CS:GO Inven - All About CS:GOhttps://www.invenglobal.com/csgo2026-03-30T16:25:14+00:002026 Inven Global English, LLC. All rights reserved.Team Vitality wins BLAST Open Rotterdamhttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/203632026-03-30T16:25:14+00:002026-03-30T16:25:08+00:00Team Vitality won BLAST Open Rotterdam after defeating Natus Vincere (NAVI) 3-0 in the tournament's Grand Final on March 29th. According to a release, the Counter-Strike 2 team secured its third troph...John PopkoTeam Vitality wins PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026, ZywOo claims record 30th MVPhttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/202322026-02-23T20:46:14+00:002026-02-23T20:40:41+00:00Team Vitality has secured its second Counter-Strike 2 title of 2026 after defeating PARIVISION in the Grand Final of PGL Cluj-Napoca. According to a release, the French esports organisation claimed a...John PopkoHLTV Awards 2025: Team Vitality Dominates as ZywOo Wins Counter-Strike Player of the Yearhttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/200722026-01-12T17:42:56+00:002026-01-12T17:42:54+00:00HLTV revealed the winners of its 2025 HLTV Awards on Saturday night, honoring the top players, teams and creators in competitive Counter-Strike during a ceremony in Belgrade, Serbia. The annual event,...John PopkoiBUYPOWER Sponsors fl0m Mythical LAN 2026https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/200712026-01-09T23:54:53+00:002026-01-09T17:50:45+00:00iBUYPOWER is returning to its Counter-Strike roots with a new sponsorship centered on a community-driven esports event in Las Vegas. The prebuilt gaming PC manufacturer announced a partnership with st...John PopkoHLTV Awards 2026: Counter-Strike’s Biggest Stars Head to Belgrade for Player of the Year Honorshttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/200602026-01-08T17:15:01+00:002026-01-08T17:14:58+00:00The annual HLTV Awards presented by 1xBet are set to return this weekend, bringing the Counter-Strike community together in Belgrade, Serbia. The ceremony will be held live on Jan. 10 at the Blue Hall...John PopkoHLTV Reveals 2025 Awards Finalists: m0NESY, donk, and mezii Lead Counter-Strike Honorshttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/200162025-12-29T19:16:40+00:002025-12-29T19:16:38+00:00HLTV has announced the finalists for its 2025 HLTV Awards presented by 1xBet, narrowing a field of nominees to a select group of contenders recognized for their performances and contributions across t...John PopkoHLTV Awards 2025 Nominees Revealed: ZywOo, m0NESY, donk Headline Biggest HLTV Awards Yethttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/200012025-12-22T19:51:30+00:002025-12-22T19:51:28+00:00HLTV has unveiled the nominee list for the 2025 HLTV Awards presented by 1xBet, setting the stage for what organizers describe as the largest edition of the Counter-Strike awards show to date. The ann...John PopkoTeam Vitality wins StarLadder Budapest Major 2025, caps historic Counter-Strike 2 seasonhttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/199712025-12-15T19:01:54+00:002025-12-15T19:01:52+00:00Team Vitality closed out one of the most successful seasons in Counter-Strike history on Sunday, defeating FaZe Clan 3-1 to win the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025. The victory marks the organization's...John PopkoG2 Announces Betpanda as Official CS Global Betting Partner Ahead of 2026 Seasonhttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/199472025-12-03T22:43:50+00:002025-12-03T22:43:47+00:00G2 Esports has entered a new commercial partnership with Betpanda, naming the online crypto casino as its official global betting partner for the organization's Counter-Strike division beginning in 20...John PopkoWEMADE's Black Vultures: Prey of Greed Steam Page Launches Ahead of July Playtesthttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/194052025-06-18T17:27:02+00:002025-06-18T17:27:00+00:00WEMADE subsidiary THISMEANSWAR has unveiled the Steam store page for its upcoming PC first-person shooter Black Vultures: Prey of Greed. The announcement marks a major step toward the title's global d...John PopkoIEM Katowice 2025 to Host Major Counter-Strike Tournamenthttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/191892025-01-27T19:38:12+00:002025-01-27T19:38:08+00:00The Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Katowice 2025 is poised to become one of the year's premier esports events, drawing top-tier Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) teams and thousands of fans to Katowice, Poland, fro...John PopkoHLTV Awards Set to Honor Top Counter-Strike Talent in Belgradehttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/191622025-01-10T16:41:26+00:002025-01-10T16:41:23+00:00The