🔥 First map for 🇩🇰 Astralis- next Nuke

👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdktWpFb6C4

#BLASTRivals #FUT #Astralis

🕹 Top 8 by Player VRS - and the leaderboard is dominated by two teams.

3× 🇪🇺 Vitality: ZywOo (#1, 2024 pts) - flameZ (#2, 1900 pts) - ropz (#4, 1898 pts)
3× 🇺🇦 NAVI: makazze (#3, 1903 pts) - iM (#6, 1872 pts) - b1t (#8, 1827 pts)

mONESY (#5, Falcons) and donk (#7, Spirit) are the only two players in the top 8 not from those two rosters.

🕹 Worth knowing:

1. Player VRS decomposes a team's rating into individual contributions — so a top-8 player isn't just a fragger, it's someone whose impact across maps and rounds lifts the whole team's VRS.

2. ZywOo at 2024 pts is currently the only player above 2000.

👉 cs2analytics.com

#VRS

🇪🇺 G2 (#12) vs 🇪🇺 Vitality (#1)!

🏆 Tournament info
BLAST Rivals 2026 S1 · Group A · UB SF
Apr 30 · 20:00 UTC | BO3

📊 Win chance by VRS model
Vitality - 79%
G2 - 21%

🕹 Worth knowing

1. 🇪🇺 Vitality's three-Big-Event streak in 2026 is on the line - Kraków, Cluj-Napoca, Rotterdam. They opened the tournament with a tight 2-1 over FUT, surviving a Dust 2 streak break in the process.
2. 🇪🇺 G2 took down Astralis 2-0 to even reach this match - the same Astralis core that pushed FUT to a 5-map grand final at PGL Bucharest 2026. Last trophy lifted at BLAST Open Fall 2025 with the current core (huNter, malbsMd, MATYS, HeavyGod, SunPayus).

A win for G2 moves them up to #11 — and books the upper-bracket final against the Group B winner.

👉 cs2analytics.com

#BLASTRivals #Vitality #G2

🇩🇰 Astralis bounce back hard - 2-0 over 🇪🇺 FUT to send the Bucharest grand finalists out of 🏆 BLAST Rivals.

The 51/49 forecast played out clean. Astralis took Mirage 13-5 and closed it on Nuke 13-11 - Ancient never came up.

📊 VRS impact
🇩🇰 Astralis +34.7, jumping #7 → #4.
🇪🇺 FUT drop -11.5, falling #4 → #6.

🕹 Worth knowing

- This is Astralis's revenge for the 1-3 PGL Bucharest 2026 grand final loss to FUT - same matchup, opposite result.

- FUT exit Fort Worth without lauNX (out for health reasons), with head coach coolio still IGL stand-in.

👉 cs2analytics.com

#BLASTRivals #Astralis #FUT

🔥 First map for 🇪🇺 Vitality - next Overpass

👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdktWpFb6C4

#BLASTRivals #Vitality #G2

🇪🇺 FaZe (#38) vs defending Rivals champs 🇧🇷 FURIA (#8)

🏆 Tournament info
BLAST Rivals 2026 S1 · Group B · LB QF
Apr 30 · 23:00 UTC | BO3

📊 Win chance by VRS model
🇪🇺 FaZe — 14%
🇧🇷 FURIA — 86%

🕹 Worth knowing

1. 🇧🇷 FURIA come in stinging — they were tournament favourites in Group B and got upset 2-1 by GamerLegion in their opener. KSCERATO led the team with a 1.22 rating, but couldn't carry it alone. Their title defence is on the brink.

2. 🇪🇺 FaZe lost their opener to NAVI 0-2 — debut series with the new Twistzz-led, neityu-stand-in lineup. New head coach enkay J onboard. frozen at 1.07 was the only player above 1.00 across the match.

👉 cs2analytics.com

#BLASTRivals #FURIA #FaZe

🇺🇦 NAVI (#2) vs 🇩🇪 GamerLegion (#19)

🏆 Tournament info
BLAST Rivals 2026 S1 · Group B · UB SF
Apr 30 · 23:00 UTC | BO3

📊 Win chance by VRS model
🇺🇦 NAVI — 80%
🇩🇪 GamerLegion — 20%

🕹 Worth knowing

1. 🇺🇦 NAVI rolled FaZe 2-0 in their opener with makazze on a 1.46 rating — currently #3 globally by Player VRS. They're chasing the trophy that, by Aleksib's own words, would still feel "not fully deserved" without beating 🇪🇺 Vitality.

