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Falcons Win PGL Bucharest 2025

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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Falcons Win PGL Bucharest 2025

Falcons have completed their dream run to win PGL Bucharest, beating G2 Esports with a 3-0 scoreline after going 0-2 in the groups. With the roster soon to change, the Falcons’ last dance with degster has yielded the first trophy for the organization.

VETO

  • G2 removed Train
  • Falcons removed Anubis
  • G2 picked Mirage
  • Falcons picked Nuke
  • G2 picked Ancient
  • Falcons picked Dust2
  • Inferno was left over

Map 1: Mirage; Pick: G2; Winner: Falcons

Starting strong, the Falcons went 7-0 up before G2 posted their first round on the board. A bit of back-and-forth by the end of the first half saw the Falcons push it over the line with an 8-4 scoreline. Falcons got back on the board in the second round, having lost the pistol, and continued to put together a streak of rounds before closing it out with a 2v4 conversion. G2 kicked off the series with a 13-5 win, with degster running the show with 1.79 IR at 21 kills.

Map 2: Nuke; Pick: Falcons; Winner: Falcons

Going 3-0 down, the Falcons started mounting, and despite G2 playing solid on their defense, NiKo and company edged out a narrow lead before switching sides. Losing the second pistol of the series, G2 managed to level the scoreline at 7-7, but it was all Falcons thereafter. Winning all of the remaining rounds, the Falcons’ impenetrable defense saw them post a series point as early as the second map of the best-of-5 series. With all the players stepping up, TeSeS stood out in Nuke, posting 17 kills at a 1.70 rating.

Map 3: Ancient; Pick: G2; Winner: Falcons

A close first half kicked off with a narrow lead for the Falcons to edge out the defense. Falcons did manage to extend the lead on their offence, and with NiKo leading from the front, Falcons displayed an excellent T-side. While G2 posed a serious threat in some of the rounds, the Falcons were just too sharp. Not only did they manage to outaim G2, but the Falcons were also tactically superior, which enabled them to close out the map with little effort. 13-8 to close out the final map, the Falcons brought home their first tournament.

With the G2 roster set to lose m0NESY, it is hard to imagine them replacing him with someone just as good. While m0NESY’s arrival in the Falcons will amp up their firepower, degster losing his spot is a true tragedy, given he was one of the team’s best performers. Things are looking good as the Falcons set their sights on the Major, and now they have something to show for it.

Falcons Defeats FaZe to Reach PGL Bucharest 2025 Finals

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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Falcons Defeats FaZe to Reach PGL Bucharest 2025 Finals

The Falcons‘ farewell miracle run continued as they took down FaZe Clan to reach the finals of PGL Bucharest. In what will certainly be their last match together, the Falcons roster as a whole has stepped up, having opened their tournament with two defeats in a row.

VETO

  • FaZe removed Train
  • Falcons removed Anubis
  • FaZe picked Nuke
  • Falcons picked Ancient
  • Falcons removed Dust2
  • FaZe removed Inferno
  • Mirage was left over

Map 1: Nuke; Pick: FaZe; Winner: Falcons

Starting the pistol round with a win, FaZe dropped the ball in the following round, leading the Falcons to take charge of the game. Smoke pushes, wide swings, and every form of disruptive play enabled them to stop FaZe from making it competitive at all. While they did manage to win a few rounds, the Falcons were dominant across the board, with the players stepping up when it mattered. Switching sides with an 8-4 scoreline, a fast A rush kicked off the Falcons’ offence, and they kept farming rounds as FaZe failed to get a hold of the game. Winning all the rounds on the T side, Falcons took away FaZe Clan’s map pick with a dominant 13-4 scoreline.

Map 2: Ancient; Pick: Falcons; Winner: FaZe

Falcons’ offence took them 5-0 up before FaZe could post their first round on the board. While FaZe did win a round in between, it was the final few when they managed to put together a streak of rounds, thus closing in on the lead that Falcons garnered. Switching sides with an 8-4 scoreline, Faclons won a force buy right after losing, putting FaZe under an insurmountable situation. FaZe managed to put a few rounds together there to take it away in overtime, winning the final round on the offence. FaZe converted the deficit into overtime and took away the Falcons’ map pick.

