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Finnish Counter-Strike team ENCE secured Dreamhack Winter title after a 2-0 win over Bravado Gaming. The team has looked strong and has intermittently strong performances. They won the Starseries & I-League Season 6 in October and now they add another title. With Dreamhack Winter 2018 firmly under their belt, we can say that ENCE is quickly climbing up the ranks of Tier two teams. This team has a great combination of young firepower and the veteran experience from Allu. And yet, we constantly

The SuperNova Malta 2018 tournament is a $150,000 four day tournament featuring a total of eight teams. The teams Play in a Double elimination GSL Format with the playoffs being single elimination Best of Three matches. With the Group stages over, we are now down to the last four teams in the event. Day 2 of the tournament saw NRG and BIG gaming secure the last two playoff spots. NRG won their elimination match against Virtus Pro. in Group B, BIG Gaming won

Dreamhack Mumbai 2018 is by far the biggest esports event in India. The tournament has already announced the participation of South East Asian team, Mineski. The Mineski team is the best team in the region and their participation definitely adds a lot of hype to the event. Dreamhack is partnering with Viacom18 an Indian Media company to host the tournament. https://www.facebook.com/Believe10/photos/a.578848978906034/929810753809853/?type=3&theater Dreamhack Mumbai 2018 will see a plethora of other activities in addition to the main events. These include music performances, BYOC tournaments

ESL One Cologne is one of the most well-known and consistent tournaments in esports. ESL One Cologne started off as a risk for the tournament organisers. However, their belief in the region and the development of esports has helped the growth of Counter-Strike and esports in general. ESL One Cologne 2019 will take place on July 5-7, 2019 at the Lanxess Arena. It will feature a prize pool of $300,000. The 'Cathedral of Counter-strike' will feature the world's best teams in attendance. With

G2 esports has announced changes to its Counter-Strike roster. The team will move Edouard Smithzz Dubourdeaux and Kevin Ex6tenz  Droolans to the inactive roster. Replacing the two on the team will be two players from 3DMAX. The two players joining the team are Audric "JaCkz" Jug and Lucas "Lucky" Chastang. https://twitter.com/G2esports/status/1067116515454066688 This decision comes after months of poor results and the lack of any real positives for the team. Despite giving Ex6tenz enough time with the squad, they were unable to show improvement.

Made in Brazil player, Fernando "fer" Alvarenga is ruled out of the Blast Pro Series Lisbon. The player will be out of the tournament due to medical reasons. The player will undergo surgery for his right ear on the 14th of December. In an interview to ESPN Brasil, Fer confirms that he will not be taking part in the Blast Pro Series Lisbon Tournament. Blast Pro Series Lisbon will take place on the 14th and 15th of December at the Altice Arena. It

Danish team Heroic has emerged as the winners of the Toyota Master Bangkok tournament. They defeated Chinese team Tyloo 3-2 in the Grand finals of the event. The tournament was held in the Indoor stadium Huanmark in Bangkok. The $100,000 event had a best of five Grand finals which saw Heroic compete against the Chinese team Tyloo. They won the series 3-2 and claim the prize of being the Toyota Master Bangkok. Throughout the series, the games were extremely close. The first two

Danish team Astralis has asserted its dominance yet again on the International stage. Astralis won ECS Season 6 LAN finals. This is their third tournament victory since winning the FaceIT Major. They faced Made in Brazil in the Grand finals. While the individual maps were close, the final score of the series was 2-0.   For Made in Brazil, this performance definitely raises hopes for the team's future. They have been improving with each tournament and they also have much better results now.

Renegades is the first team to receive an invite to IEM Sydney 2019. Considering the event takes place in Sydney, Australia, it is only fitting that the Australian team receives the first invite. ESL has hosted tournaments all over the world and one of the most successful of these new venues in Sydney. IEM Sydney [ previously ESL One Sydney ] has drawn massive live audiences and a very energetic one at that too. The tournament sees a lot of support for Renegades,

Recently Niko from Faze Clan made some allegations on social media. These allegations were against several players, but it also included the current CS: GO Major Champions, Astralis. The allegation was on Twitter and this points to potentially Astralis using unfair vision settings in order to gain an advantage over smoke grenades in the game. https://twitter.com/fazeniko/status/1065730619597033472?s=09 The tweet drew sharp responses from the community as well as several professional players in the game. They were unsure whether Astralis actually uses such unfair means

