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Team Vitality has been crowned the IEM Kraków 2026 champion, adding another Tier 1 Counter-Strike 2 trophy to its collection. The French esports organisation defeated Brazilian organisation FURIA 3-1 in a hotly-contested Grand Final in the Polish city. After making its way through the Group Stage…
Ubisoft has revealed the Rainbow Six Siege X creators that will compete in the showmatch during the 2026 Six Invitational. Two teams of five will go head-to-head on February 15th at 9:45 AM ET, with one team comprising France’s top creators, and the other featuring streamers and influencers from…
LCS 2026 Lock-In was back for another action-packed week of North American League of Legends. It saw C9 and LYON take to the rift, FlyQuest attempting to continue its hot start, and a Shopify squad looking for its first win. With the games being played in the crowdless side studio, it was a…
Gentle Mates has won the third European Open of the 2026 Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) season. The French esports organisation bested fellow French organisation Karmine Corp 4-1 in the Grand Final to book its place in the Boston Major. Gentle Mates Climbs To The Top After top-four and…
Paris Gentle Mates has won CDL Major 1 2026, the first LAN event of the 2025/26 Call of Duty League (CDL) season. The franchise, owned by French esports organisation Gentle Mates, defeated OpTic Texas 4-3 in a hotly-contested Grand Final. Paris Gentle Mates’ Road To Victory The American…
Despite two losses at VCT EMEA Kickoff 2026, VALORANT veteran Dmitrii ‘SUYGETSU’ Iliushin remains optimistic about the strength of the fresh Karmine Corp roster. “Of course, there is a lot of potential in front,” SUYGETSU told Esports Insider in an interview after the French organisation’s most…
G2 Minnesota and Paris Gentle Mates have opened their Call of Duty League (CDL) Major 1 2026 campaigns with upper bracket victories. The opening event of the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 season saw several notable names in action, with G2 Minnesota springing a surprise over FaZe Vegas. Paris Gentle…
Spanish esports organisation Team Heretics has announced it has acquired the Rainbow Six roster Project Zero ahead of the Six Invitational. The European roster will represent the organisation at Rainbow Six Siege’s season-ending event in Paris, taking place from February 2nd to 15th. Unveiled on…
Rainbow Six Siege X developer Ubisoft has announced that it will open a Six Invitational 2026 pop-up store during the crowning event. The store will be open from February 10th to 15th, 2026, at 23 Rue Du Sentier, 75002, in Paris, France. Pop-up stores have been a regular feature in past Six…
Ubisoft has unveiled the groups for the Six Invitational 2026, which will take place in Paris, France. From February 2nd to 12th, the world’s top 20 Rainbow Six Siege teams will compete for the title and a major share of the $3m (~£2.225m) prize pool, with the final playoff matches in front of a…
Following VALORANT Champions Paris and a busy Off//Season, VCT EMEA is set to return with its 2026 Kickoff event. From January 20th until February 15th, 12 teams compete for the first regional trophy of the new season, as well as three spots at Masters Santiago, the first global VCT event of the…
Karmine Corp and MIBR have continued their strong starts in this year’s Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) season with victories in the second regional opens for the RLCS Boston Major. The French esports organisation secured victory in Europe, while the Brazilian organisation won its first…
