CSGO News & Players

BIG’s Strengths: An Analysis of Their Mirage

In the last two events prior to the break, BIG Clan has broken through as a potential number one team in the world. In both...

The War of arT

"All of warfare is based on pressing W." - Andrei "arT" Piovezan probably Stylistically speaking, FURIA...

The Danish Merry-Go-Round

Contrary to popular belief, the Danish shuffle is not a cool new dance. Nor is it some type of weird sexual euphemism -...

Stuchiu: CS:GO Is in Its Second Uncertainty Era

At the end of 2016, there was a period of 11 tournaments where we had 10 different champions. At the time we called it the...

Another Facette of His Brilliance - KennyS Lurking AWP on Mirage

Kenny "kennyS" Schrub has been one of the best CS players of 2020. He has fully resurrected his individual form...

To Change or not to Change: The Mouz Question

For the second time in a row, Mouz has been eliminated in the group stages. At the Road to Rio, Mouz placed 7th in Group...

Astralis Sign Snappi

Astralis have signed former Heroic in-game leader, Snappi, to temporarily replace Xyp9x on the starting roster. The decision...

CS:GO's Economy Has Narrative & Strategic Problems

It has been over one year since Valve has changed the CS:GO economy. In that time we’ve seen games extend from approximately...

Analysing the gla1ve Break: Why, When & What it Means Going Forward

Today Lukas "gla1ve' Rossander announced that he was taking a break from CS:GO. In his twitlonger, he wrote that...

What Makes an Immortal Career: A Historical Overview of Evergreen Players

CS:GO is one of the best games when it comes to player career longevity. In other games like League of Legends, a player’s...

The Deagle is Broken

I’m going to start this article talking about League of Legends - bear with me, it is relevant. The primary method...

Valve’s Attitude Towards Competitive Integrity is a Threat to Esports

Competitive integrity is the most important value that upholds the structure of any competition. Competitive integrity is...

The Lingering Questions of CS:GO’s Online Purgatory

The CS:GO ESL Pro League Season 11 and Flashpoint season 1 has ended. Fnatic won EPL EU 11 over Mouz 3-2, Liquid smashed...

The Road To Rio: Teams to Watch

The Road to Rio kicks off tomorrow in Europe and North America, with the CIS version starting next week. With mountains...

ENCE sign Jamppi to Six-Man Roster

ENCE have become the second team to try out a six-man roster by signing Jamppi. The Finnish wunderkind was inches away from...

MAD Lions Are the Champions of The Inaugural Flashpoint Season

MAD Lions are your inaugural Flashpoint Champions, having beaten MIBR 2-1 after a gruelling, insane final map that had four...

CS:GO Update - Major Vertigo Changes

After a patch that finally fixed - or maybe completely ruined - the SG553, Valve carried on their war against VALORANT by...

DreamHack Masters European Team List Finalised

DreamHack Masters has one of the most stacked EU line-ups - especially in terms of Scandinavian teams. The top two Swedish...

Why NaVi lost EPL 11, Their Strategic and Tactical Limitations

Na`Vi won IEM Katowice and catapulted themselves to the top of CS:GO. Since then the world has changed as CS:GO has gone...

ESL Pro League S11 EU Round-Up

ESL Pro League Season 11 came to a close yesterday with Swedish giants fnatic taking home the trophy - or having it delivered...

CSGO Majors Changed - Road to Rio Tournaments Announced

With the postponing of the Major in Rio, Valve have decided to make some changes towards how the Major invites and qualifiers...

Stuchiu: The Viability of 6-Man Rosters in CSGO

Astralis are moving to a six-man roster as they added Patrick “es3tag” Hansen to their lineup. The move itself...

FLASHPOINT Phase 2 Groups and Matchups Announced

The first phase of FLASHPOINT's league had its fair share of high's and low's. From MIBR winning their...

FLASHPOINT Stage 1 Recap

MIBR set Group B alight to impress in Round 1 of the new CSGO league, FLASHPOINT. Joining MAD Lions and Cloud9...

ESL One Rio Major Delayed Until November - Second Major Cancelled

The CS:GO ESL One Rio Major has been rescheduled - but importantly, not cancelled - for the 19th-22nd November, instead...

