WeSave! Charity Play to combat COVID-19 the esports way


  The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) jeopardized the lives of most of the world, including esports. But for some, this is an opportunity to band together. WeSave! Charity Play will hold online Dota 2 esports tournaments starting this Friday, March 20 and will conclude on Thursday, March 26. Four teams will represent each region in this worldwide charity marathon to display the unity of the Dota 2 community. So far, the following are the confirmed teams who will be participating in the online event: CIS Virtus.pro HellRaisers North America business associates South America No Ping Esports Thunder Predator beastcoast FURIA Esports Europe Team Liquid Team Secret Team Nigma SEA TNC Predator Geek Fam BOOM Esports China EHOME Invictus Gaming The...

Valve cancels 4th minor and major


  Earlier today, Valve announced that OGA Dota PIT Minor 2020 and EPICENTER Major 2020 will be canceled. https://twitter.com/DOTA2/status/1239301476465274880 According to Valve, the health risk that Covid-19 pandemic presents to competitors, staff, and fans is the main reason for this cancellation. OGA Dota PIT Minor 2020 and EPICENTER Major 2020 was supposed to be the fourth set of Minor and Major in this year’s DPC Season but after this fourth set of Minor and Major being canceled and the rescheduling of ESL One Los Angeles 2020 Major, we are only left with 1 Minor and Major before the annual The International. https://twitter.com/DOTA2/status/1239301477132206080 Valve also added that they are deciding on how to approach the last set of Minor and Major...

FPX acquires Heroic Roster, debuts on Flashpoint 1


  Worlds Champion FunPlus Phoenix (FPX) has entered the world of Counter-Strike after acquiring the Danish Heroic line-up. FPX is a Chinese esports organization and is regarded as the best League of Legends team. There were early reports of the team wanting to expand to the CS:GO scene by trying to buy the Heroic roster, but it was only made official on March 12. It can be concluded that right now, Patrick "es3tag" Hansen, Martin "stavn" Lund, Johannes "b0RUP" Borup, Marco "Snappi" Pfeiffer, Casper "cadiaN" Møller and their coach Frederik "LOMME" Nielsen are now playing under FPX. They will be the same roster who will be competing in Flashpoint 1. Under Heroic, the team has placed 7th-8th at the ICE...

Pro League Season 11 to be broadcasted online, no live audience


  Citing current global dynamics, organizers of the ESL Pro League have decided to hold all regular-season matches of ESL Pro League Season 11 online, without a live audience. Not a lot was said as for the location for the finals, but the organizers said that it will be in a studio location in Europe, instead of holding it in 1STTBANK Center, Denver. In a press statement released on March 12, the original studio location to hold the finals was in Malta. However, after the country imposed a number of travel restrictions, organizers decided to move the location to where most players are. “Because of this, instead of having over a hundred players, coaches, team members and ESL staff in...

ESL One confirms postponement of LA Majors


  ESL One finally stepped in - The ESL One Los Angeles Majors will be postponed (in contrary to earlier reports) until organizers have sorted out the new venue and dates.  This was supposed to be LA’s first ESL One Dota Major, but after the United States banned all travels from Europe, the organizers had to pull back to ensure the “well-being of our players, attendees, coaches, partners, and ESL staff.” “In light of the recent travel restrictions and the evolving COVID-19 situation, ESL is postponing the ESL One Los Angeles 2020 Dota 2 Major,” part of the announcement said. Earlier, rumors have been circulating online whether the Major was going to be cancelled or postponed. Fans who have secured...

The New DPC System, Regional Leagues Announced


  As announced last February 25 this year, the Dota Pro Circuit will use a new system for the 2020-2021 season. Valve assured that the new system will present a better, consistent schedule and will give more opportunities to aspiring Dota 2 players with Tier 2 and Tier 3 teams to develop. This system will divide the Dota year into three seasons with each season ending with a Major and, as usual, concluded with The International. Regional Leagues After The International 2020, each season will consist of six leagues with a $280,000 prize pool per league. The leagues will be divided into two divisions that feature eight teams in the Upper Division and eight teams in the Lower Division. This...

ESL One LA 2020 Cancelled? (RUMOR)


  Gaming consultant Rod Breslau posted on his social media pages that the ESL One Los Angeles 2020 is reportedly "fully cancelled due to the coronavirus crisis and specifically Trump's travel suspension from Europe to the US." This is according to his "sources." https://twitter.com/Slasher/status/1237950460310536195 This move is reportedly after the United States imposed a ban on most travels in Europe. The ban was made after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) a pandemic.  Earlier, Breslau already dropped hints that the Major might be postponed in the later week, be played without fans or a live audience. Several posts on Twitter have already surfaced expressing their disappointment over the development (if it’s true). https://twitter.com/GranDGranT/status/1237965449121300481 “Super Super Sad about...

