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HEROIC apparently find their AWPer.
NIP are going back home - both in Pro League, and to their roots - and Complexity have now won the Major. Sort of. Not really.
…and just like that, the whole country of Sweden raises their eyebrows. NIP might just have gotten their attention again.
It’s not a Swedish superteam per se - not least because ‘Swedish superteam is something of an oxymoron - but one of the best players in the country might be on his way back home.
isak is reportedly out of GamerLegion (being replaced by FL4MUS - us neither) to head to NIP to fill their last remaining spot, which just about makes them Swedish team again. We’re sure the fans will come flooding back now.
You can read that as sarcastic, or completely sincere, depending on what happens.
One might be wondering why isak would downgrade, and there’s three points to make there. One is that if NIP do pay him (Nothing in Paypal etc), it’ll be more than what GamerLegion can muster. Two is that we haven’t seen NIP at full strength yet, and maybe without stand-ins they’ll be good.
Thirdly, however, it is a harumi rumour, so take it with a pinch of salt.
We’ll be honest, we’re not expecting anything massive from this team. NIP have promised that by 2025 they’ll be championship contenders, but that seems like, if we’re being kind, wishful thinking.
Maybe at ESL Challenger events they could.
isak is a very good player, but this team needs more than very good players. isak as the third or fourth best player on a team could be pretty solid, but for this team to be top five it needs REZ, maxster or r1nkle to be a superstar.
It’s possible, but so is a TLDR staff member going on a date with Anya Taylor-Joy wearing our own merch. Neither is going to happen.
Probably.
Prepare your palms for a stinging, HEROIC.
When this version of HEROIC was announced, there was a pervasive feeling that nicoodoz could be the weak link. We’ve all seen what he can do at his peak, but it had been a little while since we’d seen it.
Those fears originally appeared to have been allayed, but recently we’ve not seen the best face of nicoodoz (in fact many believe he should become a rifler - his rifling has been very good) and it seems HEROIC want a change.
The rumour is (again from harumi, so remember the disclaimers) that they want degster, who has been sidelined for so long that he has no pro games on CS2. The guy is uber-talented, but is somewhat controversial.
He’s known as being quite difficult to work with, and he’s a bit out of the meta having been benched for a year, but he’s also really, really good.
That’s quite important.
He’s a better player than nicoodoz when he’s on it, and he’s had time to reflect and become a better teammate, if the rumours are true at least.
It’s an exciting move because an on-form degster is a very fun player to watch play the game, and HEROIC aren’t that far from being a top team - but there’s also a nagging feeling that it’s all going to blow up in their face somehow.
After not enough weeks of non-stop CS in Malta, the last two groups of ESL Pro League Season 19 have wrapped up.
On the one hand, MOUZ breezed through Group C, not dropping a single map across 3 BO3s against Bad News Kangaroos, GamerLegion, and Team Liquid. As per usual, Jimpphat stole the show, boasting a 1.36 rating across six maps.
On the other hand, the Brazilian struggle continues, with Furia failing to secure a Playoffs spot.
And if you thought it couldn’t get any worse, think again.
FalleN and co. got obliterated by Smooya’s FACEIT mix, suffering a crushing 0-13 loss on their map pick.
Furia is in dire need of some changes.
Team Liquid, revamped GamerLegion, and Monte rounded out the Playoff-bound teams in Group C, while Bad News Kangaroos, ENCE, and FORZE were eliminated.
In Group D, NIP was really bad.
That’s it, that’s the round up.
No, but actually, that was to be expected, right? To their credit, they did pull off a dub against Heroic, with two academy players standing in.
Also, the Twitter banter between the orgs has been hilarious.
We’ve got our own El Clasíco right here.
FlyQuest surprised most people and secured a Playoff berth, with victories against BOSS, PERA, and the Ninjas. They become the first Australian team to reach EPL Playoffs in 11 seasons.
Piece of advice: Keep a close eye on INS. He might be him.
In the end, BOSS, Heroic, PERA, and NIP packed their bags, making way for NAVI, Complexity, and BIG to join the Aussies on the big stage.
Throughout Group Play we got top-tier CS, legendary skits, and entertaining segments.
ESL is truly at the top of their game.
We’re excited to see what they’ve got in store for the Playoffs.
