Media: EG Black quartet promoted as teams lock in rosters for BLAST Fall Groups

Only Timothy "⁠autimatic⁠" Ta and Jerric "⁠wiz⁠" Jiang remain on the team sheet from the original Evil Geniuses roster.

Evil Geniuses have submitted an EG Black-heavy roster for the BLAST Premier Fall Groups, according to a Saturday report by Dust2.us, whilst Natus Vincere and OG will reportedly send their new-look lineups.

The report also states that Sanzhar "⁠neaLaN⁠" Iskhakov, Ismail "⁠refrezh⁠" Ali, and Vincent "⁠Brehze⁠" Cayonte have all been left out of the team's lineup for the Copenhagen event. wiz has been added to the team sheet, but Dust2.us claim that only autimatic is expected to play for the side at the event in Denmark.

HexT returns to EG's main roster once again after being demoted in April

Evil Geniuses were originally linked to a pivot to Europe, which saw them engaged in talks with Audric "⁠JACKZ⁠" Jug, Aleksandr "⁠zorte⁠" Zagodyrenko, Denis "⁠electroNic⁠" Sharipov, and Jonathan "⁠EliGE⁠" Jablonowski throughout the off-season.

These discussions died off at the last minute, however, with Dust2.us also reporting on June 22 that the Seattle-based organization was considering promoting their academy roster in a bid to meet the BLAST Premier Fall Groups roster lock deadline and avoid a seeding penalty at the competition in Copenhagen.

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Media: EG left scrambling as JACKZ, zorte no longer part of plans *

The latest report by Dust2.us also shed light on other teams' roster submissions for the Fall Groups. The North American outlet alleges that Natus Vincere will be traveling to Denmark with Mihai "⁠iM⁠" Ivan, Aleksi "⁠Aleksib⁠" Virolainen, and Justinas "⁠jL⁠" Lekavicius on their books, whilst OG will be fielding Nils "⁠k1to⁠" Gruhne and Dion "⁠FASHR⁠" Derksen, supporting a previous report by 1pv.fr.

The BLAST Premier Fall Groups will play out on July 13-23 in Copenhagen, Denmark, where six spots for the BLAST Premier Fall Final — scheduled for November 22-26 — will be up for grabs.

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Media: OG set to add k1to, FASHR

Evil Geniuses have reportedly listed the following roster for the BLAST Premier Fall Groups:

United States Timothy "⁠autimatic⁠" Ta
United States Paytyn "⁠junior⁠" Johnson
United States Jeorge "⁠Jeorge⁠" Endicott
Canada Colby "⁠Walco⁠" Walsh
Canada Jadan "⁠HexT⁠" Postma
United States William "⁠RUSH⁠" Wierzba
United States Jerric "⁠wiz⁠" Jiang

United States Tommy "⁠Axed⁠" Ryan (coach)

Natus Vincere have allegedly submitted:

Ukraine Oleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev
Ukraine Valeriy "⁠b1t⁠" Vakhovskiy
Finland Aleksi "⁠Aleksib⁠" Virolainen
Romania Mihai "⁠iM⁠" Ivan
Lithuania Justinas "⁠jL⁠" Lekavicius

Ukraine Andrey "⁠B1ad3⁠" Gorodenskiy (coach)

And OG have the following:

Poland Maciej "⁠F1KU⁠" Miklas
Serbia Nemanja "⁠nexa⁠" Isaković
Romania Iulian "⁠regali⁠" Harjău
Netherlands Dion "⁠FASHR⁠" Derksen
Germany Nils "⁠k1to⁠" Gruhne

Denmark Casper "⁠ruggah⁠" Due (coach)

