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By Blizzard Entertainment
Joined Overwatch League: September 2018
Division: Pacific
We asked general manager Baolong Wang to tell us more about the team:
What makes your team stand out from other sports/esports teams in your market?
All of our team members are ethnic Chinese, from both Taiwan and mainland China.… Read the rest
SMITE eSports
We are very excited to announce the return of the SMITE Combine! This amateur circuit is dedicated to players just below the Minor League and is intended to act as a proving ground for upcoming talent. Throughout the year, Combine tournaments will allow aspiring pros to compete for both prizing and potential placement in the SML.… Read the rest
PUBG Corporation (PUBG Corp.) is announcing a series of initiatives to support the professional esports teams associated with PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG), including profit-sharing on team and league-branded digital items, direct support of team operating costs, and event sponsorship. This multifaceted approach will help support the growing PUBG competitive scene by lowering the barrier to entry for dedicated players looking to engage with the professional leagues and helping established teams thrive.… Read the rest
Bigben and Kylotonn announced that the new season of eSports WRC Powered by Hyundai will start January 24, 2019 during the legendary Monte Carlo Rally, the opening round of the 2019 FIA World Rally Championship.
Last season, more than 6,000 players faced off across the world on WRC 7, the official game of the WRC.… Read the rest
By Blizzard Entertainment
Joined Overwatch League: September 2018
Division: Atlantic
We asked general manager Kate Mitchell to tell us more about the team:
What makes your team stand out from other sports/esports teams in your market?
Justice is a universal value, and we hope to unite and inspire fans not only from the DC, Maryland, and Virginia areas, but from around the globe as well.… Read the rest
Riot Games and LVP are pleased to reveal the UK League Championship (UKLC), the official regional League of Legends competition for the UK. The bold new UKLC league was developed by Riot UK and LVP to ignite the passion of viewers by developing UK content and competition that will make fans proud of their regional league.… Read the rest
After testing the waters in 2018 with the first season of the Farming Simulator Championship, GIANTS Software is ready to dive deeper into the world of eSports with the upcoming season two.
Major changes lie ahead, when the Farming Simulator Championship becomes the Farming Simulator League, a full-fledged eSports league with 10 tournaments across Europe.… Read the rest
By Blizzard Entertainment
Joined Overwatch League: August 2018
Division: Atlantic
Academy Team: ATL Academy
We asked director of marketing and communications Justin Patry and head coach Bradford Rajani to tell us more about the team:
What makes your team standout from other sports/esports teams in your market?… Read the rest
Ultimate Gamer, the first open multi-game e-sports festival built to test gamers in different genres, announced that Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Fortnite, Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate and Super Meat Boy are the four games featured at the upcoming event. Each game title requires players to utilize a range of game playing skills which will culminate in the crowing of the “Ultimate Gamer.”… Read the rest
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Have you always wanted to participate in a video game tournament? Nintendo has two upcoming tournaments for you! Starting in February, Nintendo is hosting a series of online qualifying events for the Splatoon 2 North America Inkling Open 2019 and the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate North America Open 2019 – two tournaments for two competitive Nintendo Switch games. |
HyperX, brand leader in gaming and esports, announced that HyperX Predator DDR4 memory was used to set a new overclocking world record for the fastest DDR4 memory frequency at 5608MHz. The world record for highest frequency was set by overclocker “TOPPC” of MSI using a single HyperX Predator DDR4 8G module on an MPG Z390I GAMING EDGE AC.… Read the rest
PUBG Corporation (PUBG Corp.) has launched the new 6×6 Vikendi map for PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG) on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One alongside Survivor Pass: Vikendi, which rewards players for completing diverse missions.
Both the map and the Survivor Pass will be available for all PUBG players as a free downloadable update to the title.… Read the rest
The Chongqing Major Main Event bracket has been set, and sixteen of the top Dota teams in the world now wage battle over the winner’s share of the $1,000,000 USD and 15,000 DPC points that hang in the balance.
Fans can tune in each day now through January 27 on SteamTV to catch all of the playoff action.… Read the rest
By Blizzard Entertainment
Joined Overwatch League: September 2017
Division: Atlantic
Academy Team: Fusion University
Boasting the league’s most diverse roster—with players from nine countries—the Fusion were one of the Overwatch League’s most surprising teams throughout the 2018 season. The Fusion finished Stage 1 with a serviceable 6-4 record and really started to gel in Stage 2, when they qualified for the Stage Playoffs behind a 7-3 mark.… Read the rest
Andrew Hayward – Red Bull eSports
It all comes down to this, on February 2–3, the world’s top mobile gamers will converge in Dortmund, Germany, to crown the champions of Red Bull M.E.O. by ESL.