All Major Championship winners in CS2 and CS:GO
In Counter-Strike, few achievements carry the same weight as winning a Major Championship. These Valve-sponsored...
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BLAST Open Porto 2026 could be the most open CS tournament of the year so far, and I can’t wait
As the dust settles on the Esports World Cup, the eyes of the Counter-Strike 2...
“It’s on life support”: Women’s Counter-Strike 2 scene is struggling to stay afloat, and there is little hope left if things don’t change
On August 8th, one of the most prominent players in the women’s Counter-Strike 2 scene,...
Riot gave Tier 2 VALORANT a chance and it exposed VCT Tier 1 teams’ vulnerability
Ever since Riot Games introduced the partnership system in VALORANT esports, Tier 2 has existed...
What we learned from the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 esports season
Following OpTic Gaming’s successful defense of its Esports World Cup title in Paris, the curtain...
Why s1mple’s BC.Game deserves to be taken seriously
Few moves in modern Counter-Strike have generated as much intrigue as prolific Ukrainian AWPer Oleksandr...
How well did Paper Rex f0rsakeN perform on each VALORANT agent?
With his Gekko pick during Paper Rex’s VCT Pacific Stage 2 series against Team Secret...
Five Shotzzy plays that guided OpTic Gaming to Esports World Cup success
This year’s Esports World Cup (EWC) saw OpTic Gaming complete a successful title defense, much...
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Odense, Denmark will host the CS:GO Pro League Season Six Finals
ESL and WESA have announced their first offline CS:GO event in Denmark with the Pro League Season Six...
Cloud9 secure London slot in Overwatch League
Overwatch fans in London now know for sure that they'll have a team to cheer for in the...
Copenhagen Royal Arena to stage the world’s top CS:GO teams
This November (24-25th) six of the world’s top CS:GO teams will meet in Copenhagen’s Royal Arena in a brand...
New ESG Tour tournament promises select locations for CS:GO pros
A new "luxurious" tournament, which calls itself the ESG Tour, is set to hit the CS:GO scene. Sponsored...
ESL UK Premiership Finals to be held at EGX for the first time
ESL UK has today announced that it will bring the finals of the UK Premiership in both Counter-Strike:...
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