Interview: Why h0bbit Prefers LAN to Online Tournaments

While everyone understands the necessity of changing LAN tournaments to online because of the coronavirus pandemic that...

Astralis Potentially Under Threat of Legal Action for Sixth Player

Astralis are in the midst of working on signing a sixth man to their roster - up and coming Danish player es3tag. The report...

stuchiu: G2 Have One of the Best Systems in CS:GO

In the last year and a half, G2 has proven that they have one of the best systems in CS:GO. After acquiring Damien “MaLeK”...

GRID Announces $320,000 Prize Pool for #HomeSweetHome Online Tournament

Amid the myriad cancellations of LAN tournaments due to Covid-19, GRID, an esports data company that also sponsors the United...

S1mple Drops 54 Bomb in Double OT Loss to BIG

S1mple was on another planet as Na’Vi took on BIG in the second match for both teams in the ESL Pro League’s...

stuchiu: The Longevity of Counter-Strike

Recently CS:GO hit a record high of 1,000,000 players on steam. It is likely a result of various factors, among which the...

ESL Pro League Smashes Viewership Records

Day 3 of the CS:GO ESL Pro League is underway and the organizer already is boasting some impressive figures for its streams....

lmbt and AVANGAR Part Ways - Explains Next Steps

Sergey “lmbt” Bezhanov and AVANGAR have ended their cooperation together after the Ukrainian CS:GO coach’s...

FLASHPOINT Shifts Online Amidst Coronavirus Worries

In a statement released on their Twitter, the newest addition to the CS:GO calendar in league play will also be shifted...

FLASHPOINT Week 1 Roundup

Round one of FLASHPOINT is done, and though nobody threw a knockout punch, there were a few knockdowns already. MAD Lions,...

FunPlus Phoenix Confirm Signing of Heroic Roster As Part of Flashpoint League

League of Legends world champions FunPlus Phoenix have finally confirmed their entrance into CSGO, with the signing of ex-Heroic...

ESL Pro League Season 11 Preview

Despite Thorin’s bravado, ESL came out of the CS:GO league war with barely a scratch - a damaged reputation maybe,...

ESL Pro League Season 11 To be Split into America and Europe Groups

After the announcement that the ESL Pro League would be forced to switch to being played online during the regular season...

Flashpoint Preview

FLASHPOINT kicks off on March 13th with its inaugural attempt at creating a franchise-style league, kicking off in an LA...

Counter-Strike Flashpoint - Season 1 Status

The FLASHPOINT teams, dates and schedule have finally materialized after several months of fans trying to understand...

FLASHPOINT Groups And Matchups Announced

Thorin and MonteCristo’s format from hell has finally begun to show fruit in the inaugural stream of FLASHPOINT. The...

stuchiu: EG Were Unprepared For Life After The Honeymoon

By the end of October 2019, EG were on top of the CS:GO world. In their first outing as NRG they got to the semifinals of...

Counter-Strike ESL Pro League: Live Matches Cancelled

All scheduled CS:GO ESL Pro League live match tournaments have been cancelled due to health and safety concerns. ...

stuchiu: Na`Vi’s Dominance on Dust2 at IEM Katowice

Na`Vi have won IEM Katowice in emphatic fashion. They only dropped a single series to Fnatic in the group stages. Outside...

Virtus.pro's Deal with the Devil

Somewhere around March 2017, someone at Virtus.pro CS:GO must have made a deal with the devil. They were an inconsistent...

stuchiu: Shox Has Been a Nonfactor for Vitality

In September 2019, Vitality closed one of the most expensive buyouts in CS:GO as they bought out Richard “shox”...

stuchiu: The Difference between Prime FalleN and s1mple/ZywOo

In February 2020, Peter “dupreeh” Rasmuseen did an interview with GGRecon. In the interview he told Teatime,...

IEM Katowice Group Stage Completed - Playoffs Determined

Astralis and G2 made it through to the semi-finals after ridiculously comprehensive performances from both of them, while...

stuchiu: Aleksib’s Tactics Shine Through at OG

It has been three months since Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen joined OG and helped found the new lineup. Their...

