Two years since the last Counter Strike: Global Offensive Major, PGL has announced the Stockholm Major, to take place in front of a live audience.
Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo has had a long and storied career in CS:GO, one which now takes him to Team Liquid.
ESL has announced changes for the 2021 edition of IEM Katowice, which includes the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament.
A strong showing from the player's union, stern opposition from the tournament organiser, and silence from the developers: when the BLAST Autumn finals became the stage for a battle over data confidentiality.
During a competitive CS:GO match, most have their eyes glued to their screen, player and coach alike. However, the Brazilians of MIBR had other ideas, instead preferring to watch their own match on the official stream, despite a delay of several minutes.
Twenty-four teams will contest the biggest CS:GO event of the year so far. Here's the talent that will be guiding you through IEM Katowice 2021.
In a battle of two titanic European CS:GO teams, French outfit Team Vitality completed a reverse-sweep victory over Natus Vincere.
Esports historian and well-known analyst Duncan "Thorin" Shields has agreed to a consultancy role with Guild Esports, the organization that sports David Beckham as an investor.
What's better than having one Kovač on your team? Simple: two Kovač players! The eternal kings of recruitment announcements, G2 have dealt a major blow to their competitors by recruiting one of esports' top names.
DreamHack Open Fall continues to take place on a uniquely online environment. Both Vitality and G2 had qualified for the playoffs and could start dreaming of the title. But while Vitality are going strong in the Upper Bracket, G2 have seen a run through the Lower Bracket cut short.
The Spanish organisation Team Heretics has opted to keep it French moving forward in CS:GO. Following Nivera’s departure for Team Vitality, Heretics has picked up Python, another French player. While not widely known by the community, he is already familiar with several players on the roster.
What was rumoured has now come to pass: Nabil "Nivera" Benrlitom has joined the French side Vitality, who are now operating with a roster of six.
The Dane, Patrick Hansen, will wear the colours of the historic North-American esports organisation. He leaves Astralis, a team that has only just put itself back on the road to recovery, in a move that raises further questions about the effectiveness of an expanded roster.
100 Thieves have confirmed their exit from competitive CS:GO, with CEO Matthew "Nadeshot" Haag citing ambiguity and uncertainty in the scene as the reasons.
FaZe Clan are the European champions of IEM New York 2020. This year, the competition was split into separate regions due to the pandemic, but this still represents a significant achievement for the European side, who will receive $70,000 and 400 ESL Pro Tour points for their win.
Despite complicated times, Astralis won the twelfth edition of the European ESL Pro League. The win is vindication for the best team in the world, after critics questioned the viability of a 7-player roster model.
In a move set to shake up the scene, the Esports Integrity Commission have announced the suspensions of 37 coaches from all over the world. The reason: exploiting a bug that allowed them to cheat, leading to a wave of temporary exclusions from the biggest tournaments in Counter-Strike.
The Chinese organization, FunPlus Phoenix, wants to be ambitious on the European market. It has appointed a new General Manager who will take care of the Valorant and CS:GO teams.
Cloud 9 signed Mezii and woxic, joining Alex in their new CS:GO roster.
The Brazilian CS:GO team is in a tough spot with only two active players left and three weeks before the IEM in New York.
In a huge coup for the North American organization, Cloud 9 have signed Alex "ALEX" McMeekin from Team Vitality to assume the role of captain and in-game leader of their rebuilt CS:GO roster.
Originally scheduled for May 11-14, then postponed to November, the ESL One Rio Major 2020 has now been cancelled. The $2m tournament becomes the latest in a long line to be affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic.
After a six-year career as a widely respected commentator, Henry 'HenryG' Greer has hung up the mic for a new role in reshaping Cloud9's CS:GO operations.
Caught with their hands in the jar, or there abouts, ESL has banned three coaches from its CS:GO events. This move puts additional strain on a professional scene still struggling with player burnout, a lack of lan events, and the impacts of a global pandemic.
Finn Andersen has played Counter-Strike competitively for more than 15 years. Having represented some of the biggest orgs in the scene — Fnatic, Astralis, FaZe Clan — he currently plies his trade in mousesports. The 30-year old Dane has seen it all, but Covid-19 has caught him off-guard
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