Endpoint and MiBR will clash on Saturday in the ThunderPick World Championship 2023 EU Series #2 quarterfinal, marking the first meeting between the two squads since July 2021. According to the latest CS:GO betting odds, MiBR are expected to win, which isn’t surprising.

MiBR have not accomplished much outside of a few regional tournaments this season, but the Brazilians looked solid at ESL Pro League Season 18 last week when they defeated MOUZ (2-1), Monte (2-1) and Evil Geniuses (2-1). Their run ended with a loss against Monte in the Group B lower bracket final; however, MiBR still outperformed the expectations and left a good impression.

Endpoint have not attended the ESL Pro League Season 18 or appeared in a single S-Tier tournament this season. But that wouldn’t mean much had Endpoint at least accomplished something in the few lesser events they competed in. They have not.

Despite being 7-2 from their last nine outings, Endpoint have struggled against lesser opponents (1-2 vs Raptors, 17-19 vs Into the Breach).
MiBR are known to disappoint, but they’ve found some traction recently, which suggests that they should do just fine against the struggling Endpoint.

In June and July, Team Spirit parted ways with Pavel “s1ren” Ogloblin, Ihor “w0nderful” Zhdanov, and Robert “Patsi” Isyanov. Still, despite losing some of their top players, Spirit have looked solid in recent games.

At the end of August, Spirit won Dunav Party LAN a week later made it through RES Eastern European Masters: Fall 2023 – Open Qualifier #2. Ahead of their clash with 9z, Spirit are 11-1 with just one loss against Zero Tenacity (0-2) from the first RES Eastern European Masters: Fall 2023 open qualifiers.

9z Team looked great before the summer break, but they’ve not shown much since August, with two early exits from TG Masters Fall 2023 (seventh-eighth) and CCT North Europe Series #7 (ninth-16th). They have won the opening three games at Thunderpick World Championship 2023: European Series #2, but 9z Team have only beaten MASONIC, Preasy, and Bad News Eagles, which is hardly something to write home about.

As the latest CS:GO betting odds suggest, Team Spirit should win, and it’s hard to argue with that. The teams have similar map pool, and Spirit have a better win rate on every map 9z Team like to play, except Anubis (57% v 67%). Considering Team Spirit had to play stronger opponents, those figures are far more impressive.

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AZUWU joins the esports organisation after three weeks in free agency following his departure from Coalesce’s lineup. The player left Coalesce in June when the team released their entire CS:GO roster.

ENDPOINT’s decision to sign AZUWU marks their return to fielding a British core in the CS:GO scene. The group initially announced their intention to field an international roster in November 2021 after signing Guy “?NertZ?” Iluz in place of Thomas “?Thomas?” Utting.

ENDPOINT did not record any major accomplishments with the new lineup and eventually sold NertZ to ENCE. The team decided to return to fielding a British core and began the rebuild in the 2023 summer off-season.

In a statement, Endpoint revealed that AZUWU was one of their first targets during their rebuild.

“Oscar is a dedicated player with a great attitude and was our first target for our rebuild,” they wrote.

“Endpoint has a history of developing young talent and we look forward to seeing what he can achieve working with our long-standing players MiGHTYMAX and Surreal, along with fellow young grinder HeavyGod.”

Endpoint’s COO Peter Thompson also revealed that AZUWU had been on their watchlist for at least three years before the recent acquisition.

“I was first made aware of Oscar around three years ago and have had him on our watch list ever since,” Thompson said.

“It’s been great to see his progress over the years and with him being in close proximity to the Endpoint HQ it allows for us to work closely together and develop him into the star player we believe he will be!”

AZUWU became a known figure in the British scene in 2022 during his nine-month stint with 1PIN. The team’s accomplishments include winning the SCL Season 6 and Kayzr League Fall 2022.

Coalesce eventually acquired 1PIN’s lineup, including AZUWU, in January 2023. The player represented the organization in competitions like the Electronic Sports League Challenger circuit and several Champion of Champions Tour events.

