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Gen.g member bdd donates over $4,000 to coronavirus victims South Korean League of Legends star and arguably one of the best mid laners in the scene, Gwak "Bdd" Bo-seong donated 5 million South Korean Won (~ $4,100) to the National Disaster Relief Foundation to aid fight the coronavirus outbreak. Bdd made his generous donation public this Thursday, February 27, when he posted a picture on his Twitter, showing the receipt he received after making his 5 million KRW donation to the National Disaster Relief Foundation. In the same post, Bdd explained he decided to help those fighting and aiding…

S1mple helps NaVi take down NiP at IEM Katowice Natus Vincere took down Ninjas in Pyjamas earlier this Wednesday, February 26, to secure a spot in the Group A's lower bracket finals at the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Katowice tournament, where the CIS juggernauts will face off against FaZe Clan for a spot in the playoffs. Natus Vincere got off to a strong start at the IEM Katowice, by defeating FaZe Clan in round one of Group A, only to fall short against Fnatic in round two (1-2), which saw them crash down to the lower bracket. Despite their…

COVID-19 outbreak continues to affect the esports scene Besides the global health concern, the new coronavirus (COVID-19) presents, the disease outbreak in China also introduced massive negative ramifications to the Asian esports scene, with over 480 LAN matches already affected by the deadly virus in one way or another. The COVID-19 put the majority of major Asian esports leagues in shambles, yet there is another huge concern on the horizon as we are slowly approaching the League of Legends World Championship 2020, which is slated to be hosted in Shanghai. During a press conference, featuring the Shanghai municipal government,…

ANDROID leaves Envy, announces free agency Bradley "ANDROID" Fodor has announced this Wednesday, February 26, that he is no longer tied with Envy's CS:GO team and is actively searching for a new team. The 25-year-old Canadian Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro has officially parted ways with Team Envy this Wednesday, after spending almost a year with the North American organisation. He announced his departure on his official Twitter account. ANDROID spent last two months as an inactive member of the team. He alongside Jacob "FugLy" Medina were removed from the active roster at the start of January when the team…

FIFA pro Kurt0411 banned from every EA game Infamous YouTuber and FIFA pro Kurt "Kurt0411" Fenech has received a lifetime ban from all EA games and online services, after already receiving a lifetime ban from FIFA last year due to his abusive behaviour. There are many infamous esports players in the scene, yet none can compare to Kurt0411, who has risen to a new level of infamy earlier this Monday, February 24, when he received a lifetime ban from all EA games and online services, as revealed by Electronic Arts themselves on their official Twitter page. Kurt0411 was known in…

Kai’Sa buff, Ornn and Sett nerf, and Sona revert in patch 10.5 Riot Games unveiled some significant changes are set to be introduced to Sona Ornn, Sett, and Kai'sa in the upcoming 10.5 League patch, with plans to revert Sona changes, while buffing the Daughter of the Void, in a bid to improve her dismissal win rate and nerfing both Ornn and Sett, who have proven to be a bit too strong in the current meta. Sona Just as quickly as top lane Sona meta started to emerge, Riot Games acted quickly to prevent it from going out of…

Gen.G win DreamHack Open Anaheim with a perfect run Gen.G have produced a remarkable run at DreamHack Open Anaheim, where they bagged the US $50,000 in tournament winnings and spot at DreamHack Masters Jönköping by finishing on top of the competition without dropping a single map. Formed back on December 6, 2019, Gen.G acquired a quintet of experienced players and a prominent coach in Chris "Rlmapuddy" Tebbit in a bid to make waves in the North American CS:GO scene and the South Korean team did just that earlier this weekend in Ahaheim. The quintet of Timothy "automatic" Ta, Damian…

WePlay! Esports Tug of War: Mad Moon drew in more viewers than any Dota 2 DPC Minor WePlay! Esports Tug of War: Mad Moon marked only fourth offline Dota 2 event organised by We!Play, yet that did not stop it from becoming one of the most-watched Dota 2 tournaments in history, surpassing all other DPC Minor tournaments with over 295,000 viewers at its peak. WePlay! Esports Tug of War: Mad Moon came to a close this Sunday, February 23, with the grand finals between Team Secret and Nigma. The match was an exciting one as it was the North…

BOOM Esports sign former INTZ CS:GO roster The Brazilian CS:GO roster, which formerly played under INTZ have reportedly been signed by an Indonesian esports organisation BOOM , who will provide them with a new home and a new banner to fight under. The official announcement surfaced earlier this Monday, February 23, unveiling Gustavo "yel" Knittel and company, who have officially parted ways with INTZ earlier last week will now join BOOM Esports. The rumours of this move have been floating around for quite some time now and it seemed like it was only a matter of time before it…

Assault and Innocents leave Ghost Gaming Daniel "Innocents" Rebelo and Kovon "Assault" Richardson both announced their departure from Ghost Gaming earlier on Saturday, February 22, leaving the North American esports organisation with only four Fortnite players on their active roster. Innocents and Assault are Ghost Gaming's fifth and sixth departure since the turn of the year. Earlier on January 18, 2020, Ghost Gaming already parted ways with Zander "thwifo" Kim, Christian "Snood" Hastie, Dylan "Dmo" Moore and Justin "Kayuun" Ha. Since then, Ghost Gaming have not signed a single player to their team, which is now down to four members…