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PGL reveals broadcast talent for Masters Bucharest 2026
PGL has announced the 15-person broadcast team for Masters Bucharest 2026, which has a $1,250,000 prize pool. Aurora, featuring Macedonian player kyxsan, is among the listed teams.
PARIVISION reach 1win Private Club S2 final as fnatic and magic go out
PARIVISION beat BIG 2-0 to reach the 1win Private Club Season 2 final. fnatic and magic were eliminated, which hurts their chances of reaching the Singapore Major.
VCT China 2027: Weibo Gaming Joins as FPX and Wolves Lose Partner Status
VCT China will have eight partner organizations for the 2027–2028 cycle, down from ten. Weibo Gaming is the only team joining without a VCT CN slot in 2026.
BLAST Rivals: Vitality and Falcons to open Group A
BLAST has announced the groups and opening matches for BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 2, to be held in Hong Kong from November 11 to 15. Vitality and Falcons will meet in the opening match of Group A.
Magnojez extends his contract with BETBOOM
Russian rifler Kirill "Magnojez" Rodnov has extended his contract with BETBOOM during the summer off-season. The length of the deal has not been disclosed.
GamerLegion sign shalfey as new in-game leader
GamerLegion have signed Russian player Aleksandr "shalfey" Marenov, who will take over in-game leading duties from the benched Snax. His debut comes at the RLG Tesla Cup 2026.
NAVI stay signed up for HyperX Retake Season 13 in fight for a Major spot
Natus Vincere are among the teams signed up for HyperX Retake Season 13 in Lisbon, even though the event overlaps with PGL Masters Bucharest and ends right before IEM Beijing. The organization is trying to avoid missing a Major for the first time in its history.
DraculaN Season 7: FaZe advance, Luminosity eliminated on playoff day one
Twelve of 16 teams remain after the first day of the DraculaN Season 7 playoffs. The race for PGL Major Singapore saw FaZe win, Envy drop to the lower bracket and Luminosity get eliminated.
BBL and Betclic reach PGL Bucharest 2027, where kyxsan's Aurora also play
BBL and Betclic claimed the final two spots at PGL Bucharest 2027 through the European closed qualifier. Aurora, whose roster includes Macedonian player kyxsan, are also in the field.
Top teams pick PGL Bucharest over BLAST Bounty Winter amid payment claims
Top teams have reportedly chosen PGL's Bucharest event over BLAST Bounty Winter at the start of 2027. Reports of payment delays at BLAST have surfaced at the same time.
Evil Geniuses to cease operations on November 2
Evil Geniuses has announced it will end its competitive and day-to-day operations on November 2. All VALORANT players and coaches will become free agents.
Wolves Esports beat A Team 2-0 to open VCT Threshold China
Wolves Esports began their VCT Threshold China 2026 run with a 2-0 win over A Team in Shanghai. The result keeps alive their hopes of returning to VCT China in 2027.
1win Private Club S2: PARIVISION near Major, Liquid and Alliance out
After day two of 1win Private Club Season 2, PARIVISION beat fnatic in three maps and are close to a Major invite. BIG improved their chances by beating The MongolZ, while Liquid and Alliance are eliminated.
VCT EMEA reveals eight partner teams for 2027
EMEA organizations that applied for the next VCT partnership cycle have started announcing whether they were selected. The partners include Team Vitality, Team Liquid, Karmine Corp, Gentle Mates, FUT Esports and FNATIC.
Nongshim RedForce lets Dambi explore his options
Korean team Nongshim RedForce has given Lee "Dambi" Hyuk-kyu permission to explore his options for next year. The player says talks with the club are still ongoing.
Sungmin leaves Nongshim RedForce and enters free agency
Coach Sungmin has announced that his time with Nongshim RedForce is over and that he is now a free agent. He is looking for an assistant coach role focused on in-game strategy.
UdoTan and xavi8k become free agents after Global Esports exit
VALORANT players UdoTan and xavi8k have announced they are free agents after Global Esports left esports. All members of the roster have been released.
FunPlus Phoenix sign 77even ahead of VCT China Threshold
FunPlus Phoenix have added Lithuanian Duelist Richard "77even" Venskevychius ahead of VCT China Threshold. He appears set to take on the primary Duelist role.
kyxsan and Aurora open IEM Beijing against Liquid
ESL has revealed the IEM Beijing groups, with Aurora, the team of Macedonian player Damjan "kyxsan" Stoilkovski, opening against Liquid.
LOUD win Champions Shanghai to become first two-time champions
Brazil's LOUD beat Team Vitality 3-1 in the grand final to become the first team to win two VALORANT Champions titles.
Riot cuts VCT partners to 32, leaving out Cloud9 and DRX
Each of the VALORANT Champions Tour's four regions will have eight partner teams instead of ten for 2027 and 2028.
Global Esports leaves esports to become an AI studio
The Indian organisation is leaving VALORANT and esports entirely after the most successful year in its history.
Karmine Corp sweep MVK to reach the Worlds Swiss Stage
The French organisation took the last place in the Worlds 2026 main event and will face LPL Split 3 champions Anyone's Legend.