Weekly CS:GO News Digest (degster flyttar till OG, Aleksib letar efter ett nytt lag, FaZe Clan vinner på IEM Cologne 2022)
/The last competitive week of the first half of the 2022 season has ended. While the teams are only considering their options for the future, a number of teams have already announced the first changes in the roster and welcomed new players. At the same time, several high-profile departures took place, while FaZe Clan takes the third big tournament of the year and approaches the Intel Grand Slam. We propose to recall the past week for the most high-profile news from the world of CS:GO.
Lack1 leaves Entropiq to become a free agent
At the beginning of the week, the Czech esports organization Entropiq officially announced its parting ways with Lack1. At the same time, the 22-year-old Kazakh player left the team's starting lineup back in June. It is reported that the parties came to a mutual agreement regarding the duration of the contract.
Lack1 was part of the original Entropiq roster, which was signed by the organization last spring. During the season, the 22-year-old Kazakh esportsman helped the team win Funspark ULTI 2021: Europe Season 2, European Development Championship Season 4 and Pinnacle Fall Series #2, among others, and also stop one step away from reaching the playoffs of PGL Major Stockholm 2021.
However, the team failed at the start of the new season, resulting in replacements in the lineup. As a result, the organization signed a contract with mir, who replaced Lack1 in the starting lineup.
Eternal Fire recreates former Space Soldiers roster
The Turkish eSports organization Eternal Fire has unveiled an updated CS:GO roster, signing paz and a hardstyle coach. However, xfl0ud, who has been a part of the team since its inception last summer, left the team's starting lineup. As a result, the organization recreated the composition of Space Soldiers, except for the ideological inspirer of the project in the face of woxic.
paz is a legend in the Turkish scene. Playing for the Space Soldiers team, the 25-year-old Turkish esportsman became the winner of WESG 2016 Middle East & Africa Finals, ESEA Season 25: Global Challenge, Europe Minor Championship - Boston 2018 and DreamHack Open Austin 2018, and also took second place in World Electronic Sports Games 2017. Nevertheless, the player spent the last six months in the VALORANT discipline, where he played for the Digital Athletics team.
In turn, hardstyle also made a name for himself as the coach of the Space Soldiers. However, back in 2020, the 35-year-old Turkish specialist moved to VALORANT, where he first led Sangal Esports, and then headed Digital Athletics.
Recently, the Turkish team also parted ways with Calyx, who was also the founder of the original team line-up. In his place, the organization managed to sign MAJ3R, who reunited with his former Space Soldiers teammates. Now we can see the reunion of the once legendary tag, which will go on its first journey to ESL Pro League Season 16.
degster became a new OG player
The European esports organization OG has announced changes to the CS:GO team by signing a contract with degster. The 20-year-old Russian sniper replaced mantuu, who was the last co-founder of the team assembled at the end of 2019.
Talk about the future of degster went exactly from the moment the young sniper left the location of Team Spirit and began looking for a new club. Over the past month, fans have been considering various options, up to the giants - ENCE and Astralis.
Nevertheless, the 20-year-old esportsman decided on his future and chose OG. Now the sniper is back under the captain's supervision of nexa, which gave him maximum freedom at the recent BLAST Premier: Spring Finals 2022.
degster made a name for himself as part of Team Spirit, with whom he became the winner of DreamHack Open January 2021: Europe and Pinnacle Cup II, and also reached the semi-finals of the Intel Extreme Masters XV - World Championship and PGL Major Antwerp 2022. However, in Over the past few months, the player and the organization have decided to go their separate ways, citing different perspectives on building up the preparation process.
The first serious test for degster and his new team will be the BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2022 championship, which will be held in LAN format from August 19 to 28.
Wisla Krakow - everything
The Polish esports organization Wisla Krakow, which is part of the local Wisla football club, announces its retirement from the CS:GO discipline and esports in general. As you might guess from the announcement, the reason for leaving was the poor performance of the club's divisions, including CS:GO rosters.
For almost three years we wrote history together. Many successes and unforgettable moments. Great atmosphere and people. However, today we announce the official closure of the club's esports project. We would like to thank the players, sponsors and fans - everyone who made this adventure last over 1000 days.
The first Wisla Krakow CS:GO roster appeared at the end of 2019. During this time, the Polish team made several roster changes, putting together several iterations.
In almost three years, the team managed to win Nine to Five #5 and ESL Mistrzostwa Polski: Autumn 2021, as well as get into the top three at ESL Mistrzostwa Polski - Fall 2020, Puchar Narodowej Drużyny Esportu, V4 Future Sports Festival - Budapest 2021: International Cup and Pinnacle Winter Series #1, among others.
Aleksib's ideas did not take root in G2 Esports
The European esports organization G2 Esports allowed Aleksib to look for options to continue his professional career. The decision came just six months after the Finnish captain joined the organization.
Aleksib joined the G2 Esports roster at the beginning of this year, having moved from the OG camp. However, it is difficult to characterize the work of the Finnish captain positively, since in six months the team took second place in the Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Katowice, and also got into the TOP-4 at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2022 and BLAST Premier: Spring Finals 2022.
However, the European team failed at all major tournaments, including PGL Major Antwerp 2022 (9th-11th place) and Intel Extreme Masters XVII - Cologne (9th-12th place), failing to live up to the fans' expectations.
According to rumors, the chair in G2 Esports is also shaky under the coach XTQZZZ, who joined the team along with Aleksib. The nearest championship for the European team will be BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2022, which will be held from August 19 to 28. This means that the club's management has a few weeks to consider their next steps.
FaZe Clan wins IEM Cologne 2022
The European team FaZe Clan became the winner of IEM Cologne 2022. In the grand final of the championship, the wards of RobbaN beat NAVI with a score of 3:2, thanks to which they earned $400,000 and 3,200 BLAST Premier points.
During the championship, the team confidently walked through 00NATION (2:0). Team Spirit (2:0) and Astralis (2:0), thanks to which they made it to the IEM Cologne 2022 semi-finals without any obstacles. In the playoffs, the European team managed to cope with Movistar Riders (2:0), and then got a strong-willed victory over NAVI (3:2) in pursuit of the championship.
This is the team's third big win this year. Now it is enough for FaZe Clan to win one of the next major championships to win the Intel Grand Slam 3. In addition, in the next update of the world ranking, the team will remove NAVI from the throne, thereby going on a monthly vacation as the leader of the scene.
These were the most interesting news from the CS:GO world over the past week. If you want to stay up to date with all the latest events, feel free to go to the news tab - we keep our finger on the pulse and promptly introduce you to new insiders, as well as share high-profile transfer transitions.