question is to whom? The only somewhat an outside chance is that maybe Tundra Esports buys one of these ascended teams because Tundra is really popular amongst russian speakers (has the media dota king dyrachyo rn)

team spirit are smart enough not to listen to what their fans might say. If they listened to the shit some of their braindead fans say, they would already kick zont1x just cuz he is ukrainian.

what eastern european orgs are in tier 2?

they had some rebrands, like Parivision are just Pari, betboom are BB, 1win are 1w at the international dota circuit, but the financial side still remains bookie

Gambit is basically defuncted. When the entire shit happened, they got fucked the most. VP quickly got bought out and were ''trasnfered' to Armenia, but Gambit couldn't do it. They were owned by the same company which owns MTS (russian Phone System Company) who had direct links to military communication as well. so MTS got sanctioned and gambit were cut

thing is, I don't really think there are enough teams to make this cis league happen (if riot are so against bookmakers).
You got Virtus Pro, Spirit, and then what? Parivision and BetBoom and 1WIN are all big enough orgs but are pretty much bookmakers in disguise, Aurora maybe, but they are owned by 1xbet owner sooo that's out of the window. Nemiga is a possibility, but afaik they are working on a low budget, kinda like ence in cs if you know what their project is.

the esport side of the game feels dead to almost everyone in Eastern Europe, and Team Spirit is the perfect candidate to get the role of this Eastern European team (legit 0 clue why riot thought navi would be this team, they distance as far away as possible from the east). Reasons to get Spirit in:
-Powerhouse in CS and Dota
-Known for developing a great scouting system
-Best Media content in Eastern Europe
-Pretty much took over as the biggest team amongst russians after the war happened and navi went towards Europe
-Are located in Serbia and have publically denounced the war
-Are rich enough not to rely on bookmakers
Kick some poverty team like KOI and let Eastern Europeans have another game to cheer for

spirit are serbian (hq in belgrade), virtus pro is in armenia. Probably way easier to get spirit cuz they are against the war publically

the broky moment was when he 4k'd on ramp while fucking alt tabbing

the history behind it is also goated

zont1x is NOT a secondary caller? He is literally the quietest person on their team

point is, broky is the most entertaining awper since prime s1mple and prime kennys. either he makes you cream with his quickscopes or he makes you laugh with his whiffs.

Didn't he outclass zywoo on a lan (i know it was a Mickey mouse tier, but still)

So ropz to vitality isn't a wow move? Or elige to faze? Or heroic changing all 5 players after a top 8 at the major? New teams will appear as the season progresses, top teams will dodge some events and open up the spots for those below

I love when players remain authentic to their roots, now he just has a generic anime inspired nickname

Reject kyousuke, accept CEMEN_BAKIN

Snus is a drug?

I feel like we can only compare the esports scene, and in my opinion, CS clears just because it is an older scene, simple as. 5+ tournament organizers, open quals to let new teams into the scene, iconic venues like Lanxess or Spodek or Royal Arena

someone tell unc what ragebaiting is

https://www.hltv.org/gallery/view/222580 this guy begs to differ (or literally any top pro in cs)

FPL is dead bro

broky can shit on zywoo, monesy and sh1ro at the same time, he just doesn't want to

Omg is that magixx's idol himself? can you force the broky to navi agenda more plz :)

leo if he didn't have an illness https://youtu.be/I6IAz0GOCh4

like 8 years ago a cs pro sends him a death threat, now verno threw a punch at him, what is with this dude's luck?

but now I believe 22/30 Koreans are in the top 6 of Pacific, soooo I guess that just shows that their talent is just starting to build up

I really doubt the prize pool is as MASSIVE as people say

they trust their anti cheat apparently, but then Blast basically said ''they are cheaters 1000%''

I think CS pros explained it clearly, the A-B-C concept
A-game - your best game
B-game - your average game
C-game - your shit game
if you raise your floor you will raise your ceiling as well

irrelevant era, might as well boost g2 eu then no? or liquid for their time with scream? imo they have no business being ahead of PRX, heretics at minimum

what is acend doing in the top 10? absolutely irrelevant before and after their champs win, no?

valve aren't the ones organizing the event, it's esl. Blast banned this same team from their quals for Blast Open, they simply cited it as ''cheating''. ESL did not

something is an import

honestly Chet still got handed the biggest L but now he has some small W to celebrate

I wonder what FNS has on NRG as an org.... Like are they some fucking mafia in disguise and he walked in on the CEO icing someone?

Why are 90% of them absolutely braindead?

https://youtu.be/k-k0gkAOXYQ
https://youtu.be/O_kveRJ-zk8
https://youtu.be/xXVkyNwlwSg?t=10

I mean it's quite clear, no? I am a cs frog, but a huge majority of players who stick around are entries (which is like initiatior I believe). Dupreeh, Krimz, rain, friberg have all made a lot of space for their stars (magisk, olof, ropz, get_right respectively)

Used as sportswashing, basically forces the teams which attend the event to say how cool saudi was (check X of every org attending EWC and how they will give props to the hotel, catering, venues and stuff), also is hosted in the summer either during or almost after pride month, so orgs like Liquid, Sentinels and HEROIC, which are all quite clearly liberal in their views to become two-faced

bros just cannot appreciate the region which has 3 TI winning teams, 4 CS Major winning teams(up to 5 if you consider the fact 3/6 in Navi's cs2 roster are Ukrainian). Legit every game CIS considers relevant has them running them

statement is factually incorrect in all games CIS considers relevant

EMEA needs that CIS buff and then it's joever for everyone

5 is that perfect time when waking up seems reasonable, but 3 doesn't fit that frame, you need to pull an all nighteer for that

cs is probably zywoo now, ties s1mple in every stat while being like 3 years younger

CS Majors = valve sanctioned events, for which stickers are given, hosted at the end of every season (Which lasts 6 months), TO and Place is chosen by valve.
IEM Cologne and Katowice = staples of the circuit, been there for as long as CS GO and now CS2 exists, kinda like Monaco GP for F1, or British GP for that matter.
Blast events, PGL, other ESL events = S-tier events, but not as prestigious, regularly change their place, just there as SPlits you can say

keiko farmed lower bracket lmao

well judging by sports like football, or MMA or Boxing, most of them come from poor families, so for them sports was the way out of poverty, a way for a better life. as an example, look at how many frenchmen with african roots have become great footballers. Most of them grew up in poor districts, so them focusing on their craft pretty much led them to become so great

good idea, but -2g +pain

IEM cologne final 2022, navi vs faze, absolute thriller. all 5 maps belong in esports hall of fame, Nuke was a fucking thriller

Adult toph, the one in her prime.