Lithuania Justinas 'jL' Lekavicius
Justinas 'jL' Lekavicius
Age:
23
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.07
Maps played:
600
KPR:
0.74
DPR:
0.67
Canada Colby 'Walco' Walsh
Colby 'Walco' Walsh
Age:
21
Rating 1.0:
0.96
Maps played:
666
KPR:
0.65
DPR:
0.69
United States Jerric 'wiz' Jiang
Jerric 'wiz' Jiang
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.99
Maps played:
634
KPR:
0.66
DPR:
0.64
Serbia Nemanja 'nexa' Isaković
Nemanja 'nexa' Isaković
Age:
26
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.05
Maps played:
1333
KPR:
0.69
DPR:
0.64
Canada Jadan 'HexT' Postma
Jadan 'HexT' Postma
Age:
21
Rating 1.0:
1.00
Maps played:
648
KPR:
0.69
DPR:
0.68
Russia Denis 'electroNic' Sharipov
Denis 'electroNic' Sharipov
Age:
24
Rating 1.0:
1.09
Maps played:
1428
KPR:
0.74
DPR:
0.66
Finland Aleksi 'Aleksib' Virolainen
Aleksi 'Aleksib' Virolainen
Age:
26
Rating 1.0:
0.95
Maps played:
1151
KPR:
0.63
DPR:
0.65
Romania Iulian 'regali' Harjău
Iulian 'regali' Harjău
Age:
20
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
1.17
Maps played:
329
KPR:
0.78
DPR:
0.61
France Audric 'JACKZ' Jug
Audric 'JACKZ' Jug
Age:
30
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
0.98
Maps played:
1180
KPR:
0.66
DPR:
0.67
United States Paytyn 'junior' Johnson
Paytyn 'junior' Johnson
Age:
22
Rating 1.0:
1.10
Maps played:
586
KPR:
0.72
DPR:
0.59
United States Timothy 'autimatic' Ta
Timothy 'autimatic' Ta
Age:
26
Rating 1.0:
1.07
Maps played:
1263
KPR:
0.74
DPR:
0.67
United States Jonathan 'EliGE' Jablonowski
Jonathan 'EliGE' Jablonowski
Age:
25
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.08
Maps played:
1754
KPR:
0.75
DPR:
0.68
Poland Maciej 'F1KU' Miklas
Maciej 'F1KU' Miklas
Age:
20
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.01
Maps played:
774
KPR:
0.68
DPR:
0.67
Kazakhstan Sanzhar 'neaLaN' Iskhakov
Sanzhar 'neaLaN' Iskhakov
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.93
Maps played:
1167
KPR:
0.65
DPR:
0.70
Romania Mihai 'iM' Ivan
Mihai 'iM' Ivan
Age:
23
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.06
Maps played:
933
KPR:
0.74
DPR:
0.69
Ukraine Valeriy 'b1t' Vakhovskiy
Valeriy 'b1t' Vakhovskiy
Age:
20
Rating 1.0:
1.05
Maps played:
578
KPR:
0.69
DPR:
0.63
Denmark Casper 'ruggah' Due
Casper 'ruggah' Due
Age:
34
Team:
United States Jeorge 'Jeorge' Endicott
Jeorge 'Jeorge'  Endicott
Age:
20
Rating 1.0:
1.04
Maps played:
486
KPR:
0.70
DPR:
0.66
Germany Nils 'k1to' Gruhne
Nils 'k1to' Gruhne
Age:
24
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.99
Maps played:
1465
KPR:
0.68
DPR:
0.69
Russia Aleksandr 'zorte' Zagodyrenko
Aleksandr 'zorte' Zagodyrenko
Age:
25
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.11
Maps played:
1006
KPR:
0.72
DPR:
0.59
United States Vincent 'Brehze' Cayonte
Vincent 'Brehze' Cayonte
Age:
25
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.09
Maps played:
1257
KPR:
0.75
DPR:
0.67
Netherlands Dion 'FASHR' Derksen
Dion 'FASHR' Derksen
Age:
27
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.04
Maps played:
875
KPR:
0.71
DPR:
0.68
Denmark Ismail 'refrezh' Ali
Ismail 'refrezh' Ali
Age:
25
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.03
Maps played:
1118
KPR:
0.69
DPR:
0.65
United States William 'RUSH' Wierzba
William 'RUSH' Wierzba
Age:
29
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.97
Maps played:
1569
KPR:
0.66
DPR:
0.67
Ukraine Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev
Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev
Age:
25
Rating 1.0:
1.24
Maps played:
1681
KPR:
0.85
DPR:
0.63
#1
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Indonesia tldr))
Wow
2023-06-24 18:19
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22 replies
Autimatic Hext Walco Junior jeorgesnorts PUT THE HOUSE ON IT
2023-06-24 18:21
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7 replies
they will keep wiz lmaoooo
2023-06-24 18:25
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6 replies
NAVI is going international maybe first time ever and this Article is headlined by EG uniting all 3 teams into main team now. WTF
2023-06-24 18:49
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2 replies
That news has been covered already: hltv.org/news/36510/media-navi-in-talks-.. I'm sure they'll make another announcement when/if it becomes official.
2023-06-24 19:17
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it's only 2 teams right? EG got rid of the 3rd team a while ago.
2023-06-24 19:19
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Portugal doesn't do reading lessons?
2023-06-24 19:46
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2 replies
Only Timothy "⁠autimatic⁠" Ta and Jerric "⁠wiz⁠" Jiang remain on the team sheet from the original Evil Geniuses roster. So what's this then
2023-06-24 19:49
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1 reply
Speak up
2023-06-25 02:29
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they tried to get electronic, zorte, jackz and elige and everyone backed out lmao, and now they promote their blueprint players... they must have a lot of faith in them if they are their last choice i guess even a big paycheck isnt worth playing for this clown org anymore
2023-06-24 18:22
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8 replies
someone needs to lobby EG to purge the entire management team. And should start with GamerDumbass.
2023-06-24 18:26
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3 replies
yeah whoever is making decisions for their csgo team has literally zero clue what they are doing
2023-06-24 18:30
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2 replies
#41
