Bringing The paiN: NA Dreamhack Open March 2021 Recap Bringing The paiN: NA Dreamhack Open March 2021 Recap

Bringing The paiN: NA Dreamhack Open March 2021 Recap

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Joshua "SUPER__FRESH" Treadway
March’s Dreamhack Open pitted eight North American teams against one-another, for both a share of the $70,000 prize pool as well as a qualification spot at IEM Summer, hosted in Europe.
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Operation Broken Fang - Week 16 Challenges Operation Broken Fang - Week 16 Challenges

Operation Broken Fang - Week 16 Challenges

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Grady Hooker
"Ancient Danger" - The last week of missions and that means it is time to wrap it up with another co-op mission and a whole lot of action on the map Ancient including Guardian and Competitive.
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A Scene Rebuilding: My 2021 NA CS Recap A Scene Rebuilding: My 2021 NA CS Recap

A Scene Rebuilding: My 2021 NA CS Recap

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Joshua "SUPER__FRESH" Treadway
Ever since the collapse of NA CS, it's been pretty clear that a lot of people see it as a dead region. I, however, have hope: there is potential here, and teams have already begun rebuilding. As such, I've decided to do a little recap of some of the NA teams on the rise and some of the past/upcoming tournaments.
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Counter-Strike Tier Rankings: IEM Katowice 2021 Counter-Strike Tier Rankings: IEM Katowice 2021

Counter-Strike Tier Rankings: IEM Katowice 2021

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The Esports Kingdom team
We are switching back into global rankings for this edition as IEM Katowice saw teams from most of the major regions go head-to-head. What does this mean for the Europe old guard, the dying North American scene, and the new fresh crop of CIS talent?
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Operation Broken Fang - Week 15 Challenges Operation Broken Fang - Week 15 Challenges

Operation Broken Fang - Week 15 Challenges

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Grady Hooker
"Spare No Expense" - It's the second to last week of the operation and it's time to spend your hard earned cash as you enter Danger Zone for the first time in this Operation. Also you will be making that dollar dollar in Deathmatch.
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ESL and AOC team up to bring VALORANT Rising Heroes tournament to ANZ! ESL and AOC team up to bring VALORANT Rising Heroes tournament to ANZ!

ESL and AOC team up to bring VALORANT Rising Heroes tournament to ANZ!

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Grady Hooker
VALORANT Rising Heroes presented by AOC is the largest VALORANT esports tournament that the ANZ scene has seen yet with $24,000aud on the line in cash and prizes. It will see open qualifiers, a 16-team tournament, and a group stage live from ESL's brand new studios in Sydney.
Call of Duty Tier Rankings: 2021 Stage One Call of Duty Tier Rankings: 2021 Stage One

Call of Duty Tier Rankings: 2021 Stage One

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The Esports Kingdom team
The first stage of the 2021 season of the Call of Duty League has been completed and competition is heating up at the top. Stage Two will be an interesting one to see which teams can keep their grip on the top and which fall down a tier or two.
Operation Broken Fang - Week 14 Challenges Operation Broken Fang - Week 14 Challenges

Operation Broken Fang - Week 14 Challenges

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Grady Hooker
"Turf War" - There isn't a huge theme this week, instead you will be playing some Wingman with your friends while trying to get some kills either scoped, with the enemies weapons, or from very specific locations on the map.
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FURIA: "I’ve never played anything like it, it’s just all reactionary based" FURIA: "I’ve never played anything like it, it’s just all reactionary based"

FURIA: "I’ve never played anything like it, it’s just all reactionary based"

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Grady Hooker
At IEM Katowice 2021 we got the opportunity to talk to both VINI and, the brand new American to the squad, junior from FURIA about what makes their team so special, can they perform at a major, and junior's experience so far.
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Astralis: "It isn’t the same as when you are playing in the arena" Astralis: "It isn’t the same as when you are playing in the arena"

Astralis: "It isn’t the same as when you are playing in the arena"

