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Sangal replace FURIOUSS with imoRR

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Time Stamp: August 19, 2020 5:22 PM - Modified On: August 19, 2020 - Published By:
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Sangal announced that they have parted ways with Anil "⁠FURIOUSS⁠" Bozdogan and brought on Ömer "⁠imoRR⁠" Karataş in his place. FURIOUSS leaves the Turkish side after just four months, during which the inexperienced newcomer largely struggled to perform both locally and on an international level, averaging a 0.79 rating across 13 maps recorded on HLTV.org. He has been replaced by 20-year-old imoRR, who reunites with Ahmet "⁠paz⁠" Karahoca and Engin "⁠ngiN⁠" Kor in Sangal, having played alongside the duo in Turkey5 and Demise in 2019 before trying his luck in

DMAX Turkey Secures Media Rights Deal for Four ESL Pro Tour Events

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Time Stamp: August 17, 2020 1:11 PM - Modified On: August 17, 2020 - Published By:
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Istanbul-based DMAX Turkey announced Monday a partnership with global tournament organizers ESL and DreamHack to distribute all licensed content for four ESL Pro Tour events exclusively in the Turkish language. The events include: ESL One Cologne 2020 Online IEM New York 2020 Online ESL CS:GO Major (currently scheduled to take place live in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil) National Championship Turkey ESL and DreamHack have signed a number of broadcast deals in recent weeks. The organizers closed a three-year broadcast partnership with Globo and Omelete Company in Brazil, as well as

Riot Games Consolidating European Esports League Operations

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Time Stamp: July 24, 2020 1:32 PM - Modified On: July 24, 2020 - Published By:
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Riot Games has consolidated operations of its European esports leagues under its Berlin-based esports team, which currently oversees the League of Legends European Championship as well as EU Masters. The team’s responsibilities will now expand to include the Turkish Championship League, League of Legends Continental League, all European Regional Leagues, and esports initiatives in the Middle East. The team will be led by Director of European Esports Alberto Guerrero, who joined Riot in 2017 and became Europe head of esports in 2019. Hans Christian Dürr (formerly head of esports for

PlayStation is the latest to join the Facebook ad boycott

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Time Stamp: July 2, 2020 3:51 PM - Modified On: July 2, 2020 - Published By:
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Sponsored Links DorukTR via Getty Images Sony’s PlayStation brand is the latest to jump on board with other companies who have stopped running ads on Facebook and Instagram, reports GamesIndustry.biz. PlayStation is joining a host of other brands who’ve stopped running ads on the platforms to protest how the company handles hate speech and other hateful content.In a statement to GamesIndustry.biz, PlayStation said "In support of the #StopHateForProfit campaign, we have globally suspended our Facebook and Instagram activity, including advertising and non-paid content, until the end of July. We stand

Teamfight Tactics: Galaxies Championship to kick off esports in the game

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Time Stamp: April 13, 2020 6:55 PM - Modified On: April 13, 2020 - Published By:
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The Teamfight Tactics: Galaxies Championship will give the best TFT players around the world a chance to battle for a $200,000 prize pool. As Riot Games expands its horizons in 2020 with a slew of new games, Teamfight Tactics is about to heat up with a new esports scene. Riot just announced the Teamfight Tactics: Galaxies Championship, which will establish a new competitive track for the League of Legends auto chess spinoff and allow the best players in the world to compete for their part of a $200,000 prize pool.