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The MongolZ kicked off IEM Dallas 2025 with a stunning victory over FURIA in the upper bracket quarterfinals of Group A. The first match ended with a decisive win on Anubis — 13:7. Then The MongolZ closed the series with a 2:0 victory, securing the win on Mirage with a score of 13:7. MVP of the match — mzinho The best player of the match was Ayush "mzinho" Batbold, who showcased powerful shooting and confident decision-making: K-D: 33-26 and ADR: 94.2. Detailed match statistics can be viewed via the link. Results of Previous Matches Before this, three matches were played in Group A: 3DMAX 1:2 GamerLegion Vitality 2:0 Legacy G2 2:0 Lynn Vision Matches for the Next Game Day Tomorrow, the tournament will continue with the following matches: Vitality vs. GamerLegion (For a playoff spot) The MongolZ vs. G2 (For a playoff spot) Legacy vs. 3DMAX (Elimination match) FURIA vs. Lynn Vision (Elimination match) CLICK TO READ FULL NEWS

At IEM Dallas 2025, the highly anticipated debut of s1mple with FaZe took place. The team faced Liquid in the first round but lost 0:2, dropping to the tournament's lower bracket. For more details on the match results, you can follow this link. The main event was not just the match itself, but the incredible attention from the community — peak viewership reached 803,966 viewers, while the average number of viewers was 597,171. The peak viewership exceeded that of the finals of major tournaments such as PGL Bucharest 2025, PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025, and ESL Pro League Season 21. Notably, community casts attracted most of the audience, surpassing the main ESL broadcast in views. Why so much attention? It's simple — s1mple. The Counter-Strike legend returned to the scene after a long hiatus. His statements before the tournament about being "highly motivated" and wanting to prove his greatness again only fueled the interest. For Aleksandr, this is one of the last chances to make a name for himself again, and viewers worldwide couldn't miss such a comeback. CLICK TO READ FULL NEWS

Recently, coach and analyst Luis “peacemaker” Tadeu made a dashboard of the participants of IEM Dallas 2025, which starts on May 19 in Dallas,USA, during a stream. In his prediction, peacemaker put Team Falcons in the first place, stating: “Falcons will be the champions of IEM Dallas”. In his opinion, the team, led by NiKo and m0NESY, who have reunited as a team, has every chance of winning the title due to its strong roster and tactical training. Why are Falcons the favorites? Falcons are showing strong form: at BLAST Rivals Spring 2025, they reached the finals, losing only in a tense series (2-3). The newly recruited m0NESY is showing impressive results, and the support from the rest of the team adds to their stability. peacemaker noted during the stream their ability to dominate key maps such as Mirage and Dust2, which could be a decisive factor at IEM Dallas 2025. Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2025 takes place from May 19th to May 25th in the United States, featuring a prize pool of $1,000,000. You can follow the news, schedule, and results of the tournament via the link. CLICK TO READ FULL NEWS

In the opening match of Group B of IEM Dallas 2025, Liquid defeated FaZe with a score of 2:0. The match ended on the Ancient (13:10) and Inferno (13:10) maps with a final score of 2:0 in favor of Liquid. MVP of the match - Russel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken Russel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken from Liquid became the brightest player of the series. In two maps, he made 40 kills and got 90 ADR. He played a decisive role in ensuring his team's victory on both maps. Detailed match statistics can be found here. The victory allowed Liquid to move on in the upper bracket. Meanwhile, FaZe fell to the lower bracket and will play in the survival match against BC.Game/MOUZ. At the same time, Liquid will play against the winner of this pair. CLICK TO READ FULL NEWS

