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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…

Scump talks about Dallas Empire dominance in scrims Seth "Scump" Abner, one of the biggest names in the professional Call of Duty competitive scene addressed the claims of Dallas Empire being the strongest team ahead of 2020 CDL season, by stating their dominance in "scrims" does not matter. The 2020 CDL season is rapidly approaching, with less than a month separating us from the opening event, which is set to take place on January 24, 2020, at Minneapolis Armory. The 12 teams are taking this time to get familiar with the new Call of Duty title and practice for the…

Team Spirit part ways with Ghostik ahead of WePlay! Bukovel Minor The CIS esports organization Team Spirit announced they have decided to part ways with Andrey "Ghostik" Kadyk ahead of WePlay! Bukovel Minor due to internal disagreements that came as a result of different views of the player and the team. Earlier this month Team Spirit became the third qualified team for WePlay! Bukovel Minor by making it through the WePlay! Bukovel Minor 2020 CIS Qualifier. Spirit’s road to their ticket for Bukovel Minor started in DreamLeague Season 13 closed qualifiers, which featured 10 CIS teams, including Virtus.pro and Natus…

League of Legends or Dota 2, which is harder? Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng and two-time Dota 2 International champion Johan "N0tail" Sundstein have found themselves in an argument, where they were discussing which of the two MOBA titles is harder to play: League of Legends or Dota 2. It's an age-old question, which has split the community in two for a better part of a decade. While it seems like it could have an easy and straightforward answer, the reality is that it has been debated for years now and we still don't have a definitive answer as of which of…

San Francisco Shock Welcome ANS To 2020 Roster San Francisco Shock surprised fans last night by announcing the addition of Lee “ANS” Seon-chang to their team. ANS is a formerly-retired DPS player, who is especially skilled at sniping; so much so that Shock welcomed him by premiering 20 of his “Widow Popoffs” on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9X4oV3E2s8 Ansan Sniper, or ANS for short, retired from professional Overwatch on January 16 2019 after playing for BlossoM in the Korean Contenders League for over a year. During his time with BlossoM, and while streaming, ANS built a reputation for being an amazing sniper, hitting…

Overwatch player banned after caught cheating during Breakable Barriers tournament Another esports incident surfaced only a couple of days ago, when an Overwatch team, which goes by the name Minions on the Flank got disqualified from Breakable Barriers after the tournament administrators found out one of their members used third-party software to cheat and gain an unfair advantage over his competitors. It seems like every week, esports world sees another incident unfold. From unethical and outright manipulative contracts between esports players and organizations to match-fixing, unpaid salaries and tournament winnings and even politically-driven suspensions of esports players, the competitive esports scene have it all. However,…

Uzi could retire due to health concerns Royal never Give Up's star ADC Jian "Uzi" Zi-Hao is reportedly suffering from a hand injury, which puts his and the future of RNG under a huge question mark, as Uzi might not be able to compete in 2020 LPL and could even be forced into early retirement from the professional League of Legends scene. According to Liu "Mlxg" Shi-Yu, his teammate and star ADC of RNG is suffering from his ongoing hand injury, which could see Uzi miss out on the LPL 2020 Spring split and possibly even the rest of the…

Rogue and x-kom AGO form a League of Legends team North American esports organization Rogue have announced they are partnering up with a Polish esports organization x-kom AGO to form a brand new League of Legends team. The partnership will see Rogue's academy team Rogue EC rebrand itself into AGO ROGUE and continue competing in Polish League of Legends' league – Ultraliga. As revealed, Rogue will be taking over the selection and career development of the team members, while x-kom AGO will work on providing support for the team in Warsaw, Poland, as well as work on marketing approach for…