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IEM Atlanta replaces the traditional Dallas slot this year — 16 teams, $300,000 prize pool, May 11-17 at the Georgia World Congress Center. Vitality, NaVi, FaZe, Liquid, Astralis lead the field; FaZe arrive without coach NEO and IGL karrigan after a roster shake-up. SINNERS and Passion UA earned their slots via qualifier.
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BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 1 group draw locked: Vitality opens against PGL Bucharest champs FUT Esports, NAVI faces post-karrigan FaZe in their first event without him. Full Day 1 schedule, match-by-match predictions, and storylines beyond Day 1.
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ESL has finalized the IEM Cologne Major 2026 format with a historic first: all Stage 3 matches will be best-of-three. The 32-team event runs June 2-21 with $1.25M prize pool. Three Swiss stages, six-team playoffs, top-2 seed byes — full breakdown of structure, qualifier slots, and what it means for teams.
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IEM Atlanta 2026 runs May 11-17 with 16 teams competing for $1 million. It's the first event with karrigan officially on Falcons, the last tier-1 test before IEM Cologne Major prep, and the NA scene's best chance for a statement. Full groups, storylines, predictions.
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ZywOo's 2026 stats are crossing into s1mple-2018 territory: 1.34 HLTV rating, MVP at four of Vitality's five 2026 trophies, and a real path to a third Major at IEM Cologne. The GOAT question has shifted — and the answer might come in 7 weeks.
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BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 1 begins April 29 at Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, with 8 teams competing for $1M. Storylines: post-karrigan FaZe with Twistzz as IGL, FalleN's first event after retirement announcement, Vitality's commitment level after Grand Slam. Full format, schedule, and predictions.
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ESL has confirmed all 32 invited teams for the IEM Cologne Major 2026. FaZe Clan misses their first Major since the ELEAGUE Boston 2018 Major after failing the regional qualifier and karrigan's departure. Full team list by region, format breakdown, and updated bookmaker odds.
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PGL Astana 2026 runs May 7-17 at the Barys Arena, Kazakhstan with a $1.6M prize pool — the biggest non-Major event of the spring. 16 invited teams, all-BO3 Swiss format, $256K + matching club share for first place. Team list, format, predictions inside.
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Team Falcons officially announced karrigan's signing on April 20, ending his 5-year FaZe Clan tenure that included a Major win, Intel Grand Slam, and 8 tier-1 trophies. kyxsan benched within the same hour. FaZe's Twistzz temporarily takes IGL duties with Neityu as stand-in.
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With IEM Rio in the books, the CS2 calendar pivots to the IEM Cologne Major (June 2-21, $1.25M prize pool). Vitality enter as heavy favorites after their historic back-to-back Grand Slam, but Falcons integrate karrigan, Spirit can still contend, and FalleN's retirement tour culminates here. Seven-week prep timeline, team-by-team odds, key storylines.
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Team Vitality swept Spirit 3-0 in the IEM Rio 2026 grand final (16-13 OT, 13-10, 13-5) to claim their fourth trophy of 2026 and become the first team in CS history to win two ESL Grand Slams. ropz becomes the first 3-time Grand Slam winner. Total weekend haul: $1.125 million.
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