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 that said, let’s take a look at five of the top heroes at this incredible Minor.  Phantom Lancer Slowly but steadily, PL is reclaiming his throne as one of the best carries in Dota 2....

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. Users who like to play the map in casual will note a number of different changes, while Workshop-focused users will instead see the latest version appear in general matchmaking. These changes include an overhaul for...

Nordavind completes its CS:GO roster with NaToSaphiX and HS


Norwegian organization Nordavind officially signed Niels-Christian “NaToSaphiX” Sillassen and Kevin “HS” Tarn to its main CS:GO team today. Nordavind was down to only three players after Haris “H4RR3” Hadzic’s release and Håkon “hallzerk” Fjærli’s departure at the end of 2019, who will reportedly join Christopher “GeT_RighT” Alesund, Patrik “f0rest” Lindberg, and three former Ninjas in Pyjamas’ players on Dignitas. NaToSaphiX has been a free agent since he was released from Heroic in August 2019. He helped the Danish team rise through the world rankings and most recently won cs_summit five in December with mousesports when he temporarily replaced Özgur “woxic” Eker on the lineup. HS, on the other hand, has been mostly competing in tier-two tournaments. He played on GamerLegion for six months in 2019 but...

DreamHack Open Leipzig match-ups and schedule announced


DreamHack have revealed the opening match-ups and full schedule for DreamHack Open Leipzig. The action in Leipzig will kick off on Friday, January 24, where the recently-signed Virtus.pro roster will take on BIG in the first of six best-of-one matches. Later, DreamHack Open Sevilla victors. North. will butt heads with Sprout, followed shortly by a North American face-off in Cloud9 versus Renegades. Rounding out opening matches is a Danish derby between Heroic and MAD Lions, who recently impressed at the IEM Katowice European open qualifier, securing one of two closed qualifier slots on offer. Concluding day one will be the winners' matches of both groups, deciding two semi-finalists of the tournament. The $100,000 tournament will take place at the Leipziger...

Ginebra Kings one win away from reclaiming throne over Meralco Bolts


The Meralco Bolts came in with Raymond Almazan. The Barangay Ginebra Kings responded by playing their usual deadly game. The Bolts ripped the game apart with big salvos in the middle quarters and pulled off a 94-72 win to move on the brink of reclaiming the PBA Governors' Cup diadem at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Wednesday. Coach Tim Cone and his troops take their first of three cracks at wrapping up a third Governors' Cup crown in four years in Game Five Friday at the MOA Arena in Pasay City. Game Six and Game Seven, if necessary, will be played at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan. "Obviously Raymond Almazan's injury has changed the complexion of the series. He showed...

Envy bench FugLy, he unveils internal issues with TwitLonger


Jacob “FugLy” Medina has been benched from the active roster of Envy the North American organization has revealed. FugLy joined the Envy lineup in March 2019 alongside Sam “s0m” Oh and Bradley “ANDROID” Fodor, both of which are no longer members of the active lineup. s0m has made the move to Gen.G’s new squad while ANDROID is also benched on Envy. According to the organization, “additional roster change information” is “coming soon https://twitter.com/Envy/status/1217544506586943488 This move didn’t come without a bit of drama though as FugLy took to TwitLonger to reveal an interesting story about how this all played out. He walked readers through the struggles of the team’s roster from the removal of Aran “Sonic” Groesbeek without the team’s knowledge to that...

DreamLeague Season 13: The Leipzig Major groups announced


The group stage of DreamLeague Season 13, of the second Major of the 2019-20 Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) season begins in just three days time, on the 18th of January in Leipzig, Germany. The sixteen teams that will fight for glory, a share of the $1,000,000 prize pool and 15,000 DPC points, will start their journey in a GSL, best-of-three series group stage format. All four groups, each with four teams on them, will be played on the first two days of the tournament, January 18-19. At the end of the group stage play, the top two teams from each group will be seeded in the playoffs upper bracket, while the bottom two from each group will fight for survival...

CS:GO Charity Showmatch – GODSENT vs GRID


GODSENT and GRID will be broadcasting a charity showmatch featuring the organisation’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster and members of GRID’s staff. The event will be a best-of-three event, with unconventional twists and turns to raise money for the companies’ chosen charity: Barncancerfonden. https://twitter.com/GRIDesports/status/1217112813451251718 The event will take place on Friday 17th January at 13:00 CET and will feature some unconventional features, including substitutions, random money injections, and mixed teams. The chosen charity which the tournament will aid is the Barncancerfondon, the single largest financier of childhood cancer research in Sweden. GRID has already pledged €500 to the project and will also match donations from viewers during the first map, up to the value of €1,000. The majority of the funds collected by Barncancerfonden will be...

