iBUYPOWER announced its return to Counter-Strike through a new partnership with former professional Counter-Strike 2 player Erik “fl0m” Flom and his recently announced competition, the Monster Energy’s fl0m Mythical LAN 2026.
Financial terms of this new partnership were not disclosed.
Under the terms of this new deal, iBUYPOWER will serve as a sponsor for the LAN event alongside title sponsor Monster. iBUYPOWER will work with organizers on “digital branding opportunities, on-stream mentions, and giveaways of various prizing,” as well as direct product integration of a custom-made PC for use during the event.
“It wasn’t long ago that competitive NA CS was seen as a waste of time. Year after year, I’ve seen this community rebuild itself to set a foundation for the next generation of NA CS. Even with most of NA CS missing from the Top 20, we keep showing up because we are hungry to support and elevate what we’ve built,” said Erik “fl0m” Flom. “With the Mythical LAN already selling out hours after our reveal, I don’t see this as just an individual tournament, but as a major building block for NA CS that will foster growth between NA teams for future majors, and unite fans to rally around one goal – bring NA CS back to the peaks of competitive play.”
Taking place from Jan. 9 – 11 at the HyperX Arena in Las Vegas, Monster Energy’s fl0m Mythical LAN 2026 features a total prize pool of $30,000 USD and will feature competition between such teams as M80, NRG, SkinRave Esports, Marsborne, BOSS, Team VOCA, regain, and Phoenix.
You can learn more about the event from our friends at Liquipedia. Those interested in watching the competition can do so by visiting fl0m’s Twitch channel at www.twitch.tv/fl0m.
It should be noted that iBUYPOWER left the Counter-Strike scene following a match fixing scandal.