Author: Steve George
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100T Divides Opinion With Academy Roster Use In Week 9 Playoffs Push
Resting your players for a playoff push is a common site in traditional sports, but in esports it’s far rarer. That’s why 100 Thieves caused commotion among fans and analysts alike this week. The controversy occurred when 100T announced on late Friday evening (July 31), that they’d be resting their main roster for playoffs, and […]
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LCS Forced Back Online As Positive Covid Tests Cause Havoc
It’s tempting, in the middle of 2021, to try and forget that the world is in the midst of a pandemic. Especially as people try and return to normal, with safety precautions and vaccinations helping to bring things back to pre-pandemic status. However, LCS fans were reminded acutely reminded of how un-normal things really are […]
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The LCS Championship Will Feature In-Person Attendance
A taste of normality is set to his the LCS this fall, as the LCS Championship will officially allow in-person attendance for fans. The details of the LCS’s end-of-split championship event were revealed in a post by Riot Games released on the evening of July 9. On top of the crucial announcement that the event […]
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Schalke 04’s €26.5 Million Sale Reveals True Value of LEC Spots
After weeks of negotiations, the sale of FC Schalke 04’s LEC spot has been finalised. In a statement released on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 29, FC Schalke 04 Esports announced the completion of it’s sale of the LEC team to Team BDS across social media. As per the announcement, from 2022, Team BDS will […]
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G2 Esports Enters Historic Deal with Ralph Lauren
High fashion and esports collided today as G2 Esports announced a landmark deal with fashion label Ralph Lauren. The new partnership was announced across social media and in a promotional video on June 21. In a detailed post on their website, G2 outlined the partnership. Describing it as a collaboration, both brands explained that they’d be launching […]
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FIFA 21’s Festival of FUTball
International football has returned in the form of two tournaments taking place in parallel. In the eastern hemisphere we have the Euros 2020; in the west is the 2021 Copa America. Fifa has introduced a special event named Festival of FUTball to celebrate this occasion. What is the Festival of FUTball? The Festival of FUTball […]
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What can we expect from The Peeps?
Don’t let the Faze Clan reveal fool you, The Peeps are still the underdogs. They emerged from Dreamhack Montreal 2019 with a Cinderella story that put them on the map. Fans have now gotten their first glimpse of what The Peeps can do in the Rocket League Championship Series with a big organization behind them. […]
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Schalke 04 Puts LEC Spot Up For Sale Following Financial Woes
For months, Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known FC Schalke 04, has reported financial difficulty. Now, following an announcement by club officials, the team will put up for sale their LEC team of the same name. The Bundesliga team has been a part of the European League of Legends scene since 2016, after it purchased the […]
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Valorant Masters Reykjavík: A Triumph for the Game and NA
On Sunday, May 30th, VALORANT Champions Tour 2021: Stage 2 Masters in Reykjavík wrapped up, concluding the first LAN event for VALORANT esports. As the dust settled, North American team Sentinels had secured victory. The team had easily dominated the field of competition. Going undefeated for the entire tournament, Sentinels showed that unlike with Riot’s […]
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Cloud9 Blue Adds Floppy and Xeppaa, Building a VALORANT Colossus
Cloud9’s ‘Colossus’ CS:GO may have pumped the brakes, but in C9 Blue VALORANT things are looking up. That’s because on April 19th Cloud9 announced the signing of both Ricky “floppy” Kmeru and Erick “Xeppaa” Back to its lineup. Both pros signed over from former careers in CS:GO. The pair had been pars of the so-called […]