News

Counter-Strike XSet’s female CSGO team wants to beat the best men’s teams By Fariha Bhatti League of Legends Can 100 Thieves make the former Golden Guardians roster work? By William Davis League of Legends Worlds 2020 star Josedeodo joins FlyQuest for 2021 LCS season By William Davis

Counter-Strike

One-handed streamer goes viral with her insane CSGO plays Fariha Bhatti Twitch streamer Kika “xirilikika” Martins has surprised Counter Strike: Global Offensive players around the world with her incredible skills in the game. The 22-year-old streamer went viral after showing off some wild Deagle shots, all made while using only one hand.CSGO is a tricky game, which requires sharp hand-eye coordination, dexterous movement, and a lot of focus. While a small distraction can cost you a whole match, Kika can do …

League of Legends

Here’s how to compete in the TFT Set 4 NA Qualifiers William Davis Riot Games has revealed the dates for the TFT Set 4 North American qualifiers, a series of competitions for the best Teamfight Tactics players in the region. North American TFT players are getting a new chance to compete with the TFT Set 4 NA qualifiers and, there will be four three-day qualifiers: Qualifier one: November 20-22 Qualifier two: December 18-20 Qualifier three: January 29-31 Qualifier four: February 26-28 Players that …

News

How to peek corners in Valorant like a pro Olivia Richman Tactical shooters like Valorant aren’t always all about headshots and flashes.  They certainly aren’t a bad thing, but there are a lot of skills players must learn if they want to climb the ranks and stand out from from the pack in competitive. One of these important skills is peeking.  Peeking is when a player stays at an angle, moving in and out of the line of sight. The goal …

League of Legends

Orome reportedly joins BT Excel after playing at Worlds 2020 William Davis Former MAD Lions top laner Andrei “Orome” Popa will reportedly take a step back for the 2021 season by joining BT Excel, according to Esportmaniacos.  Orome was promoted to the MAD Lions starting top lane position for 2020 and overall had a good first year on the big stage. MAD Lions went against all expectations and became a threat to the top teams in both the spring and summer splits. …

League of Legends Alphari and Santorin join Team Liquid for 2021 LCS season By William Davis News A look inside the world of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive By William Davis League of Legends Cloud9 confirms Perkz as starting mid laner for 2021 LCS season By William Davis

League of Legends

Rekkles officially joins G2 Esports for 2021 LEC season William Davis A few days removed from his departure from Fnatic, it’s now official. Martin “Rekkles” Larsson will be joining G2 Esports for the 2021 LEC season. The Swedish bot laner joins G2 after more than five years with Fnatic, transitioning to a G2 Esports lineup that has been steady since coming together in 2018. Rekkles and the rest of Fnatic have been the biggest rivals of G2 Esports in years, but …

News

Nintendo shuts down Big House, threatens Smash Melee scene Steven Rondina The esports scene surrounding Super Smash Bros. Melee is in dire straits right now, and Nintendo looks to be committed to keeping it that way. The gaming company shut down an upcoming online Melee tournament organized by The Big House due to its use of third-party online infrastructure. As a result, the organizer announced the event’s cancellation in a post on Twitter. “The Big House is heartbroken to share we’ve …

League of Legends

Former T1 coach Kim returns to LPL with Bilibili Gaming William Davis Former T1 head coach Kim “Kim” Jeong-soo is going back to the LPL after signing with Bilibili Gaming. After getting fired abruptly by T1 when the team failed to qualify to the 2020 World Championship, coach Kim has found a new home. The coach will return to the LPL, where he earned his first World Championship title as a coach with Invictus Gaming in 2018. Coach Kim is known for …

Dota 2

Epic League Divison 2 takes hit after 5men suddenly disbands Fariha Bhatti After nearly 5 months of playing together, Dota 2 team 5men has officially disbanded. The announcement was made by Epic Esports Entertainment, the organizer behind EPIC League and the Epicenter event series, in a Twitter post. Former team captain Rasmus “Misery” Filipsen commented on the decision: The 5MEN has gone their seperate ways. Thanks to all the people who supported us through our run. I am not going anywhere though, …

Sylas is now the worst champion in League after 2021 preseason William Davis League of Legends The 2021 LoL preseason patch has brought a lot of overpowered stuff to the game, and some champions are suffering under the new changes. Players have experienced a lot of imbalance on patch 10.23, with certain tank junglers reaching 60% win rates while using some of the new stronger items in the game. Meanwhile, other champions are being punished at the other end of the spectrum, primarily champions who can’t …

