BLAST Premier
Blast Premier (stylized as BLAST Premier) is a ''Counter-Strike 2'' (CS2) (previously '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'') professional esports league launched in 2020. It is primarily based in two regions: North America and Europe. The Danish esports organisation, RFRSH Entertainment, announced the series as a successor to the BLAST Pro Series in 2019. The 2020 Blast Premier Series experienced disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the transition of all events except the Spring regular season online and reduced prize pools for many of the events. This disruption continued into the 2021 season, with both the Spring Groups and Spring Showdown occurring online. Format The Blast Premier series is divided into two seasons per year: Spring and Fall. Each season lasts around four months with 16 regular season partnered teams participating in the Group stage, ending with a season finals for the 6 top teams from the group stage. The season finals are also open to two ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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BLAST Pro Series
BLAST Pro Series was an international Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament. The tournament brought together six teams in a shortened two-day tournament format. The event rotated locations in cities around the world. The Danish esports organisation, RFRSH Entertainment, created the tournament in 2017. The tournament series was discontinued in favor of the league-style BLAST Premier, which began in early 2020. Editions On December 1, 2019, the first BLAST Pro Series Global Finals took place in Bahrain Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ..., as the best four teams on their events along the year qualify for the 500,000 prize pool event. ;Table key References External links Official website {{Professional Counter-Strike competition 2017 in esports ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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GamerLegion
GamerLegion (formerly Team GamerLegion) is a German professional esports organization based in Berlin. Founded in 2017, it fields teams in '' Age of Empires II'', ''Counter-Strike 2'' and ''Tekken 8''. The organization's ''Counter-Strike'' team rose to prominence after reaching the grand final of the Blast Paris Major 2023. Since then it has competed in international tournaments such as Intel Extreme Masters and BLAST Premier. History GamerLegion was founded in April 2017 in Celle, Germany, before relocating to Berlin. Initially a coaching platform, in 2018 the organization acquired its first professional roster, competing in ''League of Legends''. In March 2019, GamerLegion signed their first ''Counter-Strike'' roster, and signed ''Tekken'' player Akhil "Tetsu" Kakar in August 2021. ''Age of Empires II'' In September 2020, GamerLegion acquired an ''Age of Empires II'' roster of former Team Secret players. Roster ''Counter-Strike'' GamerLegion signed its firs ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Natus Vincere
Natus Vincere (Latin for "born to win"), commonly referred as abbreviated name NAVI (formerly Na`Vi), is a Ukrainian esports organization based in Kyiv. Founded in 2009, the organization has teams and players competing in various games, such as ''Counter-Strike 2'', ''Dota 2'', ''FIFA (video game series), FIFA'', ''Brawl Stars'', ''World of Tanks'', ''Paladins (video game), Paladins'', ''PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds'', ''Clash of Clans,'' Apex Legends'', ''Rainbow Six Siege, ''Mobile Legends: Bang Bang'', Fortnite Battle Royale, Fortnite, ''Valorant, VALORANT'', and ''League of Legends''. NAVI's ''VALORANT'' team is currently a partnered member of Valorant Champions Tour, VCT EMEA, while their ''MLBB'' division is a franchised team in MPL Indonesia and their ''League'' division is a franchised team in the League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC). ''Counter-Strike'' division History 2009: Formation In October 2009, Murat "Arbalet" Zhumashevich declared the creation of an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Team Liquid
Team Liquid is a multi-regional professional esports organization based in the Netherlands that was founded in 2000. They signed their first professional players with the release of '' StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty''. In 2012, Team Liquid acquired a North American '' Dota 2'' team, marking their first venture into multi-genre management. In January 2015, Team Liquid officially merged with Team Curse under the Liquid banner, bringing on Steve Arhancet, his supporting staff, and former Curse ''League of Legends,'' '' Street Fighter'', and '' Super Smash Bros.'' teams. Their European ''Dota 2'' squad won The International 2017, which had one of the largest prize pools for any esports tournament in history. Team Liquid's ''League of Legends'' team has won five LCS titles, and their '' Counter-Strike Global Offensive'' team was awarded the Intel Grand Slam prize in 2019 after winning four tournaments in just 63 days. Team Liquid also has '' Rainbow Six Siege'', '' Free Fire'' and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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G2 Esports
G2 Esports (or simply G2) is a European esports organization headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with players competing in ''League of Legends'', ''Valorant'', ''Counter-Strike 2'', ''Hearthstone (video game), Hearthstone'', ''Rocket League'', ''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, Rainbow Six Siege'', Fortnite, and ''iRacing''. G2 also opperate the Minnesota Rokkr, Minnesota RØKKR in the Call of Duty League and G2 Football Club in Kings League#Kings League Germany, Kings League Germany. The organization was founded in Spain on 24 February 2014 as Gamers2 by former ''League of Legends'' pro Carlos "ocelote" Rodríguez Santiago and investor Jens Hilgers. The organization rebranded as G2 Esports on 15 October 2015. G2's ''League of Legends'' team competes in the League of Legends EMEA Championship, ''League of Legends'' EMEA Championship (LEC), the highest level of competitive ''League of Legends'' in Europe. The team has won sixteen domestic titles in Europe, the most of any organizati ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FaZe Clan
