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Oct 9Fri
  3. VLR.gg22

    neT leaves GIANTX after one split

    GIANTX has announced the departure of American import neT alongside Jesse. neT joined the European squad ahead of EMEA Stage 2, where the team went 1-4 in the group stage and finished 13th-16th. Earlier in the 2026 season he played for NRG Academy and FlyQuest, lasting just three matches with the latter before being benched.

  5. HLTV34

    MistR mutually parts ways with Sashi

    Danish player Mikkel "MistR" Thomsen has announced a mutual parting with Sashi, saying it lets him step away from "this crazy situation." The split follows Sashi benching MistR and Casper "Cabbi" Jensen for Australian duo TjP and Hatz in a bid to switch to the Asia VRS region, a move Valve blocked by adjusting the Major Supplemental Rulebook, leaving Sashi out of Major contention. According to Turkish X account Arhaval, MistR will join BBL.

Oct 8Thu
  4. HLTV22

    kyousuke is second-most picked at $197,000 in EPL Playoffs Fantasy

    kyousuke is the second-most picked player in EPL Playoffs Fantasy at a $197,000 price tag, behind apEX at $186k. He had a slow group stage with a 1.01 rating, and his Falcons side faces Spirit in the quarter-finals on the harder side of the bracket. The eight-team single-elimination playoffs use BO3 matches except for a BO5 grand final, with a third-place decider.

  5. VLR.gg48

    Team Vitality keep EMEA hopes alive, beat Nongshim 2-1

    Team Vitality defeated Nongshim RedForce 2-1 in the final upper quarterfinal of Valorant Champions 2026, keeping the sole EMEA team in the upper bracket. Vitality won Split 13-8, lost Abyss 4-13, then took Haven 14-12 in overtime. Vitality will face G2 Esports in the upper semifinals, while Nongshim drops to the lower bracket to face 100 Thieves.

  8. VLR.gg42

    G2 Shuts Down 100 Thieves to Advance to Upper Semis

    G2 Esports swept 100 Thieves 2-0 in the Champions Shanghai playoffs to advance to the Upper Semifinals. G2 dominated Abyss 13-5 and edged out Ascent 13-11, handing the Americas Stage 2 winners their first loss since early August and snapping a six-game winning streak. The win also pushed G2 to 6-4 all-time against 100 Thieves.

  10. HLTV50

    All top-14 teams accept invites to PGL Bucharest 2027

    PGL has announced that all 14 highest-ranked teams per October's invitational ranking have accepted invites to PGL Bucharest 2027, running January 17-24 at PGL's studio with a $1 million prize pool plus $400,000 in VRS bonuses. An eight-team closed qualifier on October 16-20 will decide the final two spots. The stacked field means elite teams prioritized this event over BLAST Bounty, whose second week overlaps with PGL Bucharest.

  12. HLTV22

    HLTV Prospects ranking: October 2026

    HLTV has released its October 2026 Prospects ranking, with 18-year-old Kazakh syph0 climbing from tenth to second after leading Nemiga to the CIS LAN Season 7 title. Dawy retains the number one spot, while kl1m drops five places due to inactivity and ayuki rises ten. sliimey, tasman and pepe all graduated from the list after turning 21.

  14. IGN22

    Mixtape Wins Game of the Year at the 2026 Australian Game Developer Awards

    Melbourne-based studio Beethoven & Dinosaur won Game of the Year at the 2026 Australian Game Developer Awards for its music-themed adventure game Mixtape, which also took Excellence in Visual Art and Excellence in Sound Design. Other winners included Tempo Lab Games' rhythm game Bits & Bops for Excellence in Gameplay and Excellence in Accessibility, and Abandoned Sheep's puzzle platformer Schrodinger's Cat Burglar for Excellence in Narrative. Canberra-based Uppercut Games was named Studio of the Year.

  15. HLTV58

    ESL Pro League Season 24 quarter-final matchups set

    The ESL Pro League Season 24 group stage has ended, with eight teams advancing to the playoffs at the Spodek Arena and the quarter-final bracket now drawn. The standout tie is Falcons against Spirit, who met in the IEM Cologne Major semi-finals earlier this year and again in the BLAST Open Porto semi-finals, where Spirit won 2-0. The other quarter-finals are Aurora vs 1win, Vitality vs PARIVISION and FURIA vs MOUZ, all scheduled for 09/10/2026.

  24. IGN23

    Call of Duty Esports Commentator Resigns After Pursuing Relationship With Co-Commentator's Ex-Wife

    Call of Duty League commentator Clint "Maven" Evans has announced he is stepping away from the CDL for the "foreseeable future" after pursuing a romantic relationship with the ex-wife of his co-commentator, Joseph "MerK" DeLuca. Evans called the situation "unconventional/taboo" and said he hopes to return to the CDL one day, though he acknowledged it may not happen. DeLuca has not commented and has not posted on X since October 4.

  26. HLTV41

    Sources: cmtry to join Astralis on loan

    Nikita "cmtry" Samolotov is set to join Astralis on loan as a rifler, according to a report confirmed by HLTV sources. The move follows an earlier HLTV report that Astralis were seeking immediate replacements for HooXi and jabbi after contract negotiations stalled. cmtry was recently benched by FUT to make way for SunPayus, and would switch from the AWP to rifling after wielding it since joining NAVI Youth in 2023.

  31. HLTV34

    PARIVISION eliminate NAVI to reach EPL playoffs

    PARIVISION beat Natus Vincere 2-1 to reach the ESL Pro League playoffs, winning Cache 13-10 and Mirage 13-11 after losing Inferno 8-13. It is PARIVISION's first win over NAVI with the current core and HObbit's first event as a full-time member. NAVI miss the playoffs but still hold an 89% chance of Singapore Major qualification according to HLTV's Major simulations.

  32. HLTV35

    arT to return for Thunderpick World Championship

    Legacy announced that arT has been discharged from hospital after his bout of meningitis and will return to the lineup for the Thunderpick World Championship. The Brazilian IGL missed Legacy's recent ESL Pro League campaign, where the team was eliminated in the group stage with bobz as a stand-in. The Thunderpick World Championship kicks off October 14 and also features Falcons, FURIA and Aurora among the top-10 squads.

  33. HLTV20

    HObbit: "For me nowadays it's like a dream"

    HObbit is playing his first event with PARIVISION since joining the lineup permanently, helping the team beat Natus Vincere and reach the ESL Pro League playoffs. He said adapting to PARIVISION's system is hard because it is very different from anything he has played in, but he sees it as his chance to compete at the highest level. He is also trying to bring experience from his career to Jame and dastan's system ahead of playing in the Spodek Arena.

  34. Kotaku22

    Call of Duty Commentator Maven Leaves the League After Revealing He's Dating His Co-Commentator's Ex-Wife

    Longtime Call of Duty shoutcaster Clint "Maven" Evans has announced he is stepping away from the CDL "for the foreseeable future" after it was revealed he is dating Maurisa, the ex-wife of his casting partner Joseph "MerK" DeLuca. Evans confirmed the relationship in a Twitter post, calling it "unconventional/taboo" and saying the friendship had evolved into something more after DeLuca's divorce. He did not specify whether he was asked to leave or left voluntarily, and asked fans to keep supporting the league and DeLuca.