Team Yandex adds TI champion ATF to 2026-2027 roster
Team Yandex announced on 17 September that it has signed Ammar “ATF” Assaf as its...
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NRG climb 18 VRS places after MOUZ upset
NRG defeated world number two MOUZ 2-1 in the opening round of StarLadder StarSeries Fall...
StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026 predictions: Which teams can win in Barcelona?
StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026 brings eight teams to Barcelona from Sep. 17–20, with $500,000 on...
Jack Williams on iTero, GIANTX, and the future of AI coaching in esports
iTero, the AI-powered coaching app from GIANTX (formerly XL Esports) recently hit the 1,000,000 download...
Should VCT change its qualification rules after Masters London champion Leviatán missed out on Champions Shanghai?
Last weekend’s VCT Americas matches sparked heated discussions within the global VALORANT esports community. With...
Eight players to watch at VALORANT Champions Shanghai
VALORANT Champions Shanghai arrives at the end of a 2026 season that has refused to...
Can MSI performance predict Worlds success?
Every year, the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) gives us what should be our first proper answer...
“I wish I was better”: The downfall of Fnatic’s VALORANT team
For many years, Fnatic was considered the strongest team in the VCT EMEA circuit. With...
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FACEIT adds Twitch as broadcast partner for ECS Season 7
FACEIT has added Twitch as a broadcast partner for the seventh season of ECS. The CS:GO league was...
This week in esports: Disneyland Paris, eLions, AT&T, G-Loot
This week in esports has been interesting to say the least, with a variety of big developments taking...
G-Loot welcomes $25 million in investment
Swedish esports company G-Loot has received an $25 million (£18,695,883.50) from both new investors and current investors such as Swedbank...
ESI Job Picks – Find the job for you in esports – March Edition
How do you land that dream job in esports? With the industry growing at an almost alarming rate,...
Tencent Games to host PUBG Mobile Club Open 2019
Tencent Games and PUBG Corp. have announced the PUBG Mobile Club Open 2019, a year-long event worth $2 million (£1.5 million)....
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