Category: CS-GO

Liquid CS:GO Roster 2022 – adreN Missing ESL Pro League Partly

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Heading into an event, a coach can be an essential part for a team. Indeed, considering the strategy behind CS:GO, there’s definitely merit to this. Considering this, the Liquid CS:GO Roster 2022 will have to miss our on having a coach for a week or so – read on to learn why!

Liquid CS:GO Roster 2022 – Any Replacements?

Credits: ESL

Specifically, it seems like the coach of Eric “adreN” Hoag for Team Liquid will not be present in at the Offline venue in Dusseldorf, Germany. Not due to health reasons, the individual is handling personal issues. Instead, he’ll be assisting the team upon returning on March 27th.

Meanwhile, general manager Steve “jokasteve” Perino will act as head coach for the roster:

  • Jonathan “EliGe” Jablonowski
  • Keith “NAF” Markovic
  • Joshua “oSee” Ohm
  • Richard “shox” Papillon
  • Nicholas “nitr0″ Cannella
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Credits: ESL

The discussion in the community is whether or not this will affect the team’s performance in the opening week of the ESL Pro League. Having gone through some rebuilding before the event, we can’t wait to see how this team performs.

They look to improve over their past performances, returning to winning form:

  • 13-16th @ IEM XVI Katowice
  • 10-12th @ BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022
  • 4th @ BLAST Premier World Final 2021
  • 7-8th @ Intel Extreme Masters XVI Winter

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GODSENT CS:GO Roster 2022 – Benching felps for HEN1

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Indeed, with the ESL Pro League Season 15 taking place, teams are doing their best to succeed. Accordingly, the likes of the GODSENT CS:GO Roster 2022 looks to make some noise all the way from Brazil. Read on as we outline a recent change to the roster!

GODSENT CS:GO Roster 2022 – Rumoured Replacements

Credits: GODSENT Twitter

Accordingly, it’s official that the likes of Joao “felps” Vasconcellos has now been benched. Indeed, the former AWPer for the roster doesn’t look like he’ll be competing for the team.

Why the change? Well, following the disappointment at the recent PGL Antwerp 2022 American RMR Open Qualifier, the change came through. Here’s the roster right now:

  • Epitacio “TACO” de Melo
  • Bruno “latto” Rebelatto
  • Bruno “b4rtiN” Camara
  • Eduardo “dumau” Wolkmer
  • Olavo “cky” Napoleao – Coach
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Credits: ESL

Listed to compete at the ESL Pro League Season, they’ve signed Henrique “HEN1″ Teles to the roster. With less then a week left before the Pro League, do they have time to get it together?

Otherwise, they’ll hope to improve over their record as listed below:

  • 9-16th @ PGL Antwerp 2022 American RMR NA Open Qualifier #2
  • 17-20th @ Intel Extreme Masters XVI – Katowice
  • 5-6th @ Intel Extreme Masters XVI Winter

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PGL Antwerp Major Americas RMR – Team List Confirmed

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Accordingly, the next massive vent on the schedule is the PGL Major Antwerp 2022. Indeed, CS:GO teams are contending for qualification to this event. The qualification process is split per region – read on as we discuss the PGL Antwerp Major Americas RMR event below!

PGL Antwerp Major Americas – Ready to Compete

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Specifically, the top 16 teams in this region have qualified for the American RMR event. Earning spots to get to this point, here are the teams seeded below together with their method of qualification:

PGL Major Stockholm 2021

  • FURIA Esports

NA Qualifier #1

  • Complexity Gaming
  • Team Liquid
  • Bad News Bears
  • Team oNe eSports

NA Qualifier #2

  • Party Astronauts
  • Evil Geniuses
  • paiN Gaming

SA Qualifier #1

  • Case Esports
  • Imperial Esports
  • 00Nation
  • 9z Team

SA Qualifier #2

  • MIBR
  • Sao Caetano Esports
  • Isurus
  • Leviatan
ESL Pro League Season 14
Credits: Valve

Accordingly, the American RMR event will kick off on 11th April. Indeed, taking place offline at Bucharest, only the top 6 teams will qualify for the PGL Major Antwerp event.

