A report from French site 1pv has indicated that Vitality has an interest in both Fabian “kioShiMa” Fiey and Richard “Shox” Papillon. The report claims that the potential replacements for Vitality’s own Nathan “NBK” Schmitt, following his benching during the Major, are Fabian “kioShiMa” Fiey and Richard “Shox” Papillon. The report suggests that Vitality is […]
Pan ‘Fade’ Yi was recently involved in a controversy around just after TI 9 ended. To make a long story short, he was supposedly “approached” by Royal Never Give Up in an attempt to join their lineups, but later it was revealed that this was not true. However, the situation around Fade was not good […]
Astralis have won their 4th Major title following their victory against AVANGAR in the finals of the Berlin Major. The all-star Danish line-up Astralis have broken records in CS:GO. Not only are they the first team in history to win four Major titles, but they are also the only team to ever defend 3 back-to-back […]
Natus Vincere’s 31-year old captain Danylo “Zeus” Teslenko came out with the announcement that he is retiring from professional Counterstrike. Zeus’ esports run will end next Monday, right after BLAST Pro Series Moscow. Danylo “Zeus” Teslenko started his esports career seventeen years ago, first playing for team Arsenal before playing under the legendary pro100 tag […]
Game One Team SoloMid (“TSM”) took the first game of the series although they stumbled many times throughout the game. Clutch Gaming (“CG”) started off the action with an early Ocean Dragon take. They used the extra map mobility of pre-rework Pantheon to prevent any losses from the play. TSM turned their luck around at […]
Game One This is the Final everyone was waiting for. It really couldn’t be anyone else on this stage besides G2 Esports (“G2”) and Fnatic (“FNC”), and they delivered an incredible first match. As expected, it was an absolute bloodbath with non-stop action during the early game. The FNC bottom lane secured First Blood in […]
Team Aster used to be one of the most promising Chinese teams a couple of months ago. However, they were just unable to utilize their full potential, despite the fact that they had the needed players. This led to the teams’ downfall and missing out on most of the big DPC events. Having said that, […]
Game One In the first round of the LCS Gauntlet, Clutch Gaming (“CG”) took a convincing series win over Flyquest. Now against potential favorites for the tournament, Counter Logic Gaming, they did the same. This first game was incredibly one-sided, in fact, it was a perfect game from CG. The CG bottom lane secured First […]
Competitive Fortnite is on the cusp of a massive $10M USD tournament. Just over a month ago, Epic Games announced the Fortnite Champion Series to kick off Season X. This tournament would include a newly introduced trio format. This format brought together all mixes of top professional players to form a competent team. One of […]
Vitality has benched Nathan “NBK-” Schmitt in response to their disappointing exit from the StarLadder Berlin Major, where they were upset by Avangar in the quarter-finals. Schmitt was part of the original Vitality lineup that formed in October of last year. Vitality made a steady climb up the CS:GO rankings in 2019 with victories at […]
Game One The LEC Finals weekend is finally here and it started off with a bang! Schalke 04 (“S04”) were the underdogs coming into this series, and Fnatic (“FNC”) clearly demonstrated why. Broxah started his team’s snowball with a gank towards the middle lane to get Nemesis First Blood. Shortly after, they contested S04 at […]
Danil “Dendi” Ishutin will stand in for Aachen City Esports at the behest of Nikola “LeBronDota” Popović. The open qualifiers for the WePlay! Reshuffle Madness start today, and by the looks of it, one of the teams which will play in them is Aachen City, a tier two team that has all the potential to […]
ESTNN’s Matt Pryor takes fans through the regional competition of September 5th’s Fortnite Solos Clash Cup. The competition is intensifying as we rapidly approach the Fortnite Champion Series Grand Finals. With just two weeks remaining in the qualifiers, every trios competition counts. We have seen many top trios qualify for the Grand Finals, but many […]
Game One This first series of the LCS Gauntlet was expected to be an easy win for Clutch Gaming (“CG”). Though they did win the first game, Flyquest (“FLY”) showed they’re not a pushover and took Clutch to nearly an hour game. The early game was relatively low action, with the first kills coming out […]
