LPL announces Spring Split comeback
After the rise of China’s FunPlus Phoenix at Worlds 2019, League of Legends Pro League action resumes on January 13 for 2020’s season. The offseason for many LPL teams ended with reinventions and major changes to their rosters. Players and coaches moved from major regions to China. Roster Changes Team Royal Never Give Up brings […]
Will Astralis dominate IEM Katowice again?
Danish powerhouse Astralis will bid to reassert their dominance over the CS:GO scene when they head to IEM Katowice on February 25. Dev1ce, dupreeh, gla1ve, Magisk and Xyp9x ended 2019 in their usual positions at the top of the HLTV world rankings after storming the Berlin Starladder Major. That provided the catalyst for a string […]
Going pro from Tier 2 to Tier 1
Traditional sports emphasize a distinction between their college and professional divisions. Esports, in turn, has adopted similar labeling known as tiers. Games’ top talent, professionals equipped with full salaries, are dubbed Tier 1 (T1). Those closest to them are referred to as Tier 2 (T2). But the difference between the two levels is much more […]
Astralis Group becomes a public company
DENMARK – Esports organization Astralis Group recently announced historic plans to go public next week. Shares in Astralis Group will become tradeable on NASDAQ’s First North Growth Market Denmark on December 9. A “subscription period” took place through November, giving investors the opportunity to back the company before going public. Børsplanerne er klar. Vi har […]
Dignitas back in professional CS:GO?
Just as fans calm down from the news of 100 Thieves competing in CS:GO soon, another organization announces their intentions of competing. Dignitas has announced the news with an awesome video on Twitter. Calling all top #CSGO teams and players. We’re about to change the game. Let’s GO! pic.twitter.com/PTDoEA6fg3 — Dignitas (@dignitas) September 18, 2019 […]
GuardiaN returns to the Natus Vincere CS:GO team
CIS esports organization Natus Vincere announced their complete roster post the Berlin Major. Ladislav “GuardiaN” Kovács joins the team replacing former IGL Danylo “Zeus” Teslenko while Andrey “B1ad3” Gorodenskiy joins the team as their coach. GuardiaN was one of the best AWP players in CS:GO at his peak and has spent the majority of his […]
Rocket League: Interview with The Peeps coach, Moopy
The Peeps pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Rocket League Esports history, knocking off G2 to win the DreamHack Montreal Pro Circuit. They were led by their coach, Julian “Moopy” Amador as their balanced attack of strong defense and scoring allowed them to beat Mousesports, the dangerous Team Vitality and eventually the highly […]
Esports Championship Series Season 8: NA preview and top team overviews
Esports Championship Series started with the regular season on Monday, September 16. CS:GO as an esports scene will be better off for another qualification run. The championship closes before the end of this year. ECS events are always coming in with high anticipations, with only the best NA and EU teams having the opportunity to […]
The future of Team Vitality and NBK
Berlin Major had consequences A week ago, French Counter-Strike giant Vitality made an announcement on Twitter. Nathan “NBK” Schmitt, a co-in game leader (IGL), is being benched for failure to pass the quarterfinals at the StarLadder Berlin Major. CSGO Update: we decided to remove @NBK from the starting roster. The team has shown amazing results […]
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