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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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Time Stamp: August 25, 2021 11:35 PM - Modified On: August 25, 2021 - Published By:
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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

Worlds 2021 Relocating From China to Europe Amid Delta Variant Surge

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Time Stamp: August 24, 2021 3:37 PM - Modified On: August 24, 2021 - Published By:
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League of LegendsWorlds is returning to Europe, Riot Games announced Tuesday. / Photo courtesy of David Lee/Riot GamesThe League of Legends 2021 World Championship will be hosted in Europe rather than in China, Riot Games Global Head of Esports John Needham announced Tuesday.Riot's global esports team, made up of members in Los Angeles and Shanghai, came to the decision after considering "all potential options" due to it opening up the best opportunity for the most qualified teams and their key players to be permitted to compete for the Summoner's Cup.

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

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Time Stamp: August 19, 2021 9:46 AM - Modified On: August 19, 2021 - Published By:
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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

LCS Championship to be held at the LCS Arena, will have no live audience due to COVID-19

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Riot Games and the LCS have made the tough decision not to hold the LCS Championship at the Prudential Center this year due to the sudden rise of cases of COVID-19 in the United States, the league announced today. Instead, the entire tournament will take place at the LCS Arena in Los Angeles in a safer, more controlled environment. The LCS Championship was quickly sold out by thousands of League of Legends fans looking to finally catch their favorite teams in action after only watching them from behind a screen

HUNDEN won’t extend his contract with Heroic

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Time Stamp: July 28, 2021 9:53 AM - Modified On: July 28, 2021 - Published By:
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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

PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) 2021 unveiled with $6 million prize pool

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Tencent Games officially revealed the PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) 2021 today during the World Invitational (PMWI). It will take place from November 2021 to January 2022 and crown a world champion. The PMGC will be the “biggest event in PUBG Mobile esports,” according to Tencent Games director of PUBG Mobile global esports James Yang, and comes with a humongous prize pool of $6 million—three times the prize money that was up for grabs during the last edition of the competition. Just like last year, the PMGC 2021 will be