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ENCE’s BLAST hopes dashed after exiting Nordic Masters group stage

ENCE's form continued to decline since qualifying for the ESL Pro League playoffs as they were eliminated in dead last place from the Nordic Masters Fall 2021. This comes not long after the team were bested 2-1 in the Malta Vibes final last week by Entropiq, meaning they have now lost their last three matches since the success of their ESL Pro League group campaign. Marco "⁠Snappi⁠" Pfeiffer and his team kicked off the GSL best-of-one group with a match against world #57 Dignitas, taking on the Swedes on Nuke.

ESL Pro League S14 Group D preview

ESL Pro League Season 14's Group D is set to begin this Wednesday, September 1. It is the final of four groups in this season of EPL, with six teams playing in a round-robin format and competing for three spots in the twelve-team playoffs. Alongside partner teams NIP and Liquid, the group features two world ranking invites Gambit and FURIA and ESEA Premier teams Entropiq and TeamOne. In this preview, we will cover each team within Group D and break down the main storylines for them coming into this event.

Entropiq defeat ENCE 2-1 in Malta Vibes grand final

The European squad will feel they had the series in their hands after bagging themselves a favourable veto, and they lead 15-7 on the Entropiq pick of Dust2 before they lost 12 of the next 13 rounds to throw the map in overtime. ENCE's pick of Ancient was closer than expected, with Entropiq managing to keep the map tight despite their recent troubles on it before finally falling 16-13. That took us to the decider, Vertigo, and ENCE really didn't put up much of a fight on this one. Entropiq's

Malta Vibes Knockout Series 1 Fantasy: 5 players to consider

The latest Fantasy game is live, with 190 players to choose from. PlatoAi. Web3 Reimagined. Data Intelligence Amplified. Click here to access. Source: https://www.hltv.org/news/32170/malta-vibes-knockout-series-1-fantasy-5-players-to-consider

Entropiq, Endpoint, O PLANO among teams to play Malta Vibes Knockout Series 1

The trio join five other teams that received direct invites to compete in Stage 2. PlatoAi. Web3 Reimagined. Data Intelligence Amplified. Click here to access. Source: https://www.hltv.org/news/32168/entropiq-endpoint-o-plano-among-teams-to-play-malta-vibes-knockout-series-1

ESL Pro League Season 14 team list set

The 24 teams that will compete at ESL Pro League Season 14 have been set in stone with the addition of the top squads in the ESL World Ranking, as the final seven invites to the tournament were handed out to the highest placed teams outside of those already qualified. The IEM Cologne quarter-finalists, Gambit, were the first to be included, followed by Heroic, Virtus.pro, BIG and FURIA, four top 10 teams in the ranking used to hand out invites, with Spirit and OG remaining as the last two to

Eden Esports announce $300,000 Malta Vibes Knockout Series

Eden Esports have announced their newest tournament series called the 'Malta Vibes Knockout Series', which will award $300,000 and twelve bootcamp packages in Malta across six monthly tournaments taking place from August-January. The first event will run following the end of the summer tournament break, from August 16-26. The series will be part of the $3 million Elisa Champion of Champions Tour — also featuring Home Sweet Home, Elisa Invitational, and Funspark events —, and have points on offer in the circuit's ranking, which will determine the participants of the

ESL Pro League season 14 to be played online due to travel restrictions

ESL Pro League season 14 will be held online due to the uncertainty surrounding COVID-related travel restrictions, the tournament organizer announced today. The next season of the CS:GO Pro League was meant to take place in Malta. But now, all 24 teams will have to play the tournament remotely from Europe. ESL made this decision alongside the EPL Player Council and the Counter-Strike Professional Players’ Association (CSPPA). The tournament will be played under the same conditions as ESL Pro League season 13, which saw Heroic take down Gambit in the

ESL Pro League Season 14 to take place online

ESL Pro League Season 14, which was meant to take place in Malta, will be run entirely online due to COVID-related travel restrictions, it has been announced. All 24 participating teams, seven of whom are yet to be revealed, will play the tournament remotely from within Europe. The organizers have cited "different conditions compared to IEM Cologne" stemming from the rise of the delta variant of COVID-19 across Europe and the lack of local governing support as the reasons for the return to an online setting following a successful and

Cologne victory brings NAVI one win away from Intel Grand Slam title

A 3-0 sweep of G2 in the grand final of IEM Cologne sees Natus Vincere move within reach of winning Intel Grand Slam (IGS) Season 3. The $1,000,000 IGS prize is given out to the team that proves to be dominant at the highest level and was previously won by Astralis in 2018 and Liquid in 2019. However, Natus Vincere are looking determined to join the exclusive group, with their first chance to do so at ESL Pro League Season 14. NAVI claimed trophies at the last LAN of 2020