Peter ‘dupreeh’ Rasmussen took to the stage of the BLAST.tv Austin Major prior to the Grand Final to announce his retirement from playing professional Counter-Strike. In a tearful message, dupreeh celebrated the growth of the esport before bowing out of competition.

dupreeh’s full speech was as follows:

“Obviously, all good things come to an end, and it’s time to say goodbye. When I first got to play Counter-Strike I never imagined that we could gather so many people, and so many people would follow this esport.

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Venomcrest Serpents stunned the audience as they took home the title of 4 Nations 2025 Spring champions.

The series provided fans with an incredible amount of action, as the series went to all five games.

Venomcrest Serpents did the impossible and reverse-swept their season rivals, Int Quick.

Venomcrest Serpents’ scenic route to the finals

Venomcrest Serpents were one of the top teams from the regular season, only losing to season rivals Int Quick.

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The official group of League of Legends co-streamers has been revealed for the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI).

The international tournament kicks off on Friday, June 27th at 8pm BST when G2 Esports take on Brazil’s FURIA.

With the help of co-streamers, last year’s MSI peaked at over 2.8 million viewers, which was more than a 500k increase on the previous year.

Now, Riot Games has unveiled this year’s extensive co-streamer list with 86 content creators announced, though more may be added at a later date.

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The legendary Team Vitality win streak has extended with a victory over TheMongolZ at the BLAST Austin Major. The European powerhouses have now won eight consecutive trophies, with no end to their reign of terror in sight.

Despite an early lead, TheMongolZ were unable to upend Team Vitality’s momentum on Maps 2 and 3, ending the final 2-1.

From Stage 3 to Grand Finals – Team Vitality and TheMongolZ’s Austin journey 

BLAST’s Austin Major saw several prominent teams crash out earlier than expected in their tournament journeys.

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In a gruelling four-game final, Paper Rex has secured victory in the Valorant Champions Tour Masters, Toronto.

The Pacific team fought off EMEA Champions Fnatic to shake their curse of second-place LAN finishes and take home the trophy.  

Exchanging the “silver curse” for gold

After coming second in the Valorant Champions 2023 and second in the Valorant Masters Copenhagen in 2022, Paper Rex has broken their so-called “silver curse” to win VCT Toronto.

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Red Bull has announced that its popular off-season Valorant tournament, Red Bull Home Ground, will head to the United States of America for the first time.

Red Bull Home Ground will feature Fnatic, G2 Esports, Sentinels, Zeta Division, and defending champions T1, alongside additional qualifying teams.

The World Final will be held at the famed Hammerstein Ballroom in New York from November 13th to 16th.

Red Bull Home Ground returns with fifth edition

Red Bull Home Ground, the pro Valorant invitational, is set to make its return with a blockbuster fifth edition.

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Former Spirit fe and Permitta W Justina ‘Tynka’ Ducká has been banned from participating in future Tradeit events mid controversy

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UK League of Legends (LoL) tournament 4 Nations 2025 Spring will see Venomcrest Serpents face Int Quick in the Grand Final.

The match will be a rematch of the upper bracket final and take place live at the University of Staffordshire’s broadcast studio in Stoke-on-Trent.

The Grand Final of the 4 Nations 2025 Spring will start on Saturday, June 21st at 2pm, live in-person and on the official Twitch channel.

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A lot of roster moves are seemingly coming to the LEC before the Summer Split begins.

According to reports by Sheep Esports, Team BDS are paying a buyout of around €200k (£171k) for SK Gaming jungler Mehdi ‘Boukada’ Lahlou.

This follows reports that Turkish jungler Doğukan ‘113’ Balcı has chosen to step down and compete in Turkey’s TCL with Papara SuperMassive.

NLC caster drian ‘Jamada’ Wharlton-Thorne praised the decision as a “good move for both parties.”

Good move for both parties.

Continue reading LEC €200k Boukada transfer to Team BDS all but confirmed by SK Gaming GM

Counter-Strike 2 superstar Oleksandr ‘s1mple’ Kostyljev says lifestyle changes have helped revive his esports career.

The Ukrainian is considered by many to be the greatest Counter-Strike player ever.

S1mple took a break from competitive play for over a year, saying he wanted “to fix documents and take care of other people in my life.”

Now, he is back to competing at the top of CS2 while on loan with FaZe Clan at the Blast Austin Major 2025.

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