The Esports World Cup seems poised to return in 2025, with an announcement on Twitter stating that the Riyadh-based tournament would be hosted in July and August next year.
ESL had previously announced tournament dates for 2025 that feature a tournament running from August 20-24, a possible date for EWC's return.
Playing Virtus.pro in their deciding Showdown match for a spot in the BLAST Premier Fall Final, Falcons were just about to lose their grip on map one.
That was until Álvaro "SunPayus" García clutched the 1v4 in the 23rd round to avert the comeback:
After first unveiling Samuel "Zyppe" Martinsson as their new coach, GODSENT have now announced their new all-Swedish Counter-Strike lineup. The team features three members from the organization's former academy team, Young Gods, and looks as follows:
Charlie "Cham" Ahlm Leo "Wonder" Wänlund Frank "Fraaank" Issal Liam "MaiL09" Tügel Timmy "Snow" Bruhn
Samuel "Zyppe" Martinsson (coach)
The organization spared no words of praise when speaking about their talent, saying the team has an ability to "become absolute world-class in a short time" and calling 15-year-old MaiL09 a "true god" and "likely the next Lionel Messi of Swedish CS."
On X, BLEED coach Aleksandar "kassad" Trifunović admitted that he is unsure what the future will hold after his team failed to qualify for the Europe RMRs.
BLEED were defeated by GamerLegion 2-0 in the final round of the Swiss stage. On Mirage, the second map of the series, they let a 12-3 lead slip before losing the game in overtime.
"Embarrassing, really," kassad wrote. "Not sure what's next."
Amidst all the RMR chaos, paiN have eliminated Cloud9 from the BLAST Fall Showdown in a two-map series.
Rodrigo "biguzera" Bittencourt and company won Nuke 13-8 and then weathered a Cloud9 comeback, started by Kirill "Boombl4" Mikhailov's ace, to win Mirage 13-9.
 Cloud9 |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 - 29 | -1.21% | 72.4 | 67.4% | 0.98 | |
| 27 - 32 | +1.31% | 82.3 | 58.1% | 0.95 | |
| 25 - 27 | -1.96% | 58.0 | 65.1% | 0.93 | |
| 25 - 31 | -4.19% | 60.1 | 55.8% | 0.83 | |
| 16 - 32 | -3.84% | 42.7 | 55.8% | 0.61 |
  paiN |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 - 25 | +6.09% | 91.8 | 76.7% | 1.35 | |
| 36 - 27 | +3.71% | 94.9 | 69.8% | 1.27 | |
| 28 - 22 | +2.17% | 72.3 | 79.1% | 1.23 | |
| 32 - 22 | +0.06% | 75.8 | 76.7% | 1.19 | |
| 18 - 28 | -2.52% | 48.7 | 67.4% | 0.74 |
HLTV parent company's tournament organizer AR3NA.GG is hosting a Counter-Strike 2 league for companies all around Europe called COLLEAGUE, which will take place from September 26-December 15.
The league's main goal is for colleagues to team up and have fun in a competitive system, but there's a big prize for the winning team too: An all-expenses paid trip to a PSG or FC Barcelona Champions League match.
Anyone can sign up for a fee of €150 per company team by September 10. You can find out more on the official website.
Citing an overlap with the announced dates of the PGL Shanghai Major RMRs, ESL has moved the scheduled date for ESL Challenger Katowice back nearly one month, from November 22-24 to October 25-27.
BIG EQUIPA have announced the temporary addition of Martyna "LETi" Owsik, who will replace Alexandra "kyossa" Tykhonska in the starting lineup. LETi has been without a team since the start of the month, when NAVI Javelins decided to go international.
BIG EQUIPA are now:
Ana "Zana" Queiroz
Jennifer "JennyR" Irina Brea Rodriguez
Paulie "pauliiee" Barazani Julia "juliano" Kiran
Martyna "LETi" Owsik (temporary)
Alexandra "kyossa" Tykhonska (inactive)
Jonathan "MusambaN1" Torrent (coach)
Romanian tournament organizer PGL is close to acquiring Swedish matchmaking platform Esportal, according to a report from Dust2.se.
This comes just weeks after the platform's company, Esportal Group, filed for bankruptcy.
According to the same report, Swedish CS legend Tommy "Potti" Ingemarsson will take over Inferno Online, the company's famous LAN centers.
Rounds have announced that they have dispensed with the services of Olli "sLowi" Pitkänen. On X, the Finnish organization explained that the team's association with the former HAVU player "did not bring the desired results."
"Together with Olli, the team decided it was time to move on," Rounds added.
With the 28-year-old's departure, Rounds are now:
Panu "p12" Schutschkoff Pekko "p3kko" Korkalainen Ville "Villeboe" Saarela Kosti "Kollo" Kallioniemi
Check out week 33 for more
Sebastian 'volt' Maloș
Henrich 'sl3nd' Hevesi
Andreas 'aNdu' Maasing
Ashley 'ash' Battye
Jennifer 'JennyR' Irina Brea Rodriguez
Vladyslav 'bondik' Nechyporchuk
Pavle 'Maden' Bošković
Joakim 'jkaem' Myrbostad
Maximiliano 'max' Gonzalez
Nicolás 'buda' Kramer
Matias 'HUASOPEEK' Ibañez Hernandez
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