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Grady Hooker
Before they were knocked out in the play-offs, we got to sit down with Bubzkji and gla1ve from Astralis. We chatted about the difference with shifting to online and how Bubzkji felt moving into a team like Astralis.
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Heroic: "We need to take a step back and then we’ll be ready to take two steps forward" Heroic: "We need to take a step back and then we’ll be ready to take two steps forward"

Heroic: "We need to take a step back and then we’ll be ready to take two steps forward"

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Grady Hooker
We manage to get a hold of three of the players from Heroic - stavn, b0RUP, and TeSeS - during IEM Katowice 2021. We talked about their performance of late compared to last year, the burn out of online play, and how they can come back stronger for the upcoming tournaments and major.
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Operation Broken Fang - Week 13 Challenges Operation Broken Fang - Week 13 Challenges

Operation Broken Fang - Week 13 Challenges

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"Vertiglobals" - Don't be scared away from the title of this week, but yes we are going to be spending a lot fo time on Vertigo. This week has it all Casual Vertigo, Wingman Vertigo, and Guardian Vertigo!
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Operation Broken Fang - Week 12 Challenges Operation Broken Fang - Week 12 Challenges

Operation Broken Fang - Week 12 Challenges

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"Delirium" - It is getting crazy up in here and that might be from the crazy weather outside or the missions we have this week. I hope you like using the Scout and the map Dust II because you are going to be seeing a lot of them.
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Hey PGL, we have a great showmatch idea for you! Hey PGL, we have a great showmatch idea for you!

Hey PGL, we have a great showmatch idea for you!

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Grady Hooker
It is November 2013, over 7 years ago, and the first ever Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major is coming to a thrilling conclusion. The Elmia in Jönköping is getting it's roof blown off by two local teams tearing it up in the grand finals.
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Operation Broken Fang - Week 11 Challenges Operation Broken Fang - Week 11 Challenges

Operation Broken Fang - Week 11 Challenges

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"One Track Mind" - Choo choo...it is time to visit the map they call Train for all of our missions this week. It is rounds in Competitive, kills on Guardian, headshots in Deathmatch, and heavy weapon kills in Casual - but all on Train.
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Operation Broken Fang - Week 10 Challenges Operation Broken Fang - Week 10 Challenges

Operation Broken Fang - Week 10 Challenges

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Grady Hooker
"Near Sighted" - It is all about the kills and round wins this week across multiple different game modes. It isn't just any ordinary kills, you have to get kills on enemies that are extremely close to you in both Guardian and Deathmatch.
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Operation Broken Fang - Week 9 Challenges Operation Broken Fang - Week 9 Challenges

Operation Broken Fang - Week 9 Challenges

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Grady Hooker
"Keep Your Eyes Open" - You might be finished with Ancient, but it isn't finished with you as you have one more mission left on that map before you head off to blind people, graffiti on Dust II, and shoot some bots in the head.
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Call of Duty Tier Rankings: 2021 Pre-Season KickOff Call of Duty Tier Rankings: 2021 Pre-Season KickOff

Call of Duty Tier Rankings: 2021 Pre-Season KickOff

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The Esports Kingdom team
The 2021 Season for the Call of Duty League has kicked off! Officially the results form this week don't factor into the season rankings, but we used it as a chance to see how the teams stack up in the pre-season.
Operation Broken Fang - Week 8 Challenges Operation Broken Fang - Week 8 Challenges

Operation Broken Fang - Week 8 Challenges

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Grady Hooker
"Welcome to the Jungle" - Go and find yourself some Roses, but we already have the Guns. This week you are going to have to work hard in Dust2 and Retakes, while get some Shotgun kills and being a little vandal all over Ancient.
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Counter-Strike Majors are back on the menu! Counter-Strike Majors are back on the menu!

Counter-Strike Majors are back on the menu!

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Grady Hooker
PGL have just announced that they will be hosting the first Counter-Strike Major in 2 years at the end of this year and we have all of the details they revealed about it so far.
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