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 levelled 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 …
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You’ve seen the news, it’s been a topic among your Discord circles. “Overwatch 2’s PvE mode has been cancelled”, at least, that’s what the headlines are saying. Is there or isn’t there going to be a PvE mode for Overwatch 2? And if there is, what’s happened? Why are so many people upset? …
Tundra Esports qualifies for The International 2023 after finishing first place at DPC WEU 2023 Tour 3: Division I which gave them the necessary 500 DPC points that put them exactly at the 1160 point mark. The Western European squad is the 5th team to qualify for TI12, the biggest tournament in Dota 2, following …
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Shopify Rebellion qualifies for The International 2023 after securing the minimum required Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) points. Shopify Rebellion is also the first North American team to qualify for The International 2023 (TI12). Overall, they are the fourth team to qualify for TI12 after Team Liquid, Gaimin Gladiators and Evil Geniuses secured their slots. Shopify …
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The International 2023 is still a few ways away, but we already have the first few teams qualified for it. There are still fifteen out of eighteen slots open, so this article will be updated every time a new team qualifies. Let’s get into it! Teams qualified for TI12 by June 3rd …
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Overwatch esports is no stranger to young prodigies rising the ranks and accomplishing greatness and Michael “RhynO” Willoughby fits that bill. Climbing the rungs alongside teams like Odyssey, Uprising Academy, and now with Afterlife, RhynO sets his sights on the summer split to Overwatch Contenders. RhynO sat for an interview and spoke about the folding …
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Evil Geniuses qualifies for The International 2023 and is the third team after Team Liquid and Gaimin Gladiators to do so. The organization hasn’t missed a TI since 2013 and managed to repeat the feat yet again, but this time with a completely new roster. Is new blood paying off? The Peruvian/Bolivian …
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Gaimin Gladiators qualifies for The International 2023 after securing the minimum required Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) points. The reigning two-time Major champions are the second team to qualify for TI12, just behind Team Liquid, on the back of a splendid DPC season, dominating in the DPC WEU regional leagues, majors and other third-party events. Gaimin …
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The non-Chinese viewership hasn’t been growing at the rate of Leagues like the LCK or the LEC. Peak viewership hasn’t even gotten close to the numbers recorded in 2020, and hours watched went down between Summer 2022 and Spring 2023. So that’s what brings us here today, to tell you why (and how) you …
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February of 2018 saw a young Mikkel “Molf1g” Djernes debut alongside Team Singularity. Fast forward nearly four years to the day and he celebrated by stepping away from the game he gave a better part of his life to. Now, Molf1g is back alongside Team Peps to not only prove he can battle the best …