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Slovakia Psycho2k
I think its that GamerDoc and La Pointe women that run that shit fiesta
2023-06-24 18:51
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#97
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Denmark Not_Dane
+1
2023-06-25 07:39
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#72
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United States Gonginator
Why would anyone want to join EG? They've been proven to end relationships with sponsors on bad terms, treat their players like shit, and bench players within 2-3 months. Also, whoever came up with the Blueprint project is one of the biggest idiots to EVER exist in the e-sports scene. It's a big waste of time and money.
2023-06-24 20:52
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2 replies
I assume money would be a valid reason, as far as I am aware the old roster got paid 30+k per player per month for being a top 40 team that consistently placed last in every event
2023-06-25 00:17
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1 reply
#92
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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United States Gonginator
Thinking long term, players are better off joining another org if they want to play professionally for more than a few months.
2023-06-25 00:27
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The funny thing is jackz and zorte didn’t back out, something on EG’s side caused the deal to fall through. Goes to show how terribly ran the org is.
2023-06-24 23:30
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#93
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Yugoslavia Acceb
Navi killing 3 teams lmao. Rip GL rip Apeks rip Navi
2023-06-25 01:16
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4 replies
Apeks is fine, all that matters is kyxsan. The rest are bots kyxsan made play well, JL been around forever doing nothing before this.
2023-06-25 03:32
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3 replies
#98
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Yugoslavia Acceb
Until you realize Kyx was a bot on BJs
2023-06-25 10:58
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2 replies
? He took a team of unknown randoms into top 30. Also individually he was their second best player.
2023-06-25 11:08
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1 reply
#101
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Yugoslavia Acceb
He was not the reason for BJs success. Caca carrying with the occasional help from dan1 and Aid not being a bot for a game.
2023-06-25 11:36
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Classic Eg cringe)
2023-06-24 18:19
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#3
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Romania Stoy3
im the greatest
2023-06-24 18:19
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#4
tarik | 
India Nujen
Zamn
2023-06-24 18:19
0
Navi pog
2023-06-24 18:19
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#6
Faceit plus user Faceit level 9  | 
Avencia | 
United States Avencia
eg boutta have the same run they did in valorant
2023-06-24 18:20
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2 replies
just to get knocked out by fnatic
2023-06-24 18:41
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#73
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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United States Gonginator
The 5 starters that EG's Valorant roster is currently fielding in Tokyo is pretty damn good and has proven many people wrong, myself included. Also, potter is a decent coach. They need to drop the other 5 players so they can actually invest more into their actual starting roster, whether it be an analyst, a masseuse, peripherals, and so forth.
2023-06-24 20:54
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#7
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Singapore BETRAYALLL
7v5 easy for junior
2023-06-24 18:20
0
2 replies
LMAO
2023-06-25 22:34
0
nice
2023-06-28 14:22
0
Another tournament EG about to bomb out of :>
2023-06-24 18:20
0
1 reply
#12
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United States MrNorwood
Perhaps, but at least it will be an NA bomb.
2023-06-24 18:24
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which aleksib is The best? G2 aleksib navi aleksib Nip aleksib Ence aleksib Og aleksib faze aleksib (soon) Vitality aleksib (soon)
2023-06-24 18:21
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11 replies
EG aleksib wins a major in 2030, you heard it here first
2023-06-24 18:24
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2 replies
2023-06-24 18:28
0
1 reply
i havent told jonathan e. yet
2023-06-24 18:29
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Aleksi is excellent igl, deserves every shot. Maybe only G2 stint was not sucessful but he did reach Kato final
2023-06-24 18:25
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5 replies
+1
2023-06-24 18:31
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#70
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India Inferrrn0
I remember you did not have same opinion about Aleksi 1 year ago. What changed ?
2023-06-24 20:19
0
1 reply
I was only bashing him when people shitted on nexa and praised him like he is better. Thats all
2023-06-24 22:03
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So NIP was successful?? Ahh, yes. Very much.
2023-06-25 15:07
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1 reply
Considering the squad yes. Brollan and konfig was shit mostly, headtrick mid. They was close to go to playoffs in Paris.
