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Renegades qualify for PGL Stockholm Major, IEM Katowice 2022

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Renegades have secured the only Oceania spot at the PGL Stockholm Major following their 2-1 victory against LookingforOrg in the upper bracket final of the IEM Fall Oceania Regional Major Ranking (RMR) tournament today. Liam “malta” Schembri, Simon “Sico” Williams, Joshua “INS” Potter, Jordan “Hatz” Bajic, and Alistair “aliStair” Johnston have been the most dominant team in the region and won’t even have to win the IEM Fall Oceania grand finals against ORDER or LookingforOrg to qualify for the first CS:GO Major in over two years. The Australian boys also

Renegades secure EPL Conference spot with DreamHack Open victory

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Time Stamp: September 26, 2021 1:26 PM - Modified On: September 26, 2021 - Published By:
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Renegades continued their domination of the Oceanic region with a 3-1 victory over LookingForOrg in the grand final of Dreamhack Open Oceania. Having been sent to the lower bracket earlier in the event by LookingForOrg themselves, Joshua "⁠INS⁠" Potter and co. came into this best-of-five grand final with a one map disadvantage. They avenged the earlier defeat with aplomb, sweeping their opponents on Mirage, Dust2 and Nuke. This adds another title to an already solid list for Renegades' year, having won ESEA Premier and EPIC League Oceania so far in

Coldzera delivers in Complexity debut, defeats former team FaZe in BLAST Premier Fall Groups

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Coldzera had a great showing against his former team in his first CS:GO series as a stand-in for Complexity, defeating FaZe Clan in two maps to open Group C play at BLAST Premier Fall today. Starting out on Nuke, coldzera had a quiet first half to kick off his tenure on Complexity, but a stellar showing from poizon on the AWP gained the team a slim 8-7 lead after their T-side. Jks’ stellar 4k to end the first half fueled a blistering start to the Complexity CT half, as the

Xizt retires from competitive Counter-Strike

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Legendary CS:GO in-game leader Richard “Xizt” Landström has decided to hang up his mouse at the age of 30 and explore a new role as a coach, manager, or analyst, he announced today. This puts an end to his vast 12-year career as a professional Counter-Strike player. Xizt competed in both CS 1.6 and CS:GO, representing a number of well-known organizations, such as Ninjas in Pyjamas, Fnatic, FaZe, and Dignitas. He was a part of NiP’s lineup that set the first “era” in CS:GO, helping them establish an 87-map win

Xizt retires: “I am very happy with what I accomplished as a player”

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Xizt has announced his retirement as a player, bringing to an end a 12-year career during which he competed in two different versions of the game, won numerous titles, and represented organizations such as fnatic, NIP, FaZe, and Dignitas. "My career has had its ups and downs, but looking back it's been an amazing and unforgettable journey," Xizt said in the announcement, thanking all of his teammates and the fans across the years before hinting at his plans for the future: "I'm not walking away from CS yet!" Xizt hung

G2 secure convincing win over MIBR in BLAST Group B opener

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Time Stamp: September 20, 2021 12:47 PM - Modified On: September 20, 2021 - Published By:
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G2 have defeated MIBR in a clear-cut 2-0 series in the opening match of Group B at BLAST Premier Fall Groups, moving on to Tuesday's upper final to play for a spot at the Fall Final against the winner of the NIP-BIG encounter. The series against the Brazilians sees the European side secure their first win since they returned from the summer break last month. After finishing the last season with a streak of five consecutive top-four finishes and a grand final appearance at IEM Cologne, G2 exited ESL Pro

Flamie becomes a free agent

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Egor “⁠flamie⁠” Vasilyev is free to explore other options since he’s no longer under contract with Natus Vincere, the Ukrainian organization announced today. The Russian CS:GO rifler, though, will play for Na’Vi Junior in WePlay Academy League season two to regain his individual form and share his experience with youngsters. He lost some time in the active lineup starting in December 2020 when the organization promoted Valeriy “⁠B1T” Vakhovskiy from Na’Vi Junior and the team rotated both players depending on the map. In April 2021, however, the young blood became Na’Vi’s official fifth ahead of

ESL Pro Tour schedule revealed for 2022

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ESL has put out its CS:GO event calendar for the rest of 2021 and for 2022, which will see changes to the structure of the ESL Pro Tour circuit, including an expansion of the ESL Pro League (EPL), one of the most prestigious CS:GO tournaments. Starting in 2022, every tournament of the ESL Pro Tour circuit will be under ESL’s umbrella. DreamHack Open events have been renamed to ESL Challenger. The ESEA Premier, currently the league that gives access to EPL, has been renamed to ESL Challenger League. The DreamHack

ESL announce Pro Tour changes and 2022 calendar; Rio Major under consideration

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ESL has revealed the tournament calendar for the remainder of 2021 and for 2022 and announced significant changes to the ESL Pro Tour structure, mainly revolving around the expansion of ESL Pro League and the way teams qualify for the event. The organizers have also shared that the IEM Rio Major is under consideration with Valve for 2022 after the plans for the 2020 Rio Major were scrapped amid the coronavirus pandemic. From 2022 on, every tournament in the Pro Tour structure has been brought under the ESL brand, with

HLTV Confirmed with guest Devilwalk: talking NAVI’s Intel Grand Slam, BLAST Fall, and FPX

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What caused Vitality's resurgence, how did Liquid manage to lose a 1v5 at match point, and is Natus Vincere's Intel Grand Slam more prestigious than a Major win? These questions, and many more, will be debated about and answered on the upcoming HLTV Confirmed show featuring Jonatan "⁠Devilwalk⁠" Lundberg. Devilwalk spent over two years with the team's different iteration The Swedish coach will also talk about his team, FunPlus Phoenix, who have been on a long hiatus from official matches after missing out on IEM Cologne and ESL Pro League,