Flashpoint 1 Flashpoint 1

Bad News Bears replace Swole Patrol in Flashpoint 1

29-3-2020 00:01

FunPlus Phoenix will field Bad News Bears in the second phase of Flashpoint 1 instead of Swole Patrol, it was announced live on the tournament's official stream.

FunPlus Phoenix has decided to bring in Peter "⁠ptr⁠" Gurney's team for the remainder of Flashpoint 1 after the Chinese organization and Swole Patrol were unable to find common ground in regards to their participation in the competition under the FPX name.

Ryan "⁠freakazoid⁠" Abadir's squad initially replaced the HEROIC roster, which had been widely believed to be sold to FunPlus Phoenix before it came to light that the deal between the two organizations fell through once Astralis came in last-minute to sign Patrick "⁠es3tag⁠" Hansen.

The ex-Riot Squad team will play the rest of Flashpoint 1 as FPX

FPX went on to forfeit the remainder of the first phase of Flashpoint 1 after playing just one match, which means Bad News Bears will begin the second phase in joint-last place with 15 playoffs points.

ptr and company will play in Group C, fittingly called "The Replacements," which also features MAD Lions, Chaos, and c0ntact. The former Riot Squad will go up against Rokas "⁠EspiranTo⁠" Milasauskas's side first in the opening round on Sunday at 22:00 .

