Category: CS:GO

  • The ESL Pro League: Who to watch

    The ESL Pro League: Who to watch

    The ESL Pro League Season 11 for CS:GO is in full swing. The league was recently changed to take into account the COVID-19 epidemic. With the changes in place, the ESL Pro League has been reseeded into regional groups, with NA in their own group. Group A Group A will kick off the first matches […]

  • Flashpoint 1: Groups Preview

    Flashpoint 1: Groups Preview

    Flashpoint 1’s first-ever live group draw was as hype as expected. The League that styles itself upon professional wrestling was as dramatic as could be expected. The twelve teams were all drawn into three different groups, with each having their turn to verbally swing at the representative next to them. Then came the veto system, […]

  • ESL Pro League to be played online due to COVID-19

    ESL Pro League to be played online due to COVID-19

    ESL has announced today that the CS:GO ESL Pro League will no longer be hosted in Denver due to COVID-19. The event was due to be played over several weeks in Denver, Colorado, but due to fears over COVID-19, they’ve moved it online. ESL has been planning on moving the big event to a smaller […]

  • GuardiaN to join Dignitas as a stand-in

    GuardiaN to join Dignitas as a stand-in

    Dignitas has announced that Ladislav “GuardiaN” Kovács will stand-in at the FLASHPOINT 1 LAN, beginning 13th March. GuardiaN joins Dignitas after he has come from Natus Vincere on loan. He will replace Håkon “hallzerk” Fjærli, who has visa issues. GuardiaN will join the line-up this weekend as they play in the inaugural games of FLASHPOINT 1. The […]

  • FLASHPOINT cancels Stockholm playoffs, LA to host instead

    FLASHPOINT cancels Stockholm playoffs, LA to host instead

    FLASHPOINT is another name that has fallen victim to the COVID-19 cancellations. The CS:GO tournament provider has announced they will cancel their Stockholm event, in favour of a smaller venue in Los Angeles. Although, this is the only major change FLASHPOINT has announced so far. FLASHPOINT has collaborated with the CSPPA, the Counter-strike Professional Players’ […]

  • Na’Vi win IEM Katowice 2020 in a grand clean sweep

    Na’Vi win IEM Katowice 2020 in a grand clean sweep

    Na’Vi has won their first-ever IEM Katowice trophy after an astonishing 3-0 series over G2 Esports. Natus Vincere takes home $250,000 USD, a point on the Intel Grand Slam Season 3, and Pro Tour points. The best part of this reward is that they came into the tournament shakey, but as the tournament progressed they […]

  • 100 Thieves eliminated from IEM Katowice 2020 – but what a run

    100 Thieves eliminated from IEM Katowice 2020 – but what a run

    100 Thieves has had such an impressive run throughout IEM Katowice 2020. Although their journey has ended at the Quarter Final at the hands of Fnatic, in the context of their world ranking they have certainly punched above their weight. The underdog run Everyone loves a good underdog run, and 100 Thieves getting this far […]

  • IEM Katowice Playoffs: Groups confirmed

    IEM Katowice Playoffs: Groups confirmed

    The IEM Katowice 2020 Group Stages is over and done with. Both Group A and B have their number one, two and three seeds confirmed. The result has come with the usual suspects making it through to the playoffs. However, plenty of big upsets along the way has big teams missing out this time. We […]

  • Endpoint Eliminated From DreamHack Anaheim – But It’s Not All Bad News

    Endpoint Eliminated From DreamHack Anaheim – But It’s Not All Bad News

    DreamHack Anaheim 2020 is currently underway, with the group stages complete and the playoffs continuing for the next few days. However, the biggest news coming out of this event so far is not so much who’s going forward, but how the bottom of Group A finished, as UK team Endpoint managed to avoid the fourth-place […]

  • IEM Katowice 2020: Important stories to watch

    IEM Katowice 2020: Important stories to watch

    IEM Katowice 2020 is right around the corner, and 16 CS:GO teams from around the world are looking towards the event with deserved anticipation. Katowice will be first big event of the year and with it comes a shot at $500,000 USD. In addition, this is the first event of the year that attributes to […]