Category: CS:GO

August 10, 2026

CS:GO

Cache In, Overpass Out: How CS2’s New Active Duty Pool Changes Veto Betting at EWC 2026

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

Counter-Strike bettors spent the better part of a decade building intuition around one veto board. That board no longer exists. With Premier Season 5, Valve moved Cache into the Active Duty pool and pushed Overpass out, and the knock-on effects are still working their way through CS2 betting markets as... read more

August 8, 2026

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CS2 EWC 2026 Open Qualifier: Liquid and 100 Thieves Cruise, Eternal Fire Survive NADE Scare

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

Counter-Strike 2’s last route into the Esports World Cup 2026 opened in Paris this weekend, and the format is every bit as unforgiving as advertised. Sixty-four teams signed up for the EWC Open Qualifier. Sixteen double-elimination groups of four sorted them over two days. Only four will leave with a... read more

August 7, 2026

CS:GO

Vitality Fall to Fifth in Valve’s August VRS as jL Steps In for Porto and Bucharest

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

Valve's August update to the Valve Regional Standings has landed, and the headline number belongs to Team Vitality. The organisation that spent most of 2026 as the default answer at the top of CS2 esports now sits fifth in the global list on 1,836 points — their first time outside... read more

August 6, 2026

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Valve’s CS2 Skin Sponsorship Ban Reaches Tier 1: What Changes at BLAST Bounty and Beyond

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

A rule Valve quietly wrote into its tournament paperwork back in December 2025 has finally arrived where it hurts: the top tier of Counter-Strike 2. Skin trading and case-opening brands are no longer allowed to appear on broadcasts or player jerseys at licensed Tier 1 events, and BLAST Bounty Season... read more

August 4, 2026

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MOUZ End 17-Month Trophy Drought With 3-1 Win Over Team Spirit at BLAST Bounty S2

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

MOUZ are champions again. The Hamburg-based side beat Team Spirit 3-1 in the BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2 grand final in Malta on August 2, ending a trophy drought that stretched back 17 months to PGL Cluj-Napoca. How the final unfolded MOUZ opened with a 13-8 win on Dust2 and... read more

August 4, 2026

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Donk Breaks FACEIT CS2 Elo Record, Overtakes MaiL09 With Season 8 Still Underway

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

Team Spirit rifler Danil “donk” Kryshkovets has become the highest-rated player in FACEIT’s Counter-Strike 2 history. On July 28, 2026, the 19-year-old reached 5,434 Elo, edging past the previous record of 5,415 set by Swedish prodigy Liam “MaiL09” Tugel. With eight days left in Season 8 at the time, donk... read more

August 2, 2026

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Team Spirit vs MOUZ: CS2’s Biggest Head-to-Head Story Reaches Its Grand Final

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

The BLAST Bounty Summer 2026 season wraps up this weekend in Attard, Malta, and it has produced exactly the kind of finish CS2 fans hoped for: Team Spirit and MOUZ meeting in a best-of-five grand final after five days of upsets, comebacks, and statement performances at BLAST Arena Studios. Spirit... read more

March 27, 2023

CS:GO

District E: Washington D.C.’s New Esports Venue

All News, CS:GO Mathias

Esports has been growing in popularity in recent years, with more and more people tuning in to watch their favorite teams and players compete in various games. With this surge in interest, it's no surprise that cities around the world are starting to invest in dedicated #esports venues. One such... read more

March 26, 2023

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CSGO: FaZe defeats FURIA, faces Force in EPL quarter-finals

All News, CS:GO Mathias

#FaZe progressed to the ESL Pro League Season 17 quarter-finals after defeating #FURIA 2-0, dominating the second halves of Anubis and Nuke to achieve 16-9 and 16-7 victories, respectively, to remove the Brazilian team from the tournament. Game opener FaZe took an early lead on Anubis with a pistol round... read more

March 25, 2023

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CSGO: Ence eliminates G2 from ESL Pro League in two maps

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The IEM Katowice winners were knocked out in the second round of the semifinals. #ENCE has claimed their first major scalp since signing Guy #NertZ Iluz, beating #G2 2-0 in the round of 16 of the ESL Pro League Season17. Rasmus #HooXi Nielsen and companions were eliminated from the LAN... read more

March 24, 2023

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CSGO: NaVi eliminate Outsiders from ESL Pro League Season 17

All News, CS:GO Mathias

Natus Vincere advanced to the ESL Pro League Season17 quarter-finals after defeating #Outsiders in a tense two-map match. Denis #electroNic Sharipov and friends took first blood after barely converting their Ancient pick (16-14), then eliminated the Russians in 9-12th place after a strong performance on Mirage. (16-7). The win is... read more

March 23, 2023

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CSGO: FURIA sends Fnatic home from EPL, advance to Round 12

All News, CS:GO Mathias

FURIA defeated fnatic 2-0 in the ESL Pro League Season 17 finals to claim their first victory. The Brazilians won the first meeting between the two groups in more than three years, with their most recent meeting taking place in October 2019 at StarSeries i-League Season 8. Fnatic's tenure in... read more

March 22, 2023

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CSGO: Everything is ready for EPL Playoffs Fantasy games

All News, CS:GO Mathias

More fantasy excitement is on the way as games for the ESL Pro League finals, CCT West Europe Series 2 playoffs, and ESL Challenger League Europe Relegation become available. The ESL Pro League playoffs game continues the HLTV Spring season of Fantasy, with players able to participate in the HLTV... read more

March 21, 2023

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CSGO: Astralis advances for a chance to make the playoffs

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#Astralis have advanced to the ESL Pro League Season 17 Group D fourth-place playoff after defeating Spirit in the group's initial round. The Danish squad required all three maps to win, giving up their choice of Nuke (12-16) before responding with hard-fought wins on Mirage (16-14) and Ancient (16-14). (16-12).... read more

March 20, 2023

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CSGO: Liquid eliminates Rare Atom from ESL Pro League S17

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#Liquid progressed to the ESL Pro League Group D fourth place final match after defeating Rare Atom 2-0 in the last chance bracket. The North American team came into the match with a chip on their shoulder after the Chinese team had sent them down to the lower bracket to... read more

March 19, 2023

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CSGO: Rare Atom destroys Liquid to start off ESL Pro League

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To begin their ESL Pro League Season 17 campaign, Rare Atom shocked #Liquid, sending Nick #nitr0 Cannella and the rest of the team to the lower bracket where they will face Natus Vincere and #Astralis. From the beginning of the series until its end, the Chinese team controlled Liquid, destroying... read more

March 18, 2023

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CSGO: FORZE send Natus Vincere to EPL Group D lower bracket

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Andrey #Jerry Mekhryakov and friends were defeated on Overpass (11-16), but then answered with a 30-round Ancient victory (16-14), before sealing the deal on Inferno (16-11). The victory will be a huge boost for #FORZE, who also experienced a string of inconsistent outcomes in numerous online tournaments prior to their... read more