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May 19, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

FaZe Clan Miss IEM Cologne 2026 — First Major Absence Since Joining Counter-Strike in 2016

FaZe Clan miss IEM Cologne Major 2026 — the first Major they have failed to attend since entering Counter-Strike in 2016. The ten-year, sixteen-Major streak ends after a group-stage exit at DraculaN Season 6 (March 31) and a grand final loss to BIG at HLC Belgrade PRO (April 5) failed to push them above 31st in the VRS by the April 6 cutoff.

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May 19, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

IEM Cologne Major 2026 Preview — 32 Teams Locked, Three-Stage Format, June 2-21 at Lanxess Arena

The fifth CS2 Major arrives in Cologne June 2-21, 2026 with a $1.25M prize pool and 32 teams. Format: three stages built on VRS rank — Stage 1 (17-32), Stage 2 (9-16), Stage 3 Legends (top 8). Legends: Vitality, NAVI, Falcons, PARIVISION, Aurora, MOUZ, FURIA, The MongolZ.

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May 18, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

NAVI Sweep GamerLegion 3-0 at IEM Atlanta 2026 Grand Final — Aleksib Dedicates Trophy to His Grandmother

NAVI close IEM Atlanta 2026 with a 3-0 sweep over GamerLegion: Mirage 13-3, Anubis 13-9, Nuke 16-13. w0nderful takes MVP with 1.44 rating, 87.2 ADR, 60-34 K-D. After the trophy lift, Aleksib dedicates the win to his grandmother, who passed away aged 101 on the day NAVI arrived in Atlanta.

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May 18, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

Spirit Sweep Falcons 3-0 at PGL Astana 2026 Grand Final — donk Takes 11th Career MVP

Team Spirit defend the PGL Astana title with a 3-0 sweep of Falcons: Dust2 16-12, Mirage 13-7, Ancient 13-10. donk finishes with a 1.61 tournament rating (second-highest CS2 MVP rating ever) and takes his 11th career MVP, surpassing NiKo and GeT_RiGhT as the most-awarded rifler in history.

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May 17, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

Spirit and Falcons Set Up PGL Astana 2026 Grand Final — Both Semis 2-0 Sweeps

PGL Astana 2026 Grand Final locked: Spirit dismantled MOUZ 13-3 Dust2, 13-2 Nuke; Falcons closed Magic 13-7 Ancient, 13-5 Dust2. donk hit a 1.95 rating, m0NESY delivered the Dust2 statement. Grand final May 17 at 17:00 ALMT.

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May 16, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

NAVI End Vitality's 21-Event Top-4 Streak at IEM Atlanta 2026 — 2-1 in Quarterfinals

NAVI 2-1 Vitality at IEM Atlanta QF: Dust2 11-13 to Vitality, Anubis 13-11 NAVI, Inferno 13-3 NAVI. The world No.1's 21-tournament top-four streak from Katowice 2025 is over. ZywOo sub-1.0 on Inferno for the first time in 2026.

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May 15, 2026

Game Updates

CS2 May 14 Patch: Cache Geometry Fixes, Grenade Throw-Cancel Exploit Closed

Valve's May 14 CS2 patch ships Cache geometry and clipping cleanup, a grenade throw-cancel exploit fix, and a NIGHTMODE II music kit second MVP anthem. No weapon balance changes — a quiet competitive-fundamentals update.

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May 13, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

PGL Astana Quarterfinals: Spirit Sweep G2, MOUZ Stage Comeback Over Aurora

PGL Astana quarterfinals locked: Spirit swept G2 2-0 (Dust2 13-6, Ancient 13-11), MOUZ mounted a 4-10 comeback against Aurora to take Dust2 13-11 then closed Nuke 13-8. MOUZ vs Spirit May 16 semifinal headlines the weekend; Falcons vs FURIA closes the other finals seed.

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May 13, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

PGL Astana 2026 Playoff Bracket Locked: Spirit, MOUZ, FURIA, Falcons Through

PGL Astana 2026 group stage closes: 8 playoff teams locked — Spirit, MOUZ, FURIA, Falcons, 9z, magic and two others. Quarterfinals start May 15. Spirit emerged as tournament favorite after a 2-1 thriller over FURIA in the upper-bracket Round 3.

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May 13, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

paiN Survive FUT, Fall to BetBoom — IEM Atlanta Day 2-3 Picture

IEM Atlanta Day 2-3: paiN survive FUT 2-1 (Mirage 13-8, Anubis 11-13, Inferno 13-9), then fall to BetBoom 2-1 in the upper-bracket semis. BetBoom lock Group A upper-bracket finals seed; Vitality remain in the lower bracket fight.

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May 12, 2026

Esports & Tournaments

BetBoom Shock Vitality 2-1 at IEM Atlanta — End of the Unbeaten Run

BetBoom took Vitality 2-1 in the IEM Atlanta upper-bracket semifinal — Anubis 13-10, Overpass 13-8 to Vitality, Nuke 13-8 BetBoom (10-2 CT half). The world No.1's unbeaten run since Falcons in January is over. Vitality drop to lower bracket; BetBoom lock top-six seed.

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