Former OpTic Gaming member Mike “Di3seL” Carr and the Old Men Of OpTic (OMOO) team noticed that something fishy was going on in some of their matches on GameBattles (GB). While searching for matches, Di3seL and his squad got paired up multiple times with the #1 ranked team on the Modern Warfare Ladder, Genetiix. During […]
Interesting news came out from Scandinavia today, as Nordavind is aiming to strengthen it’s CS:GO roster by signing Niels-Christian “NaToSaphiX” Sillassen and Kevin “HS” Tarn. Both players have already joined Nordavind’s roster on ESEA, according to information provided by HLTV.org. The official announcement should be expected soon. After several attempts of building the roster around […]
With open qualifiers set to start for IEM Katowice 2020, the tournament organizer has revealed all of the direct invites to the IEM World Championship. Ten teams are known and six more will pass to the event through qualifiers. First of all, three teams have passed to IEM Katowice World Championships with winning previous Masters […]
For a while now, there have been rumblings from multiple sources that Cloud9 was going to sign the whole ATK roster. Today it finally happened. Earlier, C9 finally confirmed their lineup for the upcoming competitive year, the former ATK squad. After they signed ATK’s full team, with the coach, C9 released James “JamezIRL” Macaulay, who […]
The Brazilian competitive scene couldn’t stay untouched from the winter reshuffle forever. As such, TeamOne is aiming to reach the next level by signing experienced player João “felps” Vasconcellos and young Chilean blood David “dav1dddd” Tapia Maldonado. It’s not official information yet, but both players have already joined ESEA roster of TeamOne. Earlier in 2019, […]
Michał “MICHU” Müller, after his contract expired with Virtus.Pro, has decided to leave the Polish team. The Polish player with star potential has been playing under Virtus.Pro banner for more than one and a half years, right up until the organization acquired AVANGAR’s squad. In his statement, MICHU said that he is open to inquiries […]
After almost a year being the head coach for Ninjas in Pyjamas, Faruk “pita” Pita departs the Swedes. While pita was coaching Ninjas in Pyjamas, THREAT hadn’t left the organization. Staying on as assistant coach, with pita in the position of head coach, NiP didn’t show any impressive results in 2019. Their highest placements at […]
We break down all four teams across group B and their chances of winning at the Minor. The WePlay! Bukovel Minor is the second “small” tournament in the 2019-2020 DPC. Nevertheless, it’s still a very important tournament, especially for some of the teams there. Apart from the $300K USD prize pool, this event also provides […]
Despite the fact that the DreamLeague Season 13 Major is still a couple of weeks away, we already have some news regarding one of the teams playing there. Beastcoast, the best South American Dota 2 team, won’t be playing with their full squad. Adrian “Wisper” Cespedes Dobles won’t be able to attend the tournament in […]
Long-time Ninjas in Pyjamas player Patrik “f0rest” Lindberg has completed a transfer to Dignitas, according to a report from 1pv. A report released by DBLTAP in November of last year revealed Dignitas’s plans of signing a new lineup comprised of a former Ninjas in Pyjamas quartet. F0rest has now reportedly left NiP, and 22-year-old GamerLegion […]
New details about the upcoming ICE Challenge this February including who we can expect to see fight it out in London. Tournament organizer, Maincast, and sponsor GG.Bet, have revealed details about the upcoming ICE Challenge. The tournament is scheduled to be held early February in London. 8 teams will compete for a chance at taking […]
We take a look at what’s been happening in Week 7 of the China Dota 2 Professional League Season 1. There is no arguing that the DPC tournaments are the most interesting to watch. After all, these tournaments have the biggest prize pools, as well as the best teams in the world. However, there are […]
Copenhagen Flames have announced they will part ways with their female roster to build the Danish female team. After six months of playing under CPH Flames pennants, the organization has decided not to continue their partnership with their female team. The decision was made due to high costs. A result of having two professional CS:GO […]
European team Heretics have announced changes to their 2020 roster, replacing two players. After a big renovation in the October of 2019, Heretics gave their roster three months to show the world what they can do. The Frenches successfully reached top-40 in early November, and have been floating around the 40th position for two months. […]
