Month: September 2026

G2 Esports Sweep Movistar KOI 3-0 to Win LEC Summer 2026 Title

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G2 Esports closed out another League of Legends European season in dominant fashion, sweeping Movistar KOI 3-0 in the LEC Summer 2026 grand final on September 20 at the Palais Nikaïa in Nice, France. The result stretched G2's grip on the region to four consecutive LEC titles and 20 trophies... read more

September 25, 2026

Overwatch

Sombra Becomes a Support Hero as Overwatch Season 5 Overhauls Roadhog and the Meta

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Overwatch is about to see one of its biggest role shake-ups since the 2-2-2 lock, as Blizzard confirmed that Sombra will fully convert from a damage hero to a support when Season 5 launches on October 6. She becomes only the third hero in the game's history to switch roles,... read more

September 24, 2026

Paper Rex Open Valorant Champions Shanghai 2026 With a 2-1 Win Over Team Liquid: Ascent Blowout, Haven Upset, d4v41 Ace Seals Lotus

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Valorant Champions 2026 is officially underway, and the opening series in Shanghai delivered exactly the kind of drama the Valorant betting scene had been waiting for. Paper Rex beat Team Liquid 2-1 in the first match of Group C on September 24, taking Ascent 13-4, dropping Haven 13-7, and closing... read more

September 24, 2026

Complexity Shuts Down After 23 Years: Jason Lake Exits as the IP Returns to GameSquare

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One of the oldest names in North American esports is gone. Complexity Gaming has ceased operations after 23 years, and founder Jason Lake confirmed on September 23 that he and his core team are no longer part of the organization. The brand that started as a scrappy Counter-Strike project in... read more

September 24, 2026

Dota 2

Topson Returns to OG: Two-Time TI Champion Leads a Rebuilt Roster Into BLAST Slam VIII

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One of the most decorated midlaners in Dota 2 history is going home. Topias "Topson" Taavitsainen has rejoined OG for the 2026-2027 season, three years after he last wore the green jersey and only weeks after a short-notice cameo at The International 2026. The 28-year-old Finn headlines a heavily reworked... read more

September 23, 2026

BC.Game Sign asap and Bench electroNic: s1mple’s Team Switch to the Asian VRS Ranking in a Bid for the PGL Singapore Major

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BC.Game have made another roster move – by most counts their 23rd in a little over two years. The organisation built around Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev has signed Australian rifler Tyson “asap” Paterson from THUNDERdOWNUNDER and moved Denis “electroNic” Sharipov to the bench. It looks like a routine rifle swap, but... read more

September 23, 2026

Invictus Gaming Beat JDG 3-1 to Claim China’s Last Worlds 2026 Spot: TheShy and Rookie Head to the Swiss Stage in Texas

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Invictus Gaming are going back to Worlds. The 2018 world champions beat JD Gaming 3-1 in the lower-bracket final of the LPL Regional Finals, taking China’s fourth and final ticket to the League of Legends World Championship. With that result, the Chinese line-up for Worlds 2026 is complete: Anyone’s Legend,... read more

September 23, 2026

Valorant Champions Shanghai 2026 Preview: Team Liquid vs Paper Rex Opens the Group Stage as NRG, Karmine Corp and Nongshim Share a Group of Death

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The biggest week of the Valorant calendar is here. Valorant Champions 2026 gets underway in Shanghai this week, with sixteen teams from the four VCT regions chasing the world title through a run that ends on October 18. The group stage and playoffs are staged at the Jing'an Sports Center,... read more

September 22, 2026

Red Bull League of Its Own 2026 Heads to Barcelona: T1, G2, Movistar KOI and Karmine Corp Meet in Badalona on December 5

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Red Bull League of Its Own is moving to Spain. The fourth edition of the offseason League of Legends showcase will be played on December 5, 2026, at the Olímpic Arena in Badalona, just outside Barcelona, with T1, G2 Esports, Movistar KOI and Karmine Corp confirmed as the four participating... read more

September 22, 2026

Dota 2

Team Yandex and Xtreme Gaming Go 3-0 at PGL Wallachia Season 9: ATF’s New Squad and Ame’s Crew Are the First Into the Playoffs

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The first big tournament of the post-TI Dota 2 season has its first two playoff teams. After three rounds of the Swiss-system group stage at PGL Wallachia Season 9 in Bucharest, Team Yandex and Xtreme Gaming both sit at a perfect 3-0 and have locked in their spots in the... read more

September 22, 2026

BESTIA Win Circuit X Curitiba as Fluxo Upset paiN: Brazil’s Americas VRS Race for the Singapore Major Tightens to 14 Points

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Brazil’s Counter-Strike scene delivered a shake-up at the bottom of the Major picture this weekend. BESTIA lifted the Circuit X Curitiba Season 3 trophy on Sunday, Fluxo knocked out top seed paiN on their way to third place, and the two challengers now sit joint-tenth in the Americas Valve Regional... read more

September 21, 2026

Gen.G GC Win Game Changers Pacific From the Lower Bracket: 3-2 Over FENNEL GC as Nova Esports GC Take China – Both Book São Paulo

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Two Game Changers regional titles were decided on Sunday, and both went to teams that had to do it the hard way. In Seoul, Gen.G GC came back from the lower bracket to beat FENNEL GC 3-2 in a full five-map Valorant grand final, while Nova Esports GC repeated the... read more

September 21, 2026

G2 Esports Sweep MKOI 3-0 in Nice for a Fourth Straight LEC Title and a 20th Trophy – Perkz Wins His First as Head Coach

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The LEC Summer 2026 Finals ended the way almost every European League of Legends event has ended this year: with G2 Esports holding the trophy. On Sunday evening at the Palais Nikaïa in Nice, G2 swept Movistar KOI 3-0 in the grand final, completing a domestic season in which they... read more

September 21, 2026

Vitality Win StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026: ZywOo Powers 3-1 Grand Final Revenge Over Aurora in Barcelona

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Vitality are the StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026 champions. The European powerhouse closed out the Barcelona event on Sunday with a 3-1 grand final victory over Aurora, taking Anubis 13-4, dropping Inferno 11-13, and then running away with Mirage 13-4 and Cache 13-7. It caps a Counter-Strike weekend that looked very... read more

September 20, 2026

Dota 2

LGD Sign SumaiL and Sneyking: Two TI Champions Headline a Rebuilt Chinese Roster as PGL Wallachia Season 9 Opens in Bucharest

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LGD Gaming have answered the post-TI roster shuffle with the most eye-catching signing of the offseason so far. The Chinese organisation has added two Aegis winners, midlaner Syed Sumail "SumaiL" Hassan and support Wu "Sneyking" Jingjun, to a completely rebuilt Dota 2 lineup that makes its debut at PGL Wallachia... read more

September 20, 2026