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100 Thieves capture 2021 LCS Championship, become fifth team ever to win a North American title

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It’s time to hang a new banner in the LCS studio. 100 Thieves have made history, defeating Team Liquid in a best-of-five series by a score of three games to zero to claim the 2021 LCS Championship title. 100 Thieves’ victory today marked the first time in the eight-year history of the LCS that a team outside of the league’s “big four”— Cloud9, TSM, Team Liquid, and CLG—have won a championship.  100 Thieves first entered the LCS as an expansion team in 2018, when the league introduced franchising. In the

Riot announces 2022 LCS Mid-Season Showdown will be hosted at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas

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Time Stamp: August 28, 2021 2:56 PM - Modified On: August 28, 2021 - Published By:
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The 2021 LCS Championship hasn’t even begun yet, but Riot Games has already found a place to host some of their future tournaments. The 2022 LCS Mid-Season Showdown will take place at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, on April 23 and 24. Additionally, Riot’s North American head of esports Chris Greeley confirmed to Travis Gafford that the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, will also be hosting the LCS Championship in 2023. The Prudential Center was supposed to host the LCS Championship this year, and tickets to the event

Riot confirms 2022 League of Legends World Championship will be held in North America

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Riot Games has confirmed that the 2022 League of Legends World Championship will be held in North America across four cities. LCS Commissioner Chris Greeley confirmed that the region would host Worlds 2022 in an interview with independent League content creator Travis Gafford.  Traditionally, the Group Stage, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Grand Finals of Worlds have all been held across four individual cities. Riot has not yet announced which North American cities will play host to matches at Worlds 2022. North America hasn’t hosted a League World Championship since 2016, with

Overwatch League 2021 Postseason: When is It, How to Watch, Prize Pool, Map Pool

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Time Stamp: August 28, 2021 12:11 PM - Modified On: August 28, 2021 - Published By:
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OverwatchThe Overwatch League 2021 postseason begins with play-in matches Saturday, Sept. 4 / Photo courtesy of the Overwatch LeagueThe Overwatch League's postseason map pool will be incredibly familiar to anyone who watched the recent 2021 Countdown Cup. The postseason map pool is nearly identical, with only two differences from the August tournament.Control will be retaining all five of the maps used in the Countdown Cup: Busan, Ilios, Lijang Tower, Nepal, and Oasis. Escort maps will see Havana and Route 66 once again while Dorado replaces Rialto, a popular escort selection

How to play MTG Store Championships and Commander Parties

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Time Stamp: August 27, 2021 2:49 PM - Modified On: August 27, 2021 - Published By:
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Wizards of the Coast is launching two local game store events, Store Championships and Commander Parties, to support in-person Magic: The Gathering gameplay during the final months of 2021.  In an effort to support local Wizard Play Network game stores via MTG tabletop gameplay in areas where it’s safe, WotC has brought back Store Championships and introduced a new event called Commander Parties. Despite a resurgence in COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant, areas that are safe to gather will offer these two events in October and December. Commander

Overwatch League Cancels Live Postseason Events Due to COVID Concerns

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Time Stamp: August 26, 2021 9:56 AM - Modified On: August 26, 2021 - Published By:
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OverwatchImage courtesy of Overwatch LeagueThe Overwatch League has announced that its live, postseason events will be canceled due to concerns surrounding the growing cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant. The worsening COVID-19 conditions has meant that teams will face difficulty in travelling to the United States with their full rosters. The live events were planned to take place largely centered around Dallas and Los Angeles but instead will now be switching to Hawaii, similar to how they handled this year's in-season tournaments.An update on #OWL2021 postseason. pic.twitter.com/yUNQyT2rKd— Overwatch League (@overwatchleague)

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

Overwatch League cancels live postseason events due to COVID-19 delta variant concerns

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The Overwatch League announced today its live, in-person postseason events would be canceled due to the threat of COVID-19 and the delta variant. The events will be replaced by a Hawaii-based postseason model, much like the ones used for monthly tournaments throughout the 2021 season.  Two postseason events were originally planned for the league and its fans. An initial playoff bracket event held in Dallas from Sept. 16 to Sept. 19, involving eight of the league’s teams, would eventually lead to a two-team Grand Finals event in Los Angeles on

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.

Riot confirms 2021 League of Legends World Championship is moving to Europe

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Time Stamp: August 24, 2021 9:50 AM - Modified On: August 24, 2021 - Published By:
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The 2021 League of Legends World Championship has been moved from China to Europe, Riot Games’ head of global esports John Needham officially announced today. The company isn’t ready to announce where in Europe the tournament will be taking place, but “accessibility for the highest amount of teams and their best players” will be a top priority when choosing a location. This was, according to Needham, one of the reasons why Riot was forced to switch the host country. [embedded content] “With the Delta variant, travel restrictions and COVID protocols