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He’s s1mply the best – What we’ve learned from IEM Cologne 2021
A change of power was imminent with some old names rising through the world rankings once more. Here is what we’ve learned from IEM Cologne 2021. The best in the world You just can’t get around it. Aleksandr ‘S1mple’ Kostyliev is the best player in the world at the moment, dropping a whopping 1.51 HLTV … Continued
Has G2 Esports sharpened their knife? – IEM Cologne 2021 Playoffs preview
Recently we took a look at who was expected to make it out of groups and to no surprise Gambit and Natus Vincere were able to get through. Gambit did struggle to get that first seed out of the group though and are joined in the playoffs by yet a third CIS team. Will … Continued
Will CIS also dominate offline? – IEM Cologne 2021 Group Stage preview
As was the case last year, Cologne will be without the abundance of fans in the venue, but that doesn’t mean the matches are any less interesting. Luckily ESL made sure the players were in a LAN environment, creating routines and safety measures to let the players be on site, yet with as little risk … Continued
What we’ve learned from IEM Summer 2021
Going in to the tournament Gambit was one of the favorites to win the tournament, but how did the other teams perform? Gambit winning? What a surprise … Well after the group stage concluded, some might have argued they were looking weaker than they did before, possibly struggling to hold on to their number one … Continued
How Dexter has revitalized mousesports
Mousesports seem to be rising to the top once more, now finally adjusting to their roster shuffle earlier this year. With Christopher ‘Dexter’ Nong coming over from Renegades, the team has a new In-game Leader to fill up the gap left by Chris ‘ChrisJ’ de Jong. What makes the team perform so well with new … Continued
MKers surprise many in the Six Invitational Group Stage
With the group stage of the Six Invitational 2021 concluded, some teams will be booted out of France relatively soon. MKers however, the only team present that isn’t playing in a top league, has made it into the playoffs and have amazed many with their performance. They are not the only surprise to come out … Continued
Opinion: How Valve can further improve CS:GO matchmaking
Valve has made great steps in recent years to keep their game healthy. However, there are still some things that require a little bit of a change. Do you remember the days where it was way too easy to get Global Elite in CS:GO? Well I do and back then, it really wasn’t much to … Continued
Players to watch from each region during the Rainbow Six Invitational 2021
With the Six Invitational soon to start, there are many different nationalities and personalities converging on Paris to play their hearts out and go for the coveted title. Three times’ the charm One of the most known players to return into competitive Rainbow Six Siege is of course none other than Troy ‘Canadian’ Jaroslawski, a … Continued
Who’ll reign supreme at the Six Invitational 2021?
The Six Invitational was supposed to be held down in February, yet with the ongoing pandemic and strict border closures in France, Ubisoft had no other option than postponing the event. The biggest Ubisoft Esports event of the year is soon to start again however, after being postponed and moving continents. The players are hyped … Continued
Will we see an Astralis comeback or more CIS dominance at DreamHack Masters Spring 2021?
DreamHack Masters Spring 2021 will take one and a half weeks with 16 teams fighting for their share of the $250.000 prize pool. Who could rise to the top and who seems to be in a downward spiral? The new Astralis era A lot of people are looking forward to seeing Astralis play without their … Continued
Esports Legends: f0rest
Today we’re looking at Patrick ‘f0rest’ Lindberg, a man that brought greatness to both Fnatic and Ninjas in Pyjamas and seemed to be unbeatable to many. Despite having won just a single Major, our Legend of today is seen as one of the best players of all time. Having a lengthy career spanning from early … Continued
Esports Legends: Zeus
Today’s Legend has won just one Major in CounterStrike Global Offensive, yet he has won three in just one year in the 1.6 era. Towards the later stages of his career, he was regarded to be a great strategist, yet a lesser fragger. It is time to showcase one of Ukraine’s biggest Legends: Danylo ‘Zeus’ … Continued
Which teams will shine at BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2021?
With BLAST still pushing out amazing production quality and a bunch of events, big teams are ready to jump onto another opportunity to play in one of their tournaments. The next one on the calendar is the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2021, held from the 13th of April until the 18th. With some of the … Continued
EPL Season 13 Group C & D: Gambit stronger than ever, Astralis rise up again
With groups A and B already showing that some of the best teams can’t get through easily, all eyes were set on the remaining two groups. Would more great teams tumble and fall? After seeing Vitality and BIG, both top ten teams, falling short of playoffs already showed that this format is brutal and anybody … Continued
OG change up roster yet again as they bench ISSAA
Esports organization continues to shake up its CS:GO roster, as they’ve now decided to move ISSAA to the bench. With the online era continuing for the time being, some teams seem to struggle. A bunch of teams have focused on having all the players at bootcamp locations in Europe, yet that was not a possibility … Continued
Professional R6 player Canadian retires after successful career
He’s been at the top of the Rainbow Six scene for five years, but now Troy ‘Canadian’ Jaroslawski has decided to step down from active play. The two time Six Invitational winner is among the best the game has ever seen. Coming quite quickly after another legendary player in the form of Niclas ‘Pengu’ Moritzen … Continued
T1 picks up Korean Rainbow Six roster as the Asian scene keeps on growing
With the Asian Rainbow Six Siege scene ever increasing, T1 looks to grow some talent of their own and looks into competing at the highest level. The organisation has picked up the team formerly known as OhHamMa, who placed 3rd/4th at the most recent Korean Open. The Japan League prize pool increased to almost $300.000 … Continued
Rainbow Six poaching investigation turns into match-fixing scandal
With the global Rainbow Six scene ever growing, some teams try to take advantage of the increased stakes, as was the case with the Mexican team Estral Esports. At first, Ubisoft looked into Oscar ‘Toski’ Sepúlveda as he was suspected of poaching, which in itself is already a punishable offense. Yet the investigation revealed much … Continued