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Esports · 9 Mar 2026 · SE

MOUZ and Team Spirit qualify for ESL Pro League Season 23 playoffs

MOUZ and Team Spirit have become the first teams to qualify for the ESL Pro League Season 23 playoffs after winning three matches during the second online stage of the tournament. The two teams will form part of an eight-team field that will compete at Stockholm’s Annexet to be crowned champion…

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Esports · 3 Mar 2026 · SE

Akku joins Alliance Apex Legends roster for ALGS Year 6

Swedish esports organisation Alliance has announced that Jan ‘akku‘ Schneeberger has joined its Apex Legends roster. He will compete alongside in-game leader John ‘Hakis‘ Håkansson and Andre ‘Unlucky‘ Türk, representing Alliance in Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) Year 6. Akku is a seasoned…

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Esports · 18 Feb 2026 · KR, SE

Ninjas in Pyjamas enters Tekken esports with Meo-IL signing

Swedish esports organisation Ninjas in Pyjamas has expanded into Tekken 8 esports with the signing of South Korean player Oh ‘Meo-IL‘ Dai-il. Meo-IL joins following a four-year stint representing South Korean organisation SOOPers in a range of Tekken 7 and Tekken 8 tournaments across the globe…

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Esports · 3 Feb 2026 · KR, SE

DRX LowHigh wins Tekken World Tour 2025 Finals

DRX Tekken player Yoon ‘LowHigh’ Sun-woong has won the Tekken World Tour (TWT) 2025 Finals, securing his first title at the circuit-ending event and a $100,000 (~£79,000) prize. The tournament concluded on February 1st in Malmö, Sweden, bringing together the top-performing players from the 2025…

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Esports · 28 Jan 2026 · SE

Tekken World Tour 2025 Global Finals to take place on February 1st

The Top 8 of the Tekken World Tour 2025 Global Finals will take place on February 1st, 2026, to round off the fighting game’s annual esports circuit. Taking place in Malmö, Sweden from January 30th to February 1st, the event is the culmination of the Tekken World Tour 2025. The event features 36 of…

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Esports · 22 Jan 2026 · SE

Alliance signs MaiL09 to CS2 roster on season-long loan

European esports organisation Alliance has signed Liam ‘MaiL09‘ Tügel to its Counter-Strike 2 roster on a season-long loan from Metizport. The 16-year-old Swedish rifler will debut for the organisation at the first United 21 x Esplay Challenge taking place from January 23rd to 25th, 2026. Announced…

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