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Bringing Brazil to the Major: How 21 players fought their way to the biggest stage

The PGL Stockholm Major will have the most Brazilian representatives in Major history. At 21 players, this is 6 more than at StarLadder Berlin, the tournament which previously featured the most Brazilian players. When it comes to the top 16 stage, Stockholm has not yet passed the highest number of participants, but considering only half of those teams have been decided and we are already over halfway there, the odds are that this Major will see the most Brazilian attendees any way you slice it. But how did Brazil get

How tiebreakers work at Worlds 2021

The 2021 League of Legends World Championship is in full swing. With the group stage winding down and the second round robin posing countless tiebreaker scenarios, there are plenty of chances for teams to play each other in winner-take-all games with berths in the knockout round on the line. The play-in and group stages at Worlds share a similar ruleset when it comes to tiebreakers, but there are a few alterations. Here’s everything you need to know about tiebreakers at Worlds 2021. When will the tiebreakers be played? In the

Korea pumps the brakes, RNG re-establish dominance, Cloud9 come within inches on second day of Worlds 2021 group stage

Everyone was able to take a deep breath after the first day of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship group stage, but the second day of the tournament’s main event refused to take its foot off the gas. At multiple points throughout the day, the supposed “game of the tournament” was played, only for another game later in the schedule to usurp the previous one of its title.  Now, after 16 full games have been played during the group stage, some groups are already appearing to be complete washes

Here’s the schedule for The International 10

From the group stage onto the main stage, Dota 2’s top teams have finished their first trial. They will clash live at the Arena Națională in Bucharest to decide who will lift the Aegis of Champions and be crowned the champions of The International 10. Between Oct. 12 and 17, 16 teams will compete for the Aegis and their share of the more than $40 million prize pool—the largest in esports history.  At the end of the group stage, Invictus Gaming and PSG.LGD secured the top seeds out of their

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

TFT Worlds top 8 includes players from 6 regions

A total of six regions will have representation at the Teamfight Tactics Reckoning World Championship final, including the four players who advanced to the group stage via the day one play-ins.  Two more tacticians from China advanced to the finals after intense gameplay during day two of the TFT Reckoning World Championship group stage. Qitux and Huanmie tied for third and fourth place overall during the Lobby B group stage, and the two will join Zixingche in the finals for a total of three tacticians from China.  SMBappé representing Latin

SBTC Esports and Team Secret are the SEA teams in the Wild Rift: Horizon Cup

SBTC Esports and Team Secret have become the two Southeast Asian teams in the Wild Rift: Horizon Cup. The teams have made it to the grand final of the SEA Championship today, cementing their spot in Wild Rift’s first global esports event. Coming in as the first seeds from Vietnam, SBTC had a lot of expectations riding on their shoulders. They placed first in the group stage to advance directly to the upper bracket semifinals. After beating Team Secret 3-2, they faced group A table leader Buriram United Esports in

Main phase of ESEA Premier Season 38 finishes, 8-team playoff bracket set

The 38th season of ESEA Premier: Europe in CS:GO is reaching its conclusion, as the tournament’s main phase has just finished. Four teams from Group A and four from Group B have advanced to the playoffs, which begin on Oct. 12 after IEM Fall Europe concludes. The best squad in Group A turned out to be Team BLINK, which managed to fall short only once in this stage, losing to Sprout in August. Sprout also survived the group stage, moving forward as the fourth seed. The second and third best

God of War: Ragnarok – 10 Questions We Hope it Will Answer

Looking back at God of War (2018) now, it’s clear that one of the biggest jobs the game had was to set things up for its sequel. Multiple questions are raised and then left unanswered throughout the game, and with God of War: Ragnarok being the last game in the series’ Norse saga, ideally, it should be answering all of them. Here, we’re going to go over a few questions we have from the first game that we’re hoping will be answered in Ragnarok. NOTE: This feature contains full spoilers for God of War