After several weeks of competition in the European region, many believed only one trio stood at the top of the food chain. Benjy “NRG benjyfishy” Fish, Kyle “FaZe Mongraal” Jackson and Dmitri “mitr0” Van de Vrie dominated all who stood in their way leading up the FNCS Grand Finals. Aptly named MMB, this trio went […]
The 2019 League of Legends World Championship is drawing closer by the day. 24 teams stand at the helm, ready to battle for their region and for glory. But before these teams take to the stage, there is one last thing to take care of. This is the group draw. There are two stages to […]
Vici is going to Hamburg for ESL One in October. Despite the fact that the ESL events are not usually included in the DPC schedule, they still remain one of the most interesting tournaments to watch. The high prize pools and fan atmosphere makes ESL’s tournaments a joy to watch. There is around one month […]
With storylines aplenty, the NA West region ultimately provided an exciting finish to the Fortnite Champion Series. The dominance of Benjamin “NRG Edgey” Peterson, Brodie “rehx” Franks and Evan “Liquid Cented” Barron began in week one of the qualifiers and never seemed to end. Another talented trio seeking victory was the team of Hayden “100T […]
In what was a stellar display of competitive Fortnite, the best trios out of the NA East region went head-to-head to decide the winner of the Fortnite Champion Series. With some notable names in the fray such as Turner “Tfue” Tenney, Kyle “SEN Bugha” Giersdorf and Williams “NRG Zayt” Aubin, picking a winner would not […]
#5 StarCraft 2 StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. The first part of the game is released on July 27, 2010, and follows StarCraft and its StarCraft extension: Brood War released in 1981. StarCraft 2 is divided into three parts, the basic game subtitled Wings […]
We are most likely days (or weeks) away from getting a new gameplay update in Dota 2. Valve did, however, announce two new heroes and that are supposed to arrive alongside the new update. That said, many people thought that it will be released shortly after TI concluded. However, this was not the case. Instead, […]
Day Two of Fortnite Champion Series is officially in the books. Epic Games rebounded nicely from day one with significantly fewer delays and minor matchmaking issues throughout the day. Semi-finals crushed the dreams of several players including Ghost Bizzle, SEN ItsHighSky and 100T Akhram1x. Most of the leaderboards provided recognizable names inside the top 8 […]
Vici Gaming is one of the most successful Chinese Dota 2 teams. They proved this yet again after another amazing DPC season. In fact, many people even thought that they will be one of the main favorites to win TI 9. However, this did not happen, even though they had a very solid start. Vici […]
The Fortnite Champion Series Semi-Finals are officially underway. Day one did not go as planned for Epic Games. The livestream was inconsistent at best, and eventually, the Fortnite developers disabled in-game viewing due to several complications. On top of these issues, Epic Games delayed several Heats per region due to technical malfunctions within matchmaking. Under […]
The Houston Outlaws have announced that they have released both head coach Tae-yong “TaiRong” Kim and assistant coach Hyun-woo “HyunWoo” Kim from their coaching staff. Houston finished 16th this season, with a final match record of 9-19 and a -22-map differential. Both TaiRong and HyunWoo have known each other for quite some time, and have […]
Ninjas in Pyjamas used to be one of the hidden favorites for TI 9. In fact, they looked exceptionally strong before the event after securing a couple of trophies in a row. However, they completely crumbled during the Group Stage and became one of the first teams to get eliminated from the event. As expected, […]
Ladislav “GuardiaN“ Kovács is returning to his former team, Natus Vincere, from FaZe Clan in order to fill out the roster after Danylo “Zeus“ Teslenko’s retirement. After two long years, Na`Vi has announced the return of wayward AWPer Ladislav “GuardiaN“ Kovács back into the fold to take the place of the recently retired Danylo “Zeus“ Teslenko. Kovács’ […]
The HellRaisers organization announced their new roster today, mere weeks after benching their entire squad. HellRaisers revealed their brand new roster this morning, including well-known players Kirill ‘ANGE1‘ Karasiow and young upcomer Alexander ‘scoobyxie‘ Marynych among others. The team made waves several weeks ago as they benched their total lineup after crashing out of the […]
FORTNITE SOLOS CLASH CUP SEPTEMBER 19 RESULTS NA East https://twitter.com/unknownxarmy1x/status/1174884280096436224?s=21 Fortnite World Cup contender UnknownxArmy1x took first place in the NA East Solos Cash Cup. With 122 points, UnknownxArmy established a gap between himself and the rest of the field. Although he completed 12 matches and 0 Victory Royales, an impressive 76 eliminations and average […]
