The kings of lower brackets, Nigma makes a comeback from 40k networth disadvantage


From 2019 Kuroky’s team has performed exceptionally well at the lower brackets and the WePlay! Bukovel Minor 2020 was yet another example. RNG had performed brilliantly throughout the tournament and Nigma not only defeated them by a 3-1 series win but also by making a comeback from 40,000 networth disadvantage. Read the article below to understand how RNG didn’t capitalize on their lead and lost the grand final’s final match. Game 4 Picks and Bans RNG’s Spectre and Nigma’s Drow Ranger were the heroes that they hadn’t picked in this tournament. Draft Advantage in detail RNG had advantage in split pushing, healing and counter picks whereas Nigma had advantage in right click damage, initiation, disables and defending. The draft calc...

Almazan’s injury update, day by day status


Raymond Almazan's status is day to day but, with or without him, the Meralco Bolts will go all-out to put the best stand possible against the Barangay Ginebra Kings in their PBA Governors Cup title playoff. At posting time, the Meralco management and coaching staff were still awaiting official reading of Almazan's MRI test taken right away after hurting his left knee in an awkward fall early in Game Three. The Gin Kings took advantage of Almazan's early exit, making a massive explosion in the third period on the way to a 92-84 win and a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven title playoff. Almazan has been a difference-maker for Meralco in this tourney, but his injury right can now be...

Envy to bring on Calyx & LEGIJA


Envy is looking to complete their roster with the addition of some Europeans according to a report from DBLTAP. The North American organization is seeking out Buğra “Calyx” Arkın to help fill out their roster and Nikola “LEGIJA” Ninić to serve as coach. The coaching role was left vacant after Zachary “Eley” Stauffer and the organization parted ways around the same time as the departure of Sam “s0m” Oh to Gen.G. Since then Envy has also benched Bradley “ANDROID” Fodor, leaving the lineup down to just three members. This would be Calyx’s first real team since the dismantling of the ex-Space Soldiers lineup in late 2018. The Turkish rifler had a brief stint in a trial role with Windigo prior to...

New Gen.G and Complexity rosters unable to qualify in debuts


It wasn’t the best week if you’re a Complexity and Gen.G fan hoping for a big first outing. Both of the organization’s new lineups didn’t succeed in their first attempts to qualify for events in 2020. Complexity looked strong at times but fell short of the finals in the IEM Katowice 2020 North America closed qualifier and then took two 16-14 losses to Cloud9 in the DreamHack Open Leipzig North American closed qualifier to end their run. In a similar fashion to the IEM Katowice qualifier, William “RUSH” Wierzba and Kristian “k0nfig” Wienecke were lacking in firepower, performing at the bottom of the scoreboard for Complexity. Both players have a history of being able to perform at the highest level...

Dendi discusses Dota 2 player count, The International 2020


The WePlay! Bukovel Minor had a number of heavily credentialed players in attendance. Nigma brought in a former The International-winning squad, three members of the 2015 Evil Geniuses lineup were competing, and other proven stars like Xie "Super" Junhao and Jacky "EternaLEnVy" Mao were all competing. But for many fans, these stars still paled in comparison to a legend of the game. Also in attendance was Dota 2 legend Danil "Dendi" Ishutin. The longtime Natus Vincere mid laner was working the Russian analyst desk for the tournament, giving his insight on how the games were playing out and the emotional state the different teams might be in. During the event, Dendi sat down with WIN.gg to talk all things Dota 2. https://youtu.be/dci7XNdqeBU How do you feel about Dota 2...

How the Dota Pro Circuit Rating Changed After WePlay Completed! Bukovel Minor 2020?


Gambit Esports and Fighting PandaS made it to the top 12, while Nigma tournament champion ranked 15th. Do not forget that the Europeans reached the major, and therefore soon they will have to enter the 12 best teams according to DPC . Earned by the team 140 will not be taken into account if Nigma enter at least the top 12 of the second major.   All participants of the Major tournament from the compiled DPC rating received 100 points each, since this is the minimum reward that will be awarded to teams that make it to DreamLeague Season 13. Dota Pro Circuit Rating: 1st place: TNC Predator - 4,950 2nd place: Vici Gaming - 3,100 3rd place: Invictus Gaming - 2,200 4th place: Evil Geniuses - 1,450 5th place: Team Liquid - 1,000 6th place: J.Storm - 920...

Utah Jazz rally to ring up 9th straight win


Bojan Bogdanovic, of Croatia, led the charge as the Utah Jazz stormed back from a 14 point deficit against the Washington Wizards to win their ninth consecutive game (AFP Photo/ANDY LYONS) More Los Angeles (AFP) - Croatia's Bojan Bogdanovic scored 31 points as the Utah Jazz won their ninth straight game with a 127-116 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday. Frenchman Rudy Gobert finished with 21 points and 14 rebounds, one of a half-dozen players who finished in double figures for Utah, which improved to 27-12 for the season. The Jazz tightened up their defense in the second half to knock the Wizards off their game, then pulled it out in the final quarter. Jordan Clarkson added 23 points off the bench and Joe Ingles chipped in...

CR4ZY AGREE CS:GO TEAM SALE


CR4ZY have agreed terms with a North American organisation for the sale of their Counter-Strike team, HLTV.org has learned. A deal was recently struck after weeks of negotiations, with the transfer expected to be made official by both organisations in the coming days. It is currently unclear whether CR4ZY are planning to remain involved in Counter-Strike, seven months after the organisation rebranded from Valiance. CR4ZY rose to prominence in the summer of 2019 as one of the surprise packages of the StarLadder Major, where they were just one victory away from the playoffs after beating teams like FURIA, NiP and FaZe in the first two stages of the event. CR4ZY have agreed terms with a North American organisation for the sale of their Counter-Strike team, HLTV.org has learned. A deal was recently...

