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HLTV Confirmed with guest hampus: examining device’s addition to NIP, IEM Summer results

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Time Stamp: June 8, 2021 9:56 AM - Modified On: June 8, 2021 - Published By:
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Following a few episodes featuring coaches and talent members, HLTV Confirmed E5E43 brings an active player into the "Hot Seat" - hampus. The 22-year-old caller has spent just over a year in NIP, during which time the team floated around the tenth spot in the world ranking. Will they be able to accomplish more with the addition of Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz? hampus will share his thoughts on NIP and other teams The team's debut with a four-time Major winner ended up being quite controversial one, with the final map of

How dexter overcame adversity to win Flashpoint 3 with mousesports

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Time Stamp: June 8, 2021 9:11 AM - Modified On: June 8, 2021 - Published By:
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mousesports found themselves in a rebuilding period at the start of 2021. The team's then in-game leader, Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen, decided against renewing his contract with the team and returned to FaZe, while Chris "⁠chrisJ⁠" de Jong was — once again — benched to make room for an up-and-coming AWPer, Frederik "⁠acoR⁠" Gyldstrand, signed from MAD Lions. mousesports continued their audacious signing strategy with dexter (Photo: mousesports / Tobias Augustin) To pull together an out-of-sorts team, mousesports signed Christopher "⁠dexter⁠" Nong, an exciting, yet risky shotcaller hailing from Australia. While

Team Ranking: May 2021

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Time Stamp: June 7, 2021 6:37 PM - Modified On: June 7, 2021 - Published By:
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Last month was all about the Regional Major Ranking (RMR) tournaments. These Major qualifying events, held globally, were responsible for some of the biggest changes in the top 30, including mousesports jumping to sixth, their highest ranking in exactly a year, and Akuma entering the top 20 on the back of a controversial third-place finish in EPIC League CIS. Despite the RMR setback, NAVI moved up to second thanks to their DH Masters Spring triumph But the RMRs were far from being the sole top-tier tournaments that were held in

G2 secure third consecutive top 4 finish by defeating Vitality in IEM Summer

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Time Stamp: June 6, 2021 1:42 PM - Modified On: June 6, 2021 - Published By:
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G2 swept Vitality 2-0 (16-14 Vertigo, 16-10 Inferno) to advance to the semi-final of the IEM Summer playoffs, while Mathieu "⁠ZywOo⁠" Herbaut and co. will be starting the knockout stage in the quarter-finals against the winners of Virtus.pro - NIP. The youngest player on the server, Kévin "⁠misutaaa⁠" Rabier, was key to Vitality keeping things competitive (1.35 series rating), but that wasn't enough to keep the Kovač cousins down. "Our confidence is so strong, no one is hesitating to make plays we should make," Nemanja "⁠nexa⁠" Isaković said in the

Gambit eliminate Astralis from IEM Summer; OG defeat Virtus.pro to secure playoffs

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Time Stamp: June 4, 2021 5:41 PM - Modified On: June 4, 2021 - Published By:
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Astralis was playing catchup throughout the series against Gambit as the two teams crossed paths in an early elimination match, with the Russian side reigning supreme (16-8 Inferno, 16-7 Overpass) and marching on in the tournament. To earn a place in the playoffs, Gambit will have to overcome one more team - Complexity. Posting a 1.81 rating for the series, Sergey "⁠Ax1Le⁠" Rykhtorov was a thorn in Astralis' side, with a solid performance from Emil "⁠Magisk⁠" Reif proving insuficiend to keep his team afloat. Astralis' 9-12th finish in IEM Summer

NIP outlive fnatic, Spirit demolish Imperial in lower bracket contests at IEM Summer

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Time Stamp: June 4, 2021 11:16 AM - Modified On: June 4, 2021 - Published By:
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NIP have defeated fnatic to move on in Group B’s lower bracket following a 2-1 victory over their Swedish rivals, which demonstrated the Flashpoint 3 runners-up’s resilience as they turned around an unlikely position on the decider map thanks to a monstrous 2.28-rated T side performance from Fredrik "⁠REZ⁠" Sterner. Meanwhile, Spirit were unstoppable against Imperial, crushing the Brazilians on Mirage (16-4) and Dust2 (16-3). With their respective wins, NIP will move on in Group B's lower bracket to face off against the loser of Heroic and Evil Geniuses on

G2 move past FPX in IEM Summer; Astralis eliminate Extra Salt

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Time Stamp: June 3, 2021 5:57 PM - Modified On: June 3, 2021 - Published By:
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G2 came back from a map down to beat FunPlus Phoenix 2-1 in IEM Summer and book a place in the playoff stage ahead of Sunday's Group A upper bracket final against Vitality. nexa's charges were worthy winners in the series - which could have ended in just two maps if it wasn't for an otherworldly performance from Pavle "⁠Maden⁠" Bošković on Ancient -, continuing their good run of form after finishing Flashpoint 3 in third place and easing past Extra Salt in the opening round of the tournament. G2

Vitality beat Gambit to secure playoffs berth, Complexity eliminate Sprout at IEM Summer

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Vitality have become the first team to secure a playoffs berth at IEM Summer following a 2-0 win against Gambit in Group A's upper bracket semi-finals. The French side will next face the winner of FunPlus Phoenix and G2 in the upper final, while Gambit have fallen to the lower bracket to lock horns with either Astralis or Extra Salt. It was much thanks to an inspired performance from the combination of Kévin "⁠misutaaa⁠" Rabier and Mathieu "⁠ZywOo⁠" Herbaut that Vitality were able to take down the current No. 1

Vitality rebound with big win over Gambit at IEM Summer

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Time Stamp: June 3, 2021 1:39 PM - Modified On: June 3, 2021 - Published By:
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After a less than ideal start to their 2021 campaign, Team Vitality’s CS:GO roster got a much-needed confidence boost today with an impressive 2-0 win over the No. 1 ranked Gambit in the upper bracket of IEM Summer. Vitality's toughest challenge in the series came during the first map, Dust II, their own map pick. Gambit went on a run starting in the second half and were up 13-8 while on their CT side. But Vitality fought back, with superstar Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut stepping up along with Kévin "misutaaa" Rabier.

LNZ to play for NIP in IEM Summer as ztr returns to academy team

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Time Stamp: June 1, 2021 1:00 PM - Modified On: June 1, 2021 - Published By:
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NIP have announced that academy team member Linus "⁠LNZ⁠" Holtäng will step into the main roster for the upcoming IEM Summer tournament, replacing Erik "⁠ztr⁠" Gustafsson, who is set to return to Young Ninjas. The Swedish side made the change shortly following their successful journey at Flashpoint 3, where they finished in second place to mousesports in their first official showing with Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz. Head coach Björn "⁠THREAT⁠" Pers has explained that while ztr has made a great contribution to the team's recent successes, he believes that the 17-year-old