Dota2 Tier Rankings: OGA Dota PIT, BEYOND EPIC, BTS Pro Series, and more Dota2 Tier Rankings: OGA Dota PIT, BEYOND EPIC, BTS Pro Series, and more

Dota2 Tier Rankings: OGA Dota PIT, BEYOND EPIC, BTS Pro Series, and more

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Tier Rankings
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The Esports Kingdom team
There have been a bunch of regional tournaments in the past few months hosted by OGA Dota PIT, BEYOND EPIC, BTS Pro Series and other awesome TOs. It feels like a good time for the next edition of our Dota2 Tier Rankings!
CSGO introduces the Fracture Case with 17 brand new weapon skins CSGO introduces the Fracture Case with 17 brand new weapon skins

CSGO introduces the Fracture Case with 17 brand new weapon skins

Counter-Strike
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Game Updates
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Grady Hooker
Alongside the brand new weapon case, called the Fracture Case, we also have some other stuff. There is networking improvements and updates to all three of Swamp, Mutiny, and Anubis.
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VALORANT Patch 1.05, New Agent! New Battlepass! New Ranked System! New Gamemode! VALORANT Patch 1.05, New Agent! New Battlepass! New Ranked System! New Gamemode!

VALORANT Patch 1.05, New Agent! New Battlepass! New Ranked System! New Gamemode!

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Game Updates
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Joe "Joke" Webber
Today a massive patch for VALORANT dropped that included a brand new agent called Killjoy as well as Act 2 bringing with it a rank-reset, new battlepass, and more ranking indicators.
Call of Duty Tier Rankings: CoD League Weeks 11-13 Call of Duty Tier Rankings: CoD League Weeks 11-13

Call of Duty Tier Rankings: CoD League Weeks 11-13

Call of Duty
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Tier Rankings
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The Esports Kingdom team
The Regular Season is completed as now we know how the CoD League teams will be seeded going into the Playoffs. Two teams take the top spot in S-Tier as well as the top seeding right into the Quarterfinals.
VALORANT Patch Notes 1.04, Agent updates and polish! VALORANT Patch Notes 1.04, Agent updates and polish!

VALORANT Patch Notes 1.04, Agent updates and polish!

VALORANT
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Game Updates
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Joe "Joke" Webber
This week we get a brand new patch for VALORANT with changes for a number of heroes, the biggest of which will affect Viper and Brimstone mains who will have to adjust their playstyle a little. The weapons get a little bit of love as well with changes for the Classic.
Overwatch Tier Rankings: Overwatch League Summer (Weeks 19-22) Overwatch Tier Rankings: Overwatch League Summer (Weeks 19-22)

Overwatch Tier Rankings: Overwatch League Summer (Weeks 19-22)

Overwatch
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Tier Rankings
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The Esports Kingdom team
Summer Showdown came down to a exciting finish with two new teams in the Paris Eternal and Guangzhou Charge picking up the victories for their regions. What has this done for the overall landscape of our Overwatch League tier rankings?
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CSGO Regional Tier Rankings: DreamHack Masters Spring CSGO Regional Tier Rankings: DreamHack Masters Spring

CSGO Regional Tier Rankings: DreamHack Masters Spring

Counter-Strike
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Tier Rankings
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The Esports Kingdom team
DreamHack Masters Spring has come to a close and we have a better idea about how the Counter-Strike teams all stack up in their respective regions. So Grady and Phoebe got together for another edition of the CSGO Tier Rankings!
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VALORANT Patch Notes 1.02, Competitive Mode! VALORANT Patch Notes 1.02, Competitive Mode!

VALORANT Patch Notes 1.02, Competitive Mode!

VALORANT
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Game Updates
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Joe "Joke" Webber
Major changes to VALORANT coming forward this patch, with Competitive Mode going live, changes to tagging and much, much more.
Overwatch League Week 21 - Hero Bans and Match-ups Overwatch League Week 21 - Hero Bans and Match-ups

Overwatch League Week 21 - Hero Bans and Match-ups

Overwatch
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Event News
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Grady Hooker
Overwatch League has changed it's format a little with the lack of a hero pool this week. They will also be missing a hero pool during the Summer Showdown next week. Other than the hero pools, we do have all of the details around what games to expect this week!
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Call of Duty Tier Rankings: CoD League Weeks 9 & 10 Call of Duty Tier Rankings: CoD League Weeks 9 & 10

Call of Duty Tier Rankings: CoD League Weeks 9 & 10

Call of Duty
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Tier Rankings
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The Esports Kingdom team
We had another two weeks of Call of Duty League competition and it is time for another edition of our Tier Rankings. We see a new team leap into S-Tier while multiple other previously-strong teams slip downwards towards the bottom of the rankings.
Overwatch League Week 20 - Hero Bans and Match-ups Overwatch League Week 20 - Hero Bans and Match-ups