FaZe Clan, or simply FaZe, is a professional esports and entertainment brand. Founded on May 30, 2010, as FaZe Sniping, the organization has professional players and content creators from around the world, across multiple games. In October 2023, an agreement was announced for FaZe Clan's parent company ''FaZe Holdings'' to be acquired by GameSquare in an all stock deal. In May 2024, GameSquare announced the formation of a new company, FaZe Media, led by Richard "FaZe Banks" Bengtson. This formation spins off FaZe Holdings into an esports company, and an internet media company. History FaZe Sniping made its debut on YouTube on May 30, 2010. Originally, the group were a ''Call of Duty'' clan founded by three players, Eric "CLipZ" Rivera, Jeff "House Cat" Emann (now known as "Timid") and Ben "Resistance" Christensen. The trio garnered a reputation for innovating trickshotting in the game '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2''. Their YouTube content took off when Ted "Fakie" joi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Astralis
Astralis is a Danish esports organization. Best known for their ''Counter-Strike 2'' team, they also have teams representing other games, such as ''FIFA'' and ''Rainbow Six Siege.'' The parent group of Astralis is the Astralis Group, who previously managed Origen and Future F.C. before the merger of all teams under the Astralis brand. Astralis Group became the first esports organization to conduct an initial public offering, and was formerly traded as ticker . Astralis's CS:GO team holds the record of the most CS:GO Major Championships won at 4. ''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' division History 2018 On January 19, Astralis entered into the ELEAGUE Major in the United States with the group stages being played in Atlanta and the playoffs in Boston. Astralis, being the previous ELEAGUE major champions, were eager to claim the title and have a wonderful start for 2018 after a good run at the previous year. However, things didn't go as expected as they started the to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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MIBR
Made in Brazil, commonly referred as abbreviated name MIBR (stylized as MiBR or mibr) is a professional esports organization with players competing in ''Counter-Strike 2,'' '' Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege'' and ''VALORANT''. It was a member of the G7 Teams. MIBR was founded on March 1, 2003, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, when the Brazilian businessman Paulo Velloso decided to invest in his son's dream. The organization was dissolved in 2012, but announced it was making a return in March 2016, returning to active play years later in June 2018. History In January 2018, the MIBR brand was acquired by Immortals. In June of the same year, the roster of MIBR was reformed with the core members of the Luminosity Gaming/SK Gaming roster that won the MLG Columbus Major 2016 and ESL One Cologne 2016. On August 3, 2019, the Immortals '' Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege'' lineup was transferred to the MIBR name days before the Six Major Raleigh 2019. In September 2020, CSGO coach Ri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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HLTV
HLTV, formerly an initialism of Half-Life Television, is a news website and forum which covers professional ''Counter-Strike 2'' esports news, tournaments and statistics. It is one of the leading websites within the ''Counter-Strike'' community with over 4 million unique visitors each month. In February 2020, the site was acquired by the sports betting group Better Collective. History HLTV was founded in 2002 by Martin "Martin" Rosenbæk and Per "Nomad" Lambæk. It was initially created to host recordings of ''Counter-Strike (video game), Counter-Strike 1.6'' matches, although it grew to include ''Counter-Strike'' and ''Half-Life (series), Half-Life'' news. HLTV started storing GOTV demos for ''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' when they were introduced in 2012. It has since evolved to include news, statistics, and analysis for the professional esports scene of ''Global Offensive''. Since late 2015, HLTV ranks the teams based on their own rating system. HLTV have awarded ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Intel Extreme Masters
The Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) is a series of international esports tournaments held in countries around the world. These Electronic Sports League (ESL) sanctioned events, sponsored by Intel, currently host events in ''Counter-Strike 2''. Other game titles were hosted in the past, including ''StarCraft II'' and ''League of Legends''. The body that owns the league is Savvy Games Group. The League has operated 17 seasons . The highest tier of events, known as Masters Championships, are held in the summer in Cologne, Germany and in the new year in Poland, offering the most prize money. Other events, known as Masters events, are held in numerous cities around the globe, which have included Dallas, Shanghai and Sydney. History The Intel Extreme Masters are a product of the ESL. In 2006, when the Intel sponsored European tournament saw room for expansion outside of Europe, especially in North American markets, Intel provided funds for a worldwide tournament, billing it as the Int ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |