As we predicted, Vitality completely dominated the IEM Rio 2026 grand final, sweeping Team Spirit 3:0 to claim the championship title. The French side took Mirage 16:13, Nuke 13:10, and Dust2 13:5.
In the third-place match, Falcons also left no chance for FURIA, winning 2:0 to secure the bronze. The Brazilians finished their home IEM run in fourth place after losing Dust2 13:11 and Mirage 13:11.
IEM Rio 2026 took place in Rio de Janeiro from April 13 to 19 with a $300,000 prize pool. Vitality earned $125,000 and their second Intel Grand Slam title, while Spirit finished second and Falcons placed third.
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: IEM Atlanta 2026 opening matchups were revealed, BIG paused its women’s roster, HObbit became a free agent, and FaZe eliminated G2 from BLAST Rivals Spring 2026.
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.
