It’s been another day of Best Of 1 action at the Berlin Major, here are the key takeaways from the day’s action. The Swiss System of the Berlin Major saw it’s 0-1 and 1-0 pools run to their fruition today. As always with BO1 matches, there have been a fair share of upsets and some […]
Hailed the best team North America has ever seen, Team Liquid qualified to worlds as the #1 seed following their fourth consecutive LCS title. During that time they have two 3-0 sweeps as well as two 3-2 nail biters. Team Liquid will be looking to recreate their domestic success in the international stage. The team […]
Jacky “EternaLEnVy” Mao is one of the most recognizable personalities in the professional Dota 2 scene. However, this year was definitely not in favor of the Canadian player as he missed out on the biggest tournament in esports – The International 2019. His last team was beastcoast, and it was pretty good on paper but […]
Infamous has always been one of the most dominating South American teams. In fact, they were the first team from the region to ever go to The International back in 2017. This year, they broke another record by finishing in the first eight spots. Prior to TI 9, the five players from the Peruvian squad […]
In case you missed the story earlier today, FaZe Sway endured heavy criticism due to accusations of teaming in the Solos Cash Cup. He and a friend by the name of Wistles were communicating in Discord during one of the matches. Sway launched in on Wistles to help him in a one-on-one fight and the […]
100 Thieves CEO Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag broke the news this afternoon in an emotional video. In a heartfelt video today, 100 Thieves CEO Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag revealed today that 100 Thieves will no longer field a team in professional Call of Duty. The news comes on the heels of the reveal of the franchising plan […]
NRG shocked Team Liquid this morning with a 16-9 win over their North American counterparts. Today’s North American battle saw domestic rivals NRG and Team Liquid go head-to-head in the StarLadder Berlin Major group stage. Team Liquid, who currently sits as the number one team in the world, was heavily favored to take the win. […]
ESTNN’s Veselin Ignatov takes fans through the top four mid picks at Dota 2’s TI 9 in Shanghai. The International 9 was one of the biggest tournaments in esports history, and it was the biggest in terms of its record-breaking prize pool. Now only was it incredibly fun to watch, but it was very contested […]
All G2, All the time. LEC League of Legends team G2 has managed to sweep the entire first-team All-Pro voting, a feat that has not been accomplished since Fnatic’s famous 18-0 season in 2015. The 2019 @LEC Summer Split All-Pro Team! #LEC TOP: @G2Wunder JGL: @G2Jankos MID: @G2Caps BOT: @G2Perkz SUP: @G2Mikyx Learn more: https://t.co/rplaMFvbXG […]
With the recent departure of Adam “Friberg” Friberg, Heroic turned to an old face. Danish esports organization Heroic announced the addition of Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer back to the active lineup this morning in an official blog post. Pfeiffer returns to Heroic after his move from the organization to OpTic Gaming in April of 2018. According […]
PSG.LGD is now without their head coach. The post-TI9 shuffle is in full swing, and even PSG.LGD isn’t immune. This morning, PSG.LGD announced that head coach Yao “QQQ” Yi has left the team. The talented Chinese player joined LGD way back in the early months of 2017. After his addition, LGD’s result really started to […]
A Fortnite player has accused FaZe Sway of teaming during the Fortnite Solos Cash Cup. In the NA East Solos Cash Cup on August 28th, FaZe Sway endured some criticism from the Fortnite community. In the video shown below, courtesy of @MildySour_ on Twitter, Sway encounters the player by the name of Wistles in a […]
League of Legends has been one of the top games for a long time now. Players have been requesting new features for equally as long. It had gotten to the point where many of these requests were memes or jokes. However, Riot has made a habit of killing these memes in recent years. They’ve added […]
For the first time in League of Legends history, Korea is not the given winner going into the World Championship. As a result of this, the annual North American boot camps are not locked to Korea. In fact, they’ve decided the West is better than the East and have gone to Europe to practice for […]
Riot’s back at it again with another huge Teamfight Tactics update. A new component item, TFT’s first consumable item and 10 new items are being added to the game in Patch 9.18. You can find the item recipes and effects here. These items are sure to affect the most reliable strategies and what pathways you […]
