All rdy: Your weekly recap of March 30th-April 5th

Nothing is ever stagnant or dull when it comes to the esports scene. Amidst the constant swirl of drama, tournaments, patches, and roster swaps, there’s always something unfolding behind the stage. From surprise upsets and standout performances to off-stage hiccups, each week brings a fresh mix of chaos and exctiment to our favorite (and often times most hated) games.

Counter-Strike 2

Tournaments

HLC Belgrade PRO

FaZe Clan are officially not going to the Major after they lost from 1-0 up against BIG in the final of the HLC Belgrade PRO.

gr1ks and blameF put the hurt on them on Anubis to officially eliminate the finalists from Budapest from contention two months before the next Major even begins, to nobody's surprise, really. They'll be joined at home (not literally, that might be awkward) by Passion UA, who missed out thanks to Liquid's controversial move across the Atlantic, and NIP, who are just a bit rubbish.

The full invite list is now settled, with THUNDER dOWNUNDER probably the most 'out-there' inclusion.

Dota 2

Tournaments

BLAST Slam VII

The open and closed qualifiers for BLAST Slam VII concluded in the checks notes three designated regions—Europe, China, and Southeast Asia. GamerLegion and Nigma are among those that didn't make the cut. All 12 teams are now officially set. The event will take place in Copenhagen at the BLAST studios May 26th-June 7th with the teams competing for their share of the $1,000,000 prize.

• Team Liquid (invited)
• BetBoom Team (invited)
• Tundra Esports (invited)
• Team Falcons (invited)
• Team Spirit (invited)
• Team Yandex (invited)
• OG (invited)
• HEROCI (invited)
• Aurora Gaming (Europe Qualifiers)
• PARIVISION (Europe Qualifiers)
• Xtreme Gaming (China Qualifiers)
• Glyph (SEA Qualifiers)

PGL Wallachia Season 8

OG withdrew from PGL Wallachia Season 8 as they "await confirmation of the renewal of our European visas for the second half of the competitive season."

The team has been replaced with Virtus.pro

Season 8 will take place in the PGL Studios in Bucharest, Romania from April 16-26th. All 12 teams competing have been directly invited to participate to compete for a slice of the $1,000,000 prize.

Teams and Players

GamerLegion has brought in Daniel Chan “Ghost” Kok Hong to complete their roster. Indji “Shad” Lub was brought in as a trial for ESL One Birmingham 2026 but the team did not make the playoffs and finished in ninth/tenth place.

Magomed "Collapse" Khalilov will miss out on the next two events as Team Spirit bring in a stand-in for their offlaner. Bogdan "Batyuk" Batiuk will be takiing his place for PREMIER SERIES. Incidently, Batyuk is on Yellow Submarines who is also competing at the event. Therefore YES needed a sub too and looked to Ammar "ATF" Al-Assaf to fill the role.

• Read Team Spirit will be without Collapse for two events

Some of the Chinese teams are in the middle of game of musical chairs. Yakult Brothers.Tearlaments entire squad has been released. Zhou "Emo" Yi who was inactive on Yakult Brothers and Nicholas "zeal" Lim from Refuser is now on SEA team GLYPH. Yang "Erika" Shaohan also parted ways with Refuser and the two spots have been filled wtih Zhou "Yang" Haiyang and Du "Monet" Peng.

If you can’t keep up with all the news happening, don’t stress — All rdy has you covered. Every Monday, we round up the biggest headlines, hidden gems, and moments you might’ve missed, so you can start your week informed and ontop of it all