Catch up with all the best frags from 🇦🇺 IEM Melbourne

New HLTV fragmovie is out on YouTube 📽

National super teams built by 🐻 FL4MUS, 🇺🇦 iM, 🇪🇺 REZ, 🇷🇺 woxic, 🐲 magixx, and 🐻 FL1T

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2021 s1mple or present day ZywOo?

❤️ s1mple
🔥 ZywOo

s1mple's MVP record doesn't bother 🇫🇷 ZywOo because the only person he wants to compete with is himself 😌

[s1mple won] eight? I didn't even know it. I don't care how many I get in one year. I'm just doing my job, I'm just doing my things, and I don't care about other people. I just want to break my record. That's the only thing I want.

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Another event, another ZywOo masterclass 🇫🇷🥇

Two-time ESL Grand Slam winner 🇪🇪🥇

Best IGL, best player right now 🇫🇷⭐️

Career 24th 🏅🇫🇷

Not there yet 💔🇸🇦

The signing that changed everything 😊🇪🇪

The streak continues 🤯🇫🇷

Fifth team to complete the ESL Grand Slam 💰🇫🇷

Champions once again 🏆🇫🇷

📊 The Frenchman's ratings throughout the event

Fourth 🏅 in a row

ZywOo grabs HLTV and 1XBET MVP for IEM Melbourne 2025

🇫🇷 Vitality win IEM Melbourne and claim the ESL Grand Slam

Brilliant performance from m0NESY 👏 🇸🇦

🇸🇦 Falcons take 🇫🇷 Vitality to map five

Bro wants another MVP 😏🏅

🇫🇷 Vitality is now one map away from lifting the IEM Melbourne trophy

An IGL of all players was the best on Dust2 🧠

🇸🇦 Falcons make 🇫🇷 Vitality drop their first map in Melbourne

Strong start from ZywOo 💪

Great day to be a CS fan in Australia 🇦🇺 🏟️

🇫🇷 Vitality speedrun through Inferno

Jonas "⁠calc⁠" Gundersen, former Chief Operating Officer Ninjas in Pyjamas, has expressed interest in acquiring the 🇩🇰 Astralis organization, according to a report by Dust2.dk.

The Danish publication reports Astralis' potential sale price to be between 13-20 million DKK ($2-3 million USD), although whether that figure includes the players or is just for the IP alone is unclear.

🇩🇰 HLTV can confirm Astralis has actively been seeking a buyer for its brand, IP rights, and CS division.

In the end, it might be NiKo and m0NESY's Falcons who stop Vitality's domination 🧐

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Who would play in Counter-Strike World Cup? We asked some pros this question for our latest video 📺

20 Games Unbeaten 🫣🇫🇷

Can't stop the Woo 👑🇫🇷

🇫🇷 Vitality are one match away from the Grand Slam

Koolest picture you will see today 🥶🇪🇪

🇫🇷 Vitality stomp The MongolZ on Mirage

Game changer 😌🇸🇦

🇸🇦 Falcons qualify for their first Grand Final with m0NESY

m0NESY returned and so did NiKo's smile 😊

TesEZ 😈🇸🇦

🇸🇦 Falcons dominate 🐭 MOUZ on Dust2 and take the lead

Ivan "⁠F_1N⁠" Kochugov has joined 🐻 Virtus.pro and will take over as the team's head coach with immediate effect.

"Ivan has walked the path from a player in a championship-winning roster to a coach known for unlocking the potential of young teams," Nikolai Petrossian, CEO of Virtus.pro, said in the organization's announcement.

"We’re confident that his experience and approach will help our squad take the next step toward victories."

BC.Game have moved 🇳🇴 Joakim "⁠jkaem⁠" Myrbostad to the inactive roster to allow "both the team and Joakim to stay focused on their respective priorities," the organization has announced.

jkaem's move to the bench comes two days after Aleksandar "⁠kassad⁠" Trifunović, the Norwegian player's former coach on BLEED, alleged that jkaem owes "over 300k to various people," including €50,000 to him, in a series of now-deleted tweets.

He also claimed jkaem had owed over $50,000 to Owen "⁠smooya⁠" Butterfield that was paid back by kassad, that jkaem "scammed skins from hampus," and that "BC.Game Esports promised to pay, and they didn't."

