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device’s first six months in NIP

…with the Major in Stockholm coming up, bringing that home to Sweden is my number one goal. Lofty ambitions no doubt, but for a player who has been there and done that so many times, it's merely business as usual. device made no secret of his desires, and maybe even his expectations, when he joined NIP six months ago. It was a blockbuster move, one that came out of left field and shocked the world of Counter-Strike. It almost felt like ambitious goals were required, otherwise the transfer didn't really

Liquid go 3-3 at Worlds for the 4th time in a row, get eliminated after lopsided loss to Gen.G

Well, North American fans, it looks like Cloud9 are your last hope at the 2021 League of Legends World Championship once again. Team Liquid are headed back home after losing to Gen.G today in the first tiebreaker of Group D in a brutal 36-minute stomp. This match came together after MAD Lions took down LNG Esports to force a four-way tie between the teams in the group. Liquid were looking to become the second NA squad to make the knockout stage at Worlds 2021, while Gen.G wanted to follow the

Yuta Takahashi wins Magic World Championship XXVII

Yuta Takahashi became the new Magic: The Gathering world champion after he defeated Jean-Emmanuel Depraz in the finals of the Magic World Championship XXVII. The victory earned Takahashi $70,000, the world championship, and his likeness on a future Magic card. Depraz came in second, taking home $40,000. These prizes are on top of the $50,000 appearance fee each player earned by playing in the World Championship XXVII. The tournament didn’t start out too well for the champion. He opened the competition 0-3 during the day-one Draft rounds. Once Standard began,

Here are the top picks to win Dota 2’s The International 10

After two years of waiting, The International 10 is finally here, which means 18 of Dota 2’s best teams will be competing on esports’ biggest stage for their share of the $40 million prize pool. For just the third time this year, top players from around the world will gather together in one location to play a tournament. The final premier event of the season will run from Oct. 7 to 17 to test their mettle and see who has what it takes to lift the Aegis of Champions. Some

LNG vs. Hanwha matchup headlines first day of Worlds 2021

This article is written in partnership with DJ Esports. The 2021 League of Legends World Championship is set to begin tomorrow, Oct. 5. The LPL and LCK’s fourth seeds, LNG Esports and Hanwha Life Esports, will kick off the play-in stage in a battle of favorites. This Group A matchup will likely determine which team automatically qualifies for the Worlds main stage at the end of the round-robin. LNG’s journey to Worlds wasn’t an easy one, though. Their Spring Split was marred with mediocrity, ending with an 8-8 record. Worlds

Seattle Surge introduces new lineup ahead of 2022 Call of Duty League season

The Seattle Surge has its starting lineup for the 2022 Call of Duty League season, the team announced today.  Seattle dropped its entire roster—both players and coaches—in August and will now look to Accuracy, Sib, Mack, and Pred to turn the franchise’s fortunes around in the Call of Duty: Vanguard season. This Seattle lineup was first reported by Dot Esports’ CRONE on Sept. 3. Since the CDL formed in 2020, the Surge have struggled mightily with a 16-43 match record over the course of the last two seasons.  Accuracy, who’s

NIP beat mouz to set up OG quarter-final

The first quarter-final of ESL Pro League Season 14 is set after NIP took down mousesports in the round of 12. A risk in the veto did not pay off for the Swedes as the European side called their bluff with a Vertigo pick, but Hampus "⁠hampus⁠" Poser and company came out on top nonetheless, picking up a close victory on Ancient and the closing Inferno with a convincing defense. "[The veto] didn't really end up the way we wanted, we kind of let Vertigo float a bit," Linus "⁠LNZ⁠"

LCK unveils 2021 Summer Split All-Pro teams

The LCK All-Pro teams revealed that there are players from four different teams in its First Team, showing how even the teams have been throughout the summer. AFS’ Kiin, Nongshim RedForce’s Peanut and deokdam, DWG KIA’s ShowMaker, and T1’s Keria made it to the first team after their strong performances throughout the regular split. Here are the three All-Pro teams for the 2021 LCK Summer Split. All-LCK first team Image via lolesports.com Top: AF Kiin (158 pts)Jungle: NS Peanut (178 pts)Middle: DK ShowMaker (170 pts)Bottom: NS deokdam (169 pts)Support: T1 Keria

5 Things Greatly Missed From E3 2021

E3 2021 has come and gone, and in its wake gamers are feeling both joy and disappointment about the reveals over the past four days. / E3, ESAE3 2021 has come and gone, and in its wake gamers are feeling both joy and disappointment about the reveals over the past four days.We've put together a short list of some of the biggest titles and aspects we felt were missing from the assortment of showcases at the convention. From Take-Two to Verizon, below are our top five picks for the things

C9 Blue to start Xeppaa

Erick “Xeppaa” Bach will officially enter C9 Blue’s starting VALORANT roster in place of Michael “poiz” Possis, commentator Daniel “ddk” Kapadia revealed on Cloud9’s show “The 9s.” Xeppaa is one of many former young Chaos EC CS:GO players who jumped to VALORANT when the COVID-19 pandemic hit NA CS. Xeppaa hasn’t competed in VALORANT yet despite making the jump to the new game in April. Previously, Xeppaa played with C9’s CS roster. C9 Blue’s five-man VALORANT roster will now feature Xeppaa, Mitch Semago, Nathan “leaf” Orf, Son “xeta” Seon-ho, and