Team SoloMid’s (TSM) professional Fortnite roster lost two players today with the release of Kyle “Herrions” Trusley and Cloud. Today, we are sad to announce the departures of @TSM_Clouds and @TSM_Herrions. We wish them nothing but the best. Thank you for everything. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/Py3TCwUAJ3 — TSM #TSM100 (@TSM) January 4, 2020 The popular esports organization […]
Dallas Fuel announced on Twitter that their sub healer, Jonathan “HarryHook” Tejedor Rua, will stay in blue for another Overwatch League season. Jonathan “HarryHook” Tejedor Rua is one of the most iconic Dallas Fuel players, even though he isn’t often on the main stage. He joined the team back in 2017, right before the start […]
With heightened concern for the future of Call of Duty, Infinity Ward has added a new game mode to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. This new update takes the tactical pace of objective modes and coincides it with the frantic running and gunning that Team Deathmatch is so popular for. The mode is called “Grind.” […]
After a month-long search for a third member, Joseph “Frexs” Sanchez has been announced as the newest member of the NRG Apex Legends roster. Frexs is a great addition to the roster, after having a brief stint in the professional scene on Cloud 9 and Team Reciprocity. He replaces the recently departed Coby “Dizzy” Meadows, […]
We’re finally in 2020, and with a decade bring new opportunities for everyone. For the most popular online video game in the world, this is especially true. League of Legends boasts a massive player base and esports scene, but it is far from perfect. As the new year begins, there are a few things that […]
As we’ve said numerous times, 2019 was one of the most amazing years for every Dota 2 fan out there. The highlight of the year was definitely OG’s incredible TI 9 run. They became the first-ever team to win Dota 2’s most important tournament two times in a row. Now, five months later, Valve announced […]
Overwatch Season 2020 Map Pool Since BlizzCon 2019, each competitive season includes its own map pool. Among all the existing maps, only 12 make it each season. During Overwatch Season 20, players fight on three maps of each kind: assault, escort, control, or hybrid. The map pool for Season 20 is as follows: Assault: Temple […]
It has been only been a few months since the Overwatch League concluded but 2020 is bringing in some major changes for the relatively young esport. Year over year Blizzard has innovated with the League, and 2020 will have the most significant changes yet. The Overwatch League is going global with matches taking place in […]
Spoiler: Geminis Rule the World! Today, we have collected the most interesting stats especially for you. Maybe it will help you to determine if your son, daughter, younger brother or sister reach success at CS:GO Majors! Don’t take this piece too serious, though, as it takes a lot more to be a CS:GO winner than […]
The German organization Sprout revealed today that they will add Tomáš “oskar” Šťastný as the main AWPer for their CS:GO squad. The 28-year-old Czech player will finally appear again on the competitive CS:GO scene after three months of being inactive. Earlier in the September of 2019, HellRaisers benched their whole roster. Oskar’s contract expired on […]
With expectations at an all-time high, the official Call of Duty league has decided to start scaling back in the new year. According to the Sports Business Daily, a large number of the teams involved in the new COD league have been at risk of being too “overwhelmed” in the past few weeks. Many fans […]
Competitive Fortnite fans have a tournament to look forward to and its less than one month away. The competitive Fortnite scene has gone radio silent since the Winter Royale 2019 concluded just before the New Year. Amidst rumors of a second Fortnite World Cup and a third Fortnite Champion Series, it’s an excellent time to […]
Our first DPC Minor of the year is right around the corner, here’s three big things to keep your eye out for when things kick off January 9. After the hype around the new year, the Dota 2 fans are now slowly preparing for what is to come. January will have a couple of very […]
The vote for the best CS:GO highlight of the past decade just finished. On the official Twitter CS:GO account, 4 finalists came together in a hard battle and Vincent “Happy” Cervoni Schopenhauer came out a winner! Enjoy this sick moment watching the video: It’s important to remember that Happy brought this Desert Eagle ace in […]
This last year was one of the best years for every Dota 2 fan out there. We got to see tons of amazing tournaments, dramas, and many other cool moments. However, now that we are in 2020, it’s time to focus on the upcoming tournaments. The first big challenge ahead of the teams in the […]
Delays in processing visas for Cain, Broxah and Shernfire may affect the teams start in 2020. Team Liquid face a battle against the clock to be ready for the 2020 LCS season after US Visa issues scuppered the team’s plans. Three of Team Liquid’s players and staff have been caught up in the Visa problem. […]
