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The players: careers, achievements and the path that took them to the top level.
LCS opens its Summer 2026 awards: one fan ballot and a voting panel
Riot Games has set the awards of the LCS Summer Split: five awards announced from September 10 to October 1, a ten-day fan vote and a panel of broadcasters, media and teams.
PlayersLCK 2026 season awards: how the regular-season votes came out
The LCK has named its 2026 regular-season award winners. Three clubs share the All-LCK First Team, a year after Gen.G filled it alone, and fourth-placed Dplus KIA takes two trophies.
PlayersWho Are the Women Redefining Esports at EWC 2026?
From national Valorant rosters to a 16-team MLBB Women's International, EWC 2026 showcased women players even as EWC's own organizers argue against gender quotas.
PlayersESL's July 2026 rulebook: CS2 players stay seated and comms rules tighten
ESL's second 2026 rulebook update for the ESL Pro Tour, published July 7, keeps players in their seats during maps, polices team voice chat and counts VAC bans for five years.
PlayersIEM Cologne Major 2026: HLTV ranks its 11 best players and All-Stars
HLTV ranked the 11 standout players of the IEM Cologne Major on June 25, 2026, led by MVP m0NESY, and named a five-man All-Star lineup capped at three per team.
PlayersLEC rulebook 3.1 rewrites pause rules and medical clearance for players
Version 3.1 of the LEC rulebook, dated June 22, redraws when a player may stop a game, treats every disconnect as intentional and shortens the medical evaluation pause.
PlayersHLTV rewrites its Hall of Fame eligibility rules before the 2026 class
HLTV has set fixed waiting periods for its Counter-Strike Hall of Fame, split the ballot between two eras and dropped the rule that kept out former players who now coach.
PlayersWho can enter Fortnite tournaments: age 13, level 350, region lock
Epic Games' Fortnite Competitive Master Rules of June 4, 2026 set who may compete: the minimum age, parental consent, account level, FNCS activity, regions and team lock.
PlayersRLCS 2026 roster rules: the majority-of-residents requirement
Every RLCS 2026 team must field a majority of residents or citizens of its region. What counts as residency, who is counted, and how transfers and points fit around it.
PlayersG2 opens a Performance Lab to study how esports players are developed
G2 Esports has announced a research platform backed by Red Bull, with two universities, four areas of work and a first project on leadership among its coaches and staff.
PlayersIEM Cologne 2026 Shows the Five-to-Seven-Year Career Myth Is Dead
From 16-year-old s1zzi to 36-year-old karrigan, the IEM Cologne 2026 Major field shows veteran and teenage Counter-Strike 2 players competing side by side.
PlayersIEM Cologne Major 2026: 31 players make their Major debut
HLTV counts 31 first-time players at the IEM Cologne Major, which opens on June 2. Five teams bring 21 of them, and two start in the last group stage.
PlayersLEC rulebook now ties each starter to one declared in-game role
A rulebook update dated May 18 makes every LEC starter declare one of the five roles and play it, defines the emergency substitute pool and sets a Split Final draft rule.
PlayersRiot's 2026 code of conduct: what it asks of LoL and Valorant players
How the 2026 edition of Riot's Esports Global Code of Conduct works for players: who it binds, its 24 conduct rules, account sharing, time limits and sanctions.
PlayersLEC sets its 2026 awards: who votes for MVP, All Pro and Rookie
Riot Games has listed the individual awards of the 2026 LEC season and how each is voted: two Season MVPs, two All Pro votes, three Finals MVPs and one Rookie of the Year.
PlayersVCT 2026 match-day rules: arrival times, pauses and gear for players
What Riot's 2026 VCT Official Competition Ruleset asks of Valorant players on match day: arrival, setup, equipment, timeouts, pauses, crashes and the time between maps.