IEM Katowice 2020 Preview

When you have all ten of the top ten in one place, it’s inevitable that something great is going to happen. IEM Katowice...

stuchiu: The s1mple-electronic duo is the best in the world

In the last quarter of 2019, Na`Vi tried a bold gamble of moving Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev from the AWP to...

Everything you need to know about Dreamhack Anaheim

DH Anaheim might not be a top tier CS:GO event, but that doesn’t mean there is nothing of interest. With one spot...

stuchiu: Will MAD Lions jump up to the next tier of competition?

The 2020 CS:GO season has started and one of the early surprises of the year is MAD Lions. The Danes reached top four at...

G2 and OG advance to Blast Premier Spring Finals

OG had a rollercoaster day - starting off their first game 0-15 down, somehow coming back to win the series, and then losing...

NBK: ''I’m more in the scenario where winning is a standard. That’s what has been my whole career.''

Following their victory over Evil Geniuses at BLAST Premier, the legend NBK spoke with GGRecon. Nathan, congratulations...

Valde: ''I play to become the number one in the world as a team and as an individual.''

The Danish star spoke to GGRecon following their gruelling 2-1 victory over Evil Geniuses at BLAST Premier.  Valde...

maLeK : ''[JaCkz's] skills are amazing so he just needed some guidance, having a system. Now, he’s got it.''

The G2 coach maLeK spoke with GGRecon following the BLAST Premier win over OG to qualify for the Spring 2020 finals! maLeK,...

ImAPet ''I wanna face OG again... I just wanna beat them and do it for my org.''

A 2-0 victory for Evil Geniuses over 100 Thieves at BLAST Premier, and we spoke with coach ImAPet following their victory....

Blast Premier Group C Day 1 Recap, Review and Analysis as OG beat EG!

It was a long day for OG and EG - but especially the latter, who played out 96 rounds only to lose in Overtime on map three...

NBK: ''There’s still not yet full mentality of being soldiers for some players.''

It’s the third and final week of the BLAST Premier Spring Series in London and the content doesn’t stop here...

AZR: ''For me, the tier one CS of NA would be like EG, 100 Thieves [and] Liquid.''

It’s the third and final week of the BLAST Premier Spring Series in London and the content doesn’t stop here...

Semmler: “We don’t want esports to keep going along the way it is right now”

“We’re looking at setting up a trim machine. No fat on this beast”, mused Semmler. “There aren’t...

Blast Premier Group B Review, Analysis & Exclusive Interviews

Natus Vincere took top seed from the group of death, but surprisingly, were followed by Complexity. Astralis and Vitality...

Zonic ''I think no matter who we would have played it would have been the same.''

Following Astralis' crushing defeat to Na'Vi, coach Zonic spoke with GGRecon to discuss the heartbreaking weekend....

Astralis out as upsets continue at BLAST Premier Spring

The upsets keep coming at London's BLAST Premier Spring. Last week we saw FaZe destroy their group, including a very...

BlameF ''We definitely knew the exact veto again''`

Following their 2-0 victory over Vitality to go through in the BLAST Premier Spring Series, CompLexity IGL BlameF discussed...

Monte - ''I think the adult market for esports grows bigger every single year''

“At the end of the day,” Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles says, “Developers are good at one...

Magisk ''For me, [device is] the best player in the world''

During BLAST Premier Spring Series' media day & prior to their match with CompLexity, Astralis' Magisk spoke...

Astralis stunned by the Complexity at BLAST Premier in one of the great upsets

In the biggest upset of the BLAST Premier Spring Series so far, BlameF’s Complexity side have sent Astralis down to...

RUSH: ''Me, Tim and Golden. I think we wanted to go our ways at certain points. But Cloud9 wanted us to make a team''

During the BLAST Premier media day, CompLexitys RUSH spoke with GGRecon to discuss everything about the team, the latter...

Dupreeh: ''I dont really mind [going against ZywOo or s1mple]. I've played against Fallen in his prime, it was worse''

BLAST Premier Series continues tomorrow in London with Na’Vi v Vitality, the second game of the day features the worlds...