CS:GO ended 2019 with a record-breaking average of recurrent players and solid month to month growth. The end of 2019 brought a piece of good news for CS:GO, as the game is maintaining steady growth from month to month. The average count of CS:GO players has now reached a record value. This is the highest […]
Vanguard have announced the signing of former FaZe Clan member Brendan “Jaomock” O’Brien. The relatively new esports organization, Vanguard, has expanded its Fortnite roster with yet another talented player. After first signing a slew of players, including Jonathan “Calculator” Weber back in November, Vanguard began plotting their next acquisition. The organization agreed with former FaZe […]
Berlin International Gaming have just announced some big changes to their roster ahead of the 2020 season. The German-based organization, Berlin International Gaming, comes into 2020 with truly big changes. These are that Nils “k1to” Gruhne and Florian “syrsoN” Rische are joining the team to replace Johannes “nex” Maget and The UK Hope, Owen “smooya” […]
Beşiktaş Esports have announced they will not be resigning the contract for female CS:GO roster, We Run This Place. It’s a New Year for new announcements, as top-tier female СS:GO roster formerly contracted to Beşiktaş Esports released a statement that they will not extend contracts with the Turkish organization. The team will return to a […]
Team Secret officially announce the departure of Yeik “MidOne” Nai Zheng from their Dota 2 roster. Team Secret has been one of the most dominating Dota 2 force in 2019. After winning numerous tournaments, they ended up finishing first in the 2018-2019 DPC. Despite being one of the main favorites at TI 9, Clement “Puppey” […]
Long-time esports caster and analyst Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles announced on Twitter that he will be leaving his position with the Overwatch Lague before 2020’s beginning. For many esports fans, Monte has been a positive figure in everything from League of Legends to Overwatch League. Now with he is leaving Overwatch to pursue other endeavors. I […]
The year 2019 is coming to a close with some competitive Fortnite milestones in the rear-view. Fans feasted their eyes upon the glamour of the Fortnite World Cup and saw some unbelievably talented players showcased in full force. The Fortnite community experienced the highs of the Fortnite Champion Series and the lows of the mech […]
The 2010-2019 decade has been monumental for esports. Throughout this time, many games have experienced a boom, but none more so than League of Legends. What started as a small indie game quickly blossomed into the most played online game in the world with a massive esports scene. Along with this, legends of their own […]
This year was amazing for every single Dota 2 fan out there. After we saw numerous amazing tournaments, it is now time to take a step back and see which players performed the best during the year. Yesterday, we’ve covered the top support players of the year, which was not an easy thing to do. […]
With just one day away from 2020, it’s time to step back and take a look at what happened in 2019. Needless to say, this was one of the best years for every Dota 2 fan out there. There were many awesome highlights, but I think it’s safe to say that OGs’ TI march will […]
The Overwatch League’s 2019 season was vastly successful and brought forth more narratives than previous years. Not only did it give redemption to the benched players of season one, but the new expansion teams changed everything. There is one Overwatch player who battled through GOATS, succeeded in the Overwatch League, and made an impression in […]
Although the Winter Royale 2019 has come and gone, it produced some interesting results across all seven competitive regions. NA West often goes overlooked despite possessing a handful of the world’s best players. Chief among them is Shane “EpikWhale” Cotton, who finished in third place at the Fortnite World Cup. Many of these NA West […]
There are many video games that players play and cherish. With countless worlds and stories to explore, the appeal of video games will never fade. There are an incredible amount of titles out there, but a select few stand above the rest. The following top 100 games are ordered by their Critic’s Rating (as recorded […]
Video games are a source of enjoyment and entertainment for hundreds of millions around the world. In them, we journey to new worlds to take part in grand adventures or have more simple, quaint experiences. There are a ton of different video games out there, but there a some that have immersed more players than […]
We take a look back over some of the deadliest heroes and combos we saw in the pro-scene this year. 2019 was one of the best years for every Dota 2 fan and player. Not only did we see tons of interesting tournaments, but our favorite game also went through a lot of changes. In […]
