IEM Atlanta 2026 organizers revealed the first-round group-stage matchups, with s1mple’s BCGame set to face ZywOo’s Vitality. The LAN event will take place in the United States on May 11–17, featuring 16 teams and a $300,000 prize pool.
BIG has suspended the activity of its women’s CS2 team, EQUIPA, for an indefinite period. The roster had competed since 2022, won ESL Impact League Season 8, and was named HLTV’s best women’s team of 2025.
1win Team announced that it has parted ways with Abay “HObbit” Khasenov. He represented the organization from July 2024 to February 2026 before moving to inactive status, and his next team is still unknown.
G2 Esports lost to FaZe Clan 1–2 in the BLAST Rivals Spring 2026 quarterfinals and finished 5th–6th with $25,000 in prize money. FaZe advanced to the semifinal, where it was set to face Natus Vincere.
A CS2 digest: nafany is no longer tied to AMKAL, Russia has the biggest player representation at PGL Astana 2026, and apEX missed the BLAST Rivals Spring 2026 all-star lineup.
A CS2 digest: Cache quickly became the standout map after release, Aurora is expected to keep its Turkish lineup, Luminosity and TSM are eyeing 3DMAX, and broky topped the AWP chart at BLAST Rivals.
A CS2 digest: Team Vitality swept NAVI in the BLAST Rivals Spring 2026 final, ZywOo became the second player to reach a +10,000 K/D difference, and donk played more Dota 2 pubs than CS2 FACEIT maps in April.
NaVi defeated FaZe to reach the BLAST final, GamerLegion knocked out Astralis, and BOROS was suspended from a Chinese event.
A CS2 digest: Vitality reached the BLAST Rivals semifinal, Devilwalk joined ALGO, FUT is set to bring back lauNX, and HOTU signed kade0.
A CS2 digest: BLAST Rivals Spring 2026 opening results, FUT ending Vitality’s Dust2 streak, and Cache joining CS2.
A CS2 digest: FUT will play BLAST Rivals without lauNX, chopper will join the broadcast from the venue, Team Spirit passed Falcons in the HLTV ranking, and BLAST Rivals starts on April 29.
