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Eternal Esports likely to release their CSGO division

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In what could be one of the most anticipated moves of 2018 in the Indian CSGO fraternity, Eternal Esports has reportedly released their active lineup. The players have been asked to look out for ventures says our sources close to the organization.

Eternal Esports have been enroute a rough since their squad left the organization mid-way to form a new one.

While we had earlier predicted this move of Eternal opting out of the Indian scene and making their way to the International scene, their players would not have expected this to mature too soon.

The social handles of the players also suggest that something has been going severely wrong within the organization between the management and the players. Or, the change of plans by the owners of Eternal Esports may not have been addressed to the players in the correct way.

This move comes as a shocker for a reason that only a week ago, Eternal Gaming beat Ate Gaming in a best of five, to win GodsofGaming.

Although nothing seems to be officially out, we expect the responsible people to announce things officially. With the existing team scheduled to be let go, we’ll also be able to see where the new chapter will begin.

The fallout can also be confirmed as the facebook page of Eternal Esports no longer exists.

Fnatic and NA`VI invited to IEM Sydney 2018

After Na`Vi, Fnatic received the last invite to the main stage of Intel Extreme Masters 2018 – Sydney. The $250,000 event will open its doors on 1st of May until the 6th. Both the teams will join FaZe Clan, SK Gaming, Cloud9, Renegades, Mousesports and other teams in the fight for the championship title and a prize pool of $250,000. SK Gaming will be the defending champion this year. FaZe, on the other hand, looks to avenge their grand final 1-3 defeat against SK.

Below is the list of invited teams for the event:

[flag country=”br”] SK Gaming 

[flag country=”eu”] FaZe Clan

[flag country=”au”] Renegades 

[flag country=”eu”] mousesports

[flag country=”us”] Cloud9

[flag country=”ua”] Natus Vincere

[flag country=”se”] Fnatic

IEM Sydney 2018

The 16-teams groups will be comprised of invited and qualified teams. Top three teams will qualify from IEM Sydney Closed Asian Qualifiers. The Oceania Closed Qualifiers will also allow the top three teams to make their way to IEM Sydney 2018. .Tickets to the Australian event are already on sale on Ticketek’s website, with prices ranging from 39 AUD ($30) to 1,199 AUD ($940).

Other than the seven invited teams and the six to-be qualified ones, we are yet to know any more details about the participants. The tournament will follow the regular format where the group stage matches will be a quick bo1 whereas, the playoffs will be played as bo3.

 

S1mple: “It’s not the time to leave the team”

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After CEO Denying the rumors that s1mple and Egor flamie Vasiliev will be transferred to SK Gaming, Alexander “s1mple” Kostylev speaks about why he will not leave the team in the “VKontakte” group.

s1mple says – 

It’s not the time to leave the team, with the common goals set, my path is not over

For the first time, a possible transition of s1mple to SK was started on March 18: then the insider Don Haci wrote about it on Twitter.

On March 22, journalist Guillaume neL Canelo of Flickshot said that SK Gaming is close to agreeing with Na’Vi about the transfer of s1mple and flamie. It was assumed that they would replace as part of the Epitacio TACO de Melo and Ricardo boltz Prassa. In the evening of the same day, TACO officially left the Brazilian team.

According to industry insiders, like Flickshot’s ‘neL’, SK Gaming considered a number of different options before settling on making an offer for s1mple.

neL states that s1mple then insisted on bringing flamie with him and this could have caused the contract difficulties. Or, perhaps Na`Vi’s CEO is just bending the truth a little.

Na`Vi CEO responds to rumor on s1mple and flamie.

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Natus Vincere’s CEO Yevhen Zolotarov has Made an Official Statement About the s1mple and flamie to SK Gaming Reports. The CEO Says that both s1mple and flamie will not be joining up with the SK trio.

The announcement comes as a surprise to many as less than 24 hours have passed since the news of negotiations initially broke, and even less time since SK’s Epitácio ‘TACO’ de Melo officially left the team.

For the first time, a possible transition of s1mple to SK was started on March 18: then the insider Don Haci wrote about it on Twitter.