2. 🇩🇪 GamerLegion just took out defending Rivals champs 🇧🇷 FURIA 2-1 — the upset of Day 1. PR led the server with a 1.31 rating in that match.

👉 cs2analytics.com

#BLASTRivals #NAVI #GamerLegion

🇧🇷 FURIA equalized the score - now we are waiting for D-sider Nuke!

👉 https://youtube.com/watch?v=bdktWpFb6C4

#Furia #Faze

🇪🇺 FaZe (#38) take down defending Rivals champs 🇧🇷 FURIA 2-1 to send the title holders home!

The 14/86 forecast flipped hard.
FaZe took Dust 2 13-4, FURIA answered on Mirage 13-7, and FaZe closed it on Nuke 13-3 - the most one-sided map of the series.

🏆 frozen 1.34 led the way for the new-look 🇪🇺 FaZe - first big result with Twistzz at IGL and neityu standing in. molodoy 1.18 the only FURIA player above 1.00.

🕹 VRS impact:
🇪🇺FaZe +34.7, jumping #38 → #27.
🇧🇷FURIA drop -22.0, falling #8 → #10 and out of the tournament.

FURIA's title defence is over. FaZe's debut series with the new lineup ends 0-1, but the second one - against the actual Rivals champs - is a 2-1.

👉 cs2analytics.com

#BLASTRivals #FaZe #FURIA

🇺🇦 NAVI close out Group B with a clean 2-0 over 🇩🇪 GamerLegion to book the upper bracket final.

Mirage went 13-10, Ancient was a stomp at 13-4. The 80/20 forecast played out - though Mirage was tighter than the gap suggested.

🇺🇦 w0nderful 1.97 - absolutely unreal performance, top of the server by a mile.
🇩🇪 REZ 1.10 the lone bright spot for GL.

🇺🇦 NAVI +6.5, holding #2. 🇩🇪 GL drop -4.8 but stay at #19.

GamerLegion drop to the lower bracket. NAVI move on.

👉 cs2analytics.com

#BLASTRivals #NAVI #GamerLegion

🎙 frozen on whether he'd have followed 🇩🇰 karrigan to 🇩🇰 Falcons

"Nah, come on, bro. Come on!"

In the same interview he also pushed back on the way the exit went down - frozen suggested karrigan signed a big new contract and then walked.

🕹 Worth knowing:
Karrigan officially left FaZe for Falcons on April 20, 2026 after a 5-year spell that brought the org its first Major (Antwerp 2022). FaZe missed IEM Cologne Major after a poor qualifying campaign — which directly preceded karrigan's exit.

👉 cs2analytics.com

#FaZe #frozen #karrigan

🇫🇮 Aleksib on what 🇽🇰 makazze brings to 🇪🇺 NAVI!

"He's just fearless, and that energy lifts the whole team. In my career I've only seen a handful of rookies this confident."

🕹 Worth knowing:

1. makazze is currently #4 in the world by Player VRS at 1890 pts — only ZywOo and flameZ and Ropz are above him.

2. He went 1.46 in NAVI's 2-0 vs FaZe to open BLAST Rivals.

👉 cs2analytics.com

#NAVI #makazze #Aleksib

🖥 Valve actually showed up in April 2026 - 7 CS2 updates in one month, and not just bug fixes!

🕹 Headline drops:

1. AnimGraph 2 — full animation system overhaul, packet sizes down 33% on send / 9% on receive

2. Cache officially back after 7 years (Apr 28)

3. Dust 2 Mid Box uncovered — Valve note: "on purpose this time"

4. Recoil camera & aim punch tuned closer to CS:GO feel

Plus: AnimGraph 2 fixes | sound mix changes | and post-Cache bug patches!

👉 cs2analytics.com

#Valve

🇺🇦 NAVI just dropped their EWC 2026 jersey - and it's gorgeous!

"From the depths to the stage." Aqua-blue colourway, water textures, gold accents. One of the cleanest kits the team has put out in years.

👉 https://x.com/natusvincere/status/2050198644511359018

#NAVI #EWC2026

🇺🇦 Big NAVI announcement - they've signed a 6th player!

Apparently the entire 🌊 underwater world is now repping Natus Vincere. The new EWC 2026 jersey said it loud: "From the depths to the stage."

🕹 The signing breakdown:
- VRS rating: #0 globally
- Points: 1,000,000+
- Rating: 0.00 (zero deaths recorded)
- Region: Atlantic / Pacific / Indian (cross-region eligibility)

Welcome to the roster🔥

👉 cs2analytics.com

#NAVI #EWC2026

🏆Playoffs are here - 🇪🇺 G2 (#12) vs new-look🇪🇺 FaZe (#28)!

