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ESL Pro League Season 14 Groups Announced – Almost Time

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

We’ve been discussing the ESL Pro League Season 14 plenty recently. Hyped up as the first event back from the CS:GO player break, details keep emerging, Only recently, ESL publically revealed the groups for the Group Stage. Read on to learn more!

ESL Pro League Season 14 Groups – Four Groups of Six

Credits: ESL Counter-Strike Twitter

For those unaware, the $750,000 prize pool will be contested by 24 teams. Accordingly, these 24 teams will be split up into 4 groups of six teams each. Here are the four groups below:

Group A

  • Heroic
  • Astralis
  • Team Vitality
  • Team Spirit
  • ENCE
  • Bad News Bears

Group B

  • G2 Esports
  • Virtus.pro
  • Complexity Gaming
  • OG
  • Renegades
  • Sinners Esports

Group C

  • Natus Vincere
  • FaZe Clan
  • BIG
  • mousesports
  • Evil Geniuses
  • Fnatic
Credits: ESL Counter-Strike Twitter

Group D

  • Gambit Esports
  • Ninjas in Pyjamas
  • FURIA Esports
  • Team Liquid
  • Entropiq
  • Team One

Here’s how the Group Stage will work. Accordingly, the first place team in each Group will be directly seeded into the Quarterfinals. Following this, the second and third place teams will move to the round of 12.

Unfortunately, it means that half the teams within the Group Stage will be eliminated. With the stakes this high, we hope to see some exciting BO3 games with some surprises too.

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Sprout Reportedly Benching Denis

Posted on by Nathan Bonello

According to a report by HLTV, German team Sprout is reportedly benching one of their main players, Denis. Here is everything you need to know:

Sprout reportedly benching Denis – Why?

In the report above it is stated that sources have told HLTV that due to Sprout’s disappointing season, the team is desperate to make some changes. First to go from the main lineup is Denis “denis” Howell. The only big achievements they had this season were their European Development Championship Season 2 win against Movistar Riders, and their ESL Meisterschaft: Spring 2021 victory over Unicorns of Love. It seems like Sprout are looking to turn the Sprout lineup into an international squad once again.

A look at Denis’ Career

Denis has been part of the Sprout organisation for quite a big part of his CS:GO career. He started it all in 2012 with team EYES ON U, and then went onto represent PENTA Sports in 2014. Then he had a short stint with Mousesports till 2017, and later transferred to Sprout in December. After a couple of great performances in 2019, he was offered a position on the BIG lineup. However, it wasn’t too successful. A handful of months later, he was benched and later on moved back into Sprout’s squad.

Here are some of his best career achievements:

  • 3rd/4th in ELEAGUE Season 1 – 29th July 2016 – $70,000
  • 5th-8th at ELEAGUE Season 2 – 1st December 2016 – $50,000
  • 5th/6th in ESL Pro League Season 5 – Finals – 1st June 2017 – $45,000
  • 3rd/4th at ESL Pro League Season 4 – Finals – 30th October 2016 – $45,000

We’ve yet to see if the move does indeed happen, but if it does, be sure to keep yourself notified on all the important and latest esports news here, on www.esportsguide.com! 

Astralis CS:GO Sign Lucky – A Long Term Investment?

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

As was made public in a press release yesterday, Astralis have signed a new name to their historic CS:GO roster. Indeed, the organization is signing the 18-year-old Philip “Lucky” Ewald to the roster. Accordingly, read on to know why Astralis CS:GO Sign Lucky is big news!

Astralis CS:GO Sign Lucky – Start Them Young

Credits: Philip Ewald Twitter

Throughout history, Astralis has always been a CS:GO organization which thinks long-term. This investment is exactly that, as the roster looks to make the most of the energy within this young AWP player from the Danish organization of Tricked. Indeed, this is more transparent in the following statement:

At Astralis we’re building for the future. We are constantly working on developing players and the teams with the one goal to constantly progress. Adding a young, energetic, and extremely skilled player like Philip to the roster is a part of this strategy.

Credits: Kasper Hvidt, Director of Sports at Astralis

More comments from the Director of Sports are available here.

Credits: Astralis Counter-Strike Twitter

Such an exciting change is causing a buzz in the community. Combining the energy of a young prospective talent with the brains behind Astralis coaching is a deadly combination!

When will the youngster be active? Indeed, Astralis have timed the change perfectly with the playerbreak. Accordingly, this will give the team time to be stronger once they can settle down before the playerbreak ends.

We can’t wait to see how this team will look!

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Complexity CS:GO Roster – Bringing in Coach peacemaker

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Over the past few days, we’ve been covering the multiple changes behind the Complexity CS:GO Roster. Indeed, the goal to rebuild a ‘juggernaut’ roster is still alive. After confirming the roster, the coach is also new!

Complexity CS:GO Roster – A New Team?

