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Sharks book spot at PGL Stockholm by defeating MIBR at IEM Fall

The lower bracket final in IEM Fall South America has finished, with Sharks coming out on top and beating MIBR, securing themselves both a spot in the grand final against Bravos and the PGL Stockholm Major. Even if Sharks ultimately lose to Bravos in the grand final, they will still accumulate enough RMR points to pass both MIBR and to stay ahead of Bravos. PGL Stockholm will be the first Major appearance for the Sharks organization and all five of its players. pancc shredded MIBR In what ended up a

How to Get Rocket League Esports Decals

Top GamesPhoto courtesy of Psyonix/Epic GamesThe Rocket League Championship Series, more frequently know as RLCS, is Rocket League’s rapidly growing esports team. With such an active fan base, Rocket League has an Esports Shop allowing teams to purchase items and show support for their favorite team.That Esports Shop will soon see a massive expansion as Rocket League adds tons of new decals for teams and gives players new ways to signal their fandom. Here's what players should know about purchasing these decals, including when they go live!Psyonix has announced that

All teams qualified for 2021 PGL Stockholm Major

The PGL CS:GO Major is set to take place in Stockholm, Sweden from Oct. 26 to Nov. 7, with the playoffs being held at the Avicii Arena. The $2 million tournament will be the first Valve-sponsored event since the StarLadder Berlin Major in September 2019. The last Regional Major Ranking (RMR) tournaments ahead of the Major are taking place under the umbrella of IEM Fall across six different regions: Europe, North America, CIS, Asia, Oceania, and South America. Each region has a determined number of slots, with Europe, CIS, and

Renegades qualify for PGL Stockholm Major, IEM Katowice 2022

Renegades have secured the only Oceania spot at the PGL Stockholm Major following their 2-1 victory against LookingforOrg in the upper bracket final of the IEM Fall Oceania Regional Major Ranking (RMR) tournament today. Liam “malta” Schembri, Simon “Sico” Williams, Joshua “INS” Potter, Jordan “Hatz” Bajic, and Alistair “aliStair” Johnston have been the most dominant team in the region and won’t even have to win the IEM Fall Oceania grand finals against ORDER or LookingforOrg to qualify for the first CS:GO Major in over two years. The Australian boys also

BLAST Showdown bracket set as Heroic, Virtus.pro join team list

BLAST has revealed Heroic and Virtus.pro as their two direct invites to the Fall Showdown, taking place on October 12-17. The teams ranked sixth and eighth in the world will compete in the 16-team event, which decides the final two spots for the $425,000 Fall Final in November. These two invites mean that Gambit, who won the BLAST Premier Spring Final in June after battling through the Showdown, will not be participating in the Fall season of the tournament. However, Gambit's win in Spring has already ensured them a spot

Which Server Should You Choose in New World?

Top GamesNew World’s new players are wondering which server they should pick to start the game. / Amazon GamesNew World’s new players are wondering which server they should pick to start the game.Servers on New World are expansive, specific, and can be confusing to navigate for a player new to MMOs or simply looking to jump into the gameplay without drowning. With the amount of popular streamers making the jump to the game, as well, it makes sense that unaffiliated players would want to steer clear of massive groups.Here’s which

RMR standings breakdown: Where teams need to place to qualify for the Major

With the full team lineups for all IEM Fall divisions set, there is now a limited number of teams who can potentially qualify for and compete at the PGL Major in Stockholm. In this breakdown, we will go through each region and preview which teams can still claim a spot, how well some teams would have to do to lock themselves in, how badly some teams would need to do to not qualify, and more. To quickly break down the overall format for IEM Fall, each region has an even

Sharks win DH September SA, win spot at EPL S15 Conference

DreamHack Open September South America has concluded, with Sharks claiming victory over 9z in the best of five final 3-2. Due to coming from the upper bracket, 9z had a map advantage in the grand final, but couldn't close out the series, only winning Nuke. After losing to 9z in the first round of the four-team double elimination bracket, Sharks went on a run through the lower bracket, beating both Paquetá and Bravos to set up the rematch with 9z in the grand final. Lucaozy was consistently good through the

IEM Fall to be played on latest CS:GO update

ESL confirmed today that IEM Fall, the last Regional Major Ranking (RMR) event for the PGL Major Stockholm, will use the newest CS:GO update that was introduced alongside Operation Riptide. This will bring significant changes to the meta. In this new version of the game, players can drop utility the same way they dropped guns. The C4, Dust II and Ancient have been updated, the M4A1-S has been buffed, and the Desert Eagle has been nerfed. Valve-sanctioned tournaments like IEM Fall usually run in the latest version of CS:GO and

IEM Fall to run on latest update

ESL has confirmed that the last RMR tournament ahead of the PGL Stockholm Major, IEM Fall, will be played on the newest version that includes Tuesday's extensive update to gameplay, featuring the ability to drop utility, changes to Dust2 and Ancient, and adjustments to the Desert Eagle and M4A1-S. It has been a custom that Valve-sanctioned tournaments run on the latest version of the game, and it will be the case again despite the fact that the substantial update was rolled out a week before the tournament kicks off in