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Evil Geniuses picks Techies, beat Team Liquid at ONE Esports Dota 2 Evil Geniuses picks Techies, beat Team Liquid at ONE Esports By Steven Rondina BLAST Premiere, B Site are first steps to exclusive CSGO leagues News BLAST Premiere, B Site are first steps to exclusive CSGO leagues By M Alzamora This 59-year-old CSGO streamer shows serious skills on stream Counter-Strike This 59-year-old CSGO streamer shows serious skills on stream By Olivia Richman
ENCE speaks out on Aleksib’s transfer to OG’s new CSGO team Counter-Strike
ENCE speaks out on Aleksib’s transfer to OG’s new CSGO team M Alzamora 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 Dota 2
The International 2020 date, location revealed Steven Rondina 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 Dota 2
Frostivus returns alongside Ogre Magi arcana in Dota 2 update Steven Rondina 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 Dota 2
StarLadder reportedly didn’t pay Dota 2 minor talent for six months Olivia Richman 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 Dota 2 Team Liquid, PSG.LGD among first losers at ONE Esports Singapore By Steven Rondina Dignitas Academy adds Damonte, Akaadian to impressive roster League of Legends Dignitas Academy adds Damonte, Akaadian to impressive roster By Olivia Richman New League of Legends client bugs have players angry with Riot League of Legends New League of Legends client bugs have players angry with Riot By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
Ninja permabanned from Apex Legends on stream, contacts Respawn Apex Legends
Ninja permabanned from Apex Legends on stream, contacts Respawn Olivia Richman Streaming superstar Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has been banned from Apex Legends and nobody could make sense of why.  Ninja logged on to play Apex with his Fortnite partner, Team SoloMid’s Malachi “Reverse2k” Greiner, on December 16 when the Mixer streamer saw a message pop up, notifying him that his account had been banned. What made the ban even more random was that Ninja had not played Apex Legends in six …
13-year-old goes pro in Overwatch, signs with Uprising Academy News
13-year-old goes pro in Overwatch, signs with Uprising Academy William Davis 13-year-old Michael “RhynO” Willoughby is now the youngest Overwatch esports professional ever after being signed to the Uprising Academy Contenders team. The organization revealed the news on Twitter and added that RhynO would be joining their 2020 team in a Tank role. RhynO is now the youngest player to compete competitively in Overwatch esports. The title of the youngest professional Overwatch competitor was previously held by Fusion University DPS player …
This is how to best evaluate esports matches before betting News
This is how to best evaluate esports matches before betting Steven Rondina There’s a lot to consider when it comes to betting on any given competitive contest, but things are even trickier when it comes to esports. With a hectic event schedule that varies from title to title and other variables that are almost always changing, getting into esports betting might be intimidating at first glance. For the most part, weighing how to bet on a match in esports isn’t actually all …
EA announces $3 million Apex Legends Global Series for 2020 Apex Legends
EA announces $3 million Apex Legends Global Series for 2020 Olivia Richman EA Games just announced the Apex Legends Global Series, and with $3 million in prize money on the line, this is a big leap forward for Apex Legends in the esports scene. The Global Series will feature 12 online events open to teams from 60 countries around the world. Teams will compete for a chance to earn points towards a qualifying spot in live events like Challenger Events, which will …
Griffin Sword files a police report against cVmax for abuse Syed Mujtaba Naqvi News Griffin’s League of Legends top laner Choi “Sword” Sung-won reportedly filed a police report against his former coach, Kim “cvMax” Dae-ho, accusing him of abusive behavior, Korean News1 has reported. DragonX head coach cvMax hasn’t gotten a break from accusations and drama ever since he parted ways with Griffin. Since cvMax came out with details of player mistreatment by Griffin’s management, the story keeps getting sequels. With Riot Games now …
MAD Lions revealed as Tricked Esport CSGO team buyer M Alzamora Counter-Strike OverActive Media, the parent company of the Splyce brand that withdrew from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in 2018, is getting back into the game in a big way. The organization has acquired the former Tricked Esport roster to compete under the MAD Lions banner. This marks a major step up in MAD Lions’ efforts in CSGO and a major upgrade from the Spanish team it fielded throughout 2019. OverActive Media also owns the Overwatch …
