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Sources: zonic ponders leaving Astralis as contract nears end

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With his Astralis contract entering its final months, head coach Danny "⁠zonic⁠" Sørensen is considering leaving the organisation, sources with knowledge of the situation have told HLTV.org. The 34-year-old coach, whose deal expires on December 31, is contemplating a future away from Astralis after growing disillusioned with the team’s direction. One source said that tension between the team and the organisation has been building for several months, with the contracts of the core members of the squad set to expire at the end of the year. If Astralis are unable

FaZe: “It’s all about enjoying the moment of being back on LAN”

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FaZe are heading into the IEM Cologne Play-in stage following a year full of issues. The team around karrigan now find themselves in 35th place in the rankings just before they kick off their campaign in the prestigious event following a handful of lacklustre results and a few roster changes. With Olof "⁠olofmeister⁠" Kajbjer brought back from the bench in place of Marcelo "⁠coldzera⁠" David, FaZe have shown some promise with close results against the likes of Natus Vincere, BIG, and FURIA in their most recent outings with the Swede,

KEi steps down from Anonymo

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Kamil "⁠KEi⁠" Pietkun has announced that his future is up in the air after requesting to be moved to Anonymo's bench. In a brief Twitlonger post, the Polish player explained that he opted to step down from the team due to a "different perception about certain aspects." KEi has been in Anonymo's ranks since January, when he joined the then newly-formed organisation alongside Kacper "⁠Kylar⁠" Walukiewicz, Wiktor "⁠mynio⁠" Kruk and 2014 EMS One Katowice champion Janusz "⁠Snax⁠" Pogorzelski. KEi is moved to Anonymo's bench after six months with the team

HYENAS call it quits

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HYENAS have decided to disband and look for individual offers, the team have announced. The Danish side's disbandment was announced on the day after Kjaerbye took a step back from competitive Counter-Strike. The team called it quits just over three months into existence, having formed in late March out of a mixture of free agents and benched players with the aim of signing with a new organization. The HYENAS project ends after just three months The lineup remained without support while they took part in a variety of tournaments, most

NBK transitions to VALORANT

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Nathan "⁠NBK-⁠" Schmitt is making a transition to VALORANT, the French veteran has announced in a video titled "A new beginning". The 27-year-old, a two-time Major champion, made his last appearance in Flashpoint 3 with DBL PONEY, the team he stood in for after his benching from OG in February. NBK- is putting CS:GO behind to him as he transitions to VALORANT NBK- rose through the ranks in the CS:Source scene, making the transition to CS:GO in 2012 as part of VeryGames, who established a fierce rivalry with NIP in

3 Biggest Changes in Valorant Episode 3

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ValorantEpisode 3 in Valorant has had some of the more ambitious changes for players for the game's first birthday. As the game shifts towards its goal of providing "precise gunplay" for its players, various weapons and Agents have all been adjusted for the release of the newest Episode 3.As there were a lot of changes for this patch, developers decided to provide a better experience for their players as there have been large nerfs and buffs for both weapons and agents, all the while improving the user interface to make

Valorant Patch 3.00 Agent Tier List

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ValorantValorant's Agents are getting major changes, both good and bad. / Photo by Riot GamesValorant's Patch 3.00 Agent tier list has major changes, with Episode 3 bringing about plenty of tweaks to the game's playable roster. With the introduction of a new Agent, and various price increases and decreases to abilities and weapons, Valorant received quite a facelift. For players eager to rise to the top, and figure out which Agent suits them best, our tier list has fans covered. It should be stated that KAY/O, the new Agent introduced

Gamers Without Borders 2021 announced with $1.5 million charity prize pool

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Gamers Without Borders, a virtual festival consisting of a number of esports tournaments, as well as live shows, concerts, and a learning platform, announced its return for the second year. The project is backed by the Saudi Arabian Federation for Electronic and Intellectual Sports (SAFEIS), with the $1.5 million charity CS:GO tournament hosted by ESL just one part of the month-long festival that will distribute $10 million. Eight teams will compete in the Gamers Without Borders 2021 CS:GO event on June 22-27, with the teams that place higher at the

G2 eliminate NIP; advance to BLAST Premier consolidation final

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G2 are through to the consolidation final of the BLAST Premier Spring Final after besting NIP 2-1 in the lower bracket. The European side claimed revenge against Hampus "⁠hampus⁠" Poser and company after being eliminated by them in Flashpoint 3, and are now faced with a header against Natus Vincere for a spot in the grand final - a match which marks the first time the two teams will meet since they removed Kenny "⁠kennyS⁠" Schrub and Egor "⁠flamie⁠" Vasilyev from their rosters. The series started off in less than