Second round of eEuro2021 playoffs to take place. This week 10 hopeful countries delivered spectacle in their quest for a spot at the final stage of eEuro2021, where 16 countries will do battle in London for a 100.000 $ prize purse. UEFA organises their tournament with Konami, and while 50 countries started the group stage […]
Category: CSGO
Esports week in review: Chicago to invest 30M $ in esports arena, Heroic win ESL Pro League CS:GO S13, FBI to invest CS:GO match-fixing.
American city Chicago to invest 30.000.000 $ in esports arena. Near the end of March, the City Council of Chicago has approved plans to build a 30.000.000 $ in esports arena in Bronzeville. The venue will be named Surge Esports Stadium, and will be located at McCormick Square, Chicago. A company called Smash Interactive has […]
Esports week in review: PES eEuro2021 to kick off 15th of March, Levi de Weerd European FIFA champion
PES eEuro2021 to take place in March While several Pro Evolution Soccer players and teams are gearing up for the eEuro2021, some of them have optimal preparation by means of an international friendly PES tournament. Monday the 15th of March the PES competition will find it’s conclusion, but this week has PES fans mouth wateringly […]
Esports week in review: Mercedes brings in F1 Esports-champion Jarno Opmeer, Brawlhalla esports championship 2021 announced with 1.000.000 $ prize purse, R6S world championship postponed
Mercedes brings in F1 Esports-champion Jarno Opmeer Mercedes announced their drivers for the next season of F1 Esports Series. In the virtual race world reighning champion Jarno Opmeer will be contracted by the champions from the actual real world racelaps. This means Alfa Romeo loses their star man and former team Renault junior driver. Jarno […]
Esports week in review: NAVI win BLAST Premier Global Finals, FaZe Clan and Manchester City to host esports tournament, Rainbow Six Siege World Cup in Paris and more.
NAVI WIN BLAST Premier Global Final 2020 The first big CS:GO tournament of 2021 was the conclusion of the 2020 season of BLAST Premier, with their BLAST Premier Global Final 2020 featuring a whopping 1.000.000 $ prize purse. CIS juggernaut Natus Vincere, or NAVI in short, was the strongest team despite going into the consolation […]
Esports week in review: PGL host CS:GO major with record amount of prizemoney, chess finds its way into the esports landscape, and Anders Vejrgang goes 450-0.
PGL CS:GO major in Stockholm with record amount of prizemoney PGL announced a comeback in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive with their PGL MAJOR STOCKHOLM 2021. They already divulged it will have the largest prize pool in the CS:GO history with 2.000.000 $ on the line, and it is said to be the first Major that will […]
Esports week in review: Club Brugge into CS:GO, CHRISLITO wins another eMLS title and more.
Club Brugge esports expands from just FIFA to Counter-Strike. Club Brugge esports will expand their scope of view, literally and figuratively, by including Counter-Strike : Global Offensive (CS:GO). The club also announced they will be targeting more games in the future besides EAsports FIFA, which they already supported for two full seasons of Proximus ePro […]
Esports week in review: ESEA announces new season, and more.
Anders vejrgang 390 games in a row unbeaten. Anders vejrgang, professional FIFA Player for Red Bull Leipzig, has once again smashed EA FUT Weekend League with a 30 game winstreak and 0 losses. This puts him at an unprecedented 390-0 score, while previously we had never seen anyone go far beyond 150-0. The 14 year […]
Five Big Esports Events in 2021
Despite many ups and downs, 2020 was able to round out in relatively successful fashion for esports and was able to grant plenty of entertainment in a very difficult year for many – but 2021 is certainly shaping up to be just as exciting. We’ll see the return of two big events that saw cancellations […]
Esports week in review: Virtus.Pro wins DreamHack Open December, BLAST Premier 2021 announced, and more.
Virtus.Pro wins DreamHack Open December. DreamHack had one more edition of DreamHack Open to wrap up the year 2020. With a prize pool of 100.000 $, just like the November edition, the tournament was played fully online and broadcasted from the Monster Energy DreamHack Studio in Stockholm. The eight teams participating have either qualified or […]
Esports week in review: 100 Thieves wins first Valorant Major, HearthStone World Championship starts, and more.
