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Vitality swept MOUZ 3-0 in Katowice to win ESL Pro League Season 24, their second consecutive title. ZywOo claimed his 34th career MVP, while Aurora beat Spirit 2-0 for bronze. Vitality earned $295,000 in combined player prizes and club rewards. apEX will miss PGL Masters Bucharest for his child’s birth, with jL standing in.

FURIA, PARIVISION, and Spirit secured the final EPL S24 playoff spots on October 7. FURIA swept 9z 2-0, PARIVISION beat NAVI 2-1, and Spirit defeated M80 2-0. FalleN booked his final Spodek appearance. The October 9 quarterfinals feature 1win vs. Aurora, Vitality vs. PARIVISION, FURIA vs. MOUZ, and Falcons vs. Spirit.

1win, Aurora, and Falcons secured ESL Pro League Season 24 playoff spots in Katowice, while G2, BETBOOM, and Legacy were eliminated. 1win stunned Spirit, Aurora came back against FURIA, and Falcons beat NAVI. PARIVISION, 9z, and M80 also stayed alive, leaving six teams to fight for the final three playoff places.

MOUZ and Vitality secured EPL S24 playoff spots, while ShindeN and TYLOO exited on Day 3. MOUZ snapped Spirit’s 32-match Swiss winning streak, and G2 and M80 survived elimination. NAVI, FURIA, Aurora and 1win reached 2-1. Round 4 features NAVI against Falcons, with every match deciding qualification or elimination.

Vitality, Falcons, Spirit, and MOUZ reached 2-0 on EPL Season 24’s second day. G2 fell to 0-2 after losing 2-1 to 1win, while Legacy, 9z, and BetBoom recovered to 1-1. Day 3 pits Vitality against Falcons and Spirit against MOUZ for playoff spots, with G2 facing ShindeN in an elimination match.

HEROIC won Stake Pulse Beat II in Stockholm on September 26, beating 100 Thieves 2-1. After losing Dust2 8-13, they saved two championship points to take Ancient 19-17 in double overtime, then dominated Inferno 13-4. Brollan led the final with a 1.34 rating. HEROIC earned $20,000 and climbed to 17th in the global VRS, boosting their Major hopes.

BCGame secured the final Stake Pulse Beat III spot after beating Sashi 2-1 in the second open qualifier final. After losing the opening map 16-14 in overtime, s1mple and company answered with back-to-back 13-6 wins on Dust2 and Ancient. The victory completed the 16-team field for the $80,000 Stockholm LAN, scheduled for October 12-17.

Bymas and Monte are in a public dispute over unpaid earnings and alleged contract breaches. Bymas says Monte owes him tens of thousands in salary, prize money, bonuses, and sticker revenue, while Monte denies the debt and blames payment delays on outside income issues. Monte also accuses Bymas and teammates of secretly committing to Luminosity. Neither side has published decisive evidence.

The EWC 2026 Paris Open Qualifier will feature 64 CS2 teams competing from August 7 to 9 for four main event spots and a $100,000 prize pool. Liquid, HEROIC, BC.Game, BIG, NRG, and Virtus.pro headline 16 double-elimination groups before a 32-team BO3 playoff bracket decides who advances.

MOUZ defeated Spirit 3-1 to win BLAST Bounty Season 2 2026, taking Dust2, Mirage, and Nuke while dropping Ancient. Spinx earned grand final MVP honors with 78 kills, 38 deaths, and a 1.54 rating. The victory also ended Spirit’s seven-match winning streak against MOUZ.