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
By Jacob Olesen
By Jacob Olesen
The CS2 tournament at the Esports World Cup 2025 arrives in Riyadh with a compact five day schedule, a single elimination bracket, and a seven map pool that rewards sharp aim and airtight team play.
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).
The Russian prodigy dropped 143 ADR and 22 kills on the closing map of the grand final.
The Mongolian bounty hunters took the liberty of adding another nail to the coffin of “the Vitality era”.

