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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.
As CS2 is one of the most popular shooters, it is evident that this discipline has competitions. There are several types of tournaments in counter-strike. In most cases, they are connected, but some tournaments are separate from the primary events grid.
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.
On October 16th, 2024, massive news hit the VALORANT Esports communnity as the coach for NRG’s VALORANT team, Chetan “Chet” Singh was suspended from the scene for six whole months. Although Chet has disagreed with the ruling, he is, nonetheless, looking for coaching opportunities in Counter-Strike, specifically CS2. Chet is a critically acclaimed coach in tactical FPS games, with a solid track record in both VALORANT and CS:GO, meaning any team that signs him as their coach for CS2 can expect to see huge improvements in their roster.
The Lead-Up To Team Monte's Run At ESL Challenger’s Katowice
On October 26th, 2024, fans looked back on day 1 of ESL Challengers Katowice where we witnessed all the best-of-one matchups plus one matchup to determine who would face off against Team Legacy for a spot in the playoffs. The matchup was between Team Monte and Team MIBR, where the former dominated 13-2 on their map pick, Mirage, while the latter put up a good fight on their map pick, Anubis, only to lose 19-17 in overtime. With MIBR eliminated from the tournament, Team Monte survived to play another day, pitted against Team Legacy for a spot in the playoffs.
headtr1ck At Peak Confidence On Elisa Masters Espoo [year]
On October 17th, 2024, Elisa Masters Espoo 2024 kicked off with some heavy matchups despite being best-of-one opening matches. We had The MongolZ, the highest-ranked team in the tournament, go up against the local favourites, JANO, obliterating them 13-7. On the other hand, we had perhaps the most anticipated best-of-one match of the day, BB versus Ninjas In Pyjamas, with BB’s AWPer, Daniil "headtr1ck" Valitov, facing off against his former teammates.
Games can get pretty intense in CS2, especially if your solo grinding your way through the ranks. However, it can get too fierce at times. This is where vote-kicking yourself comes into play.
CS2 Squad PARAVISION banned from European RMR over Valve-banned coach
On August 26, 2024, Perfect World disqualified PARAVISION, a Russian CS2 team, from competing in the upcoming European RMR. The decision was made after it came to light that a Valve-banned coach, F_1N, was present during the team’s qualifying match last week.
Nivera's A Free Agent As He Finds His Footing With CS
On November 26th, 2024, Nabil "Nivera" Benrlitom announced on X (formerly Twitter) that his current organization, Revenant, has allowed him to explore his options. While this does cast doubt on Revenant’s commitment to having a long-term CS2 roster, given that they’re now just down to two players, Kamil "reiko" Cegiełko and Laurențiu "lauNX" Țârlea, Nivera’s future is also uncertain. Despite the struggle, Nivera is a well-known name in the VALORANT and Counter-Strike sphere, given that he has competed at the highest level in both scenes.
Bosnian CS2 legend Nikola “NiKo” Kovač has officially parted ways with G2 Esports on January 3rd, 2025 after four highly successful years with the organization.
Astralis Annihilated By Vitality In cadiaN's Debut Game
On September 27th, 2024, the first day of BLAST Fall Final played out, where, amongst many things, fans saw Team Vitality humiliate Team Astralis. They did not concede a single round to Team Astralis on their first map, Inferno, and delivered the final blow on the second map, Dust2, with a 13-4 win. While many did expect Team Vitality to have a dominant start to the tournament, given their track record this entire year, what has made this series all the more popular is the Astralis controversy that boiled over just a day prior.
BLEED Roster Accuses Organization Of Unfair Practices
On October 11th, 2024, Bleed Esports' CS2 coach Aleksandar "Kassad" Trifunovic dropped a bombshell on X (formerly Twitter), highlighting the organization's very concerning malpractices. From the statement issued, it seems that the team had relentlessly attempted to resolve their disputes internally, but due to persistent ignorance from the organization, they decided to go public and cut ties with BLEED Esports as a whole.
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.
Players Getting Benched After Shanghai Major Elimination
On December 12th 2024, news dropped from several organizations regarding recompositions of their CS2 rosters following their elimination from the Perfect World Shanghai Major. Notably, Complexity and Virtus.pro have made the most shocking changes out of them all, paving the way for major changes to each organization’s rosters.
Astralis’s Prospect For The Rest Of The Year, cadiaN Talks
On October 30th, 2024, fans await one of the most anticipated events of the year in the CS2 esports circuit to commence: BLAST Premier World Final. The event will feature some of the best teams in the world such as Natus Vincere, G2 Esports and Vitality - Team Astralis also find themselves in the mix of such a stacked lineup, hoping to win it all. However, realistically speaking, Astralis’s chances of winning the tournament or making it far into the semi-finals look grim.