Jeorge and junior depart EG ahead of reported move to Nouns

The players' departure from Evil Geniuses leaves the organization without a spot in the PGL Major Copenhagen Americas RMR NA closed qualifier.

junior and Jeorge are reportedly headed to Nouns ahead of the new year

Evil Geniuses have bid farewell to Paytyn "⁠junior⁠" Johnson and Jeorge "⁠Jeorge⁠" Endicott on the heels of a report by Dust2.us that links the pair with a move to Nouns.

junior and Jeorge's departure leaves Evil Geniuses with just two players on their roster after Jadan "⁠HexT⁠" Postma previously departed for NRG at the end of November.

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The changes mean that EG will lose their spot in the PGL Major Copenhagen RMR NA closed qualifier due to losing their core, with Wildcard next in line in Valve's rankings to replace them.

Additionally, Timothy "⁠autimatic⁠" Ta told HLTV that his contract with EG ends in January and he intends to take a "short 1-3 month break from competing" so he can give his next team his best.

All of the moves come barely a month after a report by Richard Lewis stated EG are set to drop their CS2 team and exit Counter-Strike, with the organization also recently completing the sale of their BLAST Premier spot to Cloud9.

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Jeorge and junior will reportedly replace Brendan "⁠Bwills⁠" Williams and David "⁠cynic⁠" Polster on Nouns, bolstering the roster's firepower after they fell flat in their recent results. The team attended ESL Challenger Jönköping and narrowly beat Eternal Fire in their opening game, but couldn't convert that into a playoff berth and exited the tournament in 5-6th place.

Nouns also failed to qualify for ESL Pro League Season 19 after suffering losses to BOSS and Party Astronauts in the playoffs of ESL Challenger League, and have fallen behind domestically to M80, who currently reign supreme in the region.

The reported move would give Nouns plenty of time to get practice in with their new roster as they secured an invite to the PGL Major Copenhagen Americas RMR closed qualifier, which will run from January 12-14.

If the move comes to fruition, Nouns will be:

United States Carson "⁠nosraC⁠" O'Reilly
United States Christopher "⁠cJ dA K1nG⁠" Jones
Mexico Edgar "⁠MarKE⁠" Maldonado
United States Paytyn "⁠junior⁠" Johnson
United States Jeorge "⁠Jeorge⁠" Endicott

Canada Kory "⁠SEMPHIS⁠" Friesen (coach)

