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The FaZe Clan officially announced changes to the CS2 roster. After transferring Broky to the inactive status, the position of principal sniper, was taken by 20-year-old Dane Jason "JBOEN" Bo Nielsen. The player joined from BIG Academy on loan until the end of the year. Over the past year, its rating was 1.20 and in May he took the 36th place on HLTV Prospects list. Also, an insider KRL reported that the club had signed a full contract with Neityu. The FaZe updated rosters will debut on July 1 at the XSE Pro League tournament in China.

FaZe Clan signed new sniper – JBOEN

The OG team officially guaranteed itself the participation in The International 2026 by winning the grand finals of Southeast Asia’s qualifier against Grind Back with a score 3:1. For the entire qualifying cycle, the team lost only two maps, winning InterActive Philippines, GLYPH and REKONIX consistently. The team demonstrated excellent flexibility in drafts and iron discipline. The main tournament of the year will be held from August 13 to 23 in Shanghai, where 16 of the world’s strongest teams will compete for the championship title.

OG qualified for The International 2026

The HLTV portal published the latest team rankings after the major is finished. Vitality holds the first place (941 points), but they are closely followed by Falcons, who have jumped to second place (859) thanks to the triumph in Cologne. NAVI moved to the third position. The serious changes were noticed in the top ten: Spirit took 4th place, FURIA – 5th, and Aurora rose to 6th. As for the Ukrainian connection, B8 improved their position and took 15th place, while Monte climbed to 20th. Outside the top 30, Passion UA holds 39th place.

HLTV updated CS2 team rankings after the major

The organizers of XSE Pro League 2026 approved the schedule for the first matches of the tournament, which will take place from July 1 to 12 in Guangzhou, China. After the refusal of Legacy and M80, TYLOO and Lynn Vision received invites. Particular attention of fans is focused on the Ukrainian teams: B8 will debut at the championship with a fight against the Brazilians from MIBR, and Monte will meet with Nemesis. Among other starting pairs, the oppositions FaZe – TYLOO, BIG – Lynn Vision and 9z – EYEBALLERS stand out. The tournament will be the first major LAN event after the major.

Starting pairs of XSE Pro League 2026 are determined

The Falcons team won the Cologne Major 2026, defeating Brazilians from FURIA team in the grand final with a score of 3-0. Throughout the tournament, the team demonstrated excellent form, eliminating the giants like Vitality on the way to the finals. The first two maps (Mirage and Anubis) were dictated by the sniper m0NESY, who dominated key duels. This victory was historic: the Bosnian star NiKo finally won its first long-awaited major title, and the captain karrigan proved the highest level of leadership.

Falcons are the champions of Cologne Major 2026

Aurora secured a spot in the IEM Cologne 2026 semifinals after a successful showdown with BetBoom Team, finishing the series with a score 2:0. At the other team’s peak (Nuke), the team led by XANTARES dominated completely, closing the map with a score 13:6. On Anubis, the opponent tried to impose a fight in the first half (6:6), but after changing sides, Aurora intercepted the initiative in the attack and secured victory with a score of 13:9. The main character of the match was Wicadia, who showed an outstanding rating of 1.56, and XANTARES had the highest score in the ADR – 112.8. In the next round, Aurora will play with FURIA.

Aurora reached the semifinals of IEM Cologne 2026

NAVI sniper Igor "w0nderful" Zhdanov entered the five applicants for the prestigious AWPer of the Year award according to HLTV. The Ukrainian esports player finished the season with a rating of 1.11, 0.35 kills from AWP per round, and also won one MVP and three EVP awards. Along with him, ZywOo, m0NESY, sh1ro and molodoy are also nominated for the title. Despite the highest competition and cosmic statistics of the French ZywOo (rating 1.40), w0nderful has a chance to win thanks to the coolness in clutches, game discipline and consistency against top teams.

w0nderful nominated for the title of the best sniper of 2026

BLAST organizers revealed the details of qualifiers for BLAST Open Porto 2026 in CS2. The qualifying rounds will run from late June to mid-July in four key regions: Europe, Asia, and North and South America. The event with a prize pool of $1,100,000 will start on August 26 and run until September 6. The 16-team tournament is divided into two stages: the group stage will be hosted by BLAST Studios in Copenhagen, and the decisive playoff event will take place in Porto at the Super Bock Arena. Part of the teams will receive direct invites; the remaining places will go to the winners of the qualifiers.

Details of the BLAST Open Porto 2026 qualifiers are revealed

The NAVI team finished their run at IEM Cologne 2026, losing to G2 Esports in the decisive match of Stage 3 with a score of 1:2. On the first map (Dust2) the Ukrainian team made a comeback from the score of 7:11 and won – 13:11. At Inferno there was a tough fight: NAVI moved the game into overtime, but G2 turned to be more stable and closed the map with a score of 16:14. The fate of the series was decided on the Mirage, where NAVI made a number of mistakes and lost – 10:13. The main hero of the match was HeavyGod with a rating of 1.54. G2 advance to the playoffs, and NAVI leave the Major, taking the 9th-11th place.

NAVI leave IEM Cologne 2026 after defeat by G2

The fourth play day determined three more playoff participants with 3:1 statistics. They were Vitality, who confidently defeated BB with a score of 2:0, Aurora, who crushed 9z (2:0), and also Falcons, who beat NAVI in the dramatic match in overtime of the decisive map Anubis (2:1). In the elimination basket (1-2), there was no less intense struggle. G2 Esports whitewashed Legacy, FUT sensationally knocked MOUZ out of the tournament (2:1), and The MongolZ made a strong-willed comeback in the series against Monte (2:1). As a result, Legacy, MOUZ, and Monte officially left the Major.

Results of the fourth day of Stage 3 at IEM Cologne Major 2026

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