Over the past week, three of the four major regions in the League of Legends global power rankings have locked in their representatives for the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational, leaving China’s League of Legends Pro League to follow suit on April 18. DWG KIA of South Korea’s League of Legends Champions Korea have earned their spot […]
LoL: MAD Lions Are The New Kings Of Europe, Is The Reign Of G2 Esports And Fnatic Finally Over?
The LEC Spring Split title going to MAD Lions after they beat Rogue in the Grand Final. We ask, is the reign of G2 Esports and Fnatic finally at an end? Many thought G2 Esports was a nailed-on Grand Final participant. Fnatic, on the other hand, looked like outsiders in this split. But there was […]
GRID Secures a $10M Series A Investment, Pushes into U.S. Market – The Esports Observer
Berlin-based esports data firm GRID eSports announced that it has secured a $10M USD Series A financing round from investors including Alinea Capital, Bumble Ventures, Tar Heel Capital Pathfinder, Agileo Ventures, and NFL player JuJu Smith-Schuster. The investment brings GRID’s total funds raised to $11.6M. The company, which launched its esports data services in September 2018 during the FACEIT Major: London 2018, a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competition, revealed that it […]
DreamHack Online Open Ft. Fortnite April Edition – How To Register, Format, Dates, Prize Pool & More
DreamHack returns to competitive Fortnite Battle Royale. The Swedish production company known as DreamHack provided some of the best Fortnite competitions beginning July of 2020 until January 2021. In a time where offline tournaments were not possible, the DreamHack Open featuring Fortnite provided a nearly $2M USD prize pool spread across the game’s three most significant […]
How to counter enemy streaks with the ZRG 20mm in Black Ops Cold War
The ZRG 20mm sniper rifle is the newest weapon in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Introduced after the Season 2 Reloaded update, the sniper possesses a strong loadout in both Cold War multiplayer and Call of Duty: Warzone. While those loadouts are considered the strongest for the weapon, there’s one loadout that’s perhaps […]
Esports venue in Warsaw renamed 'ESPOT powered by Mercedes-Benz'
The Polish branch of automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has inked a partnership with Polish esports org Illuminar Gaming, and is now the title sponsor of esports and gaming venue ESPOT Gaming Concept in Warsaw, Poland. Jarosław Śmietana, CEO & Founder ESPOT Gaming Concept, told Esports Insider that “Mercedes-Benz will have permanent branding in the [ESPOT] venue, and […]
Sakovits Pioneering a Place in Esports, Traditional Sports While Covering Soccer – The Esports Observer
The crossover of mainstream broadcast talent as it relates to covering both traditional sports and esports has been virtually non-existent. Nowhere do you see the likes of Erin Andrews, Joe Buck, Bob Costas, and Holly Rowe in the booth, so to speak, for both types of events. Instead, for whatever reasons, you see a separation […]
Toronto Ultra pull off huge upset against Atlanta FaZe to win Stage 2 Major
When the Toronto Ultra dropped veteran Anthony “Methodz” Zinni for Jamie “Insight” Craven in early March, the phrase “No Zinni, No Winni” made its way around the scene. It’s a saying that’s clearly incorrect as the Ultra just won the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major. “We just took it map by map,” Toronto […]
Cloud9 win 2021 LCS Mid-Season Showdown over Team Liquid, secure ticket to Mid-Season Invitational
C9 pulled out their bag of tricks to take down Liquid in a Silver Scrapes series. The 2021 LCS Spring Split marked a new era for North American League of Legends. Veteran players stepped down, rookies stepped up, and unexpected teams brought out all the stops. It all culminated in the Mid-Season Showdown finals today […]
Armao to start for Team Liquid in MSS Grand Finals as Santorin Recovers
Team Liquid has confirmed that that jungler Jonathan “Armao” Armao will continue to start over Lucas “Santorin” Larsen in the 2021 Mid-Season Showdown Grand Finals as Santorin focuses on recovery. The organization put out a tweet on April 11. “The doctor advised Lucas to rest a few days as he is slowly starting to feel […]