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Top 10 most memorable esports moments of 2019 As we count down the days to 2020, it has become a yearly tradition to look back, recollect what happened in the previous year and remind ourselves of everything we have achieved. While everyone had their own experiences in 2019, be it good or bad, here we will look back at 10 most memorable moments that took place in the esports world. From incredible achievements, fall of great esports personalities, shocking announcements and chaotic events that shaped the esports world forever, it is safe to say it was a turbulent year, yet…

Royal Never Give Up win Demacia Cup without Uzi Royal Never Give Up went the distance at the 2019 Demacia Cup this Sunday, when they bested EDward Gaming 3-1 in the grand finals to take home gold for the third time in their history without their star ADC Jian "Uzi" Zi-Hao. Demacia Cup began on Saturday, December 21, when we saw 16 LPL and four LDL teams start their venture in one of the most prestigious League of Legends tournaments in a bid to reach the summit and claim the title of Chinese LoL champions. The teams got split into…

Wolfey Glick to host Host Sword & Shield Super Smash Bros. Invitational Former Pokemon World Champion Wolfey Glick has announced he will host Pokémon Sword & Shield Super Smash Bros. Invitational, which will see eight Pokemon and eight Super Smash Bros. players come together and compete in eight teams of two, playing Pokemon VGC. The 2016 Pokemon World Champion Wolfey Glick has made a name for himself not only due to his success as a VGC player but also as a very respected and active content creator and is widely regarded as one of the most well-known esports personalities in…

PvE mode could be coming to Apex Legends in Season 4 While Christmas is already behind us, Apex Legends community just might be in for another present early in 2020 as suggested by rumors, which surfaced this Sunday, suggesting Apex Legends could go PvE once the Season 4 launches, giving Apex Legends players one more reason to look forward to 2020. Since its launch in February 2019, Apex Legends has been a strictly multiplayer game, which is nothing out of the usual for a battle royale game title, however, its fans have been fairly vocal in expressing their desire to…

YangXiaoLong and Jiqiren part ways with Chengdu Hunters Chengdu Hunters, a Chinese Overwatch League squad have announced earlier this Friday they will part ways with DPS Zhihao “YangXiaoLong” Zhang and their main tank Yansong “Jiqiren” Wei ahead of 2020 season of Overwatch League. Chengdu Hunters announced the departure of YangXiaoLong and Jiqiren from their team via a Twitter post, where they revealed that after a mutual agreement, the contracts with the Chinese duo have been terminated and the YangXiaoLong and Jiqiren won't be representing the team in the third season of Overwatch League. In the post, the team thanked both…

Deadly chair in-game bug in Modern Warfare A new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare in-game bug has been unveiled earlier this Friday when a player posted a video on Reddit showing he got delivered a deadly blow by a spinning chair during one of his Infected games on St. Petrograd's map. Since its release, Modern Warfare has been receiving a lot of praise, but also it's a fair share of criticism, mostly due to numerous bugs that have been plaguing the newest iteration of the Call of Duty franchise. Invisible walls, explosions, that register damage through the wall, players walking…

Ocelote and Ceb join the League of Legends vs. Dota 2 debate CEO of G2 Esports Carlos "ocelote" Rodríguez and Sébastien "Ceb" Debs joined the debate of which of the two MOBA titles is better by sharing their thoughts in a very unique way, by releasing videos where they compared the two games to vehicles in order to share their views why they believe their game title is superior to its counterpart. Shortly after Peng “Doublelift” Yiliang relit the fire under the touchy subject of which of the two MOBA game titles is harder to play, OG Captain Johan “N0tail”…

Top 10 esports players by tournament winnings in 2019 It has been a massive year for esports industry, organizations, teams and players alike, who pocketed over US $214,000,000 in combined tournament prize winnings across 4583 esports tournaments – the most ever in a single year in the history of esports. Exactly 15 esports players became millionaires, with 316 earning no less than $100,000 and while many players can be happy with their yearly earnings, there are 10 that stood out from the rest by earning the highest pay check in 2019. Here we will look who those 10 players are…

Top 10 esports teams by tournament winnings in 2019 The year 2019 has been a monumental one for the esports industry in many ways. We got to see the birth of new esports teams, the arrival of new esports titles in the competitive scene, but most importantly, 2019 had the most esports tournaments (4583) than any year before, which saw over US $214,000,000 in prize money handed out to players and organizations. With a lot of tournaments and massive amounts of money being handed out to the best teams and individuals, there were a few which stood out from the…

JackeyLove rumoured to re-join Invictus Gaming Rumours surfaced mid-week suggesting Yu “JackeyLove” Wen-Bo could be returning back to Invictus Gaming after being let go by the same organization in November 2019 when his contract with IG expired. JackeyLove joined Invictus Gaming in June 2016, at only 15 years of age, meaning he was too young to play in the LPL, however, still had a shot at proving his worth at the 2016 NEST, where IG won the title after defeating LGD Gaming in the grand finals. Due to his young age, JackeyLove spent two years as an inactive member of…