Map 3: Mirage; Pick: Decider; Winner: Falcons

Another conversion after losing the pistol round put the Falcons on the path to victory. degster and NiKo powered through a hot FaZe side, as they kept getting dominated, making their round wins few and far between. The Falcons, having closed the CT side with a convincing lead, gave it away by losing the pistol round on the offence. FaZe pushed Falcons to their extreme, but degster and NiKo powered an impressive T side to bring home the map for Falcons.

Falcons, having shown an impressive comeback in form since going 0-2 in the group stage, have made their dream run into the grand finals, where they will face the winners of the match between G2 and CoL. As for FaZe, changes are on the way, and with the major on the horizon, we are yet to see what kind of superteam they build. Even with an outgoing roster, FaZe were nothing but impressive, but it is hard to imagine them becoming tournament contenders unless changes are made.

FURIA Adds Molodoy To CS2 Roster

Sonu Banerjee
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FURIA Adds Molodoy To CS2 Roster

FURIA has officially announced the addition of Danil “molodoy” Golubenko to their Counter-Strike 2 roster.

The addition of the 20-year-old to the FURIA CS2 roster was confirmed on April 11th via a post on the Brazilian organization’s X (formerly Twitter) handle.

The news comes just ahead of the Austin Major roster lock, with the former AMKAL AWPer replacing Marcelo “⁠chelo⁠” Cespedes on the FURIA lineup.

In a follow-up announcement on FURIA’s X handle, FURIA’s current AWPer Gabriel “⁠FalleN⁠” Toledo confirms his decision to transition to the team’s Rifler IGL role.

“We are very focused on making FURIA a super competitive team and my mission here is to do that in the best way I can,” Toledo said in a statement, “These last two years I tried to do that as captain/AWP of the team, and now I will do it as captain only, and who knows, in the future I will do it in other ways, too.”

With molodoy’s addition, the new FURIA roster will include the following players:

  • Yuri “⁠yuurih⁠” Santos
  • Kaike “⁠KSCERATO⁠” Cerato
  • Gabriel “⁠FalleN⁠” Toledo
  • Felipe “⁠skullz⁠” Medeiros
  • Danil “⁠molodoy⁠” Golubenko
  • Sid “⁠sidde⁠” Macedo (coach)

Fans will be able to catch this new lineup in action in the upcoming PGL Astana event, which is scheduled to kick off May 10. 2025.

How To Get Mantis Flora Maiden Skin in Marvel Rivals for Free?

Sonu Banerjee
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How To Get Mantis Flora Maiden Skin in Marvel Rivals for Free?

Marvel Rivals is giving out a ton of free rewards to its players to celebrate the launch of Season 2, and the Mantis Flora Maiden skin is one of many character costumes that you can get in the second season without spending a dime.

The Mantis Flora Maiden skin in Marvel Rivals is a part of the Cerebro Database event, which is a series of limited-time missions that the players must complete to get various free rewards.

In this guide, we will walk you through the steps that you need to follow to get the free Flora Maiden Mantis skin in Marvel Rivals.

How To Get Flora Maiden Mantis Skin for Free in Marvel Rivals

As mentioned earlier, the Flora Maiden Mantis skin will only be awarded to players who complete the entirety of the Cerebro Database event.

At the time of writing, only the first series of missions for the new hero Emma Frost has been revealed, with new sets of missions for Wolverine, Black Panther, and Namor set to be announced in the future.