When two of the world’s best teams go head-to-head, fans are sure to see some fireworks. Astralis and Team Liquid are undoubtedly the two best teams in the world, but these world-class organizations have struggled at the Berlin Major throughout the opening stages. That wasn’t the case Friday afternoon, as fans were treated to some […]
NRG overpowered Natus Vincere this morning 2-0 to make it to the semifinals of the StarLadder Berlin CSGO Major. The North American NRG squad took down CIS-powerhouse Na`Vi this morning 2-0, cementing their place in the semifinals of the StarLadder Major. Veto NRG removed Overpass Natus Vincere removed Vertigo NRG picked Dust2 Natus Vincere picked […]
Two of the biggest Dota 2 teams will attend ONE Esport’s first large-scale Dota 2 tournament in Singapore. Around two months ago, ONE Esports announced its first big tournament in Singapore, organized alongside PGL. Called the One Dota 2 Singapore World Pro Invitational, the tournament will take place this year on December 20-22 at the […]
LowKey Esports is the newest name in the Dota 2 scene. After Fnatic and Mineski changed their rosters drastically in the post-TI shuffle, there is a new team aiming to take over the region. Its name is Lowkey Esports. Introducing LowKey Esports https://www.facebook.com/LowkeyEsportsPH/posts/110928293620939 Lowkey Esports is not a new name to the gaming scene by […]
ESTNN’s Matt Pryor takes fans through the regional competition of September 5th’s Fortnite Solos Clash Cup. The September 5th playing of the Solos Cash Cup yielded some appealing results for fans of professional Fortnite. Each participating region saw some of the top names in all of Fortnite Esports finishing high on the leaderboard. With fifteen […]
Epic Games is back with a mid-cycle patch hotfix that includes some very interesting Vaults. Fortnite Battle Royale has been in flux since the premiere of Season X. The release of Season X brought changes that casual and competitive players equally disliked. At the forefront of this hate included the B.R.U.T.E., which gave players control […]
It’s finally here. The LEC Summer Split is coming to a close and only three teams remain. These teams are Schalke 04, Fnatic and G2 Esports. At the top is G2 who, after defeating Fnatic in Round Two of the playoffs, secured themselves a ticket straight to the Finals. They’re the reigning kings of Europe, […]
Valve has released an update to fix long queues for certain positions. Valve introduced a new type of ranking system in early August to stimulate and ultimately to deliver a better overall experience to the players. Now that a couple of weeks have passed, there are players for and against the changes. The main argument […]
AVANGAR upset Vitality/ Vitality put away AVANGAR 2-1 this morning in the second quarterfinal matchup of the StarLadder Berlin CS:GO Major It took three maps, but AVANGAR stunned Vitality/Vitality struggled through AVANGAR for a semifinal matchup against Renegades. Vetos Vitality removed Train AVANGAR removed Nuke Vitality picked Mirage AVANGAR picked Inferno AVANGAR removed Vertigo Vitality removed […]
The Aussies dismantled ENCE 2-0 this morning at the StarLadder Berlin Major. Renegades certainly didn’t care for the majority of players’ Pick ‘Ems today as they took down the Finnish team ENCE 2-0 today. Vetos Renegades removed Overpass ENCE removed Vertigo Renegades picked Mirage ENCE picked Nuke ENCE removed Inferno Renegades removed Train Dust2 as […]
ESTNN’s Matt Pryor takes fans through the regional competition of September 4th’s Fortnite Solos Clash Cup. The September 4th iteration of the Fortnite Solos Cash Cup provided another opportunity for high elimination performances. With fifteen matches to work with, high-level players are wise to push for eliminations and obtain placement points when convenient. All regions […]
Roughly two weeks after the biggest event in Dota 2 came to an end, it’s time to focus on the upcoming WePlay! Dota 2 Reshuffle Madness 2019. Tomorrow is the day when fans can watch the open qualifiers of WePlay!’s Dota 2 Reshuffle Madness 2019. 32 teams will fight each day in a gruesome best-of-one […]
The International 2019 was not the event that Virtus.Pro thought it would be. Similar to previous years, they absolutely dominated during the DPC season but crumbled at TI itself. Following their breakdown in Shanghai, Virtus.Pro says goodbye to Pavel ‘9pasha’ Khvastunov and Arseniy ‘ArsZeeqq’ Usov. Today we are saying goodbye to @9pashka and @ArsZeeqq Read […]
According to an official report from the organization, HellRaisers has disbanded their CS:GO squad. HellRaisers have confirmed the benching of their entire CS:GO roster, a move that will take immediate effect. This decision comes after the team’s poor performance at the StarLadder Berlin Major, where they were eliminated from the New Challengers Stage with a […]
