FURIA: "I don't feel happy about our past performances overall" FURIA: "I don't feel happy about our past performances overall"

FURIA: "I don't feel happy about our past performances overall"

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What is honda's expectations for himself coming back into the roster? Are FURIA happy with their recent results in tournaments? What is arT's mentality when it comes to winning and losing? We chat to FURIA to get all of these answers and more.
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BIG: "You can't really fix your mistakes because you have tournament after tournament" BIG: "You can't really fix your mistakes because you have tournament after tournament"

BIG: "You can't really fix your mistakes because you have tournament after tournament"

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We sit down with tabseN, tiziaN, and k1to from BIG to talk about what they need to do as a team to get back to the number one spot, what it is like when they clash against their fellow Germans in Sprout, and the pressures of an insane tournament schedule.
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Renegades: "Just the experience alone is invaluable for team improvement" Renegades: "Just the experience alone is invaluable for team improvement"

Renegades: "Just the experience alone is invaluable for team improvement"

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Grady Hooker
With the new lineup this is Renegades' first time in getting to go up against the stronger European teams and they are not taking it lightly. We talk to malta and their coach KingFisher about who is coming up through the Australian scene, their recent rosters changes, and what competing in Europe again means to them.
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The Path to Stockholm: The Spring RMR Recap The Path to Stockholm: The Spring RMR Recap

The Path to Stockholm: The Spring RMR Recap

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Joshua "SUPER__FRESH" Treadway
With only three chances to earn points leading up to Stockholm, each map matters and only those with consistent top level performances will get to dance with the best of the best once October rolls around.
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Astralis teammates comment on device's shocking departure Astralis teammates comment on device's shocking departure

Astralis teammates comment on device's shocking departure

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Yesterday it was announced that after 5 years at the top of the game the Astralis core would be shattered as device would be heading over to Ninjas in Pyjamas. This left the CSGO world ratted, but none more than his teammates who all commented on his exit.
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Counter-Strike Tier Rankings: ESL Pro League Season 13 Counter-Strike Tier Rankings: ESL Pro League Season 13

Counter-Strike Tier Rankings: ESL Pro League Season 13

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ESL Pro League came to the conclusion with Gambit Esports taking out Heroic in the grand finals to cement themselves at the top of the Counter-Strike world right now. It isn't who we expected to be standing on the pedestal, but they are!
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The Spring Showdown 2021 in CS:GO: waiting for the fire and the unexpected battles The Spring Showdown 2021 in CS:GO: waiting for the fire and the unexpected battles

The Spring Showdown 2021 in CS:GO: waiting for the fire and the unexpected battles

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Fans found the last participant of the spring championship Blast Premier Spring Showdown 2021 on March 30. It was the ambitious American team Extra Salt. The guys headed by Edgar MarKE Maldonado won the final match at the event VENN and now, they will be fighting for 162 thousand US dollars of prize money.
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DreamHack Masters Spring 2021: Under the May downpour of bullets DreamHack Masters Spring 2021: Under the May downpour of bullets

DreamHack Masters Spring 2021: Under the May downpour of bullets

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The organizers begin warming the interest for the championship DreamHack Masters, which starts at the end of April. First of all, they announced the prize pool of 250 thousand US dollars.
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Bringing The paiN: NA Dreamhack Open March 2021 Recap Bringing The paiN: NA Dreamhack Open March 2021 Recap

Bringing The paiN: NA Dreamhack Open March 2021 Recap

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Joshua "SUPER__FRESH" Treadway
March’s Dreamhack Open pitted eight North American teams against one-another, for both a share of the $70,000 prize pool as well as a qualification spot at IEM Summer, hosted in Europe.
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Operation Broken Fang - Week 16 Challenges Operation Broken Fang - Week 16 Challenges

Operation Broken Fang - Week 16 Challenges

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"Ancient Danger" - The last week of missions and that means it is time to wrap it up with another co-op mission and a whole lot of action on the map Ancient including Guardian and Competitive.
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A Scene Rebuilding: My 2021 NA CS Recap A Scene Rebuilding: My 2021 NA CS Recap

