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Passion UA announced on January 1st, 2025 that Vsevolod “s-chilla” Shchurov have decided to resign from their CS2 roster and take an indefinite break from competitive play. The Ukrainian player cited burnout and a growing dissatisfaction with the repetitive routine of competitive gaming as the main reasons behind his departure in an interview with Passion UA.

On November 2nd, 2024, Team Vitality faced off MOUZ in the quarter-finals at BLAST Premier World Final and bested them 2-0 without breaking a sweat. The best part is that they did all this with Audric "⁠JACKZ⁠" Jug standing in for William "⁠mezii⁠" Merriman, with the former having played only two practice games before the tournament. Astonishingly, Team Vitality has been blowing past the tournament with the 32 year-old, beating Team Spirit and Liquid before their match with MOUZ.

On January 9th, 2025, GamerLegion unveiled its latest roster addition, the seasoned Fredrik “REZ” Sterner, who previously spent 7 years with Ninjas In Pyjamas (NIP).

In the electrifying arena of competitive gaming, few events draw attention like the PGL Bucharest tournament. This year (2025), powerhouses G2 Esports and 3DMAX have continued their dominating streaks, showcasing skill, strategy, and an unbeatable drive to win. Here’s a deeper dive into how these teams have once again set the esports world ablaze.

Eternal Fire have booked their place in the PGL Cluj-Napoca playoffs after defeating 3DMAX in a tense three-map series. This marks the Turkish squad’s third playoff appearance of the year, following strong runs at BLAST Bounty and IEM Katowice.

On December 2nd, 2024, Team Liquid fans rejoiced as their favourite team became the first out of sixteen teams to break out of the Opening Stage and make it to the Elimination Stage. While many were expecting Liquid to put up such a performance, given the teams they had been matched up with, they, nonetheless, delivered on those expectations. They beat Wildcard in their opening best-of-one game 13-10 and then went on to beat Cloud9 with the same scoreline (although they were down 3-9).

On January 30, 2025, Astralis secured their place in the next round of IEM Katowice after a hard-fought victory over FlyQuest, eliminating the American squad in a closely contested series that had many holding their breath.

On December 18th 2024, Adam "⁠friberg⁠" Friberg, a 33 year-old Swede who is arguably one of the most successful Swede players in Counter-Strike history, announced on X (formerly Twitter) that he would be transitioning to a coaching role, being open to offers from different organizations: “Transitioning from player to coach for 2025. With my history in top teams, including MVP at a Major and IGLing for OpTic & Dignitas, I know what it takes to win. My focus: leadership, communication, and core fundamentals at CS's highest level. Need a head coach? Let's talk on DM!”

On January 13th, 2025, Sangal Esports announced that they have added Tugay “TuGuX” Keskin to the roster as an assistant coach. The German former CS player had previously coached the team from 2022 to 2023 before leaving for BIG.

On October 29th, 2024, SAW, short for Stay a Warrior, the Portuguese esports organization took home their first LAN trophy in Counter-Strike 2 after winning ESL Challenger’s Katowice. The team has had a phenomenal run throughout the tournament, having fortunate matchups but also having the capability to close things out. In fact, they are the only team that went completely undefeated the entire tournament.

On November 27th, 2024, Passion UA CEO Artemijs Rjabovs said in an interview with Cyber TALK Show that his organization has renewed the contracts it has had with its CS2 players. While the exact details of said contracts are unknown at the moment, such as whether it was signed before the RMR or after the RMR when the team qualified for the Shanghai Major, all we know so far is that they’ll expire in 2027. However, the CEO has explicitly said that he does not intend to stand between opportunities if bigger organizations come to scout for his players after the performance they put up at the Europe RMR this month.

On January 9th, 2025, GamerLegion officially announced the benching of Sebastian “volt” Maloș, marking the team’s second roster shift of the off-season.

On November 18th, 2024, FNATIC concluded day 1 with a 1-1 score at the Perfect World Shanghai Major Europe RMR. Although they were dealt a bad hand in their opening game, being matched against Natus Vincere, the #1 team in the world, they didn’t go down without stealing 9 rounds off the powerhouse. They completely bounced back in the following game, obliterating Rebels in a swift 13-3 fashion.

On January 11th, 2025, Metizport announced huge updates to their roster, with Hampus “hampus” Poser and Isak “isak” Fahlén joining the team. Both players have signed contracts that extend until the summer of 2026.

On November 11th, 2024, fans are eagerly waiting for the Shanghai Major to commence at the start of December. However, before that, the final qualifiers for the Major will entertain us this month, and among the many teams participating, M80 is a very intriguing contender. Many expected the American team to fall off after G2 Esports snatched their star rifler, Mario "⁠malbsMd⁠" Samayoa, but the remaining team, especially Ethan "⁠reck⁠" Serrano has proven everyone wrong.