competitive Counter-Strike scene is gearing up for its annual HLTV Awards, presented by 1XBET, scheduled to take place this weekend in Belgrade, Serbia. The prestigious event will be streamed live...John PopkoHLTV Confirms Final Award Finalists, Adding Momentum to Anticipated Belgrade Galahttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/191502025-01-02T19:31:25+00:002025-01-02T19:31:22+00:00HLTV on Thursday unveiled its final roster of nominees for the HLTV Awards presented by 1XBET, scheduled for Jan. 11 in Belgrade. With the reveal of these finalists, the annual event has confirmed con...John PopkoRed Bull to Premiere 'Memories of CS:GO – The Final Years' Documentaryhttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/191172024-12-04T00:43:43+00:002024-12-04T00:43:39+00:00On Wednesday, December 4, Red Bull will celebrate the legacy of "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive" (CS:GO) with the global premiere of the highly anticipated documentary "Memories of CS:GO – The...John PopkoIEM Rio 2024: World’s Best CS2 Teams Compete for Glory in Brazilhttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/190342024-10-03T17:40:14+00:002024-10-03T17:40:11+00:00Intel® Extreme Masters (IEM) Rio 2024 will bring together 16 top-tier Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) teams from October 7-13 in Rio de Janeiro. Competing for a $250,000 prize pool, teams will also aim to...John PopkoBLAST to Bring Top-Tier Esports Events to Singapore in 2024 and 2025https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/189542024-08-22T18:33:36+00:002024-08-22T18:31:49+00:00BLAST, an esports entertainment company, has announced plans to host two popular esports events in Singapore in 2024 and 2025. BLAST will bring both world-class Counter-Strike and Dota 2 tournaments t...John PopkoBLAST Premier Spring Final 2024 analytical insights from GG.BET & Esports Chartshttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/188522024-06-24T21:19:35+00:002024-06-24T21:19:32+00:00The following was sent as a press release to Inven Global. The esports analytics service Esports Charts, in collaboration with betting brand GG.BET, widelyknown for its promotion of esports, has publi...John PopkoTop Nicknames of CS:GO Playershttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/184522023-07-05T18:24:08+00:002023-07-05T18:19:46+00:00The average number of players in the world, including the USA and Europe, was 918,085 in April 2023. This is an incredibly large number, and therefore it is important for each player to stand out in t...Guest ReporterHow much do CS:GO players earn? Top 5 most expensive pro players.https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/183222023-04-10T23:49:04+00:002023-04-10T23:35:00+00:00Let us begin our review of the highest-valued CS:GO esports players, as the statistics of these professionals reveal that the most exciting aspects of the game are yet to come. While we cannot guarant...Guest ReporterHow to Get CS:GO Skins Onlinehttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/182452023-02-17T00:47:57+00:002023-02-17T00:47:53+00:00It is difficult to imagine the CS:GO game that won the hearts of many gamers around the world without skins. The rather complex, but extremely exciting in-game economy of the shooter instills in playe...Guest ReporterCS:GO outfit Cloud 9 hatch plan to replace Timofey Yakushinhttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/181872023-01-12T23:15:52+00:002023-01-12T23:14:08+00:00CS:GO side Cloud 9 are reportedly hatching a plan to replace Timofey Yakushin as they set to rejig their roster. While there has been no official news confirming Yakushin's departure or who his potent...Guest ReporterHow Does An Esports Team Prepare during an International Tournament?https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/180602022-11-15T03:29:22+00:002022-11-14T10:25:41+00:00Even though spending hours playing video games may seem like the height of irresponsibility, more and more people are adopting this practice as part of their rigorous training regimen...Guest ReporterRed Bull Flick Invitational Copenhagen pro teams revealedhttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/178832022-09-28T21:36:37+00:002022-09-28T21:34:22+00:00Source: Red Bull The following was sent as a press release to Inven Global. London, September 28, 2022: Red Bull Flick, the definitive global 2v2 CS:GO Pro vs AM tournament will reach a pulse-racing c...John PopkoRanking The Most Expensive Items In CSGOhttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/178042022-10-25T23:46:50+00:002022-09-01T16:10:15+00:00Source: Valve This article is all about categorizing different Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Skins on the basis