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BOROS to miss IEM Fall due to visa issues

Endpoint have announced that 17-year old Mohammad "⁠BOROS⁠" Malhas will not attend the LAN event due to the organization being unable to acquire the visa in the required time frame. "Due to the tight timescales between the closed qualifier and the event, along with other factors, and despite continuous discussions with the Swedish Embassy and authorities, we have not been able to get a visa processed," the British organization announced on Twitter. IEM Fall will be Allan's first LAN event with the team (photo: Flashpoint) In their statement, Endpoint stressed

IEM Fall initial matchups announced

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

1WIN crowned Malta Vibes Knockout Series 2 champions

1WIN have become the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 2 champions after defeating Sinners 2-1 in the grand final, growing their title cabinet in size and prestige after winning the last two ESEA Cash Cups. Vadim "⁠MSE⁠" Zimin’s men showed exceptional resilience in the three-map grand final, upsetting the Czech squad that currently sits 22nd in the world ranking, ten places above 1WIN, with star player Denis "⁠deko⁠" Zhukov putting in a massive performance for his squad with a 1.44 rating by the end of the series. Both of the finalists,

Nintendo UK and Gfinity team up for Splatoon Inkfest tournament

Gfinity will be co-hosting an upcoming Splatoon 2 tournament with Nintendo, the company announced today. Known as The Splatoon Inkfest U.K. Tournament 2021, the competition will be open to players in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The tournament, which is actually a collection of smaller tournaments, will take place between Sept. 25 and Dec. 11. The matches will all be played online, so players won’t need to report to a physical location. Players can register their teams at the registration portal and start climbing up the ladder when the tournament

Stratis Joins ‘APPG Blockchain’ to Help Guide UK Blockchain Policy

[PRESS RELEASE – London, United Kingdom, 20th September 2021] Stratis has joined the UK’s All Party Parliamentary Group on Blockchain (APPG Blockchain) to contribute its knowledge and experience of deploying blockchain for innovative use-cases. APPG Blockchain includes organisations like Capita, the IOTA Foundation, SAP and the British Standards Institute (BSI) who collaborate with an array of experts in public evidence-forums to provide tangible recommendations to policy-makers working on the UK’s approach to blockchain. As one of the UK’s most prominanent blockchain projects the Stratis team will contribute its knowledge and

HaloDAO, a Stablecoin Marketplace Protocol, and Yield Guild Games to Support Cash Outs in Southeast Asia

HaloDAO is collaborating with YGG for “local” stablecoin support “for simpler cash out,” according to an update shared with Crowdfund Insider. HaloDAO, a stablecoin marketplace protocol, is working cooperatively with Yield Guild Games (YGG) to “enable YGG community members to support simpler cash outs in local regions with its updated v1 stablecoin optimized AMM on Ethereum and Polygon,” the announcement noted. There will be a special focus on expanding access to Singapore and the Philippines and other “high growth” regions, the update revealed. The objective of stablecoin support is to

Nintendo confirms a price cut for base Nintendo Switch model is not coming to the U.S.

Following yesterday’s confirmation and subsequent implementation of a price drop for the base Nintendo Switch model in Europe, Nintendo has now clarified this isn’t something the company plans on rolling out globally.  In a statement to Axios reporter Stephen Totilo, Nintendo of America confirmed the price drop was only going to go into effect for retailers in Europe and the United Kingdom, with no plans in the works for a discount in North America.  Nintendo tells me yesterday's Switch price drop was just for Europe (and the UK):“The trade price

MAD Lions go undefeated in Fantasyexpo Champions to qualify for BLAST Showdown

MAD Lions have secured a spot at the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown after completing a clean run in Fantasyexpo EU Champions Fall, beating Into the Breach and Illuminar in the group stage best-of-ones before tallying 2-0 victories in the playoffs against Sprout in the semi-finals and FunPlus Phoenix in the final. The squad under the orders of Jakub "⁠kuben⁠" Gurczynski, who currently sit right outside of the top 50 in the ranking, showed great form in the whole tournament. But they were particularly impressive in the playoffs as both of

Virtus.pro win Pinnacle Fall Series 1, secure LAN Sweet LAN spot

Virtus.pro emerged victorious from the first Pinnacle Fall Series tournament on Wednesday, besting Copenhagen Flames, FaZe, and SKADE in series on the way to the title as one of the teams directly invited to the playoffs stage. The Dzhami "⁠Jame⁠" Ali-led side left the other favorites, FaZe, BIG and Spirit, behind after they eliminated Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen's team themselves in the semi-finals, while BIG and Spirit fell to SKADE in the Bulgarian team's surprise run to the grand final. Virtus.pro picked up a smaller title at Pinnacle Fall Series 1

Relicanth Pokemon GO: How to Get

PokémonImage provided by Ninatic.There’s a large variety of Pokemon in Pokemon GO, with some being more rare than others. One of the most sought after Pokemon few have in their collections is Relicanth, a Water/Rock-type monster that doesn't seem to appear in the wild. Here’s how players can acquire a Relicanth.Calling all @PokemonGoApp Trainers! The #Liverpool Safari Zone event has been rescheduled for Fri 15 - Sun 17 Oct, in Sefton Park.Head to the official website for the latest details - https://t.co/fFH3lZT6QO#PokemonGOSafariZone pic.twitter.com/HKX3fGJKm2— Liverpool City Council (@lpoolcouncil) September 3, 2021Relicanth