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Coach HUNDEN says he’ll receive a ‘two year ban’ from ESIC due to Heroic strats controversy

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Time Stamp: August 25, 2021 5:00 PM - Modified On: August 25, 2021 - Published By:
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CS:GO coach Nicolai “HUNDEN” Petersen said in an interview on Danish television that the Esports Integrity Commission is set to hand him a two-year coaching ban on Friday, Aug. 27. The reported ban will stem from allegations made by his former team, Heroic, that HUNDEN shared information about the squad’s strategies with a competitor. HUNDEN alleges that the ESIC isn’t hearing his side of the story prior to finalizing its conclusion on Aug. 27. He also alleges that the ESIC is threatening him with a five-year ban if he chooses

HUNDEN speaks out about ESIC investigation: “I’ve never been heard in the case”

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Time Stamp: August 25, 2021 1:44 PM - Modified On: August 25, 2021 - Published By:
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HUNDEN appeared in a TV2.dk interview to speak out about the controversy that has seen him and Heroic come at odds as a result of claims that the coach had shared sensitive information about the team's strategies with a competitor. In the comment, the 30-year-old criticizes ESIC for its conduct of the inquiry into the allegations, saying that the Commission hasn't questioned him to hear his side of the dispute before it finalized the investigation. The esports watchdog group plans to reveal its findings officially on Friday, but according to

Copenhagen Flames adds pita as head coach

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Copenhagen Flames has appointed Faruk Pita as its new CS:GO head coach, filling a spot that was vacant since the departure of Daniel “djL” Narancic in July. Pita is one of the most experienced CS:GO head coaches and is most known for his first stint with Ninjas in Pyjamas between August 2014 and April 2015, when he helped the team win their first and only CS:GO Major at ESL One Cologne 2014. The Swedish skipper had been on the sidelines since January 2020, when he parted ways with NiP for

ESIC bans two CS:GO players for 5 years due to match-fixing

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Time Stamp: August 23, 2021 7:58 AM - Modified On: August 23, 2021 - Published By:
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Former Rebirth players Sebastian “retchy” and Kevin “4pack” Przypasniak have been handed five-year bans by the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) for breaches of the esports watchdog’s anti-corruption code. These are the first bans related to the North American match-fixing investigation, one that even has the FBI involved. Retchy and 4pack were suspended from ESEA earlier this year after a recording of a conversation between the pair and one of their Rebirth teammates Carson “nosraC” O’Reilly surfaced in April, in which they were discussing plants to fix a match against Russian

Former Rebirth duo handed five-year bans by ESIC

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Time Stamp: August 23, 2021 4:01 AM - Modified On: August 23, 2021 - Published By:
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The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has announced that it has handed five-year bans to former Rebirth members retchy and 4pack for breaches of ESIC's Anti-Corruption Code, lasting until April 2026. The duo had been suspended from ESEA for more than four months after a recording of a conversation between the two players and Carson "⁠nosraC⁠" O'Reilly surfaced in April, in which the trio was believed to be discussing plans to fix their team's matches in ESEA MDL. While retchy and 4pack were handed hefty bans, nosraC was only issued a

forZe ruin Complexity’s es3tag debut at EPL

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Time Stamp: August 21, 2021 5:50 PM - Modified On: August 21, 2021 - Published By:
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forZe have kicked off their ESL Pro League Season 14 run by defeating Complexity 2-1 in a back and forth series. This technically marks the third upset of the day, after Sinners and OG both picked up wins in their opening games, putting forZe in a good position going into day two of Group B. The result still comes with an asterisk however, as Complexity have been forced to use a stand-in during the tournament, with Kristian "⁠k0nfig⁠" Wienecke having sustained a wrist injury that has put him out of

HUNDEN won’t extend his contract with Heroic

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Time Stamp: July 28, 2021 9:53 AM - Modified On: July 28, 2021 - Published By:
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Former CS:GO pro and current head coach, Nicolai “⁠HUNDEN⁠” Petersen, won’t renew his contract with Heroic, the 30-year-old announced today. HUNDEN’s statement comes three weeks after it was reported that he’s Astralis’ top target to take the reins of the team if Danny “zonic⁠” Sørensen leaves at the end of the year. Although HUNDEN confirmed he won’t stay on Heroic, the current length of his contract hasn’t been disclosed by either him or the Danish organization. He recently missed the action at IEM Cologne, the first premier CS:GO tournament to

Best Gardevoir build in Pokémon UNITE

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TiMi Studio has released the first post-launch character for Pokémon UNITE, the Psychic/Fairy-type Gardevoir, just one week after the game’s release.  Classified as a Ranged Attacker, Gardevoir is a glass cannon, capable of taking down even the bulkiest of Pokémon with a set of moves that deal a lot of damage and apply secondary effects that benefit yourself and your team.  However, you will always need to be wary of roaming threats like Zeraora, Gengar, and Absol. Despite her damage output, Gardevoir is not built to sustain in one on