Topic: #esports
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Riot suspends League of Legends player Syzyf 12 months for family betting
Riot Games suspended Polish League of Legends midlaner Syzyf for 12 months effective July 23, 2026, after he allowed a family member to place bets on his own matches during his time with Onion Team in the Rift Legends 2026 Winter Split.
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VARREL defeats Team Secret in EWC 2026 Pacific Qualifier upper final
Japanese Valorant squad VARREL advanced through the upper bracket of the Esports World Cup 2026 Pacific Qualifier by defeating Team Secret 2-1 on May 12, in a tournament notably free of crypto sponsorships and blockchain partnerships.
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Coinbase, Bitget debut as first crypto sponsors at EWC 2026 Paris
Coinbase and Bitget have become the first crypto sponsors in Esports World Cup history, marking a shift enabled by France's updated digital asset advertising rules. EWC 2026 runs through August with a $75 million prize pool.
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Berserker's first career win lifts LYON past Cloud9 in LCS Lock-In
Kim Min-cheol, known as Berserker, secured his first career match victory as LYON defeated Cloud9 3-1 in the 2026 LCS Lock-In tournament, advancing to the First Stand international event. Berserker contributed 39% of LYON's damage output in the upset victory over the favored Cloud9.
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LYON defeats FURIA at MSI 2026, snaps eight-win streak
LYON, the reigning LCS champion, knocked out FURIA in the MSI 2026 playoffs on July 4, marking the first time a North American squad defeated FURIA in a best-of-five format at a Riot event and ending FURIA's eight-game winning streak against NA teams.
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EWC26 VALORANT relocates to Paris with 16 teams and $2M prize pool
Esports World Cup 2026's VALORANT competition moves to Paris from Saudi Arabia, featuring 16 teams, a $2 million prize pool, and regulated crypto sponsor participation amid geopolitical shifts.
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KeSPA Cup returns July 20 exclusively on Disney+
South Korea's marquee League of Legends offseason tournament will stream exclusively on Disney+ starting July 20, marking a calendar shift from its traditional December slot and expanding esports' footprint on mainstream platforms.
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Team Secret parts ways with VALORANT head coach Rbtx
Team Secret has ended its partnership with VALORANT head coach Jose "Rbtx" Jamir after six months, continuing a pattern of organizational turnover that's defined the esports org's 2026.
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IEM Kraków 2027 locks 8-team playoff format, tickets July 2
ESL confirmed the competitive structure for IEM Kraków 2027, a Counter-Strike 2 major featuring an 8-team single-elimination playoff stage. Tickets go on sale July 2, 2025, at 15:00 CEST, with multiple waves planned.
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NAVI vs HULIGANI: TI2026 Europe Qualifier elimination match June 27
Natus Vincere (NAVI) plays HULIGANI in a lower-bracket elimination match on June 27 at the Europe Closed Qualifier for The International 2026. The loser is eliminated; the winner advances toward one of four European qualification slots to the August event in Shanghai.
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NAVI fan token trades at $0.04 ahead of TI2026 European qualifier
Esports organization NAVI's Chiliz-based fan token trades near all-time lows ahead of a critical European qualifier for The International 2026, illustrating the challenges facing crypto ventures tied to competitive performance.
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Falcons wins IEM Cologne Major 2026 with 3-0 sweep over FURIA
Team Falcons, a Saudi Arabian esports organization, defeated FURIA 3-0 in the grand final of the IEM Cologne Major 2026 on June 21, claiming a $500K first-place prize and the team's first major Counter-Strike 2 title in a 32-team tournament worth $1.25 million.
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EDward Gaming names Pep 'Autumn' Guardiola head coach
EDward Gaming, China's decorated esports organization, has elevated Korean coach Pep 'Autumn' Guardiola to head coach. Guardiola previously worked on EDG's Valorant staff and now takes a broader leadership role across the org's competitive teams.
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FUT Esports beats B8 13-4 at IEM Cologne Major, falls to G2 in Stage 3
FUT Esports defeated B8 Esports 13-4 on Ancient to stay alive at the IEM Cologne Major on June 8, but fell 2-1 to G2 Esports in Stage 3 on June 12. The organization, founded in 2017, has accumulated $379,000 in esports winnings.
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FalleN chases third Cologne title in expected final major tournament
Gabriel FalleN Toledo, the 35-year-old Brazilian Counter-Strike legend, is competing at IEM Cologne 2026 with FURIA Esports in what many expect will be his final major tournament appearance. A decade after winning the title in 2016, FalleN seeks to bookend his storied career.