The LEC Summer 2019 Playoffs are moving into the second stage! Here in Round Two, Rogue (“RGE”), Schalke 04 (“S04”), Fnatic (“FNC”) and G2 Esports (“G2”) will all take to the stage. G2 and FNC are organizations that no one is surprised to see here, as they’ve been on top all season. But Rogue and […]
This morning, Carlo “Kuku” Palad announced that he is no longer with TNC and is looking for a new team. In just a matter of days, fans have witnessed a lot of changes in some teams post-TI. After Mineski, Complexity Gaming, Fnatic and Chaos Esports Club, TNC is the newest addition to those teams. Carlo […]
Yesterday, Maurice “KheZu” Gutmann decided to part ways with Choas Esports Club. The post-TI roster changes are in full force across the Dota 2 landscape. While Mineski, Complexity and Fnatic have already seen changes, Choas Esports Club is the next in line. Maurice “KheZu” Gutmann announced yesterday that he will leave the Chaos roster. Out […]
The post TI9 shuffle is now in “full force”. So far, we know that Nikolay “Nikobaby” Nikolov, Michael “ninjaboogie” Ross and Ryan “Bimbo” Jay Qui are no longer a part of Mineski after they all stated that they are looking for a new team. In addition, Complexity also announced that they will be releasing their […]
ESTNN’s Slava Britvin shares his seven takeaways from the New Challengers Stage of the Berlin Major. The New Challengers Stage of StarLadder Major brought viewers a few surprises as well as some expected results, and it was a great start to the Major. ESTNN is here to summarize all the important things that happened during […]
Pan “Fade” Yi has announced his retirement from the professional Dota 2 scene after accusing RNG of trying to poach him during TI 9. Earlier today, Vici Gaming’s Pan “Fade” Yi announced his retirement from professional Dota. This came as a shock to much of the Dota 2 community, especially considering both Yi and Vici’s […]
One week away from Season 18, Blizzard announces that the skill rating of players in its Role Queue Beta mode will help determine ranks in Season 18. Role Queue is the newest update to Overwatch and radically changes the way players organize their games. The first version of this system, called Role Queue Beta, has […]
The post-TI 9 shuffles have begun! So far, we know that Complexity has released their roster and Mineski are minus three of the players. In addition to that, one of Dota 2’s most loved personalities is also looking for a team. Troels Lyngholt “syndereN” Nielsen is a very well known pro player and caster. In […]
The final 16 teams in contention for the Berlin Major championship have been decided with the conclusion of the New Challengers Stage. The top 8 teams from the New Challengers Stage will meet the 8 returning Legends from the previous Major later this week in the New Legends Stage. Teams with a 3-0 Record Topping […]
Xfinity, a Comcast subsidiary, will present Season 2019 of the Overwatch League. The Overwatch League announced Xfinity as the presenting partner of the 2019 playoffs and Grand Finals in Philadelphia. Xfinity is a Comcast brand for digital TV, high-speed internet and home phone services. This partnership will give a better exposure for the Overwatch League, […]
Even though it has been only a day since The International 2019 came to an end, there are already major changes to some of the teams. The first one was related to Mineski – Michael “ninjaboogie” Ross Jr. and Nikolay “Nikobaby” Nikolov announced that they are looking for a team. In addition to them, Complexity […]
Two months before the next Overwatch World Cup, Team USA introduced the supports and shields of its Final Seven. USA fans, rejoice! Team USA introduced four players of its Final 7 – the tank and support duos. Matthew “super” DeLisi and Indy “Space” Halpern will handle the frontline. Keeping them safe, Grant “moth” Espe and […]
We can safely say that The International 2019 was the best one we have seen yet. Everything, ranging from the cast to the players themselves was top notch. We witnessed some of the most incredible Dota 2 games in the last couple of years. Having said that, one team just re-wrote Dota’s history by winning […]
Just a day after the end of the biggest event in esports, we have our first roster change. Usually, at the end of each TI, there are always various roster changes that occur. This is expected because many teams were not happy with what they have accomplished. Mineski Changes LFT — Nikobaby (@NikoDOTA) August 26, […]
The qualifiers in week two of the Fortnite Champion Series is official. Professional Fortnite trios played for nine total hours over two days to earn a spot in the Grand Finals. Last week, we saw names such as Clix, Bugha, and Snood qualify from NA East. Check out our week one recap to see if […]
