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Fiend claim Elisa Invitational Fall title over Copenhagen Flames

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

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

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

Philadelphia Fusion, London Spitfire hire new head coaches

Most of the focus during the Overwatch League offseason is normally on player moves, but building a better coaching staff is also critically important for future success. Both the Philadelphia Fusion and London Spitfire announced new head coach additions earlier today.  London instated Christopher “ChrisTFer” Graham, a former assistant coach for the Fusion, as its new head coach. Meanwhile, Philadelphia promoted Cho “J1N” Hyo-jin to head coach from its Overwatch Contenders academy team.  ChrisTFer was a former player in competitive Overwatch’s early years who later moved on to coaching, working

fnatic, FPX top IEM Winter Open Qualifier 1

Squads that crashed out of the IEM Fall Regional Major Ranking tournament early and failed to qualify for the Major, fnatic and FunPlus Phoenix, bounced back on Sunday with a successful run through the IEM Winter open qualifier gauntlet. The British-Swedish side that used Owen "⁠smooya⁠" Butterfield as a stand-in and the European mixture led by Luka "⁠emi⁠" Vuković have joined ENCE, Spirit, mousesports, and Complexity in the closed qualifier, with the final two teams set to be decided through the second open qualifier on October 15-16. smooya won't be

NIP defeat ENCE 3-1 to win IEM Fall Europe

NIP have been crowned the IEM Fall Europe champions after defeating ENCE in a best-of-five match that was inconsequential in regards to the Major — where they will be the only Swedish team in contention —, but gave the victor a larger portion of the $105,000 prize pool. Read more PGL Major Stockholm team list finalized as Copenhagen Flames claim last spot NIP’s final victory was the cherry on top of a perfect tournament as they went undefeated in all stages, bagging five best-of-ones in the group stage followed by

fnatic bench Jackinho

fnatic have announced the removal of Jack "⁠Jackinho⁠" Ström Mattsson from the active roster, ending the Swede’s 10-month tenure in the starting lineup which began when he was brought on to fill Robin "⁠flusha⁠" Rönnquist's shoes at the beginning of the year. Jackinho’s start with fnatic was a bumpy one, as he wasn’t immediately given the AWP, his preferred weapon, while Jesper "⁠JW⁠" Wecksell and the rest of the team adjusted to the new change. After some time the 22-year-old was finally given the main sniper role in the team,

Heroic secure Major spot, Movistar Riders move on to playoffs at IEM

With the results of the Group B's final matches going the way of Astralis, Movistar Riders and Heroic, three teams finished the group 3-2 and tiebreaker matches decided the final placings of the group. The tiebreakers decided whether Sinners, Heroic and Movistar Riders would progress to the playoffs, play in the 9th-12th decider bracket, or be eliminated. The Spanish team came out on top with two victories and finished second in Group B, while Heroic managed to send Sinners packing in fourth place, despite the result not impacting their own