Doublelift contemplates leaving TSM, retirement in 2021 Olivia Richman League of Legends League of Legends veteran Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng is thinking of leaving TSM if the team doesn’t successfully acquire support player Hu “SwordArt” Shuo-Jie.  According to a report from ESPN writer Jacob Wolf, Doublelift is contemplating leaving the North American team if it doesn’t sign a “top foreign support.” This could be SwordArt, Doublelift said, or another quality international support player.  TSM was first reported to be signing SwordArt on November …

flusha fined and sentenced for tax evasion over Fnatic winnings M Alzamora Counter-Strike Fnatic’s Robin “flusha” Rönnquist was convicted of tax evasion stemming from his winnings from Fnatic’s 2015 banner year, according to a report by the Swedish news fragbite.se. The charge stems from what the Swedish courts say was a miscategorization of flusha’s winnings over the course of 2015, during which time flusha’s tournament winnings were reported as salary. Much like in the United States and other countries, any prize winnings are …

Team Liquid vs Triumph: IEM Beijing betting analysis M Alzamora Counter-Strike Team Liquid has been on a roll since its return to play at IEM Beijing, and that shouldn’t stop against Triumph. The only real issue with 2020’s regional tournament separation has been that it is very clear that the top-tier teams in North American Counter-Strike: Global Offensive are heads and tails above the the rest. Beijing’s two top teams, Liquid and Evil Geniuses, have cruised through the group stage with …

Crownshot won’t be playing in LEC or LCS in the 2021 season William Davis League of Legends Former SK Gaming bot laner Juš “Crownshot” Marušič won’t be on any LEC or LCS team for the 2021 season, the player announced on Twitter.  Crownshot will be the next prominent name that won’t get a spot in one of the major western leagues for 2021. The popular bot laner has been with SK Gaming for two seasons after he was picked up from the MAD Lions in the Spanish …

League of Legends to retire Prestige points in 2021 William Davis League of Legends League of Legends is retiring the Prestige Points system in 2021. Starting on July 2021, Prestige Points will be removed from League of Legends. Instead, the game will implement a new system through which players will be able to obtain exclusive and rare content. This new system will be revealed at a later date, but it doesn’t mean that prestige skins will be removed from the game. There are still …

Twitch punishes Tfue, others for xQc’s cheating in Twitch Rivals Olivia Richman News Fans were surprised to see Félix “xQc” Lengyel banned from Twitch after cheating in an Among Us tournament hosted by the platform, but now Twitch is cracking down on the incident even more. xQc decided to troll his competitors during a recent Among Us tournament by stream sniping. The cheating resulted in Michael “shroud” Grzesiek’s all-star team being eliminated from the tournament, losing out on the prize pool.  The former …

tabseN stays atop CSGO rankings, but G2’s NiKo close behind M Alzamora Counter-Strike WIN.gg’s rankings take into account every detail of a player’s performance, and Johannes “tabseN” Wodarz is the king of hidden statistics. At first glance, BIG’s top star sitting above names like Matthieu “ZywOo” Herbaut and Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev might seem like a mistake. It’s not. tabseN is capable of blowing up on any given map, but that’s only half the story. In fact, it’s not the handful of 1.5+ ratings …

Riot is looking to buff crit ADC in LoL Patch 10.25 and much more William Davis League of Legends While patch 10.24 is not even on the live servers yet, Riot has already presented the first preview of patch 10.25.  During the preseason, Riot is trying to be as proactive as possible to let fans know what is going to happen in the game. As of right now, the preseason has brought a lot of bugs and imbalance that Riot will look to fix as soon as possible.  Patch …

Astralis retains top spot in CSGO rankings, Heroic breaks out M Alzamora Counter-Strike As IEM Beijing wraps up and DreamHack Open Winter approaches, CSGO’s rankings are seeing an impressive shakeup among the sport’s top teams. Astralis retained its top spot, but the Danish superteam slipped slightly in WIN’s rankings thanks to several key defeats. Losses to G2 Esports, Heroic, and Vitality had have eroded what was once a dominant position on the rankings, and those losses also had an effect on the teams …

Could karrigan be returning to FaZe Clan? Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike Nikola “NiKo” Kovač’s much-anticipated move to G2 had left the Faze Clan with an empty slot ahead of heaps of tournaments lined up. Fortunately, Olof “olofmeister” Kajbjer was there to take the wheel. But it seems that he is not back to stay, as confirmed by teammate Marcelo “coldzera” David. Despite several lineup changes, Faze Clan’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive division is struggling to keep a permanent roster of five as the …

Team Secret rallies, Team Liquid falls in Dota 2 player rankings Steven Rondina Dota 2 Big upsets happened on both ends of the Atlantic as Team Secret was eliminated from ESL One Germany in fourth place and Quincy Crew had its tournament winning streak ended by Jacky “EternaLEnVy” Mao’s 4FUN stack. The next round of tournaments are already underway with Epic League attracting all of Europe’s best teams while teams in the Americas are all competing in Realms Collide. Here’s the new top 10 after …

WIN.gg gathers news and guides from around the world covering every point of the modern gaming industry in all of its many forms.