It may not yet be the end of an era, but it’s certainly the end of a long period in Counter-Strike simply because of the upcoming player break. These are exciting times for sure: high quality of play on the top level peppered with constant line-up issues and a team on the precipice of dominance …
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Troels “SyndereN” Nielsen is one of the staple names in Dota 2 industry and is a man of many talents. From being a pro player to a caster as well as an analyst, Synderen is one of those versatile personalities with deep in-game knowledge that only a select few are aware of. He’s been …
Last Night’s Leftovers are your consummate darkhorse team and they’ve made the Overwatch Contenders North American playoffs over some of the Overwatch League’s academy teams and Alex “Ajax” Jackson is leading the charge has been putting his nose to the grindstone to chase his dreams within Overwatch esports. Formerly of Kingdom Esports, Kungarna, and …
Late into 2017 during the final stretch of the APEX era of Overwatch, we saw the birth of GC Busan, a team whom no one saw coming, but everyone will remember as the last APEX champion and an integral half of what makes up the championship winning team of the inaugural season of the …
100 Thieves got a 2-0 weekend during Week 6, as they beat Counter Logic Gaming and Clutch Gaming. The team is looking to be one of the stronger teams within the NA LCS, as they’re tied for first place against Team Liquid and eyeing another run at the trophy this split. Esports Heaven got …
Week 4 of Contenders China was the litmus test leading into the playoffs which could help determine the the future of Chinese Overwatch esports. With the hardest week of Chinese Contenders behind us, that leaves us with only one week remaining and now we know who and what to expect leading into Week 5. …
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To muster the constitution to chase your goals is something to be commended, and Overwatch Contenders is rife with young adults looking to chase their dreams. Cameron “Fusions” Bosworth, main tank of the British Hurricane, is one such a player who has a strong presence from his family backing him up. After spending nearly …
With the four qualifiers out of the way, the final line-up of the FACEIT London major for CS:GO is complete. Eight teams have joined those fortunate enough to survive the culling in Boston, and while so much time has passed since the last Valve-sponsored Counter-Strike tournament that the list of participants very much feels …
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The Summit 9 is all set to begin in about 24 hours and we’ll be able to witness pure carnage with six teams battling out right before The International 2018 that is slated to begin on August 15, 2018. We were fortunate enough to catch up with Arif “MSS” Anwar, support player for VGJ. …
Week 3 of Overwatch Contenders China Season 2 was the week of upsets. Serving as a prime example of just what the week held for the Chinese region the Shanghai Dragon’s academy team, Team CC, lost in clear fashion to Lucky Future — a team that very clearly, and understandably, looked dysfunctional in their …
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