United States Ryan 'freakazoid' Abadir
Ryan 'freakazoid' Abadir
Age:
27
Team:
Swole Patrol
Rating 1.0:
1.00
Maps played:
853
KPR:
0.70
DPR:
0.69
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Denmark Patrick 'es3tag' Hansen
Patrick 'es3tag' Hansen
Age:
24
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
1.03
Maps played:
1043
KPR:
0.70
DPR:
0.67
United States Peter 'ptr' Gurney
Peter 'ptr' Gurney
Age:
29
Team:
Bad News Bears
Rating 1.0:
1.08
Maps played:
951
KPR:
0.71
DPR:
0.61
Lithuania Rokas 'EspiranTo' Milasauskas
Rokas 'EspiranTo' Milasauskas
Age:
18
Team:
c0ntact
Rating 1.0:
1.09
Maps played:
724
KPR:
0.76
DPR:
0.68
#1
bnd | 
Germany Bundesnachrichtendienst
Another L for Thorin lmao
2020-03-29 00:02
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23 replies
#10
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Netherlands NahT_
why
2020-03-29 00:02
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14 replies
#22
laTal | 
Germany areumadcosimnot
cos his league now has tier 6 NA team instead of tier 4 NA team
2020-03-29 00:09
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13 replies
#42
YEKINDAR | 
China YEKINDARisUnderrated
Flashpoint what a disaster
2020-03-29 00:25
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7 replies
#74
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United States Hubterbean
Not a disaster it's the first season and the org's are gonna over pay to steal players from esl cause if you bought in you have to have a team in the top 20
2020-03-29 01:50
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6 replies
#85
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Australia ArcticOSB
Wishful thinking.
2020-03-29 08:36
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#97
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United Kingdom UKCS_BESTCS
The actual good players in ESL won't leave their teams for this shit
2020-03-29 12:42
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2 replies
#107
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United States Hubterbean
Yeah the 15-20 teams will it's a 1 mil prize pool
2020-03-29 16:05
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1 reply
#113
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United Kingdom UKCS_BESTCS
example
2020-03-29 21:40
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#114
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Poland Chiirs
Such a comment under story about Astralis taking es3tag from Flashpoint team. So far opposite is happening.
2020-03-29 21:49
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1 reply
#117
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United States Hubterbean
What danish player wouldn't want to go to astralis. Use your brain.
2020-03-30 02:31
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#66
stanislaw | 
United States Wowzaaa
Who cares its entertaining
2020-03-29 01:18
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1 reply
#101
SS | 
Germany cya_in_10
+1
2020-03-29 14:05
0
#67
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
United States sighteyed
doesnt really matter, they still paying for spot lol
2020-03-29 01:21
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#87
Reunion Megan_Fox
his league??
2020-03-29 09:05
0
#92
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Albania Edjon
swole patrol is #56 bnb is #33
2020-03-29 10:27
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#32
Sweden hltvmen
thorin deleted tweet in 3,2,1
2020-03-29 00:15
0
#47
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Brazil CHAOS_IS_CHEATER
This is the clownest tournament of all time MIBR should quit this if they still have some self-respect
2020-03-29 00:31
0
3 replies
#51
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Brazil gabrielpontonet
Why should they quit? This is the only kind of tournament they can win lol
2020-03-29 00:36
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1 reply
#56
SS | 
Poland Recruitn1
They wont win actually the reason they won against most of teams are stand in or bad map picks against others
2020-03-29 00:52
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#58
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Germany REALISTIC_BIG_FAN
Trihard 7
2020-03-29 00:55
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#49
valde | 
Sweden meistr0
Bad News Bears >>> Swole Patrol, lol. BNB is almost in top 30, Swole is #56
2020-03-29 00:32
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1 reply
#57
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
steel | 
Belgium VulcunStoleMyD
0/8 'tard
2020-03-29 00:53
0
#119
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United States PSG_Ultra_Instinct_Saiyajin
Yes the teams are bad, but he's still getting that massive paycheck from flashpoint so he really could care less about it
2020-03-30 17:19
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#2
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Finland Cucumber))
LOL
2020-03-29 00:01
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2 replies
#29
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Palestine MrZoldiK
This shit has gone so far
2020-03-29 00:12
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1 reply
#31
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Finland Cucumber))
yup :D
2020-03-29 00:14
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#3
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Spain 43_years_old_virgin
Flashpoint, the next level of professional leagues. lmao what a joke
2020-03-29 00:03
0
#4
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Latvia plecktrickal
LMAOO
2020-03-29 00:02
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#6
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New Zealand SenorOfTruth
fpx always changing rosters lmao
2020-03-29 00:02
0
#7
tiziaN | 
Germany kaeschdle
what the fuck this is getting more ridiculous by the day
2020-03-29 00:02
0
#8
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Brazil Elakk
Lmao again
2020-03-29 00:02
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#9
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Brazil user_namer
as i wished nice mens))
2020-03-29 00:02
0
#11
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Russia autismus
baited for bad news
2020-03-29 00:03
0
#12
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
cry | 
France taykah
what ???N?
2020-03-29 00:03
0
#13
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Spain SaileSamkaed
Movistar riders was the solution
2020-03-29 00:03
0
2 replies
#24
MartinezSa | 
Bhutan x676
Shut up clown fakeflagger
2020-03-29 00:09
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1 reply
#118
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Spain SaileSamkaed
Im Spanish bro
2020-03-30 16:42
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#14
France MbappeGOAT
This league is a fucking circus. And thorin is the biggest clown in it.
2020-03-29 00:03
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#15
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Finland gaazer
