Author: G7R

Apex Legends pros are traded out like Pokémon cards in the ALGS offseason. Not only is it difficult to keep track of the movement of your favorite players, but it’s even harder to switch teams when the entire roster gets dropped. The ALGS comes by year after year, and the only thing that seemed to be consistent throughout was TSM’s roster, but all that has changed since May 2024. For every Pro League, the inevitable offseason comes around, and with it, the uncertainty of where your favorite players will end up. The leadup to Split One Playoffs saw so many…

Superstar T1 top laner Zeus has come out swinging at the LEC ahead of his team’s blockbuster clash with G2 Esports in Chengdu, with his barb sure to get European League of Legends loyalists all riled up. Zeus and his star-studded world championship team, T1⁠—which, of course, also boasts League GOAT Faker in its ranks⁠—are on the brink of wading into the MSI 2024 bracket stage with a meeting that always commands top billing at nearly every international League tournament: The Korean powerhouses are taking on G2, the long-reigning kings of Europe, in the opening round. G2 is quite often…

Tyson “TenZ” Ngo made the leap to VALORANT in 2020 and has since worked his way to the very top, standing out as one of the best in the game. If you want to play like him, consider using his settings, keybinds, and crosshair. After being crowned the champion of VALORANT’s first international LAN event in 2021, TenZ signed full-time with Sentinels following a reported seven-figure buyout from Cloud9. The player was instrumental to the team’s success on the international stage, which rightly earned him a permanent spot on the NA roster. After a tough 2022, TenZ had to earn…

FlyQuest disappointed North American fans at the Mid-Season Invitational 2024, losing twice in the play-in stage and getting eliminated. After the second defeat, top laner Bwipo shed some light on what went wrong for the squad. The North American side began the League of Legends tournament on a good note, defeating PCS representatives, PSG Talon, with a 2-1 score. However, afterward they got decimated by T1 in a 2-0 series, and according to the Belgian, it was a match that “shattered” FlyQuest’s confidence. “After the loss, we suffered to T1 […] you could feel it in the room kinda. Confidence…

Counter-Strike 2‘s metagame is constantly evolving depending on Valve’s updates and pro strategies. In an example of the latter, NA pro EliGE has been using an underrated SMG lately and explained why in a podcast discussion. The Complexity star has been competing in ESL Pro League Season 19 in the past few weeks. On May 9, the team qualified for the semifinals of the event by beating Virtus.pro. During the tournament, EliGE participated in Talking Counter podcast, where he explained why he’s using UMP-45, contrary to the majority of the players. “The spray control is really easy. You really just…

International League of Legends competitions can be a lot to watch from start to finish unless you’re a die-hard fan. But today’s match between current world champions T1 and EMEA powerhouse G2 Esports at the 2024 Mid-Season Invitational was a series that should have excited even the most casual viewers. With over one million peak viewers worldwide, according to EsportsCharts, this match was the most popular of League’s MSI 2024 so far. And those numbers are bound to go up as the grand finals draw near, where fans can expect a jaw-dropping opening ceremony. Regardless, today’s match between G2 and…

Wizards of the Coast has three Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour tournaments scheduled per season leading up to the World Championship. Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming Modern Horizons 3 Pro Tour.  A Premier Play system was established during the MTG 2022-2023 season, featuring tabletop Regional Championship qualifiers, Regional Championships, Pro Tour tournaments, and the MTG World Championship. Digitally through MTG Arena, there are Qualifier Play-In events, Qualifier Weekend tournaments, and the Arena Championship. The Magic World Championship is the pinnacle of all competitive play for that season, while the Pro Tour tournaments establish who competes at…

Drama over conceding matches at Regional Championship Montreal for a Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour 2023-2024 season invite has ended, but no rules have been changed.  Draws and concessions have been in the MTG hot seat before at high-level tournament play, especially when a seed invite is on the line. The Pro Tour helped remove some of the controversy by allowing players who hit 12 match wins an automatic advancement to the top eight playoffs. But Regional Championship organizers, like the recent RC in Montreal, are allowed to have their own rules in place. This led to a verbal agreement…

FaZe Clan’s early Counter-Strike 2 era of dominance has been quelled somewhat following the team’s quarterfinal exit to French squad Team Vitality at ESL Pro League Season 19 in Malta yesterday. The loss puts an end to FaZe’s epic seven LAN finals streak dating back to CS2‘s launch last September. FaZe fell short against Vitality on May 10 in what proved to be a rather one-sided affair thanks to star Frenchman ZywOo who continues to dominate ESL Pro League this week. ZywOo recorded an incredible 2.21 HLTV rating and 54 kills over 39 rounds, and while FaZe kept it close…