Counter-Strike 2 News

ForZe's lmbt is free to coach again after ESIC lifts his CS:GO ban

Just last month, the Esports Integrity Commission announced it was banning 37 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive coaches after a cross-party investigation found them guilty of using the now infamous coaching spectator bug. However, one of those coaches, Sergey 'lmbt' Bezhanov, has been cleared of all wrongdoing and given the green light to coach again.

The ForZe coach had originally been banned for seven and a half months following the initial investigation, but that's now been lifted as of today following a successful appeal. The coach was accused of using the bug in four different games, one of which was when he was coaching HellRaisers five years ago.

However, in information provided to HLTV, ESIC has confirmed it has lifted lmbt's ban after it was determined he was doing on-air work for the MIBR series, and that he disconnected from the other two matches when he got the bug and reported this to an on-site admin.

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive update for 16 October 2020

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive update for 16 October 2020

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive update for 15 October 2020

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es3tag leaves Astralis to join Cloud9's CS:GO roster

15/10/2020 HenryG has now confirmed that es3tag's three-year deal is worth $2.1 million.

Astralis has confirmed it has agreed a deal with Cloud9 that will see Patrick 'es3tag' Hansen depart in the biggest individual deal ever in CS:GO.

es3tag - who has only been an Astralis player for less than four months after signing in July - will round out Cloud9's new starting roster that has been assembled by new general manager and former CS:GO caster Henry 'HenryG' Greer. HenryG has promoted full transparency when it comes to player signings and has shared the transfer fees and salaries being paid to each player with fans. He has confirmed that the es3tag deal is worth $2.1 million, which includes his transfer fee and salary of his three-year contract.

"The Colossus plucks the brightest star from the Danish night sky to complete a line-up with true astronomical power," HenryG tweets. The $2.1 deal is now the biggest ever for an individual CS:GO player according to Forevr, the esports management agency that helped negotiate the transfer.

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