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Entry vs Opener: Why flameZ Thrives Where donk Falls Short
The release of Counter-Strike 2 significantly changed the game’s meta. With wide-swinging and peeker’s advantage becoming far stronger, AWP dominance was replaced by the age of the star opener. In step Danil “donk” Kryshkovets and Shahar “flameZ” Shushan. Donk and his...
The Magnus Curse: ATF On Why Dota 2 Star Ame Keeps Losing TI Finals
While Team Falcons were celebrating as they lifted the Aegis at The International 14, one of Dota 2’s most painful storylines reopened. Wang “Ame” Chunyu is now 0-3 in The International grand finals, still chasing his first victory. In a podcast episode in January,...
Valorant Champion Demon1 Reveals He Almost Joined VCT God Squad
Valorant Champions 2023 MVP Maximilian “Demon1” Mazanov revealed in a Plat Chat interview that he was extremely close to joining G2 Esports for the 2026 season. However, circumstances outside of the server prevented it from happening. Despite being the strongest team...
Brazil’s Regulated Gambling Market Generates $7 Billion in First Year
The Brazilian Secretariat of Prizes and Bets (SPA) has reported that the country’s regulated gambling market generated over $7 billion in revenue in its first year. Brazil introduced new regulations for its sports betting market last year, including the approval of...
MLBB M7 World Championship Smashes 6 Wild Records
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB)’s M7 World Championship has become the fourth biggest tournament in esports history in terms of peak viewership numbers, but that’s not all. As the dust settles over the Tennis Indoor Stadium Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia, a total of...
Caedrel Moved to Tears as Los Ratones Finally Starts Winning in the LEC
Los Ratones’ LEC debut was nothing short of disastrous. They looked lost in the first week, a one-sided set of losses to all three teams they played. Week 2 started the same way. But now they’re starting to heat up and prove they may belong in the big leagues after...
zweih’s PARIVISION Debut Proves hally is the Problem With Team Spirit
Despite entering the event ranked 16th in the world in Counter-Strike 2, PARIVISION were crowned champions of BLAST Bounty Season 1, and in doing so, may have inadvertently proved that Sergey “hally” Shavaev is the problem with Team Spirit. A debut event for...
Blizzard Showcase to Reveal “Next Chapter” of Overwatch, World of Warcraft & more
Blizzard Entertainment has revealed the Blizzard Showcase, a new series of presentations promising announcements, updates, and teasers from across its biggest franchises. Kicking off what Blizzard is calling “The Next Chapter,” the showcase arrives as part of the...
CS2 Team Owner Claims He Spent $1 Million on Tier 3 Team in Under Three Years
Russian Counter-Strike 2 YouTuber Erik “Shoke” Shokov has given fans a transparent look at what it really costs to run a professional team. The influencer revealed he’s poured close to $1 million into his CYBERSHOKE Esports roster over the last 2.5 years. We know...