well this is some bad news...
2020-03-29 00:04
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1 reply
#105
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Czech Republic Hello_Neighbor
XDD
2020-03-29 15:54
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#16
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North America ClassyOne
Nice one Astralis
2020-03-29 00:04
0
#17
Romania Partikip
HAHAHAHAHAHA
2020-03-29 00:04
0
#18
device | 
Denmark Androfb
AHAHAHHAHHAHAH Thorin on suicide alert
2020-03-29 00:05
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#19
GeT_RiGhT | 
Germany NiP_1_major_FaZe_0_major
fpx fielding its 3rd roster in a couple of days thats gotta be a record
2020-03-29 00:07
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#20
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Spain Pog_chaos
Imagine leaving EPL to play this
2020-03-29 00:07
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1 reply
#36
f0rest | 
Spain shrimpony
Who did?
2020-03-29 00:18
0
#21
Greenland Njaa
FPX making a joke for the org name. so sad bcz they made a big name from LoL...
2020-03-29 00:07
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1 reply
#89
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Spain N0Love
But the community keeps blaming Flashpoint for everything because they hate Thorin instead of focusing the guilt on those Chinese scumbags that mishonoured their word. Trust me in a few weeks or months FPX will buy some shit org in CSGO and every stupid kid in the community will change their flairs to them
2020-03-29 10:06
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#23
Finland perkelemeister
Flashpoint keeps taking Ls
2020-03-29 00:09
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#25
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Bloominator | 
United States hltvconfirmed
Cooper needs to join Gen G and let Auti go back to rifle
2020-03-29 00:09
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2 replies
#88
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Andorra NDRnews
When Mixwell was Awping auti was dogshit
2020-03-29 09:25
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1 reply
#90
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Spain N0Love
True
2020-03-29 10:07
0
#26
Brazil figueiredonodie
FURIA??????????????????????????????
2020-03-29 00:10
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#27
laTal | 
Germany areumadcosimnot
at this point just go back to Lol FPX you have no clue how to do this
2020-03-29 00:10
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1 reply
#106
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Czech Republic Hello_Neighbor
Lmao plz +1
2020-03-29 15:55
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#28
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Halton | 
Spain akproxx
Lmaoooooo
2020-03-29 00:11
0
#30
mir | 
Russia M13F
1kk prize pool Tier3 teams Btw
2020-03-29 00:13
0
#35
ropz | 
Poland nefly
F ING CIRCUS HAAHHHA
2020-03-29 00:17
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#37
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Brazil Capi___
????????????? LMAO
2020-03-29 00:19
0
#38
donk | 
United States DELUSIONAL_EliGE_FAN
WTF? FLASHPOINT IS A FUCKING JOKE KEKW 1mill prize pool btw thorin wat doink?
2020-03-29 00:21
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#39
Philippines laiff
ryan abadir is a joke gj
2020-03-29 00:22
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#40
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Japan GOOGLE_DANCING_ISRAELIS
This shit is confusing and unprofessional... fuck this league hope they never host another event again!
2020-03-29 00:22
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#41
f0rest | 
Sweden windblows
LMAO shittest tournament ever
2020-03-29 00:24
0
#43
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Europe loonek4
At this point my mm team will get invited to flashpoint
2020-03-29 00:25
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#44
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
TRAVIS | 
Sweden jodmod
EU EPL>NA EPL>NA MDL FPX really know how to improve their roster, just waiting for the advanced team to show up.
2020-03-29 00:25
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#45
snakedrake | 
United States snakedrake
All of this wouldn’t really be a problem without the virus I feel like
2020-03-29 00:28
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3 replies
#48
laTal | 
Germany areumadcosimnot
nah this one has very little to do with the virus. Only thing it may have influenced is Astralis taking Es2tag because they fear one player might get Corona which even if he could fully play all matches from home right now (if he is not seriously sick).
2020-03-29 00:31
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2 replies
#53
FalleN | 
Russia Glihhh
Maybe they would have gotten an EU team thought, they had to go for an NA team since its being played on NA servers
2020-03-29 00:39
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1 reply
#63
laTal | 
Germany areumadcosimnot
yeah but that is after they fail to finish the deal with Heroic when the fiasco was already being done. Having to go NA afterwards was without alternative. Buying a slot and a team but with no contracts, waiting to buy the team fully is a disaster waiting to happen.
2020-03-29 01:04
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#46
Sweden hltvmen
Bad news bear is a dominant MDL team. Should be on par with chaos and i think BNB is better than euinted.
2020-03-29 00:31
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2 replies
#62
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Germany PaintSpeedDrawer
i disagree with everything after your first sentence
2020-03-29 01:00
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#102
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United States BuioCS
Bnb isnt even that bad of a team, they qualified for the minor which no one expected them to do And people blaming flashpoint when most problems that happened are out of their control so it's sad
2020-03-29 14:45
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#50
xertioN | 
Germany grabke
Shitshow continues !!! Hopefully first and last season nobody needs this really.
2020-03-29 00:34
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#52
FalleN | 
Russia Glihhh
What absolute garbage. These no names turning a t2 tourney into t5...Based on what did they decide to get that.
2020-03-29 00:38
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#54
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Canada JermainWilliamson
Seems like FPX have been the victims of bad timing and lack of leverage in these negotiations. Good thing FlashPoint is a "long term" project (*cough*).
2020-03-29 00:42
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#55
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Donk Gordo | 
Brazil Brazilian Wax
Amateurism at its finest
2020-03-29 00:47
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#59
Brollan | 
Argentina [Darkaren]
