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I am a 68 year old man born in Brooklyn, New York and living for decades in Ithaca, NY. I also have 10 years each with homes in @San Ramon, Costa Rica and @Austin, Texas. My present and future dreams are in #Africa and I am setting up a base in @CapeTown, South Africa. #notmytimetodie #supportmymiracle #childofimmigrants #latebloomer. I was told a year ago that I would certainly die if I did not have not follow the standard treatment of care. I rejected both dialysis and a transplant and am

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

Entropiq shock Heroic to lock in Legends Stage spot

An exciting series between Entropiq and Heroic was concluded in favor of the underdog team, 2-1, to ensure their advancement to the Legends Stage where the likes of Natus Vincere, Liquid, and G2 await. Heroic was in a great spot to close out the series in two, having won their opponent's map pick of Ancient and taken a 6-1 lead on the T side of Nuke, but Dmitry "⁠hooch⁠" Bogdanov's men didn't give up. Fearless play on the offensive sides of Nuke and Mirage got Entropiq back into the game

Photos: Players take to shared stage area on day two in Stockholm

Take a look at some of the photos captured by HLTV.org's photographers in Sweden on the second day of the Challengers Stage. PGL Major Stockholm's second day of the Challenger Stage saw teams playing on the main stream move out of their practice rooms and take to the shared stage area, where Josip "brcho" Brtan and Radoslaw "MAKKU" Makuch were able to capture the emotions of players as they looked to advance to the Legends Stage, or fought to stave off elimination. The pair photographed moments of FaZe's match against

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

roeJ: “Whatever happens now, we can be nothing but proud of what we have accomplished”

This time last month, you would have been hard-pressed to find anyone believing that Copenhagen Flames would be making an appearance in the PGL Major's Legends Stage, but such has been the incredible story of the Danish squad who have taken the world by surprise. With a flawless run in the IEM Fall group stage, featuring wins over names such as G2 and BIG, the team found themselves just one step away from a place in the Challengers stage and went on to lock in their spot with a narrow

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

Bringing Brazil to the Major: How 21 players fought their way to the biggest stage

The PGL Stockholm Major will have the most Brazilian representatives in Major history. At 21 players, this is 6 more than at StarLadder Berlin, the tournament which previously featured the most Brazilian players. When it comes to the top 16 stage, Stockholm has not yet passed the highest number of participants, but considering only half of those teams have been decided and we are already over halfway there, the odds are that this Major will see the most Brazilian attendees any way you slice it. But how did Brazil get

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

adreN to miss PGL Major Stockholm

Eric "⁠adreN⁠" Hoag has announced that he will not attend PGL Major Stockholm with Liquid as he prepares for the birth of his child, leaving the team's manager, jokasteve, to take his place. The loss of adreN comes as a big blow to Liquid ahead of the Major as the team have looked a more cohesive unit in recent weeks, with Keith "⁠NAF⁠" Markovic and Jake "⁠Stewie2K⁠" Yip both putting up numbers reminiscent of their glory days. adreN will not stand behind Liquid as they fight for a Major crown