Esports & Tournaments

Oct 14, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

Official: Astralis sign siuhy and cmtry — new roster complete; debut Oct 14 vs Sashi at Stake Pulse Beat III

Astralis officially announced Kamil "siuhy" Szkaradek (ex-Liquid, free agent since Oct 2) and Nikita "cmtry" Samolotov (loan from FUT) on October 13 at 20:58 — confirming earlier HLTV and KRL reports. cmtry gives up AWP to switch to rifler. New roster: phzy, Staehr, ryu, cmtry, siuhy + coach NEO. HooXi and jabbi officially benched. First match: October 14, 12:00 vs Sashi at Stake Pulse Beat III (Group C).

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Oct 13, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

CYBERSHOKE disband team after "turbulent" 2026 — alpha and Mokuj1n transfer-listed, loanees return to PARIVISION and HEROIC

CYBERSHOKE announced on Telegram that they are disbanding their active CS roster on October 13 after a turbulent 2026 that saw 11 different players represent the team. Org says it will return with a new lineup next season. Disposition: Daniil "alpha" Demin and Roman "Mokuj1n" Petrushenko transfer-listed; Emil "nota" Moskvitin returns to PARIVISION (loan ended); Alimzhan "Alkaren" Bitimbay returns to HEROIC (loan ended); Vladimir "yiksrezo" Mitrofanov and Ilya "FenomeN" Kolodko leave as free agents. Team was No. 73 VRS before disbandment.

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Oct 12, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

Wildcard win FRAG University 3-2 over DENDELE — Major invite probability jumps from 33% to 70%

Wildcard beat DENDELE 3-2 in the BO5 FRAG University 2026 final (DENDELE took Mirage and Inferno, Wildcard answered with Nuke and overtime on Anubis before closing the series). Prize: $13,750. reck 71-56 K-D / 81.6 ADR / 1.22 rating led Wildcard; doc 88-48 / 1.56 top of the match for DENDELE. fr3nd 53-56 / 1.03 / +1.59% round swing. Team ranked #46 (as of Oct 5); HLTV Major sim: 70%, up from 33% before the final day.

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Oct 11, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

Vitality sweep MOUZ 3-0 to win ESL Pro League Season 24 — second consecutive title; ZywOo 1.65 / 64-33

Vitality beat MOUZ 3-0 (Cache 13-7, Inferno 13-8, Dust2 16-12) in the EPL S24 grand final — second title in a row after StarSeries Fall. ZywOo 64-33 K-D, 1.65 rating; flameZ 49-45, 1.30. MOUZ: xertioN 48-52 / 1.00, PR 44-46 / 1.00. Vitality's title streak continues through MOUZ's otherwise undefeated run — MOUZ had been 4-0 at the event without dropping a single map before the final.

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Oct 10, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

Astralis officially bench HooXi and jabbi — "fully close a chapter" ahead of Major; siuhy and cmtry inbound

Astralis moved Rasmus "HooXi" Nielsen and Jakob "jabbi" Nygaard to the bench on October 9, both by mutual decision with contracts expiring at year-end. CEO Jonas Gundersen: "Sometimes you need to fully close a chapter in order to create space for something new to grow." Siuhy (ex-Liquid IGL) and cmtry (ex-FUT, switching AWP → rifle) reported close to joining. Current roster for Stake Pulse Beat III Oct 12: phzy, Staehr, ryu + coach NEO.

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Oct 08, 2026

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Valve grant BC.Game Asia exception for Singapore Major after CEO offers "take all our points away" fresh start — Sashi and WW rejected

One day after announcing a 3-month lookback on VRS region swaps, Valve granted BC.Game (asap, Magisk, mzinho, s1mple, Senzu) an exception for Asia qualification. CEO Ali "Ako" Muhanned had offered a VRS reset: "We're willing to give away everything we have earned" — asking Valve to treat the lineup as a brand new team and let their next 3 weeks of results count. Sashi (citizenship irregularities) and WW initially rejected under the same rule.

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Oct 06, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

Valve tighten VRS region-swap rules: 3-month lookback — BC.Game, Sashi, WW face DQ from Singapore Major unless they "find a solution"

Valve: "A roster is only eligible for a Regional Assignment if they did not appear in any other region's VRS list in the preceding three calendar months." Rule effective for Singapore Major (3 months before Major invites are distributed). Teams who already swapped — BC.Game (asap signing), Sashi (Hatz + TjP), WW — "are disqualified from the Major run, unless they reach out and find a solution." Community sharply split: some celebrate anti-abuse move, others cite retroactive application.

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Oct 05, 2026

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Astralis beat Nemiga 3-1 to lift Stake Ranked Episode 4 — first LAN trophy since 2019, Staehr MVP

Astralis won Stake Ranked Episode 4 in Barcelona 3-1 over Nemiga (Mirage 13-6, Ancient 13-10, Nuke 13-5, Cache 13-7) — their first LAN trophy since the 2019 BLAST Pro Series Global Final in Bahrain with the original roster. Victor "Staehr" Staehr MVP (1.27 tournament rating, 66-49 K-D in final at 1.41). jabbi 65-46 / 1.37. $100,000 prize pool. Astralis ran the lower bracket after losing to Alliance in Round 1, climbing to #11 globally.

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Oct 03, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

NIP take second consecutive trophy — 2-0 Eternal Fire at ROG JOURNEY, Krimbo 1.50 as IGL, Major probability jumps to 63.7%

NIP beat Eternal Fire 2-0 (Dust2 13-4, Inferno 13-11) at ROG JOURNEY Autumn in Sweden on October 3 — their second consecutive title after 1win Private Club S1. Krimbo 1.50 / 37-23 as IGL, stavn 1.42. $10,000 prize + 82 VRS points. Team climbed from #48 to #37, HLTV simulation now gives them 63.7% probability of a Singapore Major invite.

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Oct 02, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

siuhy officially leaves Liquid after 16 months — "the results speak for themselves, it was never acceptable"

Kamil "siuhy" Szkaradek officially departed Team Liquid on October 2 after 16 months (joined April 2025). He had been benched in July 2026 after disappointing results and T-side struggles, with Johnny "JT" Theodosiou taking his lineup spot at that time. His parting words: "The results speak for themselves, it was never acceptable" and "something had to be done." No announced destination yet. Current Liquid: NAF, EliGE, malbsMd, JT, Jorko + sub flashie.

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Oct 02, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

Snappi retires as player, takes over as HEROIC head coach — Joonas "doto" Forss benched; debut at Stake Pulse Beat III

Marco "Snappi" Pfeiffer, 36, takes over as HEROIC head coach effective October 1, 2026 — a return to the org he last played for between 2016-2020. Previous coach Joonas "doto" Forss moved to the bench the same day. Current roster: Brollan, nilo, susp, MartinezSa, Chr1zN. First event under Snappi: Stake Pulse Beat III (Stockholm, October 12-17).

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