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Dota 2 Dota 2 New Bloom returns in 2020 with rejected skins By gabhernandez League of Legends Dignitas runs over Evil Geniuses in day 2 of 2020 LCS Spring By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Dota 2 Team Secret outlasts Evil Geniuses in DreamLeague Major finals By Steven Rondina

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Rating the 2020 LCS Spring Split jerseys from worst to best Syed Mujtaba Naqvi The first day of the 2020 LCS 2020 Spring Split has concluded, and most of the teams have had an opportunity to showcase their new jerseys. LCS players proudly wear their respective team’s colors on stage. Likewise, the teams love promoting merchandise sales and sponsorships by having players look fierce in the jerseys. But not every jersey is equally creative or fashionable, and some make much more of a statement …

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2020 LEC Spring debut fails to match last year’s viewership Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Compared to the last year, the 2020 LEC Spring Split had a significantly lower number of viewers on its opening day. The second season of the rebranded League of Legends European Championship is not on the best track with viewership growth. While Fnatic was the team bringing in the most views both last year and this year’s first day of the season, the 2019 match peaked notably higher. According to …

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Riot is testing different League of Legends shops in LoL client Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Some League of Legends players have had their clients updated with a new shop layout. A few League players shared that their in-game shops have a new interface, with some now having it for over a month. This caused confusion within the community, and players started to wonder what is unique to those that got the shop update others are missing. However, the more likely scenario is that Riot Games …

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Closer: Golden Guardians has proved it’s not a “10th-place team” Olivia Richman The Golden Guardians may have lost their first match of the Spring Split yesterday, but that didn’t stop Can “Closer” Çelik from enjoying his debut on the LCS Arena stage. The Turkish player shined in his jungler role, giving the team’s fans hope that there are better things to come for the underdog team.  Closer sat down with WIN.gg to talk about his goals for the 2020 season, his favorite Turkish …

News Bad ruling, protests, and screaming cloud new Call of Duty League By Olivia Richman Dota 2 OG JerAx says he lost passion for Dota 2, leaves competitive play By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Dignitas obliterates Counter Logic Gaming in 2020 LCS Spring debut By William Davis

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Huni on big Dignitas contract: “I proved myself, I’m worth it” Olivia Richman The new Dignitas lineup entered their first 2020 LCS Spring Split match as underdogs, but had little trouble against Counter Logic Gaming. Despite their concerning off-season, the veteran squad proved they still have a lot to offer and Heo “Huni” Seung-hoon is here to bring it out of them.  The former Clutch Gaming top laner told WIN.gg all about that fateful off-season and how he plans to lead his new teammates to victory this …

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TL Shernfire on C9: “I didn’t think much of [them] individually” Olivia Richman Despite Team Liquid’s confidence going into the LCS Spring Split, Cloud9 had a pretty convincing win over the four-time repeat LCS champions in the first game of the 2020 season.  Many fans were surprised to see Team Liquid Academy’s Australian jungler Shern “Shernfire” Cherng Tai filling in for Mads “Broxah” Brock-Pedersen instead of former teammate Eugene “Pobelter” Park. But assisant coach Kang “Dodo” Jun-hyeok was confident in the decision before the match began.  …

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Cloud9 gets revenge on Team Liquid to open 2020 LCS Spring Split Syed Mujtaba Naqvi The first match of the 2020 LCS Spring Split belonged to Team Liquid and Cloud9, the best of the LCS in 2019. In a mostly one-sided match, Cloud9 took the first win of the LCS season. A rematch of the 2019 LCS Summer Final was a great way to open the year for North American League of Legends. Three of Cloud9’s new players had to prove their worth, while Liquid put …

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Team Liquid out of DreamLeague Season 13 with loss to Alliance gabhernandez Alliance took out Team Liquid in the lower bracket of DreamLeague Season 13. The elimination series showcased impressive plays from both teams who played their hearts out with their tournament lives on the line. Alliance chalked up the first win of the series. The team drafted heroes with heavy disables that were capable of dealing with Team Liquid’s Morphling and Broodmother. In the early phase, Team Liquid seemed to have …

FlyQuest shows off new training facility, appoints new CEO William Davis League of Legends FlyQuest is starting the year with some major internal changes. The organization has appointed a new CEO and announced the opening of its new training facility. The team appointed esports veteran Tricia Sugita as the new CEO. Sugita first joined the organization back in 2018 and worked closely on initiatives within FlyQuest to support women and immigrants in esports. “I am honored and grateful to be the CEO of this …

LCS Spring Finals head to Frisco in surprise announcement Olivia Richman League of Legends The LCS Spring Finals are heading to Frisco, Texas this year.  “For the first time, after much demand from players and fans, the LCS Spring Finals are strapping on cowboy boots and heading south to Texas!” read the official press release.  The location was revealed for the first time during the pre-show broadcast on Saturday, January 25. The big show will be coming to the Ford Center at The Star …

G2 Esports looks shaky in 2020 LEC debut against MAD Lions William Davis League of Legends G2 Esports opened the 2020 LEC Spring season with a victory over MAD Lions. The 2019 World Championship finalist was in charge of welcoming the new organization to the league. MAD built an interesting roster in the off-season that includes mid laner Marek “Humanoid” Brázda and various talent from the regional circuit. G2 kept the same roster from 2019, but with a twist. Luka “Perkz” Perković is back in the …

Brazilian League teams want franchising, CBLoL to implement Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Riot Games has decided to franchise CBLoL, the highest level of professional League of Legends in Brazil. On January 21, Riot Brazil announced the 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends is bringing new talents, new sponsors, and most importantly the beginning of its implementation of a franchise model. Since the LCS and LEC have moved to the model two seasons ago, more and more tournaments are noticing the benefits …

Evil Geniuses runs over Alliance in DreamLeague Leipzig Major Steven Rondina Dota 2 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 …

Team Secret earn DreamLeague Leipzig Major finals spot Steven Rondina Dota 2 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 …

These are the five worst team jerseys in pro League of Legends Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends 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 …

ana out of OG for rest of season, replacement likely coming soon Steven Rondina Dota 2 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 …

Riots scrubs bugs from new League of Legends official website Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends League of Legends’ new website is live and it features a cleaner design, new champion concept art, and a bunch of bugs. Once the new official LoL page is opened, the first thing to see is a video background with Riot showcasing many of its popular animations, including Jinx’s song, K/DA, cinematics, and more. The looped video is covered with the League logo, and a “play for free” button, since …

Espada wins WINNERS League with amazing comeback against Nemiga M Alzamora Counter-Strike Espada surprised an entire region on Friday by defeating Nemiga Gaming to become the WINNERS League Season 3 European champions. Neither fans  saw this one coming. Espada beat Nemiga 2-0 with a 16-13 win on Nemiga’s map pick, Nuke, while managing to take their own pick as well in a miraculous comeback on Overpass. Given how DreamHack Open Leipzig’s opening matches were a snoozefest, WINNERS League Season 3 likely offered fans the best …

LPL players forced by Tencent to play on Chinese LoL server William Davis League of Legends Week 1 in the LPL has concluded and Tencent took the opportunity to announce some key changes in the LPL rulebook. The LPL, unlike the other major regions, is operated by Tencent. The Chinese conglomerate is at least a partial owner of some of the most popular game developers in the world, including Riot Games, Epic Games, Supercell, and Ubisoft. Legend of Legends is one of the most popular video …

TNC out of DreamLeague Leipzig Major with loss to Team Liquid gabhernandez Dota 2 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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