Kaustavmani Choudhury

There is a cruel irony at the heart of Team Falcons' CS2 project. Hand someone from 2022 their current roster sheet — NiKo, m0NESY, TeSeS, Kyxsan, kyosuke, all under the tutelage of five-time Major-winning coach Zonic — and they would confidently declare this team the undisputed best in the world. And yet, here we are in March 2026, watching Falcons get knocked out of BLAST Open Spring in the quarterfinals by PARIVISION.

FURIA’s BLAST Open Spring 2026 campaign came to a painful end after a 2-1 loss to Team Falcons in the Group A lower bracket final. In what felt more like a playoff clash than an elimination series, The Professor and his squad pushed Falcons to the limit, only to fall short in a tightly contested Nuke.

VALORANT's Patch 12.05 brings changes to the competitive map pool alongside a targeted rework of Lotus's A-site, aimed at cleaning up some of the map's most exploited angles and chokepoints.

The penultimate day of VALORANT Masters Santiago delivered heartbreak for the Americas as NRG were eliminated from the tournament, falling 3-1 to Paper Rex in the Lower Bracket Finals. In what was the third meeting between the two sides at this event, the Princes of Pacific settled the unofficial series in their favour and booked their ticket to the grand finals.

Another international tournament, another exit for G2 Esports. The Americas powerhouse was sent packing from VALORANT Masters Santiago after a 2-1 defeat to Paper Rex in the Lower Bracket Semifinal, a result that will sting but perhaps didn’t surprise.

In one of the most stunning upsets of VALORANT Masters Santiago, Nongshim RedForce dismantled NRG Esports in a dominant 2-0 sweep in the Upper Bracket Finals, booking their spot in the Grand Finals of their very first international tournament.