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Esports
Pro Overwatch Team Can’t Shake Controversy, Loses Two More Players
Lunatic Hai is far and away one of the best Overwatch teams in the world right now. Despite (or perhaps, because of) that, they’ve recently become a lightning rod for controversy. Mere days after Lunatic Hai added two new alternate players, DPS Byeon “Munchkin” Sang-Beom and flex Lee “claris” Keon-Ho, both have stepped down due…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 24, 2017 -
EsportsOverwatch Pro’s Racist Tirade Ends His Career
Most pros’ careers end in injury, deteriorating mechanical skill, or just when their interest in competing runs dry. Toronto Esports’ Matt “Dellor” Vaughn opted for a different end: A very long, very public stream of racial slurs during an Overwatch game. Vaughn, a 28-year-old adult, was playing a ranked match in Overwatch. His opponent’s Widowmaker…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 24, 2017 -
Esports
Honorable Overwatch Pro Spares Apparently Lagging Opponent
Robert “shadder2k” Mocanu is one of the best Genji players in professional Overwatch. This weekend, he proved that he was not just a great player but also a pretty nice dude. shadder2k and his cohorts in Team Liquid faced off against EnVyUs on Watchpoint Gibraltar during this weekend’s HND Overwatch Invitational. The most remarkable thing…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 24, 2017 -
Esports
North American League Finals End In A Barnburner
Two games in, Team SoloMid looked poised to deftly sweep the number-two seed Cloud9 in the finals of the North American League Championship Series Spring Split. Cloud9 would not cede so easily, however, and rallied back to push it to a climactic game five, where a single clash would decide the champion of the split.…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 23, 2017 -
Esports
Team Coach And Manager Charged With Match Fixing In Overwatch Qualifier
The coach and manager of Korean Overwatch team Luminous Solar have been charged with fixing the wildcard qualifier match for OGN APEX Challengers Season 3, according to a report from Inven In a translation from ESPN Esports, Luminous Solar manager Jin Seok-hoon and coach Baek Min-jeh were booked without detention by police after OGN, the…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 23, 2017 -
Esports
Former Counter-Strike Pro: Don’t Fix Matches, Timmy
Match fixing has been the end for several professional Counter-Strike players’ careers. At this weekend’s cs_summit tournament, Josh “Steel” Nissan appeared in a comedy PSA with a simple message for young Counter-Strike hopeful Timmy: don’t fix matches. The Summit series of tournaments, hosted by esports production hub Beyond The Summit, often creates skits and sketches…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 23, 2017 -
Esports
Pigeon Steals Play Of The Game At League Finals
Meet the pigeon that swooped into Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver where the League of Legends spring season finals are being held. It flew around a bit and drove the crowd wild, proving not matter how advance entertainment gets, people fucking love when animals interrupt sporting events The city dove dropped in some time during game…
By Ethan Gach Published April 22, 2017 -
EsportsFaker Keeps His Throne In Korean League Finals
This weekend marks the final week of playoffs for every region in the League Championship Series, and in South Korea, a classic rivalry played out in grandiose fashion. KT Rolster and SK Telecom T1 have been locked in a heated rivalry for years—their parent companies even feuded prior to League’s competitive inception—and the production of…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 22, 2017 -
Esports
Tekken Player Survives With A Sliver Of Health
The Tekken 7 UK Championship is making a stop in Dublin today, where 122 entrants are competing to qualify for the finals at London Comic-Con in May. In a pool play match-up between two players, a high-flying kick was all that was needed to slide under and win with barely a tick of health. Sajad27…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 22, 2017 -
Esports
The Weekend In Esports: FIFA, The League Spring Finals, And More
The League of Legends spring season is wrapping up. After SK Telecom T1 strolled across the finish line earlier this morning in South Korea, the remaining contenders from North America and Europe are set to scrape it out in their respective regions over the next two days. Beyond League, this weekend also has plenty going…
By Ethan Gach Published April 22, 2017 -
Esports
Women’s College Launches Varsity Esports Program For Student Overwatch Team
Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, is the first all-women’s school to announce a varsity esports program, supported with scholarships. According to ESPN, the program will begin in fall of 2017, and the team will compete in the Tespa Collegiate Series for Overwatch. According to the Stephens College website, Overwatch was “selected because of its diverse…
By Maddy Myers Published April 21, 2017 -
Esports
Who Are These ‘New’ Dota Teams At The Kiev Major?
The upcoming Kiev Major is one of the most important tournaments of the Dota season, a big tournament in its own right, and an important qualifier for the multi-million dollar The International, Dota’s equal part World Cup and Super Bowl. But if you haven’t been plugged into the Dota community for the last few months,…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 21, 2017 -
Esports
Popular Counter-Strike Streamer Redeems Himself After Humiliating Molotov Accident
One year ago, popular streamer Jaryd “Summit1g” Lazar dropped the proverbial ball off a cliff when, while subbing on a pro CSGO team, he managed to lose a round he’d basically won by walking into his own molotov. The moment became infamous overnight. Now, though, Summit has redeemed himself. With his face. This year, Summit…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 20, 2017 -
EsportsStreet Fighter Pro Calls Himself The ‘Alpha’ Of Teabagging
Victor “PG Punk” Woodley took first place in Street Fighter V last Sunday night at the NorCal Regionals. Between that and his first place finish at West Coast Warzone the week prior, he’s all but guaranteed himself a top slot in the 2017 Capcom Cup. But the main reason why Punk’s become the talk of…
By Maddy Myers Published April 19, 2017 -
Esports
Esports Will Become A Medal Event At The 2022 Asian Games
Competitive video games will become a medal sport for the first time ever at the 2022 Asian Games, the Olympic Council of Asia announced. They will appear as a demonstration event at the 2018 edition of the next Asian Games, held in Indonesia, as part of the run-up to esports’ official inclusion as a medal…
By Maddy Myers Published April 18, 2017 -
EsportsFighting Game Pro Has A Habit Of Taking Off His Shirt And Losing
Eliver “KillerKai” Ling keeps taking off his shirt during fighting game tournaments. Last night, KillerKai dramatically removed his shirt at the Marvel vs. Capcom 3 NorCal Regionals, right before his final match in a best of three against ApologyMan. The shirt removal has become a notorious intimidation technique for him. It doesn’t always psych out…
By Maddy Myers Published April 17, 2017 -
Esports
Oceanic League of Legends Teams Still Allegedly Screwing Over Players
Riot’s Oceania Division continues to be engulfed in controversy, with League of Legends teams Tainted Minds and Regicide both being accused of shady behavior. In February, the majority of Tainted Minds, including the coach, left their team house, alleging conditions that were both unsafe—mold, sanitation issues—and made for a poor work environment—no computers and a…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 17, 2017