2023-06-25 15:28
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only Ence :/
2023-06-24 18:25
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ence obviously
2023-06-26 11:07
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If Wiz plays over junior i will scream
2023-06-24 18:24
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2 replies
I will personally find Valens and slap him in the face
2023-06-24 18:58
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1 reply
#75
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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United States Gonginator
Valens is also guilty of coming up with the Blueprint project, is he not? I remember him saying in an interview from sometime last year that EG can figure out how to get the most out of their players because they have all of these "statistics". The only statistic I see is that EG's management has their heads so far up their own asses.
2023-06-24 20:56
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EG big brain if u cant get quality get quantity
2023-06-24 18:25
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#76
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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United States Gonginator
Yeah, event organizers should let EG play with their 10 man roster in every single match. It'll help them have a chance at winning more than just a few rounds lmao.
2023-06-24 20:57
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Finally some respect for EG black
2023-06-24 18:25
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WTF EG using 7 players in the server 200iq
2023-06-24 18:26
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3 replies
#27
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Egypt BomberMan_
finally a fair match lol
2023-06-24 18:31
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2 replies
they will lose to all teams even if 7v5
2023-06-24 18:42
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1 reply
#77
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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United States Gonginator
EG needs at least 10 players on their team in a server to have a chance at winning anything.
2023-06-24 20:57
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#22
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Norway fuxzer
jL aint leaving Apeks wtf is this
2023-06-24 18:27
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1 reply
#48
s1n | 
Finland Khroni
In all honesty this could just be a trial Apeks and GamerLegion have no events scheduled so maybe they got permission to play
2023-06-24 19:08
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#24
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regali | 
Europe qqqqfire
even if they play 7v5 they arent winning a map xD
2023-06-24 18:29
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#28
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Monaco wasdzqsd
how many team has EG
2023-06-24 18:31
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#30
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Taiwan iloviz
"When I was talking to EG management… that was some of the worst management I think I have ever talked to." - NAF
2023-06-24 18:35
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1 reply
#78
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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United States Gonginator
Good thing Elige turned down their offer. Joining EG is probably the worst thing anyone could do.
2023-06-24 20:58
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EG is NA, so 7vs5 is ok
2023-06-24 18:36
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eg are afraid of seeding penalty? they're like the one team who shouldn't care
2023-06-24 18:37
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2 replies
Dunno, having trouble getting a lineup together would just be extra embarrassing at this point. Much more than a seeding penalty for the other teams.
2023-06-24 18:44
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1 reply
#79
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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United States Gonginator
EG need to just leave the CSGO scene and come back when they fire ALL of their current management staff.
2023-06-24 20:59
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We wanna know about Cloud9 not those teams, ty .
2023-06-24 18:41
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3 replies
well, c9 isn't going to attend blast fall groups
2023-06-24 19:03
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2 replies
Yeah but still waiting for the news .
2023-06-24 20:26
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1 reply
#105
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Germany Sol1taire
all of a sudden c9 is going to have 500 million "Fans"
2023-06-25 15:56
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embarrassing from EG, last place finish guaranteed!
2023-06-24 18:42
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4 replies
#50
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United States 1Tuurtle
still better than the main roster would do
2023-06-24 19:13
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2 replies
doubt that, even with auti, junior, rush and heXt gonna struggle. forced igl gonna have to happen
2023-06-24 19:27
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1 reply
#65
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United States 1Tuurtle
