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Immortals joins other esports orgs, postpones game in protest
M Alzamora
Immortals has postponed its match in FLASHPOINT’s Pop Flash series to bring awareness to protests against racial injustice, according to a tweet from the organization’s official Twitter account. The Immortals organization followed up the announcement encouraging its employees to use the time during which the match would have taken place to consider the country’s ongoing discussions around racial injustice and inequality. Immortals’ match in the tournament will instead take place …
League of Legends
MAD Lions ends Schalke miracle run in LEC, qualify for LoL Worlds
William Davis
It was do or die for MAD Lions and FC Schalke 04 in the 2020 LEC Summer Split playoffs, but MAD Lions came out on top with a 3-1 victory. The miracle run of Schalke added extra intrigue to the match, which saw the underdog squad come within one match of qualifying for the 2020 League of Legends World Championship. The match was no less important for MAD Lions though, …
League of Legends
Liquid’s Tactical wins the 2020 LCS Rookie of the Year award
William Davis
New Team Liquid bot laner Edward “Tactical” Ra has won the 2020 LCS Rookie of the Year award with almost double the points of award’s the runner-up. Tactical had some big shoes to fill when he replaced the legendary bot laner Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng after the star ADC went to Team SoloMid between the spring and summer splits. Despite the pressure, Tactical has delivered and been a key part of …
League of Legends
Riot Games Korea announces 10 finalists for 2021 LCK franchises
William Davis
Riot Games Korea recently announced the 10 finalists for the upcoming LCK franchising that will be implemented beginning in 2021. Just as we have seen in the LEC, LCS, and LPL, the top Korean league will now transform into a franchised format. This means that ten teams will be chosen for a secured position in the league starting next year, without the chance of being relegated as has traditionally been …
Counter-Strike
Chaos and Liquid postpone ESL Cologne match to support protests
M Alzamora
Chaos Esports Club and Team Liquid have postponed their ESL One Cologne matchup, making them the first esports organizations to publically take such a step in protesting racial inequality and a rash of police brutality against minorities in the United States. Chaos was scheduled to play Team Liquid in ESL One Cologne’s semifinal matchup on August 27, but a tweet from the organization announced that it had decided to postpone …
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Hikaru Nakamura joins TSM as its first chess competitor
Olivia Richman
TSM fans are hype about the esports organization’s newest signing, but it’s not what many people may have expected to hear. TSM recently announced that chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura is signing on with the esports organization not only to stream, but also to compete. “One thing I really want to do is bring home titles, bring home trophies. TSM is my best chance to do that,” Nakamura said. A chess …
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Ex-NiP, mousesports CSGO players form new Valorant esports squad
Fariha Bhatti
Former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player Christian “loWel” Garcia has announced the formation of a new Valorant esports squad named Team Inferno. The team’s roster was also revealed, and it includes the following players: William “draken” Sundin Christian “loWel” Garcia Mattias “Khobra” Heidnertis Melih “pAura” Karaduran Dustyn “nieSoW” Durnas Despite earlier speculation, the team will not be playing with former CSGO players Daniil “pipsoN” Meshcheryakov and Joseph “Luzuh” Loose, with khobra …
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Taimou announced as member of Event Horizon Valorant team
Fariha Bhatti
Former Overwatch League player Timo “Taimou” Kettunen has been announced as a part of Team Event Horizon’s new competitive Valorant team. Event Horizon roster: Timo “Taimou” Kettunen George “ShaDowBurn” Gushcha Viktors “Forsak3n” Bernevs “Feeqn” “roxie” Taimou has been very active in Riot’s new first-person shooter since announcing his retirement from professional Overwatch play earlier this year in April. The former Dallas Fuel DPS player has played a variety of tournaments …
xQc is done streaming for Sentinels, pursue new opportunities
Olivia Richman
News
Former Overwatch pro and popular streamer Felix “xQc” Lengyel is leaving the Sentinels esports organization. xQc was part of Sentinels for a year and a half. He started out as an Overwatch pro and content creator but started streaming for the organization in the fall of 2019, quickly becoming one of the biggest streamers in gaming. On August 26, xQc requested that he be released from the team. Sentinels confirmed …
CSGO update brings changes to Cache, as well as Swamp, Mutiny
