All eyes are on the 16 teams that start their journey at the PGL Copenhagen Major on Sunday at the Opening Stage of the tournament. The biggest stars on the scene will enter the tournament in the next phase, where FaZe, G2, and the rest of the seeded teams for the Elimination Stage await. But until then, we will take a look at some of the players, that you should keep an eye on in the first stage of the tournament.

Filter: Against the top 50 teams (min. 15 maps) in 2024

1. João "felps" Vasconcellos (Imperial) – 1.19 rating (32 maps)

The 27-year-old Brazilian plays his sixth Major in his career. It’s been a while ago since the former SK rifler was part of any lineup that could win big tournaments, but in 2024 João "felps" Vasconcellos and his teammates have shown promising signs. The experienced Rifler is averaging a 1.25 rating overall, and a 1.19 rating against top 50 teams in the world.

2. Rafael "arrozdoce" Wing (SAW) – 1.19 rating (24 maps)

SAW is one of the most in-form teams that are going to the Copenhagen Major. With 9 wins in a row, the Portuguese fans are expecting their heroes to go far in the first CS2 Major in history. One of the key players for SAW will be Rafael "arrozdoce" Wing. The 21-year-old rifler has been amazing in the last couple of tournaments, where he has averaged between 1.21 and 1.32. Rafael "arrozdoce" Wing is one of the most in-form players at the tournament, and we can’t wait to see, what he brings to the server in Copenhagen.

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3. İsmailсan "XANTARES" Dörtkardeş (Eternal Fire) – 1.19 rating (22 maps)

The Turkish Rifler is obviously going to feature on this list. İsmailсan "XANTARES" Dörtkardeş is now 28-year-old, but he can still shoot heads. The Rifler was great in Katowice but had issues performing against the likes of FaZe and G2. Against lesser prominent opponents, İsmailсan "XANTARES" Dörtkardeş is still lethal, and has a very respectable 1.19 rating in 2024.

4. Özgür "woxic" Eker (Eternal Fire) – 1.18 rating (22 maps)

We have long stopped counting the times that Eternal Fire changed their roster in the past. But now something seems to have clicked for the Turkish side, that are expected to be among the best teams in the opening stage of the tournament. One of the reasons is Özgür "woxic" Eker. The 25-year-old AWP’er has been fairly consistent for Eternal Fire, and sometimes we see glimpses of the player that were ranked in the top 20 of the world in 2019. At the IEM Katowice Play-in, Özgür "woxic" Eker gave one of the best performances of his career with a 1.51 rating. It will be interesting to see, how Eternal Fire plays at the event after nearly a month without competitive matches.

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5. Yuri "yuurih" Boian (FURIA) – 1.18 rating (19 maps)

2318 days. That is the number of days, that Yuri "yuurih" Boian has been rifling for FURIA. The longest-standing member of the team is also the player in best shape before the start of the Copenhagen Major. The duo of Yuri "yuurih" Boian and Kaike "KSCERATO" Cerato is always dangerous, and will without a doubt pose a threat to all the teams in the Opening Stage.

6. Michel "ewjerkz" Magalhães (SAW) – 1.17 rating (24 maps)

Another SAW player has found his way to the top of the ratings. Michel "ewjerkz" Magalhães has been very consistent in his performances for SAW with a minimum of 1.11 rating in the five events, that SAW has played in 2024. Michel "ewjerkz" Magalhães is 23-years-old and joined SAW in the summer of 2022. Can he bring glory to Portugal in CS2?

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7. Joakim 'jkaem' Myrbostad (Apeks) – 1.17 rating (34 maps)

The Norwegian Rifler has played competitive Counter-Strike since 2014! Copenhagen will be the 9th Major in history for Joakim 'jkaem' Myrbostad, who went all the way to the Semi-Finals with Apeks at the last Major in Paris. At 30 years old, Joakim 'jkaem' Myrbostad will be one of the keystones for Apeks to replicate the impressive result from Paris.