Coalesce also won the Intel epic38 earlier this year with the former 1PIN lineup. The entire team were let go in June after the players’ contracts expired.

AZUWU accumulated a 1.11 LAN rating over the past year and a 1.13 overall rating in 2023. The player also boasts a 1.17 impact score.

AZUWU joins ENDPOINT’s British lineup, which includes Kia “?Surreal?” Man, Max “?MiGHTYMAX?” Heath, Oscar “?AZUWU?” Bell, and Nikita “?HeavyGod?” Martynenko.

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Endpoint announced the news on February 27 and posted a video of Fessor’s gameplay on their Twitter page, along with the news of the signing. Peter “Pete” Thompson, one of the team’s owners, also released a statement, revealing that he was excited to see what the former Astralis Talent player could do.

“Fessor was the natural choice for us as a replacement for NertZ. Level headed, raw talent and brings ideas to the table. We are excited to see what he can do with Endpoint!” Pete wrote.

With the move, Endpoint’s CS:GO lineup currently consists of Max “MiGHTYMAX” Heath, Nikita “HeavyGod” Martynenko, Mi?osz “mhL” Knasiak, Kia “Surreal” Man, and Fessor. Allan “Rejin” Petersen remains the head coach.

Fessor’s move to the official lineup comes 11 days after Guy “NertZ” Iluz and the British organization parted ways. Fessor played with the team as NertZ’s stand-in in the competitions that followed, giving a good enough performance that he was permanently placed on the lineup.

Fessor was with Endpoint during their two failed runs in the BLAST.tv Paris Major Europe RMR open qualifiers. The rifler also played with them in several online competitions like the Elisa Invitational Winter 2023, the European Development Championship 7, and the BetBoom Playlist Urbanistic 2023. Since NertZ left on February 16, Fessor has produced a 1.14 impact rating with Endpoint.

In the past year, Fessor has also represented Astralis Talent and Monte. The player showed his mettle during his time on Astralis’ developmental roster, topping his team with an impressive 1.13 rating played over 112 maps before he left in August. The rating is 0.12 more than the second highest, Victor “?vigg0?” Bisgaard.

Fessor also performed well during his less than five months with Monte, averaging a rating of 1.14 across 72 maps. The player was a critical part of Monte’s promotion to the ESL Challenger League. Despite that impressive form, Fessor was removed from the active lineup and replaced by Viktor “?sdy?” Orudzhev.

Historically, Endpoint have struggled to hold onto their best players. This year has been no different, especially after NertZ left the team in favor of top-tiered esports organization ENCE.

While Fessor might not have stats as impressive as NertZ, the young player is already recognized on a global scale with a massive social media following and a sizeable upside.

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Endpoint’s domination of the UK Counter-Strike scene has continued after winning their eighth ESL Premiership in a row.

They were the highest-ranked team participating in the event (no.52 in the world), so they were the favourites to take out the event from the very beginning.

The reign continues! @TeamEndpoint are your #ESLPrem Season 18 Champions!

They take home a 10th championship win and a spot in the ESL Pro League Conference pic.twitter.com/J1xTxg6IWW

— ESL UK (@ESLUK) December 4, 2022

Over 100 places in the world rankings separated the finalists, with Viperio ranked 181st in the world, but the outsiders showed up, taking the first map to the 29th round, eventually going down 16-13 on Nuke.

After the first map it looked as though the favourites would go on to take an easy 3-0 victory, but Viperio equalised the series at one-all after they took Endpoint’s map pick of Ancient 16-13.

The third map was Vertigo, Viperio’s second map pick, and we got another close game as the outsiders saluted 16-13 once again.

Endpoint may not have been at their best in this series, due to them having to play with a stand-in, Thomas “Thomas” Utting, but after the map three loss, the tournament favourites went to another level for maps four and five.