rush isnt playing, walco is. and this team has more chemistry and firepower than the main team. I'm convinced they'll perform better than the main team. not that they'll win any matches, but they'll win more rounds and maybe even a map or two
2023-06-24 19:41
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#80
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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United States Gonginator
I'd rather EG just stop getting invited to any events because their org is a walking joke at this point. Why bother attending when you're (EG management) trash at managing oneself?
2023-06-24 21:00
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RIP NAVI
2023-06-24 18:43
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Nice
2023-06-24 18:46
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It’s over s1mple, jun1or has entered the room with the awp
2023-06-24 18:58
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#44
Faceit plus user Faceit level 9  | 
Czech Republic maXX_CZ
The obvious core of EG is autimatic jorge and junior. I am really looking forward to see junior play, he seemed kinda invigorated after his break. The rest is really nothging to talk about. You can trhow basically any two of the rest of players and it won't make much difference. Their problem is they need AT LEAST one star rifler and none of those remaining guys are one for sure. Time to negotiate with SA/EU players i guess...
2023-06-24 18:59
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#81
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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United States Gonginator
Save the SA and EU players, please. None of them should join EG. If EG is going to take anyone down with them, keep it within the NA region so other regions don't go down in flames.
2023-06-24 21:01
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#45
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Sweden Smulpaj
So EG is cementing themselves as the worst/weakest roster, smart plan!
2023-06-24 19:03
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1 reply
#82
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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United States Gonginator
But EG have all of the statistics that they need to help all of their players, don't they?! They have the "Blueprint" project which has worked out for them so far! Their management and CSGO staff have done a great job so far at placing close to last place at every single even that they have attended!
2023-06-24 21:02
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GOAT junior
2023-06-24 19:13
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NAVI KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
2023-06-24 19:15
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#53
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Philippines B3nk4i
Actually stupid EG has a spot at any tier 1 event. Whats the point we all know they're going last place
2023-06-24 19:18
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#55
Faceit level 6  | 
donk | 
United States larrypotato
so nobody told them the game is 5v5 ?
2023-06-24 19:20
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EG would actually be kind of sick if: autimatic junior RUSH Jeorgesnorts Swisher
2023-06-24 19:24
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maybe -junior and get any decent IGL from EU or whatever Auti on AWP
2023-06-24 19:25
0
Maybe they can finally win some maps with 7v5 on the server
2023-06-24 19:26
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i thought ruggah stepped down from coach? what was that all about
2023-06-24 19:30
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#62
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United States Phamous3k
Shit show tbh
2023-06-24 19:37
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Cannot imagine worse management than this EG literally hltv users could manage org better
2023-06-24 19:51
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1 reply
#85
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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United States Gonginator
EG has fallen so far from when they were at the top in CS 1.6 with n0thing on their team. At this point, I hope EG just cease all operations if they don't fire the entirety of their current management team.
2023-06-24 21:05
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imagine CoL Brehze lol
2023-06-24 20:02
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Nealan Brehze Auti Junior Jeorge Please
2023-06-24 21:30
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#87
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Fifflaren | 
Brazil matheuscoelho
wtf NaNi !!!
2023-06-24 21:33
0
I honestly thought Nealan did well with the pieces he was given I hope he is given another chance elsewhere
2023-06-25 01:17
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EG is a running joke nowadays and they can’t attract big free agents
2023-06-25 11:33
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who is the eg's manager ??? this guy should be the most retard guy in a earth
2023-06-25 14:16
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Ukraine Oleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Ukraine Valeriy "⁠b1t⁠" Finland Aleksi "⁠Aleksib⁠" Romania Mihai "⁠iM⁠" Lithuania Justinas "⁠jL⁠" i just saw this now, holy, that is such a weird mix lol, like I love the iM addition but I just don't know about aleksib tbh
2023-06-26 02:35
0
Who cars
2023-06-26 08:30
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