United States David 'cynic' Polster
David 'cynic' Polster
Age:
23 (2000-2024)
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.07
Maps played:
1046
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.65
United States Christopher 'cJ dA K1nG' Jones
Christopher 'cJ dA K1nG' Jones
Age:
26
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.97
Maps played:
560
KPR:
0.67
DPR:
0.69
United States Brendan 'Bwills' Williams
Brendan 'Bwills' Williams
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.04
Maps played:
1162
KPR:
0.70
DPR:
0.66
Mexico Edgar 'MarKE' Maldonado
Edgar 'MarKE' Maldonado
Age:
25
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.05
Maps played:
1172
KPR:
0.71
DPR:
0.65
United States Jeorge 'Jeorge' Endicott
Jeorge 'Jeorge'  Endicott
Age:
20
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
1.03
Maps played:
595
KPR:
0.69
DPR:
0.66
Canada Jadan 'HexT' Postma
Jadan 'HexT' Postma
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.01
Maps played:
764
KPR:
0.69
DPR:
0.68
United States Carson 'nosraC' O'Reilly
Carson 'nosraC' O'Reilly
Age:
23
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.95
Maps played:
842
KPR:
0.66
DPR:
0.69
United States Paytyn 'junior' Johnson
Paytyn 'junior' Johnson
Age:
23
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
1.11
Maps played:
695
KPR:
0.72
DPR:
0.59
United States Timothy 'autimatic' Ta
Timothy 'autimatic' Ta
Age:
27
Rating 1.0:
1.06
Maps played:
1372
KPR:
0.74
DPR:
0.67
#2
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Roo | 
North America kommi
well now
2023-12-19 20:43
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8 replies
NA cs has been a disaster since Boston Major
2023-12-19 22:13
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7 replies
#72
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Brazil CS_KING
I think since 2020 when it was all online however Liquid still made some grand finals aparences
2023-12-20 01:32
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5 replies
I miss the good ole days of SK and Immortals
2023-12-20 01:37
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4 replies
#74
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Brazil CS_KING
Me too man :.)
2023-12-20 01:39
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3 replies
Lmao EG is literally in shambles that players are leaving to play under bedroom orgs....
2023-12-20 03:34
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2 replies
#83
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Brazil CS_KING
GOAT Junior is about to make his way like ZywOo did from tier 4 to beat everyone from tier 1 and surpass the actual top 1 in the next year, in this case ZywOo
2023-12-20 03:43
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1 reply
Based
2023-12-21 07:31
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#89
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Germany M1n1M3
Actually complexity and liquid did pretty well in their last events
2023-12-20 07:41
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NA next hope
2023-12-19 20:44
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1 reply
Gorge and Yunior whoo??
2023-12-20 11:55
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oh nooooooooo not EG!!
2023-12-19 20:44
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Hurry up and shutdown ffs. And get rid of your ESL partner spot while you're at it
2023-12-19 20:44
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3 replies
#34
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Palestine d1zzy_b
c9 bught it
2023-12-19 21:55
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2 replies
only the BLAST spot. No one knows what'll become of the ESL spot.
2023-12-19 21:56
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1 reply
#36
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Palestine d1zzy_b
right, my bad
2023-12-19 21:56
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#6
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United Kingdom jenko_
jeorge > jks
2023-12-19 20:44
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ngl that roster looks pretty promising for NA
2023-12-19 20:45
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6 replies
#24
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United States MrNorwood
Yeah, decent moves for sure.
2023-12-19 21:01
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4 replies
MrNorwood I've been wondering, where are you on the Norwood scale?
2023-12-19 21:05
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3 replies
#27
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United States MrNorwood
I do not fall on the scale, as I still have all of my hair.
2023-12-19 21:08
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2 replies
Are you related to the Norwood Reaper by any chance?
2023-12-21 01:29
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1 reply
#108
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United States MrNorwood
No, but I might hang out with him sometime...
2023-12-21 16:36
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#51
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Sweden eeVjoX
Gotta agree on this
2023-12-19 23:11
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#9
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United States skavice
Jeorge will shine
2023-12-19 20:46
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1 reply
#54
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United States scratchboy
I hope so! He was great in the original lineup
2023-12-19 23:21
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Jeorge will make nouns great again
2023-12-19 20:48
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#11
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United States KhanQu3st
Jeorge, Junior and MarKE are a solid core. And cJ has been playing out of his mind recently.
2023-12-19 20:49
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#12
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Serbia Skemer
Eg is officially dead
2023-12-19 20:50
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What the fuck
2023-12-19 20:51
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Junior too good for NA, -broky +junior
2023-12-19 20:53
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whos going to igl now?
2023-12-19 20:53
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2 replies
#23
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Canada Nohte - HLTV.org
Carson has been IGL for the last while
2023-12-19 21:01
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#61
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United States 1Tuurtle
