Alejandro 'alex' Masanet says Gentle Mates' first 2-1 win since February did more for the roster's mentality than it did for the standings.
After HEROIC's 2-0 over Aurora at PGL Astana, Christoffer 'Chr1zN' Storgaard explains why this time the team's elite-tier readiness feels real.
After surviving four overtimes against magic, The MongolZ's cobrazera says the month-long break sharpened the team mentally — and Spirit is next.
NAVI's b1t admits the team still struggles to evaluate its own level against elite opposition — even after a confident PGL Astana opener.
Falcons coach Danny 'zonic' Sørensen explains why the project is built around giving karrigan complete authority — and what the team gains in return.
9z delivered the biggest upset of PGL Astana 2026's opening day, sweeping PARIVISION 13-6 and 13-8 with luchov posting a 2.68 Inferno rating.
MOUZ survived a 13-4 Mirage demolition to beat Gentle Mates 2-1 in their first match with jL and xelex — xertioN top-rated at 1.52.
Finn 'karrigan' Andersen opened his Team Falcons career with a clean 2-0 over K27 at PGL Astana 2026, with m0NESY posting a 1.56 series rating.
MOUZ took down G2 2-1 at PGL Astana 2026 with xertioN posting a 1.29 rating and 95.7 ADR — his second match-leading performance in two days.
BREAKING
Vladislav 'nafany' Gorshkov has officially entered free agency after his AMKAL contract expired — but he'll continue competing with TDK alongside Ax1Le and coach groove.
FURIA answered their BLAST Rivals slump with a 2-0 demolition of Monte at PGL Astana 2026 — back-to-back 13-3 maps after entering 1-3 down in the H2H.
9z delivered the biggest upset of PGL Astana 2026's opening day, sweeping PARIVISION 2-0 (13-6, 13-8) despite entering as the underdog in both books.
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