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Delve into the heart-pounding action of the PGL Bucharest 2025 quarter-finals with our minute-by-minute updates and analysis. Experience the excitement as if you're watching live from the front row. Join us in uncovering which teams are edging closer to glory in this prestigious esports tournament.

On October 1st, 2024, LVL, teaming up with GRID, shared important details for the upcoming Thunderpick World Championship (first announced back in April), and it’s shaping up to be quite a historical event in the Counter-Strike circuit! It will go down as one of the biggest events in CS2 esports, with a prize pool of one million dollars, higher than anyone has ever seen. The prize pool, coupled with the premium venue of Berlin, CS2 fans are excited to see how things will unfold!

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.

In an intriguing dive into the chemistry between two renowned figures in the esports arena, m0NESY's recent revelation about his unique bond with teammate NiKo has stirred conversations across the community. As a cyber sport expert, I delve into the implications of such connections and how they can redefine team dynamics and performance.

On December 6th 2024, G2 Esports cemented itself as the top seed at the Shanghai Major with a stellar performance across multiple matches. Despite having a small hiccup on day one of the Elimination Stage when they lost their first best-of-one 13-10 to The MongolZ, one could call it “getting used to the tournament setting” because they have been undefeated ever since. Since then, G2 Esports has crushed BIG 13-5 and beaten 3DMAX 13-8, putting them at the top of the seeds for now, something that Ilya "⁠m0NESY⁠" Osipo spoke to HLTV about.

On November 26th, 2024, Nabil "⁠Nivera⁠" Benrlitom announced on X (formerly Twitter) that his current organization, Revenant, has allowed him to explore his options. While this does cast doubt on Revenant’s commitment to having a long-term CS2 roster, given that they’re now just down to two players, Kamil "⁠reiko⁠" Cegiełko and Laurențiu "⁠lauNX⁠" Țârlea, Nivera’s future is also uncertain. Despite the struggle, Nivera is a well-known name in the VALORANT and Counter-Strike sphere, given that he has competed at the highest level in both scenes.

Today, April 1, 2025, the latest CS2 update was released, bringing significant changes to one of the game's most iconic maps. The narrow corridor known as Banana on Inferno has been widened, sparking discussions and debates among players worldwide. As a cyber sports expert, I delve into how this update might transform gameplay strategies and affect team dynamics.

In an electrifying conclusion to the qualifying rounds, NRG and BESTIA have officially clinched their places in the esteemed BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 team list. This achievement not only highlights their exceptional skills and determination but also sets the stage for an intense competition at one of this year's most anticipated esports events.

MOUZ emerged victorious at PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025, securing the championship with a 3-1 win over Falcons. This victory ends their six-year drought without an arena event title and serves as a long-awaited breakthrough for the core trio of Dorain "xertioN" Berman, Ádám "torzsi" Torzsás, and Jimi "Jimpphat" Salo.

On December 4th 2024, the Opening stage at the Perfect World Shanghai Major came to an end as Wildcard bagged the final qualification spot. It was an intense game against the upcoming Ukrainian superstars, Passion UA, who delivered a stellar performance back in the RMR. Fans were entertained as the map went to three maps, with Wildcard winning their map pick, Inferno with a 13-6 scoreline, only for Passion UA to return the favor on Mirage with a 6-13 sweep of their own. The final map went into overtime, where Wildcard secured the match with a 16-13 victory. It was a memorable match for Wildcard, as Josh 'JBa' Barutt expressed in an HLTV interview.

On November 20th, 2024, many more teams qualified for the Perfect World Shanghai Major coming up in December later this year. Even though they lost pretty badly to Vitality the day before, with the latter not conceding a single map, FaZe showed up unfazed (pun intended) in their match against FNATIC. They delivered a 2-0 blow to FNATIC, with a 13-5 scoreline on map 1 (Anubis) and 13-8 scoreline on map 2 (Ancient) - a similar beating to what Vitality gave them.

On November 9th, 2024, Patrik "⁠f0rest⁠" Lindberg, one of the most successful and influential players in the Counter-Strike universe, confirmed his retirement to HLTV after a career that lasted almost two decades. f0rest won 23 LAN trophies and eight MVP medals during his time on Ninjas In Pyjamas. He also made HLTV's Top 20 Players of the Year in the rankings' first four CS:GO editions (adding to his two appearances in 1.6 in 2010 and 2011), peaking at No.2 in 2013.

On December 20th 2024, FlyQuest announced that they would be benching their AWPer Alistair "⁠aliStair⁠" Johnston. This constitutes the first-ever roster change to come to the Oceanic team since they joined the North American organization in March 2024. Now, it’s expected that the team will step into the international market to look for new replacements.

On October 30th, 2024, fans await one of the most anticipated events of the year in the CS2 esports circuit to commence: BLAST Premier World Final. The event will feature some of the best teams in the world such as Natus Vincere, G2 Esports and Vitality - Team Astralis also find themselves in the mix of such a stacked lineup, hoping to win it all. However, realistically speaking, Astralis’s chances of winning the tournament or making it far into the semi-finals look grim.

On December 24rd 2024, it came to light that Vitality have reached a verbal agreement with one of FaZe’s star players, Robin "⁠ropz⁠" Kool. The Estonian has been on FaZe for the past three years, indicating this decision to be the next chapter of his professional career. This information comes from a reliable independent reporter Guillaume 'neL' Rathier.