Before the start of the ESL Pro League Season 19 with CS2, Team Falcons sniper Álvaro SunPayus García talked with Players. We discussed the training period with Oleksandr s1mple Kostyliev, preparation for this tournament, and the experience of working with Danny zonic Sorensen. What’s your experience of playing and training with s1mple? Do you think […]

Players talked with William 'mezii' Merriman about not the best start of the year for Team Vitality, his own experience, tough competition and the British CS scene.  Vitality did not have the best start of the year, why did this happen? Is the team undergoing a kind of restructuring process or are you just not […]

Havard "rain" Nygaard talked with Players Editor-In-Chief Alex Kharchenko at ESL Pro League S19. We discussed a potential lack of energy, the “streak of finals”, the most dangerous team in the group and NAVI’s performance.  You have almost no rest between tournaments, how does this affect the preparation process and do you feel a lack […]

We spoke with B1ad3 about preparing for and winning a major, peak form, his system and vision for CS, the roles of players on this roster, and the "old school approach" of playing Counter-Strike of Aleksib. Players editorial team is very grateful to the Ukrainian e-sports organization NAVI for their help in organizing this interview […]

NAVI captain Aleksi Aleksib Virolainen gave an exclusive interview to Players correspondent Sofiia Pikhalo. The Players editorial team is very grateful to the Ukrainian e-sports organization NAVI for organizing this interview. Congrats with this win. How are you feeling right now?  I’m feeling great. I think getting the first game out the way feels very […]

IKLA CEO Maksym Bednarskyi announced that Vladyslav Kvem Korol will play for Monte at the RES Regional Series 1 Europe with CS2. He wrote about it on Twitter. Bednarskyi noted that the player joined the team for a test period. RES Regional Series 1 Europe takes place online from February 28 to March 6. Teams […]

Among the participants of the "Games of the Future", which are held on the initiative and support of the russian government, is the organization Ramboot R10, owned by former Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho. The information was published by journalist Diana Fedchenko in her telegram channel. The club is represented in the following disciplines: CS2, laser tag, […]

The Monte organization has announced that Viktor sdy Orudzhev has left the CS2 roster. The club announced it on its social media. The statement said that the contract was not extended by agreement of the parties and Viktor became a free agent.

Players report Denys D3str0_o Zabarnyi talked with Polish Counter-Strike legend Jaroslaw pashaBiceps Jarzabkowski about IEM Katowice, the state of CS, coaching, personal sports challenges and the development of the esports scene in Poland. IEM Katowice is a special event for you. What was the most emotional moment during all of your career from here, from […]

NAVI Chief Operating Officer Oleksii XAOC Kucherov exclusively commented for Players on the loan of Oleksandr s1mple Kostyliev to the Falcons. "It's a loan for a month. Regarding options to extend the loan or a possible buyout of the player, we are not disclosing the details at this time".