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PARIVISION are here to stay
If you were concerned about PARIVISION following IEM Krakow, then don’t worry, PGL Cluj-Napoca has taught us they’re definitely here to stay. 100 Thieves have also now made their LAN debut, while VP are preparing to redebut a name we had all but forgotten about.
PGL Cluj-Napoca reached its climax this past weekend, and the stacked team list was a clear indication of the playoff quality we were about to witness - well, as long as you skipped MOUZ’s games.
FURIA and Falcons - two of the main favourites to make the grand final (excluding Vitality, of course) - bowed out at the very first hurdle.
Both quarters went the distance, but it was The MongolZ and PARIVSION who held their nerve. And in both series, it was the new blood that made the difference: cobrazera dropped a 1.34 rating performance on one side, while zweih posted a 1.23 on the other.
We already knew zweih had that dog in him. But cobra? See for yourself. Seriously, how does maaRaa keep plucking these absolute demons from some random Mongolian corner? Losing Senzu was a big blow, but the new MongolZ are starting to look just as dangerous.
As for Falcons… what more can be said? You’ve assembled a superteam. The crowd is literally telling you were the enemies are. You’re winning every single pistol round. And you still can’t close? Simply embarrassing.
In the last two quarterfinal matchups, there were no real surprises. MOUZ and Vitality handled NAVI and Aurora without much drama - the latter powered, as usual, by ZywOo f-ckery.
With day one wrapped up, the grand final looked destined to be the usual MOUZ vs Vitality borefest. But MOUZ decided to flip the narrative. Instead of getting flattened in the final, they bowed out to PARI in the semis, before even crossing paths with Vitality.
You can’t lose if you never actually play them, right? Genius move.
It was yet another painfully predictable MOUZ semifinal exit, complete with yet another vanishing act from xertioN when it mattered most. The real headline should be how sharp Jame’s boys are looking, but it’s hard not to call out MOUZ’s 157th auraless Playoffs disasterclass.
Don’t play the villain if you can’t handle the heat.
Vitality quickly took care of The MongolZ in the other semi, setting up a grand final between Counter-Strike’s breakout team of the year and its final boss.
The word “мир” (romanised mir) actually has a lot of meanings in the Russian language.
Peace, world, kingdom, quiet, and universe are all valid translations of the word, but we’re here to propose a new translation.
Paycheck stealing bum.
Seriously, this announcement had us fuming.
Not only did they slowly let their Major-winning roster die a slow and agonizing death - only putting them out of their misery in 2026 - the fans apparently haven’t had it bad enough. The once exciting, now disappointing kids from the academy will be sent back to the gulag, and in comes, unfortunately, a familiar face.
We can’t see any logic behind this move. mir is 30 years old, has never been an in-game leader, and has played a single official series - somehow a Katowice quarter-final - in the last 22 months.
What is the VP management smoking? We need a hit.
This move isn’t it, and it pains us to see such a storied organisation keep making generational fumbles. We’d be surprised if mir’s second stint in VP doesn’t end the same way as the space station did - crash and burn.
Seeing as we’re giant egomaniacs here at TLDR, we decided to put together some of the funniest moments from the recent episodes of Overtime on Inferno.
Also featuring quacke, join our new Swedish talent member as he, Sam, and Jack say some of the most atrocious things you’ve heard said about CS pros since NEOFRAG left his mic on in a pug.
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To some they might be outdated, overrated, or outright hated, but man have we been waiting for this.
The focal point of what little rostermania we had in the 2025 winter off-season, 100 Thieves, have finally made their LAN debut. Play started on Friday, and very quickly the doubters scored their first win.
Armchair analysts were shouting for heads to roll, like always, after a 2-13 thrashing from NIP, but they’d get a chance at revenge in the decider game later that night.
We woke up the next day as if it was Christmas morning, excited to peek at what gifts the man with the long beard had left us in our slumber. Except instead of Santa Claus, that man is messioso, and instead of disappointing gifts from our parents, we actually felt pretty good about it.
A victory in a three map thriller was a refreshing sight, and it gave them a spot in the quarter-finals. Here they’d face BetBoom, and despite an overtime victory on Nuke the Russian side proved to be stronger in what was ultimately a one-sided loss. Baby steps, guys.
In the end, the wins are good to have, and some of the younger players had strong series, but they aren’t quite there yet. Most of their map losses were slaughters and, well, device wasn’t really beating the allegations.
We have some notes, but we’ll give the burglars a C- on their debut.
Let’s see if you do better next time.
As you may have guessed by now, Vitality have won another event.
Realistically, they’re the best team of all time, and considering a Brit is a key part of that, we’re thrilled.
But f-cking hell, when is someone going to beat them?
Another 3-0 win, PARIVISION tried their hardest on Overpass, but a 7-5 T side was a relatively easy conversion for Vitality to take it 13-10.
They also threw a tonne of perverted HEs, so if you’re that way inclined, go check them out.
Dust2 - which was probably PARI’s best chance at a map - was one-sided. A very quick 13-4, everyone on Vitality went positive, while everyone on PARI went negative.
Move on.
Having dusted themselves off, PARIVISION stepped it up a gear on Inferno. Jame pulled off a ninja defuse on round five, and BELCHONOKK fragged throughout, xiELO even took it to OT, too, but there’s just no stopping Vitality.
And yes, ZywOo won the MVP award again. You’d think he’d share one by now, but no, apparently not.
It may sound like Vitality made light work of their opponents, but really, they didn’t. There were a tonne of close rounds on maps one and three, with those maps being a testament for how strong PARIVISION really are.
They’re a real team. They’re not just some fluke roster who managed to grab a McDonald’s Cup at BLAST Bounty - they’re here to stay.
We’ll admit that we were a little worried after their performance in Krakow, because who wasn’t? But this performance has made one thing incredibly clear:
PARIVISION are a lot closer to beating Vitality than MOUZ are.
Who, for what it’s worth, managed to claw back a shred of their dignity by beating The MongolZ in the third-place decider.
Well done, lads, another top four. Put that in the trophy cabinet.
