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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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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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Per HLTV citing Dust2.com.br, MIBR are expected to bring in Argentine Tomas 'tomaszin' Corna from BESTIA. Breno 'brnz4n' Poletto is expected to depart after four years. Not officially confirmed by the team.
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FUT beat MOUZ 2-0 in the EWC 2026 quarterfinal on August 21. xfl0ud closed at 1.48 rating; torzsi topped MOUZ at 1.06. FUT face FURIA in the semifinal.
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