FunPlus Phoenix signs Khan, extends GimGoon for 2020 LPL season Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Worlds 2019 champion FunPlus Phoenix has announced that three top laners are signed for the 2020 LPL starting roster. Kim “Khan” Dong-ha, Li “xiao7” Zhong-Qi, and Kim “GimGoon” Han-saem will be sharing their time on stage. By signing Khan, promoting xiao7 from the academy team, and re-signing GimGoon for another season, FunPlus Phoenix now has a starting roster of nine players. It’s a big roster for the defending champions, but the …
Gen.G makes it to IEM Kaotwice closed qualifier after early loss M Alzamora Counter-Strike Gen.G’s first outing as a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team didn’t go as planned, but the team came back strong and took home a closed qualifier spot in round two of the IEM Katowice open qualifiers. Gen.G’s jumbled team had everyone worried on the first day of the IEM Katowice open qualifiers when the new team fell to Just for Fun, a team comprised of veteran players who have found themselves …
Shattered Web weekly missions leak, Scarlxrd drops CSGO music kit M Alzamora Counter-Strike In today’s patch, Valve added a new music kit while data miners on Reddit have already cracked the list of the next four weeks of Shattered Web missions.  Valve added a brand new music kit to CSGO this morning by the British rapper Scarlxrd famous for combining traditional trap music with heavy metal. Here’s a look at his latest track, DISSXLUTIXN, released yesterday. The new music kit is available right now in the …
Clearlove ends long pro career, transitions to head coach for EDG William Davis League of Legends Fan favorite and popular jungler Ming “Clearlove” Kai has announced his transition into a coaching position within Edward Gaming. Clearlove has retired as a player and is becoming the head coach for EDG in 2020. The jungler made the change after five years spent playing for the organization. To talk about Clearlove is to talk about EDG, as he is the face of the team and the reason why so …
Mata joins RNG as head coach for 2020 LPL season William Davis League of Legends Two days after announcing his retirement from professional play, former T1 support Cho “Mata” Se-hyeong has joined Royal Never Give Up as head coach. On December 14, Mata took his personal Facebook to announce his retirement as a player. Mata thanked the fans for their constant support through his seven years as a player, as well as the organizations that he joined along the way, including RNG. Other players reacted …
A quick guide to the new Twitch Channel Points program Olivia Richman News Twitch has finally released its new Channel Points feature, a highly anticipated points program that allows streamers to interact with their viewers by offering exclusive benefits. The concept of Channel Points was first shared at TwitchCon.  “Now, it’s even more rewarding to be part of a community on Twitch,” Twitch tweeted this morning, providing a link to more information on the program. All channels and affiliates will have access to Channel Points.  While …
PewDiePie deletes Twitter, announces upcoming break from YouTube Olivia Richman News YouTube megastar Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg has deleted his Twitter after accusing various media outlets of using his break from YouTube as clickbait.  “What I don’t like is the constant posturing going on [on Twitter]. People can’t help themselves from pointing out how others are bad to the point where it almost becomes fiction. I don’t mind that this happens. I understand that it does. But I don’t like how it …
ropz leads mousesports to CS Summit 5 win with two stand-ins M Alzamora Counter-Strike Mousesports took home the win at CS Summit 5, defeating G2 Esports 2-1 in spite Finn “karrigan” Andersen’s mid-series departure and the absence of another key player. CS Summit 5 was another great addition to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s most relaxed tournament series, and its conclusion gave fans an impressive look at a mousesports team that performed remarkably well despite missing two of their main players. On the flipside, G2 Esports …
RNG re-signs Uzi, adds Betty and Xiaolongbao for LPL 2020 season Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Royal Never Give Up has squared away its League of Legends roster for the LPL 2020 season. The organization has signed Lu “Betty” Yu-Hung and Li “Xiaolongbao” Xiao-Long. Alongside this, Wang “S1xu” Kang-Can and Zhang “yuekai” Yue-Kai have been promoted from RNG’s academy team to its main roster. Finally, Royal Never Give Up also shared Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao, Shi “Ming” Sen-Ming, and  Li “Xiaohu” Yuan-Hao have been re-signed. RNG has also signed …
Upcoming Brazilian CSGO player brutt dies at just 19 years old Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Brazilian Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player Matheus “brutt” Queiroz has died. He was 19 years old. Per HLTV, the news was initially reported by Brazilian sports outlet Globo, which was then confirmed by brutt’s team, Imperial Esports. The cause of death has not been reported. “Imperial Esports announces with regret the death of brutt. Matheus had been away from our CSGO team since early December, when he started to feel headaches …

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