NiP win DreamHack Masters Malmö
The Ninjas in Pyjamas took home a shocking victory this weekend at DreamHack Masters Malmö, where they managed to defeat Natus Vincere 2-0 in one of the most thrilling grandfinals to date. In case you missed any of the action, read our winner's news that includes scores as well as map-by-map summaries.
Cloud9 drops fREAKAZOiD
Cloud9 has revealed this week that they will be saying goodbye to Ryan "fREAKAZOiD" Abadir after a long stretch of poor results from the line-up since the summer of last year. However, since he is still under contract until 2017, Cloud9 will be keeping him in the wings while they search for a replacement. In the meantime Eric "adreN" Hoag will be taking his place.
LDLC shuts down esports division
The French online electronics retailer revealed this week that they have decided to shut down their eSports ventures with LDLC White and LDLC Blue, just days after losing yet another player from their prized White roster. LDLC White had been whittled down to just three players following the departures of Alexandre "bodyy" Pianaro and Timothée "DEVIL" Démolon, who were bought out by G2 eSports and Team EnVyUS respectively.
ShahZam out of OpTic
OpTic has been relatively quiet recently, with the team missing a number of key qualifying tournaments and failing to post good results at events they did attend. The North American organization announced this week that they have made drastic changes by cutting the team captain, Shahzeb "ShahZaM" Khan, in order to bring in foreign talent in the form of Óscar "mixwell" Cañellas.
Risky wins Asia Minor qualifiers
Risky Gaming will be making their second appearence at the CS:GO PGL KeSPA Asian Minor in May after taking first place at the recent online qualifers for the tournament this week. The field consisted of 128 teams from Asia, including some notable organizations such as nxl in the mix. The grand final mach came down to Risky taking the Mongolian NYSM, with the Emirati team coming out on top with a 2-0 series win after taking both de_inferno de_overpass.