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Dota 2 Sccc, LaNm may face coronavirus isolation after return to China By Steven Rondina League of Legends LCS Spring Split suspended preemptively due to coronavirus By William Davis News Overwatch patch 2.84 brings new skins, return of Archives missions By Olivia Richman

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Dota Pro Circuit will return to Croatia for Dota PIT Minor 2020 Nina Forneloza Croatia will host the next Dota Pro Circuit minor tournament. One Game Agency will bring another event to Split, Croatia. The organizer has announced the AMD SAPPHIRE DOTA PIT Minor 2020, which will take place ahead of the 2020 Epicenter Major. The tournament will be the fourth minor event of the season and is important for any team aiming for a coveted direct invite to The International 2020. Eight teams from …

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Overwatch League working on online schedule after homestand shutdowns Steven Rondina Overwatch League’s pivot to a homestand format has been utterly disastrous due to the spread of the coronavirus. Now the league is looking to get things back on track by taking things online. Blizzard has announced that it is currently putting together a schedule that would see the OWL played out online over the coming months. This will allow the league to both catch up on the games that have …

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LEC Spring Split suspended due to coronavirus fears William Davis The LEC confirmed on Twitter that the 2020 LEC Spring Split has been suspended until further notice, effective immediately. The decision came after the LEC discovered that one staff member was exposed to the coronavirus. At this time, it’s a developing situation and the LEC is yet to confirm the status of the staff member. According to host Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere, no player or team was in direct contact with the affected …

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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 By M Alzamora Counter-Strike forZe and ESPADA are the early favorites at ESL Rio CIS Minor By M Alzamora News Amouranth speaks on receiving a new three-day ban from Twitch By Olivia Richman

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Overwatch lead writer quits as Blizzard announces new COO Olivia Richman There’s a lot of change happening at Blizzard.  Overwatch lead writer Michael Chu, who was responsible for most of the game’s lore and story, announced that he is leaving the company after 20 years. Most of the game’s fans and players knew about Chu through Twitter or Reddit, platforms where he wasn’t afraid to tell a hero’s story or discredit some ships.  “As I head out through the Blizzard doors …

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Doublelift flames team and coaches in deleted Gafford interview Olivia Richman “It’s now the day after Week 7 of the LCS. I’m joined by Doublelift for act two of a Doublelift interview. You reached out to me last night and requested a reshoot of this and maybe we can provide context on why.” That was Hotline League host Travis Gafford’s first statement on his March 11 interview with Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng, an interview that would soon cause a heated debate between …

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EternaLEnVy’s Cloud9 goes winless in debut at Dota Summit 12 Steven Rondina Fans got their first taste of the new Cloud9 Dota 2 roster and that taste was pretty darn bad. The team made its debut at Dota Summit 12 in disastrous fashion, getting eliminated from the group stage. Worse yet, the team amassed a 0-10 record along the way. Dota Summit 12 started in ugly fashion for Cloud9. Jacky “EternaLEnVy” Mao started the event by facing one of his former teams, …

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. …

ESL One LA Major reportedly canceled due to coronavirus concerns Steven Rondina Dota 2 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 …

Renegades, Order, ViCi Gaming among ESL Rio Asia Minor teams M Alzamora Counter-Strike 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 …

Team Aster looks to stars ana and Miracle- as potential standins Nina Forneloza Dota 2 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, …

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