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What is Project Stryker? Riot’s next gen partnership with AWS

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In the last few years, the gaming industry has grown significantly by adding millions of viewers and hundreds if not thousands of businesses worldwide. The craze of gaming and esports has increased exponentially over the last decade and now millions of gamers actively take part in competitive esports every day.

As esports is a global phenomenon, millions of fans and gaming enthusiasts are watching esports daily from different localities worldwide. Riot Games popularly known for League Of Legends, Valorant, and Wild Rift recently revealed a new project called Project Stryker, aimed at improving the esports experience for audiences worldwide.

What is Project Stryker? 

Project Stryker as Riot says, will be a local facility decked out with state-of-the-art facilities that will feature broadcast production, engineering, event, sound, and graphic design professionals. The first such facility will be opened in Dublin, Ireland where Riot Games has already built a 50,000 square feet long state-of-the-art broadcasting facility. 

In the future, two more Project Stryker facilities will open, one in Seattle USA, and another one in the Asia-Pacific region. These locations will be spaced no more than 8 hours apart so that no matter if an event is in São Paulo, Seoul, or Copenhagen, the esports competition will have the support of one Project