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8. Kaike "KSCERATO" Cerato (FURIA) – 1.16 rating (19 maps)

Often mentioned as the current best player from Brazil, Kaike "KSCERATO" Cerato will once again be one of the key players for FURIA, if they want to succeed in Copenhagen. Kaike "KSCERATO" Cerato has been named among the best 20 players in the world by HLTV four years in a row. At the last Major in Paris however, Kaike "KSCERATO" Cerato and FURIA were a long way from doing damage, so it will be interesting to see, what kind of FURIA we will see this time around.

9. Garidmagnai "bLitz" Byambasuren (TheMongolz) – 1.16 rating (16 maps)

TheMongolz has been the best team out of the Asian/Oceania region in the last couple of years. One of the stars of the Asian scene is 22-year-old Garidmagnai "bLitz" Byambasuren. The rifler plowed through the RMR tournament with a 1.46 rating and has greatly contributed to the fact, that TheMongolz is one of the teams to watch in the first stage of PGL Copenhagen.

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10. Alejandro "mopoz" Fernández (KOI) – 1.15 rating (35 maps)

27-year-old Alejandro "mopoz" Fernández spent a lifetime (in Counter-Strike terms) playing under the banner of Movistar Riders from 2017 until the start of 2024. Now the team is named KOI, but it is still with the roots of Iberian Counter-Strike in mind, that the Spanish/Portuguese roster enters the first CS2 Major in history. As an entry-fragger, Alejandro "mopoz" Fernández has been an excellent spearhead for KOI in 2024, where he has averaged a 1.15 rating against the top 50 teams.

11. Henrique "HEN1" Teles (Imperial) – 1.15 rating (32 maps)

Immortals, Luminosity Gaming, FURIA, O Plano, 00 Nation, MIBR, and Imperial. The list of Brazilian teams that Henrique "HEN1" Teles has played on is long and windy, but recently Imperial has begun to climb up in the world rankings after the team has performed significantly better. Henrique "HEN1" Teles looks determined to prove his worth after a superb performance at the RMR averaging 1.62 on the four maps it took Imperial to qualify. The 28-year-old Brazilian is playing his only second Major in his career, after reaching the Grand Final back in 2017 at PGL Major Krakow with Immortals.

12. Denis "electroNic" Sharipov (Cloud9) – 1.15 rating (30 maps)

The Russian Cloud9 player is the only Major winner on our list. But since the switch from NAVI to Cloud9, the results have been lackluster, to say the least. The introduction of Kirill 'Boombl4' Mikhailov as the new in-game leader has proven to be pivotal for the experienced rifler, who has seen a significant spike in his individual ratings. At IEM Katowice and the RMRs, Denis "electroNic" Sharipov once again showed that he is reliable as ever.

The opening round at PGL Copenhagen starts this Sunday.

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In a very closely fought match between Apeks and ECSTATIC, it came down to the 24th round of the last map of Anubis to find the decider. Here Apeks managed to reset after losing a 3vs1 situation, and found the 13th round to win the match and seal their place at the upcoming Copenhagen Major.

29-year-old Joakim 'jkaem' Myrbostad delivered another strong performance throughout the match to help his team prevail against ECSTATIC, who fought bravely in the match. 

The Danish roster will get another shot at qualifying tomorrow, when they face another “2-2” team in the Swiss Group Stage format. The opponent will be found at the end of the evening, when the rest of today’s matches have been played.

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ECSTATIC

Who has been the best rifler so far during the 2023 season? (updated 6/6)

Let’s look at the numbers of all the riflers from around the world. Down below you’ll find a list of the most important rifler stats.

We at Pley.gg have made a leaderboard giving the players points for their placements in different categories. The leaderboard works as follows: 1st place = 5 points / 2nd = 4 points / 3rd = 3 points / 4th = 2 points / 5th = 1 point

Rating (Against top 30 teams - min. 25 maps)

 3. {cflag:TR} XANTARES (Eternal Fire) | 84.6

 3. {cflag:SE} Brollan (Ninjas in Pyjamas) | 1.16

 4. {cflag:TR} XANTARES (Eternal Fire) | 1.24

 7. {cflag:TR} XANTARES (Eternal Fire) | 5

 8. {cflag:SE} Brollan (Ninjas in Pyjamas) | 3

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Group A of the European RMR starts tomorrow. We have taken a look at some of the storylines and tried to predict the event down below.

