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Rainbow Six Invitational: The players to follow according to the casters

Rainbow Six eSports

Throughout the Year 2 of Rainbow Six, some players shined in the Pro League or the Six Invitational Qualifiers. They confirmed, game after game, their status of key players of their teams with a specific goal : be ready for the competition in Montreal. On the front row seat to comment and analyze their ascent, the casters are the best placed to give us their insights of the players to watch out for the second edition of the Six Invitational.… Read the rest

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2018 Pokémon World Championships, battle commences in July 2018 in Ohio

The Pokémon Company International announced the dates and locations for two major competitive Pokémon tournaments in 2018. The Pokémon North America International Championships will take place July 6–8 in Columbus, Ohio. This year’s Pokémon World Championships will be held August 24–26 in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Greater Columbus Convention Center will once again be home to the Pokémon North America International Championships in July.… Read the rest

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Inaugural DiRT World Championships – 19 February 2018

Codemasters and Motorsport Network announced the launch of the inaugural DiRT World Championships, beginning 19 February 2018. The DiRT World Championships will give gamers the opportunity to win a test drive at the Silverstone circuit in a stunning RX2 rallycross car*. A showpiece finale that will be live-streamed on Motorsport.tv, will bring the Championships to a climax on 26 May at the Speedmachine festival, which hosts the British round of the FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy.… Read the rest

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London Spitfire Win First-Ever Overwatch League Stage Finals

The first stage of the inaugural season of the Overwatch League is complete, with the London Spitfire defeating the New York Excelsior in a thrilling five-game match at Blizzard Arena Los Angeles in front of a sold-out crowd. The Spitfire won the series, 3-2 – coming back after being down two games for only the third reverse sweep by any team of the stage – and will take home a $100,000 USD bonus.… Read the rest

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HGC – Focus Down Week 4: Approaching the Crescendo

Blizzard Entertainment

Just two weeks remain before we’ll know which teams will attend the Eastern and Western Clashes. While major players—Team Dignitas, Tempest, and Team Freedom—are already dusting off their luggage, the rest of the field is still wide open.

The Battle for Clash Seeding

World class teams are finally set to collide in Week 4, beginning with Saturday’s series between Fnatic and Team Dignitas.… Read the rest

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HaloWC 2018 Orlando Open Preview

By Official HCS

The Halo World Championship is back, as players and teams around the globe set their sights on the Sunshine State for the opening salvo of the HaloWC 2018 season. Open to all regions around the globe, and featuring the return of MLG to competitive Halo, the Orlando Open features an incredible slate of top Halo players from all around the world.… Read the rest

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Halo World Championship – Orlando Schedule and Gametypes

By Official HCS

Prize Breakdown

4v4 – $50,000

  • 1st – $20,000
  • 2nd – $10,000
  • 3rd – $6,000
  • 4th – $4,000
  • 5-6th – $3,000
  • 7-8th – $2,000

FFA – $5,000

  • 1st – $2,000
  • 2nd – $1,250
  • 3rd – $750
  • 4th – $500
  • 5th – $300
  • 6th – $200

Pro Points Breakdown (per Player)

  • 1st – 25,000 Points
  • 2nd – 15,000 Points
  • 3rd – 11,000 Points
  • 4th – 9,000 Points
  • 5-6th – 8,000 Points
  • 7-8th – 7,000 Points
  • 9-12th – 5,500 Points
  • 13-16th – 4,500 Points
  • 17-20th – 3,000 Points
  • 21-24th – 2,750 Points
  • 25-28th – 2,250 Points
  • 29-36th – 1,750 Points
  • 37-44th – 1,500 Points
  • 45-60th – 1,000 Points

Schedule

Friday

  • 1:00 PM – Latin America Showdown (Shock the World vs Usual Suspects)
  • 3:00 PM to 10:30 PM – Pool Play Matches
  • 1:00 PM – Open Bracket Winners 1 – Heat 1
  • 1:45 PM – Open Bracket Winners 1 – Heat 2
  • 2:30 PM – Open Bracket Winners 2 – Heat 1
  • 3:15 PM – Open Bracket Winners 2 – Heat 2
  • 4:00 PM – Open Bracket Losers 1 – Heat 1
  • 5:15 PM – Open Bracket Losers 1 – Heat 2
  • 6:30 PM – Open Bracket Winners 3
  • 7:45 PM – Open Bracket Losers 2
  • 9:00 PM – Open Bracket Losers 3

Saturday

  • 10:00 AM – Open Bracket Winners 4 – Heat 1 & Losers 4
  • 11:15 AM – Open Bracket Losers 5
  • 12:30 PM – Open Winners 5 & Losers 6
  • 1:45 PM – Open Losers 7
  • 2:00 PM to 5:45 PM – Pool Play Matches
  • 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM – FFA Matches
  • 5:45 PM – Champ Winners 1 – Heat 1 & Losers 1
  • 7:00 PM – Champ Winners 1 – Heat 2 & Losers 2
  • 8:15 PM – Champ Semi #1 & Losers 3
  • 9:30 PM – Champ Semi #2