So, let’s recap the past few days. Firstly, there was the benching of William “RUSH” Wierzba and the releasing of coach Jamie “keita” Hall. Following this change, the youngster of Patrick “es3tag” Hansen was signed onto the roster. A third announcement hit Twitter yesterday:

Credits: Complexity Gaming Twitter

And now, Luis “peacemaker” Tadeu has been announced as the new coach for the roster. What can this coach bring to the table? Accordingly, the Brazilian-Portugese former professional player has coached the likes of TYLOO, Heroic and has found the most success at MAD Lions.

For those unaware, all of these changes come from the poor results the organization suffered at IEM Cologne.

Credits: Complexity Gaming Twitter

Indeed, this is now the biggest opportunity for Luis “peacemaker” Tadeu as a coach in competitive CS:GO.

Perhaps together with a new player and a new coach, Complexity look to reform the structure of the team. We’ll be seeing the team at the upcoming ESL Pro League Season 14 starting on August 16th.

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ESL Pro League Season 14 – All 24 Competitors Revealed!

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

As fans of competitive CS:GO look to the future, the ESL Pro League Season 14 event is on everyone’s mind. Indeed, we’ve covered a few updates for the event already. However, there’s more to discuss as ESL reveals the full cast of competitors. Read on for the full list!

ESL Pro League Season 14 – Bring the Heat

Credits: ESL Counter-Strike Twitter

For those unaware, ESL Pro League Season 14 looks to pick up where Season 13 left off after the player break is over. Here, the now online event looks to celebrate an incredible array of competitors all fighting for dominance.

Up to a few days ago, there were a few empty spots left for competitors to seed into. Yet, only a few hours ago, ESL came out with the final list.

Accordingly, here are you competitors!

Permanent Partner Teams:

  • Astralis
  • Complexity
  • ENCE
  • Evil Geniuses
  • FaZe Clan
  • Fnatic
  • G2 Esports
  • mousesports
  • Natus Vincere
  • Ninjas in Pyjamas
  • Team Liquid
  • Team Vitality
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Credits: ESL

ESL World Ranking:

  • Gambit Esports
  • Heroic
  • Virtus.pro
  • BIG
  • FURIA Esports
  • Team Spirit
  • OG
  • Entropiq
  • Sinners Esports
  • Bad News Bears
  • Team One
  • Renegades

As you can imagine, the new additions are those based on the ESL World Rankings. We’re unsurprised to see names such as Gambit Esports and Heroic here, who have simply been impressive recently.

We can’t wait to see how it all boils down come 16th August!

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Complexity CS:GO Roster – es3tag In, RUSH Benched

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

It’s been a turbulent week for the Complexity CS:GO Roster. Indeed, with two major announcements occuring right after each other, the teams looks to have a final form. Accordingly, you can happily read on for the full scoop.

Complexity CS:GO Roster – Going for Young Blood

Credits: Complexity Gaming Twitter

Complexity haven’t been at the top of competitive CS:GO for a while now. Indeed, they’ve fallen off majorly since StarLadder Berlin Major roughly two years ago. Failing to get consistent results, these changes are not too insane and are expected by the fans.

This is clear as elaborated by the thoughts of benched player ‘RUSH’ as he took to Twitter:

Credits: Will Twitter

Accordingly, three main changes have hit this team in the past week:

  • Changing the coach – keita parted ways with the organization in a mutual agreement
  • RUSH moved to the bench
  • Signing of es3tag as a free transfers from Cloud9

When will we get to see this team in action? Supposedly, we’re excited to see the team at ESL Pro League season 14, especially now that Complexity is a partnered team at the event. Hopefully this team can bounce back, though they’ll likely need time to reform an internal structure.

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Alex and Mezii reportedly joining Fnatic

Posted on by Nathan Bonello

Talented British players ALEX and Mezii are reportedly joining Fnatic as part of their CS:GO division. Here is everything you need to know:

Alex and Mezii reportedly joining Fnatic – What we know

What’s interesting is that both of these players formed part of the most recent version of the Cloud9 CS:GO lineup. Unfortunately that squad only lasted a couple of months, and it was completely disbanded. Here’s a little bit more insight on who they are and their potential within Fnatic if the deal happens:

Alex “ALEX” McMeekin is a 25-year-old CS:GO player. He started it all in 2014 with webSPELL Gaming, and after a few years he started playing with a couple of French teams. This has helped him tremendously in his career as he got the opportunity to play with France’s best Team Vitality between 2018 and 2020. He was core for the team’s successful results, but in March of 2020 it was revealed that he was stepping down from the lineup. And that’s where Cloud9 stepped in.

On the other hand, William “mezii” Merriman is 22 years of age. Starting his career with Dog Gaming back in 2017, and slowly climbing up the ranks in the UK CS:GO scene. Some teams he played for in the past: London Esports, Vexed Gaming, and GamerLegion.

