Niels Christian "NaToSaphiX" Sillassen and Miikka "⁠suNny⁠" Kemppi are the two of the new players in a revitalized Ambush roster. The two Nordic players are flanked by Mikkel "⁠Maze⁠" Sparvath, Joonas "⁠doto⁠" Forss, and Milen "⁠milky⁠" Iliev.

The team will go under the name Ambush By Preasy after a merger between the energy company Preasy and the esports organization Ambush Esports took place recently. The owner of Ambush By Preasy, Michael Hertz is excited about the future of the team.

- I'm impressed by the effort our new lineup has already shown, and I look forward to seeing what the future holds for Ambush By Preasy. We have a mix of talent and experienced players, and we will continue to attract the best players to our organization.

The new in-game leader will be the former Fnatic Rising player Mikkel "⁠Maze⁠" Sparvath, who had a very short trial with Sprout recently. The Danish captain is pleased to return to Ambush, where he played both in 2020 and 2021.

- As a leader, I will continue to motivate and inspire the team to do their best, and I am confident that we can achieve great results together, he states in a press announcement.

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A new CS:GO team has seen the light of day. 

Team Undefined will be coached by the former GODSENT in-game leader Kevin "kRYSTAL" Amend. The four-man core has already played a handful of official matches together but has now decided to make the team official.

- We practice seven days a week, so the announcement was made to make it clear to the rest of the world (including potential sponsors), that we are not just a happy-go-lucky project, but we are taking it very seriously, Niels Christian "NaToSaphiX" Sillassen tells Pley.gg.

The first goal for the new team is to reach the top 50 on the world rankings. Currently, Grzegorz "jedqr" Jędras is only on trial on the team as the Polish player is still under contract with AGO but a permanent move could be a possibility when the contract expires in a short while. 

Team Undefined has already beaten teams such as ECSTATIC and Astralis Talent and has qualified for the CCT South Europe Series 3 tournament, which is set to start today.

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Anubis is now a part of CS:GO's competitive map pool after it has replaced Dust2. In this video, NaToSaphiX walks you through the map and gives his take on the new map.

Despite the map being new, NaToSaphix will give you his thoughts about Anubis. The former pro player will show you different smokes, molos, flashes, and important ways to take map space away from the CTs. He will also talk you through the process of executing on both A and B site.

No one knows how to play Anubis yet, as no pro team has found the meta on the map. But in less than a month, the first pro tournaments will take in the map in the active map pool. 

Learn how to play Anubis by NaTo right here:

Read this article where NaToSaphiX talks about who Astralis should pick as their fifth man. 

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The Pick’ems at this IEM Rio Major have undoubtedly been one of the toughest in the history of the popular prediction game. With several upsets, shock exits from the likes of FaZe and Vitality and other unpredictable events, it has been incredibly tough for CS:GO fans to get the required picks.

Together with the pro player Niels Christian “NaToSaphiX” Sillassen we here bring you our Pick’ems for the Champions Stage.

You can bet on IEM Rio Major through our betting partners down below.

If you have the desire to get a higher rank in CS:GO then watch this video of Niels Christian "NaToSaphiX" Sillassen showing you the easiest map to dominate in matchmaking. Here NaTo shows some easy and smart strats and tricks to overcome the enemy team.

NaToSaphiX talks you through which map there is the easiest to rank up fast playing matchmaking. NaToSaphiX says that Vertigo is the map to pick, the reason behind that is many people don't know how to play the map correctly as the lack of playtime on the map makes a big difference. NaToSaphiX shows you how you can dominate A ramp on the CT side by using the right smoke to cover and counter the Terrorist push.  The former pro is also showing how to counter the CT side with oneway smokes on A ramp.

Watch how to dominate A ramp on Vertigo with smokes:

Entry-fragging is one of the most important roles of modern Counter-Strike. As a new player to the game, it is sometimes hard to understand how to enter a site and make the duels in your favor. 

Niels Christian 'NaToSaphiX' Sillassen talks about creating space for teammates, and about how important it is to make split-second decisions while you are moving towards a bombsite. At the end of the video, Niels Christian 'NaToSaphiX' Sillassen highlights some clips from Astralis' Kristian 'k0nfig' Wienecke. Take a look at the video and get an insight into how to play the Entry-fragging role in different situations.

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Niels Christian “NaToSaphiX” Sillassen is back with another video for Pley.gg!

This time, we asked the 26-year-old Dane to pick out three players, who in his view are the most underrated players on the CS:GO scene right now. Many good and talented players are going under the radar at the moment, but who are the three most underrated ones? 

There is an argument for saying we have more talent in CS:GO now than ever in the game’s long history. Some of that talent is overrated, while others have more skill and potential than people are even aware of, making them wonderful candidates for this question. Take a look at the video right here to find out who NaToSaphiX thinks it is. 

NaToSaphiX gives his opinion on what is the best active CS:GO dream team. As he says at the start of the video, there is no wonder that the GOAT of CS:GO is the star player on the roster. 

Watch the video below and get an insight into what NaTo thinks is the best team if he could pick all the players he wants. 

In a time where the CT meta is dominant, we thought it would be interesting to look closer into who is the best T-side in the world.

Through the sharp eye of Niels Christian “NaToSaphiX” Sillassen, we’ve uploaded a new video in our “Deep Dive” series – this time focusing on NAVI and MIBR which he believes is the best and worst T-sided teams.