Remilia, the first pro-female gamer to compete in the LCS, has died peacefully in her sleep at age 24. The League of Legends community is grieving the loss of talented support player, Maria “Remilia” Creveling. Close friend and roommate, Richard Lewis, announced the news of Creveling’s death on Twitter this morning. Many fans used the […]
#5 Call of Duty PLAYER: SIMP | TEAM: EUNITED By: Coleman Hamstead First off, we have the rookie Chris “Simp” Lehr. There cannot be a CoD player of the year discussion without Simp’s name being in the fray. Simp had big shoes to fill when he came on the eUnited starting roster in March. The […]
There are just a couple of days left before 2020 arrives. Needless to say, 2019 was one of the best years for every Dota 2 fan out there. Every single main tournament was a joy to watch as the best teams in the world fought each other to death. However, the highlight of the year […]
Another blow for Twitch as prominent streamer Corrina Kopf signs on to join Facebook Gaming. Facebook Gaming has landed another streamer to its platform in the latest round of exclusive deals as it signs its first female partnership with vlogger and Instagrammer Corinna Kopf. Corinna has spent the past year shifting some of her focus […]
Excel Esports has signed Simon “Swiffer” Papamarkos as the team’s Excel UK Coach for the 2020 UKLC season. Swiffer takes on his first coaching role by joining Excel having previously played as a mid laner for Oceanic Pro League (OPL) team ORDER and Chiefs Esports Club. Kieran Holmes-Darby, CEO of Excel Esports had this to […]
As you know, the original Dota was one of the first big games in the MOBA genre. After seeing how popular it becomes, Riot Games decided to release its own game that has similar gameplay to it, calling it League of Legends. From that moment on, the clash between the fans of the two games […]
We look back on our top three highlights from the 2018-2019 DPC Season. This year was nothing short of amazing for every Dota 2 fan out there. We saw plenty of fantastic tournaments, drama, roster changes and more. However, with just a couple of days until 2020, it is now time to say goodbye to […]
The CIS team have announced the departure of offlaner Andrey “Ghostik” Kadyk from their active roster. The CIS Dota 2 scene is one of the most interesting ones to watch. After Virtus.Pro went through the drastic roster change, there isn’t a team that stands out anymore. Right now, every single top tier team here can […]
The ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational was one of our first major events since the 7.23 update. We take a look at how the new meta seems to be shaping up. The ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational was the last tournament of the year. Despite not being included in the DPC, […]
Fortnite’s final tournament of 2019 wrapped up on Sunday. See who performed well under the simple scoring system. The Winter Royale 2019 is now in the history books for competitive Fortnite. This three-day competition provided players of varying skill levels to test the waters in a tournament-setting. Although many professionals did not respond well to […]
EPICENTER have just announced they’ll host another DPC Major, to be held May 2020 in Russia. 2019 was an amazing year for every Dota 2 fan out there. We saw tons of interesting tournaments and memorable moments. The year finished with the amazing ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational. Despite not being included in […]
We break down five of the biggest takeaways from the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational. After a couple of days of epic action, the final tournament of 2019 is over. Despite not being a DPC event, the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational had one of the biggest prize pools of the […]
At the EPICENTER Final, Team Vitality defeated Mousesports to end their three-tournament win streak. They did so in spectacular fashion, with Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut shining bright in the lead. Much of Vitality’s success can be attributed to him, as he finished the series with a 1.81 K/D ratio and a 1.58 rating. In the first […]
G2 Esports has come out victorious at the CS:GO Champions Cup Finals, defeating Spirit 2-0 in the Grand Final. The French-majority squad takes home the championship title and the lion’s share of the $300,000 prize pool. The best-of-three Final kicked off on G2’s map pick of Train. Starting on the favored side, Spirit converted their […]
Excel Esports has signed a UK scene veteran. Twenty-year-old Matthew “Deadly” Smith was signed after he spent two years in Spain playing for Vodafone Giants. Deadly last played in the UK under MnM Gaming back in 2017. During his time in League of Legends, he’s managed two first-place split finishes, both coming with Vodafone Giants […]
