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VALORANT Champions Tour Masters Shanghai 2024 kicked off with a thrilling match between G2 Esports and their international rivals T1 today. The intense opener saw G2 triumph with a 3-1 victory, showcasing their resilience as they overcame T1 after a nail-biting overtime finish. After the first action-packed stage in the global VALORANT competitive scene, the 12 best teams in the world are finally colliding at VCT Masters Shanghai 2024. And today, the competition began with one of the most exciting international rivalries spanning multiple titles: G2 vs. T1.  Leaf’s performance on Killjoy and Cypher was crucial in G2’s win against…

One of North America’s most-recognizable League of Legends veterans might have another home for the upcoming 2024 LCS Summer Split. Jensen is reportedly returning back to Dignitas to play as the organization’s starting mid laner, according to esports journalist Brieuc Seeger. This will mark the 29-year-old’s second stint with the team over the last two years, having played with the org throughout 2023 as well. The team does, however, look much more promising when compared to his old lineups. The experienced pro is supposedly joining a veteran cast of fan favorites, with reports of Dignitas signing multiple stars like Spica…

We all know the big esports names—League of Legends, Counter-Strike 2, Valorant. It isn’t just the most popular multiplayer games in the world that are esports, though. You might be surprised by some of the games out there with niche esports scenes. The strange world of small esports There are no right or wrong answers when it comes to picking an esport. These are just some of the most off-kilter ones we found with living fanbases and ongoing competitions. Maybe there’s even a league on this list you want to get involved with. Digimon TCG You’re probably surprised to hear…

Earlier this week, T1 mid laner Faker, the unanimous greatest League of Legends player of all time, became the first inductee into the game’s new Hall of Legends, the equivalent of the esport’s Hall of Fame. And today, Faker’s own personal skin—Immortalized Legend Ahri—was shown off to the world.  The League Hall of Legends will induct new players on a periodic basis, with each new inductee getting their own skin enshrined forever in the game. Faker’s Ahri skin, which features a gold, red, white, and black color scheme, was revealed in a cinematic trailer shared by Riot earlier today.  The…

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…