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◆ Lead story · 21 Oct 2026 · 15:28

Snax's IGL career continues to stumble as he's benched by GamerLegion after VRS decline

Snax's time as the IGL of GamerLegion has come to an end less than a year after joining following the team's decline in the VRS rankings and the confirmation of their absence at the upcoming PGL Major SIngapore

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21 Oct 2026 · 09:00

Falcons had the easiest path to a trophy they'll get all year and still managed to lose to BetBoom

Legacy had a recovering arT, Aurora aren't at full strength and FURIA are running on fumes, yet Falcons still went out to BetBoom. Meanwhile, Aurora are looking like real Major outsiders and PARIVISION finished dead last...

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21 Oct 2026 · 00:07news

The worst organisation you've ever seen has just announced they're closing their doors

After being in business for 27 years and holding an OG spot in esports history, Evil Geniuses have announced they will be closing their doors in less than two weeks

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20 Oct 2026 · 09:00

Throwing matches for money is nothing new, but bragging about it after getting caught takes a special kind of genius

ESIC banned five NOMERCY players for throwing matches to cash a parlay. One of them got a lighter sentence for cooperating, then posted his cars online and got banned for life the next day.

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19 Oct 2026 · 05:43

The Major race enters its final two weeks with Mongolians taking over Asia, and no, not the ones you think

NEXVOID and 5star are ruining everyone's week in Asia, NIP and Heroic are all but booked for Singapore, and Europe's last spot is a straight fight between 100 Thieves and Luminosity. NAVI? Still not locked in.

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18 Oct 2026 · 22:00news

FalleN wins what might be the last trophy of his career at the Thunderpick World Championship

FURIA have finally won a trophy in 202 , taking down BetBoom 3-2 in the grand final of the Thunderpick World Championship in Malta.

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16 Oct 2026 · 12:35

CYPHER joins Monte, completing his tour of orgs that don't pay

Monte unveils its new CS2 roster two months after the last one left for Luminosity claiming unpaid wages. Fingers crossed for this lot.

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16 Oct 2026 · 12:35

Sun, sea and zero consequences: Welcome to Thunderpick

Half the top teams stayed home, leaving a pile of Thunderpick money up for grabs in Malta. Falcons and FURIA are through, and Aurora are being Aurora again.

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15 Oct 2026 · 21:00news

Polymarket is reportedly paying esports Twitter up to $400 a post to look "organic"

Ever wondered what those Polymarket quote tweets in your feed actually cost? According to a new report, as little as $10. Integrity's cheaper than we thought.

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