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Reigning VALORANT world champion and duelist superstar Max “Demon1” Mazanov is reportedly being removed from the starting roster of NRG, with two former faces in Pujan “FNS” Mehta and Sam “s0m” Oh set to return. Demon1 will “no longer compete with the organization’s main roster” and will move to the substitute role, according to VALORANT reporter Alejandro “Anonimotum” Gomis. FNS and s0m, who left NRG following the 2023 campaign last year, will reportedly return to the organization and immediately enter the starting lineup. Demon1’s move to the bench would most likely serve as a transitional phase as NRG could begin…

Riot Games is set to showcase the first Teamfight Tactics Tactician’s Crown, formerly known as the World Championship, featuring 32 players from around the globe competing for a title and a slice of the $456,000 total prize pool.  When is the TFT Set 11 Tactician’s Crown? Three days of intense competition. Image via Riot Games The first Tactician’s Crown under the new TFT esports system will run from July 12 to 14. No times have been revealed at time of writing, but we do know that the main broadcast is filming in Spain. For viewers in North America, like myself,…

G2 Esports had a valiant run at Mid-Season Invitational 2024. After sweeping PSG Talon and Top Esports, they were defeated by T1 and finished fourth. But, despite not reaching the podium, one of their players finished the event in third place in terms of KDA. Surprisingly, it’s not one of the G2 carries, but their jungler Yike, who climbed all the way to third place in KDA ratings. He finished the tournament with a 5.6 KDA score, according to League of Legends stat site, Oracle’s Elixir. This means Yike finished just below MSI 2024 champions Chovy and Peyz, who finished…

On May 19, Gen.G hoisted the Mid-Season Invitational 2024 trophy after defeating Bilibili Gaming. Two European teams, Fnatic and G2 Esports, participated in the tournament, but the former’s AD carry had a few issues during the event. Fnatic advanced to the Bracket Stage where they were disqualified after losses to Gen.G and Team Liquid. Their ADC, Noah, didn’t play his best in Chengdu, and revealed he cared too much about others’ opinions. This led to him having panic attacks, which encouraged him to delete social media, the player revealed on May 20 on X. Noah admitted he read too many…

Mid-Season Invitational 2024 is over, with Gen.G being crowned champions on May 19 after dismantling Bilibili Gaming in the final. The meta was incredibly diverse, but two champions were present in almost every pick and ban phase. These two champs are powerful League of Legends AD carries Kalista and Senna. They both dominated the bottom lane meta, though the former was picked as a support three times. The marksmen reached 91 percent pick and ban rates at MSI 2024, according to League stat site, Oracle’s Elixir. When picked for ADC, Kalista recorded a 52 percent win rate, while that number…

The first Counter-Strike Major of 2025 is reportedly going to be hosted in the U.S. as organizer BLAST is “likely” considering Austin, Texas to host what would be the third CS2 Major. As first reported by HLTV, “multiple sources” told the outlet that Austin is the “likely choice.” With the first 2025 Counter-Strike Major tentatively scheduled for June of next year, it will have been well over seven years since North America or the U.S. hosted a Major. The last time the U.S. played host was the ELEAGUE Boston Major in January 2018, where the North American roster of Cloud9…

Famed esports series Intel Extreme Masters celebrates its 100th edition in the U.S. at IEM Dallas with 16 of the world’s best Counter-Strike 2 teams converging on Texas for a shot at a massive prize pool and an all-important invite to IEM Cologne. We’ve got quite a lineup of squads hitting U.S. shores on May 27. MOUZ have gone back-to-back with S-Tier tournament wins and will look to continue their scintillating form, while the likes of FaZe, Complexity, Vitality, NAVI, Spirit, and a G2 squad featuring Stewie2K will be out to stop them. We can’t forget the challengers to the…

Riot Games kicked off the second round of Teamfight Tactics Tactician’s Trials and Cups on May 18 as players sought Qualifier Points and direct invites to the pan-regional Americas Inkborn Fables Golden Spatula tournament. Inkborn Fables Tactician’s Trials Two scores, May 18 to 20 Top players at Tactician’s Cup 2 earn Qualifier Points to Golden Spatula. Image via Riot Games Over 500 players competed in the TFT Set 11 Americas Tactician’s Trials Two, with 204 from North America, 139 from Brazil, and 169 from LATAM. The field is cut to 256 after day one and 128 after day two. Only…

European and North American teams have historically underperformed at international League of Legends tournaments. At MSI 2024, G2 Esports restored hope among Western fans, and they now want other EU teams to believe in themselves. Following MSI 2024 on May 19, G2 Yike shared his thoughts about the event and European teams in general. He believes European teams can continue to improve and surprise at international tournaments; they just need to “regain hope.” “I really believe so. I hope that after watching us play this MSI, teams will regain some hope. Europe has not been doing well in the last…

The first Major and offline LAN event for professional Overwatch since the death of the Overwatch League and the start of the Champion Series kicks off on May 31, and the total prize pool will be determined entirely by how many in-game bundles are sold. Throughout the OWCS Dallas Major and until June 3, Overwatch 2 players can buy the Azure Flame Hanzo Crowdfunding Bundle, and 25 percent of all the revenue generated from the items in the bundle will directly feed into the event’s prize pool. Unstoppable power. Image via Blizzard Entertainment The model being used is nearly identical…