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Over the last couple of weeks, the Fighting Game Community has lit up again over the long debated issue of coaching. The Street Fighter V grand finals at Texas Showdown kicked everything off with a new twist. Echo Fox’s Julio Fuentes was facing the fact the bracket was reset when …
Read More »An interview with CS:GO world champ FalleN: on duelling, playing in arenas and how to improve
On Sunday night, under the giant roof of London’s O2, two fearsome teams of pro-gamers went head-to-head in a grueling six hour battle for the title of ESL Pro League champions. The game: Counter Strike: Global Offensive. The teams: Brazilian based Luminosity Gaming and Franco-Spanish G2 eSports. Before the five-round …
Read More »Prize pool for Dota 2’s The International 6 passes $5 million in 48 hours
The prize pool for The Intentional 6, the biggest Dota 2 competition of the year, has already exceeded $5 million, despite fans only being able to contribute for less than 48 hours. The International Battle Pass launched late on Monday and, at the time of writing around 45 hours later, …
Read More »League Of Legends MSI 2016 Finals: The Winners Are…
The final of League of Legends’ Mid Season Invitational saw Counter Logic Gaming represent North America (a milestone in Riot tournament progession for the region) against South Korea’s SK Telecom T1. But would LoL wunderkind Lee ‘Faker’ Sang-hyeok get to complete his trophy collection with an MSI win or would …
Read More »CS:GO’s ESL Pro League finals put France and Brazil on top
When I say G, you say TWO!” G!” TWO!” G!” TWO!” An English crowd cheering the French would be all but unheard of in most sports. Even here in CS:GO, where Europe holds a strong sense of solidarity, it still came as quite the surprise. Nevertheless, hearing the crowd erupting …
Read More »James Lampkin: ‘Because of the way we built WESA, it doesn’t allow for ESL to stomp around’
It was one of the better kept secrets in esports—an industry notorious for its leaks. Until May 10, no-one had publicly uttered the acronym WESA—quite a feat given the number of parties involved. Then, a well-meaning employee of a commercial printing firm took to Reddit to share the results of …
Read More »Science shows that eSports professionals are real athletes
Scientists at the German Sports University have conducted a study of eSports athletes and they were surprised by their results. They found that they are exposed to physical strains similar to those of "normal" athletes. Professor Ingo Frobse began studying eSports athletes five years ago. This made Frobse something of …
Read More »Bud Light All-Stars is a missed opportunity
DreamHack Austin marked the beginning of Bud Light’s first venture into esports. It also marked the end of any hope that Bud Light’s first venture into esports would be any good. When the beer brand announced two weeks ago that it would make an esports play, there was hope that …
Read More »FC Schalke 04 buys into League of Legends with EU LCS team
FC Schalke 04, the German football club, has officially entered the world of League of Legends by buying a slot in the EU LCS. Rumours first circulated a few weeks ago, with speculation that the Bundesliga side would buy its way into the league through Elements, a team that had …
Read More »World eSports Association announced, aims to professionalise eSports
The World eSports Association has finally been announced after multiple leaks throughout the week. Billed as open and inclusive organisation, the main aim of the group is to further professionalise the eSports world. They will do this by introducing elements of player representation, standardized regulations, and revenue sharing for teams. …
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