Endpoint won the last two maps, Mirage (16-11) and Inferno (16-9), quite comfortably to win their 10th ESL Premiership title and book their spot in the ESL Pro League Conference Season 17.

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The report comes after the Danish player’s return to the professional scene four months ago, when he joined Endpoint.

Kjaerbye announced his retirement from CS:GO in June 2021, citing a lack of desire and motivation to continue playing the game at a professional level. He came back in June 2022 to play for Endpoint, and he claimed in a statement made earlier this year that he was considerably better both mentally and physically.

Endpoint’s official statement about the player’s departure says that the former Astralis rifler has some problems in his personal life that he needs to take care of right away.

“It was great to have Marcus at Endpoint and we fully appreciate the professional experience and attitude he brought to the team,” the team said.

Kjaerbye also spoke on his departure, and expressed his gratitude to the team for giving him a platform and supporting him in his career path.

“I am very grateful that Endpoint gave me the chance to come back to the thing I love most: play pro CS,” Kjaerbye said.

“The way Endpoint, my teammates, and my coach Rejin welcomed me and supported me in my comeback has meant the world to me. I am sad it has to end now, but sometimes life takes unexpected turns and you simply have to follow that.”

Endpoint also noted that Kjaerbye was a key figure in their victory over Natus Vincere during the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 16 in September and also in the Polska Liga Esportowa Superpuchar 2022.

“Despite the fact that we were together for a short time, we achieved a lot together, in particular, qualification for ESL Pro League Season 16 and an unforgettable victory over Natus Vincere,” Endpoint’s official statement read.

After the UK esports team’s attempt to qualify for the IEM Road to Rio 2022 European RMR was unsuccessful, Kjaerbye was suddenly no longer visible on the radar. At this point in time, Nikita “HeavyGod” Martynenko assumed his position within the team, which most likely functioned as a trial run for a future shift.

As a result of Kjaerbye’s departure, the remaining members of the Endpoint roster are Kia “Surreal” Man, Max “MiGHTYMAX” Heath, Guy “Nertz” Iluz, and Polish player Milosz “mhL” Knasiak.

The majority of his journey has been spent playing for Danish teams, including Astralis and North. He has also played for teams such as FaZe Clan, HYENAS, and Team Dignitas, among others.

It is not certain if Kjaerbye will return to competitive matches once he has dealt with his personal issues, or whether he will simply retire once again.

At the moment, Endpoint are getting ready for ESL Challenger League Season 43 Europe while also continuing to compete in the ESL Premiership Autumn 2022.

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Some Legends rise once and then fade away. A true Champion comes back for more.

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Welcome @KjaerbyeCS #NeverStop #KjaerBACK pic.twitter.com/1C7KWycjja

— Endpoint CeX (@TeamEndpoint) June 7, 2022

The 24 year old is yet to feature in an international roster since his time with FaZe Clan. Overwhelmed and in need of clarity, Kjaerbye left the competitive Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene stating motivational issues as his reason. He will be joining the Endpoint team which consists of Max “MiGHTYMAX” Heath, Joey “CRUC1AL” Steusel, Kia “Surreal” Man, and Guy “Nertz” Iluz.

In 2017, Kjaerbye became the youngest player in the history of the game to win a Major MVP at age 18. He won this feat with Astralis and left the team to join North, where he struggled to find success.

Talking about the signing, the franchise shared its delight in announcing the return of the rifler. Endpoint revealed in its press release that it took the organization about two months of talks with various organizations before arriving at this decision.

“After almost two months of intense talks with various organizations, we are delighted to announce that Markus “Kjaerbye” Kjaerbye has chosen Endpoint as his new home,” it read.

“Kjaerbye needs no introduction to CS:GO fans. The youngest MVP ever at a Major Championship in 2017, his career includes stints at Dignitas, Astralis, North, and FaZe Clan, with victories at ELEAGUE Atlanta Major 2017, Dreamhack Masters Stockholm, and IEM New York Europe 2020.”