On March 22, journalist Guillaume neL Canelo of Flickshot said that SK Gaming is close to agreeing with Na’Vi about the transfer of s1mple and flamie. It was assumed that they would replace as part of the Epitacio TACO de Melo and Ricardo boltz Prassa. In the evening of the same day, TACO officially left the Brazilian team.

ALSO READ: TACO steps down from SK Gaming

According to industry insiders, like Flickshot’s ‘neL’, SK Gaming considered a number of different options before settling on making an offer for s1mple.

neL states that s1mple then insisted on bringing flamie with him and this could have caused the contract difficulties. Or, perhaps Na`Vi’s CEO is just bending the truth a little.

 

However, according to ceh9, the amount of NaVi’s buy-back is about one million dollars.

 

Na`Vi roster looks like –

  • [flag country=”ua”] John “Edward” Sukharev
  • [flag country=”ru”] Egor “flamie” Vasiliev
  • [flag country=”ua”] Alexander “s1mple” Kostylev
  • [flag country=”ua”] Danil “Zeus” Teslenko
  • [flag country=”ru”] Denis “electronic” Sharipov

 

 

Simple and flamie reportedly set to join SK

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According to a report from ESPN Brazil, Fallen, Fer, and ColdZera this three players from SK Gaming are set to join Aleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev and Egor ‘Flamie’ Vasilyev on a new team. The Players are believed to be leaving the organization after their contracts expire.

Most recently, SK imploded at WESG, which the team had stated was the most important event on the calendar for them. Preceding WESG, Natus Vincere failed to qualify for ECS Season 5, following which both s1mple and flamie opted not to join their national squads in China.

However, SK Gaming has not been able to win tournaments, and we have seen in the past that Fallen always wants to make the best team possible. Despite being one of the best teams towards the end of 2016, they were not really winning tournaments. A roster change brought around a lot of success for the team.

“The odds of s1mple joining are almost 100 percent guaranteed,” the ESPN report claims. The report also mentions that Egor “flamie” Vasilyev may also be joining the roster, but it is currently uncertain due to the 21-year-old’s steep buyout with Na`Vi.

Immortals were quickly found to be the first probable organization the roster would join, particularly given its purchase of the rights to the MiBR (Made in Brazil) organization: the most prestigious Brazilian organization in CS history.

ALSO READ: SK to move to Immortals

The thought of s1mple and coldzera on a team together is enough to get anybody excited, and when you throw in the likes of fer, FalleN, and flamie, you end up with the sort of firepower that makes FaZe Clan look rather tame.

oh, and wait, s1mple just tweeted this:

However, according to Dekay this is not yet 100% confirmed. The teams are still in negotiations and there are several other players being considered for the job.

If the talks are to be successful, the proposed line-up would look as follows:

  • [flag country=”br”] Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo
  • [flag country=”br”] Fernando “fer” Alvarenga
  • [flag country=”br”] Marcelo “cold” David
  • [flag country=”ru”] Egor “flamie” Vasilyev
  • [flag country=”ua”] Aleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev
ALSO READ: TACO steps down from SK Gaming

But could this team actually work?

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TACO set to leave SK Gaming

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Epitacio “TACO” de Melo announced on Twitter today that he is no longer part of SK Gaming’s roster.

“A few weeks ago, I noticed I wasn’t happy anymore,” TACO said in his announcement. “A few days ago, I decided to look for that same happiness I used to feel before playing, and I wasn’t feeling that anymore, even though it’d cost me the decision of leaving the team I helped succeed and turn into one of the best teams to play this game. During all this time, every second in the team I felt the outside pressure on me was always HEAVY and maybe this is one of the reasons why I came to this closure.”

He will be leaving his longtime teammates Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo, Fernando “fer” Alvarenga, Marcelo “coldzera” David and Ricardo “boltz” Prass–on the SK lineup. However, it’s been rumored that s1mple and flamie will be joining the SK trio.

Taco has guaranteed that he will continue to play and will update his fans on his future in the next couple of days.

SK Gaming Roster Now Consists of : 

[flag country=”br”] Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo
[flag country=”br”] Marcelo “coldzera” David
[flag country=”br”] Fernando “fer” Alvarenga
[flag country=”br”] Ricardo “boltz” Prass

StarLadder & ImbaTV to host $150,000 Invitational in China

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StarLadder has announced a $150,000 CSGO Invitational tournament in association with ImbaTV. The tournament will be hosted in the Chongqing city of China.

