CS2 Esports News

No surprises today in Copenhagen as Team Spirit emerged victorious in the BLAST Bounty 2025 Season 1 Finals, claiming the first big trophy of the year with a commanding 3-1 victory over Eternal Fire. The Grand Final proved that Team Spirit will be the team to beat in this 2025 season, as very few teams look capable of taking them down. Team Spirit lost just ONE MAP in the whole tournament, and it required a MIRACLE to make it happen! Blastmore

At the BLAST Bounty Spring 2024, Team Spirit and Eternal Fire take the centre stage for an electrifying grand final matchup, making it Strafe's Featured Match of the Day. After careful analysis, our expert team has handpicked the most promising matches in Dota 2, League of Legends and VALORANT for your predictions today with particularly enticing odds. *Best Esports Predictions and Odds for the 26th of January, 2025 as collected by the Strafe Esports Content Team.  Featured Match of the Day 2025more

Next week marks the end of Premier Season One and the beginning of Season Two in Counter-Strike 2. The exact date is yet to be confirmed - stay tuned for that! To celebrate the conclusion of the first-ever Premier season, players who earned a CS Rating during Season One will receive a commemorative Premier Season One Medal. This medal is more than just a shiny addition to your inventory—it includes detailed statistics from Season One. By clicking on the medal,more

The BLAST Bounty Spring 2025 enters it's Semi Finals stage, Team Spirit and Natus Vincere taking the centre stage as the Strafe's Featured Match of the Day. The list also features games from League of Legends and VALORANT with particularly enticing odds. Our analyst team has sat down and collected what we think are the matches for YOU to predict on today. All outcomes for selected matches are moneyline predictions, meaning the focus is on overall Win/Loss rather than spread. *Bestmore

At the LCK Cup 2025, T1 and KT Rolster take the centre stage for the first telecom war of the year, making it the Strafe's Featured Match of the Day. We have also curated a list of matches from VALORANT and Counter-Strike with particularly enticing odds. Our analyst team has sat down and collected what we think are the matches for YOU to predict on today. All outcomes for selected matches are moneyline predictions, meaning the focus is on overall Win/Lossmore

The VCT EMEA Kickoff continues today with the Lower Bracket featuring a highly anticipated clash between Fnatic and Natus Vincere. The list also features games from League of Legends and Counter-Strike with particularly enticing odds. Our analyst team has sat down and collected what we think are the matches for YOU to predict on today. All outcomes for selected matches are moneyline predictions, meaning the focus is on overall Win/Loss rather than spread. *Best Esports Predictions and Odds for the 23rd ofmore

The BLAST Bounty Spring 2025 returns tomorrow with the Season 1 Finals and we know it will present a lot of top tier Counter-Strike 2 action, after the lower seeded teams that qualified chose their opponents for this first round. Let's break down the upcoming quarterfinal matches, considering the strengths of each team and potential factors that could influence the outcomes.   Team Spirit vs HEROIC Team Spirit continue their strong performances overall, cementing their position near the top ofmore

Intel Extreme Masters is set to light up Melbourne in 2025, marking the city’s first time hosting the iconic esports tournament. Starting from April 21-27, the event will culminate in live arena playoffs at the prestigious Rod Laver Arena from April 25-27. This highly anticipated tournament will feature 16 of the world’s best CS2 teams, vying for a prize pool of $300,000 USD and critical points toward qualifying for the BLAST Austin Major. Tournament Format The competition will follow amore

BetBoom Team has been dealt a surprising shakeup as two key players, Kirill "⁠Boombl4⁠" Mikhailov and Aleksandr "⁠zorte⁠" Zagodyrenko, will not be able to participate in the BLAST Bounty Season 1 Finals. Visa complications have sidelined the duo, forcing the Russian organization to make emergency roster adjustments ahead of the LAN tournament in Copenhagen. A Blow to BetBoom’s Promising New Roster The timing of the visa issues could not be worse for BetBoom, as the team had been building momentummore

With the continuation of VCT 2025 EMEA, the event brings us a clash between giants NRG and Cloud9. For the non-VALORANT fans, we have also curated several other notable matches with particularly enticing odds in the following esports titles: Counter-Strike and League of Legends. Our analyst team has sat down and collected, what we think, are the best matches for YOU to predict on today. All outcomes for selected matches are moneyline predictions, meaning the focus is on overall Win/Loss rather than spread. *Best Esports Predictionsmore

