After an action-packed November, things have been quiet in terms of active competition, but in the organization there has certainly been “no rest for the wicked”.

 

Metizport at the Budapest Major

 

 

Metizport was present at the Counter-Strike Major in Budapest where CCO Perry Smith, Commercial Director Herman & CEO Arjan had clinched their own skybox. Watching the thrilling Major matches was only one of many things they did in Hungary – high-quality networking, planning for next year, and content creation was also on the menu. Herman darted around the event on the hunt for interesting personalities to talk to. And speaking of “interesting personalities”, did you miss our case opening with Counter-Strike legend Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev?

 

 

 

If you want to see more content from Budapest, head over to Metizport’s TikTok.

 

DreamHack Stockholm

 

Metizport took part in several activities at DreamHack Stockholm in the last weekend of November. The Counter-Strike team attended the $10,000 “Knockout” tournament but fell short and were eliminated on the first day. Still, it wasn’t the end of the world for the squad after showing good form in the two previous events the same month – they had still seen a massive ascend in Metizport’s global ranking – and furthermore, there were other activities waiting for the players at the festival. Firstly, Metizport’s youngster Liam “MaiL09” Tügel was interviewed by FACEIT after the massive feat of becoming the highest ranked player in the world on their platform. The video has now been released and can be seen below.

 

 

AndaSeat, a partner of Metizport’s, had their own booth in the Expo Hall where they hosted a thrilling 1v1 challenge against our players, “King of the Hill”, where the contestant with the most consecutive wins could claim their very own Metizport chair. We also had a “meet & greet” session where we signed pictures and interacted with fans and visitors. All in all the activities created queues, energy and non stop engagement, so it was a great success!

 

 

Additionally, Metizport’s Herman Leikanger and Thomas Sæves were also part of Lenovo & Intel’s booth, making sure the visitors had a superb time. Attendants had the opportunity to take part in tournaments & challenges, test the latest from Lenovo, interact with the team, and more. In the end, the booth won “Best Booth Design of the Year” for the second year in a row, thanks to an amazing production from Archetype and EDGE Design & Technology. We are happy to have contributed to the overall experience!

 

 

Last week MaiL09 headed to Switzerland and Logitech’s headquarters together with CEO Arjan and CCO Perry . Liam engaged in media activities and workshops, tested out new gear and took part in surveys to improve products. Though it was only for two days, the stay in Lausanne was packed with productivity and invaluable interactions for all three Metizport members. Thanks Logitech for having us!

 

 

Metizport’s local initiatives never stop!