16 teams are slotted into group A, where eight teams will advance to the BLAST.tv Paris Major. Teams placed from 9th-11th will play in a last chance stage against the teams in the same position in group B. The six teams will fight for the 17th European spot for the Major.

The group will be played out in the Swiss format. This means that you will always play against a team with a similar score. If you win your first game, you will face another winner from the opening round and so on.

The group is significantly weaker than group B. The average world ranking is 29 for group A, while the number for group B is 19!

 as the two teams who are predicted to go 3-0 in the group. The number two and four on the world ranking should be able to qualify without any problems.

. The reigning Major champions are also expected to ease through the group. The team might be a little rusty having only played one competitive match in the last month, which they lost 2-0 to forZe.

 should also be able to go through with a 3-1 or 3-2 score. Fnatic is probably the team hardest to predict with their recent results in mind. A weak map pool could be a problem in the bo1 matches.

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 have qualified for the last two Majors but outside of the biggest tournament in CS:GO, the team almost seems to go into hibernation. The team has not won any of the smaller tournaments that they have attended since the IEM Rio Major. Their opening match against 1WIN will be a very good indication of the form.

 is somewhat in the same category. The team has mostly played against lower-tier opponents since they were knocked out of the IEM Rio Major. Their last match was against a bunch of Germans called EPIC DUDES, where GL actually lost. So, what can we expect from them?

The former NAVI in-game leader Kirill "Boombl4" Mikhaylov leads 

, who has been inconsistent in the past months. They seem to belong in the contenders' group alongside 

. They could all have the chance to go 3-2, but are probably most likely to be among the teams, that have to play against the teams from group B for the 17th and last European ticket to the Major. 

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Boombl4 is back. If things pan out, he could face his former teammates for the first time since he was benched on NAVI.

It will especially be interesting to follow Falcons, who are fighting for the right to play on home turf in Paris. The team has had some okay results lately, but they need to see a stronger performance from their legendary AWP’er Kenny "kennyS" Schrub, if they are going to make it. kennyS is rated 0.92 on 12 maps in the last month.

 are to be considered the clear underdogs in this event. Sprout has been playing poorly lately with only a 26.9% win rate during the last three months. Into the Breach will for the first time in its history face a team placed within the top 30 of the world ranking. They start out with NAVI.

Viperio has not been able to follow up on their fine results at the closed qualifiers. The Irish/English team has lost 13 matches in a row against the likes of ENCE Academy, Iron Branch, Partizan etc. They are currently placed 80th on the world ranking. If they make it to Paris, it will be one of the all-time biggest upsets.

That leaves us with Apeks. The Norwegian-owned team has some fine players in Martin "STYKO" Styk and Joakim "jkaem" Myrbostad, but the roster seems to be stuck in the tier-2 scene at the moment. They have recently won against BIG, which gives some promise.

Here is our prediction for group A of the European RMR:

5th-8th: Fnatic, OG, Falcons, and Bad News Eagles.

12th-16th: Apeks, Sprout, Into the Branch, and Viperio

The tournament is played on location in Copenhagen and will last from Thursday to Sunday.

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STYKO

Boombl4

In a world of competitive Counter-Strike where there’s a new and up-and-coming pool of promising talents emerging onto the scene every year, you may end up forgetting about the more experienced figures and the ones who h laid out the foundation for our beloved game.

This article focuses on these particular individuals - Players who are beyond their peak, but players who clearly still have a lot to bring to the table when talking about individual firepower.

By looking at all the 28+ year-olds, we’ve found the ten highest-ranked veterans in CS:GO right now, which ended up showcasing a  hard-hitting Scandinavian trio at the very top.

