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ESL Forbids Keyboard Automation from CS2 LAN Events
On August 30, 2024, news surfaced that ESL has banned keyboard automation from CS2 LAN events, starting with the upcoming ESL Pro League season 20. Scheduled to start on September 3rd, competing players will not be allowed to make sure of controversial features like Razer’s Snap Tap or Wooting’s SOCD. “Ahead of #ESLProLeague Season 20, we are announcing that the use of SOCD or similar assistants that produce the same outcome will no longer be allowed,” ESL posted on X (formerly Twitter).
Team Natus Vincere (NAVI) Win ESL Pro League Season 20
On September 23rd, 2024, history was made as Team Natus Vincere (NAVI) won ESL Pro League Season 20 in an intense 3-2 match against Team Eternal Fire. It was truly a magnificent moment for NAVI this year as the $170,000 prize money showed that they had moved past their loss to Team Vitality at IEM Cologne 2024, earlier this year. Of course, this is also their third trophy this year, as they won their previous two from PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 in March and the CS2 event at the Esports World Cup 2024 in July.
ohnePixel's Team DRILLAS Are Not Paid An Active Salary
On October 5th, 2024, concerning information surfaced about DRILLAS, ohnePixel’s CS2 team. The team was founded back in August as the German streamer took on an endeavour greater than opening cases and entertaining his viewers. The team was formed with the goal of reaching the Shanghai major, according to ohnePixel, for which they had quite a bit of matches to play. Once qualified, ohnePixel would be ever-so-closer to getting his very own sticker.
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CS2 Hacks in [year]
Cheating has always been one of the significant issues in any online game, and CS2 is no different. Some players just can’t help themselves and want an easy way to the top. Let’s discuss the different CS2 hacks in 2025 and the reasons why players use them.
FNATIC Barely Qualify For The Shanghai Major
On November 21st, 2024, as we approached the final set of matches for the Perfect World Shanghai Major Europe RMR A, FNATIC faced off against ELCOT for what was perhaps their last chance to qualify for the Major. The game was intense and could go in any team’s favor.
Skyesports Reveals Roadmap for Professional CS2 in India for 2025
On September 2, 2024, Skyesports took to X (formerly Twitter) to unveil their massive roadmap for bringing professional CS2 to India next year in 2025.
Elisa Masters Espoo [year]: Everything You Need To Know
On October 15th, 2024, details about the upcoming Elisa Masters Espoo 2024 were revealed as fans look forward to another fantastic tournament. With the dust of IEM Rio 2024 settling, we have a set of fresh new teams competing for the trophy here: from powerhouses like The MongolZ and HEROIC to rising stars like BB and ENCE. The tournament is set to begin tomorrow, October 16th and is scheduled to go on for four more days till October 20th.
Accusation From Multiple Women Emerge Against CS2 Analyst Maniac
On September 5th, Mathieu ‘Maniac’ Quiquerez, a well-known EPL broadcaster and former player, resigned from his position after being hurled with sexual assault allegations from multiple women. One day prior, Hannah Marie ZT, a freelance esports journalist, published a statement, sharing her experience with Maniac at a CS2 afterparty, specifically the BLAST Premier Fall Finals, London Afterparty.
IEM Rio [year] Day 1: skullz Fulfills His Career-Long Dream
On October 8th, 2024, day 1 of IEM Rio 2024 saw many matches go down, some one-sided, some evenly matched between bitter rivals and some looking for the redemption run. For FURIA, this event meant something else since they’re on their home ground, Brazil. As a Brazillian team, it has always been FURIA’s vision to win major events on local soil, but unfortunately, it has always felt short for the past few years.
Swedish Talent poiii Breaks donk's Recent CS2 Kill Record
On September 14th, 2024, fans watched back the highlights of EYEBALLERS’s game with Zero Tenacity at the CCT Season 2 Europe Series 2, where Alex "poiii" Nyholm Sundgren managed to surpass donk’s recently-obtained record by scoring 39 kills (on regulation). Although EYEBALLERS eventually lost the game 2-1, the map they were able to secure (i.e. Anubis) became the highlight of the game due to the Swedish talent’s performance.
NiKo Punches a Hole in the Table Live on Stage but Keeps Playing
On September 30th, 2024, fans watched back on G2’s intense run through the final stages of BLAST Fall Final. They had their toughest game in the tournament against Team Vitality in the semi-finals, winning which gave them a shot at going head-to-head with their arch-nemesis, Natus Vincere in the grand finals. Ultimately, they were able to beat NAVI in a relatively smooth yet underwhelming 3-1 game, leading fans to believe that the real grand final was G2’s game against Team Vitality.
Astralis Hanging By A Thread At Europe RMR B
On November 23rd, 2024, Astralis found themselves just two rounds away from being eliminated from the Perfect World Shanghai Major Europe RMR B before making a much-needed comeback. Astralis had a bad start at the event, losing 2-0 to Sashi on day one in a close 13-11 game on Inferno. Things got even worse in their second game against BB where the latter took the first map and nearly finished things off on the second map. However, Astralis made a crucial comeback, taking the second map and wrapping things up on the final map, surviving to fight another day.
BOSS Lives To Fight Another Day As Fruitcupx Talks
On November 13th, 2024, day one of the Americas RMR came to an end with some teams nearing elimination while others passed through with flying colors. One team stood out in particular, not because it’s insanely dominant, but because it’s very unpredictable: BOSS. BOSS is an org-less team, meaning that they are sponsored by no one and hence, its players aren’t paid active salaries - the only money they get is from winning.
donk Shares His Thoughts After Securing This Year’s Fourth MVP
On September 1, 2024, the Russian super squad of CS2, Team Spirit, bounced back into the competitive scene after their disappointing performance at IEM Cologne 2024. In the former event, they had bombed out in last place after losing to The MongolZ in the upper bracket and G2 in the lower bracket, suffering from elimination.
Falcon Going All-In On Katowice With s1mple, zonic Explains
On October 25th, 2024, we stand on the precipice of ESL Challengers Katowice, the next big LAN that everyone’s looking forward to in the Counter-Strike circuit. Amongst the many matchups that everyone is looking forward to, fans are particularly interested in seeing how well Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev will play at his first LAN tournament in months. While he did demonstrate great form at the Thunderpick World Championship, his team didn’t measure and largely bore the responsibility of defeat.