Game One Team Liquid (“TL”) started off the series with a crushing victory. The game began with a massive play in the river. Xmithie caught out a flash-less Svenskeren for a 3v3 fight where TL got two unanswered kills. Soon after, Doublelift and CoreJJ found a 2v2 outplay and picked up another kill. Despite Cloud9 […]
HBO’s series Ballers, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, is set to include esports in the plot tonight during the season premiere. As to what this inclusion supposedly entails, Marty Strenczewilk, founder of Splyce, was one of the first to reveal this info about Ballers. It suggests that Splyce is involved: https://twitter.com/lazerchickenzzz/status/1165765627988062209?s=21 Additionally, this image was […]
During the last day of TI 9, we also got to know where will the next TI be held. It turned out the rumors are true. TI 10 will be heading to Stockholm, Sweden. The International 2020 Dota 2 Championship will be held in… #Dota2 #TI9 #TI10 pic.twitter.com/kmuREm7Hbo — The International (@dota2ti) August 25, 2019 […]
After an amazing LB final, it was time to focus on the most important Dota 2 series in history. Apart from the amazing $15M+ going to the champion, this was the first time where we’d have a two times TI winner. To be honest, we could not really ask for a more interesting final. Apart […]
And just like that, the biggest event in esports history came to an end. It is safe to say that this was the absolute best TI we have ever seen. Not only was it full with tons of back-and-forth action but every single team had to chance to lift the trophy. Some of them managed […]
The Finals are almost here. Two of the best North American rosters in history are set to battle it out on August 25th. Cloud9 (“C9”) led by Dennis “Svenskeren” Johnsen’s MVP performance will be looking to put an end to Team Liquid’s (“TL”) reign on the LCS. C9 has looked extremely impressive throughout the year […]
Game One Clutch Gaming (“CG”) started the match with a strong game one victory. The series started out with plenty of action, a full team fight with a one for one trade. CG then took advantage of their man advantage to catch Ruin rotating from the play for a free kill and soon after the […]
Game One FC Schalke 04 (“S04”) started the series with a decisive first game. Before two minutes had passed, the action had already picked up. Vitality (“VIT”) went for an invade into the enemy and kept fighting forward. S04 reacted properly and were able to get 3 kills without a single casualty, giving them a […]
Yesterday, Valve announced a new hero named Snapfire. Today we have yet another new hero, Void Spirit. Lore-wise, this will be the fourth spirit alongside Ember, Storm, and Earth. Many people were expecting this, especially throughout the last couple of weeks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=trZhv9O6VFs What we know Similar to Snapfire, there is not really any information regarding […]
Game One Rogue (“RGE”) subverted the expectations of many and took down Splyce (“SPY”) in Game one. SPY’s Xerxe started the game by ganking Finn while RGE ganked bot side, resulting in a kill for each team. SPY continued to focus top side by collecting another kill from Finn at 11 minutes, but RGE was […]
The end of The International 9 is just around the corner. Our second last day of competition today saw our first team locked in for our Grand Final tomorrow, while two more of our teams said goodbye to the main stage at Shanghai. Lower Bracket Round four of our Lower Bracket today gave us a […]
The New Challengers Stage of the Berlin Major is underway. As we head into the tournament, let’s discuss what makes CS:GO’s premier events so good. Everyone in CS:GO looks forward to the Majors. By and large, they never fail to deliver a spectacle of Counter-strike and provide some of the best viewings in all of […]
The final week of the regular season is finally here, and with it comes the Kit Kat Rivalry Weekend. Ten teams will be taking the stage at The Novo in Los Angeles, and for some teams, it’s make or break time, which is where this week’s match of the week begins! Match of the Week […]
The International 2019 is slowly but steadily coming to an end. Following today’s’ games, there are only five teams after today we waved goodbye to two more teams. Let’s take a look at what happened during the games. Royal Never Give Up vs Team Liquid One quick game (and one not so quick one 🙄) […]
Every year, TI always surprises us by revealing a new hero. Today, we got the chance to watch a very interesting trailer. In fact, Valve decided to introduce it in between the EG vs. TL match. Snapfire, this new hero’s name, is expected to arrive this Fall and by the looks of it, it will […]