Kjaerbye reacted to returning to Endpoint, tagging it as “the ideal place to pick up his rifle again.” He shared his excitement and looked forward to impacting the team.

“I’m delighted to say I have found the ideal place to pick up my rifle again with Endpoint,” Kjaerbye said.

“The people behind Endpoint, and the culture they have created, have again and again shown they have the structures to allow players to maximise their potential, which is exactly what I’m looking for.”

The Chief Executive Officer of Endpoint, Adam Jessop spoke about what it means to the franchise to have Kjaerbye back in the fold. He complimented the 24-year old for the talent and experience he offers. He stated that both parties’ objectives aligned and that led to the decision of acquiring the Danish rifler.

“It’s a truly exciting prospect to be able to bring Markus into the Endpoint CS team,” Jessop said.

“There is no denying the caliber of talent and experience he will bring to the lineup. After having a number of conversations with him, I fully believe that he is as passionate and focused as ever, ready to continue his CS career again, and that we can help him along that journey.

“His renewed focus on physical and mental wellbeing resonates with our own objectives and was a key factor in the decision for both parties.”

A Pro League champion
A Danish CS veteran
A coach to take us to the next level

Please welcome @RejinCS pic.twitter.com/Ta90p4xMJL

— Endpoint CeX (@TeamEndpoint) May 25, 2022

Endpoint had earlier made an addition to its roster on May 25, with the franchise parting ways with coach Allan “Allan” Hender and recruiting Allan “Rejin” Peterson, formerly of MOUZ.

Rejin and Kjaerbye will be available for the team starting their first campaign at the ESL Pro League Season 16 Conference. The tournament commences on June 16 and will be held in J?nk?ping, Sweden.

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Astralis enter this tournament off a disastrous run at ESL Pro League Season 13, where they lost against Gambit Esports (0-2) and FURIA (0-2) to finish in fifth-sixth place. It marked Astralis’ third consecutive tournament of the year where they finished outside of the top four, after running seventh-ninth at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2021 and fifth-sixth at IEM Katowice.

OG were even less convincing at the ESL Pro League, where they crashed out of the group stage and ended in 13th-16th place. Their only notable tournament placement of the year so far came in February when they won a SteelSeries Invitational Showmatch, which is not exactly something to write home about.

OG recently decided to freshen up their roster by signing Shahar “flameZ” Shushan as a replacement for Issa “ISSAA” Murad. It remains to be seen how much of an impact he will have, but he will definitely add some much-needed firepower to this team.

Astralis haven’t been playing like themselves of late, so you have to believe OG can cause some damage despite their own lack of form. A win for the underdogs is not entirely unlikely, but we are satisfied with the betting odds on OG with a +1.5 map handicap.

We would have considered taking a shot on Endpoint had this match been played a few weeks back, but the departure of flameZ to OG makes the British squad look far less appealing. Not only was the 17-year-old one of their best players, Endpoint have yet to announce a replacement and so may have to field their coach, Ross “RossR” Rooney, for this bout.

We aren’t too excited about teams that play with their coaches, and we don’t believe RossR will improve Endpoint’s chances to cause an upset here. He wasn’t exactly a top-tier player during his career, so it’s highly unlikely he will bring much to the table as a stand-in.

G2 Esports are just a better team overall, and while they have been very hit-or-miss for the past month, their star-studded roster should have no issues against opponents like Endpoint.

We don’t need to analyse this match too much to establish that Team Liquid are a better team than Dignitas – the latest CS:GO betting odds do that job for us.

Team Liquid enter this match off a somewhat disappointing ninth-12th place finish in the ESL Pro League, where they looked very good during the group stage (4-1) but fell short against G2 (1-2) in the first round of playoffs. On the other side, Dignitas haven’t attended a single high-profile tournament since cs_summit 7 in January and haven’t faced any tough opponents since the Snow Sweet Snow #3 playoffs, where they lost to Evil Geniuses (1-2).