See where your favorite duos landed on the leaderboard as we look back at day two of the Winter Royale. Day two of the Winter Royale 2019 provided a much friendlier scoring system than the all-or-nothing system from day one. In general, players were more accepting of a format that relied more on strategic placement […]
Slowly and steadily, 2019 is coming to an end. It was an amazing year for every Dota 2 fan out there and will definitely go down in history. Fans saw amazing tournaments all around, but OG’s TI 9 run was without a doubt the biggest diamond in the crown. Having said that, 2020 is just […]
Vici Gaming put on a dominating show for our final day of series at the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational. We wrapped up our final day of excitement in Singapore today, as our last three teams faced off to see who would take home the lion’s share of the $500,000 USD prize pool. […]
Check out the day one results from the second annual Fortnite Winter Royale. The Winter Royale 2019 tournament is officially underway, and players can rejoice with increased placement payouts. News broke late yesterday that Epic Games decided to expand the tournament’s three-day prize pool to over $23M USD per region per console. That means that […]
The year is coming to an end and the newly formed Call of Duty League is on the horizon, slated to kick off in early 2020. With a new year and a new era of Call of Duty approaching, we thought it would only be right to cap it all off by discussing the top […]
We break down all the Lower Bracket action happening at the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational. After a couple of days of amazing action, we slowly reached the penultimate day of the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational. There were tons of surprises along the way but in the end, the best […]
In 2019, we don’t think there’s any place for s1mple in the MVP race. This year the choice is even harder. Last year, the competition for MVP award was extremely stressful, but clear – Nicolai “device” Reedtz and Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev met each other in a tough battle, and s1mple came out as the winner. […]
Germany have announced a a dedicated visa for esports players and professionals will become available in spring 2020. As part of new changes to the Skilled Immigration Act, the German Federal Government have created a visa specifically for esports professionals. The esports focused visa will allow for smoother recruitment of Non-EU players and coaches by […]
Advertising has almost entirely moved to digital mediums to cater to younger target audiences. The U.S. Navy announced that they will not be rolling out a Super Bowl in lieu of spending the money on online advertising and esports. The Navy investing in esports may seem strange at first, but this is a growing theme […]
The Fortnite World Cup has made 2019 a big year for Epic’s popular battle royale. With a $30 million prize pool, the World Cup has skyrocketed a lot of young Fortnite players into millionaire status. It’s also shined a light on previously unknown players who continued to have a lot of success since this past […]
The 2019 season of professional League of Legends is over. After an exciting year filled with creativity and skillful play, three players stood apart from the rest as the best in the world. At the World Championship, MSI victors G2 Esports and Chinese superstars FunPlus Pheonix met in the Finals. Unsurprisingly, the top three players […]
All the action from the Lower Bracket at the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational. It was another day of action today in Singapore as the first round of our Lower Bracket kicked off. There were quick stomps and drawn-out battles. If you missed out on any of it, we’re breaking it down for […]
A blow for the SEA scene and carry vtFaded as Alpha x Hashtag announce they’re disbanding their Dota 2 roster. The SEA Dota 2 scene is in the middle of one of it’s best chapters lately. With plenty of new teams who are slowly improving, as well as teams that have proved themselves as some […]
This year was a roller coaster of emotions for every Dota 2 fan out there. Our favorite game went through many changes – and even reached some of the lowest player counts since 2014. However, it seems like the Outlanders Update brought Dota 2 back to life after introducing a ton of new things. The […]
On the eve of the final major competitive Fortnite tournament in 2019, Epic Games dropped some vital information regarding the upcoming competition. In response to the huge number of players dropping into Arena Duos to prep for Winter Royale, we are increasing the prize pool and adding over 20,000 new placements to the Official Rules […]
