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Dota 2 Team Aster players might not attend ESL One Los Angeles Major By Nina Forneloza Counter-Strike Valorant to use unique anti-cheat, new Vanguard system to fight hacks By Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Renegades staff leaves, cites problematic CEO as takeover looms By M Alzamora

League of Legends

100 Thieves’ Ryoma: “We need to start punishing mistakes more” Olivia Richman 100 Thieves dominated Immortals on Sunday, its second win of the weekend. This saw the team jump from seventh place in the LCS standings all the way up to fourth. Despite going 2-0, the team was hard on itself, and focused on mistakes. Tommy “Ryoma” Le told WIN.gg what it would take to finally satisfy the team that keeps chasing perfection in the 2020 LCS Spring Split.  How are you …

League of Legends

FlyQuest coach: “We feel we can go to Worlds 2020 with these players” Olivia Richman FlyQuest had a rough weekend, losing to Team SoloMid on Sunday but at 8-6, the team is still tied for second in the 2020 LCS Spring Split.  WIN.gg spoke with FlyQuest’s head coach Anand “Curry” Agarwal about why he loves working with the FlyQuest roster, his strengths as a coach, and what it will take to make it to Worlds 2020.  Were you expecting this outcome today?  Curry: Definitely wasn’t expecting to …

Dota 2

Team Aster wins StarLadder Minor, heads to ESL One LA Major strong Steven Rondina Team Aster is heading to the ESL One LA Major. The Chinese squad will maintain its spot as a steady presence at majors by taking first place in the StarLadder ImbaTV Dota 2 Minor Season 3. A 3-1 victory over Alliance capped a near-perfect run through the tournament for the team.  Aster took command of game one early. Kee “ChYuan” Ng jumped out to a massive early lead with three …

League of Legends

Team SoloMid breaks Cloud9’s winning streak in 2020 LCS Spring Split William Davis Team SoloMid ruined Cloud9’s perfect record in the 2020 LCS Spring Split. Week 7 in the LCS started with a major upset as TSM handed Cloud9 its first defeat of the season, doing so in convincing fashion. Both teams came into the match in very different states. On one side,  Cloud9 was an unstoppable force in the LCS that was seemingly positioned to complete a perfect season. On the other …

Fortnite Breaking down Ninja’s net worth in 2020 By Olivia Richman League of Legends G2 Wunder debuts top lane Janna in LEC victory over Fnatic By William Davis League of Legends CLG Wiggily says Team Liquid was “caught off guard, big time” By Olivia Richman

League of Legends

100T Meteos says “Focusing only on Worlds is really, really wack” Olivia Richman A close back and forth battle between 100 Thieves and Dignitas finally resulted in 100T breaking the tie for sixth place in the LCS. For William “Meteos” Hartman, this was a possible turning point for his team, who he feels is continuing to improve each week.  Meteos sat down with WIN.gg to talk about their victory and why the Spring Split always matters no matter the format.  How are you …

Apex Legends

Apex Legends Global Series major canceled due to coronavirus fears Olivia Richman First it hit Overwatch League. Then League of Legends’ LCK. Now, the coronavirus has claimed Apex Legends.  The newly announced Apex Legends Global Series will see its first event postponed by EA Games in an effort to keep the gaming community safe from the spreading disease. The first major was supposed to take place on March 13-15 in Arlington, Texas, but will now be postponed, with a new date to be …

Dota 2

Aster reaches StarLadder minor final with win over Gambit Esports Steven Rondina Team Aster is just one series away from qualifying for the ESL One LA Major. The Chinese squad defeated Gambit Esports in the upper bracket finals of the StarLadder ImbaTV Dota 2 Minor Season 3. Now in the grand finals, Aster awaits the winner of the lower bracket finals match between Gambit and Alliance. Things were rough for Gambit in game one of the series. In the first few minutes …

Counter-Strike

ESL One Rio CSGO Major format, prize pool, and favorites to win M Alzamora Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s majors are the most prestigious tournaments of the year and the next, the ESL One Rio Major, is just around the corner. Over the course of two months, a series of open and closed qualifiers whittle down hundreds of hopeful teams to 32 competitors for the minors. From there, 10 of those teams get a chance to compete on CSGO’s grandest stage. Outside the competitive sphere, CSGO …

LEC changes location of 2020 LEC Spring Split final for coronavirus William Davis News Riot Games is changing the location of the 2020 LEC Spring Split final amid the covid-19 coronavirus outbreak. In some bad news for the Hungarian fans, Riot canceled the 2020 LEC Spring Split final in Budapest due to the coronavirus threat. The LEC is hosting playoffs all the way to the grand final at the LEC Studio in Berlin, Germany. According to the announcement, the developer believes that it’s better …

