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Gen.G have won both of their Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage games, the second against the reigning Mid-Season Invitational champions. A third win would put the reigning LCK champions into the Knockout Stage.
Dplus KIA, drawn from the bottom seeding tier, beat top-tier G2 Esports in their first Worlds 2026 match. It is their second win over the LEC champions since July and sets up a meeting with T1 on Saturday.
The third-ranked side took both maps against FENNEL Female to open the playoffs at the VCT Game Changers Championship 2026.
Dragon Ranger Gaming began VCT Threshold China by beating Rare Atom 2-0 on the opening day. The win keeps alive their bid to return to the league through one of the event's 2027 places.
BLAST payment delays are reported as top teams choose PGL’s Bucharest event over BLAST Bounty Winter at the start of 2027 in esports.
Karmine Corp beat MVK Esports 3-0 to take the last Swiss Stage place at Worlds 2026. The French organisation becomes Europe's third team in the main event and opens against the LPL Split 3 champions.
EWC 2027 qualifiers add Direct and Satellite routes, targeting 1.8m players through more than 400 events on the road to the Esports World Cup.
On Kalshi, in no month prior to October 2025 did esports contracts trade more than $0.4 million. In August 2026, they peaked at $391 million on the platform. In the twelve months to September, esports volume on the platform totalled $1.73 billion. It’s a small part of a vastly larger machine, but…
VALORANT Champions 2026 saw LOUD beat Team Vitality 3-1, set a 1.49m peak and become the first two-time VALORANT Champions winners.
The VCT 2027–2028 report outlines 32 partner slots, open qualifiers and an EMEA list still being updated as teams are reported.
Babybay VCT China options are under consideration after G2 reportedly plans a 2027 replacement, with no team or transfer confirmed.
Team Vitality says its V.Hive venue in Paris was looted during unrest, with trophies and equipment stolen and the site remaining closed.
The VCT 2027 schedule spans 15 cities, with Austin hosting Champions and open teams receiving financial support across the season.
The 2xplayN lifetime ban follows posts during his CS2 suspension, while ESIC plans referrals to Valve, government agencies and law enforcement.
The Team Liquid roster adds former Falcons mid laner Malr1ne for the 2026-2027 Dota 2 season after Nisha steps away from competition.
The FIFAe Finals are postponed one day before Jeddah’s event, with no replacement date or venue announced after Japan and Brazil withdrew.
Astralis roster now has one Dane after siuhy and cmtry joined, completing the organisation’s first international Counter-Strike 2 lineup.
Thunderpick World Championship 2026 brings eight CS2 teams to Malta from October 14-18, with a $1 million prize pool and BLAST Arena Studios venue.
Joe Lee becomes VALORANT Game Director as Riot appoints Mitchel Inkrott to lead influencer strategy and Bryce Blum to head TFT esports.
VCT China partnership plans reportedly name eight teams for 2027, as five organisations could miss out under Riot Games’ smaller regional format.
