The trio of Maciej "⁠F1KU⁠" Miklas, Nemanja "⁠nexa⁠" Isaković, and Iulian "⁠regali⁠" Harjă will continue on OG, who has been active on the transfermarket to complete their lineup for the second part of the season.

Dion "FASHR" Derksen (FNATIC) and Nils "k1to" Gruhne (BIG) joins the roster, where Maciej "⁠F1KU⁠" Miklas is the only surviving player from the lineup that played at the Paris Major.

Nemanja "⁠nexa⁠" Isaković will return to the roster after having spent time off since the start of the year, while AWP'er Iulian "⁠regali⁠" Harjă's stand-in performance at IEM Dallas was enough to convince the management of OG to continue the partnership with the Romanian, who was on a free transfer after Copenhagen Flames went bankrupt earlier this year.

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It looks like the third major overhaul of the OG lineup is about to take place this summer. Yesterday OG announced that they have transfer-listed Adam "NEOFRAG" Zouhar and Abdulkhalik "degster" Gasanov.

The announcement was in line with what the rumors had already predicted. [link:{"url":"https://www.hltv.org/news/36500/sources-og-to-rebuild-around-f1ku-nexa-regali","isNewTab":true,"text":"HLTV"}] and 1pv.fr had reported that OG intended to build their new lineup around Maciej "⁠F1KU⁠" Miklas, Nemanja "⁠nexa⁠" Isaković, and Iulian "⁠regali⁠" Harjău. Romanian regali has played on the team as a stand-in and will be able to move to OG on a free transfer after Copenhagen Flames went bankrupt earlier this year, while nexa is set to return to the lineup after having spent time on the bench since February.

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With his contract expiring, Shahar "flameZ" Shushan's has been linked with a move to Team Vitality leaving Maciej "⁠F1KU⁠" Miklas as the only current member of the lineup who is set to continue.

OG ended their announcement stating "more updates around the roster are coming soon".

According to the often-precise transfer insider Aleksey "OverDrive" Biryukov, OG are on the market for a new player going into the upcoming season. Something he revealed on his Twitter yesterday, leaving no hints on who’s the man to be sacrificed on the current OG squad.

The rumours of a potential roster change come after a year where OG already have made a large number of changes with no less than four new players having been introduced to the team this year.

First it was Nemanja “nexa” Isakovic in January, then a double signing in Maciej “F1KU” Miklas and Adam “NEOFRAG” Zouhar, and lastly Abdul “degster” Gasanov who arrived right after the player break. The young roster with nexa at the helm never really managed to hit the ground running despite the promising lineup.

With OverDrive stating that OG are on the lookout for a new rifler, the spotlight must be on F1KU and NEOFRAG as the most obvious players to be demoted. nexa is the IGL, flameZ has been a standout performer together with degster, being two players OG won’t sack anytime soon.

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We have reached out to OG for a comment on the rumours, however, they haven't replied to the request.

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Today, at the BLAST Premier Fall Finals event in Copenhagen, Denmark, FaZe Clan took down OG in their opening match to advance to the upper final of the event.

After dominating OG out of the server with a 16-3 scoreline on Ancient, the series moved to FaZe’s pick of Mirage where karrigan’s troops once again secured a comfortable victory (16-6) to put an end to the match.

On Mirage, we saw FaZe’s Estonian superstar, Robin “ropz” Kool pull off a rather unusual sneaky drop close to A-ramp, which left OG’s F1KU completely confused before getting killed. His sneaky silent drop near the A ramp caught F1KU off guard as he didn’t hear a single noise and got killed with a grenade in his hand while jiggle peeking ramp to see if anyone would cross.

The Estonian’s kill on F1KU helped FaZe Clan secure their first round on the map and give them the confidence to start putting pressure on OG’s defense and their economy as well.

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Some people like them. Some people don’t. If you ask OG’s Maciej "F1KU" Miklas and whether they belong in a CS:GO Major tournament, the answer is quite clear.

- I think having Best-of-one matches in tournaments like this is full bullshit, said in an interview with Pley.gg and continued:

- Because basically if a team wins two pistol rounds, and not throw the force buy, you instantly have six rounds - It’s just really hard to recover from, even though you are the better team.

OG’s run at IEM Rio Major came to an end last night after the European squad fell short against Vitality in a fierce decider match. Yesterday’s devastating loss was their third of the tournament with OG also losing to Fnatic and FURIA in previous rounds – both of them in BO1 series. 

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The Polish team Illuminar fancied their chances against OG after a dream start to Overpass. On their T-side Illuminar managed to go ahead 5-0 against Nemanja "nexa" Isaković and his men. But from here on everything fell apart. OG won ALL rounds after that to secure their first victory at the RMR tournament. A stellar ace clutch from Maciej "F1KU" Miklas against his countrymen was the highlight of the match.