Below, we have listed all the missions in the Cerebro Database event:

Emma Frost Missions

  • Mission 1: Defeat 60 enemies in Quick Match, Competitive, or Practice vs AI
  • Mission 2: View Challenge 1 during the event period
  • Mission 3: Complete 5 matches in Quick Match, Competitive, or Practice vs AI
  • Mission 4: Deal 10,000 Damage as Emma Frost in Quick Match, Competitive, or Practice vs AI
  • Mission 5: Take 20,000 Damage as Emma Frost in Quick Match, Competitive, or Practice vs AI
  • Mission 6: Read Emma Frost Lore: Forged in Hellfire
  • Mission 7: Secure 40 Assists in Quick Match, Competitive, or Practice vs AI
  • Mission 8: Win 1 match in Krakoa: Hellfire Gala
  • Mission 9: Stun 10 enemies with Psionic Seduction as Emma Frost in Quick Match, Competitive, or Practice vs AI

Wolverine Missions

  • TBA (April 15, 2025)

Black Panther Missions

  • TBA (April 19, 2025)

Namor Missions

  • TBA (April 23, 2025)

Note that these are all limited-time missions. For instance, the Emma Frost event missions are only available for 8 days before they expire next week.

To get the Mantis Flora Maiden costume, you’ll have to complete the Emma Frost, Wolverine, Black Panther, and Namor event missions before they come to an end.

Alongside the Mantis skin, players can also obtain a bunch of other rewards for participating in the event. These include Chrono Tokens, sprays, name cards, and more.

Team Spirit Opts Out of IEM Melbourne 2025

Aritra Patra
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Team Spirit Opts Out of IEM Melbourne 2025

IEM Melbourne 2025 is ready to begin after one week. However, Team Spirit has officially announced that they won’t be a part of the upcoming tournament. The news was released through ESL, who confirmed the withdrawal and announced Complexity Gaming would be taking their spot.

Complexity, the next team in line according to the most recent Counter-Strike 2 Global VRS rankings, has taken up the offer and will now appear in Melbourne. Even though Team Spirit notified about their withdrawal last week, they haven’t provided any reason for that.

Team Spirit Opts Out of IEM Melbourne 2025

Team Spirit’s withdrawal is one of a number of high-profile withdrawals this year, with G2 Esports, FURIA, and Astralis also withdrawing from the event. The finalized team line-up with group placements as follows:

Group A

  • MOUZ
  • The MongolZ
  • FaZe Clan
  • 3DMAX
  • GamerLegion
  • paiN Gaming
  • Complexity
  • BIG

Group B

  • Team Vitality
  • Natus Vincere
  • Team Falcons
  • Virtus.pro
  • Team Liquid
  • SAW
  • MIBR
  • FlyQuest

Team Spirit have withdrawn from the event. In accordance with the global ranking at the time of withdrawal, we approached the next eligible teams per our rulebook. Complexity have accepted the invite and will join us in Melbourne!

ESL

Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Melbourne 2025 represents a major return of top-class Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) competition to the Australian continent. Taking place between April 21 and 27, the tournament will take place at Melbourne’s legendary Rod Laver Arena with 16 top teams competing for a portion of the $1,000,000 prize money.

The first phase uses a double-elimination system with two groups of eight teams. All matches are best-of-three (Bo3). The group winners automatically go to the semifinals, and the second and third-placed teams go to the quarterfinals.

Playoffs switch to single-elimination bracket. Quarterfinals and semifinals are Bo3, leading into a best-of-five (Bo5) grand final on April 27.

Which team are you rooting for in IEM Melbourne 2025? Let us know in the comments below!

How To Get Marvel Rivals Emma Frost Discord Border for Free?

Sonu Banerjee
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How To Get Marvel Rivals Emma Frost Discord Border for Free?

NetEase is celebrating the release of Marvel Rivals Season 2 by teaming up with Discord and giving away an exclusive profile border to its players for free.

Anyone can claim the stunning Emma Frost profile border on Discord for free, but you have to be quick since it’s only available for a limited time.

If you’re here to know more about how to get the Marvel Rivals Emma Frost Discord profile decoration for free, we’ve got you covered.

How To Get Marvel Rivals Emma Frost Profile Decoration on Discord

Discord is giving away a free Emma Frost profile decoration to its users in the form of a Quest.

Players have to complete the new Marvel Rivals Discord Quest to get the exclusive Emma Frost profile decoration.

But where exactly do you find this Marvel Rivals Quest, and how do you complete it?