Thorin: “If [you] can’t hang, this ain’t the league for you.”

If Flashpoint is remembered by one phrase, we hope it is: “If [you] can’t hang, this ain’t the league...

Sprout and Nordavind Advance To EU Minor Closed Qualifier

Sprout and Nordavind made it out of the EU Minor Open Qualifiers and through to the closed qualifiers along with teams like...

Liquid looks FaZed at last day of BLAST Premier Group A

The final day of matches for Group A of the BLAST Premier Spring Series was supposed to be about revenge. Both Team Liquid...

YNk: ''We’re just in much better shape right now than them... I think Liquid in the next tournament would be stronger than here''

BLAST never looked in doubt for FaZe with three BO3 sweeps to finish top of their group. Following their second victory...

Stewie ''During my time on the team, [against FaZe] that's the worst we've played''

Following their shaky and unconvincing win over NiP, with Mirage being a standout map having been 14-6 up before securing...

''Everythings changed in the team... we switched Broky and Olof'' - Coldzera

Following their 2-0 victory over Team Liquid at BLAST Premier, ColdZera sat down with GGRecon. Cold how are you feeling?...

FaZe Stun Liquid - NiP Overcome MiBR

FaZe and MIBR booked their spots in the BLAST Spring Finals and Spring Showdown respectively on an exciting second day,...

FaZe and Liquid take home convincing wins on day 1 of BLAST

It was relatively plain sailing for Liquid and FaZe on the first day of BLAST Premier, with both of them winning 2-0. FaZe...

ICE Challenge getting ready to heat up London

If you are a CS:GO fan, London's got you covered in the coming days. In an area just a few miles wide, world's top...

Blast Premier Spring Series Preview

RFRSH listened to your criticisms about BLAST Pro Series, and have come up with a best-of-three format for the BLAST Premier...

Everything you need for the Blast Premier 2020 Spring Series in London

Tournament Overview The third and final group of the first major event of 2020 is here. In the midst of all the ESL and...

Astralis expected to compete in ESL Pro League

Astralis have today announced via a press release that they are expected to compete in the ESL Pro League. They are...

DigNiPtas - Sweden's golden boys reform

It has been announced that Dignitas will be signing the former NiP core alongside promising Norweigian talent Håkon...

nawwk has Big Pyjamas to Fill

With the legendary f0rest leaving NiP, the Swedes were left with the unenviable task of replacing an OG, a fan favourite,...

Three Teams to Look Out For at Dreamhack Leipzig

A competent level of Counter-Strike is almost back upon us, as DreamHack Leipzig starts this Friday. With eight teams, all...

ZywOo: new life in the French scene

Having started the year as ‘the French Prince That Was Promised’, Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut has now...

Five Potential Breakout Players for 2020

The players named in each HLTV.org ‘Top 20 Players of the Year’ list, make their own bold predictions for potential...

IEM Katowice 2020 Teams, Dates, Tickets Wrapup!

IEM Katowice - one of ESL’s two flagship events - approaches rapidly as all the teams have been finalized. The event,...

HUNDEN: ''They took a lot of our strats in the beginning of Mousesports from Tricked''

TeaTime sat down with the man himself - the myth, the legend, the godfather of Danish Counter Strike (though some would...

ENCE and the Curbishley Gambit

It’s no longer quite so easy for ENCE. What was once a meme became reality, and then back to meme again - and while...

dev1ce - Gatekeeper to the Gods

The first time I met Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz, I thought he was a cocky, trash-talking pretty boy. The kind of...

ESL is reportedly meeting with teams in person to ensure their participation

ESL has requested to meet in person with representatives of prominent esports organizations to ensure their participation...

International Rosters - Why Don't They Dominate in CSGO?

There has never been a true era of dominance from an international team in CSGO. Yes, it’s true that FaZe Clan were...

ESL changes Pro League promotion rules for MDL

ESL have announced changes to its ESEA MDL CS:GO competitions. In the past, the winners of the European and North American...

Cloud9 rejuvenates CS:GO squad by signing the entire roster of ATK

Earlier today, Cloud9 announced the formation of a brand-new Counter-Strike: Global Offensive squad. The American organization...