Category: CS2wiki
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Introducing adjusted clutch requirements
Today, we are rolling out changes to what counts as a clutch in HLTV’s scorebots and all-time leaderboards, adding thousands more clutches. A clutch seems like a simple thing to measure: a round that ends where just one player is alive on the winning team, and the opponents are all dead. And for the most…
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HLTV Confirmed: Tier 2 issues, Train and Bounty impressions
Find out what our panelists think about the team debuts at 20:00 Chad “SPUNJ” Burchill, Milan “Striker” Švejda, and Zvonimir “Professeur” Burazin return for another episode of HLTV Confirmed with an early start time. The show will start with Skinionaire, so don’t miss out on the giveaway by joining the stream late, and move on to the big discussion regarding issues within the Tier 2…
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YaLLa adjust 2025 circuit to ensure compliance with Valve rules
The organizers adjusted their circuit after the ranked status of their first 2025 event was removed due to non-compliance with Valve’s requirements. The organizers of YaLLa Compass have released an update to their 2025-2026 circuit, making several adjustments in order to ensure their compliance with Valve’s tournament operating requirements in force from this year. This comes after…
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Valve enforces Major regional representation for multi-regional teams
Split-majority teams such as Liquid or Wildcard no longer have free choice between which region they represent at the Majors. Valve has released an update to the Major Supplemental Rulebook which addresses how a team’s Major region is defined and how invitations are handled for teams that have equal representation between multiple regions. Previously, if a team…
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How tier-2 CS descended into chaos in the game’s new era
Four tournaments have had their ranked status removed after failing to comply with Valve’s new rules. Valve announced in July 2024 a rulebook for hosting licensed events from 2025. It was supposed to mark the start of a new era in Counter-Strike, one without the partner leagues that had made up most of the event calendar for…
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Nouns part ways with cJ dA K1nG
RUSH and junior are the only two players left on Nouns’ starting roster. Nouns have announced the departure of Christopher “cJ dA K1nG” Jones, leaving the team with only two players on the starting roster after Carson “nosraC” O’Reilly and Jeorge “Jeorge” Endicott also recently left the team. No replacements have been announced, but the…
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friberg announces transition to coaching
The legendary Swede calls time on a playing career stretching across more than 10 years. Adam “friberg” Friberg has taken to X to announce his transition to coaching for 2025. The 33-year-old encouraged interested parties to contact him via DM. “With my history in top teams, including MVP at a Major and IGLing for OpTic…
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BLAST Rising qualifier dates revealed
Across February and July, teams will be fighting for a chance to qualify for BLAST Open. BLAST has revealed further information regarding BLAST Rising, the open portion of the BLAST circuit that will allow teams to go all the way from open qualifiers to BLAST Open. The method for determining invites, the dates for the…
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PARIVISION bench alpha
The young in-game leader is open to offers after being moved to the inactive lineup. PARIVISION has announced that in-game leader Daniil “alpha” Demin has been moved to the bench and will not be limited in the search for new opportunities. alpha had been brought into the team during a summer revamp in July after…