The impact of the B.R.U.T.E. is one of the most extensively covered storylines in competitive Fortnite history. Never have we seen such an outcry from one community over the addition of a new vehicle. Both professional and casual players joined forces to start the #removethemech movement, which has picked up steam since the release of […]
The next CS:GO Major looms over the horizon as 24 teams wait patiently. They’re all ready to give their all to lift the trophy and cement their names in Counter-Strike history. There are many questions surrounding the current landscape of professional Counter-Strike, and StarLadder Berlin should give us some insight as to where many teams […]
The LEC Summer Split has concluded. With G2 Esports and Fnatic (FNC) on top, the remaining six teams in Europe have begun their climb to challenge for the trophy. For the four teams that have reached playoffs in the lower bracket, however, the road ahead is long and difficult. The LEC is maintaining the playoff […]
Svenskeren was announced as the Honda MVP for the 2019 LCS Summer Split after an impressive Summer with Cloud9 with 15 of the 19 games that C9 played over the Summer. Sven had an impressive 73% win percentage alongside an equally impressive 47% First Blood percentage. His kill participation percentage was also fantastic, sitting at […]
The heart-pounding action continued at TI9 today as we saw two more of our teams eliminated. Let’s see how the day panned out. Lower Bracket The day began with round two of our Lower Bracket series. While some might have thought the morning’s matches would be over early, our teams had other things in mind. […]
Morale is at an all-time low for Fortnite fans. Casual and competitive players alike are heavily criticizing the developers for recent changes implemented in the game. This all began with the addition of the B.R.U.T.E vehicle into the game, which players also refer to as the mech. It is polarizing history to this point, and […]
After an epic battle, we finally know the name of the Arcana winner – Ogre Magi. He won the final vote against a formidable enemy – Windranger, a hero which has always been loved by the community. The result was definitely expected, considering how Ogre won against his other enemies. In fact, he pretty much […]
The International 2019 is still not over but we already have news about new teams. SK Telecom T1 is, arguably, the most powerful League of Legends organization in the world and has decided to step in into the Dota 2 world by giving the task to Lee “Forev” Sang-don to form a roster. We are […]
The hype surrounding the 2020 season has been quite the buzz on Reddit since early June when teams started announcing details. Little bits and pieces and have been released by teams over the past 2 months but now, a full schedule for the 2020 Overwatch League season has been released by Blizzard. We finally got […]
Dota’s $33.5 million The International tournament is one of the most impactful and most viewed esports events in the world. Commonly referred to as TI, the main event will be taking place in Shanghai, China during this week. Not everyone is willing to stay up until 4 am just to watch a tournament live in […]
Fnatic has moved Richard “Xizt” Landström and Simon “twist” Eliasson to the bench. This move follows their failure to return to the Major cycle after being eliminated during StarLadder Berlin’s European Minor. Fnatic announced today that the team will be moving into “a new phase,” starting with the removal of both Landström and Eliasson. Landström […]
1. SF Shock The San Francisco Shock has been nothing if not consistent throughout the last two stages. After their 4-0 against the Chengdu Hunters, the Shock has proven that they can perform in a tank heavy meta, and a damage-centric meta as well. This upcoming week, they take on the Vancouver Titans during the […]
New details have come out regarding the franchised-based format that competitive Call of Duty is moving to next season. The release of Call of Duty Modern Warfare will officially mark the end of what we know as Call of Duty Esports. In a Reddit post on the r/CoDCompetitive, the u/callofduty_esports account provided details to fans […]
WESA, The World Esports Association, has announced an official investigation into allegations against the Swedish organization Ninjas In Pyjamas. WESA have tasked ESIC commissioner Ian Smith to “conduct an independent third-party review of allegations against NiP”. The Investigation comes after Richard Lewis conducted an in-depth interview with former NiP player Robin “Fifflaren” Johansson. In the […]
After an incredible day one of the main event yesterday, day two was also full of very interesting results, amazing comebacks, and dominant performances. Unfortunately, two more teams were eliminated, which means that there are only 10 more remainings. Upper Bracket OG vs Newbee We're closing our series against @newbeecn with a convincing 2-0 score. […]
