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Orgless are looking for a CS:GO coach The North American Counter-Strike: Global Offensive stack Orgless, which is currently competing in FLASHPOINT is reportedly seeking a Coach/Analyst to fill their ranks and help them achieve international success. Orgless is a North American CS:GO team formed on February 1, by a quintet of players in Pujan "FNS" Mehta, Matthew "Wardell" Yu, Yassine "Subroza"' Taoufik, Jaccob "yay" Whiteaker and Gage "Infinite" Green, all of whom previously played at Swole Patrol, with the exception of Wardell who was a member of Ghost Gaming and Rogue. Two weeks after the team formed, Orgless claimed…

AdreN assigned as new IGL of Virtus.pro Virtus.pro CEO Sergey Glamazda announced Dauren "AdreN" Kystaubayev has been moved into the In-game leader role ahead of ESL Pro League Season 11. The announcement surfaced earlier this Saturday, March 14, when Glamazda, who took over as Virtus.pro CEO in November 2019, went on the record to say AdreN will become the new IGL of the team, which should allow Dzhami "Jame" Ali and the rest of the team to focus on their individual performance, as the Russian squad looks for a way to escape the form slump they are currently in.…

Heretics round up their CS:GO roster with Nivera Heretics announced the signing of an 18-year-old ex-Legends member Nabil "Nivera" Benrlitom, who will round up their CS:GO roster following the departure of Jérémy "jeyN" Nguyen. As revealed by the organisation, the 18-year-old Belgian CS:GO pro will immediately replace jeyN who had his contract with the French squad terminated earlier on Friday, March 13, due to character traits that did not align with the rest of the team. Nivera is a relatively new face in the CS:GO scene, having made his first appearance in the competitive environment in April 2019, when…

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive reaches 1 million concurrent players Valve's first-person-shooter game title CS:GO has reached a new player base milestone this Saturday, March 14, featuring over 1 million concurrent players – the highest in history of the game. Officially released in August 2012 as a successor to Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive marked the fourth game in the CS series and although many believe CS:GO will never be as dominant as CS 1.6, the newly released Valve's FPS slowly amassed a giant following which did not stop growing since. Its average player base sat at around 15,000 players for…

Overwatch Contenders League Korea will be played without live audience The 2020 season of Overwatch Korea will begin on Wednesday, March 18, as initially planned, with matches played offline, as opposed to online, which has become the preferred format for many esports leagues during the coronavirus outbreak, however, there will be no live audience. The news of Overwatch Contenders Korea surfaced on Friday on Runaway's Twitter page, where the Korea Overwatch Contenders team unveiled the start date of the league, as well as the announcement of there being no live audience present during the matchdays. While Contenders decided for…

LCS season suspended, with 2020 Spring Finals moving to Los Angeles Amid coronavirus fears, Riot Games announced they're suspending League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) until further notice, which includes all Academy games. The news surfaced this Saturday on LCS' official Twitter Page, where LCS Commissioner Chris Greeley, released a statement regarding the future of the league. "As the impact of COVID-19 continues to grow, we’re committed to keeping the health and safety of players, fans and everyone who makes the LCS possible at the forefront of every decision we make," said Mr Greeley. "And so, it was an…

GamerLegion appoint Gux as a new head coach GamerLegion have completed their CS:GO line-up with the signing of a new head coach in Rasmus "Gux" Ståhl, as a replacement for Daniel "djL" Narancic, who left the team in January 2019. As revealed on Wednesday, March 11, Gix will take over as the new head coach of the Swedish CS:GO roster GamerLegion, marking his return to the CS:GO scene for the first time since October 2017. Gux started his Counter-Strike career in 2004, when he played for Cisco 9 and later played under Lack of Skillz, Lesbian Artifact, Volt-gaming, Eyeballers,…

Fnatic book a spot at DOTA Summit 12 finals with a win over Evil Geniuses Fnatic became the first Dota2 team to secure a spot in the finals of DOTA Summit 12 following an incredible display against Evil Geniuses, who had to admit defeat to their Southeast Asian adversaries earlier on Thursday, March 12. Fnatic began their venture into DOTA Summit 12 with a clean sweep against Team Liquid in Round 1 of the upper bracket. The said match was fairly one-sided from the get-go, and Fnatic needed just under an hour to seal both series and earn their…

Super Smash Bros. PGR season at a standstill due to coronavirus concerns As announced earlier this Thursday, March 12, Super Smash Bros. PGRU is being suspended until further notice amid coronavirus outbreak and travel restrictions. The announcement was made public on PGstats' official Twitter page, where the organisers claimed PGR and TTS will be frozen, with no further events including CEO Dreamland will count towards player rankings until travel is again safe worldwide. PGstats also explained that depending on the length of the freeze, this may lead to only one ranking at the end of the year. "This decision was…

ESL One Los Angeles 2020 tournament preview ESL announced the opening series schedule and groups for the event ahead of the ESL One Los Angeles Dota2 Major, which is set to begin on Sunday, March 15 with the opening fixtures in Group A and B. ESL One Los Angeles 2020 will be the third Dota2 Major of 2019/20 Dota Pro Circuit season, with 16 teams in attendance which will compete for the largest slice of US $1,000,000 and 15,000 DPC points, with $300,000 in tournament winnings and 4,850 DPC points reserved for the champions. Less than a week prior…