Highest-rated 28+ players in 2022 | Against Top 30 

1. {cflag:DK} Fredrik “roeJ” Jørgensen (Fnatic) | 1.13 Rating / 83.5 ADR - 28 years

2. {cflag:NO} Joakim ”jkaem” Myrbostad (Apeks) | 1.12 Rating / 81.7 ADR – 28 years

3. {cflag:NO} Håvard “rain” Nygaard (FaZe) | 1.09 Rating / 79.9 ADR – 28 years

4. {cflag:BR} Fernando “fer” Alvarenga (Imperial) | 1.08 Rating / 78.7 ADR – 30 years

5. {cflag:DK} Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen (Vitality) | 1.04 Rating / 71.2 ADR – 29 years

6. {cflag:BR} Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo (Imperial) | 1.02 Rating / 67.5 ADR – 31 years

7. {cflag:SE} Freddy “KRIMZ” Johansson (Fnatic) | 1.02 Rating / 73.5 ADR – 28 years

8. {cflag:SE} Patrick “f0rest” Lindberg (No team) | 1.00 Rating / 72.2 ADR – 34 years

9. {cflag:SE} Jonas “Lekr0” Olofsson (No team) | 0.99 Rating / 73.0 ADR – 29 years

10. {cflag:DK} Thomas “birdfromsky” Due-Frederiksen | 0.97 Rating / 73.7 ADR – 29 years

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roeJ has been Fnatic's highest-rated player since his arrival back in June this year

At first sight, it may come as a surprise that the list only features players from Brazil (FalleN, fer) and Scandinavian countries such as Norway (rain, jkaem), Sweden (f0rest, KRIMZ, Lekr0), and Denmark (roeJ, dupreeh, birdfromsky).

However, these two region/countries are also some of the cornerstones of Counter-Strike having both played a huge role throughout the entire history of the game - also before the birth of CS:GO, with many of the above-mentioned players being former Counter-Strike 1.6 superstars. 

You can also check out our article on the best teenagers in CS:GO right now. Find it down below. 

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There are plenty of pros out there who had a lot of good ideas about what could change in the game, maybe something they are dissatisfied with, or just or whatever something they think is missing.

RivalryCSGO asked different pro players like EliGE, mantuu and GuardiaN what they would add to CS: GO if they could.

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Apeks have signed the 16-year-old Swede to their roster, and with the recent signing of Joakim "jkaem" Myrbostad, Apeks’ roster comes one step closer to completion. The last player is still unknown.

Apeks are very happy to get another piece of the puzzle.

Also, chawzyyy are happy about what this opportunity means to him;

AcilioN

nawwk

chawzyyy

The Norwegians from Apeks has finalized their new roster with the fresh signing of Martin “STYKO” Styk, the organization announced Sunday evening. The former FunPlus Phoenix player will be the only non-Scandinavian on the team sheet, which is led by the Danish in-game leader Asger "⁠AcilioN⁠" Larsen.

After having sealed all five players for Apeks 2.0, Head of Esports, Anders Kjær has high goals for the which is starred by Joakim "⁠jkaem⁠" Myrbostad and Tim "⁠nawwk⁠" Jonasson.

- With this team, I have one big goal, and that is reaching the Majors. We have never had a team as good as this, and we know they can do even more than they have done before. With the final addition of STYKO we are now ready to take on any challenge 2022 will bring us, Kjær said and continued:

- Martin with his experience and knowledge of the game is a master of CS. He will bring the stability and know-how that we need in this new lineup.» «STYKO will be a big resource to the team. He knows so much about the game, and he has experience from several international lineups.

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STYKO is beginning to be an experienced veteran on the CS:GO scene, with the 25-year-old Slovakian having played for several big organizations in the past as HellRaisers, mousesports, Cloud9 and most recently FunPlus Phoenix. At Apeks, he will once play in an international lineup, where especially one individual has caught his eye.  

-The most important points for me were definitely the vision of the project as well as the line-up that I will be working with. Despite having a lot of known and proven players around me, I’m most excited about working with our young-gun chawzyyy.

