The esports federations of Ukraine and 13 other IESF member countries issued a joint statement opposing the IESF's decision to return the Russians' ability to fly their flag and anthem at tournaments. Joint statement of the Federations 30 aug 2023 - Esports federations from multiple countries vehemently condemn the International Esports Federation's (IESF) decision, made […]
Into the Breach CS:GO team captain Thomas Utting has left the team. The club announced this on its official website. Club representatives stated that the decision to transfer the player to the bench was made by mutual consent of the parties. Thomas wants to revise his approach to the game and improve his individual skills. […]
eSports presenter and interviewer James Banks exclusively for Players commented on the UESF’s decision to withdraw Ukraine’s CS:GO team from the IESF World Championship 2023. It is extremely disappointing from Ukraine federation side that they would not allow our players to finish the tournament that has no Russian players in attendance. They had a great […]
The International eSports Federation (IESF) allowed russians to compete in their tournaments under their flag and hymn. This is reported by russian sources. According to the news, 32 delegates supported this decision, 13 opposed it, and 25 abstained. Also, according to rumours, the proposal of the Ukrainian eSports Federation (UESF) to suspend russia's membership in […]
We recorded this interview with James Banks late at night in a hotel in Katowice where the IEM Katowice 2023 tournament was held. We spoke with the legend of esports journalism for more than an hour and a half, although this is not enough to fully tell the story of James, a Brit with a […]
Players reporter Sofia Pikhalo talked with ESC Gaming co-owners Christian Ebner and Frank Hinterdobler about the Valorant roster, plans for new esports disciplines and Ukrainians in the team. We are here with Frank and Christian. What work is already done to create a Valorant roster? It’s not as easy as some other steps. At first, […]
Rumours began to spread online that the total transfer fee of Mihai iM Ivan and Justinas jL Lekavicius was $1,350,000. According to the information, jL cost the club $450,000, while NAVI paid $900,000 for iM. NAVI CEO Yevhen Zolotarov commented on this information to the Dust2.us portal and mentioned that the prices are at least […]
Christopher GeT_RiGhT Alesund, a legendary CS player, talked with Players reporter Sofiia Pikhalo about Heroic loss, NAVI’s new roster and Monte’s current performance. Why do you think Heroic lost their game? Heroic was just completely missing. The team play and individual level, and communication. I think everything just felt bad. Mostly because they are the […]
G2 coach Jan Swani Muller talked with Player's special correspondent Sofiia Pikhalo straight after G2 win against Astralis. Congratulations on your win today. What do you expect tomorrow from ENCE? I expect them to be fearless as today against Vitality. They are a really good team and not scared to take risks. It's going to […]
Heroic's Martin stavn Lund talked with Players correspondent Sofiia Pikhalo after losing to Astralis in the IEM Cologne 2023 CS:GO quarterfinals. I'm sorry that you lost. How do you feel now? I feel terrible. Obviously, feel that we are the stronger team [than Astralis]. We know that we didn't play the best CS in the […]
