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    Counter-Strike

    The latest news for Counter-Strike 2 esports. Including event updates, ecosystem changes and major team news.
    Saidera 'E ARAM' in TFT Macao Open 2024 Finals
    Most popular esports games in 2025 so far

    Recent reports have shown that the esports scene in 2025 has already been booming in...

    10 March 2025 | Joey Morris

    ATOX disqualified and banned from PGL events amid ESIC investigation

    ATOX has been disqualified and banned from PGL Counter-Strike events amid an investigation from the...

    07 March 2025 | Jonno Nicholson

    GaurdiaN announced as BC.Game's coach
    GuardiaN reveals why he retired from CS2 esports

    Counter-Strike 2 veteran Ladislav 'GuardiaN' Kovács announced he is officially retiring from pro play at...

    05 March 2025 | Joey Morris

    PGL Bucharest 2025
    PGL Bucharest 2025 direct invitations revealed

    PGL has revealed the 12 teams receiving direct invitations to its Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) event...

    03 March 2025 | Jonno Nicholson

    Heroic esports
    HEROIC claims profitability for 2024

    HEROIC has revealed insights into its financial performance last year, claiming profitability for the first...

    26 February 2025 | Lea Maas

    Valve announces major update to Counter-Strike 2 VRS model

    Valve has released significant changes to the Valve Regional Standings (VRS) model, a system that...

    26 February 2025 | Jonno Nicholson

    A brief guide to ESL Impact Season 7

    Women's Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) circuit ESL Impact is back for its seventh season from February...

    24 February 2025 | Jonno Nicholson

    PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 breaks 500,000 peak viewers

    PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025, won by German esports organisation MOUZ, has recorded peaking viewing figures of...

    24 February 2025 | Jonno Nicholson

    ESL Pro League Season 21 guide
    ESL Pro League S21 watch guide: Schedule, where to watch, teams to watch

    ESL Pro League Season 21 is bringing the 24 best Counter-Strike 2 teams in the world to Sweden next month for a massive prize pool and hopes of being the...

    21 February 2025 | Davide Xu

    IEM Dallas 2025
    All IEM Dallas teams confirmed following HEROIC versus Astralis

    All 16 qualified teams for Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Dallas 2025 have been confirmed following the final European Qualifier match between HEROIC and Astralis. HEROIC has become the last roster...

    21 February 2025 | Lea Maas

    Astralis winning ESL Pro League Season 8
    Hall of Champions: all teams that have won the ESL Pro League

    Founded in 2015, the ESL Pro League has undergone many different iterations. Despite its changes in format, name, and structure, however, the competition has maintained its position as a premier...

    20 February 2025 | Tom Daniels

    Counter-Strike players 2025
    Counter-Strike 2 players to watch in 2025

    The 2025 season of Counter-Strike 2 is well underway, with IEM Katowice and BLAST Bounty Spring 2025 already in the books. Now, a lot more tournaments awaiting the best teams...

    18 February 2025 | Riccardo Lichene

    Elisa Nordic Championship 2025
    Elisa Esports announces €100,000 Nordic CS2 event in Finland

    Elisa Esports has announced the Elisa Nordic Championship 2025, a €100,000 (~£83,000) Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) tournament taking place in Vaasa, Finland. From May 20th-24th, the event will bring together eight...

    18 February 2025 | Lea Maas

    Former Cloud9 player Sergey 'Ax1Le' Rykhtorov during 2023's ESL Pro League Season 17.
    Cloud9 ‘steps back’ from Counter-Strike 2, announces Rainbow Six return

    Cloud9 has announced that it is stepping away from Counter-Strike 2 alongside unveiling its return to Rainbow Six Siege esports. The North American esports organisation says it has 'no immediate...

    17 February 2025 | Jonno Nicholson

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