Although severely underrated, the NA West region features some talented competitive Fortnite players. Arkhram and Falconer are two premier players who have achieved high placements in both LAN and online environments. The prize pool situation is a bit unfortunate for NA West, but it ultimately means that these duos will need to work harder to […]
Europe possesses possibly the best pool of talent in competitive Fortnite. The region consistently features the largest prizes as well due to the number of players as well. With players like benjyfishy, Mongraal and MrSavage, there’s no doubt that we can expect some high scores during the upcoming Winter Royale. Let’s take a look at […]
The NA East competitive Fortnite region features some of the most recognizable names across the entire scene. Players like Tfue, Ninja and Bugha are just a few who’ve made a name for themselves as Fortnite players out of this region. With the Winter Royale 2019 rapidly approaching, let’s take a look at the format, times […]
The Playoffs began in Singapore today, with two action packed series in our Upper Bracket. The Group Stage of the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational is finally over. We had two days of non-stop action between the best teams in the world. If you missed any of the action, be sure to check […]
Ogre’s Arcana has finally dropped, along with a new treasure and a new reward line for the holiday season. After waiting for a couple of months, the TI 9 Arcana Winner finally gets the prize. Alongside the Ogre Arcana, Valve also gave us information about TI 10, as well as a couple of other rewards. […]
Dota Underlors is back on the rise yet again after it received the Outlanders Update. Although some people didn’t like the new changes, the overall player count clearly states that the fans of the game are enjoying it more than before. However, it seems like the devs of this awesome game have another gift for […]
One of the most important Overwatch events of the year just took place, and it had almost nothing to do with the Overwatch League. The weekend of December 13th featured the first-ever Open Division: Breakable Barriers, a new series where Contenders and Open Division players, along with former Overwatch League players and streamers, test each […]
Our very final Dota 2 event of the year kicked off its second day, continuing the Bo2’s in our Group Stage. It was another day of action in Singapore, as our Group Stage continued. If you didn’t catch yesterday’s exciting series, we covered some of the biggest moments for you. But there was plenty of […]
SEA Team Geek Fam welcome Filipino mid player, Karl Jayme, in their latest roster shuffle. The SEA Dota 2 scene is looking better than ever. Apart from TNC and Fnatic, a new name emerged after TI 9 came to an end. Geek Fam rebuilt their roster from the ground up with the addition of three […]
One Esports announce the Singapore Major, set to be the final DPC Major before TI 10. The ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational is currently in its peak, with twelve of the best teams in the world fighting for the lion’s share of the $500K USD prize pool. Despite that, we already have information […]
Dignitas has stepped up its Academy game for 2020 with the re-signing of mid laner Tanner “Damonte” Damonte. Damonte was with Dignitas in 2019 and there was a lot of concern in the NA community that a young talent would go to waste. While Digitas ended up signing Henrik “Froggen” Hansen for the main mid […]
A reliable source close to the deal has told ESTNN that the Kiyv-based broadcasting company Maincast has won tender for the Russian language broadcasts of ESL events. While it hasn’t been officially approved as of publishing, the estimated deal is set to be between $11 million to $15 million. It will be a three-year contract. […]
Despite not being a DPC tournament, the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational gathered the absolute best teams in the world in Singapore to play for that mind-blowing $500k USD prize pool. Having said that, Day 1 of this amazing event was a blast to watch. We saw some pretty amazing stuff, including the […]
CORSAIR has acquired yet another major gaming & esports brand as it acquires SCUF Gaming, the popular controller brand used by professional console gamers across esports. CORSAIR was founded in 1994 and in recent years has added Elgato and Origin PC to its collection of products that it offers alongside the companies own selection. Andy […]
Apex Legends is set to go big on esports in 2020 with the announcement of the Apex Legends Global Series in 2020. Featuring 12 live events throughout the year, the events will be operated by PGL and GLL and offer up $3 Million in prize pool winnings. Starting on January 25th with the event continuing […]
Twitter is no stranger to drama and hurtful words. From politics to movies, nothing is safe when it comes to Twitter – and that includes esports. It’s no surprise that Call of Duty’s competitive scene recently fell victim to the social media platform’s mob mentality and occasional outright hostility. It’s clear that Activision wants to […]
