A seismic change to the skilled Counter-Strike scene is on the horizon, with a report surfacing at present that Group Liquid is seeking to probably transfer forward with a European core and even promote their franchise NA stalwart in EliGE. NA followers can’t assist however marvel what they’ll do subsequent.
In accordance with a report from Dust2.us, Liquid is “aiming” to sell EliGE to an interested party to make way for Bulgarian rifler Aleks “Rainwaker” Petrov ahead of the launch of CS2. With Liquid additionally reportedly eyeing Group Spirit rifler Robert “Patsi” Isyanov, the brand new EU duo alongside Yekindar would successfully set up Liquid as a majority-European roster going ahead.
Between the departure of now retired nitr0 and the immediately imminent potential departure of EliGE, Liquid’s standing as a North American bastion of internationally aggressive Counter-Strike is about to fall, and plenty of followers are scrambling to determine what’s going to occur subsequent.
As for EliGE, there’s a small quantity of buzz about the potential for him heading south to Brazil and linking up with FURIA. Heroic’s captain and first AWPer CadiaN threw out that concept following the report’ of EliGE leaving Liquid’s emergence, and plenty of had been fast to leap in as EliGE does converse succesful, fluent Portuguese. FURIA has struggled internationally since their magical semifinal run on the IEM Rio Main, and hasn’t claimed an S-Tier trophy but.
If EliGE had been to remain in North America, his top-tier choices could be extraordinarily restricted for now, with simply Complexity and Evil Geniuses as doable vacation spot.
There’s much more despair within the Liquid camp, and amongst followers of NA CS as an entire. On the primary CS:GO subreddit, one Liquid fan described at present as “the day that music died,” with many others posting their frustrations and disappointment. Not the entire on-line response is solely adverse, although, with one Dust2.us author expressing perception in Liquid coach Damian “daps” Steele’s scouting prowess.
Nonetheless, if Liquid is leaving North America, it could be a giant loss for the area as pleasure and anticipation for CS2 continues to construct. Possibly someone new will pick up the pieces?
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