BIG to field S3NSEY at IEM Cologne

The German organization won't be able to use Mateusz "⁠mantuu⁠" Wilczewski at their home event.

S3NSEY will play for BIG at IEM Cologne

BIG will attend the IEM Cologne Play-in with a modified roster, utilizing 20-year-old Austrian Efekan "⁠S3NSEY⁠" Topaloglu from their academy lineup in place of mantuu.

The German organization didn't have enough ranking points to qualify for their home event with their primary roster, whereas their academy lineup earned a spot through ESL Meisterschaft Spring Finals. Two of the academy members, Elias "⁠s1n⁠" Stein and David "⁠prosus⁠" Hesse, were later promoted to the main team during the off-season, and mantuu was signed to complete the lineup.

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BIG sign mantuu; promote s1n, prosus in major roster overhaul

However, BIG won't be able to field their complete new lineup at the event if they want to take their academy team's place. A provision in the rules states that they must use a three-man core from the lineup that played most of the games in the Meisterschaft National Championship, requiring one more player from the academy team to step in.

As a result, BIG will field BIG Academy member S3NSEY in mantuu's stead, and academy coach Tugay "⁠TuGuX⁠" Keskin will also stand behind the players in place of Fatih "⁠gob b⁠" Dayik. HLTV understands that the team will still be allowed to play in the event as BIG.

The event will be a trial by fire for the Austrian AWPer, who has averaged a 1.01 rating over 111 maps while playing for BIG Academy. His last LAN appearance dates back to the PGL Major Antwerp Europe RMR with Sangal, where he averaged a 0.68 rating over four maps before the team was eliminated with an 0-3 record.

BIG's roster for IEM Cologne 2023 is as follows:

Germany Johannes "⁠tabseN⁠" Wodarz
Germany Karim "⁠Krimbo⁠" Moussa
Germany Elias "⁠s1n⁠" Stein
Germany David "⁠prosus⁠" Hesse
Austria Efekan "⁠S3NSEY⁠" Topaloglu

Germany Tugay "⁠TuGuX⁠" Keskin (coach)

