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League of Legends Riot Games is reportedly canceling the 2020 Mid-Season Invitational By Olivia Richman Dota 2 Team Secret vs. Alliance WePlay! Pushka League betting analysis By Steven Rondina League of Legends T1 favored vs. DragonX in 2020 LCK spring semifinals match predictions By William Davis

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Sparking Arrow Gaming bested China’s top teams in CDA League Season 1 Nina Forneloza Sparking Arrow Gaming had an impressive run in CDA League Season 1. The unheralded team surprised fans as it went undefeated through the first three weeks of competition. The team lost its first series against Invictus Gaming in week four. The team suffered another loss against top-ranked Chinese team Vici Gaming, but that wasn’t enough to knock Sparking Arrow Gaming out of the top spot. That strong start kept them …

Counter-Strike

This Nuke wallbang by OG Aleksib is the craziest of the year M Alzamora Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen isn’t OG’s most explosive player, but the young, in-game leader came alive in OG’s match against AVEZ. During the closed qualifiers for this year’s Spring DreamHack Masters, Akeksib found himself stuck on the B bomsite on Nuke. As the plant came in from AVEZ directly above him, Aleksib rolled the dice and fired off several shots from his Desert Eagle through the floor and onto A site’s …

League of Legends

Cloud9 break LCS trophy after LCS Spring Split 2020 finals victory Olivia Richman Lifting up the LCS champion trophy inside your apartment is apparently not the same as lifting it up on the LCS Arena stage.  After defeating FlyQuest in the Spring Split 2020 Finals, Cloud9 became the Spring Split champions. After a 17-1 regular season record, this didn’t really come as a surprise to anyone. In fact, other teams were even avoiding scrimming with the squad since they were “shitting on” the …

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shroud says Valorant will become more popular than CSGO Olivia Richman Riot’s new FPS title Valorant has been called the “Overwatch killer” since details started coming out. But now Counter-Strike players are also starting to wonder if the similarities between their game and Valorant will also lead to a loss of players for them, too. Popular CSGO streamer Michael “shroud” Grzesiek is among them.  There are a lot of game elements Valorant has taken from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, including the look …

Dota 2 ppd announces his immediate retirement from Dota 2 By Steven Rondina Dota 2 N0tail made these huge plays as hard support in OG’s ESL One LA run By Steven Rondina News The International 2020 Battle Pass might be launching very soon By Nina Forneloza

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DazeD returns to Twitch to play Valorant, nails huge ace clutch M Alzamora After almost three years away from the platform, Sam “DaZeD” Marine returned to Twitch last night to try his hand at Riot Games’ new shooter, Valorant. Once considered one of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s best in-game leaders, DaZeD stepped back from Counter-Strike and livestreaming in 2017. His appearnce on stream was a surprise to many as the former pro played several matches of Valorant with Team Liquid’s Jake “Stewie2k” Yip and …

Dota 2

Virtus.pro wins ESL One Los Angeles with dramatic win over OG Steven Rondina Virtus.pro is back on top of the Dota 2 scene, at least for the time being. The CIS region’s top team posted a huge victory in the ESL One Los Angeles European and CIS league. The team defeated OG in a back-and-forth grand finals series, taking a 3-2 victory. Virtus.pro took first blood in the finals. Two kills on Syed “SumaiL” Hassan’s Terrorblade in the first three minutes gave VP …

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C9’s Vulcan: “It’s hard to blame teams for not scrimming against us” Olivia Richman Cloud9 are the 2020 LCS Spring Split champions.  A 3-0 win over FlyQuest in the Finals saw them take the title that had been evading them for so many years. With a 17-1 record during the season, it isn’t too surprising when Cloud9 managed to take the championship. It was still an emotional moment to see the team jump out of their chairs and hug after the victory, though. It’s …

League of Legends

Cloud9 destroys FlyQuest, wins 2020 LCS Spring Split championship William Davis Cloud9 is the 2020 LCS Spring Split champion. Cloud9 dominated FlyQuest in the LCS finals and earned its first championship title since 2014. The team closed the series in three games to complete the best split in the history of the LCS. FlyQuest fought hard through the lower bracket, but it wasn’t enough to stop Cloud9. 7 FINALS. 6 2ND PLACES. 1 TITLE.AFTER 6 YEARS, CLOUD9 ARE THE 2020 #LCS …

Doublelift bashes LCS teams, calls them “snowflakes” for being scared to lose Olivia Richman League of Legends Not one to shy away from smack talk no matter the situation, Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng called out LCS teams for their poor mentality during a stream with an LCK commentator.  Team Liquid may have finished in 9th place in the LCS, but Doublelift still had harsh words for the other teams competing in North America after he heard Cloud9’s Philippe “Vulcan” Laflamme admit in an interview that other teams didn’t …

