Long wait nearly over as Zion Williamson set for debut on January 22


METAIRIE, La. — Zion Williamson, the top choice in last summer’s NBA draft, is scheduled to make his regular season debut for the Pelicans on Jan. 22 when New Orleans hosts the the San Antonio Spurs, Pelicans basketball operations chief David Griffin said Wednesday (Thursday, Manila time). “Everything’s moving in the right direction,” Griffin said. “I really believe very strongly he is a radically improved physical version of himself in way that frankly we took the extra time to ensure.” The former Duke star has missed...

Cone needs only to recall 2006 loss to Purefoods to prove 3-1 lead not safe


BARANGAY Ginebra coach Tim Cone knows full well that now is not the time to celebrate, even though the Kings hold a commanding 3-1 lead over Meralco in the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals. While Cone has won more championships than any other coach in league history, he also had major setbacks, including blowing a 3-1 lead in the semifinals. Cone recalled the time he lost a 3-1 lead when the Alaska Aces were stunned by Purefoods Chunkee Giants in the semifinals of the 2006 Philippine...

XIZT LEAVES FNATIC


fnatic have announced that they have bid farewell to Richard "Xizt" Landström with immediate effect. The Swedish tactician leaves fnatic after spending the last four months on the bench, with a recent report linking him with a move to Dignitas to reunite with three of his former NiP teammates. Xizt returned to fnatic in May 2018 following a first stint with the organization between 2010 and 2012. He led the team to victory at PLG Grand Slam and to runner-up finishes at StarSeries i-League Season 7 and IEM Sydney 2019 before stepping down from the active...

WePlay!’s next event will feature Team Secret among seven other teams


WePlay! Dota 2 Tug of War: Mad Moon is set to take place in little over a month and the first of four teams to receive a direct invite to the event has now been confirmed as Team Secret. After the amazing success of the recent WePlay! Bukovel Minor, which became the most watched Minor in Dota 2 Pro Circuit history, the organisation will return next month with their next event. The WePlay! Dota 2 Tug of War: Mad Moon event will take place from...

ESL, DREAMHACK SIGN FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT WITH CSPPA FOR ESL PRO TOUR


ESL, DreamHack and the Counter-Strike Professional Players' Association (CSPPA) have reached an agreement for the participation framework for players competing in the ESL Pro Tour. The agreement, described by all parties involved as the first of its kind in esports, is modeled after similar deals in traditional sports and represents "a group effort to ensure continued growth and professionalization for competitive CS:GO in a way that accounts for the needs of players as well as tournament organizers." The partnership between CSPPA and the two MTG-owned...

Na’Vi considering benching GuardiaN


The 28-year-old has been a target of criticism since leaving FaZe to rejoin the Ukraine-based organization in September, with poor displays at StarSeries i-League Season 8 and EPICENTER 2019 seeing his average rating drop to 0.95 over the four-month period. After the Berlin Major, Natus Vincere had decided to part ways with his historic leader of the team, Danylo "Zeus" Teslenko. Teslenko was retiring after about ten years with Na'Vi, with the exception of a spell with Gambit. It was Kirill "Boombl4" Mikhailov who took over the...

RENEGADES CLINCH FINAL IEM KATOWICE BERTH


Renegades conquered the IEM Katowice 2020 Oceania Closed Qualifier going through the upper bracket and winning the final against ex-Genuine to secure a spot at the $500,000 event in Poland. Renegades made their first online qualifier count after bringing on Jordan "Hatz" Bajic, the former ORDER player who has taken over Ollie "DickStacy" Tierney’s spot on the roster. They did so by beating Airborne, Paradox and the aforementioned ORDER in the upper bracket on their way to the grand final. ex-Genuine on the other hand lost their first upper bracket match to ORDER and had to claw their way back through the lower bracket, taking...

DOTA 2: FIVE HEROES THAT STOOD OUT IN THE BUKOVEL MINOR


After a couple of very interesting days for every Dota 2 fan, the Bukovel Minor came to an end. This was WePlay!’s first attempt to host a DPC tournament and it was an amazing success. According to sources, this was the most viewed Minor in Dota 2’s history so far, which is just mind-blowing. Apart from the amazing production, this Minor was also very interesting due to the meta. Even though the Outlanders Update has been out for some time now, it still has many surprises. With...

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Patch Notes | January 13 2020


he team at Valve has revealed the latest CS:GO patch notes for January 13, 2020. The newest changes landing in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive are mainly centered around Studio, one of the more recent maps added to the game. The latest patch also addresses a few smaller issues, including a problem with the Operation Shattered Web UI element, and also throws in an all-new search bar. CS:GO Patch Notes | January 13, 2020 Update The bulk of the changes mentioned in the latest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive patch notes are focused on new map Studio....

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DPC 2019-2020 Rankings

# Team Points
1 TNC Predator 5320
2 Vici Gaming 5100
3 Team Secret 4950
4 Evil Geniuses 4450
5 Invictus Gaming 3100
6 Alliance 1920
7 Team Liquid 1820
8 business associates 960
9 beastcoast 820
10 Team Aster 440
11 Fnatic 400
12 Chaos Esports Club 241.44
13 Royal Never Give Up 232.8
14 Gambit Esports 231
15 Natus Vincere 226
16 EHOME 216
17 Team Adroit 210
18 Geek Fam 208.8
19 CR4ZY 194.4
20 Virtus.pro 172
21 Team Nigma 170
22 Ninjas in Pyjamas 151.2
23 paiN Gaming 129.6
24 Reality Rift 128
25 BOOM Esports 122
26 Team Spirit 118.8
27 OG 100
27 Thunder Predator 100
29 Cyber Legacy 100
30 FURIA Esports 64