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MAD Lions take down EG 2-0 to advance in BLAST Fall Showdown

MAD Lions continued their recent run of good form by beating Evil Geniuses 2-0 on Nuke and Dust2 to progress in the BLAST Fall Showdown. In the next round, the European mixture will take on G2 on Saturday at 18:30 . For Evil Geniuses, it will mean a step back to the drawing board as they continue the poor form that has plagued them this year. They are fortunate to be holding a Legends spot at the Major, meaning they will have plenty of practice time to try and rectify

fnatic sign smooya on trial

fnatic have announced the signing of Owen "⁠smooya⁠" Butterfield in a deal that will see the Brit trial for the team for at least three months, with an option to extend beyond that point. The news comes within hours of the AWPer's departure from Movistar Riders, where he had been sitting on the bench for two months. The 22-year-old joins the team as a replacement for Jack "⁠Jackinho⁠" Ström Mattsson, who was placed on the bench on Saturday following fnatic's last-place exit at IEM Fall, which resulted in their failure

Smooya leaves Movistar Riders

The 22-year old British AWPer is now a free agent after eight months with the Spanish organization. Owen "⁠smooya⁠" Butterfield has left Movistar Riders and is now a free agent, the player announced on Twitter. The young AWPer has been released from his contract with the organization after spending two months on the bench following the team's decision to return to a fully Spanish roster in August. Butterfield revealed that he will consider offers for both North American and European teams as well as opportunities in VALORANT. smooya is now

fer joins 00Nation

To replace the recently benched Henrique "⁠HEN1⁠" Teles and Lucas "⁠LUCAS1⁠" Teles, 00Nation have signed former MIBR and SK player Fernando "⁠fer⁠" Alvarenga. The Brazilian veteran will debut for the team in the second IEM Winter Europe open qualifier, which will begin at 18:00 on Friday. Having run a six-man lineup since the creation of the project after leaving the MIBR organization at the beginning of the year, 00Nation have decided to forgo the Teles twins in favor of a permanent spot for Alencar "⁠trk⁠" Rossato, and have added fer

00Nation bench HEN1, LUCAS1

00Nation have moved Henrique "⁠HEN1⁠" Teles and Lucas "⁠LUCAS1⁠" Teles to the bench, the organisation announced on Thursday. The change to the roster leaves the team with four players on its starting lineup, which will presumably see Alencar "⁠trk⁠" Rossato moved from a rotational position in the six-man roster into a full-time slot. The benching of the brothers comes in the wake of a last place finish in IEM Fall North America, in which 00Nation were unable to pick up a single map win in their group and were subsequently

Virtus.pro and Liquid to face off in BLAST Showdown quarter-finals

Virtus.pro and Liquid are set to face off in the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown quarter-finals on Saturday after coming out on top of their respective matches in the round of 16 against underdogs Movistar Riders and 9z. Despite setting off with an impressive defense on Vertigo, Virtus.pro ended up having to fend off a resilient Movistar Riders side, who came into the tournament fresh off qualification for PGL Major Stockholm on the back of a surprising run to fifth place at IEM Fall. Liquid will take on Virtus.pro on Saturday

JW released from fnatic: “It is time for me to start writing the next chapter”

Jesper "⁠JW⁠" Wecksell has officially entered free agency, having been released from his contract with fnatic following three months on the bench. The three-time Major winner spent nearly eight years with the organization, practically his whole CS:GO career, but will now be looking for new opportunities. "I will work hard on my game, try to stream some, and try to play in as many qualifiers as possible until I know what is next for me," JW wrote on Twitlonger, hinting at more Counter-Strike action, but leaving the doors open for

G2 and OG advance to BLAST Showdown quarter-finals

G2 are through to the next stage of the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2021 after defeating Lynn Vision in a competitive showing from the Chinese, which saw the favorites come back into the series after a surprising loss on Vertigo to the Chinese squad. It was less stressful day for OG, as they swept paiN 2-0 with Aleksi "⁠Aleksib⁠" Virolainen producing some great moments for his team across both maps. G2 will face the winner of Evil Geniuses vs MAD Lions on Saturday while OG will fight Complexity on Friday

Video: Starry clutches 1v5 against G2

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gla1ve returns for PGL Major Stockholm; Bubzkji out

Astralis have announced that Lukas "⁠gla1ve⁠" Rossander will play for the team at PGL Major Stockholm. He will replace Lucas "⁠Bubzkji⁠" Andersen on the Danish team's active roster at the $2 million event. The move was made with less than two weeks to go before the Major kicks off on October 26 with the Challengers stage, in which Astralis will start their campaign at the tournament as one of the eight Challenger status teams, along with the eight Contenders. "It is never easy to take a player out of the