🇩🇰 HLTV will soon publish an investigative report revealing further details, including the scope of jkaem's debt and direct accounts from affected parties.

s1mple to 🗡 G2 is unlikely to happen, according to the org's CEO 😢

More on the latest Confirmed:
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IEM Melbourne semi-final matchups 📝

🐭 MOUZ vs. 🇸🇦 Falcons
🇫🇷 Vitality vs. 🇲🇳 The MongolZ

Young king 👑🇲🇳

The difference maker on Inferno 🇲🇳🎯

🇲🇳 The MongolZ complete the reverse sweep and qualify for the semis

🇲🇳 The MongolZ stay alive as they respond on Ancient

👞 for siuhy

Australian fans are one of a kind 😁

Dominant win from 🐴 Liquid to start off the match

Another semis secured for 🇸🇦 Falcons

Impressive map one from TeSeS 🇩🇰 👏

THE duo 😈🇸🇦

🇸🇦💪 Falcons start strong in the first quarter-final

🇪🇺 GamerLegion have announced Ashley "⁠ash⁠" Battye's contract extension to prolong the partnership that began in August 2020.

The British tactician signed a multi-year extension just over a year ago to reaffirm his commitment to the organization, and is now set to remain in the position despite GamerLegion missing out on the BLAST.tv Austin Major.

Rod Laver Arena 🏟🇦🇺

This is where the playoffs of IEM Melbourne will kick off in one hour:

09:00 CEST - 🇪🇺 GamerLegion vs. 🇸🇦 Falcons
12:00 CEST - 🇲🇳 The MongolZ vs. 🐴 Liquid

🇪🇺 GamerLegion is teasing an announcement regarding its coach Ashley "⁠ash⁠" Battye for tomorrow at 08:00 CEST

One hour later, the team will take on 🇸🇦 Falcons in the quarter-finals of IEM Melbourne

🇧🇷 FURIA's new AWPer Danil "⁠molodoy⁠" Golubenko has revealed he's "been studying English for 2 months" in a farewell video for 🇷🇺 AMKAL

"I had no idea this was real. Eight months ago I was sitting in a computer club with my family and now I've been invited to a tier 1 team."

"It will be difficult at first, but I will try to cover it with my skill in the game, something I have been developing throughout my life. I am preparing myself by studying English little by little. I have been studying for two months now."

Not only m0NESY reunited with NiKo in 🇸🇦 Falcons, he's also working now with a coach he admired from the early days of his career 🤝🇩🇰

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The best big event performances of REZ's career:

1.28 rated at 🇺🇸 IEM Oakland 2017
1.28 at 🇸🇪 DH Masters Stockholm 2018
1.27 SO FAR at 🇦🇺 IEM Melbourne 2025

Time to shine again? 👀🏟

"We learned that NiKo has practically talked to Falcons for 6 months to agree on a deal without talking to us, it was leaked, that's how we discovered it."

🗡 G2 CEO has revealed that the org was close to losing not only one but THREE players at the end of 2023

HLTV Confirmed is back and today we are joined by 🗡 G2 CEO Alban Dechelotte

Talking NiKo & m0NESY joining Falcons and the team's future 👀

👉 twitch.tv/hltvorg 👈

🇩🇰🇪🇺 Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen has taken to X to post about FaZe's situation after being eliminated from IEM Melbourne in the group stage:

Tough times build character and this time is no different than others. Reset, reflect and get humbled, only then you see everything more clear.

It is very hard to see right now, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to give up. I’m gonna keep working hard so there are no regrets.

Despite 🇺🇸 Complexity failing to reach the playoffs in Melbourne, Grim ended the group stage with the best rating 🫡🇺🇸

🇧🇷💬 Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo has commented on the recent addition of Mareks "⁠YEKINDAR⁠" Gaļinskis to 🇧🇷 FURIA

"He has a lot of knowledge of the game. He plays very forward, he does a similar role to what chelo did. One positive point about YEKINDAR is that he has already tried to be captain on some teams, so he brings knowledge and an ability to organize the steps he will take and an awareness of what the team can do as a whole".

"He's from Latvia, and one of the languages ​​he speaks is the same as Molodoy, who is a player whose development we really believe in as FURIA's new AWP, so having someone who speaks the same language at the beginning will be important for him to feel in a more relaxed environment".

🇺🇸🏌️ Timothy "⁠autimatic⁠" Ta has launched a Golf Instagram account with daily reels titled 'Day X of quitting my job to play golf.'

The American Major winner took a break from competition in February, citing burnout as a key factor.

