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🐴 Liquid will field Vladan "VLDN" Radević in place of Mario "malbsMd" Samayoa for their Logitech G Play Connect campaign in Warsaw, announcing the Guatemalan rifler will miss the event due to personal reasons.
It will be Liquid's first LAN since their Round of 32 exit in the Open Qualifier for the Esports World Cup, and comes on the heels of a labored campaign through the PGL Masters Bucharest qualifier.
VLDN has spent recent months plying his trade for ex-Zero Tenacity, and has averaged a 1.10 rating in 2026.
Liquid will field the following roster in Poland:
🇺🇸 Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski
🇨🇦 Keith "NAF" Markovic
🇿🇦 Johnny "JT" Theodosiou
🇧🇬 Georgi "Jorko" Mitev
🇷🇸 Vladan "VLDN" Radević
🇭🇺 Viktor "flashie" Tamás Bea (coach)
Are Vitality ready to start lifting trophies again? 👀🏆
With mezii back in the starting lineup, they are currently the biggest favorites on Thunderpick to win the upcoming StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026:
🇫🇷 Vitality - 3.00 to win the event 🐭 MOUZ - 4.00 🇧🇷 FURIA - 4.35 🇺🇦 NAVI - 6.50 🇷🇺 Aurora - 8.00 🇪🇺 magic - 25.00 🇧🇷 MIBR - 50.00 🇺🇸 NRG - 100.00 🔞 18+ Bet Responsibly
French outlet La Source has claimed that 🇪🇺 OG will rebuild their roster around Alexandre "bodyy" Pianaro, who will take over IGL duties.
Head coach Lambert "Lambert" Prigent will reportedly stay on, while Olle "spooke" Grundström could remain on the roster. This would mean that IGL Casper "cadiaN" Møller and Luca "pr1metapz" Voigt have been deemed surplus to requirements.
⚡️ Thunderpick has unveiled the full team list for its upcoming World Championship tournament in Malta, featuring eight teams and a $1 million prize pool. Scheduled for October 14-18 at the BLAST Arena studio, the event will be one of the last chances for teams to rack up Valve points before November 2's Singapore Major invite cutoff.
🇸🇦 Falcons and 🇧🇷 FURIA headline the team list as the only top-five sides in attendance, while FISSURE Playground 3 champions 🇧🇷 Legacy and 🇷🇺 Aurora round out the top-10 representation.
$500,000 StarLadder StarSeries Fall kicks off tomorrow in Barcelona 📍🇪🇸
You can check out the tournament's schedule here
🇹🇷 FUT are on the brink of completing the signing of G2 benched AWPer Álvaro "SunPayus" García, sources with knowledge of the situation told HLTV. The Spanish player will take up AWPing duties from Nikita "cmtry" Samolotov, who has struggled for consistency in 2026.
SunPayus has been inactive since June, when he was moved to the bench by G2 and eventually replaced by Artem "r1nkle" Moroz. His arrival brings a wealth of experience to the young FUT squad and should provide more tactical flexibility as he can act as a secondary caller.
FUT considered other AWPing options, including Henrich "sl3nd" Hevesi, who also tried out for the squad, and Alan "flayy" Krupa, sources said.
If confirmed, his signing will leave FUT with:
🇺🇦 Dmytro "dem0n" Myroshnychenko
🇽🇰 Aulon "Krabeni" Fazlija
🇱🇹 Džiugas "dziugss" Steponavičius
🇹🇷 Yasin "xfl0ud" Koç
🇪🇸 Álvaro "SunPayus" García
🇭🇺 András "coolio" Fercsák (coach)
🇪🇺 magic have announced that the team's coach, Danila "eksiver" Yurkov, will stand in for the team at StarLadder StarSeries Fall due to Andrey "AW" Anisimov's visa issues.
The news comes as a blow for magic, who have recently appeared at Esports World Cup and FISSURE Playground 3, defeating 🇷🇺 PARIVISION and 🇪🇺 FaZe in the latter.