A Scene Rebuilding: My 2021 NA CS Recap

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Joshua "SUPER__FRESH" Treadway
Ever since the collapse of NA CS, it's been pretty clear that a lot of people see it as a dead region. I, however, have hope: there is potential here, and teams have already begun rebuilding. As such, I've decided to do a little recap of some of the NA teams on the rise and some of the past/upcoming tournaments.
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Counter-Strike Tier Rankings: IEM Katowice 2021 Counter-Strike Tier Rankings: IEM Katowice 2021

Counter-Strike Tier Rankings: IEM Katowice 2021

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We are switching back into global rankings for this edition as IEM Katowice saw teams from most of the major regions go head-to-head. What does this mean for the Europe old guard, the dying North American scene, and the new fresh crop of CIS talent?
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Operation Broken Fang - Week 15 Challenges Operation Broken Fang - Week 15 Challenges

Operation Broken Fang - Week 15 Challenges

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"Spare No Expense" - It's the second to last week of the operation and it's time to spend your hard earned cash as you enter Danger Zone for the first time in this Operation. Also you will be making that dollar dollar in Deathmatch.
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Operation Broken Fang - Week 14 Challenges Operation Broken Fang - Week 14 Challenges

Operation Broken Fang - Week 14 Challenges

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"Turf War" - There isn't a huge theme this week, instead you will be playing some Wingman with your friends while trying to get some kills either scoped, with the enemies weapons, or from very specific locations on the map.
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FURIA: "I’ve never played anything like it, it’s just all reactionary based" FURIA: "I’ve never played anything like it, it’s just all reactionary based"

FURIA: "I’ve never played anything like it, it’s just all reactionary based"

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Grady Hooker
At IEM Katowice 2021 we got the opportunity to talk to both VINI and, the brand new American to the squad, junior from FURIA about what makes their team so special, can they perform at a major, and junior's experience so far.
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Astralis: "It isn’t the same as when you are playing in the arena" Astralis: "It isn’t the same as when you are playing in the arena"

Astralis: "It isn’t the same as when you are playing in the arena"

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Before they were knocked out in the play-offs, we got to sit down with Bubzkji and gla1ve from Astralis. We chatted about the difference with shifting to online and how Bubzkji felt moving into a team like Astralis.
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Heroic: "We need to take a step back and then we’ll be ready to take two steps forward" Heroic: "We need to take a step back and then we’ll be ready to take two steps forward"

Heroic: "We need to take a step back and then we’ll be ready to take two steps forward"

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We manage to get a hold of three of the players from Heroic - stavn, b0RUP, and TeSeS - during IEM Katowice 2021. We talked about their performance of late compared to last year, the burn out of online play, and how they can come back stronger for the upcoming tournaments and major.
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Operation Broken Fang - Week 13 Challenges Operation Broken Fang - Week 13 Challenges

Operation Broken Fang - Week 13 Challenges

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"Vertiglobals" - Don't be scared away from the title of this week, but yes we are going to be spending a lot fo time on Vertigo. This week has it all Casual Vertigo, Wingman Vertigo, and Guardian Vertigo!
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Operation Broken Fang - Week 12 Challenges Operation Broken Fang - Week 12 Challenges

Operation Broken Fang - Week 12 Challenges

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"Delirium" - It is getting crazy up in here and that might be from the crazy weather outside or the missions we have this week. I hope you like using the Scout and the map Dust II because you are going to be seeing a lot of them.
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Hey PGL, we have a great showmatch idea for you! Hey PGL, we have a great showmatch idea for you!

Hey PGL, we have a great showmatch idea for you!

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It is November 2013, over 7 years ago, and the first ever Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major is coming to a thrilling conclusion. The Elmia in Jönköping is getting it's roof blown off by two local teams tearing it up in the grand finals.
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