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Team Secret dominates Dota 2 player rankings, eLeVeN rises up
Steven Rondina
Since the debut of the WIN.gg rankings, a lot has happened. The Chinese Dota 2 scene has emerged from its shuffle and begun some intense competition through the OGA Dota PIT League and China Dota 2 Pro Cup. The Southeast Asian scene has been turned upside down as teams overhaul their rosters. The CIS region looks almost completely different now than it did a few months ago. One month removed …
League of Legends
This is why G2 may struggle versus DAMWON Gaming at Worlds 2020
William Davis
A big rematch from last year’s 2019 World Champion will take place in the 2020 League of Legends World Championship semifinals, and the outcome may not be the same this time around. The Kings of Europe from G2 Esports will once again clash with Korea’s DAMWON Gaming at Worlds, this time in the semifinal round. The two teams met each other in the 2019 Worlds quarterfinals, where G2 came out …
Dota 2
Arteezy and CCnC become first NA players to join 11K MMR Club
Steven Rondina
Artour “Arteezy” Babaev is the latest member of the 11K MMR Club. The Evil Geniuses carry player became the seventh Dota 2 player to reach 11,000 MMR. He is the first North American player to reach the mark, and the third member of Evil Geniuses to join the club. Ez quinn not getting 11k before me pic.twitter.com/Ly56bUW8rc — Artour Babaev (@Arteezy) October 18, 2020 Arteezy announced the achievement on his …
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Former Overwatch pros aKm, uNKOE announce move to Valorant
Nina Forneloza
After the Dallas Fuel announced an almost complete purge of its Overwatch League roster, Dylan “aKm” Bignet followed by declaring his intent to transition to Valorant, a move that came shortly after Benjamin “uNKOE” Chevasson announced the same. uNKOE’s decision to switch to Valorant seems to be due to more ominous reasons alluded to in his tweet announcing his departure from OWL. “I’m not ready yet for a Twitlonger, will …
Fortnite
72-year-old Twitch streamer OldBuzzardt passes away
Olivia Richman
It’s a sad day for the Fortnite community. 72-year-old Twitch streamer OldBuzzardt has passed away. With over 80,000 followers, the Fortnite streamer had a loyal audience. He even had his own Creator Code in the popular battle royale. The streamer, who went by Buzz, went live almost every day for about five hours to chat with fans and play Fortnite. Just went live! https://t.co/Whi7XKX3Xs — Oldbuzzardt (@oldbuzzardt) October 19, 2020 …
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Riot releases Valorant First Strike rules and details
Nina Forneloza
Riot Games has revealed the rules and new information about its first global esports event, First Strike. This is the first event that is being held by Riot Games in conjunction with many third party organizers for the regional events. This tournament will serve as a first-look for many teams, including teams from regions that aren’t heavily represented like the Middle East and Brazil. The First Strike: NA Qualifiers are …
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Shroud predicts that Valorant will become the top FPS esport
Olivia Richman
“Valorant’s just gonna hit, and it’s gonna hit hard.” Former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro turned Valorant streamer Michael “shroud” Grzesiek believes that Riot’s tactical shooter will become the bigger esport, especially once live tournaments return and teams from North America and Europe can compete together. “It has the perfect recipe right now,” shroud said. “If Valorant nails the timing of coming to LAN and tournaments are popping off, it’s going …
League of Legends
Pobelter suggests adding a losers bracket at Worlds
William Davis
Fans and experts are longing for a Worlds format change. With the 2020 League of Legends World Championship going into its last stages, CLG mid laner Eugene “Pobelter” Park has voiced his opinion about the lack of a losers bracket at the tournament. I think introducing loser’s bracket next year would be really cool for worlds, think it led to a lot of great moments / games in LCS and …
CSGO’s demo viewer’s new update is fantastic addition
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
With all of Counter-Strike: Globals Offensive’s small changes over the past several weeks, the update to the game’s demo viewer went unnoticed by the game’s player base. But after testing using all different types of demo files, the verdict is in. CSOG’s new and improved demo viewer is one of the best quality of life changes Valve has made to the game in years. Before breaking down the technical details …
Jkaem to join dennis in Apeks
Fariha Bhatti
Counter-Strike
The Norwegian organization Apeks has finalized the transfer of star rifler Joakim “jkaem” Myrbostad’s from 100 Thieves. Happy to announce that I have signed with @apeksgg ✍️Returning back home to compete for the best Norwegian team, and do everything I can to bring this team up to new heights made this very tempting! Excited for the upcoming months! https://t.co/eDKHTyAgoj — Apeks x jkaem (@jkaem) October 19, 2020 The reports of the …