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FaZe Clan has officially announced that they will begin their performance at IEM Dallas 2025 with Felipe “skullz” Medeiros in the starting lineup. The Brazilian rifler will temporarily replace Håvard “rain” Nygaard, who is missing the tournament due to the birth of his second child. Skullz has already participated in the tournament's media day and will definitely play in the starting match. FaZe had previously informed that rain might miss part of the tournament for personal reasons. It was later revealed that his wife was in her 39th week of pregnancy, and the player decided to stay home with his family. However, it is still unknown if rain will return to the lineup during the tournament or miss it entirely. Previously, Skullz played for the team FURIA Esports, where he was one of the key riflers. He showed consistent performance on the international stage and became known for his performances in the North American region. His last major achievement was a 3rd-4th place finish at IEM Rio 2024 with FURIA. The first match of the updated FaZe lineup will take place on May 19 at 16:30 UTC. The team will play against Team Liquid as part of IEM Dallas 2025. The tournament will run from May 19 to May 26. During the event, 16 teams will compete for a prize pool of $1,000,000. Match details can be found at the link. Current FaZe Roster: Finn “karrigan” Andersen Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski David “frozen” Černanský Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev (loan) Felipe “skullz” Medeiros (substitute) Håvard “rain” Nygaard (reserve) CLICK TO READ FULL NEWS

On the night of May 16, 2025, Valve released a new update for Counter-Strike 2, covering a range of changes in gameplay, graphics, and sound. The patch aims to enhance the overall gaming experience, fix bugs, and improve feedback clarity during firefights. Key Changes in the 05/16/2025 Patch One of the main new features is the change in the logic of the Deathmatch mode — now it allows teams with an unequal number of players. This update is intended to speed up match launches and ease training, especially on servers with low activity. Valve is allowing asymmetric team distribution in the standard mode for the first time, indicating a gradual adaptation to a more dynamic style of play. Graphics: Fixes for AK-47 and Aiming Valve continues to improve weapon display in CS2, and this time the focus is on the AK-47: Fixed a bug where the fire from a Molotov cocktail or incendiary grenade was visible through the AK-47 model in first-person mode. Fixed lighting on stickers that cover the gap on the front grip of the rifle — in left-hand mode, they will no longer appear unrealistically lit. Resolved a bug with the display of inventory icons while aiming: previously, images could appear distorted or incorrect during sniper rifle scopes. These changes are particularly important for players who use non-standard character appearance settings and actively use skins and stickers. Sound: More Accurate Feedback for AK-47 The update also affected the game's audio components, making shooting with the AK-47 more realistic and informative: Shortened the start of the AK-47 firing sound, making the shooting sharper and closer to the real moment of the shot. Reduced the delay in body hit sound from the shooter's perspective — instead of the standard ~150 ms, the feedback sound will now be almost instantaneous. New audio priority mechanism: body hit sounds from the shooter's perspective will temporarily lower the volume of other sounds (shots, ambient noise) to provide the player with clear and immediate audio feedback. This update reduces audio load during tense moments and helps better understand if a player hit the enemy, without relying solely on the crosshair or chat. CLICK TO READ FULL NEWS

Chinese player beats MAC-10 with the lowest float in Counter-Strike history - 0.00000000010431 The Radiant collection skin is not just rare: it became a cult item even before it hit the market. Recently, in May, a historic event happened in CS2: a user from China under the nickname nnbkl received a MAC-10 | Bronzer with the lowest float of any skin in the game's history from the weekly drop - 0.00000000010431. It's not just about Factory New - the float value is closer to zero than any other skin registered before. This MAC-10 belongs to the new Radiant collection, and it looks almost perfectly clean, with no defects or visual wear and tear. The owner has only 181 hours in the game and received the skin not from the case, but as a Level Up Reward. This further increased the excitement - skins of this value are usually obtained through the purchase of cases and thousands of dollars of investment. Is $60,000 the starting price? Analysts and skin dealers have already estimated the potential cost of MAC-10 | Bronzer at $50,000-$70,000. For comparison, the previous record holder, AUG | Eye of Zepems with float 0.0000000019395, was sold for $53,000, and the owner decorated it with four NAVI EMS ONE Katowice 2014 stickers, which only increased its status in the collector community. He thought he had set a record for years. But soon enough, a new contender for the throne appeared. Here is a short list of the top 10 skins with the lowest float in CS2: MAC-10 | Bronzer - 0.00000000010431 AUG | Eye of Zapems - 0.0000000019395 M249 | Gator Mesh - 0.000000089966 StatTrak™ PP-Bizon | Embargo - 0.000000185799 CZ75-Auto | Midnight Palm - 0.000000208616 Glock-18 | High Beam - 0.000000227131 USP-S | Flashback - 0.000000309665 Nova | Candy Apple - 0.000000389200 MAG-7 | Metallic DDPAT - 0.000000467300 Galil AR | Black Sand - 0.000000505243 CLICK TO READ FULL NEWS

