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Minh Le, who co-created Counter-Strike, describes how Valve founder Gabe Newell spent roughly five months practicing Mongolian throat singing throughout the office, walking hallways daily while perfecting the distinctive vocal technique. The phase became
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BC.Game has removed Denis 'electroNic' Sharipov from its active Counter-Strike roster and is expected to switch from the EU to Asia region in Valve Regional Standings. The move brings in THUNDER dOWNUNDER's Tyson 'asap' Paterson and aims to improve Major
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Bruno Rebelatto earns his second trophy of 2026 at the Suzhou event, leading Legacy to victory with a 2.25 rating on Dust2. Six players earned Exceptional Value Player awards across the tournament.
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Team Envy could be making a comeback to professional Counter-Strike by absorbing the troubled 3DMAX roster, according to reports. The organization departed the CS scene in January 2021 after years without substantial tournament wins.
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Team Vitality's full roster returned to winning form at StarLadder StarSeries Season 20, defeating Aurora 3-1 in the Grand Final. The victory marks Vitality's first trophy of the Counter-Strike season and comes as the team prepares for the PGL Singapore
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HLTV has released its 'Short news: Week 38' digest, offering competitive Counter-Strike fans a quick way to catch up on recent community stories.
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Vitality claimed their first tournament title since May after a lower-bracket comeback in Barcelona, defeating Aurora Gaming in the Grand Final and avenging their loss from the previous day.
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Mathieu ZywOo Herbaut secured his 33rd career MVP award after Vitality defeated Aurora in the grand final in Barcelona.
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The ninth iteration of WINLINE CIS LAN will take place October 20-23 in Moscow with 16 teams competing for a $50,000 prizepool. The event timing ahead of the PGL Major Singapore invite cut-off makes it valuable for VRS points.
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FURIA swept their South American rivals in a rematch, advancing to face Vitality after Friday's loss. The winner will contest a best-of-five against Aurora.
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Aurora advanced to the StarSeries Fall grand final after defeating Vitality in the upper bracket final, with Jimpphat posting a 1.36 rating. The Finnish player discusses his aggressive playstyle, team mentality improvements, and preparation for the final.
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MIBR's in-game leader Linus Holtäng discussed the integration of Tomas Corna into the team and the competitive landscape for the second Americas Stage 2 Major spot following a close victory over magic at StarSeries Fall.
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