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BLAST’s Andrew Haworth: “The thought of returning to live arena events is hugely exciting”

BLAST announced on Monday in a much-anticipated decision that it is planning to host in late November its first arena event since the coronavirus pandemic began. The Royal Arena in Copenhagen, where BLAST's first event was held in 2017, has been chosen as the location for the BLAST Premier Fall Final, which is to be played from November 23 to 28, just weeks after the Major in Stockholm. It is easy to understand why this is a moment of jubilation for BLAST, whose last large-scale LAN event dates back to

Gunz Esports win PMPL Arabia, 5 teams qualify for the EMEA Championship

Gunz Esports has emerged as the champions of the first season of the PUBG Mobile Pro League (PMPL) Arabia.  The team was the definite favorites coming into the finals after a dominating performance in the regular season. They didn’t disappoint, picking up four chicken dinners from 18 matches and a staggering 110 kills. Gunz Esports also achieved the top three positions on 10 occasions in the finals. This pushed them to the top of the rankings table with 245 total points.  The top five teams have now qualified for the

How to watch the PMPL Arabia season one finals

Sixteen teams will be battling in the PUBG Mobile Pro League (PMPL) Arabia season one finals from June 10 to 12. They will be competing for a share of the $88,000 prize pool and five slots to the EMEA Championship. The sixteen teams have qualified after a three-week regular season from May 17 to June 5. The EMEA Championship will be played from June 17 to 20. It will feature top teams from Europe, Middle East, and Africa. Here is everything you need to know about the PMPL Arabia season

BLAST Premier expands into new regions for Fall qualifiers

BLAST Premier revealed details regarding the qualifiers for its Fall Showdown tournament, which will be open to over 60 countries, including Brazil and China. Teams from eight different regions will have a chance to earn spots at the main tournament in October, and also claim a $25,000 participation fee. The qualifiers will be made up of direct invites and teams from open qualifiers that will be accessible to hundreds of teams in each region. 64 CS:GO teams will be directly involved in the finals of the BLAST Premier Qualifying Series

All teams qualified for VALORANT Champions 2021

VCT 2021, Riot’s first official tournament circuit for VALORANT, all boils down to Champions. The world championship will see 16 teams from around the world battle it out in a two-week-long tournament to decide the first VALORANT global champion in December. Throughout the year, stages consisting of Challengers and Masters events will provide teams with the chance to earn circuit points and qualify for the end-of-year tournament.  11 teams representing North America, Europe, Brazil, Latin America, Southeast Asia, Korea, and Japan will qualify for Champions via circuit points obtained over

Regional qualifiers for BLAST Premier Fall Showdown announced

BLAST has revealed details regarding qualifiers for the Fall edition of the Showdown tournament, announcing eight regions and the majority of their partner organizers that will be in charge of running the show. Events such as Nordic Masters, Latin Power, and Fantasyexpo Cup return after being a part of the Spring circuit, with new additions being the Eastern Europe qualifier (replacing CIS), and the Chinese qualifier organized by Douyu. The qualifying tournaments will take place in July - September as an eight-team, three-day event. BLAST added a new qualifying region:

Na’Vi revamps Wild Rift roster ahead of the Origin Series

Natus Vincere is completely rebuilding its League of Legends: Wild Rift roster just a few days before the Origin Series kicks off. The new roster will consist of Rustam “Valhalla” Bolurov (top), Aliaksandr “TREY” Tsaruk (mid), Demir “stayCool” Shakhmar (ADC), Dmitry “Pestt” Alexandrov (jungle), and Aleksei “Dante” Sorokin (support). Vladimir “Ospreay” Gonchar will be the team’s analyst while Vladislav “K1ndaGod” Voloboev will continue as the manager. Related: TSM reportedly signing a Wild Rift roster The Ukrainian organization entered Wild Rift last March by signing a roster of Chinese players. The

Sony to host Evo Community Series featuring more than 120 tournaments, $74,000 prize pool on PS4

Sony Interactive Entertainment is ready to double down on Evolution Championship Series (Evo) events this summer, announcing several community tournaments today along with more details for Evo 2021.  Sony, which jointly acquired the Evo brand alongside Endeavor Group Holding’s RTS in March, will now run an Evo Community Series throughout the summer. From June 10 to Aug. 3, Sony is featuring more than 120 tournaments from around the globe in Evo-branded broadcasts. This will total more than 100 hours of broadcast time and will include $74,000 in total prizing, split

Sony is Hosting a Series of Smaller, PS4-based EVO Tournaments Before Evo 2021

Sony announced the Evo Community Series, a series of more than 120 fighting game tournaments under the Evo branding, all set to take place before this year’s Evo Online, on the PlayStation Blog today. PlayStation will host 3 tournaments from June 3rd to August 3rd as part of the series. The console manufacturer bought Evo, formally known as the Evolution Championship Series, in a joint acquisition with RTS last year. The total prize pool from the PlayStation events will be $74,000. The first PlayStation-hosted tournament, FCC Arcade: Evo Edition will