Sunday

  • 11:00 AM – Champ Losers 4
  • 12:15 PM – Champ Losers 5
  • 1:30 PM – Champ Winners Final & Losers 6
  • 3:15 PM – Champ Losers Final
  • 5:00 PM – Champ Grand Final
  • 6:45 PM – Champ Grand Final #2 (if necessary)

GAMETYPE ROTATION

group play – Match 1

Splyce vs Mentality

OpTic Gaming vs Renegades

Team Envy vs Oxygen Supremacy

Reciprocity vs Str8 Rippin

Infused vs Open Team

LATAM #1 vs Open Team

Vexed vs Open Team

Mindfreak vs Open Team

  • Game 1 – Capture the Flag – Truth
  • Game 2 – Slayer – Plaza
  • Game 3 – Strongholds – Eden
  • Game 4 – Capture the Flag – Coliseum
  • Game 5 – Slayer – The Rig

group play – Match 2

Splyce vs Infused

OpTic Gaming vs LATAM #1

Team Envy vs Vexed

Reciprocity vs Mindfreak

Mentality vs Open Team

Renegades vs Open Team

Oxygen Supremacy vs Open Team

Str8 Rippin vs Open Team

  • Game 1 – Strongholds – The Rig
  • Game 2 – Slayer – Regret
  • Game 3 – Capture the Flag – Truth
  • Game 4 – Strongholds – Empire
  • Game 5 – Slayer – Coliseum

group play – match 3

Mentality vs Infused

Renegades vs LATAM #1

Oxygen Supremacy vs Vexed

Str8 Rippin vs Mindfreak

Splyce vs Open Team

OpTic Gaming vs Open Team

Team Envy vs Open Team

Reciprocity vs Open Team

  • Game 1 – Capture the Flag – Coliseum
  • Game 2 – Slayer – Truth
  • Game 3 – Strongholds – Plaza
  • Game 4 – Capture the Flag – Fathom
  • Game 5 – Slayer – Plaza

Open Bracket – Winner’s bracket

Round 1

  • Game 1 – Capture the Flag – Truth
  • Game 2 – Slayer – The Rig
  • Game 3 – Strongholds – Plaza

Round 2

  • Game 1 – Strongholds – Eden
  • Game 2 – Slayer – Regret
  • Game 3 – Capture the Flag – Fathom

Round 3

  • Game 1 – Capture the Flag – Coliseum
  • Game 2 – Slayer – Plaza
  • Game 3 – Strongholds – Empire
  • Game 4 – Capture the Flag – Truth
  • Game 5 – Slayer – Coliseum

Round 4

  • Game 1 – Strongholds – The Rig
  • Game 2 – Slayer – Truth
  • Game 3 – Capture the Flag – Coliseum
  • Game 4 – Strongholds – Plaza
  • Game 5 – Slayer – Regret

Round 5

  • Game 1 – Capture the Flag – Fathom
  • Game 2 – Slayer – Coliseum
  • Game 3 – Strongholds – Eden
  • Game 4 – Capture the Flag – Coliseum
  • Game 5 – Slayer – The Rig

Open Bracket – Loser’s Bracket

Round 1

  • Game 1 – Capture the Flag – Coliseum
  • Game 2 – Slayer – Plaza
  • Game 3 – Strongholds – Empire
  • Game 4 – Capture the Flag – Truth
  • Game 5 – Slayer – Coliseum

Round 2

  • Game 1 – Strongholds – Empire
  • Game 2 – Slayer – The Rig
  • Game 3 – Capture the Flag – Fathom
  • Game 4 – Strongholds – Eden
  • Game 5 – Slayer – Plaza

Round 3

  • Game 1 – Capture the Flag – Truth
  • Game 2 – Slayer – Plaza
  • Game 3 – Strongholds – The Rig
  • Game 4 – Capture the Flag – Fathom
  • Game 5 – Slayer – Truth

Round 4

  • Game 1 – Strongholds – The Rig
  • Game 2 – Slayer – Truth
  • Game 3 – Capture the Flag – Coliseum
  • Game 4 – Strongholds – Plaza
  • Game 5 – Slayer – Regret

Round 5

  • Game 1 – Capture the Flag – Fathom
  • Game 2 – Slayer – Coliseum
  • Game 3 – Strongholds – Eden
  • Game 4 – Capture the Flag – Coliseum
  • Game 5 – Slayer – The Rig

Round 6

  • Game 1 – Strongholds – Plaza
  • Game 2 – Slayer – Regret
  • Game 3 – Capture the Flag – Truth
  • Game 4 – Strongholds – Empire
  • Game 5 – Slayer – Coliseum

