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📊 CT-side best-rated players of 2024 so far
🇫🇷🔝 ZywOo has recorded the highest rating on T side so far in 2024
🔎 Sources: NRG interested in nitr0

Former Liquid captain Nick "⁠nitr0⁠" Cannella is the subject of interest from NRG, sources have told HLTV and Dust2.us. The news comes as talks between the North American IGL and M80 about the possibility of the player transitioning to the organization's CS squad broke down.

nitr0 announced earlier this week that he intends to return to Counter-Strike for a third spell after spending the last six months on M80's Valorant squad. "I still have a lot to offer to NA CS and can't wait to give CS2 everything I have," he told Dust2.us.
🧐 Sources: Talon looking to return to CS with team captained by AZR

Talon have expressed an interest in returning to Counter-Strike with an Oceanic lineup led by former Renegades and 100 Thieves member Aaron "⁠AZR⁠" Ward, multiple sources have told HLTV.

According to sources, Corey "⁠nettik⁠" Browne, Jared "⁠hazr⁠" O'Bree and Christian "⁠ADDICT⁠" Pendleton are all high on the team's shortlist. As for the AWP role, Talon are understood to be exploring their options in the European market, looking at players like ENCE benched sniper Olek "⁠hades⁠" Miskiewicz and Nemiga's Beksultan "⁠khaN⁠" Ospan.
🇩🇰 TeSeS renews contract in two-year deal

HEROIC have announced that a deal has been reach to extend René "⁠TeSeS⁠" Madsen's contract with the organization for another two years through to 2026.

The player and organization have had a fruitful relationship since 2020, adding three titles to the cabinet during the online era and three more at the height of the team's powers in 2022 and 2023.
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🐲 Spirit's sh1ro is the best-rated player in pistol rounds so far in 2024
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🗡 Official: malbsMd joins G2

G2 have formally unveiled the acquisition of Mario "⁠malbsMd⁠" Samayoa to their Counter-Strike roster. The 21-year-old Guatemalan joins the team to replace Nemanja "⁠nexa⁠" Isaković, who was benched earlier this month.

malbsMd previously plied his trade for M80, whom he joined after impressing under TeamOne and where he continued his trajectory as an up-and-coming player with a 1.26 average rating following the switch to Counter-Strike 2.
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Surprise, surprise 🤭

The frontrunner for Opener of the Year, 🐲 donk boasts the highest Opening Kill rating and attempts (29.9%)
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🗳 Player of the Month for June 2024 community voting is LIVE on HLTV’s Instagram Stories and X for the next 24 hours

This month's nominees:

🇲🇳 910
🐲 donk
🐲 sh1ro
🇺🇸 EliGE
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Highest Rating, CT Rating, OpK Rating, and now ADR

🐲 donk tops another list
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🐉🥇 donk wins his second HLTV Player of the Month for June 2024

🥇 donk - 46.0% of the votes
🥈 910 - 28.9%
🥉 EliGE - 15.6%
🏅 sh1ro - 9.5%
🐲 donk ended the season with the highest KPR
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🇪🇺 GamerLegion bid farewell to acoR

Frederik "⁠acoR⁠" Gyldstrand has left GamerLegion following the expiry of his contract, the German organization announced on Sunday.

The news comes more than a month after it was reported that the Danish player had reached an agreement to join TSM's overhauled squad 🧐
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Kjaerbye and dennyslaw link up with JiJieHao

JiJieHao have secured the services of Markus "⁠Kjaerbye⁠" Kjærbye and Denislav "⁠dennyslaw⁠" Dimitrov, the team has confirmed to HLTV. The two signings get the Asian side back to a full roster just weeks before the Esports World Cup in Riyadh.

With these two additions, JiJieHao now have:

🇯🇴 Issa "⁠ISSAA⁠" Murad
🇱🇧 Hussein "⁠m1N1⁠" Hijazi
🇵🇸 Osama "⁠0SAMAS⁠" Orabi
🇩🇰 Markus "⁠Kjaerbye⁠" Kjærbye
🇧🇬 Denislav "⁠dennyslaw⁠" Dimitrov
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Lekr0 and pr1metapz complete BC.Game roster

BC.Game have announced the completion of their new Counter-Strike roster with the signings of Jonas "⁠Lekr0⁠" Olofsson and Luca "⁠pr1metapz⁠" Voigt.

🇮🇱 Guy "⁠anarkez⁠" Trachtman
🇲🇰 Aleksandar "⁠CacaNito⁠" Kjulukoski
🇸🇪 Joel "⁠joel⁠" Holmlund
🇸🇪 Jonas "⁠Lekr0⁠" Olofsson
🇩🇪 Luca "⁠pr1metapz⁠" Voigt
🇸🇰 Ladislav "⁠GuardiaN⁠" Kovács (coach)
🗡 HooXi benched in G2

Rasmus "⁠HooXi⁠" Nielsen has been removed from G2's starting roster, the organization announced in a farewell video on Monday.

The in-game leader's removal is the second change in the G2 camp in the summer off-season. The organization replaced Nemanja "⁠nexa⁠" Isaković with former M80 up-and-comer Mario "⁠malbsMd⁠" Samayoa on Friday.
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The tournament break continues and 🐲 Spirit remains at the top of the world rankings

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TSM sign trio to complete Danish roster

TSM have announced the signings of Frederik "⁠acoR⁠" Gyldstrand, Alexander "⁠Altekz⁠" Givskov, and Nikolaj "⁠niko⁠" Kristensen, thus completing their transition to a full Danish roster:

🇩🇰 Valdemar "⁠valde⁠" Bjørn Vangså
🇩🇰 Rasmus "⁠Zyphon⁠" Nordfoss
🇩🇰 Frederik "⁠acoR⁠" Gyldstrand
🇩🇰 Alexander "⁠Altekz⁠" Givskov
🇩🇰 Nikolaj "⁠niko⁠" Kristensen
🇩🇰 Allan "⁠Rejin⁠" Petersen (coach)
🇰🇿 ICY leaves AMKAL

AMKAL has announced that 19-year-old AWPer Kaisar "⁠ICY⁠" Faiznurov will not continue with the team, adding more fuel to the rumors that have him set to land on Cloud9.

The Kazakhstani player was being investigated by AMKAL to "determine if there has been any unfair behavior from the player toward the organization," but it ultimately seems like it came to nothing, and he is no longer tied to the team he had been playing for since December 2023.