iG TheShy is unsure if he will play professionally next year
William Davis
League of Legends
Invictus Gaming top laner and former World Champion Kang “ThyShy” Seung-lok said on a recent stream that he isn’t sure if he will be a professional player next year. TheShy were asked on stream when he is leaving Korea to prepare for the upcoming 2021 season. To that, the Korean top laner answered that he still isn’t too sure and will have to think about it. This was mainly due …
New Realms Collide event billed as South America’s biggest ever
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
The South American Dota 2 scene is historically the most under-served, but Valve is looking to address this soon. Peruvian tournament organizer 4D Esports has announced a new event called Realms Collide. The tournament will be held with support from Dota 2 publisher Valve and will boast a $75,000 prize pool. The news was revealed with a unique animated trailer featuring the four elemental spirit characters. “We will be partnering …
100T BrookeAB opens up on stalking experience, streaming break
Olivia Richman
News
100 Thieves streamer Ashley “BrookeAB” Bond has decided to share details about the stalking experience that made her take a break from streaming. In July, the popular content creator stepped away from the spotlight after she received troubling threats targeting BrookeAB and her family. “I’ve always tried to maintain a positive atmosphere in my stream and have never intentionally tried to hurt anybody so I’m not sure what I did …
CSGO players prefer FACEIT, not just due to high tickrate servers
Fariha Bhatti
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has a vast player base that keeps on expanding. 2020 saw the player count peak at 1 million, but not all of them prefer to play the game entirely on Valve’s terms. Third-party platform Faceit, has become the primary home of professional players. With 15 million registered users, Faceit has become a significant part of Counter-Strike and more players are moving to third-party providers by the day. …
230 players still have perfect Pick’Ems after the Worlds 2020 quarterfinals
William Davis
League of Legends
A total of 230 players are still in contention of getting a perfect Pick’Em for the 2020 World Championship going into the semifinals. This year’s Pick’Em competition is different from previous years because a physical prize is on the line for people who score the maximum amount of points. The prize includes not only a rare in-game summoner icon but also an Alienware Aurora battle station. The limit of Alienware …
Valorant has a new Twitch Prime gunbuddy coming out October 19
M Alzamora
News
Riot Games didn’t invent the gunbuddy, but it takes the cake for the best weapon charm with the first-person shooter’s “Pay Respects” Twitch Prime weapon charm. Valorant’s new gunbuddy drops October 19 as the second of three Twitch Prime drops for the popular game. Now called Prime Gaming, the platform normally keeps its viewers in the dark about when an exclusive drop will wind up in their notifications. But a …
Worlds 2020 Pick’Em semifinals predictions
William Davis
League of Legends
The 2020 World Championship is coming to an end. Only four teams remain in the race for the Summoner’s Cup. It’s time for Worlds Pick’Em one more time, as viewers get to pick their favorites to win in semifinals. This year, players get to pick the teams advancing to finals and then get to choose the World Champion. Each stage of pick’em grants different points. Predicting the winner of the …
G2 Esports beats Gen.G, keeps European hopes alive at Worlds 2020
William Davis
League of Legends
G2 Esports is the only western team in the 2020 League of Legends World Championship semifinals after taking down Gen.G. G2 had to fight against Gen.G for the last spot in the Worlds semifinals. Gen.G topped its group after solid performances, while G2 had to go through a tiebreaker for first place in their group. G2 fell short against Suning but still ended up getting a playoffs draw with good …
Gamsu retires from Overwatch, plans return to League of Legends
Nina Forneloza
League of Legends
Yeong-Jin “Gamsu” Noh, who most recently played for the Dallas Fuel in the Overwatch League, is returning to League of Legends. Before his days in the OWL, Gamsu was a top laner for Fnatic in LoL. He last played competitive LoL in 2016 with Fnatic and found some success with the team, most notably finishing second place in IEM Katowice behind SK Telecom T1. Prior to OWL’s first season, Gamsu …
Tyler1 officially signs with T1 as a content creator, streamer
Olivia Richman
News
Streamer Tyler “Tyler1” Steinkamp was just signed to T1 as a content creator. In a video announcing the signing, Tyler1 had to choose between a blue and red door. The red door offered an “uncertain” and “chaotic” journey. But the option also offered Tyler1 “eternal greatness.” “Come on T! Make the right choice! Don’t make the easy choice! Get over here! Let’s move it!” Tyler1’s conscience exclaimed from atop the …
WIN.gg gathers news and guides from around the world covering every point of the modern gaming industry in all of its many forms.