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It was always going to be a special night. Paris La Défense Arena, one of Europe's biggest indoor arenas, packed with fans wearing blue. And when Atow punched in the overtime winner to seal a 4-1 Grand Final victory over Twisted Minds, the place absolutely exploded. Karmine Corp are your 2026 RLCS Paris Major champions.

BLAST Slam VII keeps the flame of DreamLeague Season 29 burning bright, starting shortly after the ESL tournament. Team Liquid are the defending champions for BLAST and could use the morale boost.

The DreamLeague Season 29 was full of surprises. On top of securing an Esports World Cup invite via ESL Pro Tour Points, PARIVISION also emerged as tournament champions after winning the Grand Final

Nobody saw this coming quite the way it happened. Legacy walked into the grand final of the 2026 CS Asia Championships as underdogs, having already lost to Team Falcons in the group stage just days earlier. And yet, when the final map was done and the trophy was lifted, it was the Brazilian side celebrating a stunning 3-1 victory and a second consecutive title in Shanghai.

After 10 long years, the prestigious Major returns to the Cathedral of Counter-Strike. Starting June 2, the 32 teams will clash at the IEM Cologne Major 2026 for a shot at lifting the Major trophy at the legendary LANXESS Arena. The competition spans three weeks and four stages. The first three stages are 16-team Swiss rounds, followed by an 8-team single-Elimination bracket.

As teams continue to battle for a spot at MSI, the time has come to celebrate the best performing players of the 2026 LEC Spring Regular Season. The All-Pro teams and MVP award winners are in, and one player stands above the rest after a stellar split that saw him become one of just two players in his position to win an LEC MVP award.

Crazy Racoon are the champions of the 2026 Champions Clash in Tokyo, Japan. After a closely contested Grand Finals that went the full distance, the team successfully secured the victory over Twisted Minds in front of the home crowd.

Less than a week before the Qualifiers, PlayTime secured their spot at the Esports World Cup by receiving a direct invite through ESL Pro Tour Points after defeating BetBoom Team during the DreamLeague Season 29 Playoffs.

If you’ve queued up for a Ranked match in Rainbow Six Siege recently, you already know the drill. The ban phase starts, and before the timer even hits the halfway mark, the purple window icon is locked in. With a ban rate soaring above 90% in many competitive brackets, Mira has become the ultimate boogeyman of Siege.

Some comebacks feel forced. This one feels like the story was always supposed to end this way. Nearly six years after leaving the team, Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng is officially back at Team Liquid, and the announcement left the community stunned in the best possible way.

The 2026 LEC Spring Playoffs are about to kick off, and only two teams will get to secure their spots at MSI in South Korea. Starting Saturday, May 23, the LEC Spring Playoffs will see the top teams in Europe compete across three weeks of high-stakes action, where every match will be a Best-of-5. Six teams enter the Playoffs, but only two will get to represent the LEC at MSI 2026. Let's go ahead and look at our predictions.

The Counter-Strike Major is upon us once again. As we enter the final days of May, the countdown to the 2026 IEM Cologne Major draws ever nearer – and we eye the forms of our supported teams. With today’s update from Valve, the Pick’Em challenge is officially afoot. Before you log into the game and start picking, there are a number of key changes that Valve has introduced with this latest Major. Let’s get into it.

Magomed "Collapse" Khalilov had a quick interview with a panel, sharing how he practises late game, feelings on the new coach, and why Mars isn't viable right now.

Ahead of the CS2 IEM Cologne Major 2026, Valve has released an update that completely overhauled the Major hub and the Souvenir stickers and skins. With the update, souvenir packages and sticker capsules are removed from the game. Now, you can directly buy the stickers from the Major shop inside the hub and convert any weapon into a Souvenir.

The RLCS Paris Major 2026 playoffs begin tomorrow with Gentle Mates perfect in groups and FURIA alive after a reverse sweep over R8. Here is a quick preview of every matchup.

Ben "Noxville" Steenhuisen has made a name for himself as one of the best data analysts in professional Dota 2, and recently, he shared his opinion on the possible list of invited teams to The International 2026.