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DreamHack Atlanta postponed until 2022 due to COVID

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Time Stamp: September 9, 2021 11:44 AM - Modified On: September 9, 2021 - Published By:
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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

Rogue have automatically qualified for Worlds 2021 group stage after Riot confirms VCS will miss tournament due to COVID

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Time Stamp: September 9, 2021 10:13 AM - Modified On: September 9, 2021 - Published By:
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Riot Games officially revealed this morning that the 2021 League of Legends World Championship is being held in Iceland. With this announcement, the team also confirmed that the two representatives from the Vietnam Championship Series won’t be able to attend due to travel restrictions. As a result, the LEC’s third seed Rogue will be automatically moving up into the group stage of the tournament. In August, the VCS was forced to cancel its 2021 Summer Split due to multiple reported concerns, including contractual issues between Garena and Riot, as well

When is the 2021 League of Legends World Championship?

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Time Stamp: September 8, 2021 1:54 AM - Modified On: September 8, 2021 - Published By:
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The 2021 League of Legends World Championship is heading to Iceland, according to a report by Dot Esports on Aug. 30. Riot had originally planned to host the end-of-year event in China for the second year running but, due to unforeseeable circumstances, had to make the decision to pivot to Europe. “We figured 2020 would be the hardest Worlds we ever had to produce,” Riot’s head of esports John Needham said in a statement in August. “With vaccines being distributed worldwide this year, we anticipated a return to some sort

PGL Stockholm CS:GO Major looking more likely with Sweden planning to lift COVID restrictions before October

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Time Stamp: September 7, 2021 12:43 PM - Modified On: September 7, 2021 - Published By:
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A huge step toward the first CS:GO Major in over two years has been made. The Swedish government announced today that COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted at the end of the month. With the restrictions getting lifted comes some serious momentum toward the idea of PGL Stockholm going ahead as planned in October. Sweden is removing the restriction on the number of people allowed at both public and private events, as well as the recommendation to work from home, beginning Sept. 29. The PGL Stockholm Major was announced in January,

Chiefs to step away from CS, Dire Wolves and Paradox release teams

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Time Stamp: September 7, 2021 3:40 AM - Modified On: September 7, 2021 - Published By:
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Three Australian organisations have stepped away from the game following the release of their teams in the last week. The early-season changes have left squads without organisations to represent them in the ongoing ANZ Championships and ESEA Premier S38. The blow comes following a year of issues in the region including the 35 additional ESIC-sanctioned players following the original seven in late 2020, as well as ongoing COVID-related restrictions, impacting travel both domestically and internationally. Australia's Premier IEM event has been cancelled two years in a row due to COVID

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

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Time Stamp: September 6, 2021 8:53 AM - Modified On: September 6, 2021 - Published By:
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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.

RUSH enters free agency

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Time Stamp: September 3, 2021 8:59 AM - Modified On: September 3, 2021 - Published By:
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William “⁠RUSH⁠” Wierzba has been released from his contract with Complexity Gaming, the North American rifler announced yesterday. The news comes less than two months after Complexity benched RUSH and replaced him with the Danish rifler Patrick “es3tag” Hansen. Now that he is an official free agent, he confirmed that he’s open to either CS:GO or VALORANT offers. Officially a free agent and released from my contract with @Complexity. Thank you for everything, I really couldn't have asked for a better org during this COVID era. DM me for any inquires within Valorant

VCS reportedly won’t attend Worlds 2021 due to visa issues and COVID

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Time Stamp: September 1, 2021 1:05 PM - Modified On: September 1, 2021 - Published By:
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It’s been a rough year for Vietnamese League of Legends fans, who haven’t been able to see their representatives play at international tournaments throughout the 2021 season. And now, the region won’t be attending the 2021 World Championship, according to a report by TheThao.vn. This will reportedly be confirmed by Riot Games after the venues for the event are announced. Riot recently announced that the global team was making the tough decision to move Worlds from its original host location of China to Europe. Riot’s head of global esports John

Where is the 2021 League of Legends World Championship being held?

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Time Stamp: September 1, 2021 6:15 AM - Modified On: September 1, 2021 - Published By:
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Riot made the decision on Aug. 24 to pivot the 2021 Legend of Legends World Championship from China to Europe. A multi-city tour from Shanghai in the group stage to Shenzhen in the finals was planned, and even a stadium had been chalked out for the end-of-year event.  On Nov. 6, the 60,000-seat Universiade Sports Centre was to host the final, joining the ranks of other iconic venues that have hosted Worlds in the past, including the Incheon Munhak Stadium in 2018, the Beijing National Stadium in 2017, and New

Pokémon Go subreddit goes private to protest Reddit’s inaction toward spread of misinformation related to COVID

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Time Stamp: August 30, 2021 12:12 PM - Modified On: August 30, 2021 - Published By:
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The Pokémon Go subreddit has switched itself to private in the wake of the spread of COVID-19 misinformation and Reddit’s lackluster response. When pandemic discussions increased on the subreddit, users from conspiracy-minded subreddits like NoNewNormal and (the aptly-named) Conspiracy entered the conversation, turning the discussion away from Pokémon Go and toward false information about the virus, vaccines, and the pandemic as a whole, Kotaku reports. As a result of this increase in conspiracy theories and incorrect information, the Pokémon Go subreddit turned itself to private in protest. They’re calling for