The eight teams will be divided into two groups which will feature double-elimination. The tournament will follow strict best-of-three matches at all levels. Two leading teams from each group will advance to the best of three playoffs. Unlike the group stages, the playoffs will remain single elimination only.

Below you can find the full team list for the Chinese event:

  • Vega Squadron
  • Spirit
  • TyLoo
  • MVP PK
  • SZ Absolute
  • Flash
  • AGO
  • B.O.O.T-d[s]

The event will run from March 22nd to conclude on the 25th. The Asian scene is currently at the center of attraction as it still remains underdeveloped compared to the Western esports scene.

Official: Kinguin adds TaZ, MINISE to the roster

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The ESEA squad of Kinguin had a revamp earlier this morning. As per the report by Flickshot.fr earlier this month, TaZ has been added to the active Kinguin roster, officially. The announcement was not made anywhere on the social networks. The ESEA team page of Kinguin reflects TaZ as their active player.

Only recently, TaZ was benched by Virtus.pro following complaints of underperformance. The Polish legend had tweeted he was feeling better than ever after being released from the roster. The team will be lead by rallenn.

The replacement for TaZ was chosen to be MICHU who was loaned by Kinguin to Virtus.pro. Ironically, both the players have been swapped by the rosters in question. Virtus.pro will be seen at V4 Sports Festival in the next week which will have mousesports, FaZe, and HellRaisers as participants.

SK, FaZe invited to IEM Sydney 2018

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ESL has confirmed that SK, FaZe & Renegades are among the teams which will be seen at IEM Sydney 2018. The $250,000 event will open its doors on 1st of May until the 6th. SK Gaming will be the defending champion this year. FaZe, on the other hand, looks to avenge their grand final 1-3 defeat against SK.

IEM Sydney 2018

The 16-teams groups will be comprise of invited and qualified teams. Top three teams will qualify from IEM Sydney Closed Asian Qualifiers. The Oceania Closed Qualifiers will also allow the top three teams to make their way to IEM Sydney 2018. .Tickets to the Australian event are already on sale on Ticketek’s website, with prices ranging from 39 AUD ($30) to 1,199 AUD ($940).

Alongside FaZe, Renegades are also among the first few ones invited to IEM Sydney 2018.

Other than the three invites teams and the six to-be qualified ones, we are yet to know any more details about the participants. The tournament will follow the regular format where the group stage matches will be a quick bo1 whereas, the playoffs will be played as bo3.

Most likely the invited teams will also include, TyLoo, Astralis, Heroic, Cloud9, NiP, and Fnatic. We will keep you posted as ESL reveals!

ESL One Birmingham DotA2 Major 2018 introduced

ESL has declared they’re facilitating a Dota 2 Major in Birmingham this May, the first run through a competition of this scale for the amusement will occur in the UK.

The ESL One will be held at Arena Birmingham between 25-27th May 2018, which will see twelve world-class Dota 2 groups fight it out for an offer of 1,500 qualifying focuses for The International 8, alongside a prize pool of $1 million (£719,100). Six of the groups included will be welcome to take an interest, while the other six openings will be chosen through online qualifiers open to groups in North America, South America, Europe, CIS, Southeast Asia and China.

Birmingham has beforehand facilitated other sizeable esports occasions, including ESL Arena at EGX 2017 which saw 80,000 gamers run to the Birmingham NEC for competitions crosswise over League Of Legends to Counter Strike: Global Offensive.

ESL One Birmingham

James Dean, managing director at ESL UK, stated the tournament is an opportunity for fans of Dota to rejoin and celebrate in the UK, saying: ‘What this really presents is an amazing opportunity for a community meet-up. ‘In esports, the viewing experience is largely better at home.

“We are thrilled to have been selected to host such a prestigious event for Dota 2,” said Ian Congdon, Head of Venue Sales – Arena, NEC Group. “Our award-winning Arena Birmingham is one of the busiest and most well-connected large-scale indoor venues in Europe. With our unique canal-side location, in one of the UK’s most vibrant cities, it’s the perfect place to bring the gaming community together.”