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Eternal Fire MAJ3R: “We play too much with our hearts and I think sometimes it’s a mistake we make.”
The passion gets on the way sometimes, according to the Turkish IGL.
Eternal Fire, an all-Turkish CS2 team, have disappointed in recent months but their captain Engin "MAJ3R" Küpeli expects to turn things around at BetBoom Dacha CS2 2024 in Belgrade, Serbia.
chelo after FURIA eliminated 9 Pandas from BetBoom Dacha: “What shalfey said was very beneficial for us — now thank you and go home.”
Marcelo "chelo" Cespedes and the rest of FURIA won the spicy rematch against 9 Pandas by 2-0 at BetBoom Dacha CS2 2024. While the Russians are officially out of the tournament, FURIA made it to the playoffs.
The Brazilian rifler said 9 Pandas made FalleN show his prime mode today.
FalleN strikes back at 9 Pandas: “They’re not that good — I’m looking forward to play them again.”
FURIA's captain Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo wants revenge against 9 Pandas at BetBoom Dacha CS2 2024 after losing to them in the debut, and seeing their captain downplayed FURIA in the post-match interview.
NAVI jL on becoming one of the most popular CS2 pros: ‘My goal is just to show my real self’
One of the most charismatic figures in the CS2 community right now is Natus Vincere's star rifler Justinas "jL" Lekavičius. Not only is jL one of the greatest players at the moment, but he's always shouting during matches, smiling, and making fun on social media.
The rise of jL comes at a time when many CS2 pros have distanced themselves from the community, possibly because there are so many tournaments nowadays and back-and-forth travel, or to avoid negativity from fans after losses.
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FaZe Clan ropz on CS2: “I think the game is not in a good place at the moment”
The FaZe superstar is disappointed about the game for now.
It's been over six months since Valve officially released CS2, forcing casuals and professionals to adapt to the new game. Even though the developers pushed many updates since September 2023, one of the best CS2 players in the world — FaZe Clan's Robin "ropz" Kool — feels there is still a lot to be done to improve the game.
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CS:GO superstars s1mple and ropz list 5 things Valve needs to fix in CS2
S1mple and ropz—two of the greatest CS:GO pros of all time—have been playing CS2 a lot in their free time and enjoying it. But the game isn’t perfect for them just yet.
The NAVI and FaZe Clan superstars shared their thoughts about CS2 in separate interviews with Dot Esports on Sept. 12.
The story of SAW, the team carrying the Portuguese flag high
The veteran squad is trying to scale heights that no team from the Iberian Peninsula has been capable of reaching.
groove on Gambit's goals: "We want to establish ourselves in the top five"
The Russian organisation's CEO and interim head coach discussed the team's Cinderella run in IEM Katowice and their steady growth since the creation of the lineup.
v1c7or: "I think VOYVODA can become an even better version of the mighty Windigo"
The Bulgarian player spoke about the team's impressive run in the DreamHack Masters qualifier and reflected on his career.
VINI on FURIA's first tournament with junior: "To be honest, communication was quite good"
The Brazilian team commented on their IEM Katowice campaign following the elimination before the playoff stage.
peacemaker on the community's notion that he ruins teams: "I just try to ignore so I don’t carry that with me"
The Brazilian spoke about how he handles criticism from the community, his trajectory as a head coach, the departure from MAD Lions, and future plans.
Luis "peacemaker" Tadeu is currently evaluating his options following MAD Lions' decision to relieve him of his duties in early February. The 32-year-old had been working with the Danish team for nearly 14 months, most notably helping them to win the $1 million Flashpoint 1 over MIBR in April 2020.
chelo: "We developed the habit of forcing into too many rounds during our time in Brazil"
The 22-year-old rifler discusses one of the team’s biggest issues, their plans to work with a six-man roster, and the uncertainty regarding coach Alessandro "Apoka" Marcucci’s ban from Majors.
Who is saffee, paiN's late bloomer?
The 26-year-old talks about his rapid rise to the upper echelons of the Brazilian scene as his team, paiN, are about to compete in DreamHack Open January.
arT: "honda will be kind of an arT 2.0"
It’s just the fourth day of practice that FURIA have had with their recently-added sixth player, Lucas "honda" Cano. The 20-year-old prospect, who became last week the fourth player in the organisation's history to be promoted from the academy squad, will face a baptism of fire against G2 in the first round of the BLAST Premier Global Final.
refrezh: "I’m going to keep working hard like I’ve done this year, and 2021 will be even better"
The Danish rifler went under the radar for a long period after OpTic, but recovered his form once he found stability and is now playing the best Counter-Strike of his career.