100 Thieves wins first Valorant Major against TSM. The first big regional Valorant tournament was held in North America, under the name Valorant First Strike, which we reported on earlier. Esports giants 100 Thieves and TeamSoloMid fought a thrilling final to determine who would start of their professional Valorant career with a bang. First Strike […]
Esports week in review: Astralis win DreamHack Masters, Go Ahead Eagles first Keuken Kampioen Divisie Rocket League champion.
DreamHack Masters Winter 2020 prey for Astralis. Astralis have beaten Mousesports 3-1 in the best of five grand final of DreamHack Masters Winter 2020. The Danes picked up 60.000 $ for their efforts. Mousesports, who came agonizingly close to a win fueled by Robin “Ropz” Kool, had to make due with 30.000 $. Astralis completely […]
Esports week in review: VALORANT and PUBG Mobile world championships 2021 announced, JTF wins OMEN LAN online.
Riot Games unveils VALORANT Champions Tour 2021. After the regional First Strike competition in the American region, Riot Games has lifted the lid on their global competitive structure for the 2021 season. Their tournament series will go by the name the VALORANT Champions Tour. Regions involved will be North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, […]
The Prima-donna Problem
No matter the industry, big or small, there are always the minority that over-inflate their ability or worth and in sporting there has always been a bit of a prima-donna problem. It would come as no surprise that esports isn’t immune to this either as over the years there have been a fair share of […]
Esports week in review: AC Milan announces esports partnership and new players.
AC Milan announce Esports plans, teams and partnership with QLASH. After a successful pilot season with an official Italian FIFA league -eSerie A- during the spring of this year, cut short by the spread of COVID19, AC Milan announced their intentions to go full throttle into Esports. They started a strategic partnership with QLASH and […]
Esports week in review: Damwon Gaming wins Worlds 2020, Real Madrid star Casemiro announces esports team, and more.
Damwon Gaming wins Worlds 2020. The South Korean team Damwon Gaming have won the 10th anniversary edition of the League of Legends World Cup. After several years of Chinese dominance, the Summoners Cup will once again find it’s way to South Korea. Chinese Suning Gaming did manage to get to the final, but were beaten […]
Esports week in review: Heroic takes international CS:GO gold again, NA Valorant 100.000 $ tournament announced, Sergio Aguero enters esports realm.
Heroic Best team Vitality to win DreamHack Open Fall. After their successful ESL One Cologne win a few months ago, the Danish team sandwiched FaZe Clan’s IEM win with their second title this year. Heroic managed to best Vitality 3-2 in the grand final which will again be a sour pill to swallow for the […]
David Beckham and Esports
David Beckham, a famous soccer star, has invested heavily in Esports? He assumed a co-owner position in a respected esports company. The company, Guild Esports, had plans of floating an esports academy program for young players, and the sports star would help in mentoring and coaching the young esports players. Guild Esports aimed to raise […]
The Biggest Players in Esports
Prize pools continue to increase and additional exposure means teams can afford to pay their star players bigger salaries – with this career winnings are increasing at a rapid rate, here we take a look at some of the biggest players in esports from a range of different games, and just how they’ve reached where […]
Esports week in review: FIFA21 released, Iesf PES contestants.
More Iesf World Cup Israel PES players qualified. Finland has completed their national championship, where 34 year old PES veteran Jussi Aalto delivered on his promise to play his heart out. The man from Tampere cruised to a win without losing a single game, and will no doubt be a feared opponent in the Euro […]
The CS:GO vs Valorant Debate Continues
Ever since the initial beta previews earlier this year and the release in June, there has been a lot of debate around whether or not Riot Games title of Valorant could take the top spot in the competitive first-person shooter genre, or whether the seasoned veteran of Counter-Strike could rely on its storied history in […]
The Biggest Events in Esports
As the popularity of esports continues to grow, so do the big events that are hosted each year – some are limited to one big event at the end of the year with regular seasonal play throughout, whereas others host a number of different events during the year. As bigger sponsors become evolved, and online […]