Round 7

  • Game 1 – Capture the Flag – Coliseum
  • Game 2 – Slayer – Truth
  • Game 3 – Strongholds – The Rig
  • Game 4 – Capture the Flag – Truth
  • Game 5 – Slayer – Plaza

Championship Bracket – Winner’s Bracket

Round 1

  • Game 1 – Strongholds – The Rig
  • Game 2 – Slayer – Truth
  • Game 3 – Capture the Flag – Fathom
  • Game 4 – Strongholds – Plaza
  • Game 5 – Slayer – Coliseum

Round 2

  • Game 1 – Capture the Flag – Coliseum
  • Game 2 – Slayer – The Rig
  • Game 3 – Strongholds – Empire
  • Game 4 – Capture the Flag – Truth
  • Game 5 – Slayer – Regret

Winner’s Bracket Finals

  • Game 1 – Strongholds – Eden
  • Game 2 – Slayer – Plaza
  • Game 3 – Capture the Flag – Fathom
  • Game 4 – Strongholds – The Rig
  • Game 5 – Slayer – Truth
  • Game 6 – Capture the Flag – Coliseum
  • Game 7 – Slayer – The Rig

CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET – ELIMINATION BRACKET (LOSER’S)

Round 1

  • Game 1 – Capture the Flag – Coliseum
  • Game 2 – Slayer – Regret
  • Game 3 – Strongholds – The Rig
  • Game 4 – Capture the Flag – Fathom
  • Game 5 – Slayer – Plaza

Round 2

  • Game 1 – Strongholds – The Rig
  • Game 2 – Slayer – Truth
  • Game 3 – Capture the Flag – Fathom
  • Game 4 – Strongholds – Plaza
  • Game 5 – Slayer – Coliseum

Round 3

  • Game 1 – Capture the Flag – Coliseum
  • Game 2 – Slayer – The Rig
  • Game 3 – Strongholds – Empire
  • Game 4 – Capture the Flag – Truth
  • Game 5 – Slayer – Regret

Round 4

  • Game 1 – Strongholds – Plaza
  • Game 2 – Slayer – Coliseum
  • Game 3 – Capture the Flag – Truth
  • Game 4 – Strongholds – Empire
  • Game 5 – Slayer – Plaza

Round 5

  • Game 1 – Capture the Flag – Coliseum
  • Game 2 – Slayer – The Rig
  • Game 3 – Strongholds – Eden
  • Game 4 – Capture the Flag – Fathom
  • Game 5 – Slayer – Coliseum

Round 6

  • Game 1 – Strongholds – Eden
  • Game 2 – Slayer – Plaza
  • Game 3 – Capture the Flag – Fathom
  • Game 4 – Strongholds – The Rig
  • Game 5 – Slayer – Truth
  • Game 6 – Capture the Flag – Coliseum
  • Game 7 – Slayer – The Rig

Elimination Bracket Finals (Loser’s)

  • Game 1 – Capture the Flag – Fathom
  • Game 2 – Slayer – Plaza
  • Game 3 – Strongholds – Empire
  • Game 4 – Capture the Flag – Truth
  • Game 5 – Slayer – Coliseum
  • Game 6 – Strongholds – Eden
  • Game 7 – Slayer – Truth

Grand Finals

Match 1

  • Game 1 – Capture the Flag – Truth
  • Game 2 – Slayer – The Rig
  • Game 3 – Strongholds – Empire
  • Game 4 – Capture the Flag – Coliseum
  • Game 5 – Slayer – Regret
  • Game 6 – Strongholds – Plaza
  • Game 7 – Slayer – Coliseum

Match 2 (if necessary)

  • Game 1 – Strongholds – The Rig
  • Game 2 – Slayer – Truth
  • Game 3 – Capture the Flag – Fathom
  • Game 4 – Strongholds – Eden
  • Game 5 – Slayer – Regret
  • Game 6 – Capture the Flag – Truth
  • Game 7 – Slayer – Plaza

 

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Gfinity signs Nordavind for Elite Series Season Three

Gfinity announced that Norwegian esports organization Nordavind, official esports team of Norwegian football club Vålerenga Fotball AS, has signed-up to the Elite Series for Season 3. Nordavind will put forward teams for Rocket League and Street Fighter V and recruit FIFA players ahead of the Elite Series kick-off on March 9, 2018 at the Gfinity Esports Arena in London.… Read the rest

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Vainglory partnerships will solidify Vainglory’s esports for 2018 and beyond

Vainglory, the world’s No. 1 international mobile esport, celebrates the upcoming Feb. 13, 2018 launch of Vainglory 5V5, the only undiluted, no-compromises MOBA for mobile, with two strategic partnerships that will solidify Vainglory’s esports dominance for 2018 and beyond. As Vainglory heads into its biggest esports year yet, a partnership with ESP Gaming will bring the top-tier league of Vainglory Esports, reintroduced today as the Vainglory Premier League, to a new home in Las Vegas.… Read the rest