Once upon a time, the name of Astralis inspired raw fear. They had always been the Danish powerhouse, but, now, they were on an echelon of their own, two steps ahead of everyone else. Since Emil “Magisk” Reif came into the line-up, in February 2018, they had done nothing but win. What started as …
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Article written by guest author Umesh “Kripz” Kripalani ESL One Cologne was not a major, but it certainly did feel like one. The best CS experience that a fan could have asked for was served piping hot. Team Liquid proved to the world that they are indeed deserving of the title of the ‘best team …
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Article written by guest author Umesh “Kripz” Kripalani The former best team in the world falls to the dark horses, the underdog French team and s1mple cannot fulfill his revenge against Liquid, in the semi-finals of ESL One Cologne. Astralis vs Vitality- Zywoo Show Redux Vitality picked Dust2 as predicted and blew the …
The fans are roaring, the heat is soaring, the action is anything but boring at the LANXESS Arena in Cologne. The four best teams of the tournament will be locking horns tomorrow in the semi finals to determine who goes through to the finals. Astralis vs Vitality These two teams have NEVER played against …
Article written by guest author Umesh “Kripz” Kripalani Action packed games, magical comebacks, emotional moments. The Quarter-Finals of ESL One Cologne had it all. NRG vs Vitality Vitality picked up Dust2 and justified it by getting a smooth 8-1 lead on the T side. They were able to hit the A site at breakneck speeds …
Article written by guest author Umesh “Kripz” Kripalani The war wages on in Cologne, Germany. The quarter-finalists and semi-finalists have been determined today. While the matches so far have been conducted from the ESL Studios, tomorrow we move on to the LANXESS Arena. 13000 CSGO fans in the Cathedral of Counter-Strike and millions more …
The play-offs start tomorrow in the LANXESS Arena. Liquid and Astralis have already made their way to the semi-finals. Four teams will lock horns tomorrow to unveil the squads that will face the best and the second-best team in the world starting on Day 4. NRG vs Vitality Head to Head Vitality has …
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ESL One Cologne is in full swing. Some teams are fighting for a spot in the semi-final of the tournament, while the others are desperately trying to stay alive. Yesterday, five out of the six predictions were correct. The battle intensifies tomorrow. The only one which we got wrong was the upset that BIG …
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Sometimes, age forbids us to fulfill our dreams, and esports followers know this all too well. Game developers and tournament organizers usually set a minimum age to participate in their events. More often than not, this tends to make no difference, but, sometimes, an underage prodigy may see himself unable to prove his talent …
ARTICLE WRITTEN BY GUEST AUTHOR UMESH “KRIPZ” KRIPALANI The first day of ESL One Cologne had some surprises in store for us. A bunch of upsets at the hands of NiP and Heroic spelled a bad start for teams like Vitality and Ence, who were one of the favourites to win the entire tournament. …