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Dota 2
Valve cancels TI10 Battle Pass Trove Carafe 2020
Steven Rondina
With just a few weeks left in its lifespan, Valve is now pruning down on the benefits of The International 10 Battle Pass. A Dota 2 developer took to Reddit and delivered the bad news that the Trove Carafe 2020 will likely not be arriving as a part of the TI10 Battle Pass. Alongside that, he stated that other parts of the battle pass may not actually arrive as previously …
Dota 2
Omega League EU Divine sees HellRaisers, Cyber Legacy dominate
Steven Rondina
The Omega League Europe Immortal division has been getting the majority of the attention at the Dota 2 event, but the Europe Divine division features some great teams has also been interesting. The most interesting of those teams competing has been Cyber Legacy lineup. The squad of CIS veterans made its debut at the event and demolished the competition in the group stage with a 5-0 run. After taking 2-1 …
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Rapper Post Malone invests more in esports, buys part of Team Envy
Olivia Richman
Rapper Post Malone is making moves in the esports industry. Envy Gaming has revealed that Post Malone is now a part-owner of the esports organization. “I grew up in Texas and I’ve been gaming my whole life, so this just really felt right. I have always wanted to be a part of bringing gaming into the professional sports world so to be involved with what Envy is doing in my …
Counter-Strike
s1mple owns the record for best kill-death score in CSGO history
M Alzamora
Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev leads all pro Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players in history in kill-to-death differential. s1mple has posted a +6,471 over 1,207 maps, beating out Kenny “kennyS” Schrub, Nicolai “device” Reedtz, and Marcelo “coldzera” David for the number one spot. Natus Vincere’s star player also came in second in all-time rating with a 1.24 behind Team Vitality’s Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut. While this is an amazing stat, it probably doesn’t come …
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 …
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Overwatch veteran Ryujehong is considering joining OWL again
Olivia Richman
Despite having previously made an abrupt departure from the Overwatch League, Jehong “Ryujehong” Ryu has told his fans that he is looking to return to pro Overwatch. During a recent live stream, Ryujehong said he plans to continue his pro career once the current Overwatch League season ends. Ryujehong also made it clear that he does not want to be a manager or coach. He is hoping to play competitively …
Counter-Strike
Niko calls out FaZe Clan haters after ESL Cologne elimination
Olivia Richman
FaZe Clan fans were left disappointed again when the team was eliminated early from ESL One Cologne. A lot of the criticism directed towards the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive squad was leveled at new player Markus “Kjaerbye” Kjaerbye. Many fans felt that the team should have practiced more together at a facility, which seems to be a successful strategy for other teams and players. It appeared that FaZe Clan wasn’t appropriately …
LoL pop group K/DA releases new single THE BADDEST
William Davis
League of Legends
It’s been a while since the pop group K/DA took the League of Legends community by storm with its original song POP/STARS, but now they are back with their newest single, THE BADDEST. Call it a flex. K/DA “THE BADDEST” ft. @G_I_DLE, @beamiller, and @wolftyla.????YouTube: https://t.co/fw75CgZg7W????Apple Music:https://t.co/s8QhgdTUgC????Spotify: https://t.co/Ldgxq1FAtG#KDA #THEBADDEST #AHRI #EVELYNN #KAISA #AKALI #THEBADDEST pic.twitter.com/WVyGrISIGU — K/DA (@KDA_MUSIC) August 27, 2020 The release was hyped up with little teasers on …
Chaos and Liquid postpone ESL Cologne match to support protests
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
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 …
Hikaru Nakamura joins TSM as its first chess competitor
Olivia Richman
News
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 …
Ex-NiP, mousesports CSGO players form new Valorant esports squad
Fariha Bhatti
News
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 …
Taimou announced as member of Event Horizon Valorant team
Fariha Bhatti
News
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 …
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