Germany Johannes 'tabseN' Wodarz
Johannes 'tabseN' Wodarz
Age:
28
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.04
Maps played:
2146
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.70
Austria Efekan 'S3NSEY' Topaloglu
Efekan 'S3NSEY' Topaloglu
Age:
20
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.99
Maps played:
365
KPR:
0.65
DPR:
0.64
Germany David 'prosus' Hesse
David 'prosus' Hesse
Age:
20
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.99
Maps played:
523
KPR:
0.68
DPR:
0.69
Poland Mateusz 'mantuu' Wilczewski
Mateusz 'mantuu' Wilczewski
Age:
25
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.12
Maps played:
691
KPR:
0.75
DPR:
0.62
Germany Fatih 'gob b' Dayik
Fatih 'gob b' Dayik
Age:
36
Team:
Germany Elias 's1n' Stein
Elias 's1n' Stein
Age:
21
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.03
Maps played:
425
KPR:
0.68
DPR:
0.64
Germany Karim 'Krimbo' Moussa
Karim 'Krimbo' Moussa
Age:
20
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.07
Maps played:
575
KPR:
0.70
DPR:
0.62
wow
2023-07-11 19:27
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BIG field actual roster challenge: impossible
2023-07-11 20:58
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#76
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Israel RickNRoll
XDDDDD
2023-07-11 21:03
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2 replies
BIG Academy robbed
2023-07-12 03:52
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#153
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Austria shaak!
this will be so easy for GOD S3NSEY
2023-07-13 15:01
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lol
2023-07-12 00:28
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This
2023-07-12 01:25
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+1
2023-07-12 06:11
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+1 how can a team be so unlucky
2023-07-12 07:37
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lmao +1
2023-07-12 10:02
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#137
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Germany blochaa
+1 :/
2023-07-12 11:59
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#139
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Iceland Greedo
+1
2023-07-12 12:02
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nice!
2023-07-11 19:28
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3 replies
I wonder if that Austrian guy is igling/leading Germans And what makes it better is that you an Italian cheering for them
2023-07-12 01:58
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2 replies
your comment is very sus
2023-07-12 06:58
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1 reply
How so? Very normal comment
2023-07-14 02:38
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Costa Rica Wham!
LUL
2023-07-11 19:28
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#4
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Indonesia babeh
rip
2023-07-11 19:28
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#5
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Netherlands xrnavkha
cool, is this the same guy from sangal?
2023-07-11 19:29
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#12
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Brazil Ricardogwz
Yes
2023-07-11 19:31
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Bıg academy*
2023-07-11 19:29
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GL yavru kurt
2023-07-11 19:29
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3 replies
#13
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Denmark Fr0th
kürt*
2023-07-11 19:32
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2 replies
ne
2023-07-11 20:07
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1 reply
immigrating=being dog
2023-07-11 20:39
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Nice debut
2023-07-11 19:29
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1 reply
There is Blast groups before Cologne so that's the real deubt. And mantuu plays there
2023-07-11 21:14
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#9
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Seychelles zazikii
rip
2023-07-11 19:29
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The title is wrong. It should be "BIG ACADEMY to field TabseN, Krimbo, sin and Prosus". BIG didn't qualify, BIG Academy did. Scummy way of getting in.
2023-07-11 19:30
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#17
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Norway Gjellan
Kinda true
2023-07-11 19:34
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#30
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Germany JDKiwnl
I would love to see if you would say the same thing if it was furia academy or sth qualifying for rio and they switch some players with the main team. Btw if you havent noticed BIG even signed 2 of the academy players
2023-07-11 19:41
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#31
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Netherlands geek3D
he doesnt realize BIG owns their own academy Team haha
2023-07-11 19:45
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5 replies
#32
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Germany JDKiwnl
jup
2023-07-11 19:45
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#38
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Slovakia GloryMole
So if I sign 10 teams I can qualify everywhere and switch players nice logic
2023-07-11 19:49
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3 replies
#42
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Netherlands geek3D
yes thats exactly what i said lmao
2023-07-11 19:51
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the core (3 players) qualified nice logic
2023-07-11 19:57
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Conflict of interest, you can only field one team for the event
2023-07-12 19:44
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Yeah, it would be different. The thing is, most people are used to this type of shenanigans coming from Bug Clan, this is nothing new coming from you guys.
2023-07-11 20:30
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#68
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Germany JDKiwnl
lmfao
2023-07-11 20:30
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average br0nzil L, go to the library you call Rio
2023-07-11 21:34
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Yes, I would. The fact that you bring up nationality in this makes it clear that you don't think they are in the right, you just wanna see BIG in EPL. No problem with that; but I would expect better from TOs, because this type of stuff - even allowing them to use the name of their team that DID NOT qualify - seems like it could be abused in the relation between academy/main roster in order to circumvent actual qualifiers, as just happened here.
2023-07-11 22:36
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#97
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Germany JDKiwnl
If you say that you could also say navi technically didnt qualify cuz they changed 3 players. Not the same core not the same roster. + The whole point of the ESL Meisterschaft slot is to have the "strongest" german team. Its just that BIG didnt want to play ESL Meisterschaft. +BIG is playing with the core of the academy prosus, s1n ,s3nsey
2023-07-11 22:41
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If they didn't want to play, too bad, they didn't manage to qualify. Also, ESL Ranking - which was the criteria according to which NaVi qualified - does account for roster changes, because a part of the points are tied to the players, not orgs themselves. So your argument is a bad comparison. I don't care if BIG academy play with s1n, Prosus, s3nsey, Krimbo and TabseN; it's ugly, but every team can change rosters. But I think it's really scummy that they can use that roster and say it's BIG playing, because it's not. It's BIG Academy.
2023-07-11 22:46
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#99
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Germany JDKiwnl
So in what world is it fair that teams what for the ESL Ranking deadline for invitations to come so they can pick up their invite slot and just do the roster changes right after cuz they know they would loose too much points if they did it after the deadline. Wouldnt that be an abuse of the system aswell? I admit i get your points tho.
2023-07-11 22:48
