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DWG.KIA unveils its 2020 Worlds Championship skins

LoL 03/04/2021 15:40 Teh “GravityWillFall” Wi-Liam DWG.KIA were your LoL Worlds Championship 2020 winners and have finally gotten their very own dedicated champions skins. The five champions that DWG.KIA chose includes Leona, Kennen, Jhin, Nidalee, and Twisted Fate to showcase the accomplishments. Four of the members who won Worlds last year is still with DWG.KIA, minus  Ha-kwon “Nuguri” Jang , who left to FunPlus Phoenix. As per traditions, the team that wins Worlds gets to pick a champion that they would want a skin for. All the champions selected are

VCT 2021 Stage 2 EU & NA – teams to look out for

Valorant 02/04/2021 15:15 Sharil “memeranglaut” Abdul Rahman With Stage 2 of the VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT)  underway, there are some teams that everyone should be looking out for in US and EU.  Stage 2 of VCT 2021 is underway around the world. With over 300 teams entering in Europe alone, and with the qualifiers also happening in regions like US, Korea, South America, CIS and South East Asia, the game's afoot for teams trying their luck to reach the second Masters event for points and prize money that cumulatively total

T1 are eliminated from VCT Stage 2 Challengers by Rice and Meatballs

T1 has been eliminated from the Valorant Champions Tour Stage 2: Challengers by the former Dignitas roster. Dignitas recently released its main Valorant roster, but opted to keep its all-female counterpart. The main roster struggled to perform at minor tournaments and the Stage 1 VCT qualifiers. However, after replacing Harrison “psalm” Chang for Hunter “BabyJ” Schline, the former Dignitas roster has been looking better. They are currently competing at the VCT Stage 2 Challengers under the name ‘Rice and Meatballs.’ T1 has been struggling to keep things together after replacing

March Investment Recap: More Than $200M of Fresh Capital Gets Injected into the Esports Ecosystem 

During the month of March 2021, The Esports Observer tracked 23 investments raised by esports-relevant companies. Disclosed investments amounted to $233M USD, bringing the total sum of disclosed investments in 2021 to $1.9B.  In addition to several significant investments, including Overwolf’s $50M+ and Envy Gaming’s 40M Series C financing rounds, several private placement deals by Toronto Stock Exchange Venture Exchange listed esports companies, and multiple seed round investments, a couple of major deals in the works came to light during the month. Super League Gaming is in the process of acquiring live streaming technology platform Mobcrush at a transaction value likely to exceed $60M and Microsoft is in talks to acquire gaming

Team SoloMid Sign Brax to Valorant Roster

ValorantTSM sign brax as sixth member of Valorant roster | Photo by Team SoloMidTeam SoloMid signed Braxton "brax" Pierce as the sixth member of its Valorant roster. The 24-year-old American joins TSM after being released from T1 back in early February. While brax and TSM have been connected for nearly two months now, an official agreement has officially been made.This is where our comeback starts.Please welcome the 6th member of #TSM Valorant, @brax1wnl. pic.twitter.com/5QuYm1P8ue— TSM (@TSM) March 31, 2021Although brax has been competing in Valorant since it was known as

GTC Fall: Week 4 Preview – KZ vs DPG

by: TheOneAboveUAfter a week-long break for DreamHack Masters: China, the GTC will return on September 7th with the fourth week of matches. And what a return it is! Top teams and arch-rivals DPG and KaiZi will clash, with KaiZi looking to finally score a victory over their nemesis in this tournament series.BSG and Alpha X also face each other in an important match, as the victor might be able to secure a temporary position ahead of Jin Air Green Wings. JAGW are likely to surge back in the latter half

Collegiate StarLeague Expands 2020-2021 Season Offering to Include Women’s League

Collegiate StarLeague announced Monday its 2020-2021 season, marking the organization’s 12th year of operation, and has expanded its offering to include a new Women’s League program. The collegiate esports organizer will offer competitions across multiple major esports titles including League of Legends, VALORANT, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, Rocket League, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Fortnite.  Many of these titles have existing women’s esports initiatives. CS:GO has arguably the most robust women’s competitive ecosystem, with multiple professional organizations fielding all-women rosters including Dignitas and Counter Logic Gaming. Earlier today, Nerd

The Good, the Bad, and Ridiculous of Proleague (Pt. 1)

Edition 1: Samsung Galaxy, Mech and The Greatest of All Timeby MizenhauerStarCraft II's 10th anniversary sent the community on a collective nostalgia trip. For a certain generation of fans, SC2 Proleague might have been the first thing that came to mind. Between the thrill of ace matches, the rivalry between the teams, SPOTV’s excellent promos and the amazing fan support, Proleague was a competition unlike any other. Players of all sorts had their moment in the sun, whether it was a B-Teamer who stole a match with a strange build,