of their prices, colors, textures, and types. There are different CS: GO skins availa...Guest ReporterCounter-Strike: Global Offensive Guide - Mastering Apps/Balcony/Pit on A Site of Infernohttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/176942022-10-21T18:49:26+00:002022-08-03T05:23:40+00:00Defending the A Site on Inferno has to do a lot with fine-tuning the coordination between the Apps to Balcony/Pit player and the second A player, with some help from the Arch and Library rotator. Unli...Guest ReporterHLTV partners with Roobet just weeks after Astralis are forced to cancel deal with betting platformhttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/176152022-07-06T12:30:32+00:002022-07-06T12:30:10+00:00Following the cancellation of a deal between Astralis and betting/crypto gaming company Roobet, Counter Strike's premier news outlet HLTV has entered into a deal with the firm...Tim MastersBLAST announce Premier Finals in Abu Dhabi and three-year deal with AD Gaming during Pride Monthhttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/175772022-06-30T15:18:01+00:002022-06-30T12:14:09+00:00The BLAST Premier World Final was announced today, with the location Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates....Tim MastersBoombl4 recording new rap song after leaving Natus Vincere over divorce controversyhttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/175422022-06-27T04:48:49+00:002022-06-26T13:22:52+00:00Is Boombl4 chasing a rap career now?...Olivia RichmanCSPPA could sue FLASHPOINT owners B-Site for $1.5M of missing player paymentshttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/175322022-06-24T16:19:24+00:002022-06-24T15:46:24+00:00According to a report in French outlet Vakarm.net, the Counter Strike Professional Players Association (CSPPA) could file a lawsuit against the now-defunct FLASHPOINT brand's owners over missing revenue shares for players...Tim MastersOver $2 million in CSGO skins stolen after infamous skin collector hackedhttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/175042022-06-22T13:00:39+00:002022-06-22T08:33:14+00:00One of the most valuable Steam accounts in the world has been hacked, with millions in skins missing. CSGO players want to know what Valve will do....Olivia RichmanFlashpoint tournament series dead in the water with two partners remaining and no staff lefthttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/174992022-06-21T15:55:33+00:002022-06-21T15:41:29+00:00The group that ran the Flashpoint Counter-Strike: Global Offensive events has closed their doors, according to a report from Jacob Wolf....Tim MastersBoombl4 posts clean drugs test image to Twitter in ongoing divorce rowhttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/174192022-06-13T13:02:28+00:002022-06-13T12:57:28+00:00The public trials and tribulations of Na'Vi's former in-game leader Kirill "Boombl4" Mikhaylov continued this week, with the Russian Counter-Strike pro posting a picture of a clean drugs test...Tim MastersThe Masters of May — Ranking the best tournament runs of 2022 so farhttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/173992022-06-10T14:22:22+00:002022-06-09T20:31:05+00:00Esports kicked into top gear in May, with four massive events taking place across four huge esports. But which was the most impressive? We've run the rule over the wins to find the answer....John Popkos1mple weighs in on Boombl4 divorce: "He was told by everyone... don't do this..."https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/173932022-06-09T13:43:28+00:002022-06-09T12:30:47+00:00After the explosive and at times disturbing fallout from former Natus Vincere Kirill "Boombl4" Mikhailov’s divorce hit the internet yesterday, Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev has spoken out....Tim MastersBoombl4 divorces wife as social media fight turns uglyhttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/173842022-06-08T13:25:00+00:002022-06-08T12:21:13+00:00Former Natus Vincere in-game leader Kirill "Boombl4" Mikhailov has confirmed he has divorced his wife just over six months after proposing to her on the live broadcast at the Stockholm Major....Tim MastersImmortals exec Lurppis highlights history of violence surrounding ESL's ownership grouphttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/173692022-06-06T19:44:09+00:002022-06-06T19:34:36+00:00Tomi "lurppis" Kovanen today posted an excerpt from a Washington Post article highlighting disturbing reports related to the past behavior of the new ownership group of ESL....Tim MastersGeT_RiGhT on work ethic, his love of MOBAs, and s1mple: "It's got to the point that I ask myself when he'll actually slow down."https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/172752022-05-27T17:04:55+00:002022-05-27T16:12:27+00:00In