LCS week 7 to promote Active Minds’ mental health awareness campaign gabhernandez League of Legends The LCS is entering into a partnership with Active Minds for week seven of the 2020 LCS Spring Split. The news was announced on the Riot Games’ official Twitter account. Active Minds is a US-based nonprofit organization focusing on mental health awareness and education. In its partnership with the LCS, Active Minds will be presenting the mental health stories of League of Legends professionals between games during week seven. The …

Faker breaks record for the most kills in the LCK with 2,000 William Davis League of Legends T1 superstar mid laner Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok has become the first LCK player to reach 2,000 kills. T1 and Faker are closing the first round of the 2020 LCK Spring Split on a high note. The mid laner is the first player in the LCK to get 2,000 kills. Faker reached the milestone in the series against Afreeca Freecs on March 5. Faker made his debut in the professional stage in …

US Navy holding CSGO tryouts in partnership with Evil Geniuses Olivia Richman Counter-Strike The United States Navy is hoping to enage with the gaming community through a new esports campaign launched by the Navy Recruiting Command.  One part of the campaign involves the Navy partnering with North American esports organizations. Teams like Evil Geniuses will help the Navy put together a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team by holding tryouts for sailors.  Later in the year, the Navy will reveal its new CSGO team at …

T1 signs first full Dota 2 roster, sets sights on Epicenter Major Nina Forneloza Dota 2 T1 has officially settled on a Dota 2 roster after six disastrous months in the game. T1 is finally done with trial lineups. The storied League of Legends organization is looking to build around the squad that competed under its banner in the open qualifiers to the ESL One LA Major. That team consists of the following players: Dominik “Black^” Reitmeier Muhammad “inYourdreaM” Rizky Lee “Forev” Sang-don Tri “Jhocam” Kuncoro …

xQc says “washed up CSGO pros” won’t be good at Valorant Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Overwatch streamer Félix “xQc” Lengyel had some heavy criticism for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pros who see Valorant as a competitive opportunity.  Ever since Riot Games announced that Project A is actually Valorant, a FPS heavily inspired by CSGO’s weapons and structure blended with Overwatch’s abilities and teamwork aspects, various esports pros have expressed interest in playing the game competitively. This includes CSGO pro Braxton “swag” Pierce, who told his fans he …

Valve warns fans of experimental Dota 2 updates during NA peak hours Nina Forneloza Dota 2 Valve has warned fans of an upcoming series of experimental Dota 2 updates. In a recent post to Dota 2’s Steam Community page, the publisher revealed that there will be a few short-lived changes introduced to the game for data-gathering purposes. These changes are meant to serve as a test run for potential permanent tweaks to Dota 2. Before implementing the changes, the developer is looking to gather data to …

Aspen and Revival clear Trials, will compete in Overwatch Contenders gabhernandez News Revival’s Becca “Aspen” Rukavina is officially the first woman to compete in the Overwatch North American Contenders division. Back in October, Revival revealed its roster, which included Aspen and Francine “Fran” Vo. Fran later became a streamer for the Atlanta Reign. The team played in the 2020 NA Contenders circuit and competed in a double-elimination bracket to earn their Contenders Trials spot. The elimination bracket is a new change this …

Here are some of the esports events hit by the coronavirus outbreak gabhernandez Counter-Strike The fast spreading COVID-19, commonly known as the coronavirus, has been the world’s biggest story of 2020 so far. It has also been a frequent part of the esports news cycle.  The disease first became prevalent in Wuhan, China, and has spread to over 50 countries since. The virus is highly contagious and carries a high mortality rate, which is estimated to be 3.4% by the World Health Organization. Various …

Business associates look sharp at Dota 2 Minor, get swiftly eliminated Nina Forneloza Dota 2 Clinton “Fear” Loomis and his team, business associates, surprised fans as they wore business attire on the main stage of the StarLadder ImbaTV Dota 2 Minor Season 3. While other teams are looking playful at the event, Fear and company were strictly business, wearing dress shirts and ties. Fans still had fun with the look, and were quick to point out that the players looked like their office’s IT department. It was …

ATK sprayxD: “Everyone believes we can make it to the Major” M Alzamora Counter-Strike WIN.gg sat down with ATK’s Gareth “MisteM” Ries and new head coach Daniel “sprayxd” Kogan ahead of their opening match of ESL One Rio’s Middle East closed Minor qualifiers.  In-game leader MisteM dishes on Tyson “TenZ” Ngo and sprayxD explains what the team has its eye on heading into the tournament. How did you and ATK build this roster, and how did you land on Tyson “TenZ” Ngo as your …

How CSGO’s M4A4 Griffin almost became the next contraband Howl M Alzamora Counter-Strike Everyone has heard of the M4A4 Howl, one of only two items in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive that has ever claimed the rare Contraband quality, but most don’t know a second M4A4 skin almost became the Howl 2.0. In 2014, a design was uploaded to the Steam Workshop for an M4A4 weapon skin by a team of two artists. The design was slick and unique, two traits appreciated by Counter-Strike’s players.  …

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