1. Dmitry "sh1ro" Sokolov (Spirit) sh1ro emerged as the best sniper in this tournament and was nearly flawless: 0.404 kills per round with the AWP, 36.20 damage, and not a single poor series. His confidence and precision allowed Spirit to defeat everyone. sh1ro confirmed his status as the top sniper of the tournament. Main weapon: AWP (0.404 kills/round) AWP damage: 36.20 Rating: 6.9 2. Danil "molodoy" Golubenko (FURIA) FURIA with molodoy sensationally reached the semifinals and took fourth place, losing to Aurora in the match for third place. The sniper from Kazakhstan was a standout leader in key matches against MIBR and Spirit. His AWP play exuded confidence and stability: 0.396 kills per round and 36.40 damage. In several moments, he practically carried the team on his own. Main weapon: AWP (0.396 kills/round) AWP damage: 36.40 Rating: 6.3 3. Özgür "Woxic" Eker (Aurora) woxic once again proved that his aggressive style works. In matches against The MongolZ and Astralis, he often opened the score first and skillfully changed positions after shooting. His stats are impressive: 0.385 kills per round with the AWP and 34.92 damage—among the best in the playoffs. Main weapon: AWP (0.385 kills/round) AWP damage: 34.92 Rating: 6.2 4. Igor "w0nderful" Zhdanov (NAVI) 5. Usukhbayar "910" Banzragch (The MongolZ) CLICK TO READ FULL NEWS

1. Danil “donk” Kryshkovets — 7.6 The undisputed MVP of the tournament. donk played 15 maps, showing 0.99 KRP and 100.75 ADR. He dominated every match, from groups to the final. His clutches, aggression, and headshots are MVP-worthy. Average stats: Rating: 7.6 KRP: 0.99 ADR: 100.75 2. Dmitriy “sh1ro” Sokolov— 6.9 sh1ro played 15 maps at the highest level. His sniper accuracy, cold-blooded clutches, and overall round control helped Spirit win every match in the tournament. His 0.80 K/D and 81.92 ADR are a testament to his consistency. Average stats: Rating: 6.9 KRP: 0.80 ADR: 81.92 3. Artem "r1nkle" Moroz — 6.7 The Ukrainian sniper became one of the tournament's revelations. r1nkle displayed incredible consistency: 0.82 KRP and 82.65 ADR. He was a crucial part of NiP's success in the group stage and fought till the end in the playoffs. Average stats: Rating: 6.7 KRP: 0.82 ADR: 82.65 4. Rasmus "sjuush" Beck — 6.7 5. Azbayar "Senzu" Munkhbold — 6.7 6. Martin "Stavn" Lund — 6.6 7. Ismailcan “XANTARES” Dörtkardeş — 6.5 8. Ali "Wicadia" Haidar Yalcin — 6.4 9. Igor "w0nderful" Zhdanov — 6.3 10. Danil “molodoy” Golubnko — 6.3 CLICK TO READ FULL NEWS

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PGL Astana quarter-finals as they happened CLICK TO READ FULL NEWS QUARTER-FINALS! Spirit vs NiP – HIGHLIGHTS - PGL Astana 2025 | CS2:

NIP performed above expectations but still fell to the tournament favorites. Tournament favorites Spirit continued their flawless run through PGL Astana by defeating Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0 in the quarter-final. After a straightforward 13-8 victory on NIP's pick of Train, Marco "⁠Snappi⁠" Pfeiffer's side surprised by storming to a 10-3 lead on Spirit's stronghold of Dust2. In 2025, only Falcons and Vitality have beaten Sergey "⁠hally⁠" Shavaev's squad on the map but NIP came two rounds away from adding their name to that list. A Myroslav "⁠zont1x⁠" Plakhotia Five-SeveN triple, however, turned the tides and Spirit erected a wall on CT side to maintain their 100% win-rate in Kazakhstan ahead of a semi-final against FURIA tomorrow. That's now eight map wins in a row for Spirit, as they attempt to turn the $1.25m tournament into a procession given their status as the sole top-four team in attendance. So far, so good. Job done: NIP climb to 25th on VRS with QF run chopper: "We're not in excellent shape" It's obvious that Spirit and everyone else in Kazakhstan expect them to lift the trophy on Sunday. The gulf is so big in the team list that Leonid "⁠chopper⁠" Vishnyakov could honestly tell James "⁠BanKs⁠" Banks the team were "not in excellent shape" whilst winning all eight of the maps they have played in Astana. It remains to be seen whether a team can push Spirit like Ninjas in Pyjamas did on Dust2 with the conversion to close. CLICK TO READ FULL NEWS