The SEA Invitational presented by Overwatch Contenders, organized by Blizzard and The Foundry, gives eight Asian teams the chance to win round-trip flights to compete in Anaheim for the upcoming Overwatch World Cup. The Foundry, previously known as Full Circle, partnered with Activision-Blizzard to present the SEA Invitational presented by Overwatch Contenders. The competition will […]
Midas Mode 2.0 is one of the most anticipated tournaments outside the DPC. Even though it is a “fun” event, in a way that there will be extraordinary stuff going on, the fans seem to love it, which is why when the new DPC was announced, they made countless Reddit threats because it was overlapping […]
Just a day after the first Minor was announced, we know now the name of the first Major as well. MDL Chengdu will be hosted by MDL and it will take place in Chengdu, China. That’s kind of strange because the Minor will be in NA, so it was natural for the Major to be […]
Newbee used to be one of the best teams in the world a couple of years ago. However, after they won TI 4, things start to change slowly. In this period, they were unable to compete with the top teams. This led to further roster changes. After a year or so, the Chinese powerhouse was […]
Royal Never Give Up has been a pretty stable team during last year’s DPC. Despite their OK performance at TI 9, the team got into the spotlights after a controversy around the ex-Vici Gaming player Fade. To make a long story short, RNGU did nothing wrong and everyone moved on. Roster Change Since Keen Gaming […]
News broke earlier this week of the alleged unhappy state of Benjamin “Edgey” Peterson. The hashtag #FreeEdgey grabbed headlines as several fellow Fortnite players stood in support of Peterson. We have not learned what led this statement to take flight as Peterson did not directly address the unforeseen support. All indications pointed to Peterson’s general […]
The Eleventh Apex Legend Following the closing of the Round 1 ring, the announcer and champion banners around the map seem to malfunction. The announcer’s voice slows down as she cinematically powers down (temporarily). Furthermore, the championship/kill leader banners black out as they are visibly being hacked. Respawn Entertainment have also keyed in on who […]
Gambit Esports was a very controversial team during the last DPC season. However, it seems like their new roster which is made around the CIS Artsiom “fng” Barshack is already giving its results. The team managed to win the GG.Bet Hamburg Invitational, which gave them a slot for ESL One Hamburg 2019 where they will […]
Just a couple of days after the DPC season got announced we know the name of its first tournament – The Summit 11. These types of tournaments are usually loved by the community due to their friendly nature. If David “LD” Gorman’s statement is true, this will be the first-ever Summit that will have a […]
The September 18th Contender’s Solos Cash Cup finished with some newer faces coming out victorious. In general, the results of these Cash Cups vary due to the solos format. Players can only rely on themselves in these tournaments and the variance level increases significantly. At any given moment, a player can fall a heavy sniper […]
It’s been just a couple of days since Dota 2’s new update got released. Even though it changes nothing in terms of the gameplay, the effect of it was immense because it features many different changes aiming to improve the experience from playing the game. In other words, they banned the toxic people. What Happened […]
Epic Games introduced the trio format to competitive Fortnite at the inception of Season X. The last 5 weeks of competition provided viewers with intense qualification attempts from a mix of talented players. Each region produced unfathomable plays from its top players and saw multiple of those players qualify. Let’s set the stage for the […]
The last couple of days in Dota 2 have been absolutely crazy. There have been tons of roster changes happening every single day. That said, Adrian “Fata” Trinks just announced the new roster of his team which includes Nikolay “Nikobaby” Nikolov, Simon “Handsken” Haag, Neta “33” Shapir, and Linus “Limmp” Blomdin. PPD’s NiP is no […]
The Dota 2 roster shuffles are currently at their peak. There are a couple of changes happening daily but despite that, there are still a lot of top tier players who have not yet been assigned to any team. That said, Invictus Gaming has just announced the addition of Hu “Kaka” Langzhi to their roster. […]
It seems like Carlo “Kuku” Palad already has a new team despite being removed from TNC’s roster just a couple of days ago. The Philipino superstars’ wild DPC season started after one of the biggest controversies in the last couple of years. Even though it might not seem as much, even the Chinese government took […]
Statement from Team Atlantis Soon after publishing our story in regards to unfavorable contracts in competitive Fortnite, more news broke. Dmitri “mitr0” Van de Vrie and his representing organization, Team Atlantis, released coinciding statements about the #freemitr0 social media movement. “…In September 2018, we signed a renewed contract, which Mitr0 and his mother were happy […]
