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PGL Major Stockholm Challengers Stage first-round matchups drawn

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Time Stamp: October 18, 2021 2:34 PM - Modified On: October 18, 2021 - Published By:
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An all-Danish clash will start the tournament, followed shortly by a match between BIG and Virtus.pro. The initial matchups for the first Swiss stage of PGL Major Stockholm have been unveiled by the tournament organizer. A game between Astralis and Copenhagen Flames will start the action on the main stream while FaZe and Spirit face off on the secondary one. However, the most interesting initial match is expected to be the one between BIG and Virtus.pro as the teams ranked 12th and 13th cross paths early. BIG have drawn a

FL1T, almazer and liTTle leave forZe

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Time Stamp: October 18, 2021 11:36 AM - Modified On: October 18, 2021 - Published By:
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Evgeny "⁠FL1T⁠" Lebedev and Almaz "⁠almazer⁠" Asadullin have today been removed from forZe's active roster, it was announced via Twitter, the former being moved to inactive status and the latter listed for transfer. The announcement stated that coach Anatoliy "⁠liTTle⁠" Yashin would also be leaving the team. The news comes off the back of a mixed year for the Russian squad, who have seen highs such as winning Spring Sweet Spring back in May and their unexpected ESL Pro League showing, but they recently failed to qualify for the Stockholm

K23 and 9z finalize IEM Winter Europe closed qualifier

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Time Stamp: October 16, 2021 5:31 PM - Modified On: October 16, 2021 - Published By:
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The second and final European open qualifier for IEM Winter has concluded, with K23 and 9z winning their respective brackets and advancing to the closed qualifier. They will join fnatic and FunPlus Phoenix, who qualified from the first open qualifier, as well as four invited teams Complexity, ENCE, MOUZ, and Spirit in a double elimination bracket to determine three teams that will advance to the IEM Winter LAN set to take place somewhere in Europe in early December. K23 are quickly adapting to their new lineup The second qualifier featured

Fiend claim Elisa Invitational Fall title over Copenhagen Flames

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Time Stamp: October 15, 2021 4:14 PM - Modified On: October 15, 2021 - Published By:
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Powerhouse squads set for the Major such as Gambit, BIG, and ENCE were invited to the playoffs of the $100,000 Elisa Invitational Fall, but it was two group stage teams in Fiend and Copenhagen Flames that battled against the odds to reach the grand final. In a rematch of the Major-spot deciding game from IEM Fall, Fiend got their revenge on Copenhagen Flames with a dominant 2-0 (16-2 Inferno, 16-8 Nuke), and bagged $50,000 for their troubles. Fiend will take home $50,000 for winning the tournament Fiend's in-game leader Kamen

forZe edge past BLINK to win Gjirafa50 Masters League Season 2 Finals

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Time Stamp: October 10, 2021 5:27 PM - Modified On: October 10, 2021 - Published By:
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forZe have claimed victory in Tirana, Albania at the Gjirafa50 Masters League Season 2 Finals, completing a run through the lower bracket of the double-elimination event by scraping past BLINK in the grand final. The four-team tournament, whose competitors all qualified from the online stage, offered a prize pool of $70,972, with BLINK being the sole home squad in attendance. Andrey "⁠Jerry⁠" Mekhryakov's men kicked the tournament off in poor form, losing their opening match in rather one-sided fashion to AVE, but managed to recover with a win over Trasko

device secures first MVP with NIP at IEM Fall Europe

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Time Stamp: October 10, 2021 4:32 PM - Modified On: October 10, 2021 - Published By:
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Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz in prime form propelled NIP to their first notable trophy since IEM Oakland 2017 and in turn earned himself the highest individual accolade — the MVP award by HLTV & Bitskins. With a 1.35 rating across 15 maps played, device was a standout player at the event, and his good showings were crucial to NIP as he posted a positive K-D in every map his team won. device again has three MVPs more than s1mple The 26-year-old stood out in a number of statistical categories at IEM

AdreN, mou exit K23

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Time Stamp: October 3, 2021 1:23 PM - Modified On: October 3, 2021 - Published By:
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The duo parted ways with the team after failing to secure a spot at the PGL Stockholm Major. Dauren "⁠AdreN⁠" Kystaubayev and Rustem "⁠mou⁠" Telepov are no longer a part of K23, the team announced on Sunday. The two Kazakh players that previously cooperated in HellRaisers and Gambit are now back on the market. K23 were in contention for a Major spot ahead of IEM Fall thanks to respectable placings at the two previous Major ranking events in 2021, but failing to secure any points at the final RMR ended

sh1ro awarded IEM Fall CIS MVP

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Time Stamp: October 3, 2021 9:51 AM - Modified On: October 3, 2021 - Published By:
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Gambit's AWPer sh1ro has played an outstanding event at the final RMR tournament for the CIS region which sees him awarded with the MVP award by HLTV & Bitskins. This is just the second MVP the 20-year-old player has secured in his career, with his previous one coming from IEM Katowice 2021, which Gambit won over Virtus.pro. sh1ro adds a second MVP to his collection sh1ro stood out in a number of categories at the event, topping the leaderboards for Rating (1.45), K-D (+105), KPR (0.89), DPR (0.47), KAST (77.9%),

Gambit sweep NAVI to win IEM Fall CIS

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Time Stamp: October 3, 2021 9:15 AM - Modified On: October 3, 2021 - Published By:
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Gambit won the CIS derby against Natus Vincere with a 2-0 scoreline (16-7 Overpass, 16-11 Mirage) which will serve as a confidence booster ahead of the PGL Stockholm Major. Vladislav "⁠nafany⁠" Gorshkov downplayed the importance of the grand final win in the post-match interview, seeing that there was little to play for either team, but Gambit will surely use the victory as a confidence booster ahead of their next challenge — the PGL Stockholm Major. Gambit made quick work of NAVI in the grand final Both teams had secured their