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Playing Devil's Advocate For Stage One At The BLAST Austin Major

I'm here to tell you why every team in this stage is going to do their best.

May 31 •

April 2025

Explaining The MongolZ's Playoffs Losses

Doing my part as a dedicated APAC supporter and looking at each playoffs match, giving my personal stance and explaining the trajectory of the team.

Apr 30 •

March 2025

Is This The Start Of The Vitality Era?

While it is too soon to call ahead of the Major, I'm taking a look at Vitality's 2025 in situ and giving a little context as to their players strengths.

Mar 31 •

February 2025

CS2: Team Takeaways, PGL Cluj Edition

Going through each team at PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 and grading them - alongside prescribing them a pathway to improve.

Feb 28 •

January 2025

CS2: We Need To Adjust To The Valve Ranking Culture

2025's open circuit will take everyone - orgs, players, TOs, viewers - some time to get used to.

Jan 31 •

December 2024

HLTV's Rankings: Blessing Or Curse?

Every year, HLTV ranks players and teams on arbitrary metrics, and every year, it causes some disagreements. Is it a good thing or a bad thing?

Dec 30, 2024 •

November 2024

CS2: 5 Teams To Watch At The Shanghai Major

The Major is upon us and I've selected 5 teams to build my personal storylines around.

Nov 29, 2024 •

October 2024

CS2: BLAST World Final 2024 Preview

The arrival of CS to Singapore in a stacked tournament means we've got to discuss what it means for each team.

Oct 29, 2024 •

September 2024

CS2 Needs Updates, But You Don't Deserve Them

It's been a year since the official launch of CS2. There are problems with the game, but with the way many people have been complaining, I can't find…

Sep 30, 2024 •

August 2024

CS2: Good Riddance, Open Qualifiers

It's been three months since many pros and talent got up in arms over what was a largely sensible removal of open qualifiers - how's it taste today, now…

Aug 31, 2024 •

July 2024

CS2: IEM Cologne 2024 - Framing And Preview

Providing context and framing for each team vying for one of the four most important trophies of a CS2 calendar year.

Jul 31, 2024 •

June 2024

CS2: Is Nuke Washed?

Everyone's favourite CT sided map is looking a little fifty-fifty in CS2. Let's figure out what's going on.

Jun 29, 2024 •

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