We have prepared a digest of the main news for October 24, 2026, for Players readers.
Ukraine Has Already Secured Four Medals at the U19 World Boxing Championships
The Ukrainian national team continues its campaign at the U19 World Boxing Championships in Budva, Montenegro. After eight days of competition, the Ukrainian team already has four semifinalists, who have secured at least bronze medals at the World Championships.
NAVI to Start PGL Masters Bucharest 2026: First Match Against G2
PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 in Counter-Strike 2 kicks off on October 24 in Bucharest. Ukrainian organization NAVI will begin its campaign at the tournament with a match against G2, featuring Ukrainian AWPer Artem “r1nkle” Moroz.
Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage Day 1 Results: South Korea's Triumph and China's Sensational Collapse
The Main Stage of the 2026 League of Legends World Championship has kicked off in Allen, Texas. The first day of the Swiss stage was marked by a striking contrast between the two strongest leagues in the world: the South Korean LCK finished the day undefeated, while the Chinese LPL failed to secure a single victory for the first time since the introduction of this format.
32-year-old Sambo championship medalist Yevhenii Vedernikov killed in battles for Ukraine
Yevhenii Vedernikov, a medalist of the Ukrainian Sambo Championship and Candidate for Master of Sports, has been killed in the war against the Russian occupiers. The defender was 32 years old and hailed from Kryvyi Rih.
Super Punch-Out!! — The Boxing Game That Turned Every Fight Into a Puzzle
On October 24, 1994, Super Punch-Out!! — a colorful boxing game developed by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System — was released. It continued the famous Punch-Out!! series, but focused not on realistic boxing, but on observation, reaction, and learning the behavior of opponents.