OG is now 1-1 in the Swiss system and will face another team with an equal score tomorrow, while Illuminar needs to win all their remaining matches at the tournament to stay alive.

OG - Illuminar 16-5 | IEM Road to Rio RMR (Group B)

(Overpass) | {cflag:PL} Maciej 'F1KU' Miklas – 1.92 Rating / 23–9 K-D / 101.9 ADR

Another national lineup in SAW also had to take a defeat today in Group B. The Portuguese roster lost 16-3 to Monte, who blew them off the server on Nuke.

SAW - Monte 3-16 | IEM Road to Rio RMR (Group B)

(Nuke) | {cflag:UA} Volodymyr 'Woro2k' Veletniuk – 1.90 Rating / 20–8 K-D / 117.1 ADR

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After benching "valde" and "niko" not long ago, OG have now found their replacements in Maciej ‘F1KU’ Miklas and Adam “NEOFRAG” Zouhar. 

"F1KU" joins the team after a stable three-year period with AGO where he helped the team qualify for ESL Pro League twice.

"NEOFRAG"s is added to the lineup after a fantastic stretch with SINNERS where he has averaged a 1.18 rating. Recently he played an enormous role in helping the team almost qualify for the Major.

Both new players transfer away from national rosters and will now take on the challenge of going international under the guidance of "nexa" and "ruggah".

According to Dexerto, OG has found their replacement for the newly benched Nikolaj “niko” Kristensen and Valdemar “valde” Vangså, with the international roster picking up two promising youngsters in Adam “NEOFRAG ’”Zouhar and Maciej ‘F1KU’ Miklas.

Dexerto has published an article stating to multiple sources confirming the acquisition of the SINNERS and AGO riflers.

2022 has been a busy year for the OG organization so far with the roster having been well and truly shaken up. First, it was the IGL  Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen switching place with Nemanja "nexa" Isakovic in a quite surprising transfer deal between OG and G2. Then to the recent news of the benching of the Danish duo of niko and valde, who both are set to leave the team. 

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If the rumours are true, OG will field the following roster:

{cflag:PL} Mateusz “mantuu⁠” Wilczewski

{cflag:IL} Shahar “flameZ⁠” Shushan

{cflag:RS} Nemanja “⁠nexa” Isaković

{cflag:DK} Casper “ruggah⁠” Due (Coach)

The underdogs from Poland beat the North Americans in a 2-0 series. On Dust2, Maciej "F1KU" Miklas was a monster in clutch situations, perfectly setting his team up for a 16-11 win. The 18-year-old proved a stellar performance, topping the scoreboard with a 2.27 rating and 40-13 K-D, including an ACE on the first map. F1KU played a key role in the series to help his team to earn their second win at EPL.

40-13 K-D | 143.7 ADR | 81.5% KAST | 2.27 Rating

21-17 K-D | 74.9 ADR | 66.7% KAST | 1.13 Rating

The last map, Ancient, did not affect the group, but with a victory over Complexity, the Danes were able to advance with the honor intact. Astralis took the map on Nuke and locked a spot in the playoffs.

The action started with Complexity's map pick of Dust2, where the Americans got off to a strong start taking the lead 7-3. But then Astralis stabilized their defense, began to find their right footing, and secured the rest of the rounds in the first half. The second half started with Complexity winning the pistol round and both teams trading rounds before Grim and company closed the first map of the series 16-13.

Astralis took their second pistol round of the series on the T side, leading to an early 3-0 advantage. floppy came alive on the CT side, finding impact with the rifle and proving as they edged the first half 8-7. Complexity couldn’t win the compulsory pistol on the CT side to maintain their lead and quickly withered as the Danish team ran away with a 16-10 victory.

In the decider of Ancient, the action went back-and-forth with both teams in the early lead. The Danes got used to the playstyle of their opponents and started to dominate at the end of the half, which meant the half ended 9-6 in the favor of Astralis. The Danes won the pistol and the next four rounds before Complexity made a good comeback attempt until, eventually, Astralis closed out the map 16-14.

Astralis – Complexity 2-1 | ESL Pro League Season 15 (Group D)

13-16 (Dust2) | {cflag:DK} ⁠blameF – 1.68 Rating / 28-16 K-D / 98.3 ADR

16-10 (Nuke) | {cflag:DK} k0nfig – 1.54 Rating / 27-17 K-D / 90.5 ADR

16-14 (Ancient) | {cflag:US} floppy – 1.47 Rating / 31-20 K-D / 96.5 ADR

MVP: {cflag:DK} Benjamin "blameF" Bremer – 1.39 Rating / 70-53 K-D / 93.5 ADR

Evil Geniuses – AGO 0-2 | ESL Pro League Season 15 (Group D)

11-16 (Dust2) | {cflag:PL} ⁠F1KU – 2.27 Rating / 40-13 K-D / 143.7ADR

11-16 (Inferno) | {cflag:PL} leman – 1.52 Rating / 27-13 K-D / 89.6 ADR

MVP: {cflag:PL} Maciej "F1KU" Miklas – 1.67 Rating / 61-30 K-D / 109.3 ADR

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To succeed in CS:GO and in sport in general, it's essential to have some good teammates. Teammates, who both can be your wingman but also a saving grace when you're in danger. Michał "snatchie" Rudzki from AGO is exactly that! 

