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League of Legends LCS Spring Finals head to Frisco in surprise announcement By Olivia Richman League of Legends G2 Esports looks shaky in 2020 LEC debut against MAD Lions By William Davis League of Legends Brazilian League teams want franchising, CBLoL to implement By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi

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Evil Geniuses runs over Alliance in DreamLeague Leipzig Major Steven Rondina Evil Geniuses took a key win over Alliance in the DreamLeague Leipzig Major and with it, advanced to the lower bracket finals. By reaching the top three, Evil Geniuses is guaranteed a minimum of 2,100 Dota Pro Circuit qualifying points towards the International, as well as $110,000. It also sets the team up with a rematch against Vici Gaming, who knocked EG into the lower bracket on Thursday. Though Alliance …

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Team Secret earn DreamLeague Leipzig Major finals spot Steven Rondina Team Secret is looking like the best Dota 2 team in the world right now. Clement “Puppey” Ivanov has led his team to the grand finals of the DreamLeague Leipzig Major. This comes at the expense of Vici Gaming, who Secret defeated for the second time in the event. Game one was an exceptional showing from Secret cores Michał “Nisha” Jankowski and Lasse Aukusti “MATUMBAMAN” Urpalainen. The duo comfortably topped …

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These are the five worst team jerseys in pro League of Legends Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Professional esports teams show off their branding with jerseys worn by pro players and fans alike. Jerseys aren’t there just for comfort on a stage, as organizations also use them to promote their colors and sponsors, hoping to sell more merch along the way. Ahead of every season, most teams prepare new jerseys. Sometimes entirely new, sometimes just a little bit different. But not every such change is successful, and …

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ana out of OG for rest of season, replacement likely coming soon Steven Rondina About one week before their official return to professional Dota 2 action to defend their The International title,  OG has no carry player. The TI champions announced on Twitter that Anthan “ana” Pham will be out for the remainder of the season. OG is currently set to make its return in the open qualifiers of the ESL One Los Angeles Major. “Our carry player and Io god, ana, will extend his …

League of Legends Riots scrubs bugs from new League of Legends official website By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Counter-Strike Espada wins WINNERS League with amazing comeback against Nemiga By M Alzamora League of Legends LPL players forced by Tencent to play on Chinese LoL server By William Davis

Dota 2

TNC out of DreamLeague Leipzig Major with loss to Team Liquid gabhernandez Team Liquid killed TNC Predator’s hopes of claiming a second major victory. With the MDL Chendu Major title already in its pocket, TNC is the current top seed in the Dota Pro Circuit rankings. The Southeast Asian powerhouse has likely secured a golden ticket to The International 2020 but like any other team, they want more. Despite that, TNC didn’t look like much of a threat in the DreamLeague Leipzig …

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Overwatch PTR update nerfs double barrier, changes McCree Olivia Richman A game-changing patch hit Overwatch’s Public Test Realm yesterday.  After patch 1.44 aimed to balance the hero roster, the most recent patch has made some additional changes to meta heroes like Orisa and Sigma. Many damage heroes were also targeted in hopes of further balancing the game.  After GOATS was retired from the Overwatch League, double barrier meta took over the competitive Overwatch scene. The main heroes required in this …

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Former 100 Thieves head coach pr0lly makes surprise LCS return Olivia Richman Former 100 Thieves head coach Neil “pr0lly” Hammad is joining the LCS Spring Split on the analysts desk.  “After a long off-season I’m ready to announce that I’m joining the LCS analyst desk for Spring. So follow me on Saturday for the inaugural broadcast and let’s boogie!” pr0lly tweeted.  The response to pr0lly’s news was overwhelmingly positive. Shoutcaster Clayton Raines welcomed him to the talent squad with a “hell yeah,” saying it …

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Activision Blizzard esports are now exclusive to YouTube Gaming gabhernandez Activision Blizzard and Google have announced a new partnership today that will see all Overwatch, Call of Duty, and Hearthstone esports broadcasts streamed exclusively through YouTube Gaming.  The partnership extends even further than traditional broadcast rights. Google Cloud will be the “preferred partner” for hosting Blizzard games. Google also plans to better the experience for fans and players with infrastructure improvements made to its servers hosting these games.  Last year, …

LEC broadcast separates from Riot Games with new Twitch channel William Davis League of Legends Starting this spring, the LEC will have its own Twitch channel, and the announcement came just before the start of the 2020 LEC Spring season. It’s a new year and the LEC is getting its own Twitch channel. This channel will be the home of the LEC broadcast and any future content specific for the region. In 2019, the EU LCS adopted the franchised model and rebranded to LEC. The …

