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A leaked CDL 2026 salary list shows huge pay gaps: Cellium at $850k tops Pred, HyDra, Scrap and Shotzzy; Falcons, LAT and OpTic lead team spend.
BLAST reveals full team list for Bounty Winter 2026 (Jan 22–25, Malta). 32 teams fight for 8 LAN spots via Jan 13–18 qualifiers; MOUZ, The MongolZ and G2 skip.
CTBC Flying Oyster sign ex-BLG jungler Shad0w for 2026. Doggo extends; Rest re-signs; coach Chawy returns. CFO still seeking mid and support before kickoff.
Fnatic extend Iván “Razork” Martín for 2026 as starting jungler, ending replacement rumors. Empyros joins; Vladi and Lospa expected to round out the roster.
Fnatic sign ERL standout Empyros as 2026 top laner, replacing Oscarinin. Synergy with reported mid Vladi a key factor; debut set for LEC Versus.
Swiss org Team BDS rebrands to Shifters, shifting HQ to central Geneva and refocusing spend beyond LEC while retaining a leaner 2026 LoL roster.
T1 edge Hanwha Life 3–2 to claim their first KeSPA Cup, with Peyz starring as finals MVP after a lower bracket surge and clutch game-five teamfight.
BC.Game Esports split with coach Luka “emi” Vuković as his trial deal ends after five months and 12 events, amid limited results and a recent exit of IGL nexa.
GamerLegion add Janusz “Snax” Pogorzelski as IGL, with IMD as interim coach after benching ashhh and ztr, aiming to stabilize ahead of 2026 events.
Team Vitality sign Marek “Humanoid” Brázda for 2026, replacing Czajek and reuniting with Carzzy as the LEC side reshapes its mid lane.
ESL brings IEM Rio back on April 13–19 with 16 teams, $300k prize pool, GSL groups into BO5 finals, and qualifier spots from Global and Americas.
Team Spirit sweep Team Falcons 2–0 at the Budapest Major, powered by teenage anchor zweih’s clutch heroics on Nuke and Dust2 to reach the semifinals.
ESL outlined IEM Cologne 2026 Major slots: Europe 17, Americas 10, Asia 5. Allocation reflects Budapest Major results and shapes Stage 1–3 invites.
PGL Major Singapore 2026 runs Nov 25–Dec 13 with 32 CS2 teams, a US$1.25M prize pool, Swiss stages, and playoffs at Singapore Indoor Stadium.
Ninjas in Pyjamas re-sign support Wang “Zhuo” Xuzhuo for 2026, rebuilding around mid laner Care while top, jungle, and ADC are still to be confirmed.
Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS unveil a 2026 roster headlined by Aria with Vsta and van, plus coach CorGi. The lineup joins Evi and Marble.
Doğukan “qRaxs” Balaban is taking a short break from competitive VALORANT, leaving FUT to press on with KROSTALY, baha, and ATA KAPTAN ahead of 2026.
The ninth Kespa Cup starts December 6 with 14 teams, NA debuts for Cloud9 and Team Liquid, Asian Games stakes for stars, and a ₩100M prize pool. See Day 1 ...
WBG finalize their 2026 roster with Jiejie and Zika, joining Elk, Erha and Xiaohu. The rebuilt five projects upside and could emerge as live outsiders in LPL.
Weibo Gaming sign star ADC Elk and promote rookie support Erha to form a new LPL 2026 bot lane. WBG complete their roster and lift expectations for the season.
Riot launches sweeping LoL 2026 Season 1 updates, adding role quests, Faelights, new and returning items, faster minion waves and stronger turrets.
Bilibili Gaming have signed star ADC Park “Viper” Do-hyeon, replacing Zhao “Elk” Jia-Hao and reuniting the LPL contender with a title-ready core.
Riot’s 2026 Season 1 brings role quests for top, mid, ADC, a seventh item slot, faster minion spawns, jungle tweaks, and ranked updates, hitting PBE Dec 3.
JD Gaming have signed coaches Tabe and Xiaobai for 2026 after AL’s breakout title. With Xiaoxu and Vampire on board, JDG now focus on finalizing their roster.
Bilibili Gaming have re-signed Knight and ON while parting with Elk for 2026. After a mixed 2025 and a Worlds miss, BLG now hunt a new ADC before Split 1.
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