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At the HLTV Awards we got a chance to sit down with Mohan ‪@launders‬ Govindasamy to talk through 2024, casting, running his own events, content and future.

Cloud9 have announced the departure of coach Konstantin "⁠groove⁠" Pikiner and manager Aleksandr "Sweetypotz" Shcherbakov from the organization.

In a statement on X, the American side commented on its future in Counter-Strike, saying it is "taking a step back" and that it has "no immediate plans to re-enter" the game.

It still left the door open to a potential return under the right circumstances. "We love CS and are always on the lookout for opportunities," the post says....

BLAST has announced that the Major Regional Qualifiers (MRQs) for the Austin Major will be held online across all three regions: Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Scheduled for April 14-17, the MRQ events will feature 16 teams in Europe and the Americas and 12 in Asia. Because these tournaments will be held online, the Americas and the Asia MRQs will be split into sub-regions to eliminate significant ping issues....

Team list

• Eternal Fire
• The MongolZ
• Virtus.pro
• Falcons
• 3DMAX
• BIG
• FlyQuest
• SAW
• FaZe
• MOUZ
• Astralis
• paiN
• MIBR
• Wildcard
• Complexity
• Imperial Valkyries

Opening Matches (Times are EST)

Broadcast team

Desk Hosts:

• Richard "⁠Richard Lewis⁠" Lewis
• Tres "⁠stunna⁠" Saranthus

Analysts:

• Alex "⁠Mauisnake⁠" Ellenberg
• Jacob "⁠Pimp⁠" Winneche
• Sudhen "⁠Bleh⁠" Wahengbam
• Dustin "⁠dusT⁠" Mouret

Commentators:

• Chad "⁠SPUNJ⁠" Burchill (On site)
• Alex "⁠Machine⁠" Richardson (On site)
• Mohan "⁠launders⁠" Govindasamy (On site)
• Conner "⁠Scrawny⁠" Girvan (On site)
• Jason "⁠moses⁠" O'Toole (Remote)
• Adam "⁠Dinko⁠" Hawthorne (Remote)
• Hugo "⁠Hugo⁠" Byron (Remote)
• Harry "⁠JustHarry⁠" Russell (Remote)

Content/Interviews:

• James "⁠BanKs⁠" Banks

Please volvo

Vitality vs Spirit

Map 1 Dust 2

• Vitality - 13

• Spirit - 6

Map 2 Nuke

• Vitality - 13

• Spirit - 5

Map 3 Mirage

• Vitality - 13
• Spirit - 11

Congratulations to Vitality for winning IEM Katowice 2025

Ropz 3k

https://www.twitch.tv/eslcs/clip/ZanyAthleticChimpanzeeCoolStoryBro-xi7e34wT9c7BgMAx

Magixxx 4k

https://www.twitch.tv/eslcs/clip/CharmingAnnoyingSamosaChefFrank-UdXAV-MeNWFXc_ik

Vitality vs The MongolZ

Map 1 Mirage

• Vitality - 13

• The MongolZ - 7

Map 2 Mirage

• Vitality - 13

• The MongolZ - 9

Ropz 1v2

https://www.twitch.tv/eslcs/clip/MagnificentDrabBibimbapOSsloth-ssSaGnvNG22hdwWT

Navi vs Spirit

Map 1 Mirage

• Navi - 8

• Spirit - 13

Map 2 Dust 2

• Navi - 14

• Spirit - 16

Donk 4k

https://www.twitch.tv/eslcs/clip/HilariousCrispySowSeemsGood-kQrnckwGqx56rjMA

The MongolZ vs Eternal Fire

Map 1 Anubis

• The MongolZ - 13

• Eternal Fire - 7

Map 2 Mirage

• The MongolZ - 22

• Eternal Fire - 18

Techno 4K

https://www.twitch.tv/eslcs/clip/CreativeGiantElkKappa-kdn0mRtKBt2cbumV

Virtus.pro vs Spirit

Map 1 Train

• Virtus.pro - 2

• Spirit - 13

Map 2 Ancient

• Virtus.pro - 9

• Spirit - 13

Donk pistol ace

https://www.twitch.tv/eslcs/clip/SuperSpikySardineAMPTropPunch-hFCZQlrLgQ-kBmzx#

NiKo and Karrigan as they sit down with YNk to discuss their legendary careers in Counter-Strike, reflecting on the past, present, and future of their journeys.

Widely considered one of the greatest Counter-Strike players in history and one who defined lurking in early CS:GO, GeT_RiGhT is one of four inaugural inductees into the Hall of Fame.

There are precious few players with careers long or illustrious enough to be among the conversation for the best of all time, but when Christopher "⁠GeT_RiGhT⁠" Alesund announced his retirement in 2021, his name was firmly on the list.

Playing hand-in-hand with fellow Hall of Fame inductee Patrik "⁠f0rest⁠" Lindberg through much of a 13-year career, GeT_RiGhT's excellence transcended two iterations of Counter-Strike and saw him twice named the best player in the world, secure innumerable titles, and establish himself as a figurehead of Counter-Strike across multiple generations....

Link to the interview on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjYRp1RJlmQ