“Time for some Dotes,” ninjaboogie Stands-In for Team Adroit


  After losing their captain Marvin "Boomy" Rushton due to visa issues, Team Adroit enlisted Michael "ninjaboogie" Ross Jr. as a stand-in to make their way to ESL One Los Angeles 2020. In Team Adroit’s Twitter announcement, ninjaboogie is an experienced player and is known to speak Adroit’s local dialect “Bisaya,” making this temporary change much easier. Team Adroit and ninjaboogie may have already started practicing for this major as the rest of the team has arrived in Los Angeles. https://twitter.com/AdroitDota/status/1237876205015035906 “Experience and communications-wise, there's no one we could've asked for,” part of the team’s Tweet said. ninjaboogie started his career in Esports playing Heroes of Newerth. He then shifted to Dota 2 in 2013. He is also a former...

Three SEA Telcos Join Hands for Gaming Dev


  Southeast Asian gamers can expect better gaming services experience in the next year as three major telcos in the region joined hands with this aim. The joint venture made by SK Telcom Co. of South Korea together with Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (Singtel) and Advanced Info Service Public Company Ltd. (AIS) of Thailand aims to provide better gaming services by connecting to leading international game developers. In a press release by Singtel on Monday, March 9, CEO Mr. Arthur Lang of Singtel’s International Group recognized the appeal of digital entertainment to its customers. “In the past two years, we’ve worked with various partners in the gaming ecosystem on regional esports efforts, such as PVP Esports, to connect with Gen Z...

Top 5 Most-Watched Esports Events


  Unbeknownst to some, millions of people actually flock the stadiums just to watch their favorite esports tournament. In the past four years, the World Championships has been topping the charts in terms of viewership. Collectively, there were over 458.8 million esports viewers worldwide in 2019. This is according to Newzoo’s 2019 Global Esports Market Report. In this list, we will give you the top five most-watched esports events of all time, with statistics from Esports Charts. ELEAGUE Major 2017 Held last January 22-29, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States, the ELEAGUE Major in 2017, the 10th Major Championship Event of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The major was organized by the ELEAGUE Corporation. This major saw the rise of Astralis...

ESL One Los Angeles groups and opening matches announced


ESL One Los Angeles 2020 is almost here, and the hype is getting on as the organizers have announced the groups and opening matches earlier today, March 11. The groups will be as followed: Group A Natus Vincere Royal Never Give Up Team Secret Thunder Predator Opening Matches: Team Secret vs Thunder Predator Natus Vincere vs Royal Never Give Up This group is interesting with Team Secret in the mix, a favorite team that might win the Major. It will be a toss-up on who will be second in this group as Natus Vincere showed interesting strategies during the CIS Closed Qualifiers and RNG showing promise by losing only one map during the China Closed Qualifiers. Thunder Predator will have...

Education in Esports


  Tier One Entertainment has teamed up with Lyceum of the Philippines University to develop a bachelor’s program in esports. No doubt this will be a serious degree to consider for people, especially teenagers who dedicate most of their time playing video games.  In fact, the wait may not be so long since Tier One CEO Tryke Gutierrez said that the course is 80% done. Future students have two tracks to choose from, either Game Design or Esports Management. Now, one can earn money while playing video games. This undertaking may bring in a whole new definition to the phrase, “kaka-kompyuter mo ‘yan!”     The Staffordshire University for one is the first university in the United Kingdom to offer...

Aster.Fade not sure if team can go to ESL Major


  Team Aster successfully qualified for ESL One Los Angeles 2020 after winning the Starladder ImbaTV Dota 2 Minor Season 3, but visa issues with three of their players might forfeit their team to the big event. Pan "Fade" Yi laughing with Kee Chyuan "ChYuan" Ng during DreamLeague Season 13 Aster’s team captain Pan “Fade” Yi expressed this concern in Weibo posted right after their win. Part of the post said, “I’m glad to win the minor, but now the visa is a bit troublesome, I don’t know if I can go to the major” along with three crying emojis. Fade's post on weibo after their win Song “Sccc” Chun (Position 1), Kee Chyuan “ChYuan” Ng (Position 2) and Ye “BoBoKa” Zhibiao (Position...

Adroit.Boomy VISA Application denied


by: Bob Tagulob Adroit will be playing in ESL One Los Angeles 2020 without their captain, Marvin "Boomy" Rushton as his application for US Visa was denied.  Team Adroit will be playing with a stand-in for the upcoming major and this player will be announced soon. The ESL One Los Angeles 2020 will start on March 15 with a $1,000,000 prize pool and 15,000 DPC Points in total. https://twitter.com/AdroitDota/status/1236887017104896000 According to Boomy, he feels that his application was not approved because he made a mistake when he filled out the form. This is very sad news for Adroit fans as they showed a lot of promise in the major closed qualifiers where they qualified for the major even though they...

Team Aster bags StarLadder ImbaTV Dota 2 Minor Season 3 Championship


by: Bob Tagulob Team Aster dominated the tournament after losing only one map in the whole duration of Starladder ImbaTV Dota2 Minor Season 3. In the playoffs, Team Aster defeated Alliance and Gambit in straight games before entering the finals where they faced Alliance who grind their way from the to reach the Finals from the lower bracket where they defeated BOOM Esports and Gambit in straight games as well. In the finals, Team Aster showed their dominance in Game 1 and Game 2 and it seemed like they will sweep the whole tournament in Game 3. However, Alliance found their success in Game 3 as they gave Team Aster their first loss of the tournament.  In the following game,...

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