According to a post on Weibo, Chai “Mushi” Yee Fung has joined Keen Gaming. The post-TI 9 shuffle just keeps getting more exciting as each day passes by. After we saw Fnatic’s new lineup today, another big news just landed. According to a report on Weibo, one of the most famous SEA players of all […]
Chris “PapaSmithy” Smith is leaving the LCK to join 100 Thieves. Chris “PapaSmithy” Smith is an analyst that everyone loves. Be it fans or professionals, everyone respects his opinion and loves his personality. He’s been casting in the LCK for more than four years, but now he’s taking on a new challenge. Earlier this week, […]
The LCS Summer Split is technically over, and two NA teams are set to go to this year’s World Championship. Team Liquid is NA’s first seed, after winning both splits this season. Meanwhile, Cloud9 holds the second seed due to their high placements and sufficient championship points. But what about the third seed? That’s where […]
Fnatic is ready for the 2019-2020 DPC Season. The International 2019 was definitely the most interesting and exciting tournament we’ve seen so far. Unfortunately, some teams probably don’t feel the same after they were unable to unleash their full potential. Fnatic at TI 9 Fnatic came into this years’ TI as one of the […]
The Fortnite community needed less than twenty-four hours to find a simple counter to the newly added, Zapper Trap. Fortnite Patch v10.20 released a new throwable item, which electrifies an enemy wall and significantly decreases health. The snap reaction was the belief that this item forces players to engage further in situational fights. In addition […]
Popular esports organization, 100 Thieves, announced on Twitter this evening that they are releasing three Fortnite players from their roster. Kenith, SirDimetrious and Blind, as of September 3rd, will no longer be apart of the 100 Thieves Fortnite team. The official statement from 100 Thieves states “Today, we part ways with @Kenith, @Blind, and @SirDimetrious. […]
Fnatic announced the signing of Andreas “Samuelsson” Samuelsson to coach their CS:GO roster. Andreas “Samuelsson” Samuelsson will replace Jimmy “Jumpy” Berndtsson as head coach of Fnatic’s CS:GO division. Berndtsson had previously coached the roster for three years before deciding not to renew his contract with the organization. Moving from Team Director, @SamuelssonCSGO now takes the […]
ESL has announced the creation of their new open tournament circuit, the ESL Pro Tour. The ESL Pro Tour will be a worldwide CS:GO tournament circuit that encompasses both DreamHack and ESL events. The circuit will launch in 2020 and have a combined prize pool of $5M across more than 20 different events. The tournament […]
Carlo “Kuku” Palad will stay with TNC after their run at TI 9. Last week, TNC’s Carlo “Kuku” Palad announced that he was looking for a new team. The news was both shocking and odd, especially considering how well TNC played over their TI 9 run. Apparently, it was a joke. https://www.facebook.com/KukuDota.Official/posts/487538622062019 As many people […]
The International 2019 was truly an amazing tournament for the European powerhouse OG. They became the first-ever two times winners and the first team to win two consecutive TIs in a row. We can only imagine what kind of emotions the players went through in the last couple of days. That’s why it is no […]
Khoo “Ohaiyo” Chong Xin is out at WarriorsGaming.Unity and is looking for a new team. It seems like the post-TI 9 shuffles have an enormous effect on the SEA region. After Minesk and Kim “DuBu” Doo-young, another ex-Fnatic player is now looking for a new team – Khoo “Ohaiyo” Chong Xin. LFT ~ — Ohaiyo […]
Upsets and surprise results have become expected at CS:GO Major tournaments, with each Major championship bringing its own new flavor to the competitive Counter-Strike scene. StarLadder’s Berlin Major is no exception, as a number of unexpected results have already made their mark in this tournament’s story. As we wait for the Champions Stage to begin, […]
At the beginning of 2019, Blizzard and Overwatch Contenders announced a series of events that are meant to expand the Contender’s experience. The Overwatch Contenders Pacific and Atlantic Showdowns featured the best teams from each region facing off for the chance to crown themselves king of Contenders. The Atlantic and Pacific Showdown were the first […]
