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Houston Outlaws’ KSF retiring from Overwatch League due to medical issues

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Time Stamp: September 9, 2021 6:51 PM - Modified On: September 9, 2021 - Published By:
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Houston Outlaws flex DPS player Kyle “KSF” Frandanisa is retiring from competitive Overwatch, citing medical issues that caused complications in his ability to practice with his team. KSF started his career with the Los Angeles Valiant before shifting to the Outlaws for the 2021 season. In his Twitlonger announcing the retirement, he said medical issues complicated things early on in the season and that the issues continued intermittently during the season and impacted his ability to practice with the team and individually. As for what’s next for KSF, he stated

Invictus Gaming mid laner Rookie opens Korean restaurant in China

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Time Stamp: September 7, 2021 3:30 PM - Modified On: September 7, 2021 - Published By:
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Invictus Gaming mid laner and former League of Legends world champion Rookie has opened a Korean restaurant in the Jing’an District of Shanghai, China. The restaurant is called Gluttonism Korean Cuisine, according to a report and translation by LPL journalist Ran. Rookie, an eight-year veteran of professional League, has played for Invictus for seven seasons, winning a World Championship with the organization in 2018. Rookie’s Invictus Gaming teammate and fellow world champion TheShy reportedly appeared at the restaurant on its opening night, in addition to one of Rookie’s former teammates

Discussing Vitality, EPL, recent news on HLTV Confirmed with shox

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Time Stamp: September 6, 2021 6:48 AM - Modified On: September 6, 2021 - Published By:
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Richard "⁠shox⁠" Papillon will join Chad "⁠SPUNJ⁠" Burchill, Milan "⁠Striker⁠" Švejda, and Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin on HLTV Confirmed S5E53, to discuss the changes in the team, the good and bad times in Vitality, and the goals he has for his career. shox will make his first appearance on HLTV.org's live show In August, the French squad qualified for the playoffs of ESL Pro League Season 14 by placing second in Group A. The imminent playoff action sets up the discussion about the bracket and what we should expect from Vitality

Zed retires from competitive Call of Duty

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Time Stamp: September 2, 2021 9:20 PM - Modified On: September 2, 2021 - Published By:
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A staple of the European Call of Duty competitive scene has decided to retire. Zed, who most recently played for the London Royal Ravens, announced the end of his playing career today via Twitlonger. The 23-year-old Englishman said that although he feels confident he could contribute for a team in the Call of Duty League, he said the “odds” are not in his favor and that a stint on the Challengers circuit would not do much to help him get back in the franchised league. Instead of competing, Zed said

Cédric “RpK” Guipouy Retires From CS:GO

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CSGOCédric "RpK" Guipouy / Credit to ESLLegendary French CS:GO player Cédric "RpK" Guipouy has announced his retirement at age 32 after competing in the Counter-Strike series for over 14 years. RpK's career started in 2006 and survived through two versions of Valve's shooter, earning him the nickname Le Tank."Today marks the end of a long and beautiful career. It started long ago, had ups and downs, but I always loved it," RpK said on his Twitter. "I'm grateful for your support over the years, I won't forget it."The pro player

RpK retires from competition

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Cédric "⁠RpK⁠" Guipouy has announced his retirement from competitive Counter-Strike, drawing a close on his career which started in 2006 and spanned across two versions of the game: Source and Global Offensive. "Today marks the end of a long & beautiful career. It started long ago, had ups & downs, but I always loved it," RpK said on Twitter. "I'm grateful for your support over the years, I won't forget it." RpK won't return to action after being benched on Vitality During the era of Counter-Strike: Source, RpK gained notoriety

Call of Duty League Deal Could Spark Dallas Empire, OpTic Gaming Merger

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Time Stamp: August 29, 2021 11:48 AM - Modified On: August 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Call of DutyHector “H3CZ” Rodriguez is currently in talks with Envy Gaming and NRG Esports over a “multi-pronged deal” within the Call of Duty League (CDL). / ActivisionHector “H3CZ” Rodriguez is currently in talks with Envy Gaming and NRG Esports over a “multi-pronged deal” within the Call of Duty League (CDL).Speculation around the deal originally broke via Dot Esports through unnamed sources “familiar with those discussions.” According to said sources, the deal stems from H3CZ’s yearlong struggle to break from NRG—initiated this time last year. Now, it appears that a

Sources: Dallas Empire in talks to acquire OpTic brand, Chicago Call of Duty League slot up for sale

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Envy Gaming, NRG Esports, and Hector “H3CZ” Rodriguez are discussing a multi-pronged deal that if completed would see OpTic Gaming and the Dallas Empire merge and the Chicago Call of Duty League slot sell to a third party, sources familiar with those discussions told Dot Esports.  Paperwork for such a deal is yet to be finalized, but the discussion has heated up as H3CZ looks to finally break off from NRG Esports, the current owner and backer of the Call of Duty League’s OpTic Chicago. News that H3CZ looked to

Minnesota RØKKR eliminate New York Subliners from Call of Duty League Championship 2021

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The Minnesota RØKKR are one step closer to the Call of Duty League Championship grand finals after an impressive 3-1 victory over the New York Subliners.  In one of the most exciting maps of the entire 2021 CDL season, the Minnesota outlasted the New York Subliners on a phenomenal Checkmate Hardpoint to clinch their spot in the losers bracket semifinals. Led by veteran MajorManiak and rookie Standy, Minnesota turned in an extremely impressive slaying output. MajorManiak led the team with a 1.61 series K/D, while Standy was right behind him with

MAD Lions sign b0RUP

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Time Stamp: August 20, 2021 9:14 AM - Modified On: August 20, 2021 - Published By:
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MAD Lions have signed Johannes "⁠b0RUP⁠" Borup from Heroic, where the Dane had been sitting on the bench since he was removed from the active lineup in February alongside Nikolaj "⁠niko⁠" Kristensen to make way for Rasmus "⁠sjuush⁠" Beck and Ismail "⁠refrezh⁠" Ali. b0RUP had spent over a year in Heroic's starting lineup before his removal, and was a member in the team that surprised Europe by winning some of the biggest online events of 2020, DreamHack Open Fall and ESL One Cologne Europe. Earlier this year the Dane was