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SBTC Esports thrash Team Secret 4-1 to win the Wild Rift SEA Championship

SBTC Esports are the first-ever Southeast Asian champions in League of Legends: Wild Rift. The Vietnamese team beat Team Secret 4-1 in the grand finals today to be crowned the winners of the Wild Rift SEA Championship.  The first match was an intense one as Team Secret and SBTC Esports traded kills and towers throughout the game. A late-game quadra kill by Secret’s Caster “Chewy” Dela Cruz, who was playing Vayne, saw them shatter SBTC’s crystal before the 25-minute mark.  SBTC didn’t falter, however, and made a strong comeback in

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

Evil Geniuses partners with Healthy Gamer, bring on Dr. K as mindset and performance coach for Dota 2’s The International 10

Teams are busy finalizing their strategies and perfecting last-minute techniques ahead of The International 10, which will see the best Dota 2 players compete for more than $40 million from Oct. 7 to 17. With the Aegis of Champions on the line, Evil Geniuses is partnering with digital mental health platform Healthy Gamer and bringing on co-founder and president Dr. Alok Kanojia to help the organization’s Dota 2 team prepare.  Dr. K will be joining EG as the team’s eighth member, working with the players as their mindset and performance

Thundertalk Gaming win LPL qualifier to make it to the Wild Rift: Horizon Cup

Thundertalk Gaming became the second Chinese team to make it to the Wild Rift: Horizon Cup after winning the LPL qualifier today. The qualifier took place from Sept. 11 to 30, with all 17 organization in the League of Legends Pro League (LPL) fielding Wild Rift rosters. Besides the one million Chinese Yuan (about $155,000) prize pool, the teams were competing for a single spot in the Horizon cup and five spots in the Wild Rift League, which is an upcoming competition for the game in China. Thundertalk had a

Wild Rift Summoner Series NA Regional Finals to happen in Denver with $70,000 prize pool

The League of Legends: Wild Rift Summoner Series Regional Finals is set to be the first LAN event for the game in North America. Nerd Street, which has partnered with Riot Games and Wisdom Gaming to conduct the event, announced yesterday that the finals will happen at the Localhost Gaming and Esports Center in Denver, Colorado. Eight teams will be competing in the finals from Oct. 8 to 10 to become the first North American champions and for a share of the $70,000 prize pool. Adding to the stakes, the

Wild Rift: Horizon Cup will feature a $500,000 prize pool

The first global event for League of Legends: Wild Rift will witness 10 teams from around the world competing for a share of the $500,000 prize pool, Riot announced today. The Wild Rift: Horizon Cup will happen from Nov. 3 to 21 as an offline event in the Suntec Singapore Exhibition and Convention Center. Wild Rift is currently in its first year of release in most regions around the world and still isn’t available in South Asia. Thus, the Horizon Cup and the ongoing regional qualifiers have been termed as

K-pop girl group Aespa to perform at Wild Rift SEA Championship Finals 2021

The League of Legends: Wild Rift Southeast Asia (SEA) Championship grand finals will take place on Oct. 3. Riot has teased that the popular Korean girl group Aespa will be performing in the opening ceremony. Aespa is a South Korean group formed by the Seoul-based entertainment company, SM Entertainment. Their debut single, Black Mamba, was released on Nov. 17, 2020 and quickly climbed to become the number one Korean song on China’s biggest streaming service, QQ Music for three weeks. Aespa are currently slated to release their first mini-album containing

eBRO Gaming will represent Latin America in the Wild Rift: Horizon Cup

eBRO Gaming has been crowned the champions of the Lolcito Salvaje Abierto 2021 Finals. Despite being the number three seed from South LATAM, the team cruised through the competition to take first place and earn a spot at the League of Legends: Wild Rift Horizon Cup. eBRO, which comprises players from Chile, Uruguay, and Argentina, have now become the fifth team to qualify for Wild Rift’s first global esports event, the Horizon Cup. The other four teams are China’s Da Kun Gaming (DKG), South Korea’s KT Rolster, Japan’s Sengoku Gaming,

Team Queso wins Wild Rift Origin Series Championship to qualify for the Horizon Cup

After placing third in the group stage, Team Queso made a comeback in the playoffs to win the League of Legends: Wild Rift Origin Series Championship. The Origin Series featured five teams from across Europe who flew to Stockholm, Sweden to compete in the event. A prize pool of about $180,000 and a single spot to the first global event for Wild Rift, the Horizon Cup were up for grabs. Team Queso finished the group stages in third place with two victories and two losses after falling to Game-Lord and

Sengoku Gaming will be the Japanese team in the Wild Rift: Horizon Cup

Sengoku Gaming won the League of Legends: Wild Rift Japan Cup 2021 today to advance to the Horizon Cup. Eight teams from the open-for-all qualifiers competed in the Japan Cup for a share of the 7 million Japanese Yen (about $63,600) prize pool and the single spot in the Horizon Cup. Sengoku put up an impressive performance throughout the tournament. They finished at the top of their group without losing a single game and took down Donuts USG, DetonatioN Gaming, and Niminori Boost. In the knockouts, they defeated Killer Gaming