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News G2 Esports vs. Origen breaks viewership record for LEC splits By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Major Soraka nerf coming to League of Legends in near future By Olivia Richman League of Legends Everything you need to master top lane Soraka in League By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi

Counter-Strike

mousesports honors Kobe Bryant with custom jerseys at ICE event Syed Mujtaba Naqvi As mousesports climbs the ladder of the 2020 ICE Challenge, the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team took a moment to commemorate Kobe Bryant, a recently deceased NBA player. Mousesports’ CSGO team advanced to the 2020 ICE Challenge semifinals after defeating Virtus.Pro 2-0 earlier today. Ahead of the game, mousesports took a 2-0 victory against MAD Lions for the spot in the Group A winners’ match, and now the team is waiting …

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Team SoloMid gets first LCS win of 2020 by beating Evil Geniuses William Davis Team SoloMid got its first win of the season, courtesy of a victory over Evil Geniuses in week two of the 2020 LCS Spring Split. Things are looking up for TSM, as the team recovered a bit after an underwhelming debut in week one. TSM and Evil Geniuses fought for 38 minutes in one of the most action-packed games of the season so far. The teams went for standard compositions, with …

Dota 2

Valve modeling new Dota 2 pro scene after League of Legends Steven Rondina First there was the Valve major era, then there was the Dota Pro Circuit era, and after The International 2020, we will see the league era. According to a report by TeamLiquid.net, Valve is set to heavily overhaul the professional Dota 2 scene following The International 2020. The new Dota Pro Circuit format will be comprised of three majors and a series of tiered regional leagues. These leagues will replace …

League of Legends

Riot promises improvements to Clash, top lane impact soon Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Riot Games teased improvements to Clash, an increase in the impact of top laners, and minor adjustments to Teamfight Tactics. The League of Legends publisher spelled out some of its future plans for the game in the latest Dev Corner. Top laners of higher skill levels have been complaining about how little they can do to carry a game, and Riot is looking to address that problem as soon as …

League of Legends Liquid rebounds from loss to Dignitas by beating FlyQuest in LCS By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Counter-Strike OG’s Aleksib gets revenge on former team ENCE for 2019 release By M Alzamora League of Legends Johnsun after beating TL: “I’m glad I’m not stuck in Academy” By Olivia Richman

League of Legends

100T Meteos thinks playing Blaber will be a challenge vs C9 Olivia Richman 100 Thieves is looking strong this season after their win over Counter Logic Gaming. They are currently sitting at a 2-1 record, with their only loss being to Evil Geniuses. But jungler William “Meteos” Hartman isn’t too concerned about that. He told WIN.gg that his biggest goal is just to be a good teammate.  How are you feeling after that win against CLG? Meteos: Pretty good. Just pretty good?  I don’t …

League of Legends

Froggen on Orianna ult whiffs: “Some ults you hit, some you miss” Olivia Richman After defeating top North American organization Team Liquid, Dignitas is now 3-0 in the 2020 LCS Spring Split. Once considered underdogs, the roster full of veterans has become the team to watch.  WIN.gg sat down with Henrik “Froggen” Hansen to talk about Dignitas’ victory, his team’s strengths, and what Dignitas’ logo even is.  How do you feel about being Player of the Week?  Froggen: It feels pretty good. I’m really happy about it. …

League of Legends

Team Liquid’s CoreJJ: “If we beat FlyQuest, we can win LCS again” Olivia Richman Team Liquid has not been at the top of their game. Support Yong-In “CoreJJ” Jo wasn’t too happy after his team lost to Dignitas to start their second week in the 2020 LCS Spring Split. The game was close though, and CoreJJ told WIN.gg that his team is not about to roll over just yet. Not with their eyes already on their match with FlyQuest tomorrow.  How are you feeling …

League of Legends

Cloud9 runs over Immortals, remains undefeated in 2020 LCS Spring William Davis Cloud9 started week two of the 2020 LCS Spring season with a massive victory over Immortals. Cloud9 remains undefeated in the LCS after taking down Immortals on Saturday. The team came into the series as the clear favorite over an Immortals that is still struggling to find its identity as a team. In the pick and bans, both teams focused on top lane champions, particularly the newly popularized Soraka. With …

Dignitas scores big upset win over Team Liquid, takes 1st in LCS Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Dignitas took a chance against reigning LCS champions Team Liquid during the second week of the 2020 LCS Spring Split. It paid off, as the team pushed its record to 3-0 with a win to start its weekend. Dignitas’ Henrik “Froggen” Hansen picked Orianna and whiffed multiple ultimates. That proved to be of no concern as Nicolaj “Jensen” Jensen couldn’t carry the game for Liquid as Ryze. Both teams drafted strong compositions, …

