02.08.2025
YEKINDAR: «I think here everybody will agree that we showed that we can compete with these teams»

FURIA player Mareks YEKINDAR Gaļinskis gave an interview to Players special correspondent Sofiia Pikhalo after the loss to MOUZ in the quarterfinals of the IEM Cologne 2025 in CS2. So, thank you for your performance today, it was great and you with Spinx and KSCERATO was like on the top every match, every map. What […]

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02.08.2025
xertioN on the victory over FURIA: «I'm a bit surprised we're still in the tournament»

MOUZ player Dorian xertioN Berman gave a short interview to Players correspondent Sofiia Pikhalo after the victory over FURIA at the IEM Cologne 2025. Congratulations on your today's win. How do you feel after this match?  To be honest, I'm feeling a bit mixed feelings at the moment. I'm a bit surprised we're still in […]

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01.08.2025
makazze about adaptation in NAVI: «I'm being a kind of boring guy, asking them everything»

NAVI player Drin makazze Shaqiri gave a short interview to Players correspondent Sofiia Pikhalo after the victory over The Mongolz at the IEM Cologne 2025. So, congratulations on your win. What's happened, for your opinion, on the first map, because it was like crazy? On the first map, to be honest, it was hard for […]

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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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