feature Tag

Block title

More

    ESL Grand Slam: Counter-Strike’s Ultimate Prize

    Discover the ESL Grand Slam, Counter-Strike's toughest test. Only a few teams like Astralis and Vitality have claimed the $1M by dominating ESL tournaments.

    Vitality flameZ: “Great teams win ugly sometimes and this was an ugly win for us”

    Freshly crowned IEM Melbourne 2025 champions, winners of the prestigious ESL Grand Slam, and riding an incredible 21-series win streak – it's Team Vitality! Immediately after their victory, we managed to capture the raw and unfiltered emotions of flameZ.

    Falcons TeSeS: “The dream is to get Vitality and beat them to deny a Grand Slam”

    Fresh off their decisive 2-0 semifinal victory over MOUZ, TeSeS from Team Falcons joined us in the press room to share his immediate reactions.

    Liquid NAF: “It was super funny hearing the ‘F- you Liquid’ chants”

    We sat down with veteran Counter-Strike player NAF to discuss the team's current state following the addition of suihy and the impressive work that DeMars DeRover is doing for the team.

    GamerLegion Tauson: “We are way better than what we showed [in the MRQ]”

    We had the opportunity to talk with GamerLegion's Tauson about the recent additions of REZ and PR to the squad and his experience playing in front of an audience.

    apEX ahead of IEM Melbourne Semifinal “My team is just crazy good”

    We chatted with apEX, about being the top-ranked team, the recent addition of ropz, and their developing rivalries with both MOUZ and Team Falcons.

    Spinx reflects on joining MOUZ, the Vitality challenge, and his first IEM Melbourne Experience

    MOUZ's Spinx discusses the team's dynamic, facing Vitality, and the Australian crowd at IEM Melbourne 2025.

    Apeks kyxsan: “You come back home and everyone expects you to win”

    Grady sits down to talk to kyxsan from Apeks about the pressure placed on them after getting to the major semifinal, the addition of an old friend in CacaNito to the squad, and their thoughts coming into their group stage games at ESL Pro League.

    Fnatic keita: “We needed a bit more punch in our team”

    We had a chat with Fnatic's coach keita ahead of their ESL Pro League games tonight to chat about how afro and dexter have been going in the team, the relationship between IGL and coach, as well as the rest of the teams in their group.

    Heroic stavn: “We really want revenge against [MOUZ & ENCE]”

    As ESL Pro League Season 18 approaches, we sit down with stavn to talk about Heroic's plans for securing a playoff spot, getting back to the number one spot, and give a shoutout to content creator NartOutHere.