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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 …
Counter-Strike
ESL making backup plans for Rio Major in case of coronavirus issues
M Alzamora
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. …
Counter-Strike
MonteCristo dives into Flashpoint plans, PR, dispute with ESL
M Alzamora
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 …
Counter-Strike
Australian CSGO teams combine for 8 overtimes in ESL regional
M Alzamora
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 …
League of Legends
Doublelift has returned to LCS with Team Liquid, but still struggles
William Davis
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, …
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Riot reveals new date for Mid-Season Invitational, cancels Rift Rivals
Olivia Richman
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 …
Team Aster players might not attend ESL One Los Angeles Major
Nina Forneloza
Dota 2
After its huge win at StarLadder Minor, Team Aster faces a bigger problem going to ESL One Major. Team Aster bested Alliance at the grand finals of StarLadder ImbaTV Minor. The Chinese team took the last golden ticket to ESL One Los Angeles 2020. However, Pan “Fade” Yi, Chyuan “ChYuan” Ng, and Song “Sccc” Chun might not be able to fly to California for the event. In his Weibo post, …
Valorant to use unique anti-cheat, new Vanguard system to fight hacks
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
Cheaters are an unfortunately normal part of the online gaming experience. Whether it’s map hackers or aim bots, people find ways to get an unfair advantage over the competition and it’s the game’s publishers who are the ones tasked with combating this. Riot Games’ Valorant will have very different concerns on this front than its first title, League of Legends. With that in mind, the company is working on its …
Renegades staff leaves, cites problematic CEO as takeover looms
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
According to multiple sources, the mass resignations from Renegades on March 6 were due in large part to the behaviors of Renegades CEO Chris Roumayeh, including a perceived lack of leadership and alleged abuse directed towards some of those who resigned. When NBA player Jonas Jerebko jointly purchased RNG in 2016 with his financial advisor Chris Roumayeh, it was Roumayeh that was actually to serve as the organization’s CEO and …
100 Thieves’ Ryoma: “We need to start punishing mistakes more”
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
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 …
FlyQuest coach: “We feel we can go to Worlds 2020 with these players”
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
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 …
Team Aster wins StarLadder Minor, heads to ESL One LA Major strong
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
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 …
Team SoloMid breaks Cloud9’s winning streak in 2020 LCS Spring Split
William Davis
League of Legends
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 …
Breaking down Ninja’s net worth in 2020
Olivia Richman
Fortnite
Fortnite personality Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is one of the most popular and successful streamers in the world. He had the most followers on Twitch and broke multiple records before announcing a move to Mixer last year. But what does all of that amount to money-wise? According to Esportspedia, Ninja has an estimated net worth of $10 million. Only in recent years have people been able to make a living streaming …
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