The bracket is set for IEM Melbourne playoffs 🇦🇺🏆

It's the first time this year 🇺🇦 NAVI failed to reach playoffs

✅ 3-4th at BLAST Bounty 2025 S1
✅ 3-4th at IEM Katowice 2025
✅ 5-8th at ESL Pro League S21
✅ 5-6th at BLAST Open Lisbon 2025
❌ 7-8th at IEM Melbourne

🐴 Liquid deny 🇺🇦 NAVI playoffs spot in Melbourne

apEX and zonic shared a hug after the match 🤗🤍

Unstoppable 🔥

🇫🇷 Vitality secure the semi-finals of IEM Melbourne and extend the win streak to 19 matches

Australia trip ends early for 🇪🇺 FaZe

A 1v3 both ztr and FaZe won't forget... though for different reasons 😶

🇪🇺 GamerLegion pull off an unlikely comeback to beat 🇪🇺 FaZe and secure IEM Melbourne playoffs

🐭 MOUZ progress straight into the semis of IEM Melbourne

They were the only hope of AU CS in Melbourne 😔🇦🇺

🇺🇦 NAVI keep playoff chances alive in Melbourne

🐴 Liquid reach the lower final of Group B

The new signing delivers 😈

nettik top frags for 🇦🇺 FlyQuest and helps them steal Mirage from 🇺🇦 NAVI (13:9)

2:0 in Bucharest, 2:0 in Melbourne 🤷‍♂️

🇪🇺 FaZe eliminate 🇫🇷 3DMAX from another event

🇧🇷 FURIA have confirmed that Mareks "⁠YEKINDAR⁠" Gaļinskis is joining their roster as a stand-in

The Latvian rifler will help the team at the upcoming PGL Astana, IEM Dallas, and BLAST Austin Major

FURIA are now:

🇧🇷 Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo
🇧🇷 Yuri "⁠yuurih⁠" Santos
🇧🇷 Kaike "⁠KSCERATO⁠" Cerato
🇰🇿 Danil "⁠molodoy⁠" Golubenko
🇱🇻 Mareks "⁠YEKINDAR⁠" Gaļinskis (stand-in)
🇧🇷 Sid "⁠sidde⁠" Macedo (coach)

🇧🇷 FURIA have announced that Felipe "⁠skullz⁠" Medeiros is moving to the bench, ending the 23-year-old's nine-month stint on the starting roster. The news follows recent reports that FURIA are pursuing the services of Mareks "⁠YEKINDAR⁠" Gaļinskis.

"We are grateful for all the effort and work dedicated to the team, and we only wish the best for the rest of his career," FURIA's statement read.

This is the second recent change by FURIA, as mere weeks ago they benched Marcelo "⁠chelo⁠" Cespedes and brought in Kazakhstani AWPer Danil "⁠molodoy⁠" Golubenko in a shock move.

🐻 Virtus.pro have announced the departure of Pavel "⁠PASHANOJ⁠" Legostaev hours after the team was eliminated from IEM Melbourne by FlyQuest.

Under PASHANOJ's leadership, the team qualified for the Shanghai Major and reached the playoffs at IEM Katowice, but a string of underwhelming results pushed the organization into a change.

"The past few weeks have shown that the team needs a new coaching perspective, especially with our goals for the upcoming season in mind," Nikolai Petrossian, CEO of Virtus.pro, said.

"Pavel fulfilled his responsibilities and supported the team during a transitional phase, but further progress now requires a different approach."

Casper "⁠cadiaN⁠" Møller has been benched by 🇩🇰 Astralis and is set to be replaced by Rasmus "⁠HooXi⁠" Nielsen at PGL Astana, the organization announced on Tuesday.

The move comes after Astralis missed out on their fifth consecutive Major, as they were eliminated by B8 in the sixth-place decider match at the European MRQ.

Astralis are now:

🇩🇰 Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz
🇩🇰 Martin "⁠stavn⁠" Lund
🇩🇰 Jakob "⁠jabbi⁠" Nygaard
🇩🇰 Victor "⁠Staehr⁠" Staehr
🇩🇰 Rasmus "⁠HooXi⁠" Nielsen (stand-in)
🇩🇰 Casper "⁠ruggah⁠" Due (coach)

What a comeback 💪🇸🇦

🇧🇷 MIBR stay alive in Melbourne

🇸🇦 Falcons seize the momentum and qualify for IEM Melbourne playoffs

Falcons win 10 IN A ROW to complete Mirage comeback 😱🇸🇦

insani scenes in the elimination game 🤯🇧🇷

NiKo's honest reaction 🫣

b1t steps up and helps NAVI to victory on Inferno with 7 multi-kill rounds 💣