StarLadder has announced the official broadcast team for the Berlin Major With the Main Qualifier getting underway in just under two days, StarLadder has announced the names and faces of the broadcast. Alex “Machine” Richardson and Tres “stunna” Saranthus will be hosting the desk alongside Matthew “Sadokist” Trivett who confirmed that he would be working […]
When we think about the best Counter-Strike players of all time, there is one name bound to come up: s1mple. The Ukrainian prodigy reached new levels in 2018, racing his way to the top of every player ranking – and breaking whatever records necessary to get there. Despite this dominance, there is one achievement he […]
Today’s main event at the International 9 began today in Shanghai. Our playoffs are double elimination, which meant we saw four teams go home. While another two fell to tough it out in the lower bracket for a chance at this year’s aegis and their cut of the massive $32 million US dollar prize pool. […]
On the heels of the final CWL Championship, mixed emotions are present in the Call of Duty community. Moving onward and upward is good for any competitive esports title, but leaving the golden age of Call of Duty Esports is difficult. Nevertheless, the show must go on and Call of Duty is moving onto a […]
The Berlin Major is finally right around the corner. Despite Team Liquid being the heavy favorites to win, there are a few unlikely teams that could go deep in the tournament. With the new Challengers Stage starting in just four days, we’ll see which hopeful teams will earn the right to challenge the legends of […]
On Sunday, Overwatch fans gathered at the CNE Gaming Garage to watch Toronto Defiant and Florida Mayhem duke it out in stage four of the Overwatch League. The viewing party also featured Nathan “KarQ” Chan. KarQ is a streamer for Toronto Defiant, as well as the community lead for Team Canada. He engaged the audience […]
With just a couple of hours before TI 9 resumes, Valve decided that it is time to release this year’s Trove Carafe. It includes new items for Bounty Hunter, Crystal Maiden, Nature’s Prophet, Arc Warden, Templar Assassin, Chaos Knight, and Tusk. In addition to that, which each chest that you open, you also have a […]
When the dust settled from perhaps one of the most interesting Group Stages that we’ve seen at any TI so far, it’s time to take a look at which teams lived up to the expectations and which were simply blown away from the competition. Group A With the group stage behind us, it’s time to […]
The group stages of The International 9 are in the bag. We saw our second team eliminated from the tournament, and the seeding for our upper and lower brackets is now set. Let’s take a look at some of the highlights from our final day. Group A Highlights The last of our Group A matches […]
The time has officially arrived for the Fortnite Champion Series. With the recent release of the Trios format, Epic Games announced a six week series of events in said format. Professional players mixed and matched to form what they believed to be their best opportunity at victory. The top point-earning teams from each weekly session […]
eUnited destroyed many barriers to claim their victory at the 2019 CWL Championships that took place in Los Angeles, CA. But eUnited’s boundaries weren’t the only ones being demolished. According to Twitch analytics site SullyGnome, the 2019 CWL Championships have single-handedly catapulted the viewership of Call of Duty onto the top charts for two categories. […]
In what was a CWL Championship for the ages, eUnited came out on top. It was almost never in doubt after their victory at the CWL Pro League Playoffs. The team of James “Clayster” Eubanks, Alec “Arcitys” Sanderson, Preston “Prestinni” Sanderson, Chris “Simp” Lehr and Tyler “aBeZy” Pharris came into The Pauley Pavilion and methodically […]
Game One This was expected to be a lopsided series, and Team Liquid (“TL”) showed why with a dominant victory in Game One over Clutch Gaming (“CG”). It all began at three minutes, where CG fought a 3v3 in the top lane. TL turned it around to get Jensen a Double Kill, with First Blood […]
Clash is a game mode for League of Legends that Riot Games has been working on for a while. The team creation stage, where you can team up with friends to form an amateur competitive team, starts on August 19th and ends on the 23rd. After this, the tournaments begin. However, this version of Clash […]
The competition has reached new heights at the CWL Championship. Thus far, we have seen early exits from unexpected teams and some other surprises along the way. Chief among the surprises so far is the early exit of FaZe at the hands of 100T. The intense set between these two prestigious organizations set the stage […]