Singularity sign second CS:GO team from Denmark


Singularity has signed a second team to the organization as first reported by Dust2.dk. The Danish roster is headlined by Daniel “mertz” Mertz who had been inactive since his time with Heroic came to an end in May 2019. While held to the bench of Heroic mertz participated in various qualifiers and online events before ultimately being released from the organization in November 2019. https://twitter.com/SNG_Esports/status/1217129673613873154 Singularity’s former lineup will still be contracted to the organization and serve as a representative in North America’s ESL Pro League while the new lineup competes in Europe. SNG confirmed that “both teams are active, representing Singularity and receiving support.” “For a long time in Team Singularity, we have had the desire to represent a Danish...

ICE CHALLENGE GROUPS, INITIAL MATCHUPS, TALENT ANNOUNCED


The organizers of ICE Challenge have announced the group stage distribution, opening matchups, and full talent lineup of the $250,000 tournament. The group stage of the tournament will be played in a best-of-three GSL format during the first two days of the event (February 1-2). Each group will see three teams advance to the single-elimination playoffs (February 4-6). As the highest-ranked team of all the participants, mousesports headline Group A, where they will be challenged by three teams ranked between the 16th-19th spot, Heroic, Virtus.pro, and MAD Lions. Aleksib's OG will face his former team ENCE in the opening round Group B features a wider variety of teams when it comes to their position in the world ranking, with the other top-ten side in attendance, Natus...

forZe signed Gentlemen


forZe decided to expand their multi-gaming and enter a new discipline. Earlier, insider Alexei 'OverDrive' Biryukov announced that the composition of Ivan 'VANSKOR' Skorokhod could go under the wing of this organization. Representatives of the club announced their decision to sign the five Gentlemen on their website. The new tag is not the last innovation in the ranks of the team of Ivan Skorokhod. Now, instead of Alexander 'pio_65' Zalivako with e-sportsmen will play Alexander 'Gibkiy' Tkachenko. The role of the manager of the Dota squad took on Gleb '41dota' Antokhin. Gentlemen put together a roster last October. For 3 months, five players managed to take part in a number of events, but their main achievement is the victory at...

Standhardinger wins BPC trophy, Durham is best import


From chief backup to the PBA Governors' Cup's Gatorade Best Player of the Conference. NorthPort's Christian Standhardinger, who lurked under the shadows of five-time MVP June Mar Fajardo during his time with fully-stacked San Miguel Beer, came into his own as the Batang Pier's top gun and his breakout performance was aptly rewarded with his first BPC accolade. Standhardinger beat no less than Fajardo for the top plum in the season-ending tournament. The Fil-German amassed 1,011 total points in the final tally, getting 396 statistical points, 433 points from media votes, 32 points from player votes, and 150 points from votes from the PBA, to win it over Fajardo (657) as well as TNT's Jayson Castro (615), Columbian Dyip's rookie...

Radar of Cache found out to be Non-Identical to the Actual Map


It seems as if the radar on Cache might be broken. A tweet by SCOPE.GG reveals that the radar of Cache is not identical to the actual map in two places. This is the first time that such a thing has been noticed on the recently reworked map and brought to everyone’s notice. The two spots on the map which are identical are as follows, On the B-site there is this supposed extra room represented on the radar, which has been shaded in such a way so as to represent a place which is lower or higher than the ground level. But in reality, there is nothing of that sort on the map, as the access to that room has not been provided...

WePlay! Bukovel Minor team and hero statistics: Doom and Phantom Lancer look strong in the current meta


The second DPC Minor of the year has ended and as expected, Team Nigma, who were the favorites, won the event and booked their spot in the Leipzig Major. Nigma’s start to the tournament was not the best, but as they often do, they picked up as the tournament progressed. RNG gave Team Nigma a tough fight in the grand finals, but the inability to close out games cost the Chinese team. Let’s take a look at the team statistics for the Bukovel Minor. Team statistics for the Bukovel Minor Hero Statistics for the WePlay! Bukovel Minor Total games played: 40 Total heroes picked: 79 Number of heroes unpicked or unbanned: 35 Most picked hero: Rubick (23 games, 11 wins,...

Phoenix CS:GO roster signed by Endpoint


British organization Endpoint has picked up a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster with the signing of the Phoenix lineup. Endpoint’s previous lineup had lasted only four months before disbanding, however, they’ve brought back the teams in-game leader Robin “robiin” Sjögren as part of the new lineup. robiin joined up with the former Epsilon roster, however, only Kia “Surreal” Man and Joey “CRUC1AL” Steusel remain from that lineup as the team underwent several changes.The lineup managed to qualify for WESG 2019 World Finals by defeating the likes of Heretics and LDLC among others in the West Europe Closed Qualifier. They would also manage to earn a runner up finish at the GG.BET Winter Cup where they fell to Heroic in the grand...

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