G2 Esports topples Fnatic, wins 2020 LEC Spring Split championship William Davis League of Legends G2 Esports is the 2020 LEC Spring Split champion. G2 took home its seventh LEC title with a convincing, dominant performance over Fnatic in the finals. What people expected to be a close series, ended up being a stomp by G2. ???? pic.twitter.com/zFyfViNzPY — LEC (@LEC) April 19, 2020 The G2 reign started in 2019 when the team signed mid laner Rasmus “Caps” Winther. That single decision changed the LEC …

MIBR versus MAD Lions in Flashpoint’s Season 1 grand final breakdown M Alzamora Counter-Strike Flashpoint’s first season hasn’t exactly gone to plan. That said, despite several teams dropping out from the young Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league, Flashpoint has delivered on what it promised: good fun, good banter, and good Counter-Strike. Now, it’s left to the final two teams to deliver. The veteran MIBR under the leadership of the ageless Gabriel “FalleN” Toldeo will take on young upstarts MAD Lions for $500,000 and the the …

Match predictions for Cloud9 versus FlyQuest in 2020 LCS Spring finals William Davis League of Legends Cloud9 and FlyQuest are meeting in the 2020 LCS Spring finals. For the first time since the franchising, the LCS will have a champion that is not Team Liquid who, finished the regular season in ninth place. The 2020 #LCS Spring Finals are set! @Cloud9 look for their first title since 2014 against a @FlyQuest team making their first #LCS Finals appearance! #LCS Countdown begins tomorrow at 12:30PM PDT / …

OG vs. Vikin.gg ESL One Los Angeles lower bracket match prediction Steven Rondina Dota 2 ESL One Los Angeles has featured some of the best Dota 2 action since the game was paused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the best part of it has been the European and CIS league. After taking the holiday season off, top squads are back in action and lesser-known teams are making real noise.  The lower bracket finals are coming up tomorrow, with The International champions OG set to take …

Riot paying hackers $100,000 to find ways to cheat in Valorant Olivia Richman News Riot will be rewarding anyone who finds vulnerabilities in Valorant’s anti-cheat software, Vanguard. For the past six years, the League of Legends developer has been running a Bug Bounty program on HackerOne, where they’ve paid out over $2 million in bounties to players who find bugs, glitches, and anything else that undermines the security and privacy of players. Payouts were awarded based on the severity of the breach, with a …

FlyQuest’s Santorin says beating EG “feels like another day of scrims” Olivia Richman League of Legends Given how FlyQuest played today, fans will likely be surprised to know Lucas “Santorin” Kilmer Larsen was under the weather. Despite that, his team dominated Evil Geniuses in the 2020 LCS Spring Split semifinals, setting them up with a trip to the finals to face Cloud9.  WIN.gg spoke with Santorin after the 3-1 victory, discussing their chances tomorrow, how they think they’d fair against other regions at MSI, and even …

Valve reveals ESL One Rio Major’s Regional Major Rankings M Alzamora Counter-Strike Valve has released its initial rankings for the build to the ESL One Rio Major. In March, Valve revealed that teams will be required to requalify for 2020’s only CSGO Major, citing the length of time between the StarLadder Berlin Major in September 2019 and ESL One Rio, which comes in November. Fans and teams now know exactly how it works, thanks to a blog post from the developer. The …

New CSGO major rules spell trouble for Astralis’ six-man roster M Alzamora Counter-Strike Contained in a blog post delving into the specifics of the new Regional Major Rankings system, Valve detailed several rule changes that could have a major impact on Astralis. When the Danish team announced it would switch to a six-man roster in March by adding Patrick “es3tag” Hansen, it whipped up controversy over the impact this had on a business deal between Heroic and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive newcomer FunPlus Phoenix. …

Ninja flexes his Mixer money at haters harassing him in Fortnite Olivia Richman Fortnite When Tyler “Ninja” Blevins first moved to Mixer, the Fortnite streamer’s fans and haters alike wondered what had prompted him to leave Twitch. He was making millions off of the platform’s subscription service, not to mention a lot of other cash that was rolling in.  His wife had hinted that his move was related to Twitch’s restrictive contract terms and the platform’s refusal to loosen their grip on Ninja’s sponsorship …

EternaLEnVy’s Cloud9 breaks brutal losing streak at BTS Pro Series Steven Rondina News At long last, Cloud9’s new Dota 2 team has found its way to a victory. After stumbling out of the gate, Cloud9 has finally found its first series win. In the BTS Pro Series: Americas, the organization posted two series victories over Evil Geniuses and Furia Esports. This kicked a 0-10 skid to start off the team’s time with Jacky “EternaLEnVy” Mao at the helm. The series with Evil Geniuses …

Vikin.gg scores big upset over Team Secret at ESL One Los Angeles Nina Forneloza Dota 2 Vikin.gg eliminated ESL One Los Angeles favorite Team Secret in a clean 2-0 sweep. Vikin.gg dominated Team Secret in a do-or-die series in the lower bracket. The team pulled off a huge upset in the Europe and CIS regional league. Team Secret had an impressive run in the group stage, advancing to upper bracket with an undefeated record. However, two-time The International champions OG knocked them down to the lower …

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