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Dota 2 Dota Pro Circuit will return to Croatia for Dota PIT Minor 2020 By Nina Forneloza News Overwatch League working on online schedule after homestand shutdowns By Steven Rondina League of Legends LEC Spring Split suspended due to coronavirus fears By William Davis

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Team Liquid closes esports HQ due to coronavirus outbreak Olivia Richman Los Angeles-based esports organization Team Liquid has stated that its facilities will be closed for the next 30 days and remain closed until further notice. Neither organization staff nor members of Team Liquid’s pro teams will be allowed into the facility. Founder Steve Arhancet announced the decision on Twitter, stating that it was their way of prioritizing the health and safety of their staff and players. While their teams will still …

Counter-Strike

Early predictions for the first week of new Flashpoint CSGO league M Alzamora With just two days to spare, Flashpoint secured its final two member teams ahead of the league’s opening games on Friday as we break down Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s first week of franchised play. Flashpoint got in under the wire, with organizations coming seemingly out of nowhere to take the two finals spots as FunPlus Phoenix picked up the entire Heroic roster. Group A contains two of FLASHPOINT’s founding member teams …

Counter-Strike

forZe and ESPADA are the early favorites at ESL Rio CIS Minor M Alzamora This year, ESL One Rio’s CIS Minor qualifiers will feature two teams new to the Minor circuit alongside six that have been there multiple times before. WINNERS League Season 3 champions ESPADA will make their debut at the CIS Minor, competing alongside Hard Legion Esports, ForZe, Winstrike Team, Gambit Youngsters, Syman Gaming, Team Spirit, and Team Unique. Just like the other three Minor tournaments, the CIS Minor format has two …

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Amouranth speaks on receiving a new three-day ban from Twitch Olivia Richman Controversial and popular IRL streamer Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa has been banned from Twitch once again.  So far, Amouranth’s followers are not exactly sure why she’s been suspended from the streaming platform. That’s because the streamer herself is not quite sure.  “Hi everyone, I have been told that I’m being suspended for something that happened during a gym stream last week. I haven’t seen the vod yet… Waiting for them to …

News Overwatch lead writer quits as Blizzard announces new COO By Olivia Richman News Doublelift flames team and coaches in deleted Gafford interview By Olivia Richman Dota 2 EternaLEnVy’s Cloud9 goes winless in debut at Dota Summit 12 By Steven Rondina

League of Legends

The LCK goes into hiatus with Gen.G at the top of the standings William Davis Round one in the 2020 LCK Spring Split is over and the standings are looking exactly as expected. Earlier this week, the LCK announced that it would postpone the activities due to the coronavirus outbreak. With the first round of the season over, the LCK is going into a hiatus effective immediately. It remains unclear if Riot Games Korea is planning on transitioning into an online format like the LPL. …

Dota 2

ESL One LA Major reportedly canceled due to coronavirus concerns Steven Rondina The ESL One LA Major has been cancelled. According to esports journalist Rod Breslau, ESL has sent word to teams and broadcast talent that the event is off due to concerns over the coronavirus.  –Updated at 3:45 a.m. ET on March 12, 2020– ESL has issued the following statement confirming the news on Twitter. “In light of recent travel restrictions and the evolving COVID-19 situation, ESL is postponing the ESL …

Counter-Strike

Renegades, Order, ViCi Gaming among ESL Rio Asia Minor teams M Alzamora Even though ESL One Rio is still a month away, fans aren’t that far off from what is considered the tournament’s technical start point in this year’s ESL One Rio’s regional Minors. Over the past week, teams that qualified through the Rio Major’s open qualifiers finished up the week either taking home one of the limited spots in the Minor or by packing their suitcases, ready to go home and …

Dota 2

Team Aster looks to stars ana and Miracle- as potential standins Nina Forneloza Team Aster is preparing for possible worst-case scenario as the Chinese team is now actively looking for substitute players. This comes after Aster revealed that it would likely be unable to obtain visas for each of its players prior to the upcoming ESL One Los Angeles Major. The team confirmed that it has contacted two-time TI champion Anathan “ana” Pham to replace one of its core players. Ana told Team …

ESL making backup plans for Rio Major in case of coronavirus issues M Alzamora Counter-Strike According a statement from ESL’s head of global PR Christopher Flato, the ESL One Rio Major is scheduled to go on as planned but the company is making backup plans, just in case. Several high-profile tournaments have changed their locations or canceled events completely due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. WIN.gg reached out to ESL regarding the status of the event, with the organizer issuing a statement in response. …

All Overwatch League homestands in March, April cancelled Steven Rondina News All Overwatch League homestands scheduled through the end of April have been cancelled. According to a press release sent out by the Boston Uprising, OWL has opted to halt the league’s traveling schedule due to the spread of the coronavirus. This follows weeks of esports events being scrapped due to COVID-19, with OWL events being particularly hard-hit. “Earlier today, the Overwatch League cancelled all homestand events for the remainder of …

