Julian “Rokit” Pizana was easily one of the breakout stars from the 2023 Overwatch Pro-Am. WISP’s Tracer ace has been lighting up the amateur scene for years now and the wider Overwatch League audience saw just a taste during the Pro-Am. This rising star sat down with Esports Heaven to share some of his most …
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Esports has now officially hit the decline, after several years of astronomical growth, the industry has now been forced to recorrect. From laying off all staff at The Guard, an organization that had teams in Valorant and the Overwatch League, to Counter Logic Gaming being acquired by legacy esports brand NRG, with CLG being …
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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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Brigitte is back in the fold when it comes to Overwatch 2’s metagame. With her recent changes to her Rally, Brigitte has seen a sudden surge in pick rate especially at the highest level of play. Found yourself in a ranked match with Brigitte terrorizing the lobby? Here is how to counter Brigitte in Overwatch …
Jake “Slacks” Kanner got to interview Gaimin Gladiator’s Anton “Dyrachyo” Shkredov who had a monster performance in the 2-0 win over Team Liquid at ESL ONE Major Berlin 2023. The young position 1 player talked about team comms and how he is “never afraid” in the server. You are just all smiles today, how …
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GEN.g won the LCK Playoff Finals 2023, taking down the overwhelming favorites in T1 to earn the back-to-back regional titles. They cement themselves as the best LCK team in patch 13.5 and the first seed from the region as we head to MSI in London. The point I want to focus on in this …
William “Blitz” Lee Team Liquid coach was interviewed on the ESL DreamLeague Season 19 broadcast after the team cleanly swept beastcoast 2-0. He addressed how he’s handling the stress of the job, how to tackle team conflicts and his biggest flaw as a Dota 2 coach. How was that Game 1? Was it stressful, …
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Shopify Rebellion defeated Tundra Esports in a fairly quick 2-0, keeping this second Group Stage of DreamLeague Season 19 full of ties. In the post-match interview, their coach Kanishka “BuLba” Sosale explained how things have been for the team playing with a stand-in and how they’ve been using the age-old tactic of “YOLO”. You’ve …
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The last teams for the Dreamleague Season 19 Group Stage 2 have been set. After a grueling day of tiebreakers between six teams, only three remained to complete the eight teams that made this next stage of the tournament. The day kicked off with a game between Team Aster and Execration, two teams on …
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The 2023 Overwatch League season is mere weeks away. And with the Pro-Am wrapped up, it is time to get into the holiday spirit. Power rankings are here, but this year we are doing things a little bit differently. Criteria While the 2023 Pro-Am is an exciting preseason exhibition event, we …
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