🏆 Tournament info
BLAST Rivals 2026 S1 · Playoffs
May 1 · 10:30 PM UTC | BO3

📊 Win chance by VRS model
🇪🇺G2 — 73%
🇪🇺FaZe — 27%

🕹 Worth knowing

1. G2 enter the bracket on a high — 2-0 over Astralis to open the tournament. Last trophy lifted at BLAST Open Fall 2025 with the same core (huNter, malbsMd, MATYS, HeavyGod, SunPayus).

2. FaZe lost their debut to NAVI 0-2, but bounced back with a 2-1 over defending Rivals champs FURIA. frozen 1.34 led that one. Twistzz at IGL, neityu standing in.

👉 cs2analytics.com

#BLASTRivals #G2 #FaZe

🇪🇺 FaZe debuted with a loss to 🇺🇦 NAVI (0-2) - and bounced back by knocking out defending Rivals champs 🇧🇷 FURIA (2-1) the next day.

It's the new-look lineup's first big result: Twistzz at IGL, neityu standing in, enkay J as new head coach. frozen led the server at 1.34 in the upset.

🕹 +34.7 VRS pts, jumping #38 → #27 globally.

👉 cs2analytics.com

#BLASTRivals #FaZe

🇽🇰 makazze isn't just 🇺🇦 NAVI's hot rookie - he's the best Ancient player on tier-1 LANs in 2026 by rating.

Top rifler ratings on Ancient at tier-1 LANs this year:

1. 🇺🇦 makazze - 1.40
2. 🇩🇰 Staehr - 1.38
3. 🇩🇰 HeavyGod - 1.37
3. 🏴‍☠️ donk - 1.37
5. 🇩🇰 jabbi - 1.32
5. 🇲🇰 kyxsan - 1.32
7. 🇨🇦 Twistzz - 1.29
8. 🇧🇦 NiKo - 1.28
8. 🏴‍☠️ m0NESY - 1.28
10. 🇧🇷 cobrazera - 1.23

🧐 Worth knowing:
🇺🇦 b1t already leads the world among B-anchors on Ancient (+6.6% Hold Above Average). Now 🇺🇦 NAVI also have the highest-rated rifler on the same map. No coincidence the team's been carrying so much weight on 🗺 Ancient this season.

🕹 Source: HLTV stats, tier-1 LANs 2026

🕹 Global VRS standings - May 1, 2026.

🇪🇺 Vitality - 2076 (+13)
🇺🇦 NAVI - 1898 (-5)
🇩🇰Falcons - 1833 (+64) ↑3
🇩🇰 Astralis - 1832 (+143) ↑6
🇷🇸 Spirit - 1819 (+98) ↑4
🇪🇺 FUT - 1817 (+198) ↑6
🇲🇳 The MongolZ - 1801 (+54) ↑1
🇷🇺PARIVISION - 1758 (-40) ↓5
🇷🇺Aurora - 1749 (-28) ↓4
🇪🇺 MOUZ - 1744 (-25) ↓3

🕹 Worth knowing

- FUT's +198 is the biggest single-week gain in the top 10 — Bucharest trophy + Vitality scare at BLAST Rivals.

- Astralis surged +143 / 6 spots after their Bucharest GF run and BLAST Rivals revenge over FUT.

- Falcons crack the top 3 for the first time with the new karrigan-led lineup — without playing this week.

- PARIVISION drop hardest, falling 5 spots out of the top 5.

👉 cs2analytics.com

#CS2 #VRS

🏆 Playoffs continue - GamerLegion (#19) vs Astralis (#4).

🏆 Tournament info
BLAST Rivals 2026 S1 · Playoffs
May 1 · 01:30 UTC | BO3

📊 Win chance by VRS model
🇩🇪 GamerLegion — 25%
🇩🇰 Astralis — 75%

🕹 Worth knowing

1. 🇩🇪 GL come into this hot — 2-1 upset over defending champs FURIA in their opener, then a 0-2 to NAVI in the UB final. PR led the FURIA series at 1.31.

2. 🇩🇰 Astralis on a tear — surged +143 VRS pts this week alone. Lost the PGL Bucharest grand final 1-3 to FUT, then took revenge 2-0 against the same FUT in BLAST Rivals LB QF.

The risk math: GL gain a massive +53.4 and jump #19 → #13 with the upset. Astralis only drop #4 → #6 if they fall.

👉 cs2analytics.com

#BLASTRivals #GamerLegion #Astralis