Duki Joins 9z Ownership; Dastan Downplays Dispute

9z announced on social media that Argentine rapper Duki has joined the organization as a partner and co-owner. The club described the move as the start of a new era for the brand. Duki has a large social following, which 9z highlighted in its post.

Dastan Akbayev addressed a heated exchange with teammate Emil “nota” Moskvitin that followed a recent match. He explained the pair had called a timeout, that nota did not execute a read as expected, and that “we went back and forth a bit louder than usual.” He asked fans not to inflate the incident and added, “Don’t worry. Everything’s fine. Don’t try to spin some big drama out of it. If it is a real conflict I’ll tell you straight.”

PGL released a statistical report covering PGL Astana 2026. The roundup lists standard tournament metrics such as map frequency and includes measures of individual performance volatility. One highlighted figure shows Mareks “YEKINDAR” Gaļinskis with the largest spread in average damage per round across the event. PGL framed the post as a detailed breakdown of team and player patterns during the tournament.

ESL published Community Broadcast Guidelines for the IEM Cologne Major that apply to non-commercial community streamers. The guidelines permit community broadcasters to stream on any platform and allow simultaneous streaming to multiple platforms. ESL made the rules publicly available to community organizers and streamers.

Virtus.pro confirmed via Telegram that Petr “fame” Bolyshev’s short-term loan to K27 will be extended for an additional month. The 23-year-old rifler joined K27 on loan in late April and took part in PGL Astana 2026. Virtus.pro said fame will return to the club once the loan ends and that the organization will evaluate further options for his career at that time.

Pavle “Maden” Bošković appeared on an interview series to review his career and current role as an in-game leader. Reflecting on his time at fnatic, he described role changes and positional differences that prevented him from playing his usual game: “To be honest, I feel like I couldn’t play my game in the time in fnatic. I was playing some different roles, some different positions than I am used to playing, and it was very hard for me to adapt.” On his leadership future he said he has received encouragement from veterans and that he expects to grow into a full-time in-game leader after gaining more experience: “Maybe I am not ready yet, maybe I need one or two years more as not an IGL, as a second voice, but I feel like somewhere in the future I can be an IGL.”

The week’s announcements include an ownership addition at 9z, clarifications from players about in-game disputes, a loan extension confirmed by Virtus.pro, broadcast rules for community streaming, and a statistical release from PGL covering PGL Astana 2026.