31.07.2025
yuurih about the match with MOUZ: «Yeah, I know it will be a hard game»

FURIA player Yuri yuurih Santos gave an interview to Players reporter Sofiia Pikhalo during media day ahead of the IEM Cologne 2025 playoffs in CS2. Hello, how are you? How was your day?  Good, I woke up early today because I had to do some interviews, several shots, so it has been good.  Did you […]

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31.07.2025
Jimpphat: «But I think we still have a really good chance to beat them as we are the favorites to win the matchup of course»

MOUZ player Jimi Jimpphat Salo gave an interview to Players reporter Sofiia Pikhalo during media day ahead of the IEM Cologne 2025 playoffs in CS2. Hello, did you have a nice day today?   Yeah, so far, pretty good.  Have you rested?  A little bit, yeah. We did some media today and in the evening we […]

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31.07.2025
flameZ: «We want to keep the tournament winning streak. We don't really care about the other things»

Vitality player Shahar flameZ Shushan gave an interview to Players reporter Sofiia Pikhalo during media day ahead of the IEM Cologne 2025 playoffs in CS2. So, since returning from your vacation, can you tell us about your vacation? Did you rest well?  I had a good vacation, to be honest. I went to New York […]

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30.07.2025
iM: «It's like, it sounds weird to have Cologne as a test tournament, but it is what it is, it's the first tournament in this season»

NAVI player Mihai iM Ivan gave an interview to Players reporter Sofiia Pikhalo during media day ahead of the IEM Cologne 2025 playoffs in CS2. How are you doing today? Chilling. Do you have some rest after matches? No Do you sleep at least some time? Yeah, I sleep, I sleep. But we usually, whenever […]

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30.07.2025
bLitz: «Maybe they have more energy, because makazze is so young»

The Mongolz player Garidmagnai bLitz Byambasuren gave an interview to Players reporter Sofiia Pikhalo during media day ahead of the IEM Cologne 2025 playoffs in CS2. Did you have enough time to rest from the hard end of the season in Austin? Yeah, we had 25 days, but it's not enough for me. I want […]

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15.07.2025
Stolen Election: How Power and Deals Undermined the European Esports Vote

On July 9, 2025, Kosovo hosted the presidential elections of the European Esports Federation – an event that was supposed to mark a turning point for the continent’s esports scene. Instead of a fair contest of ideas, leadership, and vision, the world witnessed a political stage play orchestrated behind closed doors, adhering to the worst […]

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09.07.2025
WEC 2025 Tournament in Lviv Canceled: War, Administrative Bans, and Questionable Actions by IESF

The international esports tournament WEC 2025, originally scheduled to take place in Lviv this autumn, has been officially canceled. The decision was driven not only by the ongoing war in Ukraine but also by a series of controversial actions from the International Esports Federation (IESF), which signed an agreement with the Ukrainian organizers back in […]

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07.07.2025
Scandal Ahead of the European Esports Federation Presidential Elections: Violations, Administrative Pressure, and a Battle for Votes

Ahead of the upcoming presidential elections of the European Esports Federation (EEF), scheduled for July 9 in Kosovo, tensions are rising. Representatives of a majority of national federations are accusing the current leadership of gross violations of the statute, manipulation, and interference in the electoral process. Ukraine’s candidate for the presidency is Denys Davydov. According […]

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23.06.2025
mezii: “I really wish for a strong UK scene. And I really hope my win motivates other UK players”

Vitality player William mezii Merriman gave an interview to Players special correspondent Alex Kharchenko after winning the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 in CS2. Coming back to the game, what went wrong on the map that you lost? I think there's obviously a couple things, but mainly individual were not too strong on this map. I […]

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22.06.2025
KrizzeN on expectations for FURIA’s performance at BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025: “I had expectations that we’d at least make it to the final”

Aydin KrizzeN Turlybekov, currently working as an assistant coach at FURIA, gave an interview to Players special correspondent Alex Kharchenko during the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 in CS2. Tell us, please, how did the story with FURIA even start? How did they reach out to you? The head coach messaged me sometime in April. Usually, […]

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