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And just like that, First Stand 2026 has come and gone. With the first international tournament of the season now done, it's time to take a look back at the champions that defined the event, and the champions that teams consistently relied on as they chased glory.

League of Legends Patch 26.06 continues the early-season trend of small but meaningful balance tweaks. With First Stand out of the way, the new patch was able to leave pro play aside and focus on Solo Queue, introducing targeted champion adjustments and ongoing meta refinement rather than sweeping changes. If you’re looking to gain LP efficiently, these are the best champions to climb ranked in League of Legends Patch 26.06.

The BLAST R6 Kickoff 2026 is here, and it's unlike anything Rainbow Six Siege esports fans have seen before

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.

Strafe Recommends is back with zzADRiANzz and his amazing collection of educational Dota 2 videos. Adrian dives deeper into the details of statuses, hero mechanics and overall Dota mechanics in his videos.

After years of falling agonizingly short on the international stage, BLG finally lifted their first-ever international trophy at the First Stand 2026, defeating G2 Esports 3-1 in the Grand Finals

The ESL One Birmingham 2026 is about to start, and 16 teams are ready to fight. Let's take a look at the tournament's lineup, notable roster changes, and unfortunate absences.

The success of League of Legends First Stand 2026 to whet our appetites has delivered with exciting matchups and entrancing storylines. As we march towards the final match day, updates for the remaining slew of internationals this year have arrived. Both the locations and dates for Worlds and MSI this year are now confirmed.

Nobody thought 9z had this one in the bag. The Argentinian squad came into a brutal lower bracket match with everything on the line and delivered, knocking out MOUZ 2-1 at the 2026 BLAST Open Spring Rotterdam

Overwatch will be one of the 24 featured titles at the Esports World Cup 2026. Scheduled for July 29–August 2, the tournament will feature 16 top teams competing in the Midseason Championship.

G2 Esports walked into the First Stand 2026 semifinals as heavy underdogs and walked out with one of the most shocking results in recent League of Legends history

VCT Pacific 2026 Stage 1 will see the region's 12 teams battle from April 3 to May 17 for valuable Championship Points and three highly coveted slots for Masters London.

FaZe Clan's struggles continue, as a 1-2 loss to TYLOO ended their BLAST Open Rotterdam run early, adding to an already difficult season. With the next Major fast approaching, FaZe has little time left to secure the VRS points needed to guarantee their spot at the Cologne Major.

G2 Esports has officially advanced into the First Stand semifinals after taking down LCK second seed BNK FEARX 3-0 in the qualifying match.

Riot Games has officially confirmed that Turkish organization Eternal Fire will join VCT EMEA for the remainder of the 2026 season, stepping in to replace ULF Esports.

VALORANT Night Market will return in Season 2026 Act 2 on March 26 and continue until April 16.

BlizzCon is back, and Blizzard isn't playing it safe. Returning to the Anaheim Convention Center on September 12 and 13, 2026, the event brings a stacked competitive lineup covering five major programs and a brand-new tournament

After his introduction into Captain's Mode, Largo has emerged as one of the strongest heroes in Dota 2. The hero had a 100% contestation rate in PGL Wallachia Season 7. His 69% win rate across 23 games tell the story of a very overtuned hero.

Valve changed CS2 reloading: partial magazines now drop entirely on swap, forcing ammo trades. Expect burst control over spam, with new Competitive map guides (first 5 rounds) and direct Workshop friend joins also live.

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.