We take a look at the week ahead in esports and highlight the main events for April 17-23, with CS:GO and Dota 2 set to take centre stage.

IEM Rio 2023 CS:GO betting picks & odds – April 17, 2023
IEM Rio 2023 is set to kick off on Monday, April 17. See our best bets and predictions for all eight of the opening days matches.

Heroic & 9INE book Legends Stage spots for BLAST.tv Paris Major
Heroic and 9INE have secured the first two Legends Stage spots at the BLAST.tv Paris Major after 3-0 starts to the Europe RMR B.

Evil Geniuses sign refrezh to CS:GO roster
Evil Geniuses have signed Ismail “refrezh” Ali to their CS:GO roster after he was dropped from Sprout’s active lineup earlier in the year.

Peacemaker parts ways with TeamOne ahead of BLAST.tv Paris Major Americas RMR
Brazilian esports organization TeamOne announced on Wednesday that they had parted ways with their CS:GO coach, Luis “?peacemaker?” Tadeu.

Wiktor “TaZ” Wojtas retires from competitive CS:GO
Polish Counter-Strike legend Wiktor “TaZ” Wojtas announced his retirement from competitive gaming on March 31 after two decades as a professional.

kRYSTAL signed as Bad New Eagles assistant coach
On Wednesday, Bad New Eagles unveiled Kevin “?kRYSTAL?” Amend as their new CS:GO assistant coach to oversee their activities in the BLAST.tv Paris Major cycle.

HONORIS disbands due to financial issues
On Wednesday, Polish esports organization HONORIS announced that they were officially ceasing activities and disbanding their CS:GO roster.

Valve announces date of first Counter-Strike 2 Major
On Friday, CS:GO game developer Valve disclosed that the BLAST.tv Paris CS:GO Major would be the final CS:GO Major this year, announcing March 2024 as the date for the first Counter-Strike 2 Major.

IHC welcomes hasteka ahead of CS: GO Paris Major RMR
On Friday, Mongolian rifler Chinguun “?hasteka?” Bayarmaa was officially unveiled as part of IHC’s CS:GO lineup.