You can watch some of the latest episodes of "Deep Dive feat. NaToSaphiX" in the articles below. 

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Get to know the new changes on Ancient, and how you can take advantage of them! 

The new update was released 11 days ago, and now the first professional teams have tried out the map in competitive matches at Roobet Cup 2022.

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Niels Christian "NaToSaphiX" Sillassen guides you through the map, and explains how the changes will affect professional CS:GO. 

In this video, Niels Christian "NaToSaphiX" Sillassen is taking a closer look at how Team Spirit managed to upset a lot of teams at the PGL Major in Antwerp. Here we get a glimpse of some of the excellent teamwork, that the Russian team provided at the event, where new stars as Robert "Patsi" Isyanov took the world of Counter-Strike by storm with some impressive performances.

You can see other videos in our series "Deepdive feat. NaToSaphiX" in the links below.

* This video was made before the news about the departure of Abdulkhalik "degster" Gasanov.

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If you take a look at the percentage of round wins of the maps in the competitive pool you’ll see that all seven maps favor the CT side.

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But why is it more beneficial to be on the defensive side than on the terrorist side? That’s a question pro-player Niels-Christian “NaToSaphiX” Sillassen has tried to answer in the latest episode of ‘Deep Dive feat. NaToSaphiX.

The AWP role in Counter-Strike is still a big subject for discussion among all interested in the game. How can you utilize the "Big Green" the best way possible?

We asked Niels Christian "NaToSaphiX" Sillassen, a professional CS:GO player, to take a look at how some of the best players in the world play the role of an AWPer in two fundamentally different ways. Virtus.Pro's Dzhami "Jame" Ali and BIG's Florian "syrsoN" Rische are two representatives of two very different ways of approaching the role. But which one is preferred in the current meta?

You can see some of our other videoes with NaToSaphiX in the links below.

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That’s a question some in the CS:GO community have asked after FaZe’s impressive first place at the newly-finished PGL Major Antwerp. Because the prestigious Major title was secured after also having taken home IEM Katowice, ESL Pro League Season 15, and conquered the #1 spot on the world ranking from NAVI.

In the latest episode of “Deep Dive feat. NaToSaphiX” we’ve decided to take a look at Finn “karrigan” Andersen’s dominant squad. Here NaToSaphiX has compared the current roster with Robin “ropz” Kool with last year’s team, fielding Olof “Kajbjer” Olofmeister.

Watch “Karrigan’s masterpiece! - FaZe 2021 vs FaZe 2022” in the video below.

You can take find at all the previous videos with NaToSaphiX in these articles:

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What is the difference between the Counter-Strike being played by European teams and the teams from the rest of the world? And why are EU teams as FaZe and ENCE superior at the moment? 

Get the answer in our latest episode of "Deep Dive feat. NaToSaphiX", where Niels Christian " NaToSaphiX" Sillassen once again will do some heavy analyzing of top-tier CS:GO demos. 

It's fair to say that Astralis are miles away from their peak and glory days in 2018-2019, where the Danes ruled the CS:GO world and racked up three consecutive Major titles. One individual who's been with Astralis from the very beginning is the renowned rifler Andreas "Xyp9x" Højsleth.

His individual impact and performance have alongside the team also been on a downward spiral for some time now.

In the latest episode of "Deep Dive feat. NaToSaphiX" we have asked Niels Christian "NaToSahpiX" Sillassen to take a look at the Astralis veteran through a fresh demo analysis from PGL Major Antwerp. Watch it down below, and feel free to join the debate in the comments. 

You can also take a look at all the previous videos with NaToSaphiX in these articles:

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ENCE has been one of the positive surprises of 2022 with good results throughout the first five months of the year. In-game leader Marco "Snappi" Pfeiffer has been a key figure on the team whereas the experienced Dane has taken a slightly different approach to the economy game of CS.

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We asked fellow pro Niels Christian "NaToSaphiX" Sillassen to take a look at how Snappi is calling different rounds with the economy in mind. Could this revolutionize the way of thinking about eco-rounds?

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Astralis struggled heavily after losing their star AWP'er of "dev1ce". After about three months the Danish powerhouse picked up the Tricked talent Philip "Lucky" Ewald to step in as the team's main AWP'er. But Astralis still struggled to find good performances, and "Lucky" was even taken off the role as the main AWP'er. After six months 19-year-old Ewald was benched and replacing him was Asger "Farlig" Jensen who was a more proven entity.

Since the addition of "Farlig", the results of Astralis have been more steady, and they are slowly trending upwards again.

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We asked Niels Christian "NaToSaphiX" Sillassen to look through demos and give his takes on the two Danish AWP'ers. In the video seen below, the Danish streamer demonstrates the difference in playstyle, decision-making, mechanical ability, and much more. He also goes into depth about how they play within the Astralis system, and what they have each brought to the squad.

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We have teamed up with Niels Christian “NaToSaphiX” Silassen in our new YouTube series “Deep Dive feat. NaToSaphiX”. In the first episode, the former Heroic player has taken a look at Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev and his evolution on NAVI from 2017 to now.

You can watch the analysis of the Ukrainian superstar right here.

If you have any suggestions for future videos, please feel free to write them in the comments on the YouTube video.

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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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