Sim-Racer Flynn Mullany:
"You do miss out on that g-force and the wind"

AVANT Clash with Kevo:
"Never have curved edges for a phone if you are going to do esports"

Mission Control's CEO:
"Our focus is on community building and social experience"

Razer's David Tse:
"We have a vision to establish esports in Olympics Games"

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

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

Operation Shattered Web - Week 11 Challenges Operation Shattered Web - Week 11 Challenges

Operation Shattered Web - Week 11 Challenges

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"A Dry Heat" - It is time for everyone to jump into their two favorite maps that look like they are very hot; Mirage and Dust II (including Shortdust). Get some wins in Wingman, kills in Deathmatch, utility damage in Casual and a bunch more.
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Operation Shattered Web - Week 10 Challenges Operation Shattered Web - Week 10 Challenges

Operation Shattered Web - Week 10 Challenges

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Game Updates
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Grady Hooker
"Raw Athleticism" - We are almost finished with this operation, but the challenges keep coming out. This weeks we have to get Knife Kills in Arms Race, Utility Damage in Competitive, Aces in Wingman, Default Pistol Kills in Deathmatch, and more.
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Pentanet.GG sign five top Australasian League of Legends players for the OPL Pentanet.GG sign five top Australasian League of Legends players for the OPL

Pentanet.GG sign five top Australasian League of Legends players for the OPL

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Grady Hooker
Today Pentanet.GG, a Perth based esports organisation, announced they have signed five of Australasia's top League of Legends players to compete in the Oceanic Pro League starting on January 31st. The team features players previously on Dire Wolves, ORDER, Bombers, and Legacy Esports.
Operation Shattered Web - Week 9 Challenges Operation Shattered Web - Week 9 Challenges

Operation Shattered Web - Week 9 Challenges

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Game Updates
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Grady Hooker
"Just Having a Good Day" - It is time to hit some nutty shots as this weeks Operation Shattered Web missions all focus on headshots in Guardian, Wingman, and Casual as well as MVPs in Competitive, placing well in Danger Zone, and kill-streaks in Deathmatch.
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OpTic RUSH: "Communication is what [hazed] improved the most for us" OpTic RUSH: "Communication is what [hazed] improved the most for us"

OpTic RUSH: "Communication is what [hazed] improved the most for us"

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Interviews
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Grady Hooker
From the Vault - IEM Sydney 2017. It was Grady's first event as a journalist and he had the chance to talk to RUSH, who was on OpTic Gaming at that point. They talked about hazed as both a player and coach, their first outing in front of the Australian crowd, and OpTic's uncertain future.
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Operation Shattered Web - Week 8 Challenges Operation Shattered Web - Week 8 Challenges

Operation Shattered Web - Week 8 Challenges

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Game Updates
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Grady Hooker
"Italian Job" - It is the eighth week of Operation Shattered Web now and we are focusing on a set of maps with similar aesthetics; Canals, Inferno, and Italy.
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IEM Katowice 2020 invites and Closed Qualifiers teams announced IEM Katowice 2020 invites and Closed Qualifiers teams announced

IEM Katowice 2020 invites and Closed Qualifiers teams announced

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Grady Hooker
Today IEM released a bunch of information about the IEM Katowice 2020 event in February including all of the direct invites and all of the invites for the regional Closed Qualifiers in Europe, North America, Asia, and Oceania.
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Unconfirmed: ORDER to pick up Rickeh Unconfirmed: ORDER to pick up Rickeh

Unconfirmed: ORDER to pick up Rickeh

Counter-Strike
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Grady Hooker
The following article is unconfirmed and the combination of facts and observations. Following on from the fact that Hatz has left, possibly for Renegades (see our other article), that leaves an empty spot on ORDER that needs to be filled.
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Rogue sign Giants Gaming core in time for Pro League Season 11 Rogue sign Giants Gaming core in time for Pro League Season 11

Rogue sign Giants Gaming core in time for Pro League Season 11

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Grady Hooker
Rogue hasn't had a full 5-man roster for Rainbow Six since November last year, but now they are returning just in time for Pro League Season 11. They have signed the core of Giants Gaming and then added a young German talent from OrgLess as their fifth.
Unconfirmed: Renegades to replace DickStacy with Hatz Unconfirmed: Renegades to replace DickStacy with Hatz

