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Team Spirit shock the world, beat PSG.LGD to win The International 10

From making it in by one game through regional qualifiers to a 0-4 start in the group stage, then going into one of the greatest lower bracket runs of all-time, Team Spirit held off PSG.LGD to cap off their Cinderella story by lifting the Aegis of Champions at Dota 2‘s The International 10.  Led by Miposhka, the only player on the team who has ever competed at a TI before, Spirit are the first CIS team to win The International since Na’Vi did it a decade ago at TI1. They

Astralis sweep Virtus Pro to advance to 2021 IEM Cologne semifinals

Astralis have booked a spot in the 2021 IEM Cologne semifinals following a nail-biting 2-1 victory (19-16 on Overpass, 20-22 on Dust II, and 16-8 on Inferno) over Virtus Pro today in the first quarterfinal match of the day. This was the first time that Lucas “Bubzkji” Andersen, who had been a sub for most of his stint with Astralis, seemed to feel confident playing with the core of the legendary Danish CS:GO lineup. The 23-year-old is playing in his first big stage playoffs with Lukas “gla1ve” Andersen and crew

Code S RO16 Preview: Trap, Armani, sOs, Zest

by WaxThe round of 16 comes to a close with Group D, where three championship-winning Protoss players are joined by an unlikely underdog in Armani. It's a warped mirror image of Group B, where sole Zerg Solar had to go up against three far more well-regarded Terrans. The streamlined practice may not have availed Solar then, but perhaps Armani will show us what three weeks of his finely honed ZvP can do.Group D: Trap, Armani, sOs, ZestStart time: Thursday, Apr 15 9:30am GMT (GMT+00:00)Any talk about Trap has to start

ESL Open Week #66: Stats, Clem, Solar win

The second week of the ESL Open Cups for the 2021-22 ESL Pro Tour (and 66th overall) have come and gone: On Sunday, Stats marked his first win of the second season in Korea, while Clem defended his title in the European showdown on Monday. In the American cup, Solar celebrated his first successful overseas campaign of the season.The top echelon of Korean Protoss players seem to have thing for EPT points. Their participation in these cups has been steady week after week, while their colleague's spirits seem lacking in

Can FalleN to Liquid truly work? – The good, the bad and the ugly aspects

A high risk/high reward roster change and a fascinating storyline will ensure that 2021 begins with a bang for CS – but can he find a way back to the top after three years in the wilderness?The good: perfect player profileSuppose you’re the Dr. Frankenstein of pro CS and put yourself to the task of building the best player to get Liquid out of their current rut. Chances are, you’d be looking at some sort on a storied in-game leader who’s also pretty good with the AWP.FalleN’s deal with Team

The New Mutants Opens To A $7 Million Weekend, The Best In Months

The August 28-30 weekend saw the biggest box office results of any weekend since the COVID-19 pandemic closed cinemas back in March, with The New Mutants leading a weekend that, while extremely quiet by pre-COVID standards, was big for 2020.Variety is reporting that The New Mutants earned around $7 million for the weekend, following a $750,000 take from Thursday previews. This is well above the $4 million Unhinged earned the previous weekend. According to Box Office Mojo, cinemas around the US earned around $11 million over the weekend.This is a

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run Has Best Opening Since COVID-19 Cinema Shutdown

It's been a strange year for the US box office, with Bad Boys For Life remaining the highest-grossing film in the country ($204.4 million) for 2020. No film has opened to over $1 million in cinemas since the March 13-15 weekend, when the COVID-19 pandemic saw cinemas close around the country--but the new SpongeBob movie just came close.Box Office Mojo is reporting the weekend numbers for August 14-16, and SpongeBob: Sponge on the Run has opened stronger than any other movie since March. The film earned approximately $900,000 over the

Code S RO16 Preview: Cure, Stats, Zest, Rogue

by OrlokWhat a weird turn of events this round of sixteen has been! Amid a torrent of unexpected outcomes, hope for returnees has reached a new peak. All three players to finish first in their groups so far—DongRaeGu, PartinG, and Dream—are players who returned to StarCraft II after long hiatuses (two due to military service; one to try his hand at other competitions). The coming playoffs promises to be a breath of fresh air breezing above Korean SC2's 'stagnant water' (the Korean community term for a stagnant scene), something that