eSports Archives

Nintendo Reveal Their Full Plans for PAX East 2019
The big parts, of course, are the esports tournaments for Super Smash Bros Ultimate's North America Open and Splatoon 2's North America Inkling Open will be holding their finals on the main floor for those in attendance to cheer on (as well as being broadcast on Twitch and YouTube for those not in attendance) As[...]
FACEIT Announces the CS:GO Teams for ECS Season 7 Challenger Cup
Considering all of the teams involved, this could easily be a landslide for Europe if they play their cards right, but if they mess up a couple of golden opportunities in here, it'll be more of a 50/50 between the two sides. ECS Season 7 Pinnacle Cup teams EU Open Qualifiers EU Invited NA Open Qualifiers NA Invited X-KOM Vitality MASSIVEimpact FURIA Esports MOVISTAR Riders ENCE ZONE Team[...]
Nike is Sponsoring the Chinese League of Legends Pro League
Nike has jumped into being an esports sponsor as they've officially joined the League of Legends Pro League… in China, that is Reuters has reported that the company signed a deal with the league that will make them the official shoe for all of the teams, coaches, staff, etc, and will carry all the way through 2022[...]
Ring of Elysium Announces its First eSports Event
Aurora Studios, developers of battle royale game Ring of Elysium, have announced the game's first international esports event, which will take place in Bangkok, Thailand in April. The ROE Thailand Invitational will see fifteen professional Ring of Elysium teams across the globe compete face-to-face on the Europa Island map The fifteen professional teams will be comprised of NA, EU,[...]
Team Rogue Announces Second Semester of Junior Rogue with Roster
The esports group selected 18 players in total to join the team, with DrLupo serving as a mentor to the amateur players He will provide hands-on seminars on how to become a better and more engaging streamer, while the players themselves will strive to be some of the best in Fortnite Here are a few quotes and[...]
The Streak Is Over! Shanghai Dragons Win a Match in Overwatch League
The longest losing streak in esports history has finally been broken, as the Shanghai Dragons finally won a match in the Overwatch League For those of you not aware, the Dragons ended the inaugural season of the league setting a world record in esports with the worst win-loss record in history, finishing at 0-40[...]
Blizzard Introduces the Hearthstone Masters Into the Esports Program
Blizzard has officially announced how they're going to keep the Hearthstone esports scene alive after recent cuts by introducing the Hearthstone Masters The goal of the new program is to make the esport more sustainable, entertaining, and accessible, of which this will be the first part We have some of the details behind this below as well[...]
Six Invitational 2019 – Grand Finals: Team Empire vs. G2 Esports
We're in the finals today as the returning champions in European favorites G2 Esports facing off against a relative newcomer to the finals in Russian-based Team Empire. We kicked things off on the Coastline, and right off the bat Empire showed an impressive defense, not losing a single player for the 1-0 lead G2 responded quickly[...]
Six Invitational 2019 – Semifinals: G2 Esports vs. Team Reciprocity
We join the second of two semifinal games as we see the returning champions of G2 Esports going up against the surprise appearance of Team Reciprocity. We kicked off round one in the Clubhouse as G2 rolled in and took the first point on an attack run. Reciprocity wasn't going to be immediately taken out, however, as they[...]
Six Invitational 2019 – Quarterfinals: G2 Esports vs. Spacestation Gaming
SpaceStation made one more valiant effort to make it a tied game getting to 5-6, but it wasn't enough as G2 clutched the last win for a 7-5 victory, taking the series 2-1 and moving onto the semifinals. WINNER: G2 Esports (2-1) We're live in Montreal for the Six Invitational 2019, where the best of the[...]