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Riot unveils VCT Masters Berlin schedule

What’s better than 10 days of high-level VALORANT pro play? VCT Masters Berlin is slated to kick off next week, running from Sept. 10 to 19. And today, Riot unveiled the official schedule for the group matches, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals. Group B’s KRU Esports and ZETA DIVISION kick off the competition on Friday, Sept. 10 at 8am CT, followed by Group C’s Gambit Esports and Crazy Raccoon matchup and Group D’s G2 vs. F4Q. Envy will be the first North American team to compete against Vivo Keyd on Saturday,

VCS reportedly won’t attend Worlds 2021 due to visa issues and COVID

It’s been a rough year for Vietnamese League of Legends fans, who haven’t been able to see their representatives play at international tournaments throughout the 2021 season. And now, the region won’t be attending the 2021 World Championship, according to a report by TheThao.vn. This will reportedly be confirmed by Riot Games after the venues for the event are announced. Riot recently announced that the global team was making the tough decision to move Worlds from its original host location of China to Europe. Riot’s head of global esports John

How the Overwatch League 2021 postseason and playoffs will work

After a long and often chaotic season, the Overwatch League postseason officially begins on Sept. 4. In-person events may have been canceled due to visa issues and COVID-19, but the show still has to go on for teams vying for the $1.5 million Grand Finals prize.   With 14 teams still in contention for the 2021 championship, the playoff situation is predictably complicated. Many teams have already achieved a bye into the “official” playoffs, which is an extensive double-elimination bracket that will produce two Grand Finals competitors. Additional teams are fighting

Minnesota RØKKR eliminate New York Subliners from Call of Duty League Championship 2021

The Minnesota RØKKR are one step closer to the Call of Duty League Championship grand finals after an impressive 3-1 victory over the New York Subliners.  In one of the most exciting maps of the entire 2021 CDL season, the Minnesota outlasted the New York Subliners on a phenomenal Checkmate Hardpoint to clinch their spot in the losers bracket semifinals. Led by veteran MajorManiak and rookie Standy, Minnesota turned in an extremely impressive slaying output. MajorManiak led the team with a 1.61 series K/D, while Standy was right behind him with

Power rankings for NA VCT Stage 3: Challengers 2 main event

The VALORANT esports scene is heating up with the road to Berlin quickly approaching—and every match counts. North America’s VCT Stage Three: Challengers Two main event kicks off later this week, with eight teams competing for a chance to move on to the playoffs. The top four squads from this event will move on to the Challengers Playoffs, getting a shot at qualifying for Masters Berlin. While several teams made major roster moves, other squads are trying to piggyback on their recent success for a timely hot streak. Image via

Mang0 wins his first Summit, beats Zain 3-2 at Smash Summit 11

The final set, the final stock, the final hit—that is what it took for Mang0 to take down Zain in the grand finals of Smash Summit 11. And, not only was it an incredible final series to end one of the first LAN events back for the Super Smash Bros. Melee community, but with his win, Mang0 finally claimed his first Summit title.  Summit 11 was the largest prize pool in Super Smash Bros. history and the first competition in the game to break $100,000 overall. In total, the Melee

Cardano DeFi Project Spores Raises $2.3 Million in Funding Round

It was a tough week price-wise in the cryptocurrency market. The total capitalization lost around $100 billion as every single coin from the top 20 is in the red. Some lost more than others, but we’ll get to that later. Kicking it off with Bitcoin. It had a relatively calm week, and even though it’s down about 3% over the period, it’s still not as bad as a lot of the altcoins. BTC was trading at around $34,000 last Friday, and apart from a brief positive spike on Monday, it

Pipsqueak unable to attend Smash Summit 11, replaced by KoDoRiN

Linus “Pipsqueak” Nordin is one of two European Super Smash Bros. Melee players to receive an invite to Beyond the Summit’s Smash Summit 11, earning a spot with a win at SAME 2021.  Leffen was the other EU player that was supposed to attend the event but was scratched on July 3 due to visa issues. And now, Pipsqueak is going to miss the event too because of other travel restrictions that kept him from making the trip to Los Angeles.  Due to unfortunate circumstances, Pipsqueak is unable to attend

100 Thieves, Version1 face off in intense matchup in VCT Stage 3 Challengers 1 main event

The NA VALORANT Champions Tour Stage Three Challengers One main event is just around the corner, and the top eight teams have secured their spots. Expected names like Sentinels, Version1, and Envy made it into the event, while smaller teams like Pioneers also have a chance to make it into the Challengers Playoffs.  The Challengers One main event also features a few exciting matchups, including a series between 100 Thieves and Version1. Version1 is fresh off a trip to Iceland for Masters Two and has established itself as one of

Smash Summit 11 adds 2nd qualifier spot to Rollback Rumble: THE BIG ONE following Leffen’s visa issues

Smash Summit 11 will run from July 15 to 19, but after Leffen announced that he would be unable to attend due to visa issues, Beyond the Summit had to adjust the event’s roster.  Now that the vote-in crowdfunding stage is done and all six fan-voted players have been selected, BTS has decided to add a second qualifier spot to Rollback Rumble: THE BIG ONE. Before Leffen’s announcement, Rollback Rumble would have seen the top player not already invited to Summit receive an invite to the event. Now, the two