Game One Cloud9 (“C9”) put on a clinic right out of the gate and took the first game versus Counter Logic Gaming (“CLG”). C9 was extremely clean from the very beginning and CLG seemed to have no answers for what they wanted to do. Svenskeren got the ball rolling by ganking mid and getting First […]
Splyce vs Misfits Gaming Misfits Gaming (“MSF”) beat Splyce (“SPY”) to take away their chance at the second place over Fnatic. They dominated the early game, and though they were shaky in the later part of the game, did clutch it out in the end. H1iva killed Kobbe for First Blood, but a good Teleport […]
After an amazing day three full of epic action, new records (Syed Sumail “SumaiL” Hassan now has over 1000 kills at The International) and eliminations, it’s time to see some of the most interesting series of the day. Team Secret vs TNC – The Europeans Can Bleed #SecretDota successfully takes down @TNCPredator in game one […]
Day Three of the CWL Championship has wrapped up, and it had some expected wins alongside some serious upsets. The CWL Championship is in full force for the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 season. Refer to our recaps of days one and two to get caught up on what you may have missed in […]
The LCS Summer Split is moving to Detroit! Here, the final four teams will fight for their spot in the Finals and a ticket to the World Championship. There are also valuable Championship Points on the line to help the teams go to Worlds. Team Liquid (“TL”) and Cloud9 (“C9”) both secured byes from the […]
Vitality vs Misfits Gaming Misfits Gaming (“MSF”), despite being locked out of playoffs, upset Vitality (“VIT”) in the first match. It wasn’t the bloody, action-packed game expected from these teams, but MSF was clean when it mattered. Kirei kicked it all off by killing Attila under his tower for First Blood, who was already low […]
Day two of The International 9 is a wrap and what a crazy day of Dota it was. If your predictions ended up in the garbage, don’t feel bad. This TI has been full of so many surprises so far, it’s impossible to know what is coming next. Let’s take a look at some of […]
Timothy “Ghost Bizzle” Miller and Turner “Tfue” Tenney have been at each other’s throats for quite some time now in competitive Fortnite. Dating back to the Secret Skirmish in February, an unspoken rivalry seems to have developed between the two professional Fortnite players. Prior to the Fortnite World Cup, Ghost Bizzle was one of the […]
The Knockout Stage at the CWL Championship is now official. With notable upsets of Gen.G, UYU and Midnight Esports, we will see some amateur teams competing against professional teams in bracket play. All in all, pool play provided three victorious amateur teams in their respective pool. With the bracket set, we will see exactly how […]
ESTNN chats with Albert Cohen, former TSM Analyst for 2019 Spring, current Data Analyst for Misfits. We discuss his time in TSM. His thoughts on what went wrong during Summer for TSM; as well as his predictions for the 3 NA Worlds Representatives. Albert Cohen’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlbertPCoh TimeStamps: What is an analyst?- 0:53 Difference between […]
The race for the playoffs is heating up fast. With three teams locked in for the top 6 slots, and with some slots all but confirmed, multiple teams are battling it out for a place in the season playoff play-ins. However, three teams are already officially eliminated from the running. As such, these teams are […]
Esports organization OverActive Media has just announced that Dominique Gelineau will be its new general manager for the Toronto Call of Duty franchise. “Toronto is really seen as the city to represent Canada. Whether it’s in sports or in business, it really is a major hub for being that face of Canada on the international […]
A Dexerto report claims that Vito “kNgV” Gisueppe will play for the Immortals owned MIBR roster at the upcoming Moscow tournament. Jarek “DeKay” Lewis has reported that the MIBR organization is finalizing the process to acquire Giuseppe from his current team INTZ. Lewis claims that multiple sources close to the player and team have stated […]
The first day of the CWL Championship is over, and ESTNN has all the results viewers need. Day One of the CWL Championship has drawn to a close. There were some upsets and some not so surprising results that dictate what will take place on Day Two. Although most of the professional teams saw early […]
The first day of The International 9 is all wrapped up, and ESTNN’s Veselin Ignatov is here with a recap of the day. After a long wait, TI 9 finally kicked off in Shanghai! The biggest event in esports began today and it was full of exciting matches. Not only did fans get to see […]
