{"id":41161,"date":"2025-02-16T18:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T23:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=41161"},"modified":"2025-02-23T21:08:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T02:08:51","slug":"whats-on-in-esports-for-week-beginning-february-17-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/whats-on-in-esports-for-week-beginning-february-17-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s on in esports for week beginning February 17, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another big week of esports kicks off on February 17, 2025, with <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike 2 betting guide\">Counter-Strike 2<\/a> taking the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>PGL Cluj-Napoca will continue this week with the remaining fixtures of the Swiss Stage taking place before the playoffs kick off on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/dota-2\/\" title=\"Dota 2 betting guide\">Dota 2<\/a> DreamHack DreamLeague started last Sunday 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