Moving forward, the PGL Major Antwerp event will take place in May, with $1,000,000 on the line. Once again, PGL is hosting an incredible Major to crown another World Champion.

We’ll be sure to keep track of all the regions and viewership details.

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Virtus.pro CS:GO ESL Pro League – Competing as ‘Outsiders’

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Accordingly, there is a political situation in Europe. Considering this, certain esports events have been affected. Indeed, for Virtus.pro CS:GO ESL Pro League they’ll have to be competing under a different name. Read on as we fill you in below!

Virtus.pro CS:GO ESL Pro League – Following the Rules

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Specifically, due to national ties, the likes of Virtus.pro will now be named as ‘Outsiders’. This will affect the roster with the following roster:

  • Timur “buster” Tulepov
  • Aleksi “Qikert” Golubev
  • Dzhami “Jame” Ali
  • Mareks “YEKINDAR” Galjinskis
  • Evgeniy “FL1T” Lebedev
  • Dastan “dastan” Aqbaev
Credits: ESL

Regardless of the name of the roster, the players will still compete and will hope to improve over their past record:

  • 5-6th @ Intel Extreme Masters XVI – Katowice
  • 3-4th @ Intel Extreme Masters XVI – Winter
  • 5-8th @ PGL Major Stockholm 2021

Although this wil take place, the organization of Virtus.pro is not very content with the decision. However, that won’t stop them from letting their talented players compete for the majority of $823,000 of prize pool.

Indeed, kicking off today, can this roster, competing under ‘Outsiders’ make a move on the European standings?

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G2 Esports CS:GO Roster 2022 – AMANEK Stand-In For ESL Pro League

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Indeed, with the ESL Pro League kicking off within a day, organizations are ready to dive in. However, last second roster changes are sometimes seen. Accordingly, this seems to be the case for the G2 Esports CS:GO Roster 2022!

G2 Esports CS:GO Roster 2022 – Stand-In Once Again

Credits: G2 Esports Twitter

Accordingly, back in January the likes of Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov was signed. Indeed, this resulted in the benching of the likes of Francois “AMANEK” Delaunay.

However, on the bench, this player still has a great function. Accordingly, it has been announced that the likes of substitute will be standing in temporarily.

Specifically, Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen will not be attending the event for the time being due to health reasons. Accordingly, “AMANEK” will be going on the active roster. Here’s the roster heading into the ESL Pro League Season 15 for now:

Credits: ESL
  • Audric “JACKZ” Jug
  • Nemanja “huNter-” Kovac
  • Nikola “NiKo” Kovac
  • Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov
  • Francois “AMANEK” Delaunay
  • Remy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam

Will this change affect the team’s performance?

Most recently they place second at the IEM XVI Katowice event. The community looks to see if they can perhaps climb to a win.

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EU Champions Event Details – A BLAST Premier Qualifier

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Not every team can make it the easy way. Indeed, some teams fight through qualifiers in order to earn a spot at the largest events of the year. Accordingly, this is the nature of the EU Champions Event taking place later this month. Read on as we describe this event!

EU Champions Event Details – Quick Facts

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Credits: ESL

Firstly, here are some facts to digest:

  • Dates: 25th March to 27th March
  • Venue: Online
  • Teams: 8 European Teams
  • Prize: first place earns a seed to the BLAST Spring Showdown

We’re starting to talk about this event with the qualifiers already taking place before this qualifier. Heading into this event, teams like Sprout, Fnatic and ENCE are fighting to have the chance to compete at the EU Champions.

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Credits: ESL

Hence, they have the chance to make it to the BLAST Spring Showdown – a Major nobody wants to miss.

Indeed, the Spring Showdown 2022 will take place in April. Here, over $100,000 will be on the line for the best CS:GO teams in the world to fight over.