FunPlus Phoenix to enter Flashpoint league with Heroic roster Olivia Richman News The upcoming Flashpoint league has been accumulating a lot of hype in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive community. The organization-owned league has also been getting a lot of attention from pros CSGO teams. Now it seems to have drawn in FunPlus Phoenix. FPX is a Chinese organization that have mostly made a name for themselves in the League of Legends scene. Against all odds, they became the Worlds champions last year, solidifying …

New OG roster debuts at ESL One LA Major against Evil Geniuses Steven Rondina Dota 2 Dota 2 fans really want to see Evil Geniuses vs. OG, and ESL isn’t leaving it happening to chance. The two teams happened to land in in the same group at the ESL One LA Major and will kick off the event with a best-of-three showdown. And it’s all just a coincidence, of course. The match has a lot to offer Dota 2 fans on every level. OG represents an …

MonteCristo dives into Flashpoint plans, PR, dispute with ESL M Alzamora Counter-Strike Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles recently appeared on a special episode of esports journalist Richard Lewis’ podcast to talk about Flashpoint and the ESL Pro League, and why he thinks that Flashpoint will come out on top. Richard Lewis welcomed Monte to a special interview with the esports veteran last week to talk about his role in Flashpoint, North America’s new project in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and what kind of role he …

Australian CSGO teams combine for 8 overtimes in ESL regional M Alzamora Counter-Strike Yesterday’s ESL Australia & New Zealand Championship semifinal between Chiefs and Rooster was a suppoesd to be a typical a best-of-three. And while the match ended 2-0, the teams ended up playing way more Counter-Strike than anyone expected. After defeating Rooster on its own map pick, fellow Australian team Chiefs moved the series to Mirage. The Chiefs were slightly behind at halftime, trailing Rooster by an 8-7 scoreline. After a …

Doublelift has returned to LCS with Team Liquid, but still struggles William Davis League of Legends Team Liquid’s bottom laner Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng had an underwhelming return to the 2020 LCS Spring Split. After being benched for three games, Doublelift returned to the stage, but it didn’t go as he or his fans expected. Team Liquid is closing the week with two defeats and is currently tied in seventh place with Golden Guardians. In the match against Immortals, Doublelift was a non-factor. Through the laning phase, …

Riot reveals new date for Mid-Season Invitational, cancels Rift Rivals Olivia Richman News Riot Games announced that the League of Legends 2020 Mid-Season Invitational will now take place in July. The official announcement came Tuesday morning. Fans had been waiting to hear a new date since Riot tweeted that the event would be postponed mid-February due to the spread of the coronavirus. Fans had grown frustrated with the silence in the weeks since, wondering if the event might be cancelled. Now, Riot Games …

Myth frustrated with Fortnite’s lack of new content, communication Olivia Richman Fortnite Team SoloMid’s Ali “Myth” Kabbani is back with another Fortnite rant.  It doesn’t seem like Fortnite pro Myth is too excited with the way Fortnite is going or with how Epic handles updates and communication with their playerbase. On a podcast hosted by Mizkif, Myth decided to open up about all his frustrations with the popular battle royale.  When someone asked if Myth liked playing the same game every day, …

hallzerk visa will take “several weeks,” GuardiaN fills for Dignitas M Alzamora Counter-Strike Ladislav “GuardiaN” Kovács is set to stand in for Dignitas AWPer Håkon “hallzerk” Fjærli for the start of the Flashpoint League, according to a tweet from the team’s official Twitter account. According to the tweet, GuardiaN will fill in for hallzerk as a stopgap measure. Flashpoint’s official tournament starts on March 13, just three days before the start of ESL Pro League’s Season 11.   Director of Fan Engagement at Dignitas Heather “sapphiRe” …

T1 signs Swag to Valorant team immediately after CSGO retirement M Alzamora Counter-Strike International League of Legends powerhouse T1 has signed Braxton “swag” Pierce as the first member of its new Valorant roster. In a tweet from both swag and the official Twitter account of T1, the organization announced that it has signed the famous Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player to its entry team in Valorant. The game is Riot Game’s first title in the first-person shooting space, and the initial reviews have been …

Fnatic, Complexity headline a stacked ESL Rio European Minor M Alzamora Counter-Strike The European invitees to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s first Minor of the year are all set. Fans now know which teams will represent their region at ESL One Rio’s Minors starting on April 26. There were surprises in most of this weekend’s regional competition at their respective Minor qualifiers, but the European Minor in particular, will undoubtedly see some fan favorites fail to qualify for 2020’s first Major tournament. The possibility of …

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