Today sees the continuation of VCT EMEA, including the highly anticipated clash between Made In Brazil and 100 Thieves. For the non-VALORANT fans, we have also curated several other notable matches with particularly enticing odds in the following esports titles: Counter-Strike 2 and Dota 2. Our analyst team has sat down and collected, what we think, are the best matches for YOU to predict on today. All outcomes for selected matches are moneyline predictions, meaning the focus is on overall Win/Loss rather than spread.more

Today sees the beginning of VCT EMEA, including the highly anticipated clash between Karmine Corp and Natus Vincere. For the non-VALORANT fans, we have also curated several other notable matches with particularly enticing odds in the following esports titles: Counter-Strike 2 and Dota 2. Our analyst team has sat down and collected, what we think, are the best matches for YOU to predict on today. All outcomes for selected matches are moneyline predictions, meaning the focus is on overall Win/Lossmore

BLAST Bounty Season 1 introduces an exciting chapter in the BLAST CS2 circuit, replacing the familiar Spring, Fall, and World Finals. With the innovative Bounty, Rising, and Open tournaments. This opening event, running from January 14th to 26th, boasts a $500,000 prize pool and promises a unique mix of rivalries, and high-stakes matches. How does the bounty system work? BLAST Bounty 2025 introduces an intriguing twist to competitive Counter-Strike with its bounty-based prize system. The tournament will feature 32 teams,more

Counter-Strike is ramping up for another memorable year in esports, and IEM Katowice 2025 promises an exciting new chapter for CS2. Set to begin on January 29th, IEM Katowice will feature a Play-In stage where sixteen teams will have to battle for a spot in the Group Stage. Meanwhile, another eight teams will complete the line-up for the event. These teams will qualify straight to the Group Stage without having to go through Play-Ins thanks to their higher standings inmore

The first update of 2025 for Counter-Strike 2 has landed, and it’s causing quite the stir. Valve rolled out a minor January 8 patch aiming to address various issues, including tweaks to weapon models and ragdoll physics. However, while fixing old problems, the update unintentionally introduced a bizarre new bug that sends character models flying through the air, sparking both amusement and frustration among the community. The Ragdoll Bug That Took CS2 Players to New Heights One of the patchmore

The rumors surrounding the addition of Train in the competitive map pool have been confirmed. Valve has officially announced a major shake-up to the Counter-Strike competitive map pool ahead of the BLAST.tv Austin Major. Several other figureheads in the game, however, have pointed towards Train making it's comeback as early as BLAST Bounty. The iconic map Train is making its long-awaited return to the Tier-1 circuit, replacing Vertigo in the active duty pool. Austin, specifically, would mark Train's first appearancemore

The AUG, also known as the Bullpup in earlier versions of Counter-Strike, is a scoped assault rifle exclusive to the Counter-Terrorists (CT). It has become a distinctive weapon for those who value precision and power. While its counterpart on the Terrorist side, the SG 553, offers similar benefits, the AUG's unique blend of accuracy, power, and versatility has made it a popular choice in both casual and competitive play. Discover the strengths, weaknesses, and tactics for using the Counter-Strike AUG.more

The Negev is a unique and powerful machine gun in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Counter-Strike 2. With its immense firepower and suppressive capabilities, it has carved a niche among players despite its unconventional handling and role. This article delves into everything you need to know about the Negev in Counter-Strike, covering its overview, properties, tactics, update history, achievements, bugs, and trivia. Overview of the Negev Machine Gun The Negev, a light machine gun developed by Israel Military Industries (IMI), ismore

In an X (Formerly Twitter) post by Team Falcons, the Saudi organization announced they have signed the HEROIC trio of Damjan "kyxsan" Stoilkovski, René "TeSeS" Madsen, and Abdul "degster" Gasanov. Prior to this, they announced Nikola "NiKo" Kovač, a highly regarded transfer and one that failed to come to fruition on November of last year following NiKo's iconic "I stay" announcement. Emil "Magisk" Reif was the only remaining player on the Falcons lineup before these transfers. The community's opinion ofmore

Former Counter-Strike pro and FPS legend Michael "Shroud" Grzesiek has announced a Charity Fragathon for January 2025. Throughout the month, Shroud will stream with a frag counter, and every frag will add $1 to the total amount. Additionally, subs and donations will act as multipliers, increasing the per-frag contribution. He will also invite his friends to his LAN setup (in his own home) to donate “frags” and further boost the total. During the entire month of January, Shroud’s IRL streamsmore