Author: Nicholas Taifalos
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jks officially crowned King of Katowice as G2 claim IEM trophy
[ad_1] Twice G2 Esports had found themselves in the IEM Katowice grand final, and twice they had fallen at the final hurdle. But in both they were missing the crucial piece needed — a little bit of Katowice royalty. The King of Katowice himself, Australian superstar Justin “jks” Savage became the first player in Counter-Strike:…
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IHC march into IEM Katowice main stage; Grayhound bow out of Play-In in straight sets
[ad_1] It might have been a brutal day one for Mongolian squad IHC Esports, but they rebounded in their elimination series in shocking fashion to qualify for the main stage of IEM Katowice. After day one’s best-of-one openers, it seemed that both Asia-Pacific representatives in IHC Esports and Grayhound Gaming would make swift exits from…
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New look Chiefs look to dominate Oceania once more: LCO Split 1 Team Preview
[ad_1] We’re just two days out from Split 1 of the 2023 LCO season kicking off, and in all honesty, it’s going to be hard to look past a Chiefs back-to-back. The reigning LCO champs, who finished the year with an insane 40-2 regular split record and dropping just a single Split 2 match to…
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Grayhound, Rooster to represent Oceania at ESL Pro League in Malta
[ad_1] Despite the best efforts of mix team “Hello Kitten uWu ^_^”, it will be Grayhound and Rooster making their way to Malta next month for Season 17 of the ESL Pro League. With the EPL Conference format switching away to regional qualifiers, both GH and Rooster were forced to re-qualify for an international opportunity…
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Teams, schedule, results & more
[ad_1] LCO Split 1 2023 is finally here. Oceania’s best and brightest League reps will battle it out on the Rift once more, but plenty has changed; new faces, a new format and a new end goal — the PCS playoffs. Who will carry the OCE torch forward? Bliss, Ground Zero debut for LCO Split…
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Mammoth look to bounce back from horror 2022 season: LCO Split 1 Team Preview
[ad_1] LCO Split 1 2023 is just four sleeps away, and as the last of this years’ squads make their final announcements, many pundits begin speculating as to where they believe each team will end up by split’s end. And with Gravitas making their exit following Split 2 last year, eyes turn to perennial cellar-dwellers…
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Mongolia to host APAC RMR, in-arena commentary in English; BLAST reveal specific details for Paris Major
[ad_1] Almost six years on from their thunderous entry into the Counter-Strike scene, tournament organiser BLAST have revealed more details about the BLAST.tv Paris Major in a star-studded press conference outside the Eiffel Tower last night. With Dan “apEX” Madesclaire, Richard “shox” Papillon and Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut in attendance, BLAST set about clarifying further information…
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Snowball Esports: 2022 in Review
[ad_1] If 2020 was the reset button for Oceanic esports, and 2021 was it’s rebirth, then 2022 felt like the first stages of infancy for a region reborn to an old world with new rules. As the OCE region learned to walk again after what felt like an age in darkness, there were plenty of…
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Die Hard deny Blingus in BrisVegas Summer thriller; Probe takes out StarCraft 2 feature in grand final sweep
[ad_1] The Die Hard core conceded their crowns as Kings of Brisbane for a single event back in Spring, with the squad back to their winning ways following a 2-1 (16-4, 9-16, 16-4) win over Blingus at BrisVegas Summer last weekend. It was thought inconceivable that Jayden “foggers” Graham could be the one to secure…
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jks stars as G2 close out year with BLAST Premier World Final title
[ad_1] European squad G2 shocked the CS:GO world in October when the highly decorated squad failed to qualify for the IEM Rio Major. With no Major appearance and limited in-server time, the squad were all but written off ahead of BLAST’s end of year $1 million USD event in Abu Dhabi. To compound the pressure,…