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Gentle Mates GC, on their Championship debut, beat Shopify Rebellion Gold 2-1 in the upper bracket final in São Paulo. The French-based side go into Sunday's best-of-five grand final with a two-map ban advantage, while Shopify Rebellion Gold must come through the lower final. The post Gentle Mates GC come…

Karmine Corp swept CTBC Flying Oyster 2-0 at Worlds 2026, eliminating the LCP's last remaining team. The French-based side move to 2-2 in the Swiss Stage, leaving one best-of-three between them and the quarter-finals. The post Karmine Corp knock LCP’s last team out of Worlds 2026 to force a Swiss…

ⓘ Riot Games Valyn on stage at Champions Shanghai Three years, four Americas titles, eight straight international appearances, and zero grand finals won. The valyn era is over. G2 Esports has parted ways with Jacob "valyn" Batio, the in-game leader who helped bring the organization back to relevance after years…

Sportsbook supplier BETBY has reported 33.4% gross gaming revenue (GGR) growth year-on-year in Q3 2026, following a successful end to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Active players rose by 82.7%, while total bets placed increased by 31.9%. Alongside the World Cup, the business has attributed this to its proprietary esports…

Team Spirit are out of PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 before the playoffs. Natus Vincere, who knocked them out, now face a Vitality side using stand-in jL. The post NAVI knock world No.1 Spirit out of PGL Masters Bucharest to set up Vitality quarter-final appeared first on Esports Insider...Read More

Few moves in modern Counter-Strike have generated as much intrigue as prolific Ukrainian AWPer Oleksandr ‘s1mple’ Kostyliev’s move to BC.Game. After years of dominance with NAVI and a prolonged absence from the professional circuit, questions about s1mple’s future had already begun to mount over when – and where – the…

Image source: ESL / X When most parents picture gambling, they imagine a smoky casino floor filled with slot machines and retirees pulling levers. But in the modern digital age, the reality looks a lot more like a teenager lying on their bed, tapping away on a smartphone while scrolling…

Recently, PUBG MOBILE‘s attempts to grow its competitive footprint in Western Europe saw it sign a partnership with G2 Esports and launch an ambassador program, revealing German content creator Janicka Gaming as the first ‘dedicated ambassador’ for Western Europe. Janička is no stranger to PUBG MOBILE’s European community...Read More

In a week where LinkedIn users rejoiced at the opportunity to ‘report AI slop’, you’ll have to excuse the slightly Star Wars-sounding headline. But I bring positive news. We’re delighted to report another monumental victory for humankind against the robots. Our expert, Craig Robinson, came out swinging and landed his…

Women make up almost half of the world’s gaming population, yet they hold only about 5% of competitive and professional roles in esports. The gap becomes even more jarring at the upper echelons, when the highest-earning women in esports don’t even crack the top 600 all-time earners list...Read More