All the Teams Qualified for VCT Masters: Stage 1 North America

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As Challengers 3 comes to an end, we have finally gathered all the eight North American teams that have qualified for the first VCT Masters 1 event of Riot’s official 2021 circuit. While the first stage is going to be played through region-locked tournaments, the second tournament of the VCT circuit is set to take …

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KennyS Removed From G2 as Jackz Returns

G2 Esports has announced this Wednesday that Kenny ‘KennyS’ Schrub has been removed from the active roster and is allowed to explore new opportunities. Audric ‘Jackz’ Jug, that has been for the most part inactive since the addition of Nikola ‘NiKo’ Kovač, will take over his place. The team had an underwhelming start of the …

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VCT Masters: International Event Announced

The first international live VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) Stage 2 Masters will be hosted in Iceland. The event will take place in Reykjavík, as the League of Legends MSI 2021, and will feature 10 of the top teams from around the world competing in a LAN environment for the first time! Location and Dates The …

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Leaks From Riot Games Suggest 2021 MSI Will Take Place in Iceland

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The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on everybody, but the esports industry has still managed thrive with professionals playing online. With last years MSI being cancelled and the 2020 World Championship being limited to just a couple thousand in attendance, fans are desperately waiting for news on the 2021 MSI. The official League of …

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Heroic Add Sjuush and Refrezh to the Roster

Heroic has announced this Friday its first set of roster changes in 10 months, with the addition of Rasmus ‘Sjuush’ Beck and Ismail ‘Refrezh’ Ali, just one hour after revealing that Johannes ‘b0rup’ Borup and Nikolaj ‘Niko’ Kristensen would be moved to the bench. Since Heroic acquired Nikolaj ‘Niko’ Kristensen in April of 2020, the …

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How Would a Change in Import Rules Affect the LCS?

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The talks of a change to the import rules in the LCS have been ongoing for many weeks now, but a report from Travis Gafford confirmed this week that none of the team owners and management in the circuit seem to be in favour of keeping it. What outcome would result from a change in …

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CS:GO FunPlus Phoenix Wins Snow Sweet Snow

The CS:GO squad of FunPlus Phoenix defeated Gambit Esports two games to one in the grand finals of the first Snow Sweet Snow to take home the championship and $40,000 in prize money. As a result of their triumph, FPX earned their first official trophy in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive since entering the competitive scene in …

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Team Vitality’s Captain Apex Takes a Break from CS:GO

In a statement released this Tuesday, the French organisation Vitality has announced that Apex, the In-Game Leader of their CS:GO team, will take a break due to personal reasons. According to Rémy ‘XTQZZZ’ Quoniam, the coach in charge of the roster, the team has been unable “to reach its full potential”, despite the top 3 …

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Danish Esports Organisation North Set to Cease Operations

The Danish esports organisation North, an affiliate of football team F.C. Copenhagen and entertainment company Nordisk Film, has announced this Friday that it is bound to cease operations, effective immediately. The reasoning behind the decision was linked to the current economic strains of the global pandemic, ceasing any further investment from these parties on the …

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