On April 19, 2026, at the arena in Rio de Janeiro, Vitality accomplished what was once considered nearly impossible. They convincingly defeated Spirit 3:0 in the IEM Rio 2026 Grand Final and became the first team in history to win two ESL Grand Slams back-to-back. This isn't just a trophy streak. This is a reign of dominance that has lasted over a year and a half — and no one

On April 17, 2026, on the stage of Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro, something the entire Brazilian Counter-Strike audience had been dreading finally happened. Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo stepped up to the microphone in front of a packed hall. His voice trembled. The arena fell into near-total silence, but everyone understood what was about to happen."I thought about it for many nights and many days... I have decided that at

Tomorrow, April 17th, the Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2026 playoffs kick off at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro. Six of the world's best teams will compete for a share of the $1,000,000 prize pool. The group stage already delivered some surprises: Falcons beat Vitality and advanced directly to the semifinals, FURIA confidently topped their group, while NAVI and Spirit fought their way through the lower brackets.Vitality still look like

Just a couple of days before IEM Rio 2026, information leaked about the transfer of legendary 35-year-old Danish captain Finn Andersen to Falcons. After FaZe's failure to qualify for the Major, this "leak" seemed completely groundless — but surprisingly, every single insider and source, including HLTV.org, confirmed the news. Today, April 13th, karrigan's teammate Twistzz all but dispelled any remaining doubts, responding to a fan who asked directly about the