Apex Legends may be coming to mobile in the near future Olivia Richman Apex Legends PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds may soon have some competition in the mobile esports arena.  During EA’s Q3 earnings call, the developer and publisher revealed that they were working with a Chinese partner to bring Apex Legends to mobile devices in the near future. In response to a question about their ideas for expanding in the Asian market, they stated that they are also planning to release Apex Legends on PC in China.  …

G2 Esports picks Soraka top to destroy Team Vitality in LEC William Davis League of Legends G2 Esports continues undefeated in the 2020 LEC Spring Split after a dominant victory over Team Vitality. It’s week two in the LEC and G2 is already taking over the standings with three clean victories and no defeats. The most recent victim of G2’s power was Vitality, which now stands in last place with three defeats. History is repeating itself with G2 at the top of the rankings, taking the …

Here’s how MMR and LP work to affect your League of Legends rank Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Which rank a League of Legends player is placed in depends on two different ranking systems. Players are familiar with League Points, but there’s also a hidden Match Making Rate, more popularly known as MMR. MMR is something that used to be a lot more accessible to players in League’s earlier seasons, however the situation changed since the introduction of LP. Not even third party websites can give accurate information …

ESL reveals 2020 Rio Minor closed qualifier invited teams M Alzamora Counter-Strike ESL released the list invitees for the closed qualifiers for the ESL One Rio Minor today. These invited teams will face those that qualify through the open qualifiers for a spot in the Valve-sponsored tournament Minors. The closed qualifiers are the first list of invites that are based on ESL’s controversial ranking system that operates independently from HLTV’s World Rankings. For ESL’s Pro Tour, the tournament organizer has created its …

Team Liquid’s League of Legends squad has a lot to say in AMA Olivia Richman League of Legends Team Liquid’s League of Legends team took a break from scrimming to take part in an extensive AMA on Discord. Eon-young “Impact” Jeong, Nicolaj “Jensen” Jensen, Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng, and Yongin “CoreJJ” Jo joined substitute jungler Shern “Shernfire” Tai to answer questions about the LCS, League of Legends, and each other. Fans also got to learn that Doublelift’s favorite Pokemon is Psyduck. Do with that information what you will.  Fans …

PUBG 2020 esports schedule revealed with PUBG Global Championship Olivia Richman News PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds fans and pro players have been waiting to see what the battle royale’s 2020 esports plans would be.  As January comes to an end, PUBG Corp. has finally revealed PUBG’s 2020 esports schedule, including four global events and the PUBG Global Championship.  “Last December, we announced our plans to evolve and expand PUBG Esports in 2020. We learned a lot from 2019 and this year we aim to …

Riot turns fans away from LCK Spring Split amid coronavirus fears William Davis League of Legends The 2020 LCK Spring season will proceed as scheduled, but with a major change sure to displease Korean fans. Earlier this week, Riot Games Korea issued a statement saying that it was considering delaying the start of the LCK due to the coronavirus outbreak. The statement was made just days after the LPL confirmed that the tournament was postponed indefinitely. While there are only a handful of cases confirmed in …

T1 has a new Dota 2 roster for the ESL One Los Angeles Major Steven Rondina Dota 2 T1’s Dota 2 experiment continues, with a new roster being registered for the qualifiers to the ESL One Los Angeles Major. The newest version of T1 features a multinational group of players: Dominik “Black^” Reitmeier Muhammad “inYourdreaM” Rizky Lee “Forev” Sang-don Tri “Jhocam” Kuncoro Yixaun “xuan” Guo Korean star Forev is the only player that remains from the last iteration of the team. T1 revealed its plans to compete in …

NiP reveals strong new roster for ESL One Los Angeles Major Steven Rondina Dota 2 Changes were expected to come for Ninjas in Pyjamas’ Dota 2 roster ahead of the ESL One Los Angeles Major qualifiers, but the changes to the lineup are surprising. The organization revealed its new lineup, which saw a surprise cut alongside the previously announced release of Nico “Gunnar” Lopez. NiP’s team consists of the following players: Nikita “Daxak” Kuzmin Jason Connor “TANNER” Weedon Rodrigo “Lelis” Santos Saahil “Universe” Arora Peter …

Signs point to Valve creating a CSGO Battle Pass for 2020 M Alzamora Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is wildly popular, and there are some hidden signs that Valve is preparing for a seasonal battle pass resembling those used in Fortnite or Apex Legends. When Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s ninth operation released in November, fans of the shooter were hyped. As Counter-Strike’s first operation in over two years, Shattered Web was an exciting event for the game’s content-starved fan base. Since then, the operation has helped …

Everything you need to know about BLAST Premier’s opening day M Alzamora Counter-Strike After a growing rift between teams, tournament organizers, and even the CSPPA exploded this week, BLAST Premier will finally give fans a chance to see some great games between the world’s top teams, especially the first match between two teams that could decide their direction for 2020. We’ll get there in a second. BLAST Premier is the first real tournament of the season, and it has the pomp and circumstance …

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