The Fortnite Championship Series is only two days away, and ESTNN has everything fans need to know about what’s at stake. Fortnite is on the cusp of its first Trios tournament series. The success of the Fortnite World Cup elevated the Battle Royale title to another level; Epic made the decision to effectively eliminate Duos […]
Another week, another set of Overwatch League Power Rankings. This week, the Shock stay on top and the Fuel run out of gas. Stage 4 Week 4 Overwatch League Power Rankings 1. San Francisco Shock What is there to say that we haven’t said already? This team, while not as dominant as before, has proven […]
The future of who will take the Echo Fox slot in the LCS remains unknown. On August 14, Echo Fox entered into an agreement with Riot Games that has terminated their participation in the LCS. But unfortunately, the previous deal between Echo Fox and Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE) has been canceled. Furthermore, KSE is getting […]
Teamfight Tactics (“TFT”) is Riot Games’ newest adaptation of League of Legends (“LoL”). Since its release, it has been wildly popular among LoL fans and people who’ve never played the game alike. Seeing one’s favorite champions in this new style and game mode can be exhilarating, but it can go the other way as well. […]
Eugene Luchianenco, Head of Esports at WePlay! Esports, sat down with ESTNN to talk about the grassroots tournament scene, WePlay!’s recent Dota Underlords tournament, and what the future holds for WePlay!. Earlier this month, tournament organizer WePlay! hosted the first open tournament for Dota Underlords, Valve’s newest game and one of the most popular entries […]
In the Call of Duty Championship Pool F, 100 Thieves is scary strong. Just mere hours remain before the beginning of the final CWL Championship in history. The MLG era of competitive Call of Duty is coming to an end. Franchising is coming despite how fans and critics feel about that general idea. The entire […]
ESTNN’s Veselin Ignatov walks players through the TI 9 Fantasy Challenge. The Fantasy Challenge is one of the most interesting things to do every time TI rolls around. Apart from winning extra battle points, players can also see how they stack up against their friends! Having said that, in order to be competitive, players must […]
Dota 2’s Arcana vote nears its end, and there are only two heroes left to vote for. After some epic duels, there are only two heroes remaining in Dota 2’s Arcana vote – Ogre Magi and Windranger. These are definitely two heroes that not that many people expected to be int he final two but […]
With just a day until the biggest event in Dota 2’s history, we finally know the two groups in the tournament. As you can see, both groups seem to be reasonably balanced. However, Group A will definitely be a lot more interesting to watch. After all, Team Liquid and Team Secret are in it. Group […]
Pool E overall provides one of the more interesting mixtures of teams of all the pools previously covered. Check out ESTNN’s recent breakdowns of Pool A, Pool B, Pool C and Pool D as we gear up for the final CWL Championship in an illustrious history. This championship feels different as we transfer over from […]
With the success of the first Beta Pass of Teamfight Tactics, Riot Games is looking to double down on their efforts to maintain the player base for the next eight weeks. Included in the pass (which is free) are weekly challenges, icons, emotes and brand-new arena chromas to customize your game even more. In addition […]
Sigma is now live in Overwatch’s competitive playlists. Sigma, the new tank character of Overwatch, made his debut less than an hour ago along with Patch 1.39. Usually, new heroes are only available in quick play and arcade, at least initially, so players can get used to them before playing competitively. However, it seems Activision-Blizzard […]
Just days after WePlay! announced that they will be hosting an amazing event with a $300K USD prize pool, we are in for another threat. In addition to that, there will be a new tournament starting in around a month from now. It’s called WePlay Reshuffle Madness, and it will have an impressive $50K prize […]
For those of you who have no idea about Midas Mode, it is basically a new type of game mode which got developed by MoonDuck. Having said that, this year’s event is definitely going to be even crazier. After all, there are already a couple of very powerful heroes present. From the front of the […]
Gambit Esports was one of the biggest surprises in this DPC season. They had an amazing season and even managed to win a couple of big events. However, sadly for them, they started to lose at the very worst moment. What happened In fact, Gambit and Alliance both were contenders for the last spot of […]