Dota Underlords is still in its open access which means that there are constant updates that change the meta. In fact, the most recent one happened just a couple of days ago. It did not include that many heroes or Alliances changes but there were new items that got introduced. Having said that, let’s take […]
Dota 2 is one of the most popular games in the world. Of course, there were some ups and downs in terms of the number of players but it always managed to stay somewhere near the top. Having said that, in terms of esports, Dota 2 might actually be the biggest title right now mainly […]
The Fortnite Champion Series is in full swing, and Week Three provided even more trios securing their spot in the Grand Finals. This last installment of the FCS qualifying period did not go off without a hitch, however. Amidst heavy criticism, the Fortnite servers were, quite frankly, just not working on Saturday, August 31st. As […]
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is consistently a measuring stick for the current state of competitive and casual Fortnite. At times, he is the voice of reason, and other times his frustrations with the direction of Epic Games boils over. Ninja has been in and out of the high-level competitive Fortnite scene since the game first launched. […]
In case you don’t know by now, Auto Chess was the “founder” of the new genre called auto battles which is quickly taking over the world. It all started with a casual custom game inside Dota 2. However, when people got to know how to actually play the game, it quickly became the most popular […]
One of Dota 2’s most prolific players and one of it’s most well-known casters are teaming up to create a brand new team in the Dota 2 scene. The Southeast Asia Dota 2 scene has always been one of the most dynamic ones in terms of changes. Having said that, two of the strongest Thai […]
Day 4 of the Legends stage today and saw some very interesting best-of-three action. Records were broken today at the Legends Stage of the StarLadder Major. Astralis and Cr4zy broke the record for the longest-running game at a CS:GO Major, beating Flipside’s record from the Columbus Major. Aside from that, there are other notable things […]
Overwatch developers announced that they have delayed the start of Season 18 and will extend the Role Queue Beta. In a blog post, Overwatch developer Bill Warneck announced that a few bugs have cropped up regarding matchmaking and Season 18. Due to this, Blizzard has delayed the start of the season in order to fix […]
Game One This is the match everyone was waiting for. The battle against European giants G2 Esports (“G2”) and Fnatic (“FNC”) is one of the most exciting matchups in professional League of Legends. Most expected G2 to be leagues ahead of FNC, but FNC disproved that by smashing G2 in Game One of this series. […]
The weekly Trios Cash Cup events are an accurate indication of which professional teams are in good form. Although the playstyles can vary, the cream rises to the top when dealing with the world’s best Fortnite players. Another purpose of these tournaments is to allow each trio the opportunity to play fifteen high-level matches against […]
The 3rd day of the StarLadder Berlin Major saw it’s fair share of action today. Our 2-0 and 0-2 pools saw the first BO3 matchups of the legends stage, and as a result, we got a real feel for the form of some of our teams moving forward. Here’s what we can learn from today’s […]
Although many professionals do not enjoy the Solos Cash Cups, these tournaments are still interesting to watch. With fifteen games in total, players have more freedom to push for eliminations instead of hanging back. On top of that, it also gives players the opportunity to earn some money outside of normal streaming or larger scale […]
The International 2019 was not the best for Lasse Aukusti “MATUMBAMAN” Urpalainen, to say the least. After he got removed from TI 7 line-up of Team Liquid, Lasse was looking for a new team to compete in the TI 9 qualifiers. A couple of days later he ended up with Rasmus “MISERY” Filipsen’s Chaos Esports […]
Game One Rogue (“RGE”) and Schalke 04 (“S04”) had great series victories last weekend, so both were riding high coming into today. But RGE looked to be on a completely different level in Game One and absolutely smashed S04. Inspired kicked it off by ganking the bottom lane to get First Blood on Ignar. Shortly […]
Tournament favorites Team Liquid have suffered yet another upset at the StarLadder Berlin Major, this time at the hands of CIS upcomers Avangar. The North American juggernauts were also upset by domestic rivals NRG just yesterday. Liquid and Avangar were matched up for today’s round of matches after they each took one win and one […]
