Past issues
Every edition of THE WIRE — the matches that concluded and the week ahead, dispatched each Monday.
Oct 12, 2026
recaps Oct 5–11 · previews Oct 12–18
TEAM VITALITY SWEEP MOUZ 3–0 TO WIN ESL PRO LEAGUE SEASON 24, WHILE ITS VALORANT SIDE IS ONE WIN FROM THE CHAMPIONS GRAND FINAL
Game · VALORANTTeam · Team Vitality
Read the dispatch Oct 5, 2026
recaps Sep 28 – Oct 4 · previews Oct 5–11
TEAM LIQUID BEAT LYON 3–1 TO WIN LCS SUMMER, FOUR MONTHS AFTER LYON SWEPT THEM IN THE SPRING FINAL
Game · VALORANTTeam · Team Liquid
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Sep 28, 2026
recaps Sep 21–27 · previews Sep 28 – Oct 4
TEAM YANDEX SWEPT NATUS VINCERE 3–0 TO WIN PGL WALLACHIA SEASON 9 WITHOUT DROPPING A SERIES
Game · DOTA 2Team · Team Yandex
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Sep 21, 2026
recaps Sep 14–20 · previews Sep 21–27
TEAM FALCONS WENT 3–0 IN THE RLCS 2026 PLAYOFFS, TAKING DOWN SPACESTATION GAMING, KARMINE CORP, AND NRG
Game · ROCKET LEAGUE
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Sep 14, 2026
recaps Sep 7–13 · previews Sep 14–20
KT ROLSTER CHALLENGERS BEAT SOOPERS CHALLENGERS 3–1 TO OPEN THE LCK CL PLAYOFFS — HANWHA LIFE ESPORTS V T1 DREW THE WEEK’S LARGEST ROOM, 37,473
Game · LEAGUE
Read the dispatch Sep 7, 2026
recaps Aug 31 – Sep 6 · previews Sep 7–13
T1 PUT DPLUS OUT 3–1 TO REACH THE LCK SEMIFINAL — 10,871 WATCHING, THE LARGEST ROOM OF THE WEEK
Game · LEAGUETeam · Dplus
Read the dispatch Aug 31, 2026
recaps Aug 24–30 · previews Aug 31 – Sep 6
T1 SURVIVE FEARX 3–2 TO OPEN THE LCK PLAYOFFS — 9,447 WATCHING, THE LARGEST ROOM OF THE WEEK
Game · LEAGUETeam · FEARX
Read the dispatch Aug 24, 2026
recaps Aug 17–23 · previews Aug 24–30
TEAM SPIRIT WIN THE INTERNATIONAL FROM THE LOWER BRACKET — 3–2 OVER TEAM VISION IN THE GRAND FINAL, 158,385 WATCHING
Game · DOTA 2Team · Team Spirit
Read the dispatch Aug 17, 2026
recaps Aug 10–16 · previews Aug 17–23
THE INTERNATIONAL OPENS IN SHANGHAI — TEAM SPIRIT DRAW THE WEEK’S LOUDEST ROOM, 153,428 WATCHING THEM SWEEP XTREME GAMING
Game · DOTA 2Team · Team Spirit
Read the dispatch Aug 10, 2026
recaps Aug 3–9 · previews Aug 10–16
KARMINE CORP SWEEP THE WEEK’S TWO LOUDEST LEC ROOMS — FNATIC AND TEAM HERETICS BOTH FALL 2–0
Game · LEAGUETeam · Karmine Corp
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Aug 3, 2026
recaps Jul 27 – Aug 2 · previews Aug 3–9
MOUZ END AN EIGHT-MATCH SKID AGAINST SPIRIT TO WIN BLAST BOUNTY — FIRST TROPHY IN 17 MONTHS
Game · CS2Team · MOUZ
Read the dispatch Jul 27, 2026
recaps Jul 20–26 · previews Jul 27 – Aug 2
KARMINE CORP OPEN LEC SUMMER 3–0 WITH A STATEMENT WIN OVER G2 — WILDCARD PUNCH A WORLDS TICKET IN ROCKET LEAGUE
Game · LEAGUETeam · KARMINE CORP
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Jul 20, 2026
recaps Jul 13–19 · previews Jul 20–26
A SUNDAY OF CHAMPIONS — DPLUS SWEEP KARMINE, FAZE VEGAS DENY THE THREE-PEAT
Game · CALL OF DUTYTeam · DPLUS KIA
Read the dispatch Jul 13, 2026
recaps Jul 6–12 · previews Jul 13–19
HANWHA LIFE CLIMB THE LOWER BRACKET TO WIN MSI 2026 — 3–2 OVER BILIBILI
Game · LEAGUETeam · HANWHA LIFE ESPORTS
Read the dispatch Jul 6, 2026
recaps Jun 29 – Jul 5 · previews Jul 6–12
LEAGUE’S INVITATIONAL SWALLOWS THE WEEK — 57,736 PACK THE PLAY-IN
Game · LEAGUETeam · HANWHA LIFE ESPORTS
Read the dispatch Jun 29, 2026
recaps Jun 22–28 · previews Jun 29 – Jul 5
OPEN QUALIFIERS STORM THE INTERNATIONAL AS DOTA RULES THE WEEK
Game · DOTA 2Team · HULIGANI
Read the dispatch Jun 22, 2026
recaps Jun 15–21 · previews Jun 22–28
FALCONS BURY FURIA IN COLOGNE — THE FIRST DISPATCH, 138 MATCHES SETTLED
Game · CS2Team · TEAM FALCONS
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