Danny cxzi Strezelczyk was replaced after the team played a below-par match in the ESL Challenger League Season 40. We have heard about changing rosters mid-season it is par for the course for esports team the world over. But have you ever heard about a roster change in the middle of an ongoing match in a tournament? According to a report by Dust2.us, cxzi was allegedly caught in an intoxicated condition during the match....

GamerLegion adds members and Evil Geniuses renames auxiliary teams. Before playing with GamerLegion, acoR was playing with MOUZ and MAD Lions before that. Siuhy, meanwhile, was with the academy team MOUZ NXT and Izako Bears. Keoz played for Team Falcons for a short time and was with Team LDLC previously. The roster will be playing in the upcoming IEM Rio Major Europe RMR in October in Group A. The mainline team will keep the Evil Geniuses name, but the two secondary teams will be renamed....

He finished his Virtus.pro contract a while back but is now free to pursue new options. Mareks “YEKINDAR” Gainskis confirmed on his Twitter that he is now a free agent. Armenian investor Aram Karamanukyan was appointed the CEO of Virtus.pro afterobtainingthe organizations trademark. YEKINDAR havent been under Outsiders since theybenched himand Timur buster Tulepov back in May. He has not stayed still though; he was standing in forTeam Liquidsince July.

Out of the six, three were won without the team dropping a single map which includes the Major. With nearly $1.4 million in their name, Gambit have made quite a good nest for themselves. G2 Esports The team from Germany rounded up the top three teams in the world last year. While their run was not as prominent as NaVis, the team pushed forward with NiKo at the helm. They did however grab the runner up at the Stockholm Major, behind NaVi....

The Major winner confirmed his parting with Natus Vincere on social media. Kirill Boombl4 Mikhaylov has officially parted ways withNatus Vincere. Due to reputational risks, he was benched way back in May 2022 after the PGL Antwerp Major. As for now, he has not announced any plans moving forward. He was part of the team at NAVI that won multiple titles, which includes thePGL Major Stockholm 2021. He also helped NAVI claim the Intel Grand Slam Season 3 prize along the way....

This announcement was on the back of the benching of Nicolas Plopski Gonzalez Zamora. The acquisition of aleksib also necessitates the change of in-game comms language to English. The signing also means that NiPs roster is more international than ever. Aleksib will be playing with the team in the upcomingIEM Road to Rio European RMRevent. Two members will be leaving the organization one to another team, one becoming a free agent....

This acquisition was to be the orgs first step into the CS:GO scene.

The brand returns to the professional circuit after a year of absence. Cloud9 has just announced that they are back in CS:GO. There, the team managed to secure a Legends spot at the upcoming PGL Antwerp Major. Cloud9commented: When we left the league, we always promised that we would be back. This week, we are returning to the scene with an iconic line-up. This is an exciting time for Counter Strike, with LAN events returning were seeing incredible interest amongst fans....

The experienced player has just re-signed with Astralis after taking mental time off. Nicolai dev1ce Reedtz is now back withAstralis. He is one of the critical players previously with Astralis that secured many titles for the team. Astralis has entered a transfer agreement with Ninjas in Pyjamas for him to return to his stomping grounds. I cant describe how happy I am to be home again. He will be one of the cornerstones of what we are building on and around the team....

The all Finnish team will kick off the brands academy division for CS:GO. S1rva will be acting as the teams IGL in competitions. ENCE took several months to analyse different candidates in their quest to build their academy program. They partnered with the third-party matchmaking platform Esportal. Throughout the try-outs, everyone displayed a great sense of team spirit. In addition to the Finnish players, we also saw a plethora of talented international players....

Image credit: ESL Ropz is sidelined due to COVID19. FaZe Clan has announced that Justin jks Savage will stand in for Robin ropz Kool at IEM Katowice 2022. The Australian will be standing in for the Estonian who was confirmed to be infected with COVID19. He will be in 10-day quarantine, thus left out of the early stages of IEM Katowice. He will only be clear of his quarantine after 19 February....

He leaves the team after just four months of playing with the roster. Former Major winner Markus Kjaerbye Kjrbye is parting ways withEndpointafterjust four monthsinto his contract with the team.

He replaces es3tag in the teams CS:GO roster. Ninjas in Pyjamass 2022 season was not their best. Danyyl “headtr1ck” Valitov will be the teams primary AWP for the 2023 season. The team announced the signing on their Twitter account earlier. 2023 and beyond is looking promising!" As a player, heartr1ck started off with the NAVI Junior academy team. He played well during the WePlay Academy League, with a strong rating of 1....