Past issues
Every edition of THE WIRE — the matches that concluded and the week ahead, dispatched each Monday.
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
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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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