For any normal EPIC.LAN, 8Sins would be coming in with the expectations of playing NXT in the finals and challenging for their first win. However, this time around, the competition …
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Extinct on EPIC.LAN going international: “I love it. This is something I have wanted for a long time”
by GrimyRannarrby GrimyRannarrThe undisputed best team in UK CS over the last year had a slightly different challenge at EPIC.LAN 45. After winning three EPIC.LANs in a row, NXT would have ordinarily …
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alex on EPIC.LAN 45: “We came here with one goal: winning the event”
by GrimyRannarrby GrimyRannarrIberian Soul came into EPIC.LAN 45 as the favourites to win it all. Utilising the help of British AWPer Owen “smooya” Butterfield, the Spaniards sat 41th in the world, and …
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eraa on playing NXT online: “I could make a lot of excuses, but it doesn’t matter, here at LAN we beat them”
Sean “eraa” Knutsson is an EPIC.LAN debutante with Alliance, he is not, however, a stranger to UK LAN events. Winning UKIC Season 1 with The Neighbours, he knows what it’s …
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Thomas “SinK” Laursen is relatively new to pro Counter-Strike at the age of 24. The Danes’ HLTV page started two months ago when he joined Preasy. Now he has guaranteed …
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Rupert Hoop, the new coach of 8Sins, is no stranger to high-level competition. Being the psychologist behind teams like Metizport at a major and ALTERNATE aTTaX when they went to …
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Thomas “birdfromsky” Due-Frederiksen has done his rounds in Tier-2 Counter-Strike. Playing for prestigious Danish institutions such as ECSTATIC and Copenhagen Flames, birdfromsky knows what it’s like to succeed. Since those …
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Finui on matchups against NXT: “You can’t really call it a rivalry when you’re hanging around drinking together after the event.”
Connor “Finui” Finucane is one of the top in-game leaders in the grassroots UK scene. He consistently reaches deep placements at EPIC.LAN and finals of multiple UKIC Division 1 events. …
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Byfield: “Next [UKIC] season, they’re not going to be ready for the level that I will show”
Alex “Byfield” Byfield has been a staple of the UK scene for a long while now, but that doesn’t mean this always stays the same. Recently, he’s ventured into the …
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Pete on Endpoint returning to Counter-Strike: “I guarantee you it won’t happen this year.”
Endpoint Counter-Strike were, once upon a time, the uncontested best team in the UK for many years. They were so good that they didn’t need to concern themselves much with …