The first day of Esports Championship Series Season 6 LAN has come to an end. Two teams have already secured their place in the semifinals: Made in Brazil and Ninjas in Pyjamas. Made in Brazil definitely looks much stronger than their former selves. The team has been under the guidance of YNK for several months now. We did see glimpses of their performance at the Major, but with limited practice time before the Major, it was not fully efficient. YNK helped the team

Team Ukraine has pulled out of the WESG 2018 LAN Finals. The winners of WESG 2017's decision not to attend WESG 2018 LAN finals was a huge shock for the tournament organisers. Team Ukraine won WESG 2017 EU and CIS LAN finals last year. They had the same lineup [ with Markeloff playing in place of Ange1]. They declined the tournament organiser's invitation and that leaves the event one team short. There is only one month left for the event and this news

The Esports Championship Series Season 6 is set to start in a few hours. The best teams in the world will compete at the Esports Stadium in Arlington. With a total prize pool of $660,000, this tournament is the culmination of one of the two biggest leagues in Counterstrike. The tournament will see a total of eight teams compete in a double elimination GSL Format. The eight teams will play out in two groups of four teams each. Each team gets two chances

RFRSH Entertainment is one of the biggest investors in the Counter-Strike esports scene. They hold ownership of Astralis as well as the Blast Pro series. Until recently, they were also the owners of the Heroic brand and team. The Denmark based organisation confirmed earlier that they will comply with the WESA regulations. https://twitter.com/Pimp_CSGO/status/1063412467773173762 WESA's ruling in mid-2017 meant that organisations with multiple team ownership would not be allowed to play int he same event. RFRSH former team Godsent shut down operations earlier this

Recently, the Blast Pro series announces multiple tournaments all over the world. The new locations for future Blast Pro Series events include Lisbon, Sao Paolo, Miami and Madrid. The Lisbon event will start on the 14th of December 2018. It has a prize pool of $250,000. Blast Pro series Lisbon will see a total of 6 teams in participation. They will compete in a single Group and a Round Robin format. The top two teams will then play in the Grand finals competing

ESL has announced the IEM Sydney tournament for the upcoming year. IEM Sydney 2019 will take place at the Olympic Park’s Qudos Bank Arena from Friday, May 3 to Sunday, May 5. ESL started hosting the IEM Sydney tournament in 2017. The event quickly gained a reputation for being one of the top events in the region. With attendance from several top-tier teams and a boisterous crowd, IEM Sydney 2019 is a trademark event in the CS:GO calendar. IEM Sydney is quickly becoming

FaceIT London Major Champions Astralis proved their worth once again after a dominant 3-0 victory over Team Liquid. The Danish squad has looked weak and out of form this tournament, but even this version fo Astralis is more than enough to secure the trophy for Astralis. Team Astralis is the perfect example of what a team can do with excellent skill management and efficiency. The Danish squad is extremely efficient with their movement and positioning, which leads them to have a higher impact

The penultimate day at IEM Chicago 2018 saw some really exciting Counter-Strike throughout the day. The first semifinal was between Astralis and Fnatic and it went down to the wire. Astralis and Fnatic: An exciting thriller of a series. Both the teams won their respective map picks, although the final score was way too close for comfort. The first map saw Astralis win Dust 2 with a score of 16-14. It was not until the very last round that we had an idea

An organisation which has deep roots in esports by now, RFRSH Entertainment has managed to raise $10.5 million in funding. The new round of funding saw the Danish Growth Fund, Creandum, and Sunstone take the lead. RFSH has varied interests in esports including ownership of Counter-Strike Global Offensive team Astralis and the Blast Pro Series. It’s an organization with unmatched experience and skills, representing deep know-how and experience in the industry and the challenges that lie within the biggest and fastest growing sub-culture

Esports tournament organiser ESL is known to expand its horizons on a regular basis. The company has hosted events in various new venues on a regular basis. The event organiser has been able to create successful events repeatedly. They also have collaborations with the Katowice Government as they hold ESL One Katowice every year. In fact, ESL One Katowice will be a Counter-Strike Major for 2019. The tournament will be held at the Romexpo Indoor Arena. It will be a part of the