Dignitas are nothing more than a mediocre second-tier team, whereas Liquid are no.5 in the global CS:GO rankings. Anything less than a 2-0 sweep would be a massive disappointment for the North American side.

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?Fnatic lost their opening match of the tournament against Team Liquid on Thursday with 11-16 on Overpass and 7-16 on Vertigo. We did not expect much from Fnatic in that encounter, however, and we don’t expect to see any notable improvement from them going forward.

Evil Geniuses might not make a deep run in the ESL Pro League, but they’ve looked far more stable more across the last couple of months compared to the Swedes. While the latest CS:GO betting odds suggest Fnatic should be favoured to win, our read on this matchup says the price on Evil Geniuses should drop rapidly over the next 24 hours.

Until we see more stability from Fnatic, betting against them is the way to go when they’re facing a capable team. A moneyline bet on EG to win is a solid pick, but the value on the map handicap is too good to ignore.

?Like with the Fnatic vs Evil Geniuses fixture, the betting odds for this match make no sense. Although Astralis aren’t in great form, this is still one of the top three teams in the world. There is no way the Danes should be priced as high as $1.69 against Virtus.pro.

Virtus.pro might have eliminated Astralis from IEM Katowice not too long ago, but that result doesn’t mean much and it definitely doesn’t convince us that the CIS squad will be as successful on Saturday. A moneyline bet on Astralis at these odds is good enough for us.

There is a world where Astralis demolish VP, so a bet on the Danes to cover the map handicap can be considered. You can also combine it with our other two predictions for a multiple that pays out at $17.77.

?With all due respect, Endpoint shouldn’t stand a chance against Team Liquid – and not necessarily because TL are that strong, but because Endpoint are much worse than the North American side. Liquid won their opening match of the tournament against Fnatic 2-0 on Thursday and dropped only 18 rounds in the process, and since Fnatic are stronger than Endpoint, it’s easy to guess how this game should end.

There is no real reason to investigate this fixture much further than that. Team Liquid will win it 2-0, so throw you money on the favourites to cover the map line. Some might also want to take a shot on the under 50.5 rounds at $3.36 on the assumption that Endpoint won’t reach double digits on any map.

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?You don’t have to be the best CS:GO analyst to know how this game should end. Virtus.pro might not be the powerhouse they were in the earlier days of CS:GO esports, but they were good enough to reach the IEM Katowice finals last month, and that counts for something.

Endpoint, meanwhile, are arguably the weakest team in the ESL Pro League and will have a hard time making it out of the group, let alone competing for the title. Although they’ve done well enough to earn their spot, Max “MiGHTYMAX” Heath and co. aren’t really used to playing top-tier teams, so they might be in for a shock on Thursday.

We won’t go too deep into what makes VP a much stronger team and why they’re rightfully priced as short favourites. Anything less than a 2-0 win for the CIS squad would be a massive disappointment, so the -1.5 handicap is the way to go.

?It’s quite saddening to see how low Fnatic have fallen. The three-time CS:GO Major Championship winners haven’t done anything worth mentioning for the past few years, and recent showings suggest they won’t be achieving anything of note anytime soon.

Team Liquid are in a similar position having failed to win a single tournament since ESL Pro League S11: NA, although they looked fairly solid at IEM Katowice, where they made it to the semi-finals only to get swept by Virtus.pro (9-16, 12-16). It’s worth noting that Liquid were at the time still adapting to their new in-game leader, Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo, so it’s fair to say they should perform better now that they’re all on the same page.

We have a hard time making a case for Fnatic, who haven’t shown enough for us to believe they can defeat Liquid. We would go even so far as to say that Liquid can easily win this match 2-0, which makes the -1.5 line hard to pass on at $2.57 odds.

?Astralis enter the ESL Pro League as $2.20 favourites to top Group D. While those odds are fair enough, we don’t expect the Danes to show their full might on Thursday.