- He is the talent I would like to work with and help him develop into a star. And that is partly what I will bring to the team. Guidance, experience, and general approach are all something I can aid the team with. Let’s make it all work and steadily grow as a team to challenge the higher ranks, STYKO stated in an official [link:{"url":"https://apeks.gg/welcome-to-apeks-styko/","isNewTab":true,"text":"statement"}].

{cflag:NO} Joakim "⁠jkaem⁠" Myrbostad

{cflag:SE} Hugo "⁠chawzyyy⁠" Günther

{cflag:NO} Pål "⁠Polly⁠" Kammen (coach)

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FunPlus Phoenix

The Norwegian organization of Apeks are still seeking to rebuild a strong roster for the upcoming 2022 season. After having parted ways with every player within the roster, apart from Danish rifler "AcillioN", in the late stage of the 2021 season, they are ready to build a new roster that could become a real contender for the top 20. The latest piece of the Apeks puzzle is the experienced Joakim "jkaem" Myrbostad. 

The 27-year-old rifler is no stranger to the Apeks organization as he joined them for a brief period of time back in 2020. When called upon by EXTREMUM at the beginning of 2021, however, "jkaem" opted to leave Apeks and reunite with his previous Australian teammates. With EXTREMUM failing to provide the desired results, "jkaem" is now ready to reignite the old Apeks flame. The Norwegian organization is slowly beginning to form a solid roster for the upcoming season with "jkaem" being their third signed player. 

Denise Anfinnsen, CEO of Apeks, is sure that the signing of "jkaem" will be one that is fruitful for the organization. When discussing their latest signed she stated the following: 

Who the final two players of the new-look Apeks roster is going to be is still unsure. As of now, the roster looks as follows: 

Whilst hours of playing CS:GO doesn't always add up to performances at the big events, seeing that there are many other factors than just mechanical skill and experience that play into being a great CS:GO pro. However, it is something to look at and it should indicate just how many hours of grinding and hard work that goes into being at the highest level in the professional scene of Counter Strike: Global Offensive. 

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RivalryCSGO asked different top-tier pros within the Counter-Strike scene how many hours they have on the game. Whilst the answers may not surprise you it is crazy to think just how many hours it takes to reach the top. We have collected all the answers down below so that you can get an idea of the difference between each pro player. 

Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski {cflag:US}- Team Liquid (23 years old) 

Richard "shox" Papillon {cflag:FR} - Team Vitality (29 years old)

Fernando "fer" Alvarenga {cflag:BR} - Imperial (29 years old) 

Owen "smooya" Butterfield {cflag:GB} - Movistar Riders (21 years old) 

Aaron "AZR" Ward - EXTREMUM {cflag:AU} (28 years old) 

Mathias "MSL" Lauridsen {cflag:DK} - No current team (26 years old) 

Joakim "jkaem" Myrbostad {cflag:NO} - EXTREMUM (27 years old) 

When looking at the crazy amount of hours that these players have put into the game and their professional careers it becomes clear that whilst talent and luck definitely plays a role in becoming a CS:GO pro, it also takes an incredible amount of hard work and hours to reach the top. If you want to hear more about the players and whether or not they think that their hours within the game is a lot or not, you can watch the following video containing all the interviews: 

shox

FURIA ended up taking the trophy at IEM Fall North America - But who ended on top of the individual rankings? 

Down below, you'll find the most important statistics from the event:

3. {cflag:US} junior (Bad News Bears) 1.32

Top 5 players with most AWP kills per round:

2. {cflag:US} junior (Bad News Bears) 0.47

5. {cflag:NZ} Gratisfaction (EXTREMUM) 0.33

It will be Team Liquid, FURIA, GODSENT, paiN, and Evil Geniuses who will represent North America at the upcoming PGL Major in Stockholm.

The last spot was decided late last night, where Evil Geniuses won the fifth place decider against EXTREMUM.

EG won Nuke by 16-6, and then went on to lose Mirage 16-13.

Inferno was set as the decider. Here it was all even at the break with an 8-7 score in favor of EG. But in the second half, EXTREMUM could not find a way through the defense of EG. The former 100 Thieves core ended their Major dream by losing all rounds in the second half.

