In Group B of the closed online qualifier for the Paris Major EU RMR tournament, OG was the team that everybody kept an eye on with in-game leader Nemanja "nexa" Isaković missing out on the tournament due to personal reasons. In today's match against Aurora there was no need to sweat! OG won a clear 2-0 victory, but what was even more impressive was their T rounds. OG managed to go 22-5 on their T sides despite not having their in-game leader there.

AWP'er Abdul 'degster' Gasanov also did incredibly well to set his team up for success with a +19 K-D score during the match.

MVP: {cflag:RU} Abdul 'degster' Gasanov - 1.47 rating / 44-25 K-D / 86.4 ADR

Another AWP'er that stole the spotlight today was the legendary Frenchman Kenny 'kennyS' Schrub. The sniper performed excellently on all three maps in today's match between 500 and Falcons. The French Falcons reversed swept 500 after going behind on Nuke. With the win kennyS keeps the dream alive of representing his country on home soil in at the Paris Major.

MVP: {cflag:FR} Kenny 'kennyS' Schrub - 1.34 rating / 75-50 K-D / 86.6 ADR

While France could enjoy success with Falcons they got disappointed with the overtime loss on the decider map for HEET. The French lineup lost 19-16 on Nuke to Monte with former NAVI stand-in Viktor 'sdy' Orudzhev on the roster. Both teams had won each other's map pick before Nuke came into play. Here Bryan 'Maka' Canda did everything he could to keep his team in the match, but Monte was too strong in the overtime game. 

MVP: {cflag:FR} Bryan 'Maka' Canda - 1.39 rating / 85-53 / 89.3 ADR

Aurora, 500, and HEET all have an extra chance to qualify. They are playing right their fifth and final game right now in the group.

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Yesterday the Frenchmen from Falcons decided to remove Bryan "Maka" Canda from their active lineup. The decision came around two weeks after Falcons missed the chance to qualify for the upcoming IEM Rio Major with a decisive loss at the RMRs.

The 25-year-old AWPer is now set to find a new CS:GO home, explaining that he’s ready to join both French- and English-speaking teams and that he “knows that he has what it takes to play at the top”, despite his recent demotion. 

- Very saddening that this marks the end of my journey with Falcons Esports. Glad to have been part of this project from the start, even testing myself as an IGL. I am open to trial and now looking for new opportunities in a French or English-speaking team, Maka wrote in a Tweet and continued:

- I know that I have what it takes to play at the top. I've been having a rough period for less than a month in terms of performance but I’ve been feeling good in the previous season.

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The Frenchmen from Falcons have decided to make roster changes to their CS:GO team with the demotion of Bryan “maka” Canda. The benching of the 25-year-old rifler comes one week after Falcons failed to qualify for the Rio Major.

In a press release, Falcons explains that the former Vitality player Jayson "⁠Kyojin⁠" Nguyen Van is set to fill out the void from maka, while they will "assess the AWP role and future roster". Kyojin was benched on Falcons in August, and will play as a stand-in. 

{cflag:FR} Kévin "⁠misutaaa⁠" Rabier

{cflag:FR} Jordan "⁠Python⁠" Munck-Foehrle

{cflag:FR} Jayson "⁠Kyojin⁠" Nguyen Van (stand-in)

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Today's Pley of the Day features Bryan "Maka" Canda from Falcons and his impressive 1vs4 clutch against AGO at ESL Challenger League Season 14 yesterday. Here the French AWPer manages to save his team despite being all alone against four enemies and with the bomb dropped on the lower side of Nuke. 

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We go to France in today's Pley of the Day, where Bryan "Maka" Canda was the man of the hour for Falcons on Dust2 against HEET.

The French in-game leader and AWP'er turned the map around with this beautiful play with the Scout.

You can see our other picks for Pley of the Day in March down below.

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After being released from his contract with Team Vitality at the start of the year, 22-year-old Jayson "Kyojin" Nguyen Van has found himself a new home. 

The rifler will represent Team Falcons with his teammates from the orgless team Akimbo. The team showed great potential at the ESL Challenger League, and has now officially joined the Saudi-based Organization. The team consists of three former LDLC players, Bryan "⁠Maka⁠" Canda, Nicolas "⁠Keoz⁠" Dgus, Ali "⁠hAdji⁠" Haïnouss.

Jordan "⁠Python⁠" Munck-Foehrle is the fifth man on the roster that is currently ranked #54 in the world.

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After Alexandre "bodyy" Pianaro and Aurélien "afroo" Drapier didn't renew their contract with the organization the roster was depleted to only consisting of three members. Today, however, LDLC has announced their newest signings in Bryan "Maka" Canda and Nicolas "Keoz" Dgus on their Twitter-page. 

The French AWP'er in "Maka" had a great 2020, where he showed his skillset and proved himself to be one of the bearing engines in the Heretics roster. Heretics' greatest accomplishment in 2020 was when they managed to take a sixth-place finish at ESL One: Road to Rio Europe. "Maka" finished the tournament with an impressive 1.20 rating. 

Whilst the 20-year-old "Keoz" from Belgium is still an unfamiliar name for many, he has proven himself to be a competent player spending most of his time in the CIS-region. This won't be the first time he is representing LDLC as he played for them in 2019 as a stand-in. 

The newly shaped roster will have their chance to showcase their work and capabilities when participating in ESL's European Championship Winter, which starts on January 18.

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Jordan "Python" Munck-Foehrle seeks to pursue his goals elsewhere as he leaves a bleeding Heretics roster behind. With him, both newly signed in-game leader Timothée "DEVIL" Démolon and coach Boris "flex0r" Latry will also say their final goodbyes with the Spanish organization. Heretics have had a rough time finding their form in 2020, and with the departure of "Maka" and "xms" the team seemed to be going nowhere. 

Whilst they tried a new recipe for success by hiring in-game leader "DEVIL" and a new coach in "flex0r" the results didn't improve and it seemed destined that the roster was to split up, once again. "DEVIL" described his unhappiness with the situation within the roster in an extensive Twitlonger, stating that he wasn't pleased with his role at the roster: "There are always 80% non-game issues in our French teams and the changes are never the right ones"

Whether or not Heretics will be able to bounce back, and prosper in 2021 is uncertain. We hope to see them competing at the big stages as soon as possible. 

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Maka has been allowed to look for another team for the next year before his contract with Heretics ends at the end of 2020. “As some may know I am still contracted with Team Heretics until the end of 2020 but I have been allowed to explore options for the next year.” The 23-year-old wrote on Twitter.

The Frenchman has been a part of the roster since 2019, when Heretics signed FrencFrogs and decided to turn their main focus on the French scene. Maka has helped the whole team and organization to reach their goals, but also new heights with the team being placed 21 on the rankings following an impressive event at ESL One: Road to Rio.

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