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Main Event for TI9 Ready to Go The International 9 After a week of Dota 2 during the group stages at The International 9, the main event is now ready to kick off. The Main Event will feature an upper bracket and a lower bracket which consist of eight teams from each group in the qualifying stages. One of these top 16 teams in the world will take home their share of the TI9 prize pool. Group A of the group stages saw PSG.LGD put on a sterling performance, winning 13 games across the board and only losing 2. Likewise,…

Six Major Raleigh Concludes as Team Empire Claims Victory This weekend saw the conclusion of the Six Major Raleigh 2019, the second major Rainbow Six tournament of 2019, with Team Empire emerging as the winner. Sixteen teams went head to head in a double elimination bracket between 12 and 14 August, which left the top two from each group going up against each other in the Playoffs. Team Empire and G2 Esports had some really impressive runs from the group stages. They were placed in Groups A and B respectively, and both topped their group by a reasonable margin. Empire…

EVO Blunder Upsets Higher Powers EVO 2019 hosted the Tekken 7 Grand Finals recently and saw the tournament organisers make something of a mistake in doing what they do best. The hosts, who didn’t intend to do so, upset Bandai Namco in what they thought was a really cool idea and perhaps a little bit of a joke, during the competition. Just before the finals of the Tekken 7 tournament, EVO featured a short video with the voice of the Metal Gear protagonist, David Hayter. The famed voice actor made a mention of it on Twitter, stating that EVO didn’t…

Champion Series, Twitch Blunders and the Dreaded Mech It has only been a few weeks since we saw a bunch of brand-new esports players enter the millionaire ranks in gaming from the Fortnite World Cup, the Champion Series is about to get underway. The Champion Series: Weekly will feature three rounds each week, running from 17 August until 15 September. From there, the Champion Series: Season Finals will head through Heats 1 to 4, with group stages from all regions being played for in the first two heats, and the 2nd set of two heats consisting of only EU, NAE,…

The B.R.U.T.E. Is Not Going To Be Vaulted In Fortnite Season X It is now apparent to all of us that the B.R.U.T.E. is not going to be vaulted within Fortnite Season X. Let us not waste time and go through the following paragraphs quickly so as to enrich our knowledge on the particular topic. Those individuals who happen to be the aficionados as well as followers of chaos ought to make rejoice because of the fact that B.R.U.T.E. is not going to be vaulted within Fortnite Season X. In spite of the fact that the vehicle happens to be…

The Upcoming Fortnite Champion Series – X-Tourney $10 Million Prize Pool The fortnite champion series of X-Tourney is almost there and it is scheduled to begin on August 17. It has quite a few things lined up and therefore there is quite a bit of excitement and expectations. The prize money is going to be stupendous and it is expected to touch around $100 million across various regions and competitions. This good news was announced by developer Epic Games on Friday and the good news was lapped up by one and all. Hence, it will be not a bad idea…

An Autobattler-Like Experience Provided by Robot Panda’s Innovative Game Hero Chess I am an ardent gaming buff and whenever I succeed in finding out an innovative as well as brand-new autobattler title out there, I feel rather intimidated and scared by seeing one particular pitch. Let me reveal the reason why I feel like that anyway. As a matter of fact, while many of these games boast by asserting that there are more than 50 heroes that you can play with, this undoubtedly suggests that it is going to play in the same identical fashion as the original Auto Chess.…

Mogul and Alliance Announce Dota 2 Alliance League The Australian esports tournament platform Mogul has announced that it will be joining up with esports organization Alliance to bring the Dota 2 Alliance League to players after announcing their partnership first in May. The Dota 2 Alliance League tournament series will see a prize pool of $100,000 up for grabs in partnership with the esports organization. The alliance is best known for their clutch win in The International 3, where the popularity of the ‘million dollar dreamcoil’ came to light, in which, one of the players used a Puck ultimate to…

How eSports has become a $1 Billion Industry It is just insane when you compare what's happening with today's tournaments, to those that were happening nearly 20 years ago. For example, the winning moment and awards ceremony of the 2002 CPL Winter Counter-Strike tournament the underdogs winning $30 thousand dollars. There are a few different start dates for eSports, depending on what you think of as eSports. In 1972, Stanford University held a tournament for a game called Space War, where two opponents operating space ships basically hurdle around a black hole trying to shoot one another, and the prize…

Things you need to consider before becoming a pro gamer. Streaming to improve your confidence and picking the right game to get good at with endless hours of practice. These are just some of the things you need to know before going pro playing eSports. It's the fastest-growing spectator sport on earth, bringing the exhilarating world of video games to a broader audience but what if you want to do more than just watch? Well, if you've ever looked at a pro game, or thought that I could do that, then this is the place to start. In this article…