ESports

Rogue disband Overwatch team after being turned away from OWL

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Rogue, one of the best known and highest achieving Overwatch teams outside of Korea, has announced that it is releasing its roster after the team were unable to secure a spot in Blizzard’s forthcoming Overwatch League (OWL).  Rogue, a team of french players based out of Las Vegas, were regular faces …

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2018’s first CS:GO Major will be ELEAGUE Boston

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Boston will be host to 2018’s first CS:GO Valve Major, with ELEAGUE on hosting duties. The ELEAGUE Major will bring 16 of the world’s finest CS:GO teams together for a two week long showdown which will culminate in live playoffs from Friday 26 January to Sunday 28 January at Boston …

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PSG esports drops League of Legends team, parts ways with Bora ‘YellowStar’ Kim

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French football club Paris St Germain is withdrawing from League of Legends after its roster failed to reach the EU LCS. A post on the team’s website cites “numerous uncertainties” as PSG stepped up preparation for the 2018 season, and claimed that their experiences in the Challenger Series lead to …

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$200,000 PUBG Invitational to take place at IEM Oakland

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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has announced its next big esports event, with a $200,000 invitational taking place at IEM Oakland. The event will take place on November 18 and 19 in Oakland’s Oracle Arena, home of NBA’s Golden State Warriors.   The tournament, unlike previous large events which have shown off a …

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Immortals name NHL exec Ari Segal as president and COO

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Immortals have named Ari Segal, a long time NHL executive, as their president and chief operating officer.  Segal’s role will see him reporting directly to Immortals CEO Noah Whinston, and will serve as a “non-voting board adviser” while his day to day responsibilities will involve him overseeing the business operations …

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The Gears Pro Circuit s2 expected to have a $2m prize pool after crowdfunding

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Gears Esports and The Coalition have announced that the second season of the Gears Pro Circuit will have an $2m prize pool, which, if hit, would double the $1m pool for season one.  Gears Esports have said that the addition of new regional events, grassroots tournaments and prize pool crowdfunding via …

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PENTA cut loose their CS:GO roster, via mutual agreement

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After several players from PENTA have departed the organisation in the last three months, the esports organisation has decided to step away from CS:GO, leaving the remaining three players teamless.  This information comes after the team lost Kevin ‘HS Tarn and Miikka ‘suNny’ Kemppi in August, while Niko ‘naSu’ Kovanen, …

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GODSENT hires Niko ‘naSu’ Kovanen as new CS:GO head coach

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Swedish esports oufit GODSENT have signed Niko ‘naSu’ Kovanen as the new head coach for their Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team. He replaces Graham ‘messioso’ Pitt who has been handling the role in the interim this summer, who will be returning to a position with RFRSH Entertainment on the organisational side, …

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UK’s largest school-based esports tournament to return for second year as part of London Games Festival

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The UK’s biggest school-based esports tournament, the Digital Schoolhouse National Schools Esports Tournament, is returning for a second year as part of 2018’s London Games Festival. Ukie has today announce that the tournament, powered by PlayStation, will be returning as part of the capital’s annual celebration of all things games …

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Immortals sign João ‘Horvy’ Horvath for in-crisis CS:GO roster

immortals logo0png Immortals sign João ‘Horvy’ Horvath for in-crisis CS:GO roster

After the Dreamhack Montreal controversy that tore up Immortals’ Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster, the organisation has started to rebuild, filling one of its empty slots with the signing of João ‘Horvy’ Horvath. Horvath comes into a tumultuous period for the team, with Vito ‘kNG’ Giuseppe benched and then released, and …

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