Grady Hooker
171 POSTS0 COMMENTS
A Computer Scientist with a passion for esports, wrestling and metal music. Grady started Esports Kingdom in 2017 between his other projects; a 7 year running professional wrestling radio show, a gaming YouTube channel and random web development pieces.

Articles by Grady Hooker

Block title

More
    Counter-Strike

    Fluxo knocked out of BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025

    The Brazilian teams didn't have great luck in Stage 1, with both Imperial and Fluxo ending up in the 0-2 group. Where Imperial was able to save themselves, Fluxo didn't have as much luck and ends up 0-3 and out of BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025.
    Grady Hooker -
    Counter-Strike

    Metizport knocked out of BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025

    It was a rough start for Metizport, with a tough 13-1 loss to Wildcard and it didn't get much better from there. Consecutive loses to TYLOO and Imperial sees the Swedish squad exiting the tournament and heading home 0-3.
    Grady Hooker -
    Counter-Strike

    B8 advance to Stage 2 of BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025

    It was a trip around the world for B8, with wins over the South American Imperial, the European OG, and the North American Wildcard to go 3-0 and lock in a spot in the second stage.
    Grady Hooker -
    Counter-Strike

    HEROIC advance to Stage 2 of BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025

    They were one of the top seeds after winning the European Qualifier, so it is no surprise to see HEROIC go 3-0 and advance to the second stage.
    Grady Hooker -
    Counter-Strike

    BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 (Stage 1): Everything you need to know

    It is the first stage for the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 and there are sixteen hungry teams that have qualified for their spot, fighting for eight spots in Stage 2.
    Grady Hooker -
    Counter-Strike

    Counter-Strike Tier Rankings: PGL Astana & IEM Dallas 2025

    Just before the Major kicks off, we take a look at how the teams are stacking up after PGL Astana 2025 and IEM Dallas 2025.
    Grady Hooker -
    Counter-Strike

    nettik, New Zealand’s only Counter-Strike Major hope

    Players coming from Aotearoa New Zealand are few and far between in the professional scene. We had the chance to talk to nettik of FlyQuest about being the flag-bearer for New Zealand.
    Grady Hooker -
    Counter-Strike

    Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2025: Everything you need to know

    In the last big tournament before the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025, we get to see 16 teams descend upon Dallas, Texas.
    Grady Hooker -
    Counter-Strike

    PGL Astana 2025: Everything you need to know

    From May 10 to May 18, the world's best teams will converge in Astana, Kazakhstan, to battle it out for their share of a massive $625,000 million prize pool.
    Grady Hooker -
    Counter-Strike

    What gear did the pros use at IEM Melbourne 2025?

    Now that IEM Melbourne 2025 has wrapped up, we took a look at the gear behind the players. Specifically, what brands of peripherals are today’s CS2 pros trusting when every headshot counts?
    Grady Hooker -

    © Copyright - Grady Hooker