The first round of the LCK Playoffs 2023 is over, and we’re already being surprised. The first edition of the playoffs with the new format began with a traditional single-elimination bracket between teams that finished regular season 3rd to 6th. Two teams moved on to the double-elimination phase, two teams are out until Summer …
Evil Geniuses have been burning under the magnifying glass for the past few weeks in the premier esports titles. They’ve been the target of multiple reports from Richard Lewis, Duncan “Thorin” Shields and have been the focus of podcasts from The Last Free Nation. Their failures and misdeeds in Counter Strike: Global Offensive, DOTA …
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Welcome back to this weekly feature from Esports Heaven, The ESH Seven. Every Tuesday we’ll go over the most exciting matches to watch of the following week. We’ll pick seven games from the four major regions, a game/series a day, to make the ridiculous amount of LoL there is available to watch easier to …
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A tournament with a prizepool eclipsing all but TI has just been announced for Dota 2 – and it’s right around the corner. Gamers8 will be hosting a mindblowing 15 million dollar prize pool in their latest major, Riyadh Masters. The top 20 teams globally will be competing at this event LIVE beginning July 17th, …
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Zarya. She walks forward, takes space, and can even allow her teammates to do the same. This flexibility can seem overwhelming and oppressive in the right hands. As one of the premier secondary tanks in Overwatch 1, her role in Overwatch 2 opens a brand new playstyle. One that centers around facilitating her team more …
D.Va. We all know her and we all love to hate her. With Overwatch 2’s move to solo tank lineups, the community at large expected D.Va to be the first tank to be eliminated from pro and even ranked play. How wrong we were. So, you’re looking for some advice to hamstring one of the …
Since her release in Overwatch 2, Sojourn has been a problem. Mobility? Check. Lethal one-shot potential? Check. What can’t Sojourn do? Well, we’re here to provide solutions. How do you counter Sojourn in Overwatch 2? DPS A quick tip: aim to either out-range Sojourn or out-move her. This means heroes like Widowmaker …
This is not a world ranking based on placements and opponents beaten. That’s what my old CS:GO ranking was and it served its purpose for many years until HLTV leveled theirs up enough to become a reasonable guide in line with my assessments. This is a 100% biased opinion-and-eye-test-based ranking of the 10 best CS:GO …
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Mei is the bane of every narrow, choke point-ridden map in Overwatch 2. How many times have you pushed forward, been Ice Walled off from your team, and killed? Think it’s all too common for players in Overwatch 2 to struggle with Mei’s ability to alter the terrain. The key to countering Mei is… Play …
Welcome back to this weekly feature from Esports Heaven, The ESH Seven. Every Tuesday we’ll go over the most exciting matches to watch of the following week. We’ll pick seven games from the four major regions, a game/series a day, to make the ridiculous amount of LoL there is available to watch easier to …
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