It’s been another day of Best Of 1 action at the Berlin Major, here are the key takeaways from the day’s action. The Swiss System of the Berlin Major saw it’s 0-1 and 1-0 pools run to their fruition today. As always with BO1 matches, there have been a fair share of upsets and some […]
Hailed the best team North America has ever seen, Team Liquid qualified to worlds as the #1 seed following their fourth consecutive LCS title. During that time they have two 3-0 sweeps as well as two 3-2 nail biters. Team Liquid will be looking to recreate their domestic success in the international stage. The team […]
Jacky “EternaLEnVy” Mao is one of the most recognizable personalities in the professional Dota 2 scene. However, this year was definitely not in favor of the Canadian player as he missed out on the biggest tournament in esports – The International 2019. His last team was beastcoast, and it was pretty good on paper but […]
Infamous has always been one of the most dominating South American teams. In fact, they were the first team from the region to ever go to The International back in 2017. This year, they broke another record by finishing in the first eight spots. Prior to TI 9, the five players from the Peruvian squad […]
In case you missed the story earlier today, FaZe Sway endured heavy criticism due to accusations of teaming in the Solos Cash Cup. He and a friend by the name of Wistles were communicating in Discord during one of the matches. Sway launched in on Wistles to help him in a one-on-one fight and the […]
100 Thieves CEO Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag broke the news this afternoon in an emotional video. In a heartfelt video today, 100 Thieves CEO Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag revealed today that 100 Thieves will no longer field a team in professional Call of Duty. The news comes on the heels of the reveal of the franchising plan […]
NRG shocked Team Liquid this morning with a 16-9 win over their North American counterparts. Today’s North American battle saw domestic rivals NRG and Team Liquid go head-to-head in the StarLadder Berlin Major group stage. Team Liquid, who currently sits as the number one team in the world, was heavily favored to take the win. […]
ESTNN’s Veselin Ignatov takes fans through the top four mid picks at Dota 2’s TI 9 in Shanghai. The International 9 was one of the biggest tournaments in esports history, and it was the biggest in terms of its record-breaking prize pool. Now only was it incredibly fun to watch, but it was very contested […]
All G2, All the time. LEC League of Legends team G2 has managed to sweep the entire first-team All-Pro voting, a feat that has not been accomplished since Fnatic’s famous 18-0 season in 2015. The 2019 @LEC Summer Split All-Pro Team! #LEC TOP: @G2Wunder JGL: @G2Jankos MID: @G2Caps BOT: @G2Perkz SUP: @G2Mikyx Learn more: https://t.co/rplaMFvbXG […]
With the recent departure of Adam “Friberg” Friberg, Heroic turned to an old face. Danish esports organization Heroic announced the addition of Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer back to the active lineup this morning in an official blog post. Pfeiffer returns to Heroic after his move from the organization to OpTic Gaming in April of 2018. According […]
PSG.LGD is now without their head coach. The post-TI9 shuffle is in full swing, and even PSG.LGD isn’t immune. This morning, PSG.LGD announced that head coach Yao “QQQ” Yi has left the team. The talented Chinese player joined LGD way back in the early months of 2017. After his addition, LGD’s result really started to […]
A Fortnite player has accused FaZe Sway of teaming during the Fortnite Solos Cash Cup. In the NA East Solos Cash Cup on August 28th, FaZe Sway endured some criticism from the Fortnite community. In the video shown below, courtesy of @MildySour_ on Twitter, Sway encounters the player by the name of Wistles in a […]
League of Legends has been one of the top games for a long time now. Players have been requesting new features for equally as long. It had gotten to the point where many of these requests were memes or jokes. However, Riot has made a habit of killing these memes in recent years. They’ve added […]
For the first time in League of Legends history, Korea is not the given winner going into the World Championship. As a result of this, the annual North American boot camps are not locked to Korea. In fact, they’ve decided the West is better than the East and have gone to Europe to practice for […]
Riot’s back at it again with another huge Teamfight Tactics update. A new component item, TFT’s first consumable item and 10 new items are being added to the game in Patch 9.18. You can find the item recipes and effects here. These items are sure to affect the most reliable strategies and what pathways you […]
