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BLAST Open Porto dominated the professional CS2 calendar over the closing days of August. Elite teams fought for six arena playoff places. NAVI’s struggles continued, Luminosity changed its roster again, and a public payment dispute put player contracts under scrutiny. In Dota 2, Virtus.pro began its post-International rebuild by disbanding its roster.
This Week’s Highlights
- BLAST Open Porto opened with 16 teams split across two double-elimination groups: Spirit, FURIA, MOUZ, and Falcons claimed the first four playoff places, confirming their status among the tournament’s leading contenders. Six teams will ultimately advance to the Super Bock Arena, where the title will be decided from September 4-6.
- G2 eliminated NAVI from BLAST Open Porto with a 2–0 victory: G2 won Ancient 13–6 and Inferno 13–10, sending NAVI out before the arena playoffs. The result followed NAVI’s Round of 16 exit at the Esports World Cup and extended a difficult run ahead of StarLadder StarSeries Fall.
- Luminosity benched Aurimas “Bymas” Pipiras less than two months after signing its international CS2 lineup following consecutive last-place finishes at XSE Pro League Guangzhou and the Esports World Cup. The organisation then signed Simon “yxngstxr” Boije as his replacement and officially appointed former Monte coach Alexander “kakafu” Szymanczyk as head coach.
- Bymas made a financial dispute with former organisation Monte public, claiming he is owed tens of thousands of dollars in salary, prize money, bonuses and sticker revenue. He also said other former team members are awaiting payments. Monte rejected the “tens of thousands” claim, disputed the sticker allegations and acknowledged that payment delays had occurred.
- Virtus.pro wasted no time starting its post-International rebuild. The organisation released Timado, Abed, SabeRLight-, Hellscream, Fly, and the team’s coaching staff after results fell short of expectations. Virtus.pro confirmed it is not leaving Dota 2, meaning a new lineup is coming, and several experienced players have immediately entered the offseason market.
- Spirit won the Esports World Cup after defeating FUT 3–1 in the grand final. Spirit recovered after dropping Cache to take Anubis, Ancient and Nuke, securing their second title of the year. Danil “donk” Kryshkovets was named tournament MVP after another dominant individual performance.