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As far as I know, there is a roster lock once you confirm the invitation, so you can't just change rosters like that (at least not the core, idk how it works in detail). But anyway, glad we could understand each other. I don't blame you BIG fans, I blame ESL tbh.
2023-07-11 23:45
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#108
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Germany JDKiwnl
+1 This was probably one of the nicest and calmest discussions i ever had on this site haha.
2023-07-11 23:50
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🤓 akshually
2023-07-11 19:48
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+1
2023-07-11 20:37
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#78
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Israel avivpro13
+1
2023-07-11 21:12
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#83
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Brazil boobee
+1
2023-07-11 21:23
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I think BIG would've qualified if they didn't bring those academy players into the main team in the first place. Their ESL rating tanked because they switched out 3/5 players. And the core of the academy team that qualified is playing now, so what's the problem?
2023-07-12 15:13
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Scummy? They are just developing their academy players so they can bring them to the main team
2023-07-12 20:04
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#157
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Sweden pawn73
same with mouz, basically mouz nxt now xD
2023-07-22 10:42
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1.01 rating AWPer in Academy leagues, they should have kept mantuu and switch out krimbo instead to have any chance at all.
2023-07-11 19:30
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3 replies
#41
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Slovakia Psycho2k
Krimbo is their fragger,so it would suck aswell
2023-07-11 19:50
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Krimbo is so good but i have to agree. S3SENY seems terrible sadly.
2023-07-11 19:56
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krimbo is an actual beast tho
2023-07-12 09:48
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I hope the same thing doesn't happen to mantuu as it did when degster had to stand in for him for a tournament and then just got permanently replaced lol
2023-07-11 19:32
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#19
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Norway Gjellan
Dont Think that will happen LMAO looking at his stats
2023-07-11 19:34
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BIG to field M1D at IEM Cologne !!!
2023-07-11 19:33
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how is it not possible to field the now BIG lineup here? big acd literally played the finals with prosus s1n and krimbo
2023-07-11 19:33
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3 replies
the final doesnt count, most matches in the league do. so they have to have sensey, prosus and s1n.
2023-07-11 19:53
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1 reply
reasonable. unlucky nobody told big's management
2023-07-11 19:56
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#48
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Germany Lusankya
The current BIG line up only has two Academy players who played most of the games in the ESL Meisterschaft. Krimbo only played in the finals.
2023-07-11 19:56
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Big didnt make it to Cologne. Big Academy is playing there
2023-07-11 19:33
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#20
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Bosnia and Herzegovina sqmke
no syrson?
2023-07-11 19:35
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idiot team taking up academy team’s spot but can’t win shit lol
2023-07-11 19:35
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1 reply
Don’t worry, they won’t qualify. 100% sure
2023-07-11 20:17
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lmao
2023-07-11 19:35
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#24
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Romania garcea89
10 won rounds max incoming!
2023-07-11 19:38
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#25
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Sweden Vrede
lmao tf
2023-07-11 19:39
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How can you perform with this chaos. Hope they do, but mens, what stress.
2023-07-11 19:40
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There should be a rule preventing you from attending if you have less than 3 players from the lineup that qualified. There's literally a different team playing
2023-07-11 19:40
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6 replies
There literally is and the article mentions it?
2023-07-11 19:46
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1 reply
#36
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Germany JDKiwnl
+11111
2023-07-11 19:47
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#35
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Germany JDKiwnl
Lineup that qualified: s1n prosus krimbo hyped skyye Lineup that is playing: s1n prosus krimbo sensey tabseN +s3nsey played the rest of the season for academy btw what is the problem ?
2023-07-11 19:47
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#39
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Hungary szia
there is a rule? and there are 3 players from the qualifying lineup??? (krimbo, s1n, prosus)????? read and think???????
2023-07-11 19:49
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Its S3nsey, s1n, prosus.. + krimbo, tabsen "A provision in the rules states that they must use a three-man core from the lineup that PLAYED MOST of the games in the Meisterschaft National Championship, requiring one more player from the academy team to step in." Krimbo was only playing at the finals. Thats why they need to bring s3nsey in!
2023-07-11 19:54
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Fucking read the article LMAO.
2023-07-12 08:18
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0.68 god
2023-07-11 19:41
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#34
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Hungary szia
austria has finally arrived on tier 1
2023-07-11 19:47
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3 replies
no it hasnt
2023-07-11 19:58
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Can’t find, sorry. BIG is placed where right now?
2023-07-11 20:17
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If by Austria you mean turkey, sure
2023-07-11 21:31
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#40
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Germany BCKMNN
They just screwed the whole Academy Roster over a slot they deem „mainteam worthy“ - this should not be allowed by the ESL imo. Let the guys play their biggest achievement and let the main team take the L.
2023-07-11 19:50
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#86
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Germany Dr_Prof_HLTV
I agree with you
2023-07-11 21:31
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+1 this is very stupid.
2023-07-12 08:19
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#138
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Germany blochaa
+111111111111
2023-07-12 12:01
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Why would an org field B team in one of the most important events in the year? They aren't stupid
2023-07-12 19:49
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#43
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Netherlands Un1d
BIG play with a complete roster challenge (impossible)
2023-07-11 19:52
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oh god hes gonna shit the bed
2023-07-11 19:54
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Lol mantuu finally finds a team to instantly be benched for the first tournament
2023-07-11 20:00
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1 reply
#55
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Germany Jonaah
they are going to play the blast groups with their normal lineup though
2023-07-11 20:04
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F
2023-07-11 20:01
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#54
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Kosovo w3stsid3