The LEC Summer 2019 Playoffs are moving into the second stage! Here in Round Two, Rogue (“RGE”), Schalke 04 (“S04”), Fnatic (“FNC”) and G2 Esports (“G2”) will all take to the stage. G2 and FNC are organizations that no one is surprised to see here, as they’ve been on top all season. But Rogue and […]
This morning, Carlo “Kuku” Palad announced that he is no longer with TNC and is looking for a new team. In just a matter of days, fans have witnessed a lot of changes in some teams post-TI. After Mineski, Complexity Gaming, Fnatic and Chaos Esports Club, TNC is the newest addition to those teams. Carlo […]
Yesterday, Maurice “KheZu” Gutmann decided to part ways with Choas Esports Club. The post-TI roster changes are in full force across the Dota 2 landscape. While Mineski, Complexity and Fnatic have already seen changes, Choas Esports Club is the next in line. Maurice “KheZu” Gutmann announced yesterday that he will leave the Chaos roster. Out […]
The post TI9 shuffle is now in “full force”. So far, we know that Nikolay “Nikobaby” Nikolov, Michael “ninjaboogie” Ross and Ryan “Bimbo” Jay Qui are no longer a part of Mineski after they all stated that they are looking for a new team. In addition, Complexity also announced that they will be releasing their […]
ESTNN’s Slava Britvin shares his seven takeaways from the New Challengers Stage of the Berlin Major. The New Challengers Stage of StarLadder Major brought viewers a few surprises as well as some expected results, and it was a great start to the Major. ESTNN is here to summarize all the important things that happened during […]
Pan “Fade” Yi has announced his retirement from the professional Dota 2 scene after accusing RNG of trying to poach him during TI 9. Earlier today, Vici Gaming’s Pan “Fade” Yi announced his retirement from professional Dota. This came as a shock to much of the Dota 2 community, especially considering both Yi and Vici’s […]
One week away from Season 18, Blizzard announces that the skill rating of players in its Role Queue Beta mode will help determine ranks in Season 18. Role Queue is the newest update to Overwatch and radically changes the way players organize their games. The first version of this system, called Role Queue Beta, has […]
The post-TI 9 shuffles have begun! So far, we know that Complexity has released their roster and Mineski are minus three of the players. In addition to that, one of Dota 2’s most loved personalities is also looking for a team. Troels Lyngholt “syndereN” Nielsen is a very well known pro player and caster. In […]
The final 16 teams in contention for the Berlin Major championship have been decided with the conclusion of the New Challengers Stage. The top 8 teams from the New Challengers Stage will meet the 8 returning Legends from the previous Major later this week in the New Legends Stage. Teams with a 3-0 Record Topping […]
Xfinity, a Comcast subsidiary, will present Season 2019 of the Overwatch League. The Overwatch League announced Xfinity as the presenting partner of the 2019 playoffs and Grand Finals in Philadelphia. Xfinity is a Comcast brand for digital TV, high-speed internet and home phone services. This partnership will give a better exposure for the Overwatch League, […]
Even though it has been only a day since The International 2019 came to an end, there are already major changes to some of the teams. The first one was related to Mineski – Michael “ninjaboogie” Ross Jr. and Nikolay “Nikobaby” Nikolov announced that they are looking for a team. In addition to them, Complexity […]
Two months before the next Overwatch World Cup, Team USA introduced the supports and shields of its Final Seven. USA fans, rejoice! Team USA introduced four players of its Final 7 – the tank and support duos. Matthew “super” DeLisi and Indy “Space” Halpern will handle the frontline. Keeping them safe, Grant “moth” Espe and […]
We can safely say that The International 2019 was the best one we have seen yet. Everything, ranging from the cast to the players themselves was top notch. We witnessed some of the most incredible Dota 2 games in the last couple of years. Having said that, one team just re-wrote Dota’s history by winning […]
Just a day after the end of the biggest event in esports, we have our first roster change. Usually, at the end of each TI, there are always various roster changes that occur. This is expected because many teams were not happy with what they have accomplished. Mineski Changes LFT — Nikobaby (@NikoDOTA) August 26, […]
