Spirit and MOUZ contest BLAST Bounty grand final
Plus: Daejeon AutoArms claimed Eternal Return's Mid-Season Cup crown, and DN Supers snapped an 18-match losing streak in the LCK.
TL;DR
- Spirit and MOUZ contest the BLAST Bounty Season 2 grand final for $740,000 on August 2.
- Daejeon AutoArms won Eternal Return's Mid-Season Cup, the year's first major offline event for the Korean esports shooter.
- DN Supers snapped an 18-match losing streak by defeating HanJin BRION 2-1 in LCK Round 3 action.
- BC.Game claimed the Elisa Esports Breakout Series trophy on the new roster's debut, breaking into Counter-Strike's top 100.
Tournaments and results
BLAST finale, Eternal Return's crowning, and LCK's comeback win
Spirit and MOUZ's grand final headlined the week as regional tournaments across three scenes crowned new champions.
Counter-Strike's BLAST Bounty Season 2 grand final played out in Malta on August 2 between Spirit and MOUZ, with the winner claiming $740,000 from a combined prize pool. The best-of-five championship served as the capstone to a tournament that saw FaZe and Astralis knocked out in the semi-finals on August 1. (via HLTV)
Daejeon AutoArms crowned Mid-Season champions. The eight-round finals for Eternal Return played out at the Gwangju Esports Arena on August 2, with Daejeon AutoArms emerging victorious to claim the 2026 Korea Esports League's Mid-Season Cup. The offline event marked a major checkpoint in the competition cycle for the Korean esports survival shooter. (via Inven Global)
DN Supers end 18-game spiral in LCK. The reigning powerless squad snapped their devastating 18-match losing streak on August 2, defeating HanJin BRION 2-1 in the third round of the 2026 LCK summer split. The victory brought DN Supers' record to 2-18 and offered a glimmer of hope after months of struggle in Korea's top League of Legends competition. (via Inven Global)
BC.Game debut takes Elisa trophy. The newly formed Counter-Strike roster made an immediate splash on August 1, winning the Elisa Esports Breakout Series by defeating ENCE en route to the crown. The victory vaulted BC.Game into the top 100 of the Valve Ranking System (VRS), a significant milestone for a team in its first official tournament run. (via HLTV)
Rosters and transfers
Trace Esports adds Toosy to Valorant roster
The tier-two talent bolsters the Latin American organization's lineup ahead of Play-Ins.
Trace Esports announced the signing of Toosy on August 1, adding depth to the roster ahead of VCT Americas Stage 2 Play-Ins. The move represents an opportunity for the tier-two talent to step into higher-tier competition as the region's qualifying bracket shapes up. (via VLR.gg)
