Teams
The teams of the scene: who plays for them, who runs them and how they are built.
Evil Geniuses and Global Esports Close; Barça Quits League of Legends
Evil Geniuses will close on November 2, Global Esports is leaving esports and Barça Esports ends its League of Legends team as Valorant's 2027 partner slots shrink to eight per region.
RostersA Guide to the Dota 2 Post-TI Roster Shuffle Season
Every year, the weeks after The International bring a wave of Dota 2 roster changes. Here is why it happens and how the 2026 shuffle actually went.
TransfersNRG Sign Sweetdreams and His SSS Trio Before the ALGS Split 2 Playoffs
NRG has signed Sweetdreams, slayr and sacred as a complete trio ahead of the Apex Legends Global Series Split 2 Playoffs in Las Vegas.
RostersAstralis bench HooXi and jabbi days after a title in Barcelona
Astralis moved Rasmus HooXi Nielsen and Jakob jabbi Nygaard to the bench with immediate effect on October 9, days after the club's first LAN trophy since 2019.
TransfersKT Rolster tie Bdd and PerfecT to 2028 contracts
KT Rolster announced on October 8 that mid laner Bdd and top laner PerfecT signed extensions through 2028, locking its solo lanes two years beyond a season that missed Worlds.
TransfersTeam Tidebound return to Dota 2 with their TI 2025 core
Team Tidebound announced a Dota 2 return after ten months away, reuniting four players from its The International 2025 roster under coach xiao8 for the 2026-2027 season.
AcademiesTeam Vitality closes its academy team Vitality.Bee
Team Vitality announced on October 9 that Vitality.Bee, its League of Legends academy team of nine years in the French league, will shut down, with the club calling it a pause rather than an exit.
AcademiesBIG Academy sign Maden as captain and name sprayxd as coach
BIG place Maden, 27, at the head of their Counter-Strike academy team as in-game leader, and bring in sprayxd, formerly of Young Ninjas, as its coach.
AcademiesTeam Vitality Shuts Down Its Vitality.Bee LoL Academy After Nine Years
Team Vitality closed its Vitality.Bee League of Legends academy team, citing the current state of Europe's regional leagues rather than any single result.
OrganizationsIci Japon Corp Esport to cease operations at the end of 2026
The French club that rose from Division 2 to the LFL in a year announced on October 7 that it will stop, pointing to the league's uncertain future and a change of leadership.
OrganizationsEnvy return to Counter-Strike with the former 3DMAX roster
Envy announced its return to Counter-Strike by signing the five French players who played as 3DMAX, HLTV reported on September 29, five weeks before the Major cut-off.
RostersPSG.Vitality set their EA Sports FC 27 line-up with De Weerd and HHezerS
Team Vitality and Paris Saint-Germain Esports name Levi de Weerd and HHezerS as the two PSG.Vitality players for EA Sports FC 27, with ManiiKa staying as manager and coach.
OrganizationsComplexity ceases operations after 23 years in esports
Complexity, founded in 2003, has shut down after an orderly wind-down decided at the end of 2025. The brand still exists and its ownership has returned to GameSquare.
TransfersOG rebuild their Dota 2 roster around Topson, SSS and OneJey
OG presented a new Dota 2 roster on September 23: Topson returns after three years, SSS and OneJey join, kaffs coaches. Three players and the coach of the TI 2026 team leave.
TransfersTeam Yandex sign ATF as DM moves to the inactive roster
Third at The International 2026, Team Yandex signed offlaner ATF, a world champion with Team Falcons, on September 17 and moved DM to its inactive roster before Bucharest.
RostersThe MongolZ bench DarkMeister and tikuak, leaving three active players
The MongolZ moved DarkMeister and tikuak to the bench on September 15, two months after adding them. Three players are active before PGL Masters Bucharest in October.
TransfersNinjas in Pyjamas sign adamb from OG and field a full five again
NIP signed Swedish rifler adamb from OG on September 14, twelve days after taking Krimbo on loan from BIG. The team goes to Warsaw with five players and no stand-in.
OrganizationsTeam Falcons leaves Dota 2 a year after winning The International
The Saudi organization announced on September 6 that it is leaving Dota 2 after nearly three years, citing a strategic review. Its roster won the 2025 world title.
AcademiesRiot and TJ Sports launch a global event for LoL's second tier
Riot Games announced on September 3 the World Star Challengers Invitational: 16 second-tier League of Legends teams from five regions, from September 20 to October 2, as a pilot.
CoachesG2 Moves On From Five-Year Coach Dylan Falco Ahead of Worlds
G2 Esports ended its partnership with head coach Dylan Falco after eleven LEC titles, handing the coaching staff to Luka 'Perkz' Perkovic before Worlds 2026.