The qualifiers in week two of the Fortnite Champion Series is official. Professional Fortnite trios played for nine total hours over two days to earn a spot in the Grand Finals. Last week, we saw names such as Clix, Bugha, and Snood qualify from NA East. Check out our week one recap to see if […]
Game One Team Liquid (“TL”) started off the series with a crushing victory. The game began with a massive play in the river. Xmithie caught out a flash-less Svenskeren for a 3v3 fight where TL got two unanswered kills. Soon after, Doublelift and CoreJJ found a 2v2 outplay and picked up another kill. Despite Cloud9 […]
HBO’s series Ballers, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, is set to include esports in the plot tonight during the season premiere. As to what this inclusion supposedly entails, Marty Strenczewilk, founder of Splyce, was one of the first to reveal this info about Ballers. It suggests that Splyce is involved: https://twitter.com/lazerchickenzzz/status/1165765627988062209?s=21 Additionally, this image was […]
During the last day of TI 9, we also got to know where will the next TI be held. It turned out the rumors are true. TI 10 will be heading to Stockholm, Sweden. The International 2020 Dota 2 Championship will be held in… #Dota2 #TI9 #TI10 pic.twitter.com/kmuREm7Hbo — The International (@dota2ti) August 25, 2019 […]
After an amazing LB final, it was time to focus on the most important Dota 2 series in history. Apart from the amazing $15M+ going to the champion, this was the first time where we’d have a two times TI winner. To be honest, we could not really ask for a more interesting final. Apart […]
And just like that, the biggest event in esports history came to an end. It is safe to say that this was the absolute best TI we have ever seen. Not only was it full with tons of back-and-forth action but every single team had to chance to lift the trophy. Some of them managed […]
The Finals are almost here. Two of the best North American rosters in history are set to battle it out on August 25th. Cloud9 (“C9”) led by Dennis “Svenskeren” Johnsen’s MVP performance will be looking to put an end to Team Liquid’s (“TL”) reign on the LCS. C9 has looked extremely impressive throughout the year […]
Game One Clutch Gaming (“CG”) started the match with a strong game one victory. The series started out with plenty of action, a full team fight with a one for one trade. CG then took advantage of their man advantage to catch Ruin rotating from the play for a free kill and soon after the […]
Game One FC Schalke 04 (“S04”) started the series with a decisive first game. Before two minutes had passed, the action had already picked up. Vitality (“VIT”) went for an invade into the enemy and kept fighting forward. S04 reacted properly and were able to get 3 kills without a single casualty, giving them a […]
Yesterday, Valve announced a new hero named Snapfire. Today we have yet another new hero, Void Spirit. Lore-wise, this will be the fourth spirit alongside Ember, Storm, and Earth. Many people were expecting this, especially throughout the last couple of weeks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=trZhv9O6VFs What we know Similar to Snapfire, there is not really any information regarding […]
Game One Rogue (“RGE”) subverted the expectations of many and took down Splyce (“SPY”) in Game one. SPY’s Xerxe started the game by ganking Finn while RGE ganked bot side, resulting in a kill for each team. SPY continued to focus top side by collecting another kill from Finn at 11 minutes, but RGE was […]
The end of The International 9 is just around the corner. Our second last day of competition today saw our first team locked in for our Grand Final tomorrow, while two more of our teams said goodbye to the main stage at Shanghai. Lower Bracket Round four of our Lower Bracket today gave us a […]
The New Challengers Stage of the Berlin Major is underway. As we head into the tournament, let’s discuss what makes CS:GO’s premier events so good. Everyone in CS:GO looks forward to the Majors. By and large, they never fail to deliver a spectacle of Counter-strike and provide some of the best viewings in all of […]
The final week of the regular season is finally here, and with it comes the Kit Kat Rivalry Weekend. Ten teams will be taking the stage at The Novo in Los Angeles, and for some teams, it’s make or break time, which is where this week’s match of the week begins! Match of the Week […]
The International 2019 is slowly but steadily coming to an end. Following today’s’ games, there are only five teams after today we waved goodbye to two more teams. Let’s take a look at what happened during the games. Royal Never Give Up vs Team Liquid One quick game (and one not so quick one 🙄) […]