Overwatch League Week 20 - Hero Bans and Match-ups

Overwatch
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Event News
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Grady Hooker
The hero bans for Week 20 of the Overwatch League might be very familiar, but the 13 huge match-ups we have this week are brand new and we have the time-converted start times for you!
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Dota2 Tier Rankings: ESL One Birmingham 2020 Online Dota2 Tier Rankings: ESL One Birmingham 2020 Online

Dota2 Tier Rankings: ESL One Birmingham 2020 Online

DOTA 2
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Tier Rankings
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The Esports Kingdom team
ESL One Birmingham 2020 just came to an end and now we have a perspective about how the teams from South East Asia, China, Europe + CIS, and the Americas stack up against one-another. That means it is time to break our our Tier Rankings for Dota2!
Overwatch League Week 19 - Hero Bans and Match-ups Overwatch League Week 19 - Hero Bans and Match-ups

Overwatch League Week 19 - Hero Bans and Match-ups

Overwatch
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Event News
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Grady Hooker
The Overwatch league is back with Week 19 and it's Summer Showdown. We had just wrapped May Melee and then took a few weeks off to allow for the teams to rest and now it is time for a return. We have all the details about Week 19 right here!
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BLAST Premier Spring American Showdown - Playoffs Preview BLAST Premier Spring American Showdown - Playoffs Preview

BLAST Premier Spring American Showdown - Playoffs Preview

Counter-Strike
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Event Previews
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Grady Hooker
The BLAST Premier Spring Regular Season has concluded and we saw Team Liquid being the only American team to place high and earn a spot in the American Finals. Now it is time for the American Showdown with 6 remaining teams fighting for 3 spots alongside Team Liquid.
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Chiefs zewsy & ofnu: "We wanted to to start new, start something different" Chiefs zewsy & ofnu: "We wanted to to start new, start something different"

Chiefs zewsy & ofnu: "We wanted to to start new, start something different"

Counter-Strike
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Interviews
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Grady Hooker
From the Vault - IEM Sydney 2019. Back when the dynamic Kiwi duo of zewsy & ofnu were both on Chiefs, Grady got some time to sit down and talk to both of them about what happened with Tainted Minds/ICON, how horrible the Australian internet infrastructure is, and the dream of once walking out onto the stage.
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Overwatch Tier Rankings: Overwatch League May (Weeks 12-16) Overwatch Tier Rankings: Overwatch League May (Weeks 12-16)

Overwatch Tier Rankings: Overwatch League May (Weeks 12-16)

Overwatch
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Tier Rankings
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The Esports Kingdom team
May Melee has finished with San Francisco Shock winning the North American competition and the Shanghai Dragons winning the Asian competition. That means it is time for us to get out our pens and paper to assess the Overwatch League teams for another edition of the tier rankings.
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Call of Duty Tier Rankings: CoD League Weeks 1-8 Call of Duty Tier Rankings: CoD League Weeks 1-8

Call of Duty Tier Rankings: CoD League Weeks 1-8

Call of Duty
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Tier Rankings
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The Esports Kingdom team
As the Call of Duty League ramps up it felt like a good time to launch of fifth game in our Tier Rankings series. We have enlisted the help of Coy DePratt to help our usual suspect Grady to place the 12 teams into 5 tiers based on their recent performance.
All of the OWL players who retired in 2020 and who moved to VALORANT All of the OWL players who retired in 2020 and who moved to VALORANT

All of the OWL players who retired in 2020 and who moved to VALORANT

Overwatch
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Feature Articles
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Grady Hooker
There has been a large exodus lately of current and former Overwatch pros retiring from the OWL. We take a look at 6 players who were playing in the 2020 OWL season and have since retired, some of them to try their hand at VALORANT. Also features 8 other OWL players from the 2019 season.
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Overwatch League Week 15 - Hero Bans and Match-ups Overwatch League Week 15 - Hero Bans and Match-ups

Overwatch League Week 15 - Hero Bans and Match-ups

Overwatch
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Event News
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Grady Hooker
It is yet again another week in the OverWatch League and that means that we have a brand new set of Hero Bans and Match-ups for you. Come and see which heroes will not be appearing this week and what time your favorite teams will face off.
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Road to Rio CIS - Playoffs Preview Road to Rio CIS - Playoffs Preview

Road to Rio CIS - Playoffs Preview

Counter-Strike
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Event Previews
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Grady Hooker
Natus Vincere didn't make it out of the Group Stages - that is the biggest shocker of the CIS leg on the Road to Rio. To be fair, forZe also failed to make it out of the Group Stages, so the six teams we profile heading into the Playoffs is full of dark horses.
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