molodoy topped the scoreboard amidst a raucous reception from his home crowd. FURIA have continued their fairytale run at PGL Astana in Danil "⁠molodoy⁠" Golubenko's debut, defeating MIBR 2-0 (Nuke 16-13, Train 13-2) to secure a semi-final spot. Nuke was a tale of two T sides, as both squads got their best work done on offense. MIBR's force-buy after a lost pistol kicked off their attack, and their up-tempo approach was difficult for FURIA to deal with. Some key Mareks "⁠YEKINDAR⁠" Gaļinskis and molodoy frags, however, ensured FURIA earned a tied half. FURIA's T side was slower, more default-heavy, and one that MIBR struggled to read early doors. As the half wore on MIBR got a better grasp of things, with Lucas "⁠Lucaozy⁠" Neves and Felipe "⁠insani⁠" Yuji doing the heavy lifting, but FURIA cobbled together a couple of isolated rounds to force OT. MIBR seemed to have run out of steam by the extra rounds, with FURIA romping easily to victory via a 4-1 score. Train was a complete blowout in FURIA's favour, thanks in no small part to molodoy's 2.11-rated showing, despite the international squad starting on the T side. MIBR tried to play aggressive on defense but ran into FURIA's defaults, before switching things up to play passive, but being unable read the rounds. As a result FURIA took a huge lead into the second half, which they easily converted upon. CLICK TO READ FULL NEWS

An Astralis side revitalized by HooXi's leadership were deserved winners over a lacklustre NAVI. Astralis have continued their surprise run in PGL Astana by taking down Natus Vincere 2-1, securing their semi-final berth with wins on Nuke (16-13) and Ancient (13-6) either side of a loss on Mirage (8-13). Astralis kicked off their Nuke T side in the ascendency, thanks to Victor "⁠Staehr⁠" Staehr's efforts in the pistol round and a Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz clutch on a force-buy in the third. Once guns came up for Natus Vincere, however, they dominated, shutting down Astralis' Upper hits and controlling the map with intelligent, well-timed aggression. With a winning first half under their belts Natus Vincere looked set to secure Nuke after winning their T pistol, but Astralis won another force-buy to put themselves in control. With Astralis creeping towards victory, Mihai "⁠iM⁠" Ivan and Justinas "⁠jL⁠" Lekavicius came up with impact rounds to haul Natus Vincere to map point and put Astralis' economy in the bin. Mirage was a more one-sided affair, with Natus Vincere showing why they are considered one of the best teams in the world on the map. Ihor "⁠w0nderful⁠" Zhdanov took control of his team's CT half to guide them to a dominant 10-2 advantage, and although some more force-buy shenanigans allowed Astralis to get back into the game and pad out their score, Natus Vincere duly secured a decider. HooXi's calling was certainly a boon for the Danes in this series. On Ancient in particuar, Natus Vincere could not handle the T side he was throwing at them, and he made a risky gamble late on CT that paid dividends, as explained by Staehr: "The force-buy we had, we knew they would come B, it was just perfect. That's a HooXi masterclass." CLICK TO READ FULL NEWS

