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BIG, OG, fnatic round out Flashpoint 2 team list

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Time Stamp: October 22, 2020 11:20 AM - Modified On: October 22, 2020 - Published By:
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The three European teams currently ranked seventh, eighth, and twelfth in the world according to HLTV.org's ranking will join qualified teams forZe and Virtus.pro as well as seven out of eight founding teams of Flashpoint: Gen.G, MAD Lions, c0ntact, Dignitas, Cloud9, Envy, and MIBR. As previously announced, the currently teamless FunPlus Phoenix will sit out the upcoming second season, with its new General Manager, Petar "⁠peca⁠" Marković, stating earlier this month that the organization doesn't want to make any rushed decisions when it comes to signing a new roster. fnatic

Gen.G in talks with Liazz – Report

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Time Stamp: October 21, 2020 7:08 PM - Modified On: October 21, 2020 - Published By:
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Gen.G have set their sights on Jay "⁠Liazz⁠" Tregillgas, according to a report from DBLTAP. The 23-year-old Australian would fill one of the two roster spots left vacant following the departures of Damian "⁠daps⁠" Steele and Sam "⁠s0m⁠" Oh to VALORANT. Since joining 100 Thieves in November 2019, Liazz has averaged a 1.04 rating, notably playing a different role from his time on previous rosters due to an overlap in roles with Justin "⁠jks⁠" Savage, who is reportedly bound for Complexity. Gen.G are looking to Liazz to fill one of

FunPlus Phoenix in talks to sign GODSENT roster

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FunPlus Phoenix is in advanced conversations with GODSENT about acquiring the Swedish organization's CS:GO lineup, sources have told HLTV.org. The possibility of GODSENT selling their team was first reported by DBLTAP earlier on Tuesday, with FunPlus Phoenix's interest coming after the Flashpoint-member team announced Petar "⁠peca⁠" Marković as their General Manager. The Montenegrin star could be donning the FunPlus Phoenix jersey soon peca, the former coach of Valiance and manager of CR4ZY, revealed at the start of October that FunPlus Phoenix would not be taking part in Flashpoint 2 despite

Official: MAD Lions complete lineup with refrezh and HooXi

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Time Stamp: October 20, 2020 2:29 PM - Modified On: October 20, 2020 - Published By:
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The rumored addition of the x6tence duo to MAD Lions has been confirmed by the Spanish organization. MAD Lions have announced that they have completed the signing of Rasmus "⁠HooXi⁠" Nielsen and Ismail "⁠refrezh⁠" Ali from x6tence. With the addition of the two new players, MAD Lions' lineup is once again back to five players after they benched Paweł "⁠innocent⁠" Mocek in late September and transferred Asger "⁠AcilioN⁠" Larsen to Copenhagen Flames earlier on Tuesday. The duo spent just over three months playing under the x6tence tag, having been signed

AcilioN returns to Copenhagen Flames

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MAD Lions have confirmed the departure of Asger "⁠AcilioN⁠" Larsen on Tuesday after month-long speculations regarding his future on the team. The Dane found a new-old home in Copenhagen Flames, which he left to join the Spanish organization in March, but will be leading a completely new lineup after Magnus "⁠Nodios⁠" Olsen and co. were bought out by x6tence. AcilioN will take over new Danish lineup (Credit: Copenhagen Flames) A report linking AcilioN and Paweł "⁠innocent⁠" Mocek with an exit from MAD Lions was published on September 15 by DBLTAP,

NAVI lead BLAST ranking ahead of Fall season

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Time Stamp: October 16, 2020 1:18 PM - Modified On: October 16, 2020 - Published By:
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Natus Vincere hold a near 2500-point lead over their closest suitor at the top of the BLAST leaderboard, which will determine four of the eight teams that will attend the BLAST Premier Global Finals, scheduled for January 2021. Complexity, Vitality and Evil Geniuses booked the first three spots at the $1 million competition through their efforts in the Spring season. The final place will go to the winner of the BLAST Premier Fall Finals, which will be held between December 8 and 13. NAVI sit at the top of the

FunSpark ULTI LAN postponed until 2021

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Time Stamp: October 16, 2020 8:22 AM - Modified On: October 16, 2020 - Published By:
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FunSpark ULTI was officially postponed to 2021, with January 30 - February 8 the new provisional dates for the tournament. CGA and 5EPlay are the companies behind the FunSpark ULTI event, which plans to bring teams such as FURIA and Chaos to China, with the postponement not coming as a surprise. In July, when the tournament was unveiled, a CGA representative told HLTV.org that they would only "host the LAN when it's safe for international players to travel to China again" . FURIA's trip to China has been moved to

zonic: “I wanted to keep es3tag, but there are areas of the game that are out of my hands”

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Astralis coach Danny "⁠zonic⁠" Sørensen has admitted that he would have liked to keep Patrick "⁠es3tag⁠" Hansen in the team but that Cloud9's offer proved too good for the player to resist. The 24-year-old will complete the move only after DreamHack Open Fall — his final tournament for Astralis —, switching sides just four months into his contract with the current No.1-ranked team. zonic praised es3tag's work ethic and dedication "I wanted to keep Patrick on board, but as in any other sport, there are areas of the game besides

es3tag in talks to join Cloud9 – Report

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Time Stamp: October 14, 2020 7:00 PM - Modified On: October 14, 2020 - Published By:
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Patrick "⁠es3tag⁠" Hansen is poised to fill the fifth slot on Cloud9, according to a report from TV2.dk, which claims that the former Heroic player will play his last tournament for Astralis in DreamHack Open Fall. The Danish player would join Alex "⁠ALEX⁠" McMeekin, Özgür "⁠woxic⁠" Eker, William "⁠mezii⁠" Merriman, and Ricky "⁠floppy⁠" Kemery on the roster, which will also have "an active sixth player", according to the organisation's general manager, Henry "⁠HenryG⁠" Greer. es3tag is reportedly set to complete Cloud9's new European roster Since joining Astralis on a free

Four teams through to Flashpoint 2 closed qualifier

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Time Stamp: October 9, 2020 8:43 PM - Modified On: October 9, 2020 - Published By:
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The two-day tournament featured 317 teams battling it out in a single-elimination bracket with best-of-one matchups. Once the participants had been whittled down to the final 16 teams, the format switched to best-of-threes to determine which teams would progress to the closed qualifier. In the latter stages of the closed bracket, a young Gambit squad proved their promotion to the organisation’s primary team was worth it by making short work of Project X and Mustang Crew in swift 2-0 series, with Dmitry "⁠sh1ro⁠" Sokolov recording a 1.37 rating across the