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DreamHack Atlanta postponed until 2022 due to COVID

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DreamHack Atlanta, previously scheduled to run from Nov. 12 to 14 as an in-person event, will be postponed to 2022 as a result of the current world health situation, which has deteriorated with the spread of COVID-19’s Delta variant. DreamHack is a worldwide gaming convention where the attendees can experience professional and amateur esports tournaments, participate in the bring your own computer (BYOC) LAN party, and take part in several activities, including expos and live music. The festivals have been deeply affected by the coronavirus pandemic and its esports tournaments

Sources: Worlds 2021 to take place at Iceland’s Laugardalshöll Indoor Sporting Arena from Oct. 5 to Nov. 6

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The 2021 League of Legends World Championship will take place from Oct. 5 to Nov. 6 in Reykjavík, Iceland, at the Laugardalshöll Indoor Sporting Arena, the same venue that previously hosted Riot Games’ VALORANT Masters and Mid-Season Invitational events, sources familiar with the plans told Dot Esports. The event will be broken down into five stages, the same as the previous format of the annual event. The play-in stage will take place from Oct. 5 to 9 with the group stage running from Oct. 11 to 18. The playoffs will

Golden: “I want to be back in the server”

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Maikil "⁠Golden⁠" Selim returned to fnatic in September of 2019 after spending a year in Cloud9 and was a crucial component in the Swedish team's victories at DreamHack Masters Malmö 2019 and ESL Pro League Season 11 Europe, but as the coronavirus pandemic went on he and his teammates took a hit, slowly dipping in the rankings throughout the latter half of 2020 and the beginning of 2021. The poor results ended up in the 27-year-old's benching, as well as that of Jesper "⁠JW⁠" Wecksell, going into the summer break.

Astralis reports $2 million loss, doubles revenue in first financial report of 2021

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The publicly traded Danish esports organization generated net revenues of kr39.23 million DKK ($6.24 million), which is 91.6 percent more than the company generated during the same period in 2020 ($3.26 million). Astralis also reported a net loss of kr12.65 million DKK ($2.01 million), compared to what the organization lost in the first half of 2020 ($4.8 million) according to Astralis Group’s financial report for the first half of 2021. The organization currently has teams in League of Legends, FIFA, and CS:GO, which has won four Majors since ELEAGUE Atlanta

Free Fire World Series 2021 Mexico canceled due to COVID-19 concerns

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The Free Fire World Series (FFWS) 2021, which was scheduled to be held later in November in Mexico, has been canceled due to concerns regarding COVID-19. In a statement sent to Dot Esports by email, Garena said the health and safety of everyone involved is its top priority. The decision to cancel the event was taken after considering all options to safeguard the health of the Free Fire community.  “The World Series stands as Free Fire’s largest and most exciting esports offline tournament,” Garena said. “The growing safety concerns, however, have made

Bad News Bears are the first team eliminated from ESL Pro League season 14

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Bad News Bears have no chance of advancing to the ESL Pro League season 14 playoffs following today’s 2-0 loss to Team Spirit (16-6 on Inferno and 16-8 on Dust II) in the competition’s Group A. The loss to the Russian CS:GO team crushed any hopes the North Americans had of qualifying for the next round since they only have one match left and sit at zero wins. Vitality, Astralis, and ENCE all have two victories, while Heroic lead the group with three wins. With this result, however, Team Spirit

Sweden relaxes travel restrictions for esports athletes, opening up avenue for PGL Major Stockholm

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The next CS:GO Major might be going to Sweden after all, despite all the problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic. All esports athletes have been granted the same travel exemptions as other sports in Sweden and they will be able to enter Sweden regardless of their country of origin if they provide a negative COVID-19 test, according to a report by Swedish newspaper Expressen. The news was celebrated by Ninjas in Pyjamas’ CEO Hicham Chahine, who had been working with the Swedish authorities to help PGL organize the first CS:GO

How to watch ESL Pro League season 14

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Twenty-four of the best CS:GO teams in the world will battle for their share of $750,000 in ESL Pro League season 14 starting on Monday, Aug. 16. This will be the first premier CS:GO tournament to be played after the end of the summer player break on Aug. 15, which saw most of the teams rest after IEM Cologne finished on July 18. The competition will be played entirely online from Europe due to the coronavirus pandemic, despite ESL’s best intentions to hold it on LAN.The post How to watch ESL Pro League season

HUNDEN won’t extend his contract with Heroic

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Former CS:GO pro and current head coach, Nicolai “⁠HUNDEN⁠” Petersen, won’t renew his contract with Heroic, the 30-year-old announced today. HUNDEN’s statement comes three weeks after it was reported that he’s Astralis’ top target to take the reins of the team if Danny “zonic⁠” Sørensen leaves at the end of the year. Although HUNDEN confirmed he won’t stay on Heroic, the current length of his contract hasn’t been disclosed by either him or the Danish organization. He recently missed the action at IEM Cologne, the first premier CS:GO tournament to

ESL Pro League season 14 to be played online due to travel restrictions

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ESL Pro League season 14 will be held online due to the uncertainty surrounding COVID-related travel restrictions, the tournament organizer announced today. The next season of the CS:GO Pro League was meant to take place in Malta. But now, all 24 teams will have to play the tournament remotely from Europe. ESL made this decision alongside the EPL Player Council and the Counter-Strike Professional Players’ Association (CSPPA). The tournament will be played under the same conditions as ESL Pro League season 13, which saw Heroic take down Gambit in the