The Overwatch League has partnered with TeamSpeak in a new three-year deal starting in the 2020 season. The deal will see the league integrate TeamSpeak into its system to facilitate all in-game communications. Ian Bamford, CEO of TeamSpeak discussed the partnership in a release: “Being selected as the official voice supplier for the Overwatch League […]
Days after announcing his retirement from professional play, Cho “Mata” Se-hyeong has announced that he’ll be joining LPL side Royal Never Give Up as the team’s League of Legends Head Coach. Royal Never Give Up made a number of other roster and coaching announcements. Former Young Miracles jungler Li “xiaolongbao” Xiao-Long will join as the […]
2019 Worlds Championships winners FunPlus Phoenix (FPX) have signed top laner Kim “Khan” Dong-ha to their 2020 LPL roster. The team also announced that they’d be re-signing 2019 top laner Kim “GimGoon” Han-saem. In a statement, FPX said: “We are happy to announce that Khan has joined FPX as a top laner. In the meantime, […]
Over the weekend, the first-ever GLL Apex Legends tournament took place. The tournament ran in two different regions, the EMEA and North American cups, each worth $25,000 each. The tournaments were the first taste of tier 1 Apex Legends since the Apex Legends Preseason Invitational in September. There was lots of action, with 24 total […]
The Russian esports organization Virtus.pro just revealed their new CS:GO roster, the full squad of the Kazakhstan team AVANGAR. According to the official information provided, the new CS:GO team signed long-term contracts with the Russian organization. The first event for the new roster of the Bears will be EPICENTER 2019, will be held in Moscow […]
All the available info on Blast Premier 2020 including teams, formats and prize pools. During BLAST Pro Series Global Final 2019, the tournament operator revealed the invited teams for the Premier’20 season. For now, we know all 12 teams that will participate in the Spring regular season, and system of the league overall. Let’s take […]
Mousesports have secured their third consecutive LAN victory with a win over G2 Esports at cs_summit 5. The two teams met in the Grand Final of the Los Angeles event after defeating OG and Virtus.pro in the semis. The international squad takes home the lion’s share of the $150,000 prize pool. A Brawl On Mirage […]
Star Wars has officially impacted the Fortnite Chapter 2 map. See what’s new in the Battle Royale mode! Back in mid-November, Fortnite fans got a taste of a collaboration with the monumental Star Wars saga. The first time around allowed players to purchase a Stormtrooper skin. These skins mirrored the Imperial troopers featured in the […]
The Danish machine closed their competitive year with an impressive victory at Riffa. In their final match, Astralis overran Team Liquid with an impressive 2-0 score. With that done, Astralis secured their top position in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive world rankings until the end of the year – and grabbed $350.000. Liquid were fighting well in […]
Scott “Custa” Kennedy, main support for Los Angeles Valiant and former member of Dallas Fuel, announced his retirement from the Overwatch League. The end of the year is the theater of many retirement announcements in the Overwatch community. After Jacob “JAKE” Lyon from Houston Outlaws, Zion “Persia” Yang from Boston Uprising, Guangzhou Charge’s Won-jae “Rise” […]
If you remember, we announced that ESL and DotaBuff will team up and create a new league called Reach. The idea behind this project is to help the tier two and three players. As you know, that’s one of the biggest issues in Dota 2’s professional scene right now. There are just not that many […]
The offseason has had a few ‘shock’ moves, like Broxah heading to Team Liquid and LCS sides fielding just one North American player in the mid lane. It might be safe to assume, however, that G2 Esports sending Caps to ADC and Perkz back to mid lane might be the biggest shock of the offseason […]
With the offseason in full swing and roster moves calming down, LEC fans learned the return date of the European League of Legends Championship today. They’ve only got just over a month to wait as the LEC Spring Split gets underway on January 24th. Riot Games revealed the news alongside ticket details for the LEC […]
Nine of our teams have now secured their place in the World Electronic Sports Games including PSG.LGD, TNC Predator and FlytoMoon. Even though there are no more DPC tournaments left for 2019, there are a couple of very interesting tournaments outside the DPC that are definitely worth watching. One of them is the ONE Esports […]
