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Esports
Dota 2 Pro Goes Undercover As A Tree, Dies Anyway
Ludwig “Zai” Wåhlberg isn’t even 20-years-old and he’s already won over $1.1 million in esports prize money. In an exhibition match on Friday against recently formed Onyx, the Evil Geniuses player decided to transform into a tree and try to mess with his opponents just for the hell of it. Monkey King is the latest…
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EsportsThe Weekend In Esports: Duty Calls In Texas
Call of Duty returns in a big way this week with the World League Open for Infinite Warfare in Dallas. The last chance for teams to earn a spot in stage 1 of the Global Pro League, competitive Call of Duty’s big spring event, all eyes will be on Northern Texas to see who can…
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EsportsInside The Unregulated And Scam-Filled World Of Video Game Betting
Gambling on esports matches is, right now, unsafe and unfair for bettors, just as gambling on traditional sports is. As you’d expect, people are still doing it anyway; and as you’d expect, laws and regulations have struggled to keep up. The facts, neutrally stated, are simple: In the United States, esports betting—as with sports betting…
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Esports
Meet the Street Fighter Pro Who Intentionally Picks Underrated Characters
When Xian placed first in Street Fighter V in the Capcom Pro Tour’s Final Round 20 tournament, his fans were happy but confused. Xian had won the tournament by playing as Ibuki the entire time, a shocking departure from his typical pick, F.A.N.G. Xian’s wins as Ibuki, in contrast to the “low-tier” characters he tends…
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Esports
Singer At French Street Fighter Tournament Screams ‘Hadoken’ Into The Void
“If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you,” wrote Friedrich Nietzsche. I think this guy who screamed “Hadoken” over and over again at the Street Fighter V French Cup crowd might have some idea what that feels like. Apparently, a musical group called Neko Light Orchestra was asked to play…
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Esports
The Highs And Lows Of Hearthstone, Embodied In One Turn
Disguised Toast did nothing to disguise is joy and disgust at a particularly torturous turn of luck during last night’s stream Soaking up damage throughout a match against a Priest deck, Toast finally unleashed Twisting Nether to clear the board and relieve some pressure. He also had Atiesh equipped, a weapon that summons a random…
By Ethan Gach
