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sh1ro awarded IEM Fall CIS MVP

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Gambit's AWPer sh1ro has played an outstanding event at the final RMR tournament for the CIS region which sees him awarded with the MVP award by HLTV & Bitskins. This is just the second MVP the 20-year-old player has secured in his career, with his previous one coming from IEM Katowice 2021, which Gambit won over Virtus.pro. sh1ro adds a second MVP to his collection sh1ro stood out in a number of categories at the event, topping the leaderboards for Rating (1.45), K-D (+105), KPR (0.89), DPR (0.47), KAST (77.9%),

Team Liquid’s Impossible Battle With Astralis

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CSGOPhoto courtesy of mynewsdeskTeam Liquid against Astralis is one of the most one-sided rivalries between top teams in the history of competitive Counter-Strike, spanning CS 1.6 and CS:GO. Spanning almost six years, the two teams have faced off all across the phases of tournaments and around the world, with many roster moves along the way on both sides, but the theme has been consistent and that has been Astralis winning and in total Astralis dominating.Liquid does not stand alone as the Washington Generals to Astralis' Harlem Globetrotters, though. The likes

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

Dot Esports’ official Worlds 2021 power rankings 

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After a year of blood, sweat, and tears, the 2021 World Championship is almost here. The 22 best League of Legends teams across the globe have worked themselves to the bone during the Summer Split, and their efforts have allowed them to rise above the rest of the competition in their respective regions to reach the biggest League event of the year. Everything they’ve built has culminated into this one tournament. This is where legends are made and legacies are forged. From formidable powerhouses to tantalizing underdogs, next month should

VCS Winter Split tournament will be held later this year in light of the region’s absence from Worlds

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Vietnamese League of Legends fans have had a rough couple of years, being without representation at three straight international events. Now, however, the region will have at least something small to look forward to during what would have been another disappointing offseason. The VCS will be playing an entire extra split of games, starting Nov. 16 and running until Dec. 31. Dubbed as the VCS’ Winter Split, the eight franchised teams GAM Esports, Saigon Buffalo, Team Secret, CERBERUS Esports, SBTC Esports, Team Flash, Burst the Sky Esports and Luxury Esports

The unsung heroes: Support players to watch at Worlds 2021

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When it comes to the most impactful roles in League of Legends, most players immediately look towards the jungle, which has been vital to solo queue success since the beginning of the 2021 season. But in the team-focused landscape of professional play, another role takes precedent in shot-calling, teamfighting, and overall map awareness: support. Support players in professional League have stood out as some of the most important and impactful players throughout 2021. Yet this impact is predominantly driven through the small pool of meta picks—Thresh, Leona, Nautilus, and Rell—that

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

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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

Hylissang renews contract with Fnatic for 2 more years

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Fnatic support Hylissang has signed a two-year contract extension to remain with the League of Legends team until the end of 2023, the organization announced today. This news comes right before Fnatic start their Worlds 2021 journey in Reykjavík, Iceland. Hylissang joined Fnatic in December 2017, after almost four years on Unicorns of Love. With Fnatic, he’s won two EU LCS (now LEC) titles and made one Worlds finals appearance in 2018 against eventual champions Invictus Gaming. “He’s one of those players that are able to do things that others

Climbing back: How a superstar-packed Cloud9 can defy expectations at Worlds 2021

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In the span of just four months, Cloud9 went from one of the top League of Legends teams in the world to one of the international scene’s shakiest. After winning the North American Spring Split title in convincing fashion in May, the team was a shoe-in to be a top-four team at the Mid-Season Invitational. Since that point, though, Cloud9 have fallen off a proverbial cliff.  Of course, they didn’t fall as hard this year as they did in 2020 when they went from winning the LCS in the spring

When Will Kirby and the Forgotten Land be Released?

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Top GamesKirby and the Forgotten Land, the latest entry in the iconic action platformer series, is set to release exclusively for the Nintendo Switch. / Photo courtesy of NintendoWhen will Kirby and the Forgotten Land be released?After being leaked moments before its official reveal during the Nintendo Direct show on Sept. 23, the next installment in the long line of games centering around the pink, spherical protagonist is set to drop soon. For those wondering when they can finally hop into and explore the game for themselves, here's the latest