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News BLAST Premier groups draw, schedule, and format revealed By M Alzamora News Blizzard bans 1,600 hackers caught by Overwatch Police Department By Olivia Richman Counter-Strike ENCE’s allu ends a pro CSGO game by cratering on the map By M Alzamora

League of Legends

KeSPA decides not to run English broadcast for 2019 Kespa Cup Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends fans were disappointed to hear this year’s KeSPA Cup won’t have an English broadcast. Popular LCK caster Max “Atlus” Anderson shared on Twitter he was let know KeSPA Cup 2019 won’t run a broadcast for English speaking audience. Together with other organizers of the event, the Korean Esports Association decide to not even allow English casters to rebroadcast the tournament from their own homes, in spite of …

Dota 2

Evil Geniuses beat Gambit Esports, head to ONE Esports finals Steven Rondina Evil Geniuses is positioned to win its first live tournament in well over a year at ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational Singapore. The popular squad has taken a spot in the grand finals by defeating Gambit Esports. The team now gets a day off and waits to see how the lower bracket of the event plays out. Evil Geniuses has been very strong throughout ONE Esports Singapore. The …

Dota 2

NiP kicks Skiter, adds new player before WePlay! Bukovel Minor Steven Rondina Valve implemented new rules to try and prevent Dota 2 teams from kicking players after they’ve qualified for Dota Pro Circuit events, but that’s not stopping teams heading into the WePlay! Bukovel Minor. Oliver “Skiter” Lepko has been kicked from Ninjas in Pyjamas just three weeks out from the start of the event. He has been replaced by Vikin.gg mid laner Jason “TANNER” Weedon. With this addition, NiP mid laner …

League of Legends

Sylas to receive major overhaul from Riot in LoL patch 10.1 William Davis League of Legends season 10 is just around the corner and a number of gameplay changes are set to arrive in the game. Among them is an overhaul of Sylas that might help the champion break out of ELO hell. The unchained revolutionary has been suffering for a few patches and has a dismal 45% win rate in both jungle and mid lane roles due to his weak early game …

League of Legends Best and worst offseason roster moves heading into the 2020 LCS By William Davis League of Legends Sugar Rush, old Snowdown Showdown skins now available in LoL store By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi News How to bet on live esports matches in CSGO, LoL, and Dota 2 By Olivia Richman

Counter-Strike

Everything you need to know about skin betting in CSGO Steven Rondina Anyone that has been around Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for any length of time has probably heard about skin betting at one point or another. The practice was wildly popular during the formative days of CSGO’s pro scene and helped the game reach the heights it enjoys today. But in 2019, skin betting isn’t really talked about much anymore. While skins are still a big part of playing the game courtesy …

Dota 2

ESL UK loses much of its staff in restructuring shakeup Nina Forneloza Tournament organizer ESL’s UK branch of operations has announced that staff whose roles were under risk have accepted voluntary redundancy.  Earlier this month, an internal memo confirmed that a number of roles were at risk at ESL while the company broadly entering into a period of global change. ESL UK was put under assessment as a part of this process. In just a few weeks, over 30 staff have since …

Counter-Strike

Explaining the complex system behind the ESL Pro Tour M Alzamora 2020 is set to see more leagues and tournaments in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive than ever before, and the ESL Pro Tour is just one pf tjpse that is trying to tie them all together. The ESL Pro Tour is a tournament circuit partnership between ESL and Dreamhack that has tied the two tournament organizers events together.  Announced in September 2019, the EPT is technically already underway. Here’s how the ESL …

Counter-Strike

Use these hot tips for CSGO’s Week 5 Shattered Web missions M Alzamora Shattered Web’s Week 5 missions arrived last night and all of them are relatively simple to complete. There are still some quick tips that can help players finish them up, and some of them require some time investment, especially “Take the Long Way Home.” There are a few fun ones this week as well, like “Stop and Smell the Roses,” which turns Dust 2 into a Negev playground. “Feed the …

Dota 2 update brings more changes to ranked matchmaking Steven Rondina Dota 2 Valve continues juggling different interests when it comes to improving the ranked matchmaking experience in Dota 2. In a relatively low key Dota 2 update, strict solo matchmaking returned to the game as an option for players in fast queues. This came alongside another change to ranked matchmaking that changed the parameters surrounding how parties can be matched with one another for a single game. Strict solo matchmaking guarantees that …

