Liquid EliGE: "I felt confident that we were going to win the whole time" Liquid EliGE: "I felt confident that we were going to win the whole time"

Liquid EliGE: "I felt confident that we were going to win the whole time"

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After their win against Fnatic in the grand final of IEM Sydney, Team Liquid sat down with the press and we got the chance to talk to EliGE about feeling the glory of winning, the long best-of-five and the first thing he did after winning and lifting the trophy.
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Apex Legends Patch 1.1.1: THICC-BOI Balancing Apex Legends Patch 1.1.1: THICC-BOI Balancing

Apex Legends Patch 1.1.1: THICC-BOI Balancing

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Recently the developers at Respawn have produced a new patch for Apex Legends and it is the first balancing patch. The out of the box game left two legends (Gibraltar and Caustic) weak when compared to the other legends, the reason being is that their hitboxes are much larger than their comrades.
CSGO Tier Rankings: StarSeries Season 7, WESG 2018 and BLAST São Paulo CSGO Tier Rankings: StarSeries Season 7, WESG 2018 and BLAST São Paulo

CSGO Tier Rankings: StarSeries Season 7, WESG 2018 and BLAST São Paulo

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Post-Major is always an interesting time and right now we have a whole lot of shuffles, for some teams changing the roster core. There has also been a long period where some teams haven't played any tournaments, because of these reasons we have dropped this edition of the rankings down to 25 teams.
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This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Grand Final This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Grand Final

This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Grand Final

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That is all she wrote as the LPL CSGO ANZ Championship Season 1 comes to an end with a nail-biting grand final between AVANT and Ground Zero. Some technical issues plagued Ground Zero, but they still put up a great fight against the top-seed from the round robin stage.
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This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Grand Final (Pre-Game) This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Grand Final (Pre-Game)

This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Grand Final (Pre-Game)

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This week Ground Zero pulled out a victory and managed to defeat Breakaway Esports - now they head to the grand finals of the LPL CSGO ANZ Championship to take on AVANT, who were the top team from the round robin stage.
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This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Semifinal This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Semifinal

This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Semifinal

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Last night Ground Zero took on Breakaway Esports to determine which of them will face AVANT in the Grand Finals of the LPL CSGO ANZ Championship. How well did my predictions for the semifinal go? Spoilers: Not great.
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This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Semifinal (Pre-Game) This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Semifinal (Pre-Game)

This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Semifinal (Pre-Game)

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Before the semifinal between Ground Zero and Breakaway Esports tonight, we take a look at who is the favourite and who has the advantage in the best-of-three to determine who faces AVANT in the grand finals later this week.
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This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Week 6 This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Week 6

This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Week 6

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There were some delays due to events within New Zealand, but the final few games of LetsPlayLive's CSGO ANZ Championship were played out over the past few weeks and we now know what three teams will be competing in the playoffs.
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Apex Legends Season 1 Battle Pass: Wild Frontier Update Apex Legends Season 1 Battle Pass: Wild Frontier Update

Apex Legends Season 1 Battle Pass: Wild Frontier Update

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Apex Legends has released their first battle pass called Wild Frontier. If you are not up to date with how battle passes work, they allow you to play as normal, and while you rank up you can unlock exclusive rewards.
This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Week 5 This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Week 5

This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Week 5

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Never a dull week a in the LetsPlayLive CS:GO ANZ Championship, after the departure of Tainted Minds last week, we see a huge game-changing update this week that affect some of the guns as well as how the losing bonus is calculated.
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This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Week 4 This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Week 4

This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Week 4

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This week in the LetsPlayLive CS:GO ANZ Championship we see ICON (fka. Tainted Minds) officially withdraw from the league and the fallout from that involving points being handed around and teams to have 2 matches in one day.
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CSGO Tier Rankings: IEM Katowice 2019 Major CSGO Tier Rankings: IEM Katowice 2019 Major

CSGO Tier Rankings: IEM Katowice 2019 Major

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The IEM Katowice 2019 Major just took place and thats it is time for another tier rankings. This time we see only our second ever double-rank-jump as well as some new faces popping into high-tiers and some fan favorites falling down the table.
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NRG Zayt & Ghost Saf: "By far the best format we’ve ever had" NRG Zayt & Ghost Saf: "By far the best format we’ve ever had"

NRG Zayt & Ghost Saf: "By far the best format we’ve ever had"

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Taking a break from Counter-Strike, Jamie got the opportunity to talk to the duo of NRG’s Zayt and Ghost Gaming’s Saf, who won the first ESL Katowice Royale. They discuss Fortnite prize-money, the game-breaking bugs and how they came together as a duo.
Dignitas milk: "We’re the best team here" Dignitas milk: "We’re the best team here"

Dignitas milk: "We’re the best team here"

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Jamie got to interview Kiara ‘milk’ Makua from the Intel Challenge Katowice winning Dignitas. They covered the tournament, the female professional scene and what is next for Dignitas.
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Renegades Gratisfaction: "We thought we’d just throw [Dust2] in as a curve ball" Renegades Gratisfaction: "We thought we’d just throw [Dust2] in as a curve ball"

Renegades Gratisfaction: "We thought we’d just throw [Dust2] in as a curve ball"

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Our Interview Series from Katowice continues with a short chat with Sean ‘Gratisfaction’ Kaiwai about their stay in Poland, the tournament, and the future.
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FaZe rain: "Right now our map pool is kind of weird" FaZe rain: "Right now our map pool is kind of weird"

FaZe rain: "Right now our map pool is kind of weird"

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For our first interview of the IEM Katowice 2019 Major, Jamie sat down with Håvard ‘rain’ Nygaard of FaZe Clan to discuss the Major, the team, and the upcoming schedule.
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This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Week 3 This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Week 3

This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Week 3

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This week we saw 2 more Mirage games and yet another overtime on Inferno involving Breakaway Esports, but we also had the first forfeit in the tournament dropping us down to only three games as well as some roster shuffles.
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IEM Katowice 2019 - Quarterfinals Day 1 Preview IEM Katowice 2019 - Quarterfinals Day 1 Preview

IEM Katowice 2019 - Quarterfinals Day 1 Preview

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The first day of the IEM Katowice Champions Stage is here, and we have two wonderful matches today. We will see three of the top teams in the world and a team well-known for their upsets go head-to-head for only two spots in the Semifinals of the IEM Katowice Major 2019.
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This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Week 2 This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Week 2

This Week In... LPL CS:GO ANZ Championship Season 1 - Week 2

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LetsPlay.Live's CS:GO ANZ Championship continued along this week with some overtime and some stomping. Also, we see Tainted Minds be acquired and re-branded to ICON Esports, just before their match against AVANT this week.
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NRG Brehze: "Not making the major was a huge blow to us" NRG Brehze: "Not making the major was a huge blow to us"

NRG Brehze: "Not making the major was a huge blow to us"

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NRG Esports had mixed results; failing to qualify for the FACEIT London Major, winning IEM Shanghai and then making it to the semi-finals of ESL One New York. James talks to star player Brehze about possible reasons for this and how it felt to miss the major.
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