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League of Legends

FlyQuest roster proves to be the best NA team at Worlds 2020 with win over UoL William Davis FlyQuest secured North America its first win at the 2020 League of Legends World Championship group stage after a hectic win over Unicorns of Love.  After a poor start to the group stage for both teams, it was time for one of them to pick up a win. FlyQuest was looking to get the LCS its first win at the group stage, while UoL was trying to prove that wildcard …

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Team Liquid in big trouble at Worlds 2020 after loss to Suning William Davis Team Liquid took another tough loss in the 2020 League of Legends World Championship after getting run down by Suning.  .@suning_gaming beat @TeamLiquidLoL and pick up their first win! #Worlds2020 pic.twitter.com/ARqifx7HPU — LoL Esports (@lolesports) October 5, 2020 With all LCS teams still being winless at Worlds going into day three, it was up to Liquid to finally get a win for the region. Suning, who almost managed to take …

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G2 Esports looks ready for LPL teams at Worlds 2020 with 2-0 start William Davis G2 Esports continues to be undefeated in the 2020 League of Legends World Championship and already has its eyes on the next stage of the tournament. The LEC’s finest took down Machi Esports and secured its second victory at Worlds.  The European squad remains undefeated and is already thinking about the knock-out stage. Despite a couple of missteps in the LEC, G2 is showing up when it matters most and …

Counter-Strike

Na’Vi surprises Astralis in ESL Pro League Season 12 Finals M Alzamora After a month of competition, ESL Pro League’s Season 12 crowned Astralis its champion after a dramatic 3-2 reverse sweep against Natus Vincere. Both teams took different paths to book their grand finals spot, but both looked sharp in the grand finals. Na’Vi came into the ESL Pro League grand finals with a one-map advantage thanks to its red hot streak throughout the season. Over the course of 10 games, Na`Vi …

News Viper still rarely played after buffs, but is she still bad? By Fariha Bhatti News LGD Gaming beats Fnatic to shake off ugly Worlds 2020 play-in stage By William Davis League of Legends TSM loses to Gen.G, LCS still winless in Worlds 2020 group stage By William Davis

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JD Gaming recovers from loss to DAMWON, beats PSG Talon in Worlds 2020 William Davis JD Gaming got its first win of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship group stage by humiliating PSG Talon. .@JDGaming beat @PSG_Talon and pick up their first win at #Worlds2020! pic.twitter.com/VJWGbQvS9j — LoL Esports (@lolesports) October 4, 2020 LPL second seed JDG had to rebound from a crushing defeat against DAMWON Gaming on the first day of the group stage by facing PSG Talon. JDG had a rough game …

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DAMWON Gaming uses top lane Lulu to crush Rogue in Worlds 2020 William Davis DAMWON Gaming dusted off the strategy of using supports in the top lane to dominate Rogue in the 2020 League of Legends World Championship. DAMWON played one of the most tilting strategies in the game, putting Jang “Nuguri” Ha-gwon on a support champion in Lulu. The pick took Rogue by surprise and the team didn’t have a counter to Nuguri. Lulu dominated the lane early, but not because of her …

League of Legends

Dominant G2 Esports returns, takes down Suning in Worlds 2020 William Davis G2 Esports debuted in the 2020 World Championship with a victory over Suning. G2 started its Worlds 2020 run on a high note with a victory and is looking like a strong contender moving forward. The summer season wasn’t ideal for G2 as the team had a shaky run and almost missed playoffs. In the end, G2 walked away with the title but it wasn’t the dominant performance fans anticipated. …

League of Legends

Team Liquid’s chances of advancing drop with loss to Machi Esports William Davis Team Liquid dropped its first match against Machi Esports in the 2020 League of Legends World Championship. Liquid failed to perform in its first game of the main event despite using a classic TL composition. After its play-ins run, the draft became the main win condition for the North American squad. Liquid needed certain champions to be able to compete. Team Liquid drafted Graves in the jungle, Orianna and Mordekaiser …

MonteCristo bashes Overwatch League, calls commissioner a clown Olivia Richman News Content creator Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles had some harsh words for Overwatch League commissioner Pete Vlastelica after he stepped down from his role earlier this week.  Vlastelica will leave his role in Activision Blizzard Esports after the Overwatch League Grand Finals. According to a company spokesperson, Vlastelica is leaving his OWL commissioner role to “focus on new entrepreneurial ventures on behalf of Activision Blizzard.”  Vlastelica took the role when former commissioner …

Team SoloMid vs. Gen.G: LoL Worlds 2020 betting analysis William Davis League of Legends Team SoloMid will look to bounce back against Gen.G in day two of the 2020 World Championship main event. TSM started the event on the wrong foot. The North American representative fell to Fnatic in its debut at Worlds and is in desperate need of a win. Gen.G debuted with a shaky victory over LGD Gaming and is not looking as strong as many expected. Despite coming from different regions, …

