL⁠" Steusel, Kia "⁠Surreal⁠" Man, and Thomas "⁠Thomas⁠" Utting have re-signed with Endpoint, extending their contracts with the team for two more years. Alongside that, the four players have also earned "legacy member" status, which the organization hopes will help with player retention. Ross "⁠RossR⁠" Rooney, the former coach who has now been promoted to the General Manager role, explained how the legacy status will work: "Players that are stalwarts for the organization, that have been here for a certain defined period, have the opportunity to, in essence,

Virtus.pro GM: “[Changes?] It all depends on whether we qualify for the Major”

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Time Stamp: August 17, 2021 2:16 PM - Modified On: August 17, 2021 - Published By:
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In a podcast for the Virtus.pro fan app Bearloga, the organization's General Manager Sergey Glamazda spoke about a plethora of topics, including their CS:GO roster which is currently ranked fifth in the world. His comments were first reported on by Cybersport.ru. Throughout 2021, the CIS powerhouse Virtus.pro has been firmly rooted in the top 10, ranking as high as No. 3 in March, but a last-place finish at the StarLadder CIS RMR event in June-July jeopardized qualification for the biggest event of the year — the PGL Stockholm Major. Only

Complexity and CS:GO coach keita mutually part ways

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Time Stamp: July 15, 2021 3:56 PM - Modified On: July 15, 2021 - Published By:
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Complexity and CS:GO coach Jamie “keita” Hall agreed to mutually part ways today after a two-year run with the organization and soon after an early exit from the IEM Cologne 2021 group stage. In their most recent finish, the Complexity juggernaut advanced through the IEM Cologne play-in stage despite a 2-0 loss to FaZe Clan after defeating both Bad News Bears and Team LDLC. But they were swiftly eliminated from Group A play after two heart-breaking losses to G2 and Virtus Pro, two teams that ended up reaching the playoffs.