We’ll be sure to keep an eye out on the qualifier to figure out who’ll be making it to the main event!

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How to Watch ESL Pro League Season 15 – teams, format, schedule, streams, predictions

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

After Katowice 2022, the Intel Grand Slam must go on. Accordingly, the next event on the horizon for CS:GO is the ESL Pro League Season 15. Indeed, a beloved event, we can’t wait for this massive event to kick off. Read on as we go through all of the viewership details you need below!

Event Background

Credits: ESL Counter-Strike Twitter

What everyone loves about the EPL 15 is the open nature behind it. Indeed, the event is heading over to Cologne in an offline environment. Accordingly, the event will run from 9th March to 10th March, a total of 24 teams will be competing for the stakes of $823,000.

Here are the teams listed below, with their qualification parameters:

Permanent Partner Team

  • Astralis
  • BIG
  • Complexity
  • ENCE
  • Evil Geniuses
  • FaZe Clan
  • Fnatic
  • FURIA Esports
  • G2 Esports
  • MOUZ
  • Natus Vincere
  • Ninjas in Pyjamas
  • Team Liquid
  • Team Vitality

ESL World Ranking

  • Gambit Esports
  • Heroic
  • Virtus.pro
  • Entropiq

ESEA S38 EU Premier

  • AGO

ESEA S38 NA Premier

  • Party Astronauts

ESEA S38 AU Premier

  • LookingForOrg

EPL Conference

  • Movistar Riders
  • GODSENT
  • Sprout

Apart from the prize pool, a seed to the BLAST World Final 2022 is up for grabs for the first place seed of the event. Otherwise, a tonne of BLAST Premier and ESL Pro Tour Points are also up for grabs.

Format

Credits: ESL Counter Strike Twitter

Indeed, the format is rather typical for an event of this kind.

Firstly, we’ll have the Group Stage. Here, each group will involve a single round-robin format, with each team facing one another once in a BO3 match. Accordingly, here are the teams listed below:

  • A: G2 Esports, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Entropiq, Fnatic, MOUZ, LookingForOrg
  • B: Team Vitality, Virtus.pro, FaZe Clan, FURIA Esports, ENCE, Sprout
  • C: Gambit Esports, Team Liquid, GODSENT, BIG, Movistar Riders, Party Astronauts
  • D: Natus Vincere, Heroic, Astralis, Complexity Gaming, Evil Geniuses, AGO

At this point, only 3 groups from each team will progress. First place will move onto the quarterfinals, while 2nd and 3rd will move to the Round of 12.

Credits: ESL Twitter

After seeded into the Playoffs, here a single-elimination bracket will take place. With one lifeline, teams will compete in BO3 matches, finishing with a BO5 matches.

Schedule for the ESL Pro League Season 15

Considering the length of the event, we highly recommend visiting the official event page here to stay up to date with all of the details.

Watch the ESL Pro League Season 15 on esportsguide

You can also watch the ESL Pro League Season 15 live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.

ESL Pro League Season 15

Predictions

For predictions, it’s always best to consider the most recent event. Accordingly, this is as recent as IEM Katowice which concluded 27th February.

Credits: ESL Twitter

Here are the standings for this past event , worth considering for this next one:

  • #1 – FaZe Clan
  • #2 – G2 Esports
  • #3-4 – Heroic, Natus Vincere
  • #5-6 – Gambit Esports, Virtus.pro
  • #7-8 – Ninjas in Pyjamas, Astralis

Considering these standings, it’s likely that the favourites for this event are Natus Vincere, the long-standing winners and the recent champions in FaZe Clan. Accordingly, in CS:GO we constantly see these back-to-back wins for top teams – this could be the case for FaZe Clan.

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Fnatic CS:GO Roster 2022 – Dropping Smooya

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Over the past few weeks, the Fnatic CS:GO Roster 2022 has gone through a few changes. Mainly, this revolved around the player Owen “smooya” Butterfield. Read on as we discuss the next step – the player is now a free agent for 2022!

