Eyes on Katowice: Are Copenhagen Flames a one-hit-wonder?

With the first big event of the year on the horizon, CS:GO’s 2022 season is ready to get started. A tumultuous off-season saw major shifts in how teams stack up to each other. In the days leading into IEM Katowice, we will paint the picture for every roster competing at the event, and try to set expectations.

In this article, we take a look at Copenhagen Flames.

Copenhagen Flames: End of a turbulent chapter

Image: Copenhagen Flames

Copenhagen Flames took the world by storm at the PGL Stockholm Major.

An offer to join Complexity followed, but the deal ultimately fell through. The players decided to stay at CPHF, despite the organization being very clear about their lacking infrastructure.

The rumors, negotiations, and uncertainty certainly took their toll on the roster. They struggled to recreate the magic in online competitions, with the community marking them as a one-hit wonder.

But the end of the off-season might work liberating for the players, as they can finally focus on what’s important: getting results.

How will CPHF perform at IEM Katowice?

It’s time for everyone to turn the page on Copenhagen Flames.

They’re no longer *that* team. No more Stockholm miracle run references. A Clean slate.

They’re five talented Danish players, with a lot of potential. But also with a lot of flaws and fields to improve.

IEM Katowice in the first step: CPHF has to prove that they can handle the pressure of LAN and can hang with the big guys.

Whether they survive the play-ins is irrelevant, they just need to look competitive.

• Rasmus “HooXi” Nielsen 👑
• Jacob “jabbi” Nygaard
• Nico “nicoodoz” Tamjid
• Frederik “roeJ” Jorgensen
• Rasmus “Zyphon” Nordfoss
• Daniel “vorborg” Vorborg (C)