The Turkish team have gone out in their first playoff match five events in a row but have progressed against a team with similar issues. Aurora have ended a streak of five first-round playoff defeats in a row by overcoming The MongolZ in PGL Astana's first quarter-final. The 2-0 win means revenge for Aurora against the team that defeated them in IEM Katowice's arena, in the first of those five first-match exits. If you include BLAST Bounty's grand final, it was six matches without a win in the playoffs — a fact Özgür "⁠woxic⁠" Eker was more than aware of. "We made it," the AWPer beamed on stage post-game with James "⁠BanKs⁠" Banks. "We broke the curse." Both teams have been labelled as playoff chokers since that bout, making the matchup an intriguing one to open the Barys Arena even before you add in their rare status as their respective country's hegemons. Ali "⁠Wicadia⁠" Haydar Yalçın (122 ADR on Mirage) and woxic (30-16 on Anubis), however, combined to remove most of that intrigue with domineering performances. "I think this is like our seventh playoff, so I hope we can do it this time," woxic told HLTV pre-game. "I don't want to jinx it." And that, he certainly did not, as the 26-year-old sniper made Anubis his playground with 31 frags to close it out. click to read full news

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PGL Astana playoff bracket set The MongolZ vs. Aurora and FURIA vs. MIBR are two of the quarter-final match-ups. The PGL Astana playoff bracket is set with the top eight teams that made it through the Swiss group stage now seeded against each other to play the quarter-finals at the Barys Arena. The single-elimination bracket will kick off on Friday, May 16, at 07:00 , with The MongolZ taking on Aurora for the first time since IEM Katowice, where the Mongolian squad prevailed, although the two teams have met six times since the beginning of 2024. Natus Vincere vs. Astralis will follow at 10:00 , before local player and FURIA's latest addition, AWPer Danil "⁠molodoy⁠" Golubenko, gets to make his arena debut in his home city in front of his home crowd at 13:00 against MIBR. To round out the quarter-finals, the tournament's favorites, Spirit, will play at 16:00 , going up against Ninjas in Pyjamas, who recently made it into the top 30 positions in both the HLTV World Ranking and the VRS Global Ranking. The semi-finals will follow on Saturday, with the third-place decider and best-of-five grand final bookending the tournament on championship Sunday. CLICK TO READ FULL NEWS

The series came down to a 1vs2 in the final round on the Ancient decider map. Virtus.pro's Mirage pick opened the series, and although MIBR were first on the board after winning their CT-side pistol round, the Russian squad took an early 4-1 lead. Felipe "⁠insani⁠" Yuji and Rafael "⁠saffee⁠" Costa played big roles in not letting it get out of hand, however, and contributed 12 frags each to get their team a 7-5 lead at the half. MIBR then got a 10-5 lead after the half, stemming from a failed 5vs5 retake in the pistol round, although Virtus.pro brought back to an 11-11 tie grinding their way back on the defense, but were ultimately stunned in the final two rounds as the Brazilians stole the map, 13-11, to get the 1-0 lead in the series. click to read full news

The best highlights from PGL Astana group stage Here you can watch some of the best highlights from the PGL Astana 2025 tournament. In the attachment you will see: r1nkle combat AWPing 4K sends NIP to playoffs "King of the trolls" - Snax makes a knife smoke play HooXi downs four of VP in four seconds YEKINDAR completes full eco quad-kill 1v1 and much more click to read full news

The Turkish team's shaky group stage comes to a successful conclusion after a dominant win over one of the tournament's surprises. Aurora have secured a spot in the PGL Astana quarter-finals following a swift 2-0 win over ODDIK, eliminating the Brazilian team from the tournament. The victory brings an end to the Turkish side's shaky group stage. In their first appearance since PGL Bucharest in mid-April, Aurora looked rusty to start with a narrow loss to BIG, which was followed by two close wins against HOTU and Ninjas in Pyjamas. click to read full news

G2's campaign with TaZ standing in for huNter- ends with a group stage exit. Ninjas in Pyjamas have secured a spot in the PGL Astana playoffs after winning a round five match against G2 in the Swiss group stage. The Marco "⁠Snappi⁠" Pfeiffer-led side won the do-or-die series in two maps to ensure their first Big Event playoffs appearance in the tier-one debut with the new lineup after beating Virtus.pro and HOTU earlier in the tournament. After a slow start to the new core, their climb up the ranks continues, with Ninjas in Pyjamas now sitting in a preliminary 24th place on the Global Valve Standings thanks to the G2 victory and securing a minimum $62,500 payout from PGL Astana. click to read full news

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