Evil Geniuses is currently placed third in the NA RMR standings giving them a legend spot at the upcoming Major. That could be changed tonight when paiN has the opportunity to win enough points to take over third place. paiN will need to beat Team Liquid in the third-place decider to claim the spot.

EXTREMUM – Evil Geniuses (1-2) | IEM Fall 2021 North America

6-16 (Nuke) | {cflag:US} oBo – 1.59 Rating / 22-11 K-D / 97.2 ADR

16-13 (Mirage) | {cflag:NO} jkaem – 1.54 Rating / 27-16 K-D / 100.7 ADR

7-16 (Inferno) | {cflag:US} oBo – 1.63 Rating / 24-13 K-D / 102.7 ADR

MVP: {cflag:BG} Tsvetelin "CeRq" Dimitrov| 1.30 Rating / 54-36 K-D / 79.2 ADR

CeRq

EXTREMUM

Evil Geniuses

Despite being ranked as the 39th. best team in the world, according to the official HLTV rankings, EXTREMUM is proving themselves in front of the entire Counter-Strike scene. Coming off the back of three 2-0 victories they have once again managed to take their opponent down in an impressive fashion. The EXTREMUM roster, build around the core of the previous Renegades roster, was more than up for the task when facing AGO. In quick succession, they tore apart the Polish roster and managed another 2-0 victory. 

The first map took place on Dust 2. The map was picked by AGO, however, it was clear that EXTREMUM was the better roster on the day. Despite the fact that AGO managed to keep it close in the first half of Dust 2, it became too much for them to handle in the second round. Posting a strong and aggressive T-sided half EXTREMUM swept away their Polish opponents and closed map one at the scoreline of 16-9. 

The second map was chosen by the side of EXTREMUM and was to be played on Inferno. With momentum carrying over from their impressive second half on Dust 2, there was little discussion to be had on Inferno. Once again it was the T-side of EXTREMUM that allowed them to take an instrumental lead in the first half, only allowing AGO 3 rounds. Staying composed and concentrated they finished Inferno 16-4 and thereby also the series 2-0. 

The victory against AGO means that EXTREMUM will face fnatic in their next round of play in order to further advance at the Spring Sweet Spring 1 event. 

16-9 (Dust 2) | jkaem – 1.44 Rating / 25-17 K-D / 105.9 ADR

16-4 (Inferno) | BnTeT – 1.85 Rating / 24-9 K-D / 109.0 ADR

Joakim "jkaem" Myrbostad | 1.49 Rating - 44-32 K/D - 106.1 ADR - 82.2% KAST

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Gratisfaction

The North American Counter-Strike scene is known for many things. It is known for being the home of some of the craziest young talents, obscure and aggressive tactics, and some of the most beloved Counter-Strike professionals in the scene. In a video, posted on RivalryCS:GO's Youtube channel, Counter-Strike professionals and experts are asked to determine the better player out of two beloved North American pro's in Jake "Stewie2K" Yip and Tarik "tarik" Celik. 

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When asked which out of the two players is the better one, CS:GO expert Richard Lewis, states the following: 

"Right now Stewie2K is having all sorts of problems, but i'm going to pick Stewie2K anyway." He continues by saying that "he could do everything and did it with style. He was the wildcard, the catalyst that could change the game with a single round. Tarik has been a great guy to watch but he has never had that type of magic." 

To hear what "GuardiaN", "jkaem", and many more pro's have to say about the two players watch the following video: 

Stewie2K

tarik

Team Liquid

The second round of in the Group Stage at Snow Sweet Snow 3 is underway! This Tuesday presents two profiled matchups in forZe vs Dignitas and OFFSET vs EXTREMUM. Two fierce battles, which will feature superstars like f0rest, friberg AZR, jkaem, and BnTeT. 

Dignitas and forZe come into the second round with a win in the baggage, while OFFSET and EXTREMUM, on the other hand, suffered two 1-2 defeats. 

You can watch the two matches right here.

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