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Ukrainian CS2 player Valerii “b1t” Vakhovskyi has secured 20th place in the prestigious HLTV Top 20 Players of 2025 ranking.

Four-time Major champion gla1ve has ended his professional CS career, revealing his retirement in a statement posted to his official X account.

Legendary CS player Håvard “rain” Nygaard joins 100 Thieves as the first member of their renewed CS2 lineup, marking a major step in the team’s competitive rebuild.

According to insider reports, the American organization 100 Thieves may be preparing to return to the professional Counter-Strike 2 scene.

FaZe Clan announce the departure of Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski, who officially joins Team Liquid. The veteran star leaves FaZe with a 1.11 rating and mixed fan reactions

s1mple claims his debut title with BC.Game, triumphing at ESL Challenger League S50 Europe Cup 2 and earning $12,000 plus qualification for the ESL Pro League S23 playoffs

Estonian player Robin “ropz” Kool, who represents Team Vitality in Counter-Strike 2, was involved in a serious accident during a track day while driving his Porsche 911 GT3 RS.

Magisk rejoins Astralis after stavn’s temporary break. A chance for the team to reconnect with one of the key players from its “golden era.”

Sources in collaboration with HLTV report that Emil “Magisk” Reif, currently benched by Falcons, has attracted strong interest from Astralis.

G2 Esports has officially announced the signing of Slovak rifler Matúš "MATYS" Šimko, who will step in to replace Janusz "Snax" Pogorzelski on the active CS2 lineup.

On July 9, 2025, esports organization FaZe Clan officially announced the return of Latvian AWPer Helvijs broky Saugis to the main Counter-Strike 2 roster.

Vitality sit atop the CS2 Rankings after winning BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 — their seventh straight Tier-S title in a historic run that defines the first true era of Counter-Strike 2 dominance.

On June 23, 2025, Team Falcons officially announced the signing of 17-year-old rifler Maxim “kyousuke” Lukin from Spirit Academy.

FaZe Clan has officially signed Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev to replace Helvijs "broky" Saukants. The Ukrainian star will debut for the team at IEM Dallas 2025 and BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025.

G2 Esports announced the signing of Polish sniper Olek "hades" Miskiewicz. The 25-year-old player joined the team on loan until the end of June 2025, replacing Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov.