Tournament

It's always refreshing to see some different teams represented in the playoffs and finals of a prestigious tournament. Remember 2015? Pretty much the EG show all year long. Don't get me wrong; I like supporting NA Dota and 'Murica,...

On May 9th, 2016, Super Smash Bros Melee history was retroactively distorted. For the first time in his storied career, The People's Champion - Bobby "Scar" Scarnewman - admitted he placed 6th at GENESIS. The prize money given to him...

Dreamhack Austin went down this past weekend, and with the new expansion having just launched, it was played with the Standard format and all of the new cards. Which meant lots of new decks and interesting cards played. Let’s take...

I was originally going to title this article "Man Burns Himself to Death in Front of Horrified Crowd at DreamHack Austin." And then I debated going with "Streamer Realizes He Is His Own Worst Enemy On Stage In Front of...

What happens when you take a region that was already dominated by upper division teams and add the undisputed best team in the world on top of that? You get an clash of the gods. It’s a tale as old...

Pretty much every time direct invites are announced, a major storm of controversy rolls into the Dota2-sphere. In Valve's blog post regarding invites, the language regarding the way invites are determined is pretty vague: "A lot of things change...

The Format On April 15 there was an all-day Hearthstone tournament, in which six pro players played in a poker-style sealed tournament. The sealed format is one where each player opens sixty-three virtual packs spread across all of the expansions and...

After a long weekend of amazing Counter-Strike at MLG Columbus 2016, Luminosity Gaming emerged victorious, taking first place at the event and securing their position in eSports history as the winners of the first CS:GO Major with a $1...

European Championship Following Amnesiac’s victory in the America’s Winter Championships last week, this week had the European Winter Championship, and a new victor. Known for his Hunter play, the winner was Naiman, defeating DrHippi in the finals using his own...

Esports Hero recently received $1 million in funding to boost its platform. WOMP.gg is currently in open beta. Both are platforms that allow players to arrange "micro tournaments" between each other. With tiny prize pools in increments of $10, these platforms seem...

The LAN is a cultural institution unto itself in the world of professional Counter-Strike. I was talking with a colleague the other day about the upcoming MLG Columbus Major. As an avid League of Legends follower, they were curious...

North American CS:GO player Peter “ptr” Gurney announced via Twitter on March 14 that he will be unable to play in the Counter Pit League LAN Finals due to a broken foot sustained while experiencing “bad turbulence” during his...