The Esports Awards 2025 in Las Vegas delivered a big night for Counter-Strike 2. Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut won Best PC Esports Player, and Team Vitality earned Esports Team of the Year.


ZywOo and Team Vitality Win Top Esports Awards, but Can They Turn It Into a Budapest Major Boost?
The Esports Awards 2025 in Las Vegas delivered a big night for Counter-Strike 2. Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut won Best PC Esports Player, and Team Vitality earned Esports Team of the Year.
Xaxas
20.11.2025


NIP Group Mines $20M Monthly in CS2 News Industry Shakeup
Legendary Swedish esports organization Ninjas in Pyjamas' parent company now mines $20 million in Bitcoin monthly following a massive $249 million infrastructure deal, raising questions about the future relationship between competitive gaming and cryptocurrency operations.
ChaiViz
06.11.2025


Neymar Lost $50K, olofmeister Down 65% Overnight: Valve’s CS2 Update Wipes Out $3 Billion in Skins
The Counter-Strike 2 skin market just suffered its most catastrophic collapse ever. And no one saw it coming.
Xaxas
27.10.2025


The International 2025 Infographic
The International 2025 was a nail-biting saga — Team Falcons claimed their first TI title after a stodgy group stage, then clawed through the playoffs to beat Xtreme Gaming 3-2 in a breathtaking Grand Final. It wasn’t just about the prize pool (over $2.7 million) — this TI reaffirmed why Dota’s biggest tournament remains the gold standard for high-stakes meta shifts, veteran legends stepping up and glorious chaos in every match.
Xaxas
16.09.2025


Post-TI14 Earthquake: Aurora Crumbles, BetBoom Implodes, and Legends Walk Away
The International 2025 ended just yesterday, but instead of basking in the afterglow of the Dota 2 season, the pro scene has been thrown into complete chaos. With shocking disbands, betrayal-level roster moves, and whispers of retirements, TI14’s shuffle season might be the bloodiest we’ve seen in years. For fans hungry for Dota 2 upcoming matches and Dota 2 upcoming tournaments, the landscape of who’s even playing where has never been more uncertain.
Xaxas
15.09.2025


Most viewed matches from The Road to the International. Will we see a 3 times champion?
The International 14 (TI14) once again delivered unforgettable moments and record-breaking viewership for Dota 2 fans. We’ve compiled the stats from the most exciting matches by peak viewers, so you don’t miss the main “meat” of the tournament.
Xaxas
09.09.2025


Welcome to The Weekly Ward: Meme Vision, your weekly reconnaissance into the best Dota 2 community humor. Just like a well-placed ward reveals enemy movements, we're here to provide vision into the memes that defined the week.


FISSURE Universe Episode 8 quarterfinals deliver clear Pick'ems opportunities with Team Liquid, Team Spirit, Team Yandex, and BetBoom Team positioned to advance against qualification-level opposition.


Stage 1 at IEM Kraków demands volume over sweeps in Pick'ems strategy. Aurora, PARIVISION, G2, and Liquid anchor safe advancement picks, while s1mple at $195k offers elite underdog value for differentiation plays.


PARIVISION stunned the CS2 scene with a dominant BLAST Bounty 2026 run, defeating ENCE, Astralis, Spirit, and FURIA to reach their first tier-one grand final behind zweih's immediate impact.


Team Spirit's legendary coach Silent moves to inactive roster after five years and two TI championships while Heroic gambles on 16-year-old Peruvian prodigy TaiLung to revitalize their midlane. Major roster shakeups across elite organizations create uncertainty and opportunity heading into tournament season.


Welcome to The Weekly Ward: Meme Vision, your weekly reconnaissance into the best Dota 2 community humor. Just like a well-placed ward reveals enemy movements, we're here to provide vision into the memes that defined the week.


Team Falcons, Virtus.pro, MOUZ, and Nigma Galaxy complete Western Europe's Birmingham qualification after three days of intense double-elimination competition featuring dramatic lower bracket survival runs.


Master Mirage B site fundamentals through detailed CT defensive setups and T-side execute strategies, with practical utility lineups that elevate your understanding of professional Counter-Strike 2 tactical patterns and prediction accuracy.


This week's Battle Report covers Aurora's complete roster overhaul, TORONTOTOKYO's planned break and community reaction, Esports Nations Cup 2026's flag display policies, Xakoda's record-breaking Jakiro performance, and Team Spirit's temporary lineup change as Larl takes a six-week personal break.


The HLTV Top 20 Players list remains the most influential individual ranking in Counter Strike, built on a detailed statistical model that rewards consistency, sample size, and elite level performance across the entire calendar year. It is thorough, disciplined, and data driven. But 2025 was not a year defined only by averages.
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