Unconfirmed: Renegades to replace DickStacy with Hatz

Counter-Strike
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Grady Hooker
The following article is unconfirmed and the combination of facts and observations. What we do know is that Hatz has left ORDER - that has been announced by both the organization and Hatz himself - and that there has been movements in the Renegades camp to indicate that might be where he is heading.
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juliano and the squad leave Besiktas and add mimi juliano and the squad leave Besiktas and add mimi

juliano and the squad leave Besiktas and add mimi

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Grady Hooker
Juliano kicked off 2020 with an announcement that her team would no longer be representing Beşiktaş Esports and are now free agents with no contract. This wasn't the only announcement as she also let us know that mimi from Copenhagen Flames Fe would be joining them.
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Operation Shattered Web - Week 7 Challenges Operation Shattered Web - Week 7 Challenges

Operation Shattered Web - Week 7 Challenges

Counter-Strike
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Game Updates
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Grady Hooker
"Hot Shot" - It might be a new year, but it is the same old Counter-Strike. Operation Shattered Web is still ongoing and we have all the week 7 challenges focusing on flashy deagle, headshot, and no-scope kills.
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Operation Shattered Web - Week 6 Challenges Operation Shattered Web - Week 6 Challenges

Operation Shattered Web - Week 6 Challenges

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Game Updates
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Grady Hooker
"Money Isn't Everything" - It is Christmas time and Happy Holidays to all, but we have some missions to do! The sixth week of missions for Operation Shattered Web is out and will test us with challenges related to money.
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Operation Shattered Web - Week 5 Challenges Operation Shattered Web - Week 5 Challenges

Operation Shattered Web - Week 5 Challenges

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Game Updates
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"Field Trip" - It is that time of the week for Valve to drop 6 new challenges on us. It might be the holiday season, but Operation Shattered Web isn't taking any time off. Befriend some chickens, fly with a parachute, and gets kills with a bunch of different weapons.
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All ESL Pro Tour event locations and dates leaked All ESL Pro Tour event locations and dates leaked

All ESL Pro Tour event locations and dates leaked

Counter-Strike
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Event News
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Grady Hooker
Thanks to a hidden image on the ESL Pro Tour website and a few extra pieces of hidden information, we know the locations for every single ESL Pro Tour event in 2020. Images, proof, and all of the details are inside!
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League of Legends comes up big at The Game Awards 2019 League of Legends comes up big at The Game Awards 2019

League of Legends comes up big at The Game Awards 2019

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Grady Hooker
Esports once again center stage during the sixth incarnation of Geoff Keighley's award ceremony. Six awards at the event were dedicated to esports; 'Esports Game of the Year', 'Esports Team', 'Esports Player', 'Esports Coach', 'Esports Event', and 'Esports Host' as voted on by the fans.
Did we figure out the entire ESL Pro Tour schedule? Did we figure out the entire ESL Pro Tour schedule?

Did we figure out the entire ESL Pro Tour schedule?

Counter-Strike
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Event News
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Grady Hooker
Back in September, ESL announced their Pro Tour with a bunch of information and fancy graphics, but with recent announcements like DreamHack Masters Jönköping and the entire Dreamhack Open circuit - we think we have figured out what every single one of the 2020 events is!
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DreamHack Summer is now DreamHack Masters Jönköping DreamHack Summer is now DreamHack Masters Jönköping

DreamHack Summer is now DreamHack Masters Jönköping

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Event News
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Grady Hooker
Dreamhack Open Summer was missing in yesterdays announcement of all the DreamHack Open CSGO tournaments for next year and now we know why - DreamHack Masters Jönköping 2020 will be taking it's place on the calendar.
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Valve Major is going to Rio de Janeiro Valve Major is going to Rio de Janeiro

Valve Major is going to Rio de Janeiro

Counter-Strike
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Grady Hooker
ESL this morning confirmed that the first CSGO major of 2020 will be hosted by themselves and it will be in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the first time! We have all the details and reactions to the big announcement.
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CSGO Tier Rankings: IEM Beijing, EPL Season 10 Finals, ECS Season 7 Finals CSGO Tier Rankings: IEM Beijing, EPL Season 10 Finals, ECS Season 7 Finals

CSGO Tier Rankings: IEM Beijing, EPL Season 10 Finals, ECS Season 7 Finals

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We have had a bunch of top tier tournaments since we last did a Tier Ranking, so it was time to summon Phoebe and Grady! There is quite a few new A-Tier teams and some falls from grace as well this edition.
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