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Twista
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Twista
Player Information
Name:
Slaava Räsänen
Nationality:
Born:
June 6, 1987 (age 35)
Status:
Years Active (Player):
2005 – 2016
2018
2018
Years Active (Coach):
2016 – 2020
2022 – Present
2022 – Present
Years Active (Analyst):
2020 – 2021
Years Active (Talent):
2021 – Present
Roles:
Team:
Approx. Total Winnings:
$20,217
Links
History
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2006-??-?? – 2007-05-10
2007-05-10 – 2007-08-27
2007-08-27 – 2008-01-03
2008-02-07 – 2008-03-21
2008-10-05 – 2008-10-11
2009-10-11 – 2009-??-??
2010-05-02 – 2010-??-??
2011-04-23 – 2011-??-??
2011-??-?? – 2011-??-??
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012-09-21 – 2012-10-25
2012-10-25 – 201?-??-??
201?-??-?? – 2013-02-05
2013-02-05 – 2013-??-??
2013-11-11 – 2014-02-03
2014-02-03 – 2014-03-06
2014-03-27 – 2014-??-??
2015-01-05 – 2015-0?-??
2015-0?-?? – 2015-09-04
2015-09-04 – 2016-06-15
2016-06-15 – 2016-10-03
2016-10-03 – 2016-12-04
2016-12-04 – 2018-02-25
iGame.com (Coach)
2018-02-25 – 2018-08-22
2018-08-23 – 2020-09-11
ENCE (Coach)
2020-09-11 – 2020-09-30
ENCE (Suspended Coach)
2020-09-30 – 2021-01-18
ENCE (Analyst)
2022-02-08 – 2022-08-03
team temp (Coach)
2022-08-03 – Present
JANO Esports (Coach)
Slaava "Twista" Räsänen (born June 6, 1987) is a Finnish professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive coach, caster, broadcast analyst and a former Counter-Strike player.
In September 2020, Twista received a 15.75-month ban from all ESIC member events starting September 28, 2020 for exploiting a coach spectating bug during his time at iGame.com. [1] Additionally, Twista received a permanent ban from Valve events due to exploiting the coaching bug. [2]
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tier | Type | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2016-11-20 | 2nd | B-Tier | Online |  |  | World Cyber Arena 2016 - European Finals |   | 0 : 2 |   | $6,531.34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-10-19 | 1st | C-Tier | Online | |  | iGame Nordic Invitational #1 | | 2 : 1 |  | $3,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-07-02 | 1st | C-Tier | Offline | |  | King of Nordic's Challenger Cup |  | 2 : 0 | | $4,800 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-05-06 | 1st | C-Tier | Offline | |  | Lantrek 2016 |  | 2 : 0 |  | $2,261 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-02-21 | 1st | C-Tier | Offline | |  | Nordic Masters 2016 | | 2 : 0 | | $8,279.25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-11-22 | 1st | C-Tier | Offline | |  | Alientech AllStars #1 |  | 2 : 0 |  | $3,713.50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-12-30 | 1st | C-Tier | Offline |  | | Rendezvous #27 |   | 2 : 0 |  | $3,115.42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-11-25 | 1st | B-Tier | Offline | |  | ASUS Open Autumn 2007 |  | 2 : 1 |  | $6,167.25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-09-16 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline | |  | Intel Challenge Cup 2007 | | 15 - 19 | | $14,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-09-09 | 2nd | A-Tier | Offline | |  | ClanBase EuroCup XV | | 5 - 16 |  | $3,442 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2020-06-07 | 1st - 2nd | A-Tier | Online | |  | BLAST Premier: Spring 2020 European Showdown |  | 2 : 0 |  | $37,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-11-24 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline | |  | CS:GO Asia Championships 2019 | | 0 : 2 |  | $100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-09-05 | 5th - 8th | S-Tier | Offline | |  | StarLadder Berlin Major 2019 | | 0 : 2 |  | $35,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-07-21 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline | |  | Intel Extreme Masters XIV - Chicago | | 0 : 3 |   | $50,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-06-02 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline | |  | DreamHack Masters Dallas 2019 | | 1 : 2 | | $50,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-05-11 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline | |  | BLAST Pro Series: Madrid 2019 | | 2 : 0 |  | $125,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-03-03 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline | | | Intel Extreme Masters XIII - Katowice Major 2019 | | 0 : 2 | | $150,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-01-20 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline | |  | Europe Minor Championship - Katowice 2019 | | 2 : 0 |   | $30,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-12-02 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline | |  | DreamHack Open Winter 2018 | | 2 : 0 |  | $50,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-10-14 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | |  | StarSeries & i-League CS:GO Season 6 | | 3 : 2 |  | $125,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Tier | Tournament | Position | Partner List | |
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| 2022-05-22 | S-Tier |   | PGL Major Antwerp 2022 | Commentator | |
| 2021-11-07 | S-Tier |  | PGL Major Stockholm 2021 | Commentator | |
| 2021-09-05 | B-Tier |  | BLAST Nordic Masters: Fall 2021 | Commentator | |
| 2021-08-29 | Qualifier |  | Pelaajat.com Series: Fall 2021 | Commentator | |
| 2021-08-22 | Qualifier | | Pelaajat.com Series Showoff: Fall 2021 | Commentator | |
| 2021-08-21 | C-Tier |  | eSM 2021 | Commentator | |
| 2021-08-08 | Qualifier | | Pelaajat.com Series Fall 2021: Open Qualifier #1 | Commentator | |
| 2021-03-28 | B-Tier | | BLAST Nordic Masters: Spring 2021 | Commentator | |
| 2021-03-21 | Qualifier | | Pelaajat.com Series: Spring 2021 | Commentator | |
| 2021-03-12 | Qualifier | | Pelaajat.com Series Showoff: Spring 2021 | Analyst | |
| About achievementsBroadcasts from any Tournament | |||||
Interviews[edit]
- 2015-10-31 |
Twista ei ollut tyytyväinen joukkueensa suoritukseen [Twista was not happy with his team's performance Twista was not happy with his team's performance] by eme of SETT at ASUS ROG Nordic Challenge 2015 - 2017-01-12 | Twista: "We'd be satisfied with top 4" by Striker of HLTV at World Electronic Sports Games 2016
- 2019-01-16 | Twista: "I have been focusing on our mentality when we are winning" by Striker of HLTV at Europe Minor Championship - Katowice 2019
- 2019-08-28 | Twista: "[The atmosphere in the team] is almost like nothing is happening" by Striker of HLTV at StarLadder Major Berlin 2019
Gallery[edit]
Twista at ESL One: New York 2019 with ENCE
Twista at EPICENTER 2018 with ENCE
Twista at StarSeries & i-League CS:GO Season 6 with ENCE
Twista at Spixelania with Team Logitech.fi
References[edit]
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