Dust2 Digest: Top news from June 2023
The Dust2 Digest is a monthly digest recapping all the most important and impactful pieces of NA CS news each month on the Dust2.us and HLTV news networks.
The ex-CLG Red lineup kicked off the month finding a new home in FlyQuest, an org entering the CS space for the first time.
WITHOUTWARNING took first in S45 of ESEA Advanced, booking themselves a ticked to ECL.
Dates for the first CS2 Major were announced as the CS:GO season wound down, giving more hope for the release of the new game.
Nouns surprised fans and spectators alike with the sudden departure of long-time AWPer and in-game leader David “cynic” Polster.
ESEA announced their intention to pause S46 of ESEA leagues for the release of CS2.
FURIA stuck first in the offseason with the benching of talent André "drop" Abreu.
Former eUnited and Chaos in-game leader Anthony ‘vanity” Malaspina announced his free agency this month, stating an interest in returning to CS after time away playing VALORANT.
After much speculation, Liquid took their first step toward the EU majority by signing Aleks "Rainwaker" Petrov.
Liquid did not take long to jump on the additional signing of rifler Robert "Patsi" Isyanov after the signing of Rainwaker.
M80’s VP of Esports Donald "SyykoNT" Muir sat down for an interview with Dust2.us, answering many questions about the organization’s goals in the space.
The hectic NA sweepstakes for Jonathan “EliGE” Jablanowski ended after a few days with Complexity securing the prize, signing the star rifler to the organization.
The signing of EliGE called for the benching of Justin “FaNg” Coakley, going inactive after 18 months on the team. After his benching, he announced his interest in joining a new team, even going international.
The community was shocked to hear of the announcement of a merger between third-party matchmaking clients ESEA and FACEIT, with ESEA hauling its league structure over.
Among many shifts in the EG offseason was the release of coach Daniel “Vorborg” Vorborg, ending the ten-month tenure between the two parties.
Not long after the coaching departure, EG announced a major roster pivot with the promotion of the EG Black squad. The promotion also meant the benching of four other players.
FURIA made their second change of the player break with the benching of AWPer Rafael "saffee" Costa.
Not long after being benched, MIBR scooped up talents drop and saffee to complete their roster.
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