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Worlds 2021: Group stage scores, standings, and results

A total of 16 teams have made it to the group stage of the 2021 League of Legends Worlds Championship, marking the main event of the tournament.  The top four teams from the play-in stage will join 12 teams who directly qualified for the event. As always, the top two teams from each of the four groups will advance to the knockout stage. Group A includes DWG KIA, FunPlus Phoenix, Rogue, and Cloud9, Group B consists of EDward Gaming, 100 Thieves, T1, and DetonatioN FocusMe, Group C is made up

T1 and EDG fight for Group B supremacy at Worlds 2021

 This article is written in partnership with DJ Esports. All odds presented are at the time of publication and are subject to change. The second day of the group stage at Worlds 2021 will start off with one of the most anticipated matchups of the tournament. The LCK’s T1 will face off against the LPL’s EDward Gaming in an important Group B match. While neither of these squads is the top-rated League of Legends team from their region at Worlds, both could end up making a run deep into the

Here’s the schedule for The International 10

From the group stage onto the main stage, Dota 2’s top teams have finished their first trial. They will clash live at the Arena Națională in Bucharest to decide who will lift the Aegis of Champions and be crowned the champions of The International 10. Between Oct. 12 and 17, 16 teams will compete for the Aegis and their share of the more than $40 million prize pool—the largest in esports history.  At the end of the group stage, Invictus Gaming and PSG.LGD secured the top seeds out of their

Undying push OG, T1 into The International 10 upper bracket with big win over Evil Geniuses

Not many people expected seeding at Dota 2’s biggest tournament to come down to graphic North America on North America violence.  Heading into the final handful of games in The International 10’s group stage, OG, T1, and Evil Geniuses were all nearly tied for the final two spots left in the Group B upper bracket. After T1 swept Thunder Predator and OG split their series with Invictus Gaming, Evil Geniuses needed to 2-0 Undying to force a tiebreaker.  Game one went according to plan, but Undying was unrelenting… and undying

Invictus Gaming lead the way heading into the final day of The International 10’s group stage

One day remains before the stage is set for The International 10’s main event, and the top Dota 2 teams in the world are still fighting for playoff seeding—or in some cases, their tournament lives.  While Invictus Gaming locked in the top seed for Group A with a dominant 13-1 record in just three days, Thunder Predator also became the first team eliminated from TI10 after going winless against the field of opponents.  The highlight of the day was one of the first matches, which saw rivals OG and Evil

Thunder Predator is the first team eliminated from The International 10

Their backs were against the wall from day one, but after two sound defeats at the hands of Team Aster, Thunder Predator is the first team eliminated from Dota 2’s The International 10 with a 0-7 record on day three.  TP was one of South America’s best Dota 2 teams all year, but it looked like the Peruvian squad was losing steam as the 2021 Dota Pro Circuit dragged on. Well, we gave our best. Thank you everyone for supporting us even today. It's hard for our boys, they still

The Worlds 2021 groups are set

The participants of the League of Legends World Championship’s group stage are set after the competition’s play-in stage ended. Hanwha Life Esports and Cloud9‘s wins today made them the last teams advancing to the main phase of the tournament, alongside LNG Esports and DetonatioN FocusMe. Due to the rules, LNG and HLE could only qualify to the groups that didn’t have a squad from their region already, and there were three other LPL and LCK teams in the main phase of Worlds. Thus, LNG was placed in group D, joining

Chinese teams continue to dominate on day 2 of The International 10

Day two of The International 10 didn’t suffer from early technical issues, letting players, talent, and fans get right into the Dota 2 action.  The Chinese teams that finished day one on top of the standings continued to dominate, with both Vici Gaming and Invictus Gaming leading their respective groups at 4-1-0. PSG.LGD also held onto a top-two spot in Group B, splitting a tight series with Team Secret and then sweeping Fnatic.  OG is the only non-Chinese team with a top-four record, even though they started the day losing

Sunset for an icon: How Worlds 2021 could be the perfect finale to Faker’s incredible saga

Throughout the past 10 years, there have been many stars who have come and gone in the League of Legends competitive scene. Players have become beloved parts of the game’s history, but only a few people can say they’ve transcended past being simply a name in the annals of the biggest esport in the world. If you’re a person who has dabbled into enough professional video games, you’ve at least heard of the name Faker. You might not know which team he plays for or even the game he competes

PSG.LGD is the only undefeated team after first day of The International 10

The International 10 kicked off earlier today, marking the start of the biggest event in Dota 2 history. Following issues with the event ticket and other technical problems that saw matches start a full hour later than scheduled, TI10’s opening day saw 18 teams playing 20 different series across both groups. By the end of the day, only one team remained undefeated and there were several upsets that could impact the final bracket.  PSG.LGD were one of the favorites going into TI this year, and they showed why with four