To find the Quests page on Discord, launch the app and click on the Settings cog located towards the bottom-left side of your screen. Once done, go to your ‘Gift Inventory’ and hit ‘View Quests’ to find a list of Discord Quests that you can complete for various rewards.

Once you’re on the Quests page, find the Marvel Rivals Discord Quest and click ‘Accept Quest’ to start it.

Now all that’s left for you to do is launch Marvel Rivals and play the game for fifteen minutes to complete the Discord Quest and get your exclusive Emma Frost avatar decoration.

As mentioned earlier, the Marvel Rivals Discord Quest is a limited-time event, and you’ll need to be quick if you want to grab your Emma Frost decoration. Players are only able to grab the Marvel Rivals Emma Frost avatar decoration by completing the Discord Quest before April 18, 2025.

So what are you waiting for? Grab your exclusive avatar border and spice up your Discord profile even further!

G2 Beats Virtus.pro to Reach PGL Bucharest Semi-Finals

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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G2 Beats Virtus.pro to Reach PGL Bucharest Semi-Finals

G2 Esports are in the semi-finals of PGL Bucharest, where a tricky Complexity side waits for them to fight it out for a spot in the Grand Finals. A convincing win over Virtus.pro will see them enter the semi-finals as clear favorites, with their star players in m0NESY and malbs firing on all cylinders.

VETO

  • Virtus.pro removed Nuke
  • G2 removed Train
  • Virtus.pro picked Dust2
  • G2 picked Mirage
  • G2 removed Anubis
  • Virtus.pro removed Ancient
  • Inferno was left over

Map 1: Dust2; Pick:VP; Winner: G2

Starting off strong, G2 did not lose a single round till the score line read 6-0, making it extremely difficult for VP to recover from. While G2 continued with the momentum, VP did manage to win a few rounds before switching sides. G2’s lead quickly vanished as VP converted 3 rounds to kick off their offense, but the second half saw both teams equally matched. G2 managed to outlast them while trading rounds by the end of the second half, as it took the last round of regulation for G2 to bring home their map pick.

Map 2: Mirage; Pick:G2; Winner: G2

Total control of the game to kick off Mirage, G2 outclassed VP for the entirety of the first half. With extreme difficulty, the Russian side managed to bring home 3 rounds, but G2 were too good for them to keep up with. VP did manage to win a few rounds off the back of a force buy conversion, but G2 did not let their comeback develop as they closed the game with a 13-7 scoreline.

Despite being under a lot of scrutiny, VP has shown valiant effort in Bucharest. Having taken down some big names, the VP roster has quite the future, but it is difficult to see with the same names.

MLBB Academy League Malaysia Returns With Season 3: Format Explained

Sonu Banerjee
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MLBB Academy League Malaysia Returns With Season 3: Format Explained

The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) Academy League Malaysia is all set to make its return this April with Season 3, and fans of the MOBA are eager to know more about the highly anticipated event.

Set to commence from April 12th, the MLBB Academy League Malaysia will boast a $20,000 USD prize pool and some top-tier Mobile Legends gameplay from the rising stars in the region.

In this article, we will take a look at everything you need to know about this upcoming event.

MLBB Academy League Malaysia Season 3 Format

MLBB Academy League Malaysia Season 3 Format

The MLBB Academy League Malaysia Season 3 will feature two conferences: the Challenger Conference and the Affiliated Conference. The former comprises the top four teams from Season 2 along with two squads from the Open Qualifiers, while the latter will feature six junior teams from MPL Malaysia Season 15.

The regular season will unfold over two stages. Stage one runs for four weeks, from April to May 6, and it will see the teams compete in a single round-robin of best-of-three matches within each conference. The top teams from both conferences will then move on to stage two, scheduled from May 12 to 22.

In Stage two, teams from both the Affiliated and Challenger Conferences will have to face off in a single round-robin format, with all matches played as best-of-three series. The top six teams from the Challenger Conference and the top four from the Affiliated Conference will advance to the Playoffs, set for June 26–29.

The winner of the semifinal match will earn direct promotion, while the runner-up will face the 9th-place team from MPL Malaysia Season 15 in a final showdown for the remaining spot.