It's funny considering thorin's tweet about how "They've got the best NA team from EPL in FlashPoint" as a shot to liquid losing to swole patrol Just lol
2020-03-29 00:55
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#60
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Germany REALISTIC_BIG_FAN
FunPlus 'Two faced' Toledo
2020-03-29 00:56
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#61
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Ukraine AVANGAR_IS_BIGGEST_FLUKE
Lol
2020-03-29 00:58
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#64
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United States me_0_major
fpx three rosters in three weeks wtf
2020-03-29 01:05
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#65
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United States Oxy04
Thats some bad news right there
2020-03-29 01:05
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#68
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United Kingdom Leftie
So far FPX pissing about is the most exciting thing about Flashpoint, should have stuck with ECS
2020-03-29 01:21
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#69
Brazil hoffee
why no furia?
2020-03-29 01:26
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#70
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Russia Darkrus
1m prize pool btw
2020-03-29 01:30
0
#71
gamble | 
Scotland tr@c
ptr in the year 20 thousand and 20 lol
2020-03-29 01:37
0
#72
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Germany Heiliger Bimbam
what kind of a clusterfuck is this now? weird af.
2020-03-29 01:38
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#73
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Canada Maple_Baron
Thorin "fuck you, if you are a losing team in our elite league I'd be very happy you were paying $200,000 a month" Shields locking up the tier 4 teams
2020-03-29 01:42
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#75
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Norway cpl_mill-
This is what you get when thorin acts like a spokesperson for the league
2020-03-29 03:00
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#76
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Brazil Karlogaria
Now this is the biggest shitshow ever. This is ridiculous. Didn't expect something like that even from the lowest event ever.
2020-03-29 03:00
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#77
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Estonia RopzTop1
Yessss
2020-03-29 03:03
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#78
donk | 
United Kingdom whatacliche
OMEGALUL
2020-03-29 03:17
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#79
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United States _ATaXiA_
Flashpoint is a fucking joke.
2020-03-29 03:31
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#80
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United States D0xx
THE BOYS FINALLY MADE IT YES EZ4CRASHIESANDTHEBOYZ
2020-03-29 05:37
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#82
Allan | 
Netherlands skileraarbruin
yall nerds need to get yo panties in a bunch whatsup with my main man cadian he roaming USA shirtless filming himself? get that man some rest!
2020-03-29 06:32
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#83
United States OrnateRope
People shitting on Flashpoint when it's not even really Flashpoints fault, it's all the orgs that are fucking everything up.
2020-03-29 06:59
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#84
Aunkere | 
Norway device_is_overrated
I would not mind watching lower tier cs in a league format but this is just a complete joke now.
2020-03-29 08:19
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#86
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United Arab Emirates Vince_
Hmmm Flashpoint is already out of business. To participate in the league some teams had to pay $2M but some team were participating via online qualifier and FPX were invited without paying this $2M fee and even didn't lock their player under contract.
2020-03-29 08:58
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#91
s1mple | 
Ukraine Zed97
FunPlus ahahha
2020-03-29 10:25
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#93
Dosia | 
Europe eu_citizen88542
This is a mess
2020-03-29 11:04
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#94
liTTle | 
World Dowa)
what a shitshow league
2020-03-29 11:08
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#95
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
France breezy0
flashpoint that's what you get for trying to split the scene and introduce some sort of shitty exclusivity. fuck your greediness now eat it
2020-03-29 11:57
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#96
Šego | 
Croatia gmchanger97
Flashpoint disband, thorin disband
2020-03-29 12:37
0
#98
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Sweden romanriquelme10
Flashpoint to host next major
2020-03-29 13:44
0
#99
f0rest | 
Estonia VssVK
At this point my mm team will get invited to flashpoint
2020-03-29 13:51
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#100
Europe KeHT123
lol, what about swole patrol?
2020-03-29 13:59
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#103
Finland J3bediah
Fpx and flashpoint are both a jokes at this point. Blast is the best TO.
2020-03-29 15:01
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#104
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Romania senTien6
I love Thorin's content, but he must be malding atm
2020-03-29 15:03
0
#108
i am | 
Ethiopia Imbicile
Chinese org,fuck china,i wouldn't deal with them,after corona released
2020-03-29 16:56
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#109
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Australia ethicsw0w
Flashpoint is such a joke lmao. It's good for the scene with tier10 leagues for the lesser teams but you shouldn't call it tier1 then :P
2020-03-29 19:18
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#110
arT | 
Brazil DELUSIONAL_GENG_FAN
who? who? who? who? who????
2020-03-29 19:29
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#111
Kush | 
Netherlands protiny
Too bad they couldn't get Swole. Might've fared better but now they will stay dead last.
2020-03-29 21:15
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#112
Freya | 
Brazil davidzor
Let's see their second season. If money really talks in the CS enviroment. At the moment the level on this league is really, really low.
2020-03-29 21:20
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#115
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Denmark simple_0_major
literaly who?
2020-03-29 21:51
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#116
swag | 
United States SmokaDaWeEDs
i had a feeling this was going to happen after what cooper said. i dont think they wanted to concentrate on flashpoint what so ever exp after doing well so far in esl. well that and fpx offer was garbage to the team
2020-03-29 22:31
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