Category: CS:GO

September 22, 2026

CS:GO

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

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

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

CS:GO

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

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

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 19, 2026

CS:GO

Perfect World Confirms Shanghai Major 2027: Counter-Strike Returns to China for the Second Time as Buenos Aires and Shanghai Split Next Year’s Majors

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

The Counter-Strike Major calendar for 2027 is now complete. Chinese publisher and tournament organizer Perfect World has officially confirmed that it will host the second Major of 2027 in Shanghai, ending months of speculation and locking in a season that will open in South America and close in East Asia.... read more

September 19, 2026

CS:GO

NAVI Crash Out of StarSeries Fall in Last Place: MOUZ Win the Barcelona Elimination Match as Vitality and Aurora Set Up the Upper Final

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

Natus Vincere's autumn has hit a new low. On Thursday, September 18, the Ukrainian organisation was eliminated from StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026 in Barcelona after a 1-2 defeat to MOUZ in the lower-bracket elimination match, finishing dead last in the eight-team, $500,000 event. It was NAVI's second loss in two... read more

September 17, 2026

CS:GO

StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026 Kicks Off in Barcelona: Eight Teams, $500,000 and a Coach in the Server for magic

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

The StarSeries brand is back on the calendar. StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026 begins on Thursday, September 17 in Barcelona, and it packs an unusually dense field into four days: eight teams, a straight double-elimination bracket and a $500,000 prize pool. For anyone following the CS2 betting scene, it is the... read more

September 16, 2026

CS:GO

The MongolZ Bench DarkMeister and tikuak After Two Months: Mongolia’s Top CS2 Side Down to Three Players Ahead of PGL Masters Bucharest

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

The MongolZ have pulled the plug on their latest experiment. On September 15, the Mongolian organisation confirmed that Dugarsuren “DarkMeister” Ireedui and Zolbayar “tikuak” Chimedtseren have been moved to the bench, ending a stint on the active roster that lasted barely two months. For a team that spent most of... read more

September 16, 2026

CS:GO

NIP Bring adamb Home From OG: Swedish Rifler Completes Krimbo-Led Rebuild Ahead of Logitech G Play Connect Debut Against M80

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

Ninjas in Pyjamas have closed the last open slot in their reshuffled lineup. The Swedish organisation announced on Monday that it has signed Adam "adamb" Ångström from OG, bringing the 21-year-old rifler back to the club where he came through the academy ranks more than three years ago. The move... read more

September 14, 2026

CS:GO

Road to the Singapore Major: Liquid, TYLOO, DENDELE and Nemiga Complete the PGL Masters Bucharest Field as Virtus.pro Crack the VRS Top 30

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

The last pieces of the autumn Counter-Strike calendar fell into place over the weekend. Regional qualifiers for PGL Masters Bucharest wrapped up on Sunday, handing the final four spots at the $1,250,000 event to Nemiga, DENDELE, Liquid and TYLOO. A few hours earlier, a rebuilt Virtus.pro had fought through the... read more

September 13, 2026

CS:GO

Legacy Sweep G2 3-0 to Win FISSURE Playground 3 – latto Takes a Third MVP as the Brazilians Complete Their China Hat-Trick

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

Legacy have done it again in China. The Brazilian side swept G2 3-0 in the FISSURE Playground 3 grand final in Suzhou on Sunday, adding a third trophy won on Chinese soil to the CS Asia Championships titles they lifted in 2025 and 2026. For a Counter-Strike team that entered... read more

September 13, 2026

CS:GO

Valve’s September VRS Lands a Day Late and Sparks a Data Row – Spirit Stay No. 1 While Legacy (6th) and G2 (8th) Meet in the FISSURE Final

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

The monthly Counter-Strike 2 ranking that decides who gets invited where has become a story in its own right this month. Valve published its September Valve Regional Standings (VRS) a day later than usual, and the knock-on effects have kept tournament organizers, analysts and the betting community busy ever since.... read more

September 12, 2026

CS:GO

FISSURE Playground 3 Final Is Set: Legacy Survive MIBR in Overtime, G2 Turn Over BETBOOM – Sunday Pits World No. 8 Against No. 7

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

Semi-final Saturday at FISSURE Playground 3 in Suzhou delivered two three-map series, two overtime maps and a grand final nobody would have pencilled in after day one. Legacy edged MIBR 2-1 in an all-Brazilian semi that ended in overtime on Inferno, and G2 came from a map down to beat... read more

September 11, 2026

CS:GO

G2 Break Their Quarter-Final Curse: 2-0 Over FURIA Sets Up a BETBOOM Semi at FISSURE Playground 3

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

The last open question in the FISSURE Playground 3 bracket has been answered, and not the way the rankings suggested. G2 beat FURIA 2-0 in Suzhou on Thursday, reaching the semi-finals of a Big Event for the first time since they lifted the BLAST Open London trophy more than a... read more

September 11, 2026

CS:GO

FISSURE Playground 3 Quarter-Finals: MIBR Crush Alliance 2-0 to Book an All-Brazilian Semi Against Legacy – G2 End 5star’s Fairy Tale

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

The playoff picture at FISSURE Playground 3 in Suzhou is taking shape. On the first day of stage matches, MIBR dismantled Alliance 2-0 to lock in a semi-final against fellow Brazilians Legacy, while the day before, G2 finally stopped the giant-killing run of Mongolia's 5star. For anyone following the CS2... read more

September 10, 2026

CS:GO

FISSURE Playground 3 Day 3: World No. 127 5star Dump Astralis Out as Legacy and BETBOOM Lock Up Semi-Final Byes

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

The group stage of FISSURE Playground 3 in Suzhou produced its biggest shock yet on Thursday. 5star, a Mongolian side ranked 127th in the world, eliminated Astralis 2-1 to follow up their win over compatriots The MongolZ, while Legacy and BETBOOM won their group upper-bracket finals to skip the quarter-finals... read more

September 10, 2026

CS:GO

FISSURE Playground 3 Day 2: FaZe and The MongolZ Crash Out in Last Place as FURIA and BETBOOM Join MIBR and Legacy in the Playoffs

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

Day two of FISSURE Playground 3 in Suzhou turned into a bloodbath for the favourites. Two of the biggest names in the Counter-Strike 2 betting scene, FaZe and The MongolZ, are already on their way home in joint-last place, while FURIA and BETBOOM locked up playoff spots alongside MIBR and... read more

September 8, 2026

CS:GO

FISSURE Playground 3 Day 1: Alliance Stun FaZe 2-0, MIBR Fight Back to Beat The MongolZ in tomaszin’s LAN Debut

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

Day one of FISSURE Playground 3 delivered exactly the kind of chaos a field without Spirit, Falcons, MOUZ and Vitality was always likely to produce. In the opening round of Group B in China, Alliance swept FaZe 2-0, and MIBR came from a map down to beat The MongolZ 2-1... read more

September 8, 2026

CS:GO

FISSURE Playground 3 Kicks Off in China: FURIA Head a Field Without Spirit as GamerLegion Open Without Snax

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

The post-Porto lull in Counter-Strike lasted barely a day. FISSURE Playground 3 opens in China on Tuesday, September 8, with 16 teams, a $1,000,000 prize pool and a field that looks very different from the one that just fought over the BLAST Open Porto trophy. Spirit, Falcons, MOUZ and Vitality... read more