In Barcelona, they have been matched up against 🇫🇷 Vitality in their opener.
magic will play StarLadder StarSeries Fall with:
🇧🇾 Svyatoslav "MaSvAl" Masko
🇺🇦 Vitaliy "sFade8" Marushka
🇰🇿 Abdurakhim "mo0N" Issa
🇷🇺 Nikita "tenzy" Kochenyuk
🇷🇺 Danila "eksiver" Yurkov (stand-in)
🇲🇳 The MongolZ have announced the benching of Zolbayar "tikuak" Chimedtseren and Dugarsuren "DarkMeister" Ireedui, bringing an end to the duo's two-month stint on the active roster.
tikuak and DarkMeister played a total of nine matches with the squad, averaging 0.91 and 0.92 ratings across their tenures after struggling against higher-caliber opposition.
The MongolZ are now:
🇲🇳 Garidmagnai "bLitz" Byambasuren
🇲🇳 Usukhbayar "910" Banzragch
🇲🇳 Sodbayar "Techno" Munkhbold
🇲🇳 Erdenedalai "maaRaa" Bayanbat (coach)
📣 Perfect World has announced that it will host the second Major of 2027 in Shanghai, China, confirming a previous report by HLTV.
It will be Perfect World's second Major after Shanghai 2024, which saw Spirit win their first Major trophy after beating FaZe in the grand final.
The first Major of 2027 will be hosted by FiReSPORTS in Buenos Aires, Argentina, followed by Perfect World at the end of the year. HLTV previously learned that BLAST and ESL won the bids for the Majors in 2028.
🇸🇪 Ninjas in Pyjamas have announced the signing of Adam "adamb" Ångström from OG ahead of their appearance at Logitech G Play Connect.
The 21-year-old will take the place of academy player Roman "n0te" Hamze, who was temporarily promoted to the main team after Artem "cairne" Mushynskyi's benching.
Ninjas in Pyjamas are now:
🇩🇰 Rasmus "sjuush" Beck
🇵🇱 Kacper "xKacpersky" Gabara
🇩🇰 Martin "stavn" Lund
🇩🇪 Karim "Krimbo" Moussa (on loan)
🇸🇪 Adam "adamb" Ångström
🇸🇪 Richard "Xizt" Landström (coach)
🇧🇷 Legacy climb two spots to No. 6 in the HLTV World Rankings after lifting the trophy at FISSURE Playground 3
🖥 Full Rankings
🇪🇺 INFINITE have announced that they have parted ways with Martin "Dytor" Handl, with the 23-year-old rifler becoming a free agent.
"He's been a valuable asset in our fight for international glory," INFINITE's post to X read. "As of today, he's a free agent and ready for his next challenge. Thank you, Dytor. See you on the server."INFINITE will have to fill the empty slot on their roster quickly, as they are set to kick off their Logitech G Play Connect 2026 campaign on September 18 against Liquid. INFINITE are left with: 🇸🇪 Rasmus "kreaz" Johansson 🇷🇴 Raul "Blytz" Gligor 🇷🇴 Sebastian "volt" Maloș 🇭🇺 Henrich "sl3nd" Hevesi 🇩🇪 Samy "Tionix" von Gehlen (coach)
🇧🇷 paiN are to make their second change in as many weeks by benching Guilherme "piriajr" Barbosa, according to a report by Dust2.com.br. The team are set to use academy player Lucas "Tatu" Santana in his stead, at least in the short term.
The report comes after paiN recently benched Vinicius "vsm" Moreira, who was replaced by another academy player Rickson "Rkzinho" Ribeiro Dias.
Should the move come to pass, paiN would feature:
🇧🇷 Rodrigo "biguzera" Bittencourt
🇧🇷 João "snow" Vinicius
🇧🇷 Rafael "saffee" Costa
🇧🇷 Rickson "Rkzinho" Ribeiro Dias
🇧🇷 Lucas "Tatu" Santana
🇧🇷 Henrique "rikz" Waku (coach)
🇺🇸 M80 claim the helmet of champions at Roman Imperium Cup VIII
In the best-of-three grand finals, the American team beat 🇧🇷 Luminosity 2-0: 13-10 Dust2, 13-10 Cache.
The entire run earned M80 143 VRS points and elevated the squad to No. 24 in the global rankings
✔️ The team list for PGL Masters Bucharest has been set following the conclusion of regional qualifiers in Europe, South America, North America, and Asia, which saw Nemiga, DENDELE, Liquid, and TYLOO earn the final spots at the $1,250,000 event.
PGL Masters Bucharest is scheduled for October 24-31 and will be a crucial event for teams looking to qualify for cement their invites for PGL Major Singapore ahead of the November 2 VRS invite cut-off.