Kyle “Bugha”Giersdorf takes home the esports player of the year award at this years Game Awards. Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf is responsible for one of the most impressive victories in competitive Fortnite history. In front of thousands in attendance and millions watching at home, Bugha systematically handled the competition at the Fortnite World Cup. He made […]
Eugene “Pobelter” Park has joined Team Liquid as a Positional Coach for the 2020 LCS Season. His focus will be on the top half of the match. Pobelter will use this new position to assist Team Liquid Head Coach Jang “Cain” Nu-ri and Assistant Coach Kang “Dodo” Jun-hyeok. The deal came about after Pobelter reached […]
DreamHack is jumping back into the Fortnite atmosphere with its second Fortnite Open in just over two months. This time around, DreamHack is making the journey into North America to the Anaheim Convention Center. From February 21st to the 23rd, Fortnite players of varying skill levels will fill the venue with hopes of walking away […]
Auto Chess takes down the competition to win 2019’s Best Innovative Game Award from Google Play. 2019 will probably go down in history as one of the best years for the Auto Battlers. After the custom game called Dota 2 Auto Chess exploded onto the scene, many companies rushed to make their very own Auto […]
Gen.G, who operates the Overwatch League team Seoul Dynasty, has revealed that it will play its 2020 Homestand games at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in South Korea. The location is a landmark representing Seoul, known for its involvement with the fashion and streetwear scene. This will mark the first time the DDP will host a […]
UK-based esports organizations Excel Esports, most notable for involvement in the LEC has partnered with Neosurf to introduce a brand new League of Legends preseason tournament. The 2020 Neosurf Cup will feature the full 10-man League of Legends rosters of both Excel Esports and Misfits Gaming, battling it out in a best-of-five at Excel’s London-based […]
The Overwatch League’s second season was a booming success both for teams and individual players. Through the ups and downs storylines were created, rivalries flourished, and most players shined at one point in the season. Today, we are going to be running down the top 10 Overwatch League Players of the year. 10. Young-seo “KariV” […]
Now that the qualifiers for the second DPC tournaments are over, the teams can now focus on one of the biggest non-DPC tournaments in the last couple of years. The One Esports World Pro Invitational will begin in just a couple of days from now. Despite not providing any points for TI 10, it will […]
DreamHack will run and operate the 2020 regional UK League of Legends series the UKLC. DreamHack will take over the operation of the UK event after LVP dropped out in November. The UKLC is the UK & Ireland’s regional League of Legends competition. The event will be run by DreamHack in partnership with Riot Games […]
DreamHack will bring the Nordic Championships League of Legends series back for 2020. The Nordic Championship is the regional LoL competition for the Nordic states (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) which DreamHack will run in partnership with Riot Games. DreamHack has operated the event since 2018. The championship will feature six weeks of League play […]
Twitch has locked down DrLupo, TimTheTatman and Lirik. The three represent some of the largest streamers on Twitch currently. DrLupo has 3.6 million followers, LIRIK has 2.5 million, while TimTheTatman has 4.1 million followers. Twitch did not disclose the length of term nor compensation detailed in the contracts. The deals help Twitch retain the massive […]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has made some significant changes to the usual gameplay formula of the franchise. Preston “Prestinni” Sanderson has the sort of unique position of having played through a three-year development cycle of Call of Duty, starting his pro career with Black Ops 3, yet still a new enough player where he […]
Xiao8, EHOME’s coach, will stand-in for Faith_bian this month due to an injury. EHOME was considered as one of the most promising teams in China this year. However, their results so far have not been on as good as people wanted them to be. After a series of mistakes, the Chinese team failed to qualify […]
Erberk “Gilius” Demir is the final player to join the Schalke 04 LEC roster for 2020. Gilius’ signing also marks the final signing of the offseason for LEC and LCS sides, pending approvals and confirmations. Gilius most recently played for the German esports organization Ad Hoc Gaming but the 22-year-old has had a storied career […]
PUBG Esports has announced plans for the 2020 schedule. Featuring four global events, revenue sharing and partner events. Firstly, PUBG is looking to double-down the 2019 format for PUBG esports as they reveal four PUBG Global Series (PGS) events in 2020. The events will take place in April, July, October and November, each featuring 32 […]