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forZe edge past BLINK to win Gjirafa50 Masters League Season 2 Finals

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forZe have claimed victory in Tirana, Albania at the Gjirafa50 Masters League Season 2 Finals, completing a run through the lower bracket of the double-elimination event by scraping past BLINK in the grand final. The four-team tournament, whose competitors all qualified from the online stage, offered a prize pool of $70,972, with BLINK being the sole home squad in attendance. Andrey "⁠Jerry⁠" Mekhryakov's men kicked the tournament off in poor form, losing their opening match in rather one-sided fashion to AVE, but managed to recover with a win over Trasko

TYLOO clinch Major spot over ViCi

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Time Stamp: October 10, 2021 8:36 AM - Modified On: October 10, 2021 - Published By:
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IEM Fall Asia was a two-team affair since the beginning, with only TYLOO and ViCi in the running to take the single Asian spot up for grabs at the PGL Major Stockholm thanks to their Regional Major Ranking points, but it was finally the squad led by YuLun "⁠Summer⁠" Cai who came out on top after sweeping their Chinese compatriots in the grand final. The two Chinese teams, the favorites at the tournament, started their runs at IEM Fall Asia with 2-0 victories over NKT and Checkmate, making clear their

ENCE sweep Astralis to reach the IEM final; FaZe go to the Major after G2 victory

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Marco "⁠Snappi⁠" Pfeiffer's squad denied Astralis their chance to claim a Legends spot at the Major after swiftly dispatching the Danes 2-0 and earning a spot in the final of IEM Fall Europe, where ENCE will face NIP on Sunday. With Astralis set to face Vitality in the third-place decider, the French side have also been guaranteed Legends status at the Major as the Danes can no longer earn enough points to clinch theirs. Meanwhile, G2 winning their match against Fiend in the opening round of the 5th-8th decider bracket

Movistar Riders qualify for PGL Major, NIP through to IEM Fall grand final

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Movistar Riders, one of three underdogs alongside Copenhagen Flames and Fiend that made the IEM Fall playoffs, have now punched their ticket for PGL Major Stockholm, becoming the first Spanish lineup to achieve the feat. They did so by beating Copenhagen Flames in the 5-8th place decider bracket, where the Danes will have one last chance at securing their own spot to the event in Stockholm. Fiend will have their own chance at qualifying when they go up against G2, who already have a berth in the Major but are

Video: sh1ro – HLTV MVP of IEM Fall CIS

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Time Stamp: October 8, 2021 6:45 AM - Modified On: October 8, 2021 - Published By:
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Dmitry "⁠sh1ro⁠" Sokolov led the way for Gambit as they went on to win the final CIS Regional Major Ranking tournament, IEM Fall, to secure a Legends spot at the upcoming PGL Major in Stockhol. Due to his feats in the online event, the 20-year-old was awarded the MVP by HLTV and Bitskins.com. sh1ro impressed at IEM Fall CIS with a 1.45 rating In his second career MVP performance, sh1ro was the top-rated player at the event, averaging a 1.45 rating in his 11 maps played, none of which were

Out of Twitch’s 100 top-earning streamers, only 3 are women

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Time Stamp: October 7, 2021 10:18 PM - Modified On: October 7, 2021 - Published By:
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Twitch’s confirmed Oct. 6 data leak included the purported payout information of Twitch’s highest earners. In screenshots now widely shared on Twitter, the list of Twitch royalty is overwhelmingly male.  At the top of the list is the professional role-playing collective CriticalRole, a group composed of a number of popular voice actors. The rest of the top 100 streamers on the list are entirely male except for three female streamers. Moroccan-Canadian variety streamer Pokimane sits at No. 39 on the list, while American ASMR streamer Amouranth is No. 48 and

Pokimane speaks out on Twitch payout leaks and lack of diversity

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Before playing VALORANT on her Twitch stream yesterday, Pokimane took some time to respond to the Twitch data that was leaked on top streamer payouts earlier on Oct. 6.  On her stream, Pokimane said she wasn’t surprised by the purported highest earners on Twitch, specifically xQc. “It actually makes sense to me that xQc is at the top,” Poki said. “He is who he is, he streams hella long hours, he has made such an xQcL community. He’s like the poster child of streaming.” Pokimane was also asked by her

GODSENT qualify for IEM Winter over FURIA

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Time Stamp: October 5, 2021 12:11 AM - Modified On: October 5, 2021 - Published By:
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GODSENT have won the North American closed qualifier for IEM Winter, defeating FURIA in the final 2-1 to secure themselves a spot at the 16-team IEM Winter set to take place in December. The closed qualifier featured four teams, with the two finalists receiving direct invites while Extra Salt and paiN gained spots through an open qualifier. After initially suffering a defeat to FURIA in the upper bracket final, GODSENT got a chance to enact revenge by topping the lower bracket final over paiN to meet Andrei "⁠arT⁠" Piovezan's men

Best tech gifts for him

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Time Stamp: October 4, 2021 8:03 PM - Modified On: October 4, 2021 - Published By:
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Knowing who to buy meaningful tech gifts for isn’t very difficult. Knowing what to buy, on the other hand, can be a mountainous task that is best trekked with the advice of people who know tech best. If you want to know what the best tech gifts for your partner, friend, or relative are, you needn’t look any further than the below items. The best gifts in tech from tablets, party accessories, room decor, and more can make for memorable gifts, which make for unforgettable parties, anniversaries, and surprises. GrowlerWerks