Team Vitality defeated G2 Esports 2–1 and advanced directly to the BLAST Rivals Spring 2026 playoff semifinal. In the same group, Astralis eliminated FUT Esports with a 2–0 victory, while in Group B, FURIA first lost to GamerLegion 1–2 and then fell to FaZe Clan in an elimination match.
Jonathan “devilwalk” Lundberg became the head of ALGO Esports’ Counter-Strike 2 division. He previously spent more than a decade in professional CS as a player and coach, with Guild Eagles being his last team role.
Laurențiu “lauNX” Țârlea will rejoin FUT Esports for IEM Atlanta 2026 after missing BLAST Rivals Spring 2026 due to health issues. Without him, FUT failed to win a series and exited BLAST Rivals in last place.
Aidos “kade0” Khairzhan returned to HOTU’s main CS2 roster. He had already represented the club in 2024–2025 and later spent time inactive while playing on loan for ALLINNERS and DEPO.
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: 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.
