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Alliance releases tentative schedule for 2022 Dota Pro Circuit

Earlier today, Alliance seemingly revealed a tentative schedule for the 2022 Dota Pro Circuit before Valve or any other source could release any information.  This reported lineup would see the 2022 DPC expand, adding a third Major tournament to the schedule, and would begin on Nov. 29 with the first season of regional play.  ?DPC 2021-2022 NEWS?League 1. Nov 29th – Dec 22nd and Jan 5th – Jan 23th (Christmas/New Year's break in the middle)Major 1. Feb 17-27*League 2. Mar 14th – Apr 24thMajor 2. May 11th – May 21st*League

Free Fire Asia Championship and EMEA Invitational unveiled

With the Free Fire World Series (FFWS) 2021 getting canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Garena is hosting regional tournaments around the world. The company revealed the Free Fire EMEA Invitational and the Asia Championship (FFAC) today. Both of the competitions will be played online and will follow a similar format. They’ve been split into the play-ins and the final. The schedule is as follows EMEA InvitationalPlay-ins: Nov. 20 and 21Finals: Nov. 27FFACPlay-ins: Nov. 20 and 21Finals: Nov. 28 The teams will play six rounds on Bermuda, Purgatory, and Kalahari

Bracket, format revealed for NA’s VCT Last Chance Qualifier

Riot has finalized the bracket and format for NA’s Last Chance Qualifier.  The event, which starts on Oct. 12, will feature eight North American teams in a double-elimination bracket. The winner will secure a spot at VALORANT’s end-of-year Champions event in December.  Riot had originally intended to invite 10 teams to the event but had to make some last-minute changes. ORDER and Chiefs Esports Club, the two teams that reached the final of the VALORANT Oceania Tour 2021: Championship, were ruled out of the event due to COVID-19 regulations, travel

How to watch Dota 2’s The International 2021

Dota 2 fans had to endure another competitive year without The International, the most prestigious of the game, but the wait is coming to an end. The International 2021 is set to kick off on Oct. 7, but there won’t be a live audience due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Romania. Fans will still be able to tune into the action from the comfort of their home, however, and witness how the best teams around the world stack up against each other with one of the largest

How much is The International 10’s prize pool?

Though most games have that one esports event where the most talented individuals clash for glory, not many of them can compete with the prize pool of Dota 2’s The International (TI). Dota 2 fans get to contribute to the event’s prize pool by purchasing the battle pass. A certain percentage of each purchase goes to the prize pool and players have carried it to all-time highs every TI. The most prestigious event of a competitive Dota 2 year has been absent for a while, however, since Valve had to

Oceanic teams ruled out of NA VCT LCQ, bracket will switch to 8-team format

A year’s worth of VCT qualifiers for VALORANT teams in the OCE have come down to nothing. ORDER and Chiefs Esports Club have been ruled out of October’s NA VCT Last Chance Qualifier due to COVID-19 restrictions. Having qualified for the LCQ off the back of a top-two finish at the Oceania Tour Championship in September, the Australian teams were set to join eight North America teams in Los Angeles on Oct. 12 and compete for one final spot at VALORANT’s end-of-year Champions event.  “Due to COVID-19 regulations, travel documentation

Fnatic to miss second straight CS:GO Major after last-place finish at IEM Fall Europe

Fnatic have been mathematically eliminated from participating in the upcoming CS:GO PGL Stockholm Major in late October following a 0-5/1-4 performance in Group D of the IEM Fall Europe event. Fnatic’s run in the group stage, playing only best-of-one series, got off to a rough start with a one-sided loss to FaZe Clan on Mirage, followed by close losses to Double Poney and Team Fiend on Nuke and Inferno, respectively. Down 0-3, the Swedish-British Fnatic roster needed to win both of their last matches and get some help in other

Valve has canceled in-person audience for The International 10

Valve has canceled in-person audience attendance for The International 10 and will now only allow teams, talent, and essential staff to be present during the event, the company revealed today. Valve confirmed that this decision was made in order to ensure the “safety of all players, talent, and production staff participating in the event” and will begin the process of refunding all ticket sales.  “We wanted nothing more than to welcome fans live to the event, but we can no longer do so in a way that allows us to

Three more members of Invictus Gaming test positive for COVID-19, with light to no symptoms

Invictus Gaming’s carry Jin “flyfly” Zhiyi, along with the team’s manager Yakult, and coach Su “super” Peng have tested positive for COVID-19 after another round of PCR tests. The Chinese organization posted the update late last night, as translated by Dot Esports. PSG.LGD, Elephant, and Vici Gaming have continued to test negative, meaning that only Aster and IG could be affected heading into The International 10. Following the news of Team Aster’s outbreak on Sept. 29, each club quickly sent their players for PCR tests, since all the Chinese teams