Introduced as the new Astralis sniper, Nikolai "device" Ridtz, in an interview with the Danish TV channel TV2, spoke for the first time about the health problems that forced him to spend the last ten months inactive. According to the player, amid stress, he experienced anxiety and depression.

device clarified that he began to experience health problems at the end of last year, when he played for NIP.

I had quite a long vacation due to illness. I've been going through a tough time due to the stress I started feeling last December. Then I focused on getting to know myself. There were several career problems at once that caused anxiety. The fact is that stress can lead to anxiety and depression. At one point I had problems with anxiety. I couldn't sleep and it was just hell. It just took a while to feel how different things affected your body. It would be wrong to think that it couldn't happen again, but now I know how to deal with the various symptoms. These problems don't bother me anymore.

Let us remind you that device went inactive after eight months of playing for NIP, during which the team’s best achievement was winning the European RMR tournament Flashpoint 3.

Ridtz's first official matches after a long break will take place at Elisa Masters Espoo 2022, where Astralis will perform. A major LAN event will take place in Finland from November 16 to 20.

Source: sport.tv2.dk

FaZe player Robin "ropz" Kohl in a video for the club's YouTube channel spoke about his individual training, which he uses as an addition to tactical training with the team. The star Estonian esportsman noted that he does not play in Deathmatch mode and prefers the Aim Botz card for practicing shooting.

I prefer to shoot bots a lot. I don't play Deathmatch, where my hand gets very tired and loses sensitivity from having to constantly turn around in different directions. Sometimes I'm on tilt because in Deathmatch people just shoot you in the back and you can't do anything about it. When it comes to training movements and positioning during the game, I just watch the recordings of my matches.

Before official matches, I always have to make sure that everything is fine with my setup. It is very important for me in what position the monitor is, the chair and how everything is located in general. Every time I have the same setup. Once I have everything set up, I go to the Aim Botz map and shoot there until I feel ready.

Recall that ropz is one of the best players in the world. For four years in a row, he has been in the top 20 strongest representatives of the professional CS:GO scene according to the authoritative portal HLTV.org, and this year he won four major tournaments, including PGL Major Antwerp 2022.

Source: youtube.be

GamerLegion coach Ashley "ash" Batty, in a conversation with a journalist from the HLTV.org portal, commented on the successful start of IEM Rio Major 2022, where his team consistently beat 9z and Vitality. The mentor is sure that such a start of the tournament is not accidental, since earlier his composition showed its ability to fight on equal terms with the best teams in the world.

We just really trust each other and show a solid game. This game is not perfect, but has a clear structure. All this allows us to state that GamerLegion is now in good shape. A lot of people talk about acoR and siuhy, but don't forget about iM, Keoz and isak, which are phenomenal. These guys don't show good stats, but they do a lot of other useful things. Our success is no accident. We recently beat G2 and should have beaten FaZe and Team Spirit as well. Now they beat Vitality. I repeat, this is not a coincidence.

Recall that after two victories in a row at the Challengers Stage, the GamerLegion roster is one step away from entering the Legends Stage. To do this, the team needs to beat the Bad News Eagles today, November 1, at 23:00 Moscow time. In case of defeat, the team of Kamil "siuhy" Skaradek will have two more opportunities to qualify for the next stage of the major.

You can follow the progress of IEM Rio Major 2022 on our website at link.

Source: www.hltv.org

G2 player Nikola "NiKo" Kovacs commented on his team's failure in qualifying for IEM Rio Major 2022 on his Twitter. finals at major championships.

I tried to write something and record a video to explain everything, but I don’t even know what to say. I have lost many important finals, but I have never felt such emptiness and pain. Don't take situations for granted. Never feel satisfied and always try to do better. Probably the toughest two months of my career are ahead of me. You can be as angry as you want because of this, but it's all deserved. You won't see me giving up. This I can promise you for sure.

Recall that G2 lost the chance to participate in IEM Rio Major 2022 after three losses at the RMR tournament. The team started the qualifiers by defeating ECSTATIC, but subsequently lost to Cloud9, 1WIN and GamerLegion.

Earlier, G2 captain Rasmus "HooXi" Nielsen reacted to the failure in the qualifiers for the Major , who wrote on his Twitter that he did everything possible for success.

Source: twitter.com

Sprout is not interested in trading Viktor "Staehr" Stehr for Asger "Farlig" Jensen, who rumoredoffered to Astralis. "No thanks," the German club's official Reddit account succinctly wrote in the comments to the news of a possible player swap.

According to Jaxon.gg, Astralis wants to see Staehr as a member of their revamped roster, which has been restructured recently with the resignation of coach Martin "trace" Heldt. Earlier, Christian "k0nfig" Wieneke also left the Danish team.

Reporters learned that Sprout was not interested in selling the Staehr at a low price. According to the source, the club understands that Astralis is limited in the choice of Danish players to strengthen the roster.

Stehr is one of the statistical leaders of Sprout, which he has been playing for since the beginning of 2022. Recently, the Dane, together with his teammates, successfully performed at the European RMR tournament, where the team immediately earned a place in the Legends Stage at IEM Rio Major 2022, which will allow them to skip the Challengers Stage, the starting stage of the major.

Source: www.reddit.com