That’s everything you need to know about the Season 3 Format for the MLBB Academy League Malaysia.

Dota 2 BLAST Slam III: All Invited Teams

Sonu Banerjee
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Dota 2 BLAST Slam III: All Invited Teams

With the highly anticipated BLAST Slam III being just around the corner, BLAST.tv has officially revealed the full list of teams invited to the prestigious Dota 2 event.

Scheduled to kick off on May 5th in Copenhagen, Denmark, BLAST Slam III will feature 10 elite Dota 2 teams who will battle it out for a share of the humongous $1 million USD prize pool.

Ready to find out the list of all the teams that have received direct invitations to BLAST Slam III? Look no further.

Dota 2 BLAST Slam III: Invited Teams List

Dota 2 BLAST Slam III

Note that this event features only teams that have been directly invited, with no open qualifiers in place.

With that being said, below is a list of all the Dota 2 teams set to compete in BLAST Slam III:

  • Team Liquid
  • Tundra Esports
  • Team Falcons
  • Team Spirit
  • Aurora Gaming
  • Xtreme Gaming
  • BetBoom Team
  • Gaimin Gladiators
  • PARIVISION
  • Team Tidebound

Dota 2 BLAST Slam III Format Explained

As with its previous editions, BLAST Slam III will divide the ten participating teams into two groups, where they will have to compete in a single round-robin format. The teams will then move on to the single-elimination playoffs, with seedings corresponding to their positions at the end of the group stage.

The top team from each group will advance directly to the Semifinals, while 2nd-place teams will enter the Quarterfinals. Teams finishing 3rd will begin in Round 2, whereas those placing 4th and 5th must first fight their way through Round 1.

Group Stage matches will be played as best-of-ones, while Playoff matches will follow a best-of-three format—except for the Grand Final, which will be a best-of-five showdown.

Marvel Rivals Season 2 Server Down: How to Check Server Status?

Aritra Patra
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Marvel Rivals Season 2 Server Down: How to Check Server Status?

Marvel Rivals Season 2 is all set to go live today. There is a bunch of new content coming in the new season. From new characters to new skins, the update seems promising. However, there will be a server downtime before the update goes live. In this article, we will check out the server downtime starting time in every time zone around the world. Keep reading till the end!

Marvel Rivals Season 2, also known as Hellfire Gala, is officially launching on April 11, 2025. It is among the most important updates to the game since its launch. The season lays the groundwork for dramatic changes to gameplay, introducing new heroes, a new map, and an evolved competitive framework.

Here is a full breakdown of the global maintenance schedule of Marvel Rivals:

  • Indian Standard Time (IST) – April 11, 2025, at 2:30 PM
  • Central Time (CT) – April 11, 2025, at 4:00 AM
  • Mountain Time (MT) – April 11, 2025, at 3:00 AM
  • Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) – April 11, 2025, at 9:00 AM
  • Moscow Standard Time (MSK) – April 11, 2025, at 12:00 PM
  • Pacific Time (PDT) – April 11, 2025, at 2:00 AM
  • Eastern Time (ET) – April 11, 2025, at 5:00 AM
  • Central European Time (CET) – April 11, 2025, at 11:00 AM
  • Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEST) – April 11, 2025, at 7:00 PM
  • Japan Standard Time (JST) – April 11, 2025, at 6:00 PM

To ensure a smooth rollout of Season 2, NetEase has scheduled a global server maintenance window. This is a planned outage aimed at implementing the massive set of changes without affecting gameplay stability.

When Will the Servers Come Online?

Marvel Rivals Season 2 Server Down

The estimated timeframe for this maintenance is around 1 to 4 hours. Nonetheless, developers said that the timeframe can be expanded if technical complexities occur while implementing the updates.

If you want to keep track of the server being available or any surprise extensions, you can follow the official social media accounts of the game on sites like X (Twitter) and Facebook. Apart from that, you can also follow sites such as Down Detector to monitor user-reported downtime.

From which of the above-mentioned time zones, you play Marvel Rivals? Let us know in the comments below.

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