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Dycha shines, ENCE beat BIG to qualify for Legends Stage at PGL Stockholm Major

ENCE have become the fifth team to qualify for the second stage of this year’s CS:GO Major. The European squad took down BIG today in a lengthy, three-map thriller. ENCE came into the PGL Stockholm Major hot after finishing second at IEM Fall 2021: Europe and qualifying for IEM Winter this month. Thus, many pundits expected them to swiftly go through the Challengers Stage of the event. After today’s victory against BIG, the European side have reached that goal. But it wasn’t as easy as some thought it’d be since

Virtus.pro triumph in close series to clinch Legends Stage berth

With this victory Virtus.pro move on to the Legends Stage, whilst Spirit move to a 2-2 record and will have one more chance to fight in a best-of-three to progress. The series began with Virtus.pro's pick of Inferno, and it was a pick that bore fruit for Dzhami "⁠Jame⁠" Ali and co. They kicked things off on the T side, and it looked good as they picked up the pistol and converted for a 3-0 lead. At this point Spirit began to pick up the aggression, particularly in banana with

paiN outlast Sharks; march on in Stockholm

In an all-Brazilian matchup between two teams tied with an 0-2 record, paiN came out on top after a long and messy BO3 series. Sharks edged out their pick Vertigo after a second-half comeback and overtime, while paiN did the same on Ancient where their opponents failed to capitalize on a 15-9 advantage. On the decider, Nuke, paiN looked miles ahead and swept their countrymen to stay alive in Stockholm. paiN lost their two previous games at the event in close fashion, going down to 16-14 against both Virtus.pro and

Copenhagen Flames make it to Legends Stage after comeback against Heroic

Copenhagen Flames join FaZe in the exclusive 3-0 club and prepare themselves for the Legends Stage after defeating domestic rivals Heroic 2-1. The Flames had a flawless first day in the Challenger Stage after taking down Danish giants Astralis before completing another upset against BIG. Heroic were considered favorites from the start but were shocked on Vertigo 16-7 by the young Danes before Martin "⁠stavn⁠" Lund allowed them to equalize the series on Nuke 16-11. Despite a significant early advantage on Overpass Heroic failed to close out the series, falling

Team ItsEyeQew Wins Twitch Rivals Warzone Iron Trials Showdown

Call of DutyImage courtesy of TwitchTeam ItsEyeQew have emerged as the victors of the latest Warzone Twitch Rivals tournament.Twitch Rivals kicked off another Warzone tournament yesterday, this time it was the Iron Trials Showdown. The event saw roughly 50 teams of three drop into custom games of Iron Trials '84, putting their Warzone skills to the test in this brutal and hardcore mode. Each team was competing for their share of the $75,000 prize pool. The team in first place walked away with $15,000 ($5,000 for each player). Any team

Cloud9, NRG dominate NA ALGS day 3

After week one of the ALGS North America Pro League, several big-name teams were looking to come back from a disappointing first week. In the second week of play, two of those teams delivered. NRG began the day in a big way, playing outside of The Dome and picking up kill after kill with the zone at their backs, with teams forced to rotate either around or straight into them. Charlotte Phoenix ultimately picked up the first win, but NRG ended the first match in the overall lead on the

Supercell reveals upcoming 2021 Brawl-O-Ween event on Brawl Stars

Spooky season is just around the corner, and Supercell has prepared some festivities on Brawl Stars to celebrate Halloween. Four new skins and event-exclusive game modes will be introduced with the small-scale event in the game, the developer revealed earlier today on Brawl Talk. [embedded content] Every game mode will be adjusted to suit the spooky season with Brawlers that can become invisible. It will happen for every player in a game, every ten seconds, and for seven seconds. The invisibility can save or doom the players by helping them

Myztro Gaming win day three of EMEA ALGS Pro League

Week two of the ALGS Pro League in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region kicked off on Saturday. As was the case last week in the region, the lobby consisting of groups A and B came down to the final game of the day. Ultimately, the Ukrainian and Russian connection on Myztro Gaming took home top honors. Game one unfolded with a classic World’s Edge zone, with the final circle pulling to the lone beacon building to the northwest of Fragment West. Priority went to the building, with

device’s first six months in NIP

…with the Major in Stockholm coming up, bringing that home to Sweden is my number one goal. Lofty ambitions no doubt, but for a player who has been there and done that so many times, it's merely business as usual. device made no secret of his desires, and maybe even his expectations, when he joined NIP six months ago. It was a blockbuster move, one that came out of left field and shocked the world of Counter-Strike. It almost felt like ambitious goals were required, otherwise the transfer didn't really

Astralis at the Stockholm Major: Last hurrah, or new dynasty?

Astralis are the most successful organisation in the history of Counter-Strike. That is undeniable; the litany of tournament wins, the months upon months spent at the very top of the world rankings, the Majors to their name. Four Majors to be precise, the last three they have won on the bounce. At this point, with two years having passed since the last, it is almost difficult to remember anyone but Astralis winning a major; indeed, many newer fans of the game watching now will have never experienced anyone other than