Turns out, Turner “Tfue” Tenny’s contract wasn’t the only one that contained what some believe to be unfair terms. Ever since Turner “Tfue” Tenney left FaZe Clan citing an unfavorable contract as the reason, similar situations are developing across the Fortnite scene. Tenney’s predicament was unique in that the FaZe brand helped build him into […]
Team Singularity today revealed its brand new roster for the upcoming season through an official press release. The Tier two Dota teams have always been a rather controversial topic. In fact, many people tend to criticize Valve for the fact that they believe that the gaming giant is doing enough to support this scene. There […]
WePlay!’s Reshuffle Madness is due to start in just a couple of days from now. Despite not being a DPC event, it still has a very lucrative $50K prize pool, which will attract very decent teams. As reported by ESTNN on Saturday, this tournament will feature twenty teams in total. Eight of them had to […]
Furia Esports has added Otávio “Tavo” Gabriel to their roster. Furia Esports is not necessary a name in which players relate to Dota 2. This team is mostly known in the CS:GO universe, but they recently decided to try their luck and form a team prior to the TI 9 regional qualifiers which did not […]
ESL One Hamburg is right around the corner, and TNC Predator is the latest team to attend. The ESL One events are always among the most interesting to watch, especially for the people attending them live. That said, ESL One Hamburg is going to be held for the third year in a row now. Once […]
Fnatic has made some long-awaited changes to their Counter-Strike roster, bringing in former members Maikil “golden” Selim and Robin “flusha” Rönnquist. Both Selim and Rönnquist had been on the Fnatic roster that won IEM Katowice in 2018. Rönnquist has officially signed with the team, while Selim joins the roster on a loan from Cloud9. Maikil […]
A New Chapter for H3cz The journey of Hector “H3CZ” Rodriguez is one of the better stories in the short history of esports. From the ground up, H3CZ built the OpTic Gaming brand from humble beginnings on YouTube to one of the top esports organizations in modern times. Ask any OpTic Gaming fan, the players […]
Roman “RAMZES666” Kushnarev, probably the best CIS carry in the last couple of years will be making a move west, joining the NA powerhouse Evil Geniuses. ⚠️ Today is the day to say thank you and goodbye to @ramzesdoto. Our Carry is leaving the team to join @EvilGeniuses pic.twitter.com/BkEA3U7CuS — Virtus.pro (@virtuspro) September 16, 2019 […]
According to One Esports, the Dota 2 Pro Invitational has invited two more teams to round out the current attendees. That said, we already know the names of the first four teams that got directly invited – Team Secret, PSG.LGD, Virtus.Pro and Evil Geniuses. Today, two more powerhouses got announced – Natus Vincere and Vici […]
Tenney’s Last Few Weeks I feel trapped in a negative crawl space in my mind — Tfue (@Tfue) September 13, 2019 Turner “Tfue” Tenney is one of the most popular Fortnite streamers today. His talent in Fortnite is unquestionable and he continues competing at the highest level. With the introduction of a Fortnite trios […]
Week 5 of the Fortnite Trios provided the final opportunity for eligible trios to qualify for the Fortnite Champion Series Grand Finals. Since mid-August, these teams have competed against each other for over 5 weeks with hopes of landing a top-8 position when the competition finished on Sunday. This week further cemented several trios as […]
Lightning has officially struck twice in the Apex Legends esports scene. Team SoloMid, consisting of members Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen, MacKenzie “Albralelie” Beckwith, and Jordan “Reps” Wolfe, have officially won back-to-back Apex Legends tournaments by winning the Preseason Invitational in Alvernia, Poland. They beat out Eastern European team Natus Vincere, who came in second, and Korean […]
Game One The final day of the LEC Regional Qualifier featured Splyce (“SPY”) challenging Fnatic (“FNC”) for the second seed at the World Championship. Many weren’t sure what to expect from SPY, but heavily favored FNC regardless. In Game One, SPY showed they could contend with FNC in the early game, though FNC took the […]
The recent Major’s finalists are keeping up the pace, grabbing the BLAST Pro Series Moscow trophy and $125K USD in Moscow. In the Grand Final of BLAST Pro Series, AVANGAR defeated forZe with a 2:1 score. It’s important to note that fans would’ve never seen these finalists if Vitality would have participated in the event. […]
After criticism from the community, tournament operator RFRSH Entertainment revealed a new league with an improved format and a $4.2M USD prize pool for the year. The league will replace BLAST Pro Series in 2020 and will have both a Spring and Fall season final and an 8-team Global Finals event. RFRSH promises a variety […]