Evil Geniuses stay alive at DreamLeague Major by beating iG Steven Rondina Dota 2 Evil Geniuses are still alive in the DreamLeague Leipzig Major. The North American squad scored a huge victory over Invictus Gaming in the lower bracket. This sends the Chinese team home, and moves EG into position for a guaranteed top-four finish. The series started in impressive fashion for Evil Geniuses. Playing as Outworld Devourer, Abed “Abed” Azel L. Yusop got off to an exceptional start when he racked up three …

LEC announces new locations for the 2020 LEC Roadshow Syed Mujtaba Naqvi News The LEC announced where this year’s roadshows are heading to. The 2020 LEC Spring Finals are going to Budapest, Hungary, with the Summer Split wrapping up in Malmö, Sweden. The League of Legends European Championship started to collaborate with major cities in Europe for the split finals when it rebranded last year. For the 2019 season, Riot Games picked Rotterdam, Netherlands for the 2019 LEC Spring Final, with the Summer …

Jaws draws Overwatch League Season 3 casting job after exodus Olivia Richman News Former Overwatch Contenders Europe caster Jack “Jaws” Wright is joining the Overwatch League broadcast team in the 2020 season.  Jaws will be casting with Robert “Hexagrams” Kirkbride, whose previous partner, Auguste “Semmler” Massonnat, recently left the Overwatch League to return to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Jaws took to Twitter to reveal the news and express his excitement. For Jaws, casting the Overwatch League became a goal after watching APEX from his bedroom and …

Swole Patrol, INTZ face off in WINNERS League Season 3 NA finals M Alzamora Counter-Strike The final matchup of the WINNERS League Season 3 North America division is now set. INTZ Esports and Swole Patrol will go head-to-head for the Season 3 title. Both teams finished the regular season with 6-1 records, but INTZ has been the standout performer during the playoff stage. The Brazillian team hasn’t dropped a map throughout the playoffs, defeating Team Divine, Triumph, and Riot Squad 2-0 in the stage’s best-of-three …

Chovy hints at a surprising role swap coming to DragonX William Davis League of Legends DragonX mid laner Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon recently hinted the possibility of a surprising role swap in the spring. DragonX, previously known as Kingzone DragonX, is taking a page out of G2 Esports’ book and is experimenting with a role swap. In a recent interview with Korean website Daily Esports, Chovy revealed that the team could go for the swap in the first game of the 2020 LCK Spring season. “For …

B Site league to fine teams $100,000 for not playing well enough M Alzamora Counter-Strike More information regarding Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s B Site was revealed today by Cloud9’s President Dan Fiden ahead of its March debut. In a two-hour interview today with esports insider Richard Lewis, Cloud9 President Dan Fiden and B Site Creative Director Duncan “Thorin” Shields revealed new information regarding the B Site tournament circuit. Most notably, B Site will fine participating teams $100,000 per month they place outside of the world’s top …

GuardiaN dropped from Na’Vi starting roster for young new star Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Big changes are reportedly about to hit Natus Vincere’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive lineup once again. According to a report by 1pv, Ladislav “GuardiaN” Kovác is set to be removed from the Natus Vincere lineup. Taking his spot is Syman Gaming’s Ilya “Perfecto” Zalutskiy. Should the news prove true, Na’Vi’s roster will consist of the following players: Egor “flamie” Vasilyev Aleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev Denis “electronic” Sharipov Kirill “Boombl4” Mikhailov Ilya “Perfecto” …

Legends of Runeterra patch brings big card changes, ranked mode Olivia Richman League of Legends With Legends of Runeterra’s open beta launching tomorrow, Riot has released the full open beta patch notes.  Riot’s new card game will have a lot of updates since last year’s preview patches, including changes to some of the cards, new features, and even new boards and guardians.  Since last year’s preview patch, Riot has reset all account progression for the last time. Anyone who plays in the open beta will …

A quick Darius guide featuring runes, builds, and some hot tips Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Darius is one of the safest top laners in League of Legends, and as such is one of the most favored picks for the role. What makes Darius particularly good is his potential to solo carry a game while not being that difficult to master. That being said, the juggernaut needs to be properly built and have a fitting rune page in order to truly shine. Players should focus on …

Nemiga faces Espada in WINNERS League Season 3 Europe Finals M Alzamora Counter-Strike Espada took down KOVA 2-1 and Nemiga defeated SKADE 2-0. With those wins, these two teams are set to face off in the WINNERS League Season 3 Europe Division grand finals. Both teams are strong contenders for the WINNERS League trophy, but Espada has an uphill battle against a Nemiga team that has been unstoppable throughout the regular season and playoffs. That said, Espada has pulled out some wins from …

These are the best Overwatch League players to watch in 2020 Olivia Richman News Overwatch League fans are already buzzing about the 2020 season. With a completely global schedule and a revolving list of broadcast talent, Season 3 has a lot of changes that have the community curious about the league’s future. While controversy at Blizzard continues, there’s no debate that this season has an impressive mix of veteran talent and exciting newcomers that are sure to make matches more explosive than ever.  Let’s …

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