Carson will take it back from cynic
2023-12-20 00:11
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#21
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North America minte
goatior is back in action
2023-12-19 20:55
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semphis goat
2023-12-19 21:00
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#25
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United States MrNorwood
Looks like a good move to me.
2023-12-19 21:02
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semphis coaching wtf, I thought he was done with cs long time ago
2023-12-19 21:17
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12 replies
He has been the coach for this team since before they got signed to Nouns
2023-12-19 21:41
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11 replies
why does he look like hulk?
2023-12-19 22:02
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10 replies
Because hes jacked. Don't be jealous
2023-12-19 22:27
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9 replies
Is he a bodybuilder now?
2023-12-19 22:30
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8 replies
He has always looked like that. I was referring to the common meme.
2023-12-19 22:38
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6 replies
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Europe kuu1
What do you mean?
2023-12-19 22:41
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1 reply
He is still wearing fresh clothes. Honestly, the guy could be a millitary instructor.
2023-12-19 23:10
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dude, he was fat and nerdy, now he's built like a refrigerator. Is he the American keev?
2023-12-19 23:14
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3 replies
#53
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dupreeh | 
Denmark emze
The american tentpole
2023-12-19 23:17
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1 reply
same thing
2023-12-19 23:24
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I mean. It is like blamef, he becomes bigger and bigger. Konfig was pretty small too.
2023-12-19 23:55
0
He used to do fitness coaching, he would talk about it on stream, hasn't streamed in awhile though so idk if hes still doing that
2023-12-20 17:16
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Nouns is finally my 3rd favorite Americas team to cheer for
2023-12-19 21:21
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#31
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Russia Lessix
ez for both of them
2023-12-19 21:37
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Nouns looking interesting
2023-12-19 21:45
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#41
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Canada K1nGoldY
Ok so i was the first who started yappin about this move and when I did everyone called me crazy now everyone likes it Second Nouns just kicked cynic? Instead of CJ? Why? Why was Cynic given back his rifle igl duties, Nosrac could come igl, bwills was shit so good kick but kicking cynic doesn't make sense to me
2023-12-19 22:38
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3 replies
+1 cynic so underrated in NA its crazy i hope he gets a offer for some better roster... give him a chance for in COL instead of hallzerk for 1 tournament..
2023-12-20 22:48
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2 replies
Was cynic ever the main AWPer for a team? From what I remember he had to move into cadiaN roles on Nouns after they lost their AWPer and IGL, but this is a while ago
2023-12-21 11:21
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yes he was IGL + Awper 1 year ago , and pretty good i don´t any other NA player who can do both and still mantain a good level except for nitro but thats the only exception and isn´t around anymore
2023-12-21 23:20
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#43
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Brazil _Meehiell
make america great again xD btw hopes na find their way again!
2023-12-19 22:41
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1 reply
if NA fully stops recycling players and cuts all ties to people like adreN then there’s hope.
2023-12-20 00:24
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#46
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Uzbekistan iDead_asdd
looks good but they still need a solid igl
2023-12-19 22:53
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#47
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JBa | 
United States jLaw
Wonder where wiz and walco land before the NA qualifier?
2023-12-19 23:04
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Why not cynic to rifle/igl? And -CJ
2023-12-19 23:04
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Gonna be a big boost to this Nouns roster, excited to see how they fare against M80 and other teams in that level
2023-12-19 23:05
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#56
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United States Danny_122333
this noun team would be insane
2023-12-19 23:27
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Still need an IGL but this is an upgrade.
2023-12-19 23:32
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#59
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United States 2046
Pretty sure nosraC has been calling since cynic went on hiatus but I could be wrong
2023-12-19 23:53
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I dont think carson is a very good igl to be honest, walco would most likely be better imo or give stewie another shot. Even steel would be hype
2023-12-20 00:15
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#66
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United States Gonginator
I don't think Stewie will join an NA team that doesn't have some sort of partnership slot in an S tier event. If he is open to "starting fresh" in CS2, he is likely going to be very picky about which team he joins despite his limited options as is. As for steel, he was playing with Bad News Bears for a while, but joined a mix team with PwnAlone for the recent ESEA Autumn Cash Cup online event. I think steel left BNB and will join PwnAlone or find another team. It would be awesome to see Nouns pickup Stewie2K or steel as their IGL, but I don't think it is very likely.
2023-12-20 00:30
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I dont think steel will find an actual team for challenger league, but he will likely keep playing with mixteams in cashcups and mythic cups and the like, and yeah I doubt either will actually join but I just think it could be really hype on paper. I dont know why stewie isnt competing, he is grinding cs daily and still seems very competitive, maybe he is just delusional and thinks he can join a top team or maybe he is taking a break from competition idk