Astralis’ last official match took place almost a month ago when they lost against Virtus.pro (1-2) in the quarter-finals of IEM Katowice. While we are not too concerned with them losing against VP, it’s more the fact that Astralis haven’t been active since then. Evil Geniuses have also not played a single match since IEM Katowice, but situations like this usually favour the weaker side.

We don’t expect Evil Geniuses to defeat Astralis, but they should be at least capable of stealing one map. Astralis are also not as strong as they once were, so it’s not like they can consistently demolish any top-tier team like they did back in 2018-2019.

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SKADE vs ENDPOINT CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS

SKADE vs ENDPOINT #HOMESWEETHOME WEEK 2 BETTING PREVIEW

SKADE and Endpoint are slated to clash this Friday in the opening match of Group D during the second week of the #HomeSweetHome CS:GO tournament.

SKADE enter Week 2 after a quarter-final appearance in Week 1. The Bulgarian squad produced an impressive run through the group stage but fell flat against Sprout, who disposed of Teodor “SPELLAN” Nikolov’s squad with a 16-11 result on Mirage and 16-12 on Inferno. Nonetheless, it’s hard to overlook SKADE’s dominant performance in their group, where they defeated Team Singularity (16-10) and reverse-swept AGO with a 16-12 win on Train and 16-9 on Mirage.

Since their last appearance at #HomeSweetHome, SKADE have maintained their form with a solid run at the ESEA MDL Season 33 Europe Relegation tournament. A closely fought 2-1 win over FATE Esports followed by another three-map win against Salamander Gaming earned SKADE a spot in the upper bracket finals, where they reverse-swept Ambush and secured a ticket for ESEA Season 34: Premier Division – Europe.

Now SKADE are set to take another swing at #HomeSweetHome, this time in Group D alongside Gambit Youngsters, Copenhagen Flames and Endpoint.

After a turbulent year which saw a total of 22 roster moves, a complete rebuild in June and the disbandment of the entire squad in November, Endpoint decided to start fresh by acquiring the ex-Phoenix core in January. That proved to be a good decision, as the team have since risen to an all-time high of 35th in the CS:GO esports world rankings.

Although Endpoint have not won a tournament since ESL Premiership – Winter 2019, they’ve produced a few solid showings this year. That includes a third-fourth finish at Europe Minor Championship – Rio 2020: Open Qualifier #3, top-six placements at DreamHack Open Anaheim 2020 and SECTOR: MOSTBET Season 2, and a runners-up finish at ESEA Season 33: Advanced Division – Europe earlier this month.

Looking back at Endpoint’s run through #HomeSweetHome Week 1, the European-mix squad got off to a slow start and lost to AGO (21-25) in the opening match. However, they quickly dusted themselves off and picked up a commanding 2-0 win over Team Singularity and later sealed a revenge win over AGO to secure a spot in the playoffs. While North bested them with a perfect 2-0 series in the quarter-finals, it’s worth noting that Endpoint took the Danes to 30 rounds on vertigo (14-16) and 29 on Train (13-16).

Endpoint also participated at ESEA MDL Season 33 Europe Relegation, where they defeated OFFSET (2-0) and Vexed Gaming (2-1) but went down to the new-look Wisla Krakow squad with defeats on Dust II (16-10) and Train (16-12).

SKADE vs ENDPOINT #HOMESWEETHOME WEEK 2 BETTING PREDICTIONS

Although SKADE (39th) sit slightly lower in the global rankings than Endpoint (36th), they are favourites on form. While the Bulgarians are on a three-match winning streak, their next opponents are regrouping after a humiliating defeat to Wisla Krakow.

Dust II should be Endpoint’s first venue of choice. It is their second-best map behind Vertigo, which SKADE will most certainly ban. This, however, could be a problem for Endpoint, as SKADE are on a four-map winning streak on Dust II and also hold a higher win rate (62% – 57%). SKADE have the advantage on every other map – especially Inferno (80%), where Endpoint have won only two out of their six matches.

With better form and a stronger map pool, SKADE should claim the spoils on Friday.

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