CS:GO Daily Recap 7/19/2019
Welcome back to another exciting day of CS:GO news! Today we’ll be taking a look at 100 Thieves’ returning to the game, changes to the roster rules for the Major, and controversy around MIBR’s related roster decisions. As always we’ve got a lot to cover, so let’s dive on in.
100 Thieves and CS:GO – Stealing a Roster
Starting the day off, we have confirmation from Nadeshot yesterday that 100 Thieves will indeed be returning to CS:GO.
The team, whose last roster failed to even play a single match, has been rumored to be looking at forming a roster in the scene for a while, and many in the community have been pretty excited about it especially after how they’ve performed in other shooters.
While no official date or roster has been announced at this time, fans have been quick to speculate on who might be joining the team.
Many looked to K0nfig’s tweets about signing paperwork as a possibility he may be jumping on board, but supposedly he only meant he was signing documents for his motorcycle test.
FNX’s clip we discussed the other day also may point at him joining the roster, which would make sense given he was on the previous unplayed iteration of the team, but given how he hasn’t played in almost a year that seems unlikely.
Regardless, we can’t wait to see what the 100 Thieves CS:GO team looks like.
Major Roster Rule Change
Speaking of rosters, there was a lot of controversy this week around MIBR’s roster plans for the Berlin Major.
The team has decided to not field Coldzera who, as we’ve discussed several times, is planning to leave the roster following the Major. Instead, they’ll be subbing in their coach Zews for the event.
The move puzzled many in the community since Starladder, the hosts of the event, had specifically said he wouldn’t be able to come on to the team since Cold leaving didn’t qualify as an emergency situation.
That appears to have changed now, however, as the tournament organizers have released a statement changing that rule, allowing teams to sub their coaches in for the tournament if they have no other alternative.
The move upset many, including team Lazarus, who had been disqualified from the Minor because they were trying to sub in their coach as well. Many saw the sudden change to the rules as a clear bias in favor of MIBR, setting a poor precedent for the future. It seems like you can get away with whatever you want as long as you’re a larger org.
Thankfully, the rule change isn’t likely to help the team out much during the event, especially after they fielded this roster at IEM Chicago and Blast Pro Los Angeles. The team got blown out of the water at both events, and likely won’t get more than a single win in the first round of Berlin.
That’s all we have for today, thanks for reading and we’ll see you next week for more exciting CS:GO action!
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