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GUIDES
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We always knew he had it in him
donk… ZywOo… Anja Suder…. we have beaten them all, we have beaten them all!.. your boys took one hell of a beating.
Oh yeah, The MongolZ are champions of the world, by the way.
It’s not often we’re wrong over here at TL;DR, but EliGE to FaZe is one of the few times we’ve been verywrong.
We were excited when we saw the move take place. In the wake of ropz, FaZe were to change their playstyle, switching up from being incredibly bottom-heavy to a more full frontal offense that would line up with the CS2, swing-everything-and-win meta.
But yeah, we were wrong.
The move just never really worked, and whether or not broky was (or still is) and issue, it just wasn’t meant to be. All you have to do is go back to their earliest interviews after adding EliGE to see that the cracks were already evident.
Everyone’s favourite bald American just needed too much to be changed for him. Too many extra protocols, too many extra callouts for random b-llshit the FaZe of old would just vibe through.
And to put it simply, he’s just not good enough for that.
An exceptional talent, sure. But not good enough to justify adding a question mark in front of the person we should all be calling the GOAT IGL.
So, seven months and many pitiful results later, EliGE has been benched by FaZe Clan. His replacement? A 21 year old from Poland that has limited tier one experience and who in one of those limited tier one games, was absolutely bodied by FaZe.
When you put it like that, it doesn’t look great for EliGE, does it?
If we’re being honest, we have no idea how we feel about jcobbb joining the team, and most of that is down to the fact we simply do not care what a “Betclic Apogee” might be doing down in tier 97 CS.
What we do know, though, is that he’s quite highly rated - as long as you avoid the cheater accusations. He’s also a pretty aggressive player, which means that FaZe (at least) don’t think that the issue has been with their switch in playstyle.
Again, this really doesn’t look good for EliGE.
We’re not convinced if this move will solve FaZe’s woes. In fact, we’re more convinced it will only be a continuation of them, but we’re willing to be proved wrong.
Hopefully, just like with the EliGE move, we will be. Because CS is just better when the FaZe b-llshit is in full force.
FaZe are now:
🇩🇰 karrigan
🇳🇴 rain
🇸🇰 frozen
🇱🇻 broky
🇵🇱 jcobbb
FaZe aren’t the only team to be making a roster move this week, BIG and FUT have also been busy.
Starting with BIG, they’ve decided they weren’t happy with their coaching department, and ScrunK has left the role after just a month on the job. Not just that, but they’ve also demoted kyuubii to their academy team, with prosus being promoted in his place. If that sounds familiar, that’s because it’s the second time this has happened, with the first time dating back to 2023.
We truly don’t know what to expect from BIG anymore, but we hope that they figure their roster out soon, because they used to exist in the same spot that 3DMAX currently occupies, and we’d much rather it be them than the French.
Speaking of the French, FUT have realised that misutaaa is a rubbish attempt at filling the makazze-sized hole on their team, and he’s already been benched less than a month after they signed the EX-NAVI Junior roster.
We never saw that coming.
In his place they’ve signed lauNX, whose career has stalled since impressing during Sprout’s run to the IEM Rio Major back in 2022.
A talented player, we’re not sure he’s the correct fit to replace makazze still, but given how limited the market is and how utterly cheeks misutaaa turned out to be, they can’t do much worse.
Elsewhere, there’s been rumours that GamerLegion have already grown tired of Kursy, and having watched him play, we really can’t blame them.
Sadly, though, ash has already put these rumours to bed. Which is especially a shame because we’d like to see gr1ks play in a team that actually knew what they were getting themselves in for when they signed him.
Elsewhere, Shr has lasted just a month on Imperial, despite not even playing badly for them. They’ve replaced him with skullz, who seems to still have some incredible hold over the Brazilian teams despite not actually being very good.
It’s kinda like us and our ex-girlfriends. We should call them.
And finally, FlyQuest have removed erkaSt as their coach. We don’t really care, but it’s news.
Maybe The MongolZ are looking for a water boy.
Who would’ve guessed Riyadh would turn into the world’s racism capital?
It’s already taken over the EWC stage, as two national teams fought their way into the grand final, and now they’ve gone and announced a Nations Cup. Racists are eating good.
While The MongolZ vs. Aurora isn’t exactly the blockbuster clash most predicted heading into the event, it’s genuinely refreshing to see these squads contesting the title at an S-tier tournament.
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. First, a look at how we got there.
The marquee matchup of the quarterfinals saw MOUZ take on Falcons in one of the most entertaining series of the entire tournament. Even with NiKo and m0NESY far from their best, the hometown heroes still managed to close out a 2-1 victory. Mostly because instead of nexa or huNter- by their side they now have kyousuke, which is a bit of an upgrade.
But MOUZ? Oh man, what can we even say. They just shut down when it matters most. Too often their individual form disappears, and against teams of this caliber, you simply can’t afford to slack. Outside of torzsi, nobody really showed up.
In the last quarter-final, Aurora made light work of HEROIC, sending them packing and closing the book on tN1R’s HEROIC journey.
As the semis rolled around, it looked like the stage was set for a rematch of the IEM Melbourne and BLAST Rivals grand final between Vitality and Falcons. But that’s the beauty of CS - anything can happen.
The MongolZ managed to take down Vitality 2-1, powered by a standout performance from Techno, while Aurora relied on a dominant XANTARES to completely dismantle Falcons in a blowout. Pretty much no Falcons player even showed up to contest.
As for Vitality, cracks were always going to appear sooner or later. Maintaining the level of consistency they showed in the first half of the year was going to be a monumental task.
Don’t get us wrong, that doesn’t mean they’ve suddenly become a bad team, but losing twice in a row to The MongolZ and then to Falcons in the third place decider - getting crushed 13-3 in the last two maps, nonetheless - is a clear sign that something has stopped clicking.
And so, the Grand Final of the EWC was set. The MongolZ versus Aurora. Mongolia versus Turkey. Two of the most CS-passionate nations in the world going head-to-head.
Unfortunately, the series itself couldn’t have been more anticlimactic.
The MongolZ quickly swept Aurora, with the only real spark from the Turks coming on Mirage, which The MongolZ managed to take in OT. After that, Aurora seemed completely disconnected, dropping Dust2 and Nuke with little resistance.
XANTARES was the lone standout for them, while on the Mongolian side, everyone contributed. But Techno shined the brightest, silencing his doubters and earning his first MVP with a 1.39 rating performance across 11 maps.
Ultimately, The MongolZ fully deserve this victory, a long time coming. They’ve been on an upward trajectory for a while, and this was a well-earned reward for their efforts. Just look at the pride of their countrymen. We’ve seen this at the Major, and now again. Even the Prime Minister tuned in.
Seriously, how can you not cheer for a team that, right after winning their first S-tier trophy in a historic moment for their region, hops on stream and starts playing Minecraft?
Final standings at EWC ended up like this:
1st 🇲🇳 The MongolZ – $500.000
2nd 🇨🇳 Aurora – $230.000
3rd 🇪🇺 Falcons – $130.000
4th 🇪🇺 Vitality – $70.000
5-8th 🇪🇺 MOUZ – $40.000
5-8th 🇸🇪 HEROIC – $40.000
5-8th 🇨🇳 TYLOO – $40.000
5-8th 🇫🇷 3DMAX – $40.000