the second part of our long interview with GeT_RiGhT, the CSGO legends talks work ethic, the difference between CS pros and MOBA pros, and his admiration of s1mple....John PopkoESIC lift Peacemaker's ban after CSGO Major, leading to community outragehttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/173122022-05-27T12:16:36+00:002022-05-27T12:12:25+00:00Imperial's Luis "Peacemaker" Tadeu has had his ban lifted by ESIC just after the end of the Antwerp Major, leading to community anger at ESIC...Tim MastersGeT_RiGhT opens up about health issues, pressure: "I was in a way, way darker place than I am now."https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/172742022-05-25T19:04:57+00:002022-05-25T19:04:57+00:00Inven Global had the privilege of sitting down with GeT_RiGhT for a long talk about his career and thoughts on the current landscape of esports, and we’re delighted to say he held nothing back....John PopkoRejin returning to CSGO esports after coach bug banhttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/172912022-05-25T15:48:25+00:002022-05-25T15:11:56+00:00Rejin was given a 20-month suspension for using the coach bug....Olivia RichmanRichard "shox" Papillon disappointed at training standards on recent NA trip with Team Liquidhttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/172402022-05-20T18:04:59+00:002022-05-20T14:49:35+00:00The French star shox had some fairly strong words on the quality of practice he discovered on a recent trip to prepare for the Major with Team Liquid...Tim Masters"Let's throw": CSGO Major champion HObbit and other CIS players implicated in bet fixinghttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/171942022-05-16T13:38:06+00:002022-05-16T13:24:49+00:00A potential match-fixing scandal (or, more accurately spot-fixing, more on that below) from the CIS region that could implicate Cloud9's Abay “HObbit” Khasenov hit the news this Monday mor...Tim MastersOverworked ESIC to get 4,000 new staff members with planned expansionhttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/171722022-05-13T17:37:58+00:002022-05-13T17:37:58+00:00ESIC will potentially add 4000 members of staff to their capacity in the near future, according to reports from their recent conference....Tim MastersVitality's dupreeh dies to clipping bug in PGL Antwerp Major matchhttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/171602022-05-11T19:31:21+00:002022-05-11T19:14:36+00:00Valve has yet to comment on the incident....Olivia RichmanLatest CSGO 'coaching bug' abuse discovered: Multiple cases alleged at ESEA Cash Cuphttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/171392022-05-09T14:45:06+00:002022-05-09T14:32:19+00:00New allegations of bug abuse in Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO) emerged today, with the information being shared by Aleksey "OverDrive" Biryukov on social media....Tim MastersESIC ban three coaches from attending Antwerp Major, 9z respond with hashtag campaignhttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/171192022-05-06T14:15:16+00:002022-05-06T12:47:14+00:00Three Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO) coaches have been banned by the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) just days prior to the start of the Antwerp Major....Tim MasterskennyS had loan to OG's VALORANT team blocked by Riothttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/171162022-05-05T18:07:58+00:002022-05-05T18:07:58+00:00French CS:GO AWPer Kenny “kennyS” Schrub was all set to make his debut as a pro VALORANT player for OG Esports, but contract disputes with Riot Games halted an opportunity for him to make the full fledged swap to VALORANT....Sage DatuinVirtus.pro replace CEO with leadership team of ESForce managershttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/171152022-05-05T15:50:32+00:002022-05-05T15:50:30+00:00Beleaguered CIS organization Virtus.pro today announced the departure of their CEO Sergey Glamazda, the man known in the org as 'The Genius'. Glamazda joined Virtus.pro in January of 2020....Tim MastersRussian CSGO stars unfairly maligned over "Z" squiggle in CSGO Major stickershttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/171062022-05-04T14:30:33+00:002022-05-04T14:23:16+00:00CSGO Major stickers have created a furore on social media, with Russian players accused of supporting the invasion of Ukraine by drawing the letter 'Z' on their stickers...Tim MastersPGL Antwerp Major line-up announcement spurs controversy in CS:GO communityhttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/170502022-04-26T15:38:43+00:002022-04-26T15:33:36+00:00PGL’s talent line-up announcement for the forthcoming Antwerp Major has certainly put the cat amongst the pigeons....Tim Masters