Twisted Minds have secured a spot in the RMR after advancing via the lower bracket in the BLAST Paris Major 2023 Middle EAST RMR Closed Qualifier. Nikola “Lobanjica” Mijomanovic. And Shuaib “D0cC” Ahmad played a crucial role in their team’s victory, but it was their teammate Ahmad “SpAwNns” Kanaan who stole the show.

Twisted Minds faced off against Ooredoo Thunders in the lower bracket finals of the RMR qualifier. With a spot in the RMR on the line, both teams were eager to secure the win. Despite a valiant effort from Ooredoo Thunders, it was Twisted Minds who came out on top, winning the series 2-0.

SpAwNns ended the series with a 1.43 Rating and 92.2 ADR, posting 44 kills across the two maps. His performance was nothing short of outstanding as he played a key role in securing the win for his team.

With the win, Loba and Twisted Minds secured a spot in the RMR, and they will now look to make a strong showing in the upcoming event.

This is the team list for the Major-qualifying event in Mongolia from April 4-8:

Lobanjica

D0cC

Twisted Minds

A Saudi Arabian Esports organization called Twisted Minds has announced its entry to professional Counter-Strike with the signing of a new five-man lineup.

On the roster, Twisted Minds will have several famous and prominent names starred by the streamer duo Shuaib "D0cC" Ahmad and Nikola "Lobanjica" Mijomanovic with their mix team ‘POGGERZ’ now being acquired.

Moustafa "BLACKEAGLE" Baghdadi, Kais “KD69z” Abduljawad, and Ahmad ”SpAwNns” Kanaan round out the team sheet. 

Lobanjica and company are still in the run for a spot at Paris Major in France later this year with the team currently competing in the RMR circle. Over the next couple of days, they are set to play in the open qualifier of the Middle East region.

Twisted Minds will kick off the [link:{"url":"https://liquipedia.net/counterstrike/BLAST/Major/2023/Paris/Asia-Pacific/Middle_East/Open","isNewTab":true,"text":"open qualifier"}] today at 15:00 (CET) in an attempt of securing a Closed Qualifier spot.

You can get a taste of the newly acquired team in the video down below, where they are taking on the Astralis trio dev1ce, Xyp9x, and Buzz, as well as Zyphon and Nicoodoz in a FACEIT match. 

{cflag:ME} Nikola "Lobanjica" Mijomanović

{cflag:SY} Moustafa "BLACKEAGLE" Baghdadi

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KD69z

SpAwNns

Shuaib 'D0cC' Ahmad and his loyal FPL teammate Nikola "Lobanjica" Mijomanović (picture) was earlier today playing at the prominent BLAST Premier Fall Showdown alongside the rest of POGGERZ. The promising mix only lasted one match at the event, as they were eliminated by the strong Danes from Heroic. 

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D0cC did all he could in the matchup to cause the upset, with him averaging an impressive 1.27 Rating throughout the series, including winning this great clutch on Mirage.

Watch D0cC in our latest Pley of the Day.

Heroic

The strong Danes from Heroic has won their first match at BLAST Premier Fall Showdown, after a demanding win against POGGERZ. The round of 16 win by Heroic, means that Casper “cadiaN” Møller and the rest of the pack are through to the next round, playing against either Dignitas or Fiend.

POGGERZ, an interesting mix led by FPL players Shuaib "⁠D0cC⁠" Ahmad and Nikola "⁠Lobanjica⁠" Mijomanović, gave Heroic a run for their money, as the underdogs managed to go get double-digits on both Mirage and Nuke. However, the impressive showing wasn’t enough to take win for POGGERZ, resulting in an early exit for Lobanjica and company.

Heroic vs POGGERZ (2-0) | BLAST Premier Fall Showdown

16-11 (Mirage) | {cflag:DK} cadiaN – 1.59 Rating / 28-12 K-D / 100.1 ADR

16-10 (Nuke) | {cflag:DK} stavn – 1.47 Rating / 26-15 K-D / 108.2 ADR

MVP: {cflag:DK} Martin ”stavn” Lund – 1.44 Rating / 48-39 K-D / 98.3 ADR

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cadiaN

Valve recently dropped one of its most significant and impactful updates to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in a long time. The new update called Operation Riptide proved quickly that the innovative and reworked aspects of the update would have a huge influence on how CS:GO is going to be played in the future. 

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Arguably, the biggest thing among the patch notes was a completely new grenade function that allows every player to drop each grenade to their teammates. Something, which already has been tested and demonstrated in both competitive matches and matchmaking. It surely looks like, a new grenade meta has been born. Watch it for yourself right here.

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