Fnatic CS:GO Roster 2022 – Where Next?

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Indeed, earlier this year on February 21st, the likes of Owen “smooya” Butterfield was benched. In his stead, the likes of Iulian “regali” Harjau was promoted from the academy team to form the roster:

  • Freddy “KRIMZ” Johansson
  • Ludvig “Brollan” Brolin
  • Alexander “ALEX” McMeekin
  • William “mezii” Merriman
  • Iulian “regali” Harjau
  • Jamie “keita” Hall

After trying him at the Antwerp Major: EU RMR, it seems like the team will be sticking with the youngster. Accordingly, they’ve decided to let “smooya” go and pursure new opportunities.

ESL Pro League Season 14
Credits: ESL

Indeed, we look forward to seeing what the individual player can achieve. Moreso, let’s see if Fnatic can use this new talent to make some noise at the ESL Pro League Season 15. They’ll want to improve over their record:

  • 9-12th @ IEM XVI Katowice
  • 7-8th @ IEM XVI Winter
  • 1st @ DreamHack Open November 2021
  • 1s-2nd @ IEM XVI Winter: European Qualifier

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IEM Katowice CS:GO 2022 Viewership Recap – Looking at the Details

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Crowning a new Major champion, the IEM Katowice CS:GO 2022 event was incredible for the community. In addition, the viewership seems to be very impressive too. Read on as we discuss the most recently published public statistics!

IEM Katowice CS:GO 2022 Viewership – 5th Most Viewed Event

Credits: FaZe Twitter

As always, these statistics are made publically available by Esports Charts.

Accordingly, the recent Major concluded last week. Here are some viewership details below:

  • Peak Viewers – 1,122,015
  • Average Viewers – 328,087

In terms of history, this makes this the 5th most viewed event in the history of CS:GO! Accordingly, here’s how it compares:

  • #1 – PGL Major Stockholm 2021 – 2,748,434 Peak Viewers
  • #2 – ELEAGUE Major 2017 – 1,331,781 Peak Viewers
  • #3 – ELEAGUE Major 2018 – 1,329,096 Peak Viewers
  • #4 – IEM Katowice Major 2019 – 1,205,103 Peak Viewers
  • #5 – IEM Katowice 2022 – 1,122,015 Peak Viewers
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Credits: ESL

Bearing this in mind, competitive CS:GO continues to prove why it’s one of the top esports in the world. With FaZe Clan crowned world champions, the community can’t wait for action to continue at the ESL Pro League in the coming month.

Otherwise, we’ll be sure to keep you updated on more statistics!

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IEM Katowice 2022 Recap – FaZe Take Home the Major!

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

With an incredible major taking this place this past weekend, CS:GO esports is on top of the world! Anyways, a new Major champion is here with favourites Natus Vincere falling short. Read on as we offer a short IEM Katowice 2022 Recap below!

IEM Katowice 2022 Recap – New Major Champions!

Safe to say, it’s been an incredible journey for this FaZe Clan team. Indeed, from day one, they’ve had to battle. Having to start in the Play-In, they managed to take one of the 8 Group Stage seeds to join the rest of the competition.

Credits: Intel Extreme Masters Twitter

Here they managed to place second, in Group B, only losing to Natus Vincere. Seeded into the Playoffs, they then took down the following teams:

  • FaZe Clan vs Gambit Esports (2-0)
  • Heroic vs FaZe Clan (0-2)
  • FaZe Clan vs G2 Esports (3-0)
Credits: FaZe Clan Twitter

Accordingly, they didn’t lose a single map in the Playoffs stage! Riding some incredible momentum, the favourites of Natus Vincere were dispatched by G2 Esports.

With everyone expecting an epic final, nobody saw the 3-0 sweep incoming. After the dust settles, FaZe Clan are your Major Champions!

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