Who is the ESIC and what power do they have in CSGO? M Alzamora Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fans have become more aware of the Esports Integrity Commission recently when they found 34 coaches guilty of exploiting a spectating bug. But who exactly is the ESIC? The Esports Integrity Commission was formed in 2016, representing a portion of the tournament organizers in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The commission was established in esports’ infancy, just prior to its explosion during CSGO’s 2016 Columbus Major. But the ESIC’s …

s1mple claims that Na`Vi didn’t know coaching bug existed M Alzamora Counter-Strike Natus Vincere star Aleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev weighed in on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s current coaching scandal, saying that neither he nor his teammates even knew the bug existed. s1mple’s tweet came in response to Astralis’ Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander, who voiced his own opinion on CSGO’s coaching scandal. s1mple issued his own statement and denied any knowledge of the matter before it became major news.  I can say that my team never …

Valorant bug prevents players from picking certain agents Olivia Richman News Valorant Patch 1.09 introduced some features that are not working as intended. Riot Games added a new feature to their FPS that allows players to pin their chat window across menus. Players immediately took to Reddit to point out that this change made it so players with certain resolutions can’t choose Breach, the agent furthest to the left, since he’s blocked by the chat window. Players with 5:4 or 4:3 …

CSGO’s Dust 2 was just remade in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater M Alzamora Counter-Strike Fans have been given another reminder that just about every game works with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s classic map Dust 2. A player has recreated CSGO’s famous map inside the newest edition of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater from top to bottom. The playable level was created inside the game’s PS4 level editor and allows players to kickflip their way from the A bombsite all way to B in a completely different …

4AM cuts Dota 2 veteran Sylar after just 24 hours to sign Eurus Steven Rondina Dota 2 Dota 2 veteran Liu “Sylar” Jiajun seemed to be poised for an excellent 2020-2021 season with a new team. That lasted for just 24 hours. One day after announcing its inaugural Dota 2 lineup, Four Angry Men has dropped its carry player. This comes after other players on the lineup took a pay cut in order to cover the transfer fee of previously rumored carry player Zhang “Eurus” Chengjun. As …

Fnatic and TSM look weak ahead of day two at Worlds 2020 William Davis League of Legends Fnatic just proved to be better than Team SoloMid, but it won’t be enough to take down Gen.G and LGD Gaming in the 2020 World Championship. Fnatic bested TSM in one of the most anticipated matches of Worlds. The European squad had a clearer idea of how to play the macro game and TSM had no response to these constant challenges. While the victory is good news for Fnatic’s world …

Gen.G beat LGD Gaming, but can’t seem to keep up with Worlds 2020 meta William Davis League of Legends  Gen.G looked shaky on its debut at the 2020 World Championship. Gen.G secured a victory over LGD Gaming, but it wasn’t the stomp that everyone anticipated. On the contrary, Gen.G looked extremely shaky and, despite having a permanent gold advantage, the team failed to close the game on several occasions.  The issue is not Gen.G’s performance. They are a solid team. But Gen.G’s style doesn’t match the current Worlds meta.  …

DAMWON Gaming uses skirmishing style to destroy JD Gaming at Worlds 2020 William Davis League of Legends DAMWON Gaming destroyed JD Gaming playing a team fight-oriented style, securing its first victory at the 2020 World Championship. The LCK summer champions sent a clear message: They’re not here to play. DAMWON completely slaughtered JDG playing a style that could be considered LPL-esque. Fast rotations on the map, team fights, and more team fights allowed DAMWON to destroy JDG. The strategy worked out and now DAMWON established itself as …

PSG Talon’s full lineup returns against Rogue, flops horribly William Davis League of Legends Rogue brought play-in standouts PSG Talon back to earth in their opening games of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship group stage.  16 Kills to 0.Domination by @Rogue! #Worlds2020 pic.twitter.com/YczWb4OZdW — LoL Esports (@lolesports) October 3, 2020 PSG Talon had to maintain the momentum it gained from a spectacular play-ins stage, where the team managed to qualify directly despite playing with substitutes. LEC second seed Rogue was PSG’s first …

DRX gets out-drafted by Unicorns of Love, stomps them anyway William Davis League of Legends DRX got out-drafted by Unicorns of Love, and still stomped their opponent in their first game of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship. DRX had a convincing first game at Worlds 2020. The LCK squad took down UoL, one of the teams to watch from the play-ins. DRX decided to draft a classic DRX composition, ignoring some of the meta trends that developed in the play-ins. The downside of …

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