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Chances are, if you ask any fan of League of Legends esports who the best Western team has been over the last few years, nine out of 10 folks would say G2 Esports. And in a recent graphic shown on the 2024 Mid-Season Invitational broadcast, the numbers signaling just how much better G2 have performed in comparison to the rest of their Western counterparts is staggering. The graphic, titled “Fighting the Raid Boss,” showed off just how effective G2 have been in comparison to the rest of the West when facing off against Korean and Chinese League teams over the…

In a shocking roster move, ImperialHal ended his five-year stint with North American giants TSM today to team with his rivals from DarkZero, joining Genburten and Zer0 to form an Apex Legends super team. The nicknamed “CEO” will renounce his IGL role to follow Zer0’s leadership. TSM and DarkZero’s rosters have a fiery rivalry in the ALGS, with both teams holding three LAN titles. Until Reject Winnity’s dominant performance at the most recent Split One Playoffs, no other team had won a LAN trophy. At the crux of this rivalry was the battle of the IGLs. Although ImperialHal has long…

The future of the League of Legends North American pro league may be in jeopardy, with LCS veteran Zven admitting this generation will be the “last wave of NA pros we’re going to get” due to the failure of the NA’s tier-two (Academy) system. In a candid interview with Travis Gafford, which was posted on YouTube on May 13, the former Cloud9 support pro player expressed his major concerns about the current state of the LCS. Amid his worries, he suggested the LCS and the organizations that make up the NA League competition hindered its on Academy, ruining the future. Are imports the…

The final stop on the road to the Esports World Cup is upon us. DreamLeague Season 23 kicks off Monday, May 20 and aside from the customary million-dollar prize pool, teams will be fighting for a coveted spot in Riyadh. Five Dota 2 teams—BetBoom, Liquid, Xtreme, Gaimin Gladiators, and Falcons—have already guaranteed an invite to Saudi Arabia, which means three spots remain open and up for grabs this season. OG, Spirit, and Tundra are next in line to lock their qualification spots in, while HEROIC, Shopify Rebellion, and Aurora sit just outside the top eight right now. Here’s everything you…

Arguably the greatest player to ever touch CS:GO, s1mple, has yet to fully return to competitive play. In the meantime, though, he’s launched his own training course that teaches you to play just like him. On May 13, the Ukrainian player revealed a “groundbreaking” CS2 program called “play like s1mple.” Players can sign up to participate, and the first three lessons are completely free. If you pay, you can access over 50 additional lessons, and more are expected to come in the future. In the course, s1mple says he will “share all the knowledge I’ve gained throughout my career.” With…

More competitive League of Legends tournaments are implementing the fan-favorite Fearless mode. On May 14, reports claimed LCK Challengers League is following suit. The second-tier League competition in South Korea is reportedly about to launch the Fearless Draft mode this summer, according to Korizon Esports journalist, Kevin Kim. The change is expected to be applied to all matches, including playoffs. Like in the LCK, the Challengers League matches feature a best-of-three format, with playoffs played in best-of-five series. Therefore, the Fearless mode has a lot of potential in the competition. It’s favored by the community since it forces teams to…

G2 Esports delivered a jaw-dropping performance in their second match of the lower bracket stage at the 2024 League of Legends MSI, sweeping Top Esports 3-0. Defying all expectations by staying true to their playstyle, the LEC first seed eliminated the LPL team, igniting EMEA fans’ spark of hope for the tournament.  EMEA’s last hope in the tournament emerged victorious with a clean 3-0 score. In the win-or-die atmosphere of the elimination match, most predictions favored TES to come out on top, highlighting the talented Worlds-winning players in the roster. However, G2 once again proved to be the surprise package,…

Since VALORANT launched in June 2020, players have been debating whether it’s better than Counter-Strike. On May 13, Sentinels star TenZ shared his thoughts on the debate. The 23-year-old was streaming when he was asked how he felt about CS2 and VALORANT’s never-ending comparisons. He claimed CS2 is “more fun” for him, and his main reason is how the mechanics work. Despite being a VALORANT pro, TenZ acknowledges CS2‘s advantages. Photo by Colin Young-Wolff via Riot Games “It felt like every single day you could get better at something mechanically, and that was a really appealing aspect of the game,”…

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…