TOP 20 PLAYERS OF 2019: INTRODUCTION


As 2020 has begun we are ready to announce the players who made the Top 20 players of 2019 list, set to be revealed one by one every day until January 20. Starting January 1, every day at 03:00  we will count down from the 20th best player of the previous year up to the third-best player on January 18, before we close the list with the runner-up and winner announced at the same time on January 20. Each player will be revealed in an in-depth article describing their 2019 with focus on their individual performances, accompanied by an interview. You can return to this article every day to check on the progress of the list, as we will update it here...

RENEGADES CONFIRM HATZ SIGNING


Renegades have completed the signing of former ORDER member Jordan "Hatz" Bajic, the Detroit-based organisation announced on Sunday. The 21-year-old is joining the roster in place of Ollie "DickStacy" Tierney, who was released from his contract on Wednesday after over two years with the team. Hatz will bring more firepower to the Renegades squad, who ended the year with a 9th-12th place finish at the ESL Pro League Season 10 Finals. He averaged a 1.13 rating on LAN in the last two years, helping ORDER to pick up several domestic titles and to qualify for three Big Events, the 2018 IEM stops in Katowice and Sydney, and the ESL Pro League Season 8 Finals. His first test with Renegades is scheduled for Tuesday as the team will take part in the Oceanic closed qualifier for IEM Katowice. In...

TRICKED MAKE CS:GO RETURN WITH NEW DANISH SQUAD


Tricked make their return to competitive CS:GO with the signing of a team featuring three former members of maquinas and two of ex-Fragsters players. The Danish team are headlined by Nicolai "torben" Amorim, who was part of the Fragsters squad that peaked at No.23 in the world rankings in 2018. He will be joined in this new adventure by Magnus "Toft" Toft after the duo played in ex-Fragsters and in the Söderberg & Partners lineup that placed top six at last year's Copenhagen Games. Another standout name in the new Tricked team is Oliver "kwezz" Rasmussen, who attended the first group stage of ESL Pro League Season 10 Europe with OpTic following René "cajunb" Borg's departure to North. He brings in two of his former maquinas teammates, Andreas "kiR" Kirstein and Philip "Lucky" Ewald, to complete the roster, which marks Tricked's return to activity after the organisation lost their previous roster to MAD Lions last month. "I'm delighted with this new...

LaNm leaves Keen Gaming, joins Team Sirius as a coach


LaNm is on the move again, but will continue as a coach. Zhang "LaNm" Zhicheng known to be a coach on Keen Gaming leaves his former team this time to coach Team Sirius. Keen Gaming got off to a very slow start to the Dota 2 2019-20 season despite only swapping out one player from the squad that made an impressive run last year. That slow start prompted legendary Dota 2 player Zhang “LaNm” Zhicheng to leave his coaching position with the organization to find a better fit for his skill set. It appears that this move was in the works for several weeks now as LaNm was allowed to transfer directly to Team Sirius without having his contract terminated by Keen. The negotiations between...

MAD LIONS, HEROIC QUALIFY FOR DREAMHACK OPEN LEIPZIG 2020


The European closed qualifier for DreamHack Open Leipzig has reached its conclusion, with MAD Lions and Heroic locking down spots at the $100,000 event. Once again a regional qualifier in Europe proved to be a gruelling process for the attending teams as the DreamHack qualifier hosted a multitude of closely-contested matchups to determine the two teams heading to the event in Leipzig. The opening round of the closed bracket saw Secret push Heroic to their limit and SKADE bring the best out of MAD Lions in two narrow three-map series before the Danes ultimately prevailed. Meanwhile, Gambit Youngsters overcame the newly-formed Heretics side, while a 1.44-rated performance from Otto "ottoNd" Sihvo was not enough to prevent defeat for his team, CR4ZY, against Defusekids. In the semi-finals, MAD Lions made short work of Defusekids in a swift 2-0 series to keep up their qualifying streak, just two...

Duster’s Interview at WePlay Bukovel Minor. does CSGO have better system over DOTA2?


WePlay!Bukovel Minor marked the LAN debut for Furia, an organization that entered the Dota 2 scene by giving a shot to a few talented new players led by Heitor “Duster” Pereira, who is the only one the roster with international tournament experience. We had the chance to sit and talk to Duster about Furia’s future plans, about the volatile South American scene and what prevents the teams there from staying together for more than a few weeks, about the players’ mentality and much more. *** Hi Duster, thank you very much for talking to us, despite Furia’s results here at the Bukovel Minor. This was the first LAN appearance for all your teammates, and I’d like to start this interview...

The first tier 5 neutral items in the Dota Pro Circuit just dropped at the Bukovel Minor


Ever since Dota 2 lead developer IceFrog introduced tier five items into the game, fans have wished for its appearance in the pro circuit. Game two of the WePlay! Bukovel Minor grand finals between Royal Never Give Up and Nigma saw those items drop for the first time in a hectic 80-minute battle. RNG were in control for most of the game, taking down two lanes of barracks at the 50-minute mark. It looked to be smooth-sailing from then on, but this won’t be the first game where RNG’s tendency to throw reared its ugly head. RNG’s mid laner Gao “Setsu” Zhengxiong was having a fantastic game on Queen of Pain. A vast overestimation on his part meant that he committed an...

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