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Western teams crumble while LPL, LCK dominate third day of Worlds 2021 group stage

The third day of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship group stage played host to eight more games between the best teams on the planet. And now that the first half of the group stage is officially in the books, it’s becoming clear which teams are poised to move onto the bracket stage of the event and which ones are on the precipice of heading home.  Teams from the field of 16 will take a collective day of rest tomorrow and no tournament games will be played in preparation

T1 take down 100 Thieves, ensure North America goes winless on day 3 of Worlds 2021 group stage

Today was a tough day for Western League of Legends fans. After 100 Thieves’ disappointing performance against T1, North American teams officially went winless on the third day of the 2021 World Championship group stage. Things were looking promising for 100 Thieves after their win against DetonatioN FocusMe yesterday. They represented the last glimmer of hope for LCS fans watching the tournament today, who had just witnessed the dismantling of both Cloud9 and Team Liquid at the hands of DWG KIA and Gen.G, respectively, and were searching for something to

Rainbow Six Siege Pro League Caster Michael “KiXSTAr” Stockley Passes Away at 24

Top GamesPhoto courtesy of UbisoftMichael "KiXSTAr" Stockley passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Oct. 11, it was announced by his family on Wednesday. The announcement was distributed on Twitter by his casting partner Parker "INTERRO" Mackay.A statement from the family of Michael "KiXSTAr" Stockley (March 9, 1997 - October 11, 2021) pic.twitter.com/wcxeK38wQn— Parker Mackay (@INTERRO) October 13, 2021KiXSTAr was one of the most beloved and talented members of the Rainbow Six Siege Pro League talent team. Last year, he was awarded the Esports Colour Caster of the Year award at the

Talking about GODSENT’s success and Major team list on HLTV Confirmed with TACO

The two-time Major winner and current leader of GODSENT will take part in HLTV Confirmed S5E58. TACO joins the HLTV live show for the first time, after GODSENT racked up a number of great results: qualifying for the Major, IEM Winter, EPL Conference, and ESEA Premier. TACO will make his first appearance on HLTV Confirmed The 26-year-old Brazilian will chat with the panel about his own squad, as well as other topics such as the IEM Fall North American RMR, the teams that qualified for the Major (and those that

VALORANT North American LCQ is being played online

VALORANT players and staff gathered today in Los Angeles to play the North American Last Chance Qualifier, an event they thought was going to be a LAN tournament. But the matches are actually being played online on the same network, according to some players. Viewers were first made aware when 100 Thieves player Hiko tweeted that they were playing on online servers, and Ethan Arnold also made a statement about playing matches online but went into more depth about the impact online play had on their match. “Playing LAN using

Evil Geniuses crush Elephant, advance in lower bracket at The International 10

When star players collide, fans are usually in for a good show. That was not the case for the series between Evil Geniuses and Elephant rosters full of legendary Dota 2 players, however. Elephant just couldn’t keep up with EG once the North American team were able to establish themselves and get a few key kills, leading to a slow and meticulous beatdown that exposed all of the flaws that the Chinese team had been dealing with throughout the 2021 Dota Pro Circuit season.  By the time both teams were

100 Thieves survive early scare from Gen.G in NA VCT Last Chance Qualifier opener

100 Thieves’ opening map loss to Gen.G proved to be nothing more than a false alarm, as the top-seeded North American team at the Last Chance Qualifier comfortably won their next two maps to advance to the next round of the LCQ. On Breeze, 100T went with a comp that’s not typical to them: a double-duelist setup with Asuna on Reyna and Nitr0 on Jett, putting recently promoted b0i on Viper. They got off to a hot start on attack with some great entries from Nitr0, taking the first five

LNG hand Team Liquid their first loss at Worlds 2021

Team Liquid surprised plenty of fans yesterday when they took down MAD Lions in their opening match of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship. And today, the North American side looked to extend their winning streak by defeating LNG Esports. The Chinese representatives had a tough time yesterday, falling short against Gen.G. To avoid becoming the only squad in Group D without a win, they needed to overcome Liquid in today’s final game. And that’s exactly what they did, in an impressive fashion. The LCS’ second seed landed some