As we continue our coverage of the Call of Duty World League Championship 2019, we next look at Pool D. Please see our previous breakdowns on Pool A, Pool B and Pool C where we highlight storylines coming into the last major tournament of Black Ops 4. In Pool D, we have Team Reciprocity, Team […]
Today, ESTNN has the best picks for the hero specific section of the Battle Pass predictions. There are less than 3 days until TI 9 begins! This means that you still have some time left to decide which predictions to put in your compendium. Yesterday, we took a look at the most likely tournament predictions […]
Mineski was the last team that managed to secure a spot for TI 9 in SEA. Even though they were one of the best teams in the region, something happened along the way that led to their downfall. Luckily, they added the Bulgarian prodigy Nikobaby just in time for the qualifiers. After an amazing five-series […]
Mousesports is currently contesting the lower end of CS:GO’s top 10, but they have huge potential to place well at the upcoming StarLadder Major. Mousesports as an organization had a great run in 2018. They won ESL One New York and were, for a brief period, the world’s second-best counterstrike team. However, the beginning of […]
Game One Is it even possible to lose a game after taking four Barons? Counter Logic Gaming (“CLG”) made OpTic Gaming (“OPT”) answer that with a yes by beating them with superior late-game shot-calling. The early game was relatively even, with OPT getting First Blood onto Ruin but CLG claiming the First Tower bonus with […]
ESTNN’s Veselin Ignatov has our predictions for the Dota 2 Battle Pass predictions minigame. With less than four days until TI 9, fans should be buckling down for a great pinnacle event. Interestingly, anyone with a Battle Pass can make some pretty fun predictions for the tournament. It’s definitely not a new feature, but its […]
FaZe Clan tops the list in Pool C for the Call of Duty Championships. We are just five days away from the commencement of the Call of Duty World League Championship for Black Ops 4. Thirty-two of the best professional and amateur teams will represent their organizations at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. […]
Game One The first game of the day certainly delivered on the hype for the series, as Clutch Gaming (“CG”) brought down Team SoloMid (“TSM”). It all started off at six minutes with a team fight in the middle lane. Here, Huni got First Blood but traded his life for it. TSM did strike back […]
Natus Vincere, also known as Na’Vi, announced today that Danil ‘Dendi’ Ishutin is leaving the team. Dendi did not play under Na’Vi’s banner in the last DPC season. The legendary mid-laner decided to try his luck elsewhere and he ended up joining a SEA team called Tigers. Even though they had good players, the results […]
SK Gaming vs Splyce The first match of the day was an incredibly close one with a ton of action, but when the smoke cleared Splyce (“SPY”) emerged victorious over SK Gaming (“SK”). This was expected to be one-sided in favor of SPY but SK fought tooth and nail against them. In fact, Selfmade got […]
ESTNN’s Cole Ricke takes players through the best counters to the Orisa/Roadhog combo in Solo Queue. With 2-2-2 role lock coming very soon, one of the biggest changes is that the new strongest tank duo is Orisa and Roadhog. Previously only used as a defensive tank line or on Escort maps for a pirate ship […]
Danish CS:GO veteran René “cajunb” Borg has made his professional return to OpTic Gaming, reuniting with former teammates Mathias “MSL” Lauridsen and Kristian “k0nfig” Wienecke. The move sees young talent Ismail “refrezh” Ali put on the bench. Ali originally joined the team in January of this year following a promising run as a stand-in for […]
The Fortnite Championship Series is right around the corner, and ESTNN has all the info you need. The Fortnite Championship Series is upon us. After the well-received and highly rated Fortnite World Cup, it’s not surprising to see Epic Games doubling down on esports. The recently introduce Trios format will be the center of the […]
The tournament organizer alerted the FBI after a player threatened to “shoot up” the event in an online match. Fragadelphia contacted the FBI and other authorities after a CS:GO player threatened to “shoot up” the upcoming Fragadelphia LAN. N3rd Street Gamers CEO John Fazio addressed the threat and stated in a tweet that Fragadelphia will […]
Pool B is chock full of talent at every level. Pool B of the Call of Duty Championship provides a balanced group of teams that have all led different paths toward qualifying. Upsets are always in play when looking at a pool that does not have one overwhelming favorite, and the reality is that any […]