2023-12-20 01:04
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#80
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United States Gonginator
I am hopeful too lol. I want to see Stewie2K and steel back in action. I honestly think Stewie2K still has a bit of an ego though, so I'm kind of losing some hope that he'll find a "suitable" team. I wonder if NRG reached out to him because he would've been a decent IGL imo and daps would've made a good coach.
2023-12-20 03:38
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I dont think any NA team wants anything to do with Stewie after that EG fiasco. And it's best that they don't. No more recycling the same crap, that was one of the main reasons why NA CS died.
2023-12-20 05:00
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Does anyone really need a break after competing for Evil Genius?! The job itself is a permanent break.
2023-12-20 00:25
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#67
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United States Gonginator
Playing for EG was probably hell for most people. Management seemed pretty unprofessional and useless at that. The whole "data driven" approach didn't do a damn thing and leadership was lacking within the CS team itself and EG's management team overall. Poor relationships with brands caused some of their sponsorships to back out and then the decision to put the Blue Print Project into action was another nail in their coffin. At least the CS team got free paychecks though for doing nothing and wasting spots at every event they received an invite to.
2023-12-20 00:34
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Thank you for your polite and detailed response to my provocative comment. I get it must be frustrating for autimatic to watch all roster changes around him and team getting worse and worse. But at the same time EG has one of the best salaries and they have a lot of time between LANs. I can understand s1mple taking a break but I really struggle to understand an EG player needing 'a break from competing'.
2023-12-20 01:20
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#81
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United States Gonginator
I try to be polite, but I admittedly behave poorly sometimes. My goal is to have a mature 'debate' with others on these forums. Yeah, I can imagine autimatic just seeing his career go up in smoke and feeling helpless. s1mple honestly might find another team because it seems like he just didn't like CS2 from the beginning, so he basically benched himself. As for autimatic, I think he is taking a break because he's waiting for the good NA teams to 'fumble the ball' at the first Major's qualifiers and the first Major itself, then change rosters afterwards. No sense in joining a team just for the sake of playing - just my 2 cents. He'll probably find a bottom of the barrel tier 1 NA team, or at least 1 of the better tier 2 teams that can qualify for future Majors and other "big events" (S tier and right below S tier, whatever you call it).
2023-12-20 03:43
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#65
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United States Gonginator
Interesting moves I suppose. Although I have my doubts about Nouns improving much given their lackluster performance so far in 2023.
2023-12-20 00:28
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nouns will never be much with carson and cj...FACT
2023-12-20 00:44
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not bad
2023-12-20 02:12
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#78
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Samoa nuuuuucky
junior my goat, good luck
2023-12-20 03:05
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#84
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Lithuania ashas
junior to C9
2023-12-20 03:57
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Junior to Furia, surely nothing can go wrong.....
2023-12-20 08:36
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no closed qualifer spot? surely liquid can take iot?
2023-12-20 10:57
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#93
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Turkey erisyunus
Any chance EG withdraw from EPL?
2023-12-20 12:09
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yes. Just that no one knows who'll take over the partner spot.
2023-12-21 01:10
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#110
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Turkey erisyunus
I think no one will buy the partner spot cuz the partnership system will be abolished in 2025. EF may join the 4 teams coming from Esl rankings as the 5th team.
2023-12-22 19:10
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m8, we had a team willingly buy a spot in BLAST’s closed circuit even tho its useless after 2024. It’ll likely be no different here. I hear that it may be NRG buying the spot from EG.
2023-12-22 19:12
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#112
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United States Twitch_FishTheHusky
didnt c9 already buy it?
2023-12-22 19:23
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only the BLAST spot. No one knows what’s going to happen to the ESL spot. C9 probably aint gonna buy it, don’t need it.
2023-12-22 19:26
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#114
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Turkey erisyunus
Yes they're #9 on ESL ranking. Gonna be invited
2023-12-22 19:35
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#94
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Germany Skyrix
OkAnd
2023-12-20 12:40
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#95
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Japan Ixlide
this ain't a bad roster for NA, I'd say looks decent
2023-12-20 13:04
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#98
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Europe MuniH05
+1
2023-12-20 16:47
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Looks like a decent roster ngl
2023-12-20 13:22
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#100
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United States TacticalSanta
cynic will be back in a month, you can't get rid of that guy.
2023-12-20 17:38
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1 reply
joined BOSS, WolfY departed just recently. Likely went back to Sweden.
2023-12-21 01:11
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