In a match at Spring Sweet Spring 3 against MIBR, the Polish AWPer saw his teammate F1KU having problems down in pit. snatchie thought quickly and managed with his AWP to shoot a smoke down to his teammate, which ended being the rescue for F1KU. 

You can watch the 200 IQ play right here: 

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The first map was to be played on Dust2, where AGO delivered a fantastic win in SKADE´s map pick.

After a fantastic start as the CT side on the T-sided map, it looked like AGO had an extra gear to their game on the day.

They managed to win the first half on Dust2 9-6 in a half where they dominated to the fullest.

In the second half, AGO dominated yet again, and they managed to win 7-3 which was enough for them to win 16-9 in the first map.

The second map was AGO´s map pick, where they delivered yet another great map!

After the first half on the new map, Ancient AGO was leading 11-4 as the T side, which made the game seem like a formality.

Therefore, they only needed five rounds to win and they managed to win the second half 5-4, which was enough to give them the 16-8 win against SKADE.

SKADE – AGO (0-2) | Spring Sweet Spring 3

9-16 (Dust2) | {cflag:BG} F1KU – 1.41 Rating / 23-13 K-D / 94.6 ADR

8-16 (Ancient) | {cflag:PL} rallen – 1.99 Rating / 30-11 – K-D / 117.7 ADR

{cflag:PL} Karol “rallen” Rodowicz – 1.62 Rating / 49-26 K-D / 104.9 ADR

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A spot in the Quarter-finals was up for grabs when AGO faced Sinners in a Bo3-series in the Snow Sweet Snow 2 event. A close series was on the cards, and whilst it ended 2-0 in favor of AGO both teams seemed ready and eager to fight. 

Failing in capitalizing on their own map-pick, Sinners had to see themselves beat 16-11 on Vertigo. The second map took place on Train and being picked by AGO they managed, unsurprisingly, to drive home the 2-0 victory with a 16-13 map win on Train. 

16-11 AGO (Vertigo) | F1KU 1.39 Rating / 114.3 ADR / 25-19 K-D

16-13 AGO (Train) | F1KU 1.50 Rating / 111.6 ADR / 28-20 K-D

Going into the series Nemiga were, on paper, the favorites. However, that didn't seem the case when beginning their battle. The series started on Copenhagen Flames territory and despite Nemiga's best attempt, it was also the Danes to take home map one on Overpass. 

Det second map was to be played on Inferno. The map was picked by Nemiga, but with Copenhagen Flames fired up from map one it proved to be a difficult task for the CIS team. They had to see themselves beaten at 16-7 on Inferno, and therefore also 2-0 in the series. 

16-13 Copenhagen Flames (Overpass) | jabbi 1.69 Rating / 92.6 ADR / 28-14 K-D

16-7 Copenhagen Flames (Inferno) | nicoodoz 1.30 Rating / 74.9 ADR / 18-11 K-D

Anonymo is the second Polish team to have made it to the playoffs of Snow Sweet Snow 2, however, their destiny would prove to be different than the one of AGO. After losing 16-10 on Overpass and being crushed on their own map pick of Train 16-6, they will have to see themselves defeated by the Finish players of HAVU 2-0. 

16-10 HAVU (Overpass) | sLowi 1.62 Rating / 102.3 ADR / 27-15 K-D

16-6 HAVU (Train) | Aerial 1.37 Rating / 90.4 ADR / 23-14 K-D

The last game of the Round of 16 in Snow Sweet Snow 2 was between Winstrike and MIBR. Both teams seemed ready to battle, but one more than the other. Carrying on the theme of successful CIS teams, it was Winstrike to ultimately defeat their opponents with a dominant 2-0 victory against MIBR.

16-9 Winstrike (Mirage) | El1an 1.61 Rating / 88.0 ADR / 25-9 K-D

16-12 Winstrike (Overpass) | NickelBack 1.37 Rating / 97.0 ADR / 23-15 K-D

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It has been a busy week on the office for the Polish team AGO, who now can present their third signing of the week. The Proud Polish organization has just announced the signing of 26-year old Karol "rallen" Rodowicz as the last member of their new 2021-roster. The transfer of rallen concludes a heavy roster renewal with the already confirmed signings of Michał "snatchie" Rudzki and Paweł "reatz" Jańczak.

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