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IEM Rio 2026 reaches its playoff stage with six teams still standing, a $300,000 prize pool on the line, and enough storylines to keep fans on the edge of their seats from the quarterfinals all the way through Sunday's Grand Final.

IEM Kraków 2026 moves into the playoffs with six top teams left standing. We break down the format, schedule, and favorites to win the inaugural CS2 title of the year.

Counter-Strike's coveted IEM series heads to Krakow, Poland, for the first time, replacing Katowice. This edition of the tournament will feature 24 top CS2 rosters in fierce competition.

Tomorrow, February 8th, FURIA and Team Vitality meet in the IEM Krakow 2026 grand final at the Tauron Arena. It's a best-of-five for $400,000 and crucial Valve Regional Standings points. Both squads took wildly different routes to get here, however, both have legitimate reasons to believe the trophy is theirs.

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.

ESL has officially revealed the two groups for the Group Stage kicking off on April 13, and the matchups are already determined.

VALORANT Night Market will return in Season 2026 Act 3 on May 7 and run until May 28.

Animgraph 2 is now live in Counter-Strike 2. Valve just shipped the biggest overhaul to CS2's animation system since the game came out, and it was worth the wait.

The 2026 BLAST Open Spring Rotterdam event of the year is almost here, and it does not disappoint. The tournament brings together 16 of the world's best CS2 teams competing for the trophy and for the biggest piece of the $1,100,000 prize pool

PGL has announced the addition of a 3rd-place decider to the CS2 Singapore Major 2026. Played on the Grand Finals day, the game will be the opening act for the day. They also announce a later VRS qualification deadline.

PGL Bucharest 2026 will see 16 CS2 teams compete at the PGL Studio in Romania from April 4 to 11. With several big names absent, all eyes are on just a handful of teams.

IEM Cologne Major 2026 raises the stakes with a historic change: every Stage 3 match will now be played in best‑of‑three format. To accommodate the extended schedule, ESL added an extra day of competition at the Palladium and expanded ticket availability for fans eager to witness more top‑tier CS2 action.

With Astralis defeating FURIA in the final match of ESL Pro League Season 23 Stage 2, the eight-team playoff lineup is now set. The single-elimination bracket will kick off on March 13.

On April 1st, 2026, Counter-Strike 2 received a major beta build shipping Animgraph 2, a full upgrade to the game's animation system that touches nearly everything you see when watching other players move

The CS2 community is buzzing with anticipation after Valve updated the official CS2 profile banner with imagery that points unmistakably toward Cache. The move has been widely interpreted not as a random move but as a deliberate signal that one of Counter-Strike's most beloved maps is finally coming home.

It seems that an old meta has resurfaced in this new patch, and as a result, we have BetBoom Team winning PGL Wallachia Season 8. These results change the perspective for upcoming tournaments and paint a new scenario.

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.

let's take a dive into Dota 2 patch 7.41b and see what has changed and who has gained and lost the most from the recent update.

Two patches have been dropped during ESL One Birmingham. The first was before the last day of the group stage, while patch 7.41a dropped in the middle of the series between Team Spirit and Xtreme Gaming.

Dota 2 patch 7.41 is here and it brings massive changes to the game. The first line already removes a feature introduced two years ago. Facets have been removed, and most of their effects added as either basic abilities, Shards, or Scepter upgrades.