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The first round of matchups for the upcoming Dota Pit tournament have been announced and some big names are going to be heading to the lower bracket. The tournament is due to start in Split, Croatia, on Friday January 20th, and now we know what matchups we will be seeing …
Read More »Cloud9 add Gods to Overwatch roster, say goodbye to KyKy
Top North American Overwatch side Cloud9 has made a roster change just days before APEX Season 2 is due to start. Kyle "KyKy" Souder has left the Cloud9 team, and will serve as a temporary coach for rivals Team EnVyUs while they play over in South Korea. His replacement is …
Read More »Invasion eSport accused of withholding prize money as players leave the org
StarCraft II players Kevin "Harstem" de Koning, Juan Carlos "MajOr" Tena Lopez and Julian "Lambo" Brosig have left the Invasion eSport organisation, claiming that they are yet to be paid owed prize money. Harstem was the first to leave the team, announcing on Twitter that he was owed prize money …
Read More »South Korean org ROX announces Overwatch team
South Korean organisation ROX, best known for its LCK side the ROX Tigers, has announced that it has signed its first Overwatch team. The squad is known as the ROX Orcas and features Kyeong-hoon “Aloha” Cho, Tae-wook “Try” Kang, Gwang-ho “Le1gend” Cha, Chang-gyun “Melee” Chung, Dae-min “Daemin” Kim and Joon-hwan …
Read More »Dota Asia Championship qualifiers announced
The qualifiers for the Dota Asia Championship have been revealed, with the format and participants being announced. The qualifiers will be split into four regions, as the China qualifiers have already been played. North America, Europe, SEA and CIS will all get one slot at the tournament with eight teams …
Read More »Gabe Newell is doing an AMA later today
Co-founder of Valve, the publisher behind both Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Gabe Newell is set to do a rare AMA on Reddit later today. It’s not often that Newell speaks publicly, so this opportunity for fans to ask him literally anything has got a lot of people excited. …
Read More »Everything you need to know about the Nintendo Switch and eSports
Traditionally Nintendo has not been the biggest supporter of eSports. The Smash Bros scene has seen a bit of support from the publisher and competitive Splatoon is something they have always been interested in, but outside of that Nintendo has mainly stayed clear of the industry. But that all changed …
Read More »The average NA LCS player salary is over $105,000
ESPN conducted an anonymous survey with 33 top League of Legends players from Europe and North America and revealed the average salary for each region. According to the survey the average salary for a North American LCS player is $105,385. This is listed as a base salary so any bonuses, …
Read More »Misfits sign Smash player Larry Lurr
Misfits is at it again, this time picking up Smash 4 player Larry ‘Larry Lurr’ Holland. Larry Lurr is one of the best Smash 4 players in the world and currently sits inside the top 10. He had multiple top three finishes in 2016 and is expected to continue his …
Read More »The weekend wrap up: 16/01/2017
Here at eSports Pro we hate event spoilers, but also know that no one has the time to watch every major tournament every weekend. That’s why we are starting up the weekend wrap up, a short post every Monday that lists all of the winners from the previous weekend. In …
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