PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 starts in Romania on October 24 with prize pool of $1,250,000. The tournament will be the last chance to score points before the VRS deadline (November 2) for the PGL Major Singapore 2026. 16 teams will participate in the event with BO3 Swiss, excluding the Falcons that refused. Main intrigues: G2’s first day central match (with r1nkle) against NAVI, SunPayus' debut for FUT and jL stand-in for Vitality instead of apEX. The playoff with BO5 final will determine the winner, who will take the main part of the prize pool ($450,000 in total for the club and players).

What to expect from PGL Masters Bucharest 2026

From January 17 to January 24, 2027, PGL Bucharest 2027 will be held in Bucharest with a prize pool of $1,000,000. Sixteen teams will participate in the tournament: 14 received invites based on VRS global rankings, and two have made it through the European qualifiers (BBL and Betclic). B8 will represent Ukraine at the LAN tournament. G2 (with r1nkle), FUT (with dem0n) and Astralis (with cmtry) will also play at the championship. For B8, the performance in Romania will be an important test of team play, discipline and map pool in matches against the strongest international teams.

B8 — the participants of PGL Bucharest 2027 in CS2

The organizers of IEM Beijing 2026 announced the seeding results: in the opening match of group A, Natus Vincere will meet with Falcons. The tournament will be held from November 2 to November 8 in Beijing with 16 teams participating. In this same group, the Ukrainian team B8 will begin their journey against HEROIC, and in the group B, G2 will play with PARIVISION. The group stage will take place according to Double-Elimination system in BO3 format. The top three teams from each group will advance to the playoffs, with the winners advancing in the semi-finals at once. For NAVI, the match with Falcons will be an important test of their game discipline and map pool before the playoffs.

NAVI will play against Falcons at start of IEM Beijing 2026

Brazilian team FURIA became the champion of Thunderpick World Championship 2026 in CS2, defeating BetBoom 3:2 in the intense BO5 final. After losing two maps in a row (Dust2 13:6, Ancient 16:19, Nuke 9:13), the Brazilians made a comeback, took the Mirage (13:11) and set the winning point on Cache (13:6). For the championship title, FURIA received $500 000 in prize money and BetBoom, as the vice-champions, won $250,000. KSCERATO won the tournament MVP title, finishing the event with a score of 1,34 for 12 maps.

FURIA — the champions of Thunderpick 2026: comeback in the final

All 12 participants of the EPL Masters III main stage on Dota 2 have been determined to play 4 spots in the playoffs. Among them are two Ukrainian teams: Team Lynx, who passed the Play-in stage with a bang 5:0 and IC x Insanity, who managed to reach the 3rd place in group A. PuckChamp left the tournament. The organizers will also provide 4 direct invites to the playoffs at once. The main contender for one of them is Natus Vincere – champions of the first two seasons of EPL Masters. The final list of invited teams will be announced closer to the start of the final stage.

EPL Masters III main stage Dota 2 participants

The Falcons started the Group A with a victory at Thunderpick 2026, defeating Ninjas in Pyjamas with a score 2:0. Having snatched victory on the opponent's Ancient pick in overtime (16:13, comeback from 11:12), the European team left no chance for their opponent on Dust2 (13:6). Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov became MVP of the series, who finished the match with a rating of 1,62 (40–23, ADR 89,9). The confident start led the Falcons into the upper bracket against 9z, while NiP went down to the lower bracket where they will play in the elimination round with Aurora.

Falcons defeated NiP and advanced to the upper bracket of Thunderpick 2026

Danish esports club Astralis has officially presented an updated CS2 roster, signing Nikita "cmtry" Samoletov and Kamil "siuhy" Shkaradek. The changes happened after the departure of Rasmus "HooXi" Nielsen and Jakob "jabbi" Nygaard. The former captain of MOUZ and Liquid siuhy will lead the renewed team, and cmtry (ex-NAVI Junior, FUT) will switch from sniper to rifler. The debut of the updated Astralis roster is scheduled for October 14 in a match against Sashi at the Stake Pulse Bet III tournament.

Astralis updated its roster: cmtry and siuhy joined the club

The Thunderpick World Championship 2026 for CS2 with a prize pool of $1,000,000 starts in Malta on October 14. Eight teams will play the title in the format of BO3 groups with double elimination (GSL), from which two of the best teams will advance to the Single-Elimination playoffs with a BO5 final.﻿ The favorites of the tournament from top 10 VRS are Falcons, FURIA, Aurora and Legacy, with captain arT returning to the roster after an illness. Also on the LAN will play BB Team, 9z, PARIVISION and NIP, who replaced Virtus.pro due to visa issues.

Thunderpick World Championship 2026: format and participants

Team Vitality became the champions of the 24th season of the ESL Pro League, defeating MOUZ in the grand final with a score of 3:0 (Cache 13:8, Inferno 13:7, Dust2 16:12). The French team confidently controlled the course of the match, and showed coolness in the decider, coming back from the match point and playing flawlessly in overtime. The main hero of the final was Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut, who took the MVP award with a rating of 1.65 (64–33, ADR 90,3). This victory gave Vitality the title and a vital point in the Intel Grand Slam race.

Vitality are the champions of ESL Pro League S24

Aurora confidently finished the ESL Pro League Season 24, defeating Spirit 2:0 in the third-place match. The team took the opponent’s Mirage peak (13:9), surviving a comeback attempt, after which left their opponents no chance at Anubis (13:6). The key factors of success were their disciplined defensive play, strong pistol rounds, and the individual form of the leaders. The bronze medals not only confirmed the progress of the updated Aurora roaster, but also improved the team’s tournament standing in the battle for spots at the PGL Singapore Major.

Aurora — a bronze medalist of the ESL Pro League Season 24

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