Contributors

Owen Turner

Owen is a Freelance Journalist for GGRECON, an esports writer with a passion for the industry. He has worked for LeFurgey Software and is a recent graduate at South Island Distance Education located in Victoria, BC. With years of experience as an amateur esports player, Owen has moved on to writing about the role he once served under.

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CS:GO Ranking System Explained
Before getting into platforms like FACEIT, you must understand the current state of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO)’s [ ... ]
May 12, 2021
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All The Different Ways Amateurs Can Become CSGO Professionals
The amateur division within Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) is one of the most transparent scenes in esports. While [ ... ]
March 17, 2021
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How To Destroy Your Opponents In Wingman
During the midst of 2017, while Astralis was dominating the competitive scene, a new game mode was released that brought [ ... ]
March 14, 2021
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What’s Causing The Rise Of Free Agents And Retired Pros In CS:GO?
Within the past two months, a bunch of players have left their teams due to multiple reasons. Some have moved on as free [ ... ]
March 13, 2021
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What oBo Can Bring To EG That They’ve Recently Been Lacking
The young and confident rifler known as Owen "oBo" Schlatter is finally back from his mentally-focused vacation. [ ... ]
March 10, 2021
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Heroic Is Looking To Save Their Reputation With A New Lineup
The Danish organisation known as Heroic was originally one of the top contenders in competitive Counter-Strike: Global Offensive [ ... ]
March 6, 2021
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ForZe Attempts To Bounce Back By Shuffling Their Deck Of Players
ForZe has recently made an attempt to restore their powerhouse reputation by swapping around their roster, except this time [ ... ]
March 5, 2021
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How Gambit Esports Stole The Show At IEM World Champs
After taking home the $400,000 grand prize along with bragging rights from IEM Champs, Gambit Esports have been placed on [ ... ]
March 4, 2021
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Drastic Changes Within MAD Lions
The competitive Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) team operating under the name MAD Lions have recently confirmed [ ... ]
March 4, 2021
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Teams That Are Causing A Ruckus For Previous Champions
Since the beginning of the 2021 season, multiple teams have been dominating last year’s top players in the competitive [ ... ]
March 3, 2021
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Jaw-Dropping CS:GO Trades Across Europe, Asia, And North America
Teams such as NAVI Junior, TIGER, Extra Salt, and the Lemondogs have made some drastic changes to their lineups within the [ ... ]
March 2, 2021
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How A Canadian Nightclub Entered The Competitive CS:GO Scene
Back in 2012, a group of Counter-Strike players teamed up with hopes to produce one of the top teams in North America. They [ ... ]
February 28, 2021
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Quarantine Quandary Leads To Growth Within North America
While most people expected quarantine to be the downfall of North America’s amateur scene, so far, it’s actually [ ... ]
February 21, 2021
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Getting To Know Isurus
Isurus, formerly known as Isurus Gaming, have been on a recent climb to success since their run back in 2020. The team has [ ... ]
February 20, 2021
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Team Singularity And QBF Are Sticking To Their Danish Roots
Both Team Singularity and Quantum Bellator Fire have made some rather interesting roster changes for their upcoming events. [ ... ]
February 19, 2021
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Can Dignitas Regain Their Dignity?
Dignitas has recently gone back to their original roots by producing a familiar revamp that all fans of competitive [ ... ]
February 17, 2021
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Twistzz Faces Liquid For The First Time Since Joining FaZe
The BLAST Premier Spring Groups have finally come to an end following three group stage winners. A lot of important highlights [ ... ]
February 17, 2021
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FPX Rise To The Top At Snow Sweet Snow
After months of finalising their revamp, FPX have officially won their very first tournament. They climbed the European [ ... ]
February 15, 2021
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Changes Within Team Vitality And FaZe Could Lead To Trouble
Team Vitality and FaZe Clan have become subject to recent roster changes which have the possibility of changing their [ ... ]
February 13, 2021
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Rebirth Esports Is Ready To Compete With Their Eight Man Roster
Rebirth Esports has recently created one of the most complex rosters in the history of amateur Counter-Strike: Global Offensive [ ... ]
February 12, 2021
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Million Dollar Team North Disbands After An Unsuccessful Redemption Year
Danish esports org North has officially closed their doors after failing to find investors for their following competitive [ ... ]
February 10, 2021
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CS:GO Players That Need To Be Signed For 2021
A bunch of talented players moving into the competitive season are currently without an org. That means their skills are [ ... ]
February 7, 2021
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Nothing Can Get In The Way Of NiP Following Their Revamp
The well-renowned team known as Ninjas in Pyjamas have finally followed through with their plans for 2021. They made a brand [ ... ]
February 6, 2021
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Nordavind Resets For A New Season Without NaToSaphiX
Norway’s very own Nordavind have officially completed their roster for 2021 following the partial release of Niels [ ... ]
February 6, 2021
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Twistzz Makes His Debut With FaZe At The SteelSeries Invitational
Earlier this week, four talented teams faced each other in the SteelSeries Invitational. A showmatch that was played on [ ... ]
February 5, 2021
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Can FaZe Climb Their Way To The Top With Twistzz?
Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken has been one of the leading players in North America for a long time now. After two [ ... ]
February 3, 2021
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The BLUEJAYS Are Looking To End Their Two Year Losing Streak
The BLUEJAYS have been around for quite some time now. They’ve formed multiple rosters and even produced an international [ ... ]
February 2, 2021
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Is Enough Being Done To Grow CS:GO's Amateur Scene?
Going pro in any online platform is a common dream for most talented gamers. While some people often move away from the [ ... ]
February 1, 2021
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Jamppi Gets A Fresh Start As He Moves On To VALORANT
Within a period of eight months, Elias "Jamppi" Olkkonen went from playing with the best to switching titles for [ ... ]
January 29, 2021
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Can The Ashes Of 100T And Gen.G Rise Again Through EXTREMUM?
A Russian team under the name EXTREMUM has recently acquired a brand new roster consisting of ex-100 Thieves and Gen.G Esports [ ... ]
January 28, 2021