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GTC Fall: Week 4 Recap & Week 5 Preview

by: TheOneAboveUThe fourth week of GTC Fall delivered one of the greatest weeks of play ever, with arch-nemeses DPG and KaiZi giving us another Dark vs. INnoVation ace showdown, Alpha X proving they still got their groove in a critical match, Team LP almost achieving the impossible against a struggling Jin Air, and Invictus Gaming scoring a big win for the Chinese fans.Week 5 is upon us and provides BSG and Jin Air a chance to recover from Week 4's setbacks, while Alpha X have an up-hill battle to fight

Code S RO24: Zoun, INnoVation advance to RO16

Expectations were defied once more in the Code S RO24, as Zoun defeated soO and INnoVation to advance in first place. Zoun had been a heavy underdog, with a mere 12 Liquibet players picking him to advance at all, but his use of creative strategies (or dirty cheeses, from a Zerg and Terran perspective) helped him to advance ahead of his illustrious opponents. Alongside Armani, Zoun is one of two players who earned their career-first Code S RO16 spot this season.While INnoVation suffered a shock loss to Zoun in the

DH Masters Fall: EU/NA Playoffs coming up, TIME wins CN

by WaxWeek 3 of DH Masters Fall saw the group stages come to a close in the European and North American regional tournaments, setting us up for an exciting end to the season in the playoffs. While the safe bet in Europe seems to be on another grand finals clash between reigning champion Reynor and his rival Serral, they may actually meet earlier in the winners bracket due to a quirk of seeding.It was no surprise to see Neeb defend his NA title in the summer season, but the competition

Code S RO24: Dark & Zest advance to RO16

Upsets dotted the round of 24 in the first two Code S Seasons of the year, but it's been smooth sailing so far for the favorites in Season 3.Dark rolled through Group B without incident, recording clean 2-0 wins over both TaeJa and Zest to take first place. In his post-match interview, Dark allayed some of the concerns fans might have had about his poor form in the last two months. He said his wrist pain situation had improved after receiving treatment, and that he had shored up the holes

Gold Series Team Championship Fall: Week 3 Recap

by: TheOneAboveUBrave Star Gaming have done it again! Scoring a big upset against Jin Air Green Wings in Week 3, they have once more proven that they are not to be underestimated, not even by former champions. This could prove to be a very important victory later down the line when deciding playoff seeding—it may very well be what pushes BSG one rung higher in the playoff gauntlet.GTC 2020 Fall will be taking a break next week as DreamHack Masters Fall China is taking place. The tournament will resume with

Code S RO16: Maru out, Dream & Trap advance

Three groups into the RO16, and we're already guaranteed to have one of the wonkiest Code S playoffs brackets in years. Group C saw our second ex-military player take first place in their group, as Dream joined DongRaeGu in advancing to the playoffs with a #1 group seed.StarCraft II isn't alchemy, but every upset still requires an equivalent exchange—this time around, it was Maru who was sacrificed as Dream went through in first place. Surprisingly enough, Dream didn't even have to beat Maru directly to advance in first place—Solar and

Serral wins DreamHack Masters Summer Finals

TL.net ESPORTS Profile Joined July 2011 1 Post Held in the midst of a global pandemic, Dreamhack Masters Summer had to be an abnormal tournament. The entirety of the event was held online, games were played five days a week at an almost non-stop pace, and Korean players were invited to compete alongside international players in StarCraft II's "break region-lock in case of emergency" moment. Amid these unusual circumstances, StarCraft II fans would found the conclusion of the tournament, at least, to be quite familiar: Serral emerged triumphant over a

Funimationcon Announces New And Returning Anime Series: One Piece, Naruto, Fruits Basket, And More

Funimationcon, the anime virtual convention, has revealed a whole slew of new and returning series to its streaming service in the upcoming month during the con's industry panel. Some of the series returning include One Piece and Fruits Basket, along with plenty of new shows coming.The first virtual convention for Funimationcon featured two rooms with panels taking place all day. Early on Friday, July 3, anime fans got plenty of info about returning series. Season 2 of Fruit Baskets will be arriving this summer, and the simulcast of One Piece