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Tournaments and matchesDENDELE beat G2 2-1 and eliminate them from PGL Masters Bucharest
DENDELE won Nuke and Inferno 13-5, while G2 ended the Swiss stage with a 0-3 record.
Industry and rulesENCE decides to file for bankruptcy and cease operations after 13 years in Counter-Strike
The Finnish organization is ending operations, while its final CS2 lineup has entered free agency.
Rankings and statisticsNAVI beat FURIA 2-0 and climb nine places in the VRS
The win earned NAVI 85 VRS points, while their probability of qualifying for the PGL Major Singapore is 99.9% if they take part in HyperX Retake.
Tournaments and matchesBETBOOM sweep Nemiga 2-0 and set up NAVI playoff qualifier
BETBOOM won Anubis 13-3 and Mirage 13-11, moved to the 2-0 pool, and will face NAVI for a direct playoff berth.
Tournaments and matchesFUT beat Liquid 2-0 as dem0n posts a 1.98 rating
FUT won Cache 13-5 and Dust2 13-9, with dem0n finishing the series on 43 kills.
Tournaments and matchesG2 lose 0-2 to Aurora and face DENDELE for survival
Aurora won Cache 13-11 and Inferno 16-14, leaving G2 at 0-2 at PGL Masters Bucharest.
Players and communityFalleN picks a Ruby Flip Knife as a tribute to GuardiaN
The FURIA captain matched the red knife with Crimson Kimono gloves and linked the choice to a longtime rival.
Industry and rulesNorwegian student proposes identifying CS2 players by mouse and keyboard behavior
The research project links accounts through control patterns in an attempt to make ban evasion harder.
Tournaments and matchesLiquid beat MOUZ 2-1 in PGL Bucharest opener
Liquid recovered from losing Ancient to win Inferno and Mirage against MOUZ in their PGL Masters Bucharest opener.
Rankings and statisticsNAVI beat G2 2-0 as HLTV model calculated an 83-point VRS gain
NAVI won Nuke 13-11 and Dust2 22-19, while HLTV’s model estimated an 83-point VRS gain. Valve had not published that update.
Tournaments and matchesBETBOOM beat Spirit 2-1 at PGL Masters Bucharest
BETBOOM lost Anubis, crushed Spirit 13-3 on Ancient, and won Mirage 16-14 in overtime after zorte’s 1v3 clutch.
Tournaments and matchesG2 and NAVI to meet in PGL Masters Bucharest opening round
G2 and Natus Vincere will play on October 24 at 19:00 Bucharest and Moscow time in one of the final series of the tournament’s opening day.
Tournaments and matchesSpirit to face BETBOOM in the opening round of PGL Masters Bucharest
The teams will open their campaigns with a best-of-three series at 13:00 Moscow time on October 24.
Tournaments and matchesPGL Masters Bucharest 2026 begins with 16 teams competing for $1.25 million
The eight-day CS2 LAN starts on October 24 and offers a major late-season test before PGL Major Singapore.
CS2 updatesValve expands CS2 Map Scripting with precaching, hostage tools and GameRules
The update adds resource-loading control, a hostage API, top-level Console and GameRules interfaces, plus new HUD and radar options.
Teams and transfersGamerLegion sign shalfey and appoint him captain
Aleksandr “shalfey” Marenov has joined GamerLegion as its new in-game leader following Snax's move to the bench.
Teams and transfersQikert ends playing career and becomes Team Spirit Academy coach
IEM Rio Major 2022 champion Aleksei “Qikert” Golubev has moved into coaching with Team Spirit’s academy.
CS2 updatesValve expands VACNet case-labeling invitations
More users have received access to label VACNet cases, with selected players notified by an in-game CS2 icon.
Teams and transfersGamerLegion moves Snax to the bench
The Polish captain has left GamerLegion's active lineup, with the team yet to name its new in-game leader.
Rankings and statisticsHLTV model identifies frontrunners in the PGL Singapore Major race
Two weeks before the ranking cutoff, HLTV's model has more than half of the PGL Singapore Major places close to secured, but official invitations have not been issued.
Tournaments and matchesVitality to face Falcons in BLAST Rivals Hong Kong 2026 opener
BLAST has divided eight teams into two groups and announced the four opening matchups for its $1 million event in Hong Kong.