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Southeast Asian LCQ qualifier JiJieHao floored world #2 Team Spirit 13-10 on Mirage in the EWC Group A opener. sh1ro closed at a 0.52 rating; sinnopsyy at 1.29.
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The Esports World Cup main event opened in Paris on August 12 with 16 best-of-one matches. Aurora's Wicadia and faveN produced the day's headline moments in the BIG matchup.
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1win parted ways with five former players on August 11 — Qikert, oz1k, cronuss, reyoz and lattykk now compete as Color. The LCQ five (Ax1Le/nafany/BELCHONOKK/fame/ArtFr0st) become the official 1win lineup.
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FaZe converted Ryan 'Neityu' Aubry's four-month loan from ENCE into a permanent deal on August 11. He replaced karrigan back in April and delivered four semi-final finishes as stand-in.
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BetBoom withdrew from BLAST Open Porto due to visa complications on August 11. paiN takes their slot as the highest-seeded closed-qualifier runner-up in the $1.1M event.
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The four Last Chance Qualifier spots at EWC 2026 have been claimed — 100 Thieves, BIG, K27 and JiJieHao complete the 32-team main event field. fnatic beat HEROIC but missed the cut.
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Full 32-team EWC 2026 group stage announced. Group D is the death bracket with four top-tier squads; Group A got both LCQ heavyweights BIG and JiJieHao.
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100 Thieves beat BC.Game 2-1 at the EWC LCQ playoffs. s1mple posted a 1.34 rating but couldn't drag his lineup past device, rain and Gizmy — the EWC dream ends in the round of 16.
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1win beat Team Liquid 2-1 at the EWC LCQ playoffs, powered by a 2.46-rating Cache masterclass from BELCHONOKK including an eco Deagle 4K. Liquid crash out again.
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Mayline-Joy 'ASTRA' Champliaud — 2025 Women's Player of the Year — announced a move from CS to VALORANT on August 8, citing the collapse of women's tournaments after ESL Impact was put on hold.
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First-round wins from Groups 1-8 sent BC.Game, BIG, HEROIC, fnatic, Betclic, Inner Circle, DENDELE and HOTU straight into the LCQ playoff bracket. Iberian Soul stunned by 6666.
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