Teams
The teams of the scene: who plays for them, who runs them and how they are built.
PARIVISION sign HObbit and slaxejezzz after their 0-3 Cologne exit
In three days PARIVISION replaced two of the five who went 0-3 at the Cologne Major: veteran HObbit in for BELCHONOKK, then 18-year-old slaxejezzz in for nota.
CoachesAstralis part ways with coach ruggah after Cologne Major exit
A week after going out of the IEM Cologne Major in Stage 2, Astralis ended its work with head coach ruggah. The club says talk of other changes to the team is unsubstantiated.
CoachesENCE bring allu back as head coach of its Counter-Strike team
ENCE named former player allu head coach on June 9, four days after parting ways with Whitey. The young roster promoted from the academy in April stays under evaluation.
AcademiesFaZe Clan launch FaZe Up Next, a CS2 academy team coached by gade
FaZe Clan unveiled an academy roster, FaZe Up Next, on June 3, with former professional gade as coach and RobbaN as head of Counter-Strike for the division.
OrganizationsTundra Esports exits Dota 2 as its whole roster moves to 1win
Tundra Esports left competitive Dota 2 on June 1 without giving a reason. Its five players, coach and staff continue together under the 1win Team name.
AcademiesParken Challenger Championship folds, cancelling nine CS2 events
The company behind Copenhagen's Parken Challenger Championship has started bankruptcy proceedings and cancelled its nine remaining 2026 events, five weeks after announcing an expansion.
RostersBetBoom start the Cologne Major without S1ren as d1Ledez steps in
BetBoom announced on May 31 that S1ren misses at least the first day of the IEM Cologne Major. Registered substitute d1Ledez plays, and the rules allow one swap back.
AcademiesGame Changers NA Stage 1: eight teams reach the 2026 main event
Riot Games published on May 22 the field and schedule of the Game Changers NA Stage 1 Main Event in Valorant: eight teams, a double-elimination bracket and six match days from May 29.
TransfersSharks tie doc, gafolo and rdnzao to 2030 before the Cologne Major
Sharks have signed doc, gafolo and rdnzao to new contracts that run until 2030, twelve days before the team opens its second Major against HEROIC in Cologne.
TransfersHow Rainbow Six Siege transfers work: windows, loans and limits
Four windows, three changes per mid-season window and loans tied to the Six Invitational: how the BLAST R6 rulebook governs player moves in Siege in 2026.
AcademiesThe NLC will split into UK and Ireland and Nordic leagues from 2027
Riot Games said on May 12 that Northern Europe's League of Legends regional league becomes two tracks, with 2026 as a transition year run by GameWaves and an eight-team Spring Split.
CoachesTeam Heretics appoint Nukeduck head coach for LEC Summer
Team Heretics will start the LEC Summer season with Nukeduck as head coach in place of Hidon, pending Riot approval. The change follows a last place in the Spring Split.
AcademiesLeague of Legends Game Changers Rising returns to EMEA with stages
Riot Games announced on May 6 the second season of its EMEA League of Legends competition for women: stages from May 29, points at each one and a six-team playoff in October.
OrganizationsHEROIC leaves Dota 2 after two years, citing financial sustainability
HEROIC said on May 4 that its Dota 2 division was not financially sustainable. The five players and their coach are free agents and plan to stay together.
RostersBNK FearX send Diable down to the academy and promote Slayer
BNK FearX have moved AD carry Diable to BNK FearX Youth over a missed fan meeting and internal rule breaches, promoted Slayer and opened a review of their mid lane.
OrganizationsTeam Vitality Enters Fortnite Through a Co-Branding Deal With HavoK
Team Vitality struck a co-branding partnership with the French Fortnite club HavoK, which will compete as Team Havok by Vitality while keeping its own roster.
RostersFaZe name Neityu as stand-in for three events after karrigan exit
FaZe will field the French rifler Neityu, benched by ENCE since March, at BLAST Rivals, IEM Atlanta and Stake Ranked Episode 2. He is a stand-in, not a signing.
RostersESL reveals the 32 rosters of the IEM Cologne Major 2026
ESL has published the registered lineups of the 32 teams of the IEM Cologne Major. Three substitutes will play from the start, and BetBoom's five is still open.
AcademiesTeam Vitality open a Counter-Strike academy with the Project H five
Team Vitality presented Vitality Academy on April 22: five players aged 16 to 19 who had played together as Project H, a coach and a team manager from the main team's past.
TransfersFalcons sign karrigan from FaZe and bench kyxsan before the Major
Falcons confirmed karrigan as in-game leader on April 20, minutes after benching kyxsan. The move reshapes a top-five team six weeks before the Cologne Major.