This team is doomed to never play with their fixed roster lmao
2023-07-11 20:03
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#56
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Romania FAD [/]
bot
2023-07-11 20:06
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Sick leave on the first day of job kkkkkkk
2023-07-11 20:07
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#60
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Ukraine KeIIaCo
STRANGE dont see any joke about he doesnt speak Jerman he's Austrian :D
2023-07-11 20:13
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#63
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France kennySsSsS
smh my head
2023-07-11 20:20
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#64
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Germany Smartest_Fakeflagger
Idk why people are so mad.. BIG main team would have won ESL Meisterschaft easily as they have done every single time they attended… they just pulled out so their academy team can play as high as possible and develop better and now they could even get another advantage out of it besides developing their young talents… and also every player played in the academy team besides tabsen its not like they put only players in who havent done anything for the academy team
2023-07-11 20:21
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#65
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Finland Colikko
That is so unfair for the rest of the academy guys, no?
2023-07-11 20:26
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#66
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United Kingdom flaxlethal
Beast
2023-07-11 20:28
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kekw
2023-07-11 20:33
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#70
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Austria CMR_
austria back
2023-07-11 20:35
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Big trying to play an event with full roster: Impossible
2023-07-11 20:36
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BIG play two consecutive tournaments with the same roster challenge (impossible)
2023-07-11 20:47
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#77
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Canada ssau
Wow that is like the worst stand in I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen zonic stand in for astralis
2023-07-11 21:11
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#80
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Czech Republic knom1s
Sad for the academy players. Lost respect for BIG
2023-07-11 21:14
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hope the team is still called BIG academy at the play-in
2023-07-11 21:16
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whats going on with this team
2023-07-11 21:19
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Jonathan E is a nice guy
2023-07-11 21:25
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Hmm, interesting
2023-07-11 21:43
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cmon big, just 1 event with your full stregnht :p
2023-07-11 21:46
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BIG and incomplete roster? Finally something new
2023-07-11 21:47
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#92
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Portugal silent____
somehow, this team keeps getting worse
2023-07-11 22:08
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More teams should create academy teams. It apparently gives you 2 chances to qualify for events.
2023-07-11 22:09
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Are you stupid? Only reason why BIG academy qualified is because main team didn't play in Meisterschaft
2023-07-12 19:54
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3 clown orgs of modern era: EG, OG and BiG
2023-07-11 22:19
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Big monthly roster change
2023-07-11 22:36
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Thought this would happen when BIG academy qualified lol
2023-07-11 22:56
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#103
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Japan esy
Everyone scared because they know BIG will be Top1 soon, classic.
2023-07-11 23:11
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#104
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Armenia VirtusNo
they are big academy and they field tabsen instead of Panix or smth
2023-07-11 23:23
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#105
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United States PURE1
that was fast.. lmao
2023-07-11 23:29
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stanyway will not reach playoffs
2023-07-11 23:36
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not the cheater from AKUMA!!!!!!
2023-07-12 00:16
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Most fair qualifying criteria
2023-07-12 00:32
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#112
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Netherlands davin
meme org
2023-07-12 00:37
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#113
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North America raysist
zzzzzzzzzzz
2023-07-12 01:04
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#114
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Poland Kobel_
I feel bad for skyye and hyped, their own org screwed them over.
2023-07-12 01:17
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#115
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Philippines B3nk4i
Its kinda embarrassing that youre main team wasnt able to qualify, so you had to use a majority of your academy team. Like this shouldn't be allowed to happen.
2023-07-12 01:23
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Why? If this wasn't allowed BIG would just use main roster for Meisterschaft and qualify that way.
2023-07-12 19:59
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#118
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Turkey ColdZer00
it's big academy, not big. nt bro
2023-07-12 01:28
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Its kinda sad that even with a new roster BIG is still playing with a stand-in. I feel like they've been playing with stand-ins, rotating guys in and out of the roster for a year now.
2023-07-12 02:56
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#125
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Austria JAEGERBOMBER
EFE for the win! <3
2023-07-12 07:08
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Is this a joke? Let ac team play
2023-07-12 07:49
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#128
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Europe YkZz
Interesting
2023-07-12 08:16
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he will straight up strudel in his pants when he plays infront of thousands of people
2023-07-12 09:03
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The Academy Team deserved it, and they took it from them Just wow
2023-07-12 09:06
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speedrun out of group stage lul
2023-07-12 09:05
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#140
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Brazil drydden
Taking spot from academy team LMAO such losers
2023-07-12 12:34
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#141
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Estonia sux3ss
Remember dukiiii? this is him now, feel old yet?
2023-07-12 14:34
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TF sensei in poster
2023-07-12 17:41
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the vast majority of the matches from big academy were played by s1n,prosus, s3nsey, skyye and arrow.. The last two being screwed over for main roster ego trip... lost all my respect for tabsen
2023-07-14 21:30
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dude if I was Skyye or Arrow I would do my fucking best to get 16-0 in every fucking match from now on I won't even be surprised if BIG puts their academy team on hold, play Cologne, and then send prosus and s1n back to the academy team giving the excuse that "they did not met our expectations" or some shit like that
2023-07-15 13:08
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AHAHAHHAHA seeing this now this is hilarious
2023-07-27 20:43
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S3NSEY_good_gameS3NSEY
2023-07-30 20:55
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