Fnatic – Moving Forward

Obviously Fnatic are in desperate need for a solid in-game leader, and a talented up and coming fragger. Due to their recent roster changes involving Golden and JW, this is a perfect opportunity for both of these individuals to prove their worth. It’s going to be interesting to see them integrate their own style of CS, and we look forward to their upcoming matches. 

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Gla1ve re-signing with Astralis till 2024

Posted on by Nathan Bonello

It has been made public that Danish CS:GO star Gla1ve is re-signing with Astralis till 2024! Here is the announcement:

Gla1ve re-signing with Astralis till 2024 – Origins

The 26-year-old Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander first joined Astralis back in 2016. With them he’s won 4 Majors, having 3 of them in a row. In the middle of 2020, Gla1ve stepped down from the lineup to take a mental reset from competitive CS:GO. He then returned stronger than ever in September of that same year.

Dev1ce’s swap

With one of the core players from the team, Dev1ce, departing a few months back, a lot were doubting the team’s abilities. Could they still be one of the top teams in the world? Do they have what it takes to seal another Major victory under their belt? So far they’ve shown that they’re not backing out just yet, and are still working harder than ever to stay on top.

This is what Gla1ve said about his future with Astralis:

“I am Astralis by heart and no matter how I look at it I feel home here. It’s an organization that always strives to develop the game and the players – and it’s ingrained in everyone that we compete to win the biggest titles.”

Source

Gla1ve’s stay, including with the other members of the roster, was put into question due to the contract lengths. As it stands for the other members within the team, including coach Zonic, their contracts expire at the end of 2021. As previously reported, Zonic is still questioning his future with the Danish organisation, however, we’ll be sure to get a definite reply from him soon.

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Eden Esports announce return of Malta Vibes event with $300,000 prize pool

Posted on by Nathan Bonello

Eden Esports have opted to announce the Malta Vibes event for 2021. Here is their announcement:

Eden Esports Malta Vibes – Event Details

Eden revealed that this version of the Malta Vibes will play out in the next 6 months. There are going to be 6 stand-alone events, having one happening monthly. The talented CS:GO teams from both Europe and the CIS will be battling it all for the $300,000 prize pool, and the 12 premium bootcamp packages. These bootcamps will consist of a flight to Malta as well as a comfortable stay at the 5-star hotel.

This is what Sergey Bidzan, CEO of Eden Esports, said about the news:

“I am very excited to announce the return of the Malta Vibes series in 2021! This time with a new and refreshing knockout format, a wider distribution of the prize pool, and being a part of the Elisa Champions of Champions ranking circuit with further invites to the recently announced new series of LAN events. We believe that with every new opportunity created for the CS:GO scene, we are slowly but surely moving towards our ultimate goal — shortening the gap between Tier 1 and Tier 2 organizations and growing our niche of the industry.”

Malta Vibes format

Eden Esports are introducing a new and dynamic knockout format for this edition. 40 teams will be competing in each tournament through the season. 32 of these teams will receive an invitation to the ro32 (Round of 32) stage, whereas the other 8 will get a direct invitation to the ro16#2 stage. Here’s a short list of how it will play out:

  • Round-Of-32
  • Round-Of-16 — $1000 per K.O.
  • Round-Of-16 #2 — $1,000 per K.O.
  • (with 8 more invited teams)
  • Quarter-Finals — $2,000 per K.O.
  • Semi-Finals — $5,000 per K.O.
  • Grand-Final — $16,000 per K.O.

This event is going to be a blast! Be sure to tune into the event, kicking off on the 16th of August.
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ESL Pro League Season 14 Preview – Kicking Off After the Player Break

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Following the epic conclusion of IEM Cologne 2021 a week ago, competitive CS:GO is diving into the coveted player break. While the competitors gear up to return in roughly a month, event organizers such as ESL take this opportunity to announce new events. Read on to learn about the ESL Pro League Season 14 in this quick preview!

ESL Pro League Season 14 – First Chapter of the Pro Tour

Indeed, the ESL Pro League Season 14 is only the first in a series of events announced, as you can see in the following Tweet:

Credits: ESL Counter-Strike Twitter

So far, as you’ve already found out, the ESL Pro League looks to be held online. Beyond this, there are a few more details to digest:

  • Season 14 will be played very similarly to Season 13 – with all 24 teams competing within European spots
  • Dates include 16th August up to 12th September
  • 13 teams will be permanent partner teams
  • 6 teams qualifying based on ESL World Ranking
  • 5 teams qualifying based on ESEA S37 EU and S36 NA Events
Credits: ESL Counter-Strike Twitter

Until then, we have to simply wait for the action to come to us. Teams will look to try and start fresh after the player break, while still fighting for seeds at the PGL Major.

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