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FURIA defeat Extra Salt to advance to cs_summit 8 upper final

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Time Stamp: May 26, 2021 9:30 PM - Modified On: May 26, 2021 - Published By:
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FURIA are through to the cs_summit 8 upper bracket final following a 2-1 victory over Extra Salt, where they will square off against the winner of Liquid and paiN on Friday. The three-map affair saw the two teams win each other’s map picks in close scorelines before Andrei "⁠arT⁠" Piovezan and company turned around a 1-9 deficit on Train to secure the win. "We don’t have a preference, but probably Liquid," Vinicius "⁠VINI⁠" Figueiredo said in the post-match interview with a smile on his face when asked about his ideal

FURIA get revenge on O PLANO to book cs_summit 8 upper bracket spot

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Time Stamp: May 24, 2021 8:33 PM - Modified On: May 24, 2021 - Published By:
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Vinicius "⁠VINI⁠" Figueiredo had promised a different FURIA side for the grudge match against O PLANO and they delivered big time, beating their fellow Brazilian side in just two maps to punch their ticket to the upper bracket of the double-elimination playoffs. After being humbled by Vito "⁠kNgV-⁠" Giuseppe's side on Friday, FURIA reaffirmed their status as the team to beat in the tournament with a strong performance in a series in which they were almost always on the front foot. Kaike "⁠KSCERATO⁠" Cerato and VINI were the main contributors

NAVI defeat Gambit to advance to EPIC League CIS playoffs

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Time Stamp: May 21, 2021 12:40 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Natus Vincere have secured passage to the EPIC League CIS playoffs after taking down Gambit 2-0 in the fourth round of the Swiss group stage. The clash between the top two ranked teams in the world, who had last met in the DreamHack Masters Spring grand final, saw Aleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev & co. edge out their opponents in a highly-contested Dust2 (16-14) before comfortably locking down Train (16-10) following a dominant CT side. With this result, Natus Vincere have guaranteed a playoff spot after concluding their group record with three

Vitality knock out OG from Flashpoint 3

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Time Stamp: May 15, 2021 2:35 PM - Modified On: May 15, 2021 - Published By:
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Vitality are through to the second round of Flashpoint 3's lower bracket following a convincing 2-0 victory over OG, who are the first team to be eliminated from the Regional Major Ranking (RMR) tournament. After an embarrassing 0-2 loss to DBL PONEY on Monday, Vitality roared back thanks to a dominant performance from star player Mathieu "⁠ZywOo⁠" Herbaut, who was extremely effective with rifles and the AWP. "I think players are scared to play against French players," Dan "⁠apEX⁠" Madesclaire said about the defeat to DBL PONEY. "We were not

FunPlus Phoenix run over HYENAS in Flashpoint 3

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Time Stamp: May 14, 2021 7:13 PM - Modified On: May 14, 2021 - Published By:
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FunPlus Phoenix secured on Friday the final spot in Flashpoint 3's upper bracket quarter-finals after dispatching HYENAS in a quick two-map series. As expected, the international team were superior in all aspects against a timid opponent that placed all their faith on a Vertigo pick. There were some bright spots from the Danish team on that first map - though they were on the back foot from the offset -, but on Inferno they were simply unable to pose a threat to FPX, who will meet Anonymo in the next

NAVI power past FURIA to reach DH Masters Spring semi-finals

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Time Stamp: May 7, 2021 6:31 PM - Modified On: May 7, 2021 - Published By:
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Natus Vincere are through to the semi-final stage of DreamHack Masters Spring following a 2-1 victory over FURIA. The CIS team had to come back from a map down after wasting four map points on Inferno - one in regulation and three in overtime -, but the following two maps were a controlled detonation of FURIA, who seemed to have run out of energy and ideas. There is no doubting the quality of NAVI's performance tonight, especially after that first map (which could have easily gone their way). Aleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠"

Best Xerneas moveset in Pokémon Go

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Time Stamp: May 4, 2021 10:00 AM - Modified On: May 4, 2021 - Published By:
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Xerneas is one of the newest additions to Pokémon Go, available through a five-star legendary raid during the Luminous Legends X event. The legendary species boasts a well-rounded stat allocation, making it viable on both attack and defence. During battles in Pokémon Go, each species has access to a pair of moves with one being a fast move and the other a charge move. Fast moves are those that recur every few seconds, dealing constant damage throughout the fight. Charge moves, on the other hand, will only activate when fully

TeSeS shines as Heroic outclass Astralis to top DH Masters Spring Group B

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Time Stamp: May 2, 2021 4:43 PM - Modified On: May 2, 2021 - Published By:
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Heroic have punched their ticket to the DreamHack Masters Spring semi-finals with a dominant victory over Astralis, who will fight for survival on Friday against G2 in the first round of the playoffs. Expectations were high for the first clash of the year between the two Danish sides, but this seemed like a match between teams from different levels as Heroic faced little resistance against their rival, who were outfought and outthought. Things are clicking well for the ESL Pro League champions, who finished the group stage without dropping a

FURIA prevail over Vitality to book DH Masters Spring playoff spot

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Time Stamp: May 2, 2021 10:26 AM - Modified On: May 2, 2021 - Published By:
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FURIA have secured a quarter-final playoff spot at DreamHack Masters Spring after taking down Vitality 2-0 in Group B’s lower bracket final, eliminating the French side in the process. The Brazilian team now awaits the loser of Gambit and Natus Vincere in the first round of the playoffs, which is scheduled to take place on Friday. After securing a confident victory on Vertigo, Kaike "⁠KSCERATO⁠" Cerato and co. had work to do when they found themselves against the odds on Nuke, especially after losing the second half pistol. In typical

Vitality ease past BIG in DreamHack Masters Spring

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Time Stamp: May 1, 2021 9:49 AM - Modified On: May 1, 2021 - Published By:
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Vitality are one victory away from reaching the DreamHack Masters Spring playoffs following a quick victory over an off-colour BIG side, who leave the tournament in 9th-12th place and without a single map taken from their best-of-three matches. Mathieu "⁠ZywOo⁠" Herbaut finished the match at the top of the scoreboard by some distance, but some key contributions were also made by Kévin "⁠misutaaa⁠" Rabier, especially on Mirage, the closer of the two maps. "Our main goal is the RMR tournament," Richard "⁠shox⁠" Papillon said after the match when asked about