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iBUYPOWER is heading back to the competitive Counter-Strike scene with its Masters FML 2026 tournament, a LAN event set for September 25-27 at the HyperX Esports Arena in Las Vegas. Eight teams will compete for a $30,000 prize pool, and invitations are expected to start rolling out on July 6.
What the tournament looks like
The event, officially dubbed fl0m’s Mythical LAN after popular streamer Erik “fl0m” Flom, is classified as a Tier 2 Americas VRS-ranked competition. Six of the eight invited teams will come from North America’s VRS sub-region, with the remaining two spots reserved for South American squads.
The format follows a GSL group stage with best-of-three matches, feeding into single-elimination playoffs that are also best-of-three. There’s even a third-place match. First place takes home $12,500, second gets $7,000, and third earns $3,500.
Ticket sales are scheduled to begin on June 23. The HyperX Esports Arena is located inside the Luxor Hotel.
This isn’t iBUYPOWER’s first rodeo with the FML format. An earlier iteration of the event in 2026 was won by M80, and the current edition builds on that foundation with what the organizers describe as broader international representation and community-driven accessibility.
