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

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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

Sinners stun Heroic in second Group B round as day two ends

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Time Stamp: September 30, 2021 7:23 PM - Modified On: September 30, 2021 - Published By:
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Sinners and Astralis now sit in joint first place of Group B at IEM Fall following victories in the second round, which saw the Czech side bring down group favorites Heroic on Vertigo while Emil "⁠Magisk⁠" Reif and company escaped a rather surprisingly close affair facing Movistar Riders on Inferno. Meanwhile, Complexity grabbed their first win over Endpoint in the same group, now sitting in tied third place in the round robin at 1-1 after getting off to a poor start on day one with a narrow loss to Sinners.

Ibai and FC Barcelona star Gerard Piqué to host a Balloon Keep-Up World Cup in October

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Spanish streaming icon Ibai and soccer pro Gerard Piqué are set to host the first Balloon Keep-Up World Cup next month. The event will be held in person in Barcelona, Spain on Oct. 14. Ibai originally made the announcement on Sept. 26 and has made an open call for competitors worldwide. The video posted today showed the first representatives accepting their invitation to the prestigious competition. Antonio, Diego, and Isbel Arrendondo will compete on behalf of the U.S. They’re the founders of the Keep-Up Balloon League, a U.S.-based league dedicated to

How to complete Marquee Matchups SBC in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team

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Time Stamp: September 30, 2021 3:20 PM - Modified On: September 30, 2021 - Published By:
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EA Sports added a set of Marquee Matchups to FIFA 22 Ultimate Team today that you can complete by accessing the squad-building challenge (SBC) menu. The Marquee Matchups are weekly challenges themed around real soccer’s key matchups. EA selects some matches and creates SBCs that reward players with tradeable FUT packs. This SBC is themed around this week’s key matchups. You’ll have until next Thursday, Oct. 7 to complete four squads: AS Saint-Étienne vs. Olympique Lyonnais, Torino vs. Piemonte Calcio, Atlético Madrid vs. Barcelona, and Liverpool vs. Manchester City. Each squad requires

Heroic, Astralis tally victories in Group B openers; Sinners defeat Complexity

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Time Stamp: September 29, 2021 4:18 PM - Modified On: September 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Two of the three Group B teams expected to tally three points in their IEM Fall opening matches did so, as Heroic and Astralis claimed solvent victories, but Complexity came out on the wrong end of a close map against Sinners. Heroic’s victory was played in a strange match on Dust 2 against Movistar Riders, a map neither of the teams play regularly, while Astralis beat an Endpoint playing with Sabit "⁠mirbit⁠" Coktasar standing in for Mohammad "⁠BOROS⁠" Malhas, who wasn’t able to secure a visa in time to attend

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

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Time Stamp: September 28, 2021 9:55 AM - Modified On: September 28, 2021 - Published By:
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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

IEM Fall initial matchups announced

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Time Stamp: September 27, 2021 3:20 PM - Modified On: September 27, 2021 - Published By:
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ESL have announced the initial matchups for the upcoming Regional Major Ranking (RMR) events that will take place between September 29 - October 10. The European, North American and CIS events will start with a round-robin group stage before moving to a single-elimination bracket. Meanwhile, the Asian, Oceanic, and South American teams will only have to play a double-elimination bracket. IEM Fall North America and Asia will start on October 5 while the other events will all kick off several days earlier, on September 29. The European RMR will take

Xizt retires: “I am very happy with what I accomplished as a player”

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Time Stamp: September 23, 2021 9:59 AM - Modified On: September 23, 2021 - Published By:
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Xizt has announced his retirement as a player, bringing to an end a 12-year career during which he competed in two different versions of the game, won numerous titles, and represented organizations such as fnatic, NIP, FaZe, and Dignitas. "My career has had its ups and downs, but looking back it's been an amazing and unforgettable journey," Xizt said in the announcement, thanking all of his teammates and the fans across the years before hinting at his plans for the future: "I'm not walking away from CS yet!" Xizt hung

Microsoft Flight Simulator London Biggin Hill & Coffs Harbour Airports Announced; F-104 Gets New Video; Santiago Released

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Time Stamp: September 20, 2021 12:57 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Third-party developers had announcements and reveals to share today about upcoming add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Pilot Plus announced the iconic airport of London Biggin Hill (EGKB) in the UK. While today it’s a smaller general aviation airport, it has become famous due to its role during the Battle of Britain. PilotPlus is working with the airport’s administration for this reproduction and promises accurate terrain for the airport and surrounding area at 1-meter resolution, including the runway slope. You can see the first images and renders below. Another airport has

Team Anarchy and STMN Esports qualify for CoD: Mobile World Championship Finals from Europe

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Team Anarchy and STMN Esports placed first and second respectively in the Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship’s Europe playoffs to make it to the 2021 World Finals. The Europe playoffs were played on Sept. 18 and 19 with the top eight teams across Europe. Besides the two spots to the World Championship Finals, a prize pool of $50,000 was up for grabs. The eight teams competed in a double-elimination bracket to decide the champions. Team Anarchy didn’t have the easiest path to victory. They won their first match against