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karrigan: “We could be a dark horse to go deep in this tournament”

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Time Stamp: October 27, 2021 11:14 AM - Modified On: October 27, 2021 - Published By:
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FaZe became the first team to punch their ticket from the Challengers Stage to the Legends Stage at the Major with a clean record, taking down Spirit and ENCE in best-of-ones before making it out of the group stage unscathed with a 2-0 victory over Virtus.pro. The international squad also did so displaying a wide variety of play, winning their matches on four different maps: Overpass, Dust2, Mirage and Ancient. karrigan talked about topics ranging from the Major to team culture and having Olof back FaZe, the lowest seeded team,

device’s first six months in NIP

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Time Stamp: October 23, 2021 2:14 PM - Modified On: October 23, 2021 - Published By:
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…with the Major in Stockholm coming up, bringing that home to Sweden is my number one goal. Lofty ambitions no doubt, but for a player who has been there and done that so many times, it's merely business as usual. device made no secret of his desires, and maybe even his expectations, when he joined NIP six months ago. It was a blockbuster move, one that came out of left field and shocked the world of Counter-Strike. It almost felt like ambitious goals were required, otherwise the transfer didn't really

Sprout part ways with kressy

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Time Stamp: October 22, 2021 12:06 PM - Modified On: October 22, 2021 - Published By:
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The 25-year-old player exits the team after nine months, with further updates to the team expected soon. The German organization Sprout has announced the exit of Marko "⁠kressy⁠" Đorđević from their lineup following the conclusion of the RMR cycle and ESEA Premier Season 38. Sprout peaked at No. 21 in the world ranking in March, a few months into kressy's tenure, but the team struggled after the summer break as they dropped out of the top 30, failing to make a mark in premier tournaments such as the IEM Cologne

The final guard: Five legacy Major players left standing

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Time Stamp: October 22, 2021 11:03 AM - Modified On: October 22, 2021 - Published By:
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Seven years of CS:GO Majors. Fifteen events in history where players have fought fervently to crown themselves as champions of the biggest tournament in the circuit, to reach glory and eternally etch their names in the history books of Counter-Strike. And only six players are left with the honor of having played at every single one. Heading into PGL Major Stockholm, now-retired and former NAVI in-game leader Danylo "⁠Zeus⁠" Teslenko is about to fall off that already short list of legacy players, leaving us with just five names who will

Astralis at the Stockholm Major: Last hurrah, or new dynasty?

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Time Stamp: October 21, 2021 6:00 PM - Modified On: October 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Astralis are the most successful organisation in the history of Counter-Strike. That is undeniable; the litany of tournament wins, the months upon months spent at the very top of the world rankings, the Majors to their name. Four Majors to be precise, the last three they have won on the bounce. At this point, with two years having passed since the last, it is almost difficult to remember anyone but Astralis winning a major; indeed, many newer fans of the game watching now will have never experienced anyone other than

AdreN won’t attend PGL Stockholm Major

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Time Stamp: October 18, 2021 6:06 PM - Modified On: October 18, 2021 - Published By:
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AdreN will miss the PGL Stockholm Major, the 31-year-old announced on Instagram. Team Liquid’s manager, jokasteve, will fill in as the CS:GO team’s coach. “I will be sitting out the major due to the upcoming timing of my son’s birth,” adreN said. “Jokasteve will be taking over the reigns while I’m gone. First major in over two years AND with a crowd is going to be so hype, and I’m sad to be missing it, but I would never miss this moment.” AdreN was the coach of Liquid during the

FPX part ways with Devilwalk, peca

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FunPlus Phoenix announced on Monday that they parted ways with coach Jonatan "⁠Devilwalk⁠" Lundberg under mutual agreement, which followed shortly after General Manager Petar "⁠peca⁠" Marković revealed on Twitter that his time with the organization has come to an end. The managerial changes follow a couple of underwhelming months for FunPlus Phoenix. Jesse "⁠zehN⁠" Linjala and co. missed out on a spot at the CS:GO Major in Stockholm, failed to qualify for premier events such as IEM Cologne and ESL Pro League, and crashed out of the top 30 of

WOOD7, Tuurtle join MIBR on trial

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Adriano "⁠WOOD7⁠" Cerato and Matheus "⁠Tuurtle⁠" Anhaia have departed Bravos and joined MIBR on a trial basis, confirming an earlier report from ge that stated the pair would make the move to the lineup to replace Bruno "⁠shz⁠" Martinelli and Gustavo "⁠yel⁠" Knittel. As a part of Bravos, WOOD7 and Tuurtle have found success in 2021, notably winning six domestic titles including the last two Regional Major Ranking events, CBCS Elite League Season 2 and IEM Fall. However, due to losing 40% of their points as a result of roster

sh1ro awarded IEM Fall CIS MVP

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Gambit's AWPer sh1ro has played an outstanding event at the final RMR tournament for the CIS region which sees him awarded with the MVP award by HLTV & Bitskins. This is just the second MVP the 20-year-old player has secured in his career, with his previous one coming from IEM Katowice 2021, which Gambit won over Virtus.pro. sh1ro adds a second MVP to his collection sh1ro stood out in a number of categories at the event, topping the leaderboards for Rating (1.45), K-D (+105), KPR (0.89), DPR (0.47), KAST (77.9%),

Team Liquid’s Impossible Battle With Astralis

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Time Stamp: October 1, 2021 11:03 AM - Modified On: October 1, 2021 - Published By:
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CSGOPhoto courtesy of mynewsdeskTeam Liquid against Astralis is one of the most one-sided rivalries between top teams in the history of competitive Counter-Strike, spanning CS 1.6 and CS:GO. Spanning almost six years, the two teams have faced off all across the phases of tournaments and around the world, with many roster moves along the way on both sides, but the theme has been consistent and that has been Astralis winning and in total Astralis dominating.Liquid does not stand alone as the Washington Generals to Astralis' Harlem Globetrotters, though. The likes