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Dylan Walker, Blizzard Entertainment
Sun-baked Taiwan will play host to the Eastern Clash this coming weekend, with a slew of high-octane series on the slate. Here is what you need to know for each of the first-round matchups at the Eastern Clash.
Official HCS
Open to teams in Australia and New Zealand, the HaloWC 2018 Sydney Finals featured a fantastic display of top Halo talent from the best teams in the region, all hoping to battle their way to a spot into the final two to earn a trip to Seattle. The event showcased outstanding team and individual performances alike, and proved that the rest of the world shouldn’t underestimate the potential danger posed by an Australian squad on a mission.… Read the rest
Red Bull announced the arrival of the Red Bull Gaming Sphere, an innovative new gaming space in Shoreditch, London. The public-access studio – the largest in the UK – launches later this month and will act as a hub for the UK’s gaming and esports communities, offering a stunning venue kitted out with state of the art gaming technology and a packed schedule of events.… Read the rest
With the qualifiers over and done with and the full list of invitations revealed, the PGL PUBG Spring Invitational is shaping up to be a one of a kind esports event, brought to you by PGL in partnership with Imba TV.
On March 22-25, 2018, 16 of the best PUBG teams in the world will battle for their share of a $100,000 prize pool, live from the PGL Studios in Bucharest.… Read the rest
After three days of intense Call of Duty: WWII competition, Rise Nation was crowned champion of the CWL Atlanta Open, presented by PlayStation®4. Teams Red Reserve, Luminosity Gaming, and Team EnVyUs rounded out the top four spots at the Call of Duty World League open event held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.… Read the rest
The Esports Championship Series (ECS), FACEIT’s premiere Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) league, has revealed the full lineup of teams from North America and Europe that will compete in Season 5 for a slice of the $750,000 USD prize pool. Returning to SSE Arena, Wembley for the Season 5 Finals, the league kicks off on March 13, 2018 and will see Season 4 champions, FaZe Clan, try to defend their title against previous ECS winners SK Gaming, Astralis and G2 Esports, among others.… Read the rest
Something spooky is stirring in the heart of The Witchwood™, the next expansion for Hearthstone®, Blizzard Entertainment’s smash-hit digital card game. Next month, those cunning and courageous enough to hunt down monsters and outwit witches can claim their bounty in the form of 135 hair-raising new cards, complete with some uncanny new gameplay mechanics.… Read the rest
Ubisoft® announced that Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Pro League Season 7 will begin this week in all four territories worldwide: Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and North America.
The first region kicking off Pro League Season 7 is North America, with tonight’s showdown between Six Invitational finalists Evil Geniuses, and Ronin, a roster formerly known as Onslaught.… Read the rest
Japanese publisher Cygames has unveiled its 2018 esports calendar, revealing how YOU can win a million dollars, just for playing its hit strategy title, Shadowverse.
The announcement came as part of the Shadowverse Open Mid Season Special broadcast, which took place last weekend, and revealed the following highlights:
League of Legions eSports
This week on The Dive the gang are once again joined by Phreak as Azael is sidelined by an illness that is slowly making its way through all the casters. They’re talking gaming houses, Patch 8.5, and the circle of suck that is the NA LCS.… Read the rest
Call of Duty eSports
The 2018 Call of Duty World League Atlanta Open, Presented by PlayStation 4, will see 15 teams from the CWL Stage Pro League plus the substituting Lightning Pandas fight for a $200,000 prize pool, while defending their pride against the top National Circuit and amateur teams out of the Open Bracket.… Read the rest
League of Legions eSports
With Playoffs on the horizon, every game matters as TSM and Team Liquid face off again this weekend.… Read the rest
Vainglory eSports
Vainglory 5V5 is headed to the World Electronic Sports Games 2017 Grand Final stage.
Vainglory teams representing China, Korea, Indonesia and Singapore will square off in the first international competitive 5V5 series since Vainglory 5V5’s launch as part of Update 3.0 last month.
WESG 2017 is the international esports tournament hosted by Alisports, the sports branch of Alibaba, with a Grand Final held this year in Haikou, Hainan Province, China.… Read the rest
Rainbow Six eSports
During the Year Three panel at the Six Invitational, we revealed the plan to have DreamHack host future tournaments for the Rainbow Six competitive community. Four different DreamHack events have been scheduled for Rainbow Six, giving professional and amateur teams alike the opportunity to compete against each other in exciting lan events.… Read the rest
Rainbow Six eSports
After an exciting Six Invitational, it’s time to kick off the new season of Rainbow Six Pro League.
Season 7 of Rainbow Six Pro League begins this Monday, March 12th, as the best teams from around the world prepare for another year of competition.
The veterans of Pro League, as well as new competitors in our Challenger League, will return to the familiar league format of previous seasons until Season 8, when we will be introducing a new league structure of double round robin.… Read the rest