MIBR: "We have a potential to be the best Brazilian team" MIBR: "We have a potential to be the best Brazilian team"

MIBR: "We have a potential to be the best Brazilian team"

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Grady Hooker
We have seen some changes around MIBR and Josh and Grady delve into that with yel, exit, and Apoka to find out the biggest changes of exist joining, their feeling surrounding the RMR reset, and how they view the entire Brazilian scene.
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Team One: "We wanted to give a chance to a new Brazilian upcoming player" Team One: "We wanted to give a chance to a new Brazilian upcoming player"

Team One: "We wanted to give a chance to a new Brazilian upcoming player"

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Grady Hooker
People might be sleeping on Team One, but we got the chance to talk to malbsMd, pesadelo, and righi before they compete at IEM Cologne. We talked about the addition of xns, the difference of playing in Europe, and how they have found Ancient so far.
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Vitality: "It's always tough to be that low when you were that high" Vitality: "It's always tough to be that low when you were that high"

Vitality: "It's always tough to be that low when you were that high"

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We got the chance to talk to apeX and misutaaa from Team Vitality before they have to play at IEM Cologne. We got to ask about what they need to do to reclaim the number one spot, what they think of Double Poney, and discuss momentum of winning your first games.
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Team LDLC: "With Keoz and Maka I feel like we are more on the same page" Team LDLC: "With Keoz and Maka I feel like we are more on the same page"

Team LDLC: "With Keoz and Maka I feel like we are more on the same page"

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What is going through Team LDLC's head as they prepare for IEM Cologne? We chat to hAdji, Keoz, and SIXER about this lineup and their recent rosters changes, preparing for a LAN tournament, and compare the current lineup to ones from the past few years.
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FaZe: "I think it's one of the best iterations of FaZe" FaZe: "I think it's one of the best iterations of FaZe"

FaZe: "I think it's one of the best iterations of FaZe"

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FaZe Clan have seen a drop in the rankings lately and are looking to prove that their current line-up can stand with the titans of Counter-Strike right now. We talk to rain & karrigan about their aspirations, how this roster compares to previous ones, and what the rankings mean to them.
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mousesports: "We wanted to go with a younger lineup" mousesports: "We wanted to go with a younger lineup"

mousesports: "We wanted to go with a younger lineup"

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Grady and Josh get the chance to talk to ropz, Bymas, dexter, and mithR from mousesports ahead of their IEM Cologne adventure about bringing dexter in as the IGL, Bymas' expectations around a tier-one LAN, and what their goals are here at the tournament.
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Bad News Bears: "Every single team we're going to play thinks we're garbage" Bad News Bears: "Every single team we're going to play thinks we're garbage"

Bad News Bears: "Every single team we're going to play thinks we're garbage"

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Bad News Bears are the saviours of NACS and looking to make a big impact here at IEM Cologne. We talk to Shakezullah, ptr, and Jonji about being orgless, their aims with the team and recent roster movements, and the sweet sweet merch!
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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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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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Grady Hooker
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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