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 …
MSI 2023 was the best international LoL tournament in the past decade. The format was such an upgrade from previous years that, even with two different things going terribly wrong, this competition was head-and-shoulders above any Worlds in the history of the game. Riot is taking steps in the right direction, but there’s an …
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If Trick Room’s Anupam “Pummy” Terkonda isn’t on your radar, you’re missing out. Breaking out during the 2023 Pro-Am, Pummy assisted Trick Room in their legendary victory over the San Francisco Shock and have been taking the Overwatch Contenders world by storm. The young ace sat down with Esports Heaven to chat about his journey …
We’re now down to three teams in London, with T1 and BLG confirmed as the teams playing in the MSI 2023 Lower Bracket Finals. After a World Championship that was majority Korean (3 out of the top 4 teams were from the LCK), China bounced back with BLG eliminating GEN after JDG secured their …
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He might not be on the logo, but Reinhardt is one of the quintessential Overwatch 2 heroes. His slow march forward with his gigantic shield. Dealing with his Firestrikes and frequent charges. Reinhardt is Overwatch. With the volume of Reinhardt that the ranked ladder sees, we know you’ve had lobbies where he just takes over …
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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