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LCS and LEC set to resume their competition with an online format Riot announced League of Legends European Championship (LEC) and League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) will resume their seasons with an online format, which will be in place for the entire duration of the Spring Split. LCS commissioner Chris Greeley took on twitter to announce this Tuesday that LCS and its Academy league will continue with online format for the remained of the Spring Split following a relatively short hiatus due to the COVID-19 concerns. As revealed, both leagues will resume from the scheduled Week 8 matches,…

AVANGAR part ways with Imbt Sergey "lmbt" Bezhanov has announced he is parting ways with AVANGAR CS:GO earlier on Monday, March 16, when his two-month contract with the Kazakhstani esports organisation expired. The departure of the Ukrainian CS:GO coach has surfaced earlier on Monday when AVANGAR made a Twitter post, explaining the situation and thanking lmbt for everything he has done for the team during his rather short stint with the organisation. "Today we’re announcing lmbt's departure from AVANGAR CS:GO Coach position as his 2-month contract expires," read the announcement. "As the previously discussed coaching period is over, we’d…

N0ne refuses to claim his Smash tournament winnings in support of CEOGaming Super Smash Bros. Melee pro player Edgard “n0ne” Sheleby announced he will not be accepting his third-place share of the CEO Dreamland tournament prize pool in support of tournament organisers CEO Gaming, who have found themselves in financial struggles amid COVID-19 outbreak. Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament at CEO Dreamland took place in Orlando, Florida, throughout the weekend, where Smash players competed in four tournaments, including Sumer Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros, for Wii U and Sumer Smash Bros.…

Fiddlesticks LoL rework details revealed It's been nine months since Fiddlesticks was voted as the champion most in need of a rework and it was not until now that Riot Games unveiled the first details about the new-look scarecrow, with new abilities, new visuals and in a way, a new way to play everyone's favourite Harbinger of Doom. Riot Games announced they're planning on reworking Fiddlesticks as well as Volibear in May 2019, with both receiving visual and gameplay updates in a bid to modernise their kit, which has slowly fallen out of fashion amongst all the newly released…

Orgless are looking for a CS:GO coach The North American Counter-Strike: Global Offensive stack Orgless, which is currently competing in FLASHPOINT is reportedly seeking a Coach/Analyst to fill their ranks and help them achieve international success. Orgless is a North American CS:GO team formed on February 1, by a quintet of players in Pujan "FNS" Mehta, Matthew "Wardell" Yu, Yassine "Subroza"' Taoufik, Jaccob "yay" Whiteaker and Gage "Infinite" Green, all of whom previously played at Swole Patrol, with the exception of Wardell who was a member of Ghost Gaming and Rogue. Two weeks after the team formed, Orgless claimed…

Spirit will replace BOOM Esports at ESL Pro League ESL announced Spirit have been called up as a last-minute replacement for BOOM Esports, who withdrew from participating at ESL Pro League Season 11. BOOM Esports' withdrew from participating at ESL Pro League and decided to return to Brazil with immediate effect shortly after they landed in Malta, where ESL Pro League season was initially set to be held before ESL decided to transition to an online format amid the coronavirus spread. The ex-INTZ squad's head coach Alessandro "Apoka" Marcucci explained that the team ran the risk of being quarantined…

Heretics round up their CS:GO roster with Nivera Heretics announced the signing of an 18-year-old ex-Legends member Nabil "Nivera" Benrlitom, who will round up their CS:GO roster following the departure of Jérémy "jeyN" Nguyen. As revealed by the organisation, the 18-year-old Belgian CS:GO pro will immediately replace jeyN who had his contract with the French squad terminated earlier on Friday, March 13, due to character traits that did not align with the rest of the team. Nivera is a relatively new face in the CS:GO scene, having made his first appearance in the competitive environment in April 2019, when…

AdreN assigned as new IGL of Virtus.pro Virtus.pro CEO Sergey Glamazda announced Dauren "AdreN" Kystaubayev has been moved into the In-game leader role ahead of ESL Pro League Season 11. The announcement surfaced earlier this Saturday, March 14, when Glamazda, who took over as Virtus.pro CEO in November 2019, went on the record to say AdreN will become the new IGL of the team, which should allow Dzhami "Jame" Ali and the rest of the team to focus on their individual performance, as the Russian squad looks for a way to escape the form slump they are currently in.…

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive reaches 1 million concurrent players Valve's first-person-shooter game title CS:GO has reached a new player base milestone this Saturday, March 14, featuring over 1 million concurrent players – the highest in history of the game. Officially released in August 2012 as a successor to Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive marked the fourth game in the CS series and although many believe CS:GO will never be as dominant as CS 1.6, the newly released Valve's FPS slowly amassed a giant following which did not stop growing since. Its average player base sat at around 15,000 players for…

LCS season suspended, with 2020 Spring Finals moving to Los Angeles Amid coronavirus fears, Riot Games announced they're suspending League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) until further notice, which includes all Academy games. The news surfaced this Saturday on LCS' official Twitter Page, where LCS Commissioner Chris Greeley, released a statement regarding the future of the league. "As the impact of COVID-19 continues to grow, we’re committed to keeping the health and safety of players, fans and everyone who makes the LCS possible at the forefront of every decision we make," said Mr Greeley. "And so, it was an…