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s latest update changed its two newest maps, Swamp and Mutiny, while also fixing several bugs on the popular Cache. CSGO’s latest update made improvements to Swamp, with developers focusing on improving the map’s performance and overall gameplay flow. Swamp saw the most impactful changes in the update, with a brand new radar texture added as well as the addition of a new path that players can use …
G2 Esports vs. Fnatic: 2020 LEC playoffs betting analysis
William Davis
League of Legends
G2 Esports and Fnatic will fight for the top spot in the 2020 LEC Summer Split finals in a clash between the two most successful European organizations in League of Legends. It’s a matchup that we have seen many times in recent years, and it always delivers. In 2019 the teams met in the summer finals, where G2 won after five close games. This was followed up by a rematch …
Quincy Crew, beastcoast headline Omega League Americas playoffs
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
The group stage to the Omega League Americas Divine division has wrapped up and the event’s top teams are largely moving forward. Quincy Crew, 4 Zoomers, Thunder Predator, and beastcoast have secured upper bracket starts in the playoffs. There will also be a play-in stage to determine the two teams that will compete in the lower bracket. The scheduled matchups for the Omega League Americas Divine division include: Play-In: business …
Top Esports wins 2020 LPL Summer Split final in five wild games
William Davis
League of Legends
Top Esports has won its first LPL trophy after defeating JD Gaming in an intense final that went the full five games. It was a rematch between Top Esports and JD Gaming that would see the summer split victors and the LPL first seed for the 2020 World Championship decided. The two teams also met each other in the spring finals, where JD Gaming came out on top after another …
Ranking the best esports betting sites
Jared Wynne
News
2020 has been a successful year for esports betting. Already incredibly popular, this year has seen more online bookmakers offering odds on esports events such as League of Legends and Dota 2. Recent years have seen bookmakers showing a growing interest in the expanding world of esports. One could argue that the seeds had been sown by bookmakers when they started producing virtual sports to keep their customers supplied with …
Tfue streams for first time since leaving FaZe Clan
Steven Rondina
Fortnite
Turner “Tfue” Tenney has streamed for the first time since splitting from FaZe Clan. The Fortnite star turned variety streamer jumped onto Twitch on Wednesday night for some Call of Duty: Warzone. Though the stream came a short time after a critical victory in Tfue’s career, fans hoping for him to blast FaZe Clan and celebrate wildly were instead met with a low-key but generally positive stream. Despite also being …
Spectre gets nerfed into the dirt with Dota 2 patch 7.27d
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
After rapid fire patches in early July Valve gave Dota 2 a chance to settle, the meta has started to grow a bit stale, and the company has responded by delivering a big shakeup. Dota 2 update 7.27d is now live. As per usual, the patch delivers nerfs to some of the most powerful heroes in each meta while also giving a bit of a boost to those who are …
Pusha T and Logic invest in Chaos EC esports organization
Olivia Richman
Counter-Strike
Drake better watch out. He’s not the only rapper making big moves into esports. Chaos Esports Club has just announced that some notable hip-hop names will be backing the team moving forward, including Logic and long-time Drake rival Pusha T. In ESL Cologne, Chaos’ Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team beat 100 Thieves, with whom Drake is an investor. Pusha T responded with a supportive tweet in Chaos’ favor. ????Headshots to keep …
MAD Lions vs. FC Schalke 04 LEC playoffs betting analysis
William Davis
League of Legends
It’s time to find the last European team that will qualify for the 2020 World Championship, and it will be either MAD Lions or miracle team FC Schalke 04. MAD Lions has been a dominating force throughout the 2020 LEC Summer Split, but has fallen off in recent weeks. The team took a bad loss to G2 Esports and are now fighting in the lower bracket where no more missteps …
League of Legends players discover hidden PsyOps missions
William Davis
League of Legends
The new PsyOps skin line was recently announced by Riot Games, but now players have discovered hidden in-game missions that grant a new icon, a Hextech key, and a chest. While the PsyOps skins are not yet on the live servers, players can already get a sneak peek at some of the new PsyOps missions, which might come along with a new in-game event in an upcoming patch. The new …
FaZe Ewok opens up about being groomed and sexually harassed
Olivia Richman
Fortnite
Fortnite pro Soleil “Ewok” Wheeler has come forward with grooming allegations against an anonymous predator. Ewok is a well-known deaf Fortnite personality who was signed with FaZe Clan when she was only 13 years old. The first female FaZe Clan member has over 300,000 followers on Twitch. While most people watch her play for her skills and positive personality, there are unfortunately some people who have shown to have had …
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