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Robin 'ropz' Kool has been named the BLAST Open Rotterdam MVP after a dominant playoff run with a 1.54 rating in the Ahoy Arena. He becomes the first Vitality player other than ZywOo to win the award, posting 1.20 kills per round win across five standout maps.
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ENCE have made the dramatic decision to bench their entire CS2 roster — sdy, podi, Neityu, F1KU, and kRaSnaL — along with coach enkay J. The Finnish organization announced a return to developing local talent, citing the current esports ecosystem's challenges for mid-tier organizations.
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PGL Bucharest 2026 kicks off April 3 with 16 teams competing for $1.25 million. With Vitality, NAVI, Spirit, and MOUZ all skipping the event, the door is wide open for teams like Eternal Fire, G2, FaZe, and Falcons to claim a major title.
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Team Vitality dominated Natus Vincere with a clinical 3-0 sweep in the BLAST Open Rotterdam grand final, winning Inferno 13-7, Anubis 13-10, and Dust2 13-10. ropz led the charge with 65 kills and a 1.56 rating as Vitality claimed their third consecutive Big Event trophy.
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PGL has announced the second CS2 Major of 2026 will take place in Singapore from November 25 to December 13. The tournament will feature 32 teams competing for $1.25 million at the 12,000-seat Singapore Indoor Stadium — the first Major ever held in Southeast Asia.
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Natus Vincere survived a tough challenge from PARIVISION, winning 2-1 (Dust2 13-11, Inferno 8-13, Mirage 13-7) in the BLAST Open Rotterdam semi-final. b1t led with a 1.30 rating as NAVI secured their second consecutive grand final appearance.
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Team Vitality continued their dominant run with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Aurora in the BLAST Open Rotterdam semi-final, winning on Inferno and Nuke. The world's #1 team advanced to face NAVI in the grand final.
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A new analysis claims Valve generated over $1.16 billion from Counter-Strike 2 during 2025. Players opened more than 400 million cases, while 754 million items changed hands on the Steam Community Market — making CS2 one of gaming's most profitable ecosystems.
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Team Spirit have made sweeping roster changes, benching veteran IGL chopper and young talent zweih while recalling magixx and zont1x. Magixx takes over as in-game leader in one of the biggest shakeups of the off-season.
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Valve has dropped the Dead Hand Collection — a brand new terminal featuring 17 community-designed weapon skins with StatTrak variants and 22 Valve-designed gloves. The Sealed Dead Hand Terminal is now part of the weekly drop pool, giving every player a chance to earn these items for free.
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Akimbo Esports are back in Counter-Strike 2 with a new Mongolian-majority lineup. The roster features laxiee and mason alongside three Mongolian players, but nationality-based invite rules in the NA region could limit their tournament access in 2026.
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