Mads Wildenhoff

Day 1 delivered chaos—12 teams in action, three upsets, while Vitality and The MongolZ win 2–0.

HLTV’s Rating 3.0 brings economy-adjusted stats and a new Round Swing metric (replacing Impact), with assists back to 40 damage and opening deaths penalized equally.

American organization Complexity to close CS division and complete sale of 4 of their players at the same time.

Report: Vitality preparing a CS academy led by five-time Major champion dupreeh as coach, per La Source/KRL

9z forfeits CS Asia Championship SA semifinal vs Fluxo after Luken oversleeps from a sleeping pill, with the player apologizing on X.

Spirit sweep The MongolZ 3–0 in Malta as donk claims MVP and event-best 1.53—Top 10 by HLTV Rating 2.1 (Finals only).

MOUZ sweep Astralis 13-8, 13-4 at BLAST Bounty S2; Staehr: “on the right path.”

CS2’s August 14 update adds nighttime versions of Ancient and Shoots, a new M4A1-S skin, animation overhauls, and key performance fixes.

"S1mple posted a 0.26 rating, his fifth-worst map ever and lowest in more than four years, as BC.Game fell 13–2 to Partizan."

NaToSaphiX calls out agents and orgs for interfering in Falcons Force trials, warning he’s ready to go public if it continues.

YEKINDAR’s CT-sided vision aligns with IEM Cologne stats, where defenders won more rounds on every map, including a 52.5% CT win rate on Overpass.

Quiz: Can You Name the Highest-Rated CS2 Stars of 2025’s Biggest Tournaments?