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From 17 to 20 September, StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026 on CS2 will take place from September 17 to September 20 in Barcelona – eight teams and a prize pool of $500,000. Direct invitations on VRS rankings were received by MOUZ, Vitality, FURIA and NAVI, while Aurora, magic, MIBR and NRG passed through regional qualifiers. The tournament is played on a Double-Elimination system: the loser of the first match continues the fight in the lower bracket. All series will be in the format BO3, grand final – in BO5. The starting day will be opened by MOUZ – NRG (13:00 Kyiv time), Vitality – magic, NAVI – Aurora and FURIA – MIBR. The winner will receive $100,000 each in the game and club portions, the second place – $65,000. This is the series' twentieth anniversary season.

StarSeries Fall 2026: format and full bracket

The closed qualifiers for PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 are finished. The final four spots in Bucharest were taken by TYLOO, DENDELE, Nemiga Gaming (who defeated B8 with a score 3:0), and Team Liquid, that advanced through the lower bracket. The full lineup for the event (October 24 – October 31) includes: Spirit, Vitality, NAVI, FURIA, MOUZ, Legacy, Aurora, G2, BetBoom, FUT, 9z, The MongolZ, TYLOO, Liquid, Nemiga, and DENDELE. The tournament will bring together the strongest rosters of the world, and the qualifier winners will get a chance to test themselves against the leaders of the tier-1 scene.

PGL Masters Bucharest: all 16 teams are known

Tournament operator ESL has announced the schedule for the next competitive cycle of the ESL Pro Tour 2026/27 Dota 2 tournament. The main program includes four major tournaments with a combined prize pool of $3 million: DreamLeague Season 30: December 2 - December 13, 2026. DreamLeague Season 31: January 20 - January 31, 2027. ESL One Europe (LAN): April 4 - April 11, 2027. DreamLeague Season 32: April 26 - May 9, 2027. In parallel, the tournament operator will host three DreamLeague Division 2 championships with a prize pool of $50,000 each to support second-tier teams. The tight calendar is clearly divided into winter and spring stages, allowing teams to plan their preparation and substitutions for the entire competition year in advance.

ESL announced the dates for Dota 2 main tournaments in season 2026/27

Team Vitality Sniper Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut rose to the 1st place in the history of LAN tournaments by number of clutch wins – 474. At BLAST Open Porto, the Frenchman surpassed the legendary Andreas "Xyp9x" Højsleth (472) having spent 3,791 rounds less. The TOP 5 of the historical ranking also include FalleN (468), NiKo (467) and device (464). Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev is in the 14th place (376). The new achievement of the Vitality leader secured his status of the most effective player on the scene in key rounds.

ZywOo – the best clutch player in LAN history

B8 confidently started in PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 closed qualifier, having crushed BET-M 2:0. On Nuke, the Ukrainians won 13:7, on Ancient — 13:5 after the unquestionable second half. On Nuke, B8 got 8:4 in the first half and calmly closed the map with a win. On Ancient, the first half was played 7:5, but B8 won all six rounds in the second half. “Npl” was MVP of the match with rating 2.44, 25 kills, 8 deaths and an ADR of 138.1.&nbsp;The game on Ancient was the key factor. B8 continue their run in the upper bracket; their next opponent is 1win.

B8 left no chance to BET-M in the PGL Bucharest 2026 qualifier

BLAST announced a long-term partnership with the Mongolian Cyber Sports Association (MESA). Ulaanbaatar will host the international BLAST Premier Open for the first time in May 2027. The competition will be held from May 10 to May 23 at the Steppe Arena. 16 teams will participate, LAN format, the prize pool will be $1.25 million. Two spots are reserved for the Asian qualifier. BLAST’s interest in Mongolia was sparked by the success of The MongolZ, which reached the final of BLAST.tv Austin Major in 2025. Broadcasts of the tournaments attracted more than 5% of the country's population. This is a significant sign of Counter-Strike’s expansion beyond traditional venues.

Three years of CS2: BLAST announced the tournament in Mongolia

Team Spirit became the champion of BLAST Open Porto 2026. In the semifinals, the team defeated Falcons 2:0 and, in the finals, it crushed MOUZ 3:1 in the Best-of-5. Finals: Dust2 13:8 — Spirit, Mirage 13:11 — MOUZ, Ancient 13:3 — Spirit, Nuke 13:6 — Spirit. Spirit advanced through the playoffs undefeated. The team earned a direct entry into the semifinals and was able to confirm their status as favorites at once. MOUZ took second place. Vitality and Falcons tied for third. FURIA and G2 finished in the quarterfinals. The next tournament will be IEM Katowice from October 3 to October 11.

Team Spirit won BLAST Open Porto 2026

MOUZ confidently defeated Vitality 2:0 in BLAST Open Porto semifinals. On Dust2, the Germans won 13:11 after leading 8:4 in the halftime. On Mirage MOUZ won 7:5 in the first half and finished the map with a score 13:7. The result matters: MOUZ had won only two of their 14 matches before the semifinals. This time, the Germans overcame a challenging opponent, survived a tense ending of Dust2, and prevented Vitality from making a comeback. Vitality played with a stand-in: jL instead of mezii. MOUZ will meet Spirit in the grand finals. Spirit previously defeated MOUZ in BLAST Bounty Season 2 finals. The final winner will be determined in a decisive match.

MOUZ defeated Vitality  in BLAST Open Porto semifinals

The organizers of PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 have announced the invited teams for the European Closed Qualifier. B8 and Inner Circle received slots alongside Ninjas in Pyjamas and Nuclear TigeRES. The closed qualifier will be held from September 9 to September 13 in a double-elimination format. Bo3 matches, Bo5 grand final. The winner will receive a spot in the main stage. The main tournament will take place from October 22–22 to October 31 in Bucharest. 16 teams will are in the finals. The participating teams have already been announced: NAVI, Vitality, Spirit, G2, MOUZ, and FURIA. Ukrainian teams B8 and Inner Circle could advance through the qualifiers and join the top teams at the October stage. Their immediate task is to successfully pass the September qualifiers.

PGL Bucharest 2026: the invited teams are announced

Qualifying tournaments for IEM Beijing 2026 are held from September 2 to September 4 in the global and Asian series. Only one slot is played in each bracket, so the cost of the mistake is maximum. The global qualifier features 16 teams. B8 gained attention after defeating Vitality at EWC. paiN Gaming passed the top 8 BLAST Bounty Summer. GamerLegion reached the final of IEM Atlanta. BIG is known by comebacks. 3DMAX is betting on aggression. The Asian bracket features 8 teams. TYLOO is the main contender for the region. Lynn Vision made the Falcons nervous. The winners will join NAVI, FaZe, MOUZ, Falcons, G2, Liquid and FURIA in the main stage on November 2-8 in Beijing.

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