Mike ‘Ninjaboogiee’ Ross Jr. is one of the most well-known players in SEA. In fact, he was one of the main reasons for Mineski’s success during this years’ TI. However, after the event finished, the team completely disbanded as every player head in a different direction. I've decided to take a few months off to […]
During the last DPC season, there was one team that definitely stood out. Gambit Esports came out of nowhere and became one of the most dominant CIS teams. What’s more, they quickly became one of the fan-favorites due to their aggressive playstyle mixed with interesting picks. Unfortunately, the team did not end up with a […]
Game One Splyce (“SPY”) took the lead in the series with a dominating Game One. They started the action in the mid lane. Shalke 04 (“S04”) tried for a gank, but SPY turned it around with a Nocturne ultimate for two unanswered kills. S04 responded soon after in the bot lane, using a teleport ward […]
Valve’s DPC dates originally overlapped the $50K USD WePlay! Reshuffle Madness, but the organizers have scheduled the tournament by delaying it for one week. This tournament comes just in time when people are criticizing Valve for not doing enough to support the tier two and three scenes. Unfortunately, there is no official response from the […]
Infamous turned out to be one of the biggest surprises at TI 9. Not only did they exceed all expectations, but they also did so in easy fashion. Unfortunately, the Cinderella story came to an end once they met Team Secret in the lower bracket. Despite that, Infamous gave a clear sign that the South […]
Keen Gaming was one of the most awkward teams during TI 9. In fact, their entire performance prior to the event was very shaky – very dominant at first and nearly irrelevant during the last couple of tournaments. As expected, the team failed to achieve anything significant and got eliminated very early on. Changes Following […]
North America East Voil, TeeJay and VYX took first convincingly for the NA East Trios Cash Cup. They put up 199 points over 11 matches with 3 Victory Royales. It was an impressive showing out of a team newly appearing on the NA East leaderboard. Voil, TeeJay and VYX combined for an astounding 97 eliminations […]
With the departure of Zeus, a whole era ends both for Na`Vi and for Counter-Strike in CIS. But we have to move on. Now, Na`Vi face an issue of signing the fifth player to the main lineup and the coach for the team. If it is pretty clear with the coach (probably LMBT or B1ad3), […]
Game One The LEC Regional Qualifier is the final chance teams have to secure their spot at the World Championship. The first series for it was between Origen (“OG”) and Splyce (“SPY”), with OG coming out strong in Game One. SPY drafted an early game composition, but OG outmaneuvered them in this part of the […]
Turner “Tfue” Tenney appears to be stepping away from streaming on Twitch indefinitely. He indicated this in a series of Tweets sent out early on September 13th, 2019. Tfue is one of the most popular Fortnite professional players and streamers on the planet today. His rise to fame included signing with FaZe Clan for a […]
The September 12th iteration of the Solos Cash Cup played across all qualifying regions in competitive Fortnite. With a wide array of top talents and personalities included, the idea is to accumulate as many points as possible over a maximum of fifteen matches. In recent weeks, we have seen similar names atop the leaderboard. Let’s […]
The community has done it! After several days of constant Reddit threads, tweets and more, Valve has finally decided to change the dates of the first qualifiers in order to make room for Jake “SirActionSlacks” Kanner’s fun tournament called Midas Mode 2.0. What happened The qualifiers for the first set of majors/minors have been updated […]
Today has been a packed day for TNC Predator. The SEA powerhouse announced earlier today that Carlo ‘Kuku’ Palad and Nico ‘eyyou’ Barcelon will leave the team. Just a couple of hours later, they introduced the two people replacing them – Damien ‘kpii’ Chock and Park ‘March’ Tae-won To complete our roster, let us all […]
The latest news from the Dota Pro Circuit may come as a shock for some fans, so be sure to grab a seat. Today, Team Liquid say goodbye to their TI winning Dota 2 roster. The shock announcement came via a series of videos from Team Liquid’s former captain, Kuro ‘KuroKy’ Salehi, and Victor ‘Nazgul’ […]
In case you forgot, Carlo “Kuku” Palad announced a couple of days ago that he would be leaving TNC Predator. This came as a shock because the SEA powerhouse had a fantastic run at TI 9. That said, the information turned out to be false as Kuku had no intensions in leaving. Nonetheless, this changed […]
Code Red Tournament Format Sixteen of the top Fortnite professional players and personalities squared off in the latest Code Red tournament hosted by BOOM TV. The Code Red competition included players such as Aydan “Aydan” Conrad, Nick “NickMERCS” Kolcheff, Anthony “ZexRow” Colandro, Malachi “Reverse2k” Greiner, Ali “Myth” Kabbani and many more. For this tournament, the […]
Apex Legends comes to Poland with the Preseason Invitational. For those still invested in watching the Apex Legends esports scene, your next opportunity to see the action will take place this weekend in Poland! Alvernia, Poland will be the location for the Preseason Invitational as the throwdown happens over the weekend of September 13-15. Eighty […]
The One Esports Dota 2 Pro Invitational is an upcoming event that will take place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on December 20-22. With its $500K USD prize pool, this event will gather twelve of the best teams in the world. Last week, fans got to find out about the first two teams going to […]
Midas Mode is a very unique tournament that gets tons of love from the community. The event was announced a couple of months ago and the hype was getting bigger and bigger with every single day. Originally, Jake “SirActionSlacks” Kanner planned it for July of this year, but he then postponed it until late September. This […]
ESTNN’s Slava Britvin walks fans through the top five questions that BLAST Pro Series Moscow can answer. Only a few days have passed since the end of StarLadder Berlin Major, but CS:GO is already back! BLAST Pro Series Moscow is the first LAN event of the new season, and it might bring fans a few […]
The September 11th playing of the Fortnite Contenders Solos Cash Cup provided welcomed practice for top players. With Fortnite solo tournaments few and far between, these types of competitions for decent cash works wonders for those both in and out of practice. On top of this, the Cash Cups provide solid content for highly skilled […]
FaZe Clan has released Filip “NEO” Kubski after a brief stint as a substitute. FaZe Clan announced their decision to drop Filip “NEO” Kubski from their roster today. The move follows FaZe’s disappointing exit from the StarLadder Berlin Major, where they finished in 12-14th place. Kubski was signed by the team in May to take […]
Vitality has withdrawn from BLAST Pro Series Moscow as of this morning citing the inability to field a full roster. French CS team Vitality announced this morning that they will not attend BLAST Pro Series Moscow after their decision to bench Nathan “NBK” Schmitt left them unable to play a full roster. .@TeamVitality are unable […]
Na`Vi announced that long-time coach Mykhailo “Kane” Blagin will leave the team after BLAST Pro Series Moscow. In an official release today, Natus Vincere announced that Mykhailo “Kane” Blagin will leave the team after the conclusion of BLAST Pro Series Moscow. The news comes just two days after Na`Vi announced the retirement of Danylo “Zeus” Teslenko, […]
The WePlay! Reshuffle Madness 2019 is the first big event after TI 9. In fact, it starts in exactly five days from now, so the hype is getting bigger by the day. As we mentioned before, there will be a total of 20 teams at the event. Twelve of them are directly invited, while the […]
Similar to every other year, the post-TI period is a time where players change their teams in order to have a better chance for the next DPC season. So far, we’ve seen a couple of very interesting changes. Having said that, there was no official information about the rules and dates for the next DPC […]
Cloud9, usually NA’s last hope, qualified to Worlds this year as the North American second seed. Cloud9 have not qualified as the second seed since 2014, the question on many people’s minds is if the second-week curse will affect the team at this year’s worlds. Usually known for their meme-like personality, C9 will be looking […]
Edgar Milashevich is a hobbyist that specializes in sculptures of video game characters. A 30-year old Belarusian man Edgar Milashevich lives in Vitebsk District of Belarus. As a hobby, he spends his free time creating sculptures. Tiny, a Dota 2 character, became his first really big sculpture – and it looks amazing! Milashevich says he […]
Natus Vincere has formed a junior roster with the end of their esports camp. At the beginning of the summer, Na`Vi started their esports camp project by inviting 10 young talents. The camp finished up on the last day of August, and now fans know the players who will play under Na`Vi.Junior team tag. “The […]
ENTNN’s Veselin Ignatov takes players through why and how people cheat in Dota 2. Hacking and scripting have always been a part of Dota 2, regardless of whether players like it or not. Of course, every single game has its share of hackers and abusers. For example, there was even a guy in CS: GO […]
ESTNN recently reported that turmoil developed between three of the best players in competitive Fortnite. Turner “Tfue” Tenney felt betrayed by teammates Dennis “Cloak” Lepore and Tom “72hrs” Mulligan due to what seems to be simple miscommunication. This all took place in the midst of the Fortnite Champion Series, which will pay out a $10M […]
Week four has come and gone in the qualifying period of the Fortnite Champion Series. We have seen the best trios the world over put up insane numbers to qualify for the Grand Finals in just a few weeks. The competition is similar to that of the Fortnite World Cup where teams are treating this […]
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 […]