ONE Esports Singapore Major revealed as the fifth DPC major Steven Rondina Dota 2 ONE Esports is quickly becoming a major player in the professional Dota 2 scene. The tournament organizer is now in the middle of its Dota 2 debut with the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational Singapore, but is already set for a huge step up in its next event. That’s because they’ve been confirmed to be hosting the fifth and final major of the 2019-2020 Dota Pro Circuit season …

Evil Geniuses picks Techies, beat Team Liquid at ONE Esports Steven Rondina Dota 2 Team Liquid already had a rough go of things at ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational Singapore, but Evil Geniuses added insult to injury. In its final game of the group stage, the North American squad closed things out by picking Techies. The hero is reviled in public matchmaking games because of his ability to draw things out for an indefinite length of time, but is rarely used in …

BLAST Premiere, B Site are first steps to exclusive CSGO leagues M Alzamora News News has been swirling regarding two Counter-Strike: Global Offensive leagues that seem poised to shake up the entire professional scene. BLAST Entertainment announced BLAST Premier, a 12-team tournament circuit with a structure similar to League of Legends. It includes two splits where pre-selected teams accrue points to make it to a World Final. In addition, the winners of both ESL One Rio and the unannounced Fall 2020 Major will be …

This 59-year-old CSGO streamer shows serious skills on stream Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Twitch streamer ithemanturk continues to prove that video games aren’t just for young people. In fact, gamers of all ages should watch out for Turk when it comes to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.  The 59-year-old streamer recently shared a clip of him popping off in CSGO, and it already has over 20,000 views.  In the explosive clip, Turk is on the B bombsite of Mirage, playing T side. As he’s defending …

ENCE speaks out on Aleksib’s transfer to OG’s new CSGO team M Alzamora Counter-Strike ENCE CEO Mika Kuusisto and founder Joona “natu” Leppänen released a video on the official ENCE Youtube channel earlier today, taking the time to explain Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen’s transfer to OG and the team’s silence during this period. According to the organization, ENCE hadn’t wanted to spoil the roster moves of another team, leading to an organizational decision to wait until after OG’s announcement to give context to the situation. According …

The International 2020 date, location revealed Steven Rondina Dota 2 Fans can start booking their tickets for The International 2020. Valve has officially announced the dates for the largest Dota 2 event of next year. According to Dota 2 community manager Wykrhm Reddy, the main event will run from August 18 to 23, 2020. The event is scheduled to take place at the Ericsson Globe arena in Stockholm, Sweden. The International 2020 is the 10th installment of the tournament and …

Frostivus returns alongside Ogre Magi arcana in Dota 2 update Steven Rondina Dota 2 Frostivus has arrived in time for Christmas and it brought an extra special gift with it. Dota 2’s holiday-themed event is back in 2019, bringing with it a number of rewards for players. While there is no limited-time game mode attached to the event, it offers up a slew of rare cosmetic to excite players. The event revolves around the Frostivus rewards line, which gives players rewards for winning public …

StarLadder reportedly didn’t pay Dota 2 minor talent for six months Olivia Richman Dota 2 StarLadder is reportedly failing to pay talent employed at a Dota 2 minor six months ago within a reasonable frame of time. The Valve-sponsored ImbaTV Dota 2 Minor Season 2 ran from June 12 to 16, and some members of the talent team recently told Dot Esports that it took more than six months to get paid for their services. It’s unfortunately become common knowledge that the esports industry is …

Team Liquid, PSG.LGD among first losers at ONE Esports Singapore Steven Rondina Dota 2 The ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational Singapore is underway and things have not been going according to plan for some teams. The group stage has wrapped up and with that, four of the 12 participating teams have been eliminated. The teams heading home include Team Aster, Team Liquid, J.Storm, and PSG.LGD. While ONE Esports Singapore is not part of the Dota Pro Circuit and carries no stakes when …

Dignitas Academy adds Damonte, Akaadian to impressive roster Olivia Richman League of Legends The LCS off-season has been full of surprises.  Former Clutch Gaming mid laner Tanner “Damonte” Damonte will be playing for Dignitas Academy in the upcoming 2020 season. The organization announced the current rosters for its LCS and Academy teams on Twitter and fans were surprised to see Damonte’s name under the list of Academy players. He was also joined by another veteran, jungler Matthew “Akaadian” Higginbotham.  “For real, Akaadian and Damonte should …

New League of Legends client bugs have players angry with Riot Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends League of Legends players are not happy with the state of the game right now. The latest version of the client hasn’t been working well ever since it was released. While some players have been unaffected, many have had issues with FPS drops, disconnecting from games, and more. Naturally, this has resulted in a slew of players taking to social media in order to raise awareness of the troubles and …

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