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MIBR benched longest-tenured member Breno 'brnz4n' Poletto on August 25 after four years. Per HLTV, tomaszin is expected to replace him — reported by Dust2.com.br, not officially confirmed by MIBR.
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Luminosity signed Swedish rifler Simon 'yxngstxr' Boije from HEROIC's bench on August 25, replacing Aurimas 'Bymas' Pipiras who was moved to the bench the same Monday.
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BLAST Open Porto 2026 runs August 26 - September 6 with 16 teams competing for a $1.1M pool ($400K player + $700K club). Double-elim groups, bo5 grand final.
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Top 10 CS2 skin gainers and losers over the last 7 days. Highlights: CZ75-Auto | Green Plaid +1982.1% · P90 | Desert Warfare -92.3%. Pool of 5917 skins with sufficient cross-market data.
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Danil 'donk' Kryshkovets earned the EWC 2026 MVP after posting a 1.50 tournament rating with no maps below 1.00. Per HLTV, it's his 12th career medal and 2nd HLTV x 1XBET MVP of 2026.
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Spirit beat FUT 3-1 in the EWC 2026 grand final on August 23. donk closed the series at 1.36 rating (88-70 K-D). Per HLTV, this is Spirit's second title of the year.
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Legacy beat FURIA 2-1 in the EWC 2026 third-place match on August 23. try posted a 1.33 rating in the series (1.26 across 14 tournament maps); molodoy topped FURIA at 1.22.
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Eternal Fire restructured on August 23: soulfly signed from Aurora, jottAAA's Aurora loan (since February) turned permanent, br0 benched after just eight matches.
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In an HLTV interview after FUT's 2-1 semifinal win over FURIA, Džiugas 'dziugss' Steponavičius said an EWC final win would validate previous FUT wins that critics dismissed as 'Mickey Mouse tournaments'.
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Spirit beat Legacy 2-0 in the EWC 2026 semifinal on August 22. donk closed at 1.62 rating; sh1ro at 1.50. Per HLTV, Spirit are 'heavy favorites' heading into the bo5 grand final vs FUT.
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FUT beat FURIA 2-1 in the EWC 2026 semifinal. Per HLTV, this is FUT's 'first Big Event grand final appearance'. cmtry 1.16, xfl0ud 1.15 rating.
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