Esports & Tournaments

Sep 16, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

Perfect World confirm Shanghai Major 2027 — Nov 22 – Dec 12, $1.25M, second 2027 Major after FiReSPORTS Buenos Aires

Perfect World Shanghai Major 2027 — Nov 22 to Dec 12 across four stages, $1.25M prize pool. This is the second 2027 Major; FiReSPORTS hosts the first in Buenos Aires earlier in the year. Perfect World's Shanghai 2024 saw Spirit defeat FaZe in the grand final. Per HLTV, 2028 Majors will be handled by BLAST and ESL.

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Sep 16, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

Sources: FUT close in on SunPayus — Spanish AWPer to replace cmtry, PGL Bucharest debut

HLTV sources: FUT nearing signing of 27yo Álvaro "SunPayus" García (Spain, AWPer) from G2 bench (since June 2026). Replaces Nikita "cmtry" Samolotov. Roster if confirmed: dem0n, Krabeni, dziugss, xfl0ud, SunPayus + coach coolio. Deal not yet officially confirmed. Expected debut: PGL Masters Bucharest (Oct 24-31).

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Sep 16, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

The MongolZ bench DarkMeister + tikuak — 9 matches at 0.91 and 0.92, cobrazera also on bench, 3-man active roster before PGL Bucharest

18yo Dugarsuren "DarkMeister" Ireedui + 17yo Zolbayar "tikuak" Chimedtseren benched after 9 matches with the squad at 0.91 and 0.92 ratings. Cobrazera also on bench. Active roster: bLitz + 910 + Techno + coach maaRaa. Just over a month to rebuild before PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 (Oct 24-31). Follows EWC 9-16th + FISSURE 3 last place.

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Sep 15, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

EWC 2027 dates July 20 – Aug 1, 2028 tentatively July 14-30 — Riyadh both years, $2M CS2 prize

Esports World Cup 2027: **July 20 – August 1** in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 2028 tentatively July 14-30. $2M CS2 prize pool, 32 teams. Open Qualifier July 16-18 at Esports Boulevard (4 spots). Slot distribution: 20 Global VRS, 2 NA VRS, 2 SA VRS, 2 Asia VRS, 2 Wildcards, 4 Qualifier. 2028 details later.

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Sep 15, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026 preview: 8 teams, $500K, Barcelona Sep 17-20 — MOUZ, Vitality, FURIA, NaVi headline

StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026: Barcelona, Sep 17-20, $500K split evenly player/club ($100K each to winner). 8 teams — invites MOUZ, Vitality, FURIA, NaVi + qualifiers Aurora (EU), magic (EU), MIBR (SA), NRG (NA). Double-elim Bo3 bracket + Bo5 final. Opening Sep 17: MOUZ-NRG 12:00, Vitality-magic 14:30, NaVi-Aurora 17:00, FURIA-MIBR 19:30. HLTV × Hellcase seasonal fantasy.

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Sep 15, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

NIP sign 21-year-old Swedish rifler adamb from OG — replaces n0te, returns to org after 3+ years

Adam "adamb" Ångström (21, Sweden) signs with NIP after ~1 year at OG (team-high 1.13 rating). Replaces Roman "n0te" Hamze (academy call-up after cairne benching). New roster: sjuush, xKacpersky, stavn, Krimbo (loan from BIG), adamb. Coach: Xizt. adamb was in Young Ninjas academy 2022-2023 — 3+ year return. Sep 14.

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Sep 15, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

paiN bench piriajr, promote 22-year-old Tatu from academy — biguzera: "we don't trust each other anymore"

paiN benched Guilherme "piriajr" Barbosa (23) and promoted 22-year-old Lucas "Tatu" Santana from their academy (2+ years at the org). Rikz stays as coach. biguzera on the slump: "I feel as a team we don't trust each other anymore" — paiN exited BLAST Open Porto and other events in last place. Announced Sep 14.

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Sep 13, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

Legacy edge MIBR 2-1 in FPG 3 SF — n1ssim 2v5 quad-kill on Inferno decides the Brazilian derby

Legacy beat MIBR 2-1 in the all-Brazilian FPG 3 semifinal (Nuke 13-10, Ancient 11-13, Inferno 16-14 OT). n1ssim closed with a 2v5 quad-kill on Inferno B-site — 58-48 K-D, 1.32 rating. latto 60-43 K-D, 1.29. MIBR tomaszin 1.15, nqz 1.14.

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Sep 13, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

latto after third China MVP: "It's China magic, I think — we play very well here"

latto on his 3rd China MVP: "I don't know; it's China magic, I think. It's really different. We play very well here." On his grand-final performance: "I think it's number one because it's a grand final." Also has 2 EVPs from earlier 2026.

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Sep 13, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

latto claims 3rd career MVP at FPG 3 — all three earned in China, playoff rating 1.45

Bruno "latto" Rebelatto wins FPG 3 MVP. Event rating 1.31 (2nd overall behind cobrazera 1.37). Grand final 1.67, playoff 1.45 (0.20 ahead of n1ssim 1.25). KPRW 1.19 across 6 maps. All 3 career MVPs earned in China — after CS Asia Championships 2025 + 2026 titles.

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Sep 11, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

bobeksde on Alliance's MIBR loss: "We lacked a lot of initiative" — VRS #15, Major shot still on the table

Alliance rifler Jonatan "bobeksde" Persson (Sweden) on the QF elimination: "I don't know if it was confidence or something else, but we lacked a lot of initiative." Alliance "felt not ready" vs the more experienced Brazilian squad. Currently VRS #15, "definitely a good shot" at PGL Major Singapore. Praised team's AWPer, IGL, rifling core.

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