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On August 26, 2024, Perfect World disqualified PARAVISION, a Russian CS2 team, from competing in the upcoming European RMR. The decision was made after it came to light that a Valve-banned coach, F_1N, was present during the team’s qualifying match last week.

People who play CS2 get used to the gameplay quite rapidly. They discover the different maps and learn how to work as a team, no matter which group they’re a part of. But sometimes, being in a team can drag you down or be less challenging. In some cases, when playing with a team, you may feel like there’s just no challenge anymore and that beating opponents, particularly weaker ones, is way too easy. Other times, you get teamed up with people who don’t know what they’re doing and lose. That’s when learning how to 1v1 in CS2 comes in handy – you can play against one person only, immediately making things more interesting and challenging. But how exactly do you join 1v1 games? This article will tell you everything you need to know.

On September 27th, 2024, the first day of BLAST Fall Final played out, where, amongst many things, fans saw Team Vitality humiliate Team Astralis. They did not concede a single round to Team Astralis on their first map, Inferno, and delivered the final blow on the second map, Dust2, with a 13-4 win. While many did expect Team Vitality to have a dominant start to the tournament, given their track record this entire year, what has made this series all the more popular is the Astralis controversy that boiled over just a day prior.

On September 9th, ESL Pro League Season 20 reached a halfway point with four teams qualifying from each group, A and B, while we eagerly await for teams to battle it out in groups C and D. These group stages are being played in a triple-elimination format with 32 teams split across four groups. All matches played would be a best-of-three and a team would be sent home if they lost three matches.

On October 10th, 2024, Georgia State University gave an investigative update on a recently sparked controversial case in the CS2 community. The case was brought to light when Amanda "Reef" Ruiz of GIRLYPOPS shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) showing members of another team “GSU Black” making transphobic comments on PRACC.com. Notably, they called the GIRLYPOPS lineup "5/5 tranny demons," using one of the oldest transphobic terms to date.

On October 8th, 2024, day 1 of IEM Rio 2024 saw many matches go down, some one-sided, some evenly matched between bitter rivals and some looking for the redemption run. For FURIA, this event meant something else since they’re on their home ground, Brazil. As a Brazillian team, it has always been FURIA’s vision to win major events on local soil, but unfortunately, it has always felt short for the past few years.

On October 14th, 2024, another CS2 Major came to an end, this time IEM Rio 2024, with Natus Vincere winning it all and taking home the trophy. Even though the team lost underwhelmingly to G2 Esports in the foregoing event, BLAST Fall Final, they redeemed themselves in the grand final against MOUZ.

On October 15th, 2024, details about the upcoming Elisa Masters Espoo 2024 were revealed as fans look forward to another fantastic tournament. With the dust of IEM Rio 2024 settling, we have a set of fresh new teams competing for the trophy here: from powerhouses like The MongolZ and HEROIC to rising stars like BB and ENCE. The tournament is set to begin tomorrow, October 16th and is scheduled to go on for four more days till October 20th.

On September 29th, 2024, Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev, a legend from the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive days, made his triumphant entry to the CS2 scene by signing a three-month loan with The Falcons from Natus Vincere. The announcement came from none other than the team itself, with the The Falcons X (formerly Twitter) page stating: “THE LEGEND RETURNS. s1mple is back on a 3-month loan. Time to soar higher.” While the contract is temporary, s1mple is definitely testing the waters with it, taking over the spot of the Spanish player Álvaro “⁠SunPayus⁠” García.

CS2 knives are some of the most appreciated items in the game. Although guns are usually the idea you have in your head when you think about CS2, knives are also great because they provide melee benefits for the players. However, some of the best knives in the game have a discouraging price tag, while the cheaper ones are something players avoid as they consider them lower quality. But if you know where to look and you’re in desperate need of this item, finding the cheapest CS2 knife will let you enjoy the fun without breaking the bank. This post will reveal the most affordable CS2 knives you can buy this year.

On September 16th, 2024, 16 teams were locked in for a single-elimination bracket for the ESL Pro League Season 20 after battling it out through the ferocious Group Stages. Looking back on the event, 32 teams entered Season 20, split across four groups, but only half proceeded to the Playoffs. Last time we talked about ESL Pro League Season 20, groups A and B had concluded, so let’s check out what happened in groups C and D as well as how well our predictions held up!

On August 27, 2024, CS2 fans received major updates on the upcoming CS2 pro-play season hosted by PGL. The renowned esports organization announced its intentions to host several new tournaments in the coming two years with locations ranging from Kazakhstan to Belgrade and more. They have definitely set the pace for the next two years and we’re bound to see some heavy competition in the CS2 professional scene.

On October 9th, 2024, Martin "⁠stavn⁠" Lund, Astralis’ rifler, reflected on the team’s performance in their most recent game in IEM Rio 2024, also remarking on the team’s cohesiveness as a whole. After beating Eternal Fire 13-11 in the Group Stages of Group B, Astralis faced off against HEROIC but lost with a humiliating 2-0 score. With this defeat, Astralis so far has not won a single best-of-three since picking up Casper "⁠cadiaN⁠" Møller.

On October 18th, 2024, HEROIC joined The MongolZ in the semi-finals as they secured the top seed of their group for a spot in the Playoffs. While many were expecting such an outcome, given that both are the highest and second-highest-ranked teams at the tournament, some doubted HEROIC due to their inconsistent performance this year. The team gambled earlier this year as they tried to merge the styles of 2023's HEROIC with NertZ and SAW's ENCE and IGL Damjan "⁠kyxsan⁠" Stoilkovski.

On October 11th, 2024, Bleed Esports' CS2 coach Aleksandar "Kassad" Trifunovic dropped a bombshell on X (formerly Twitter), highlighting the organization's very concerning malpractices. From the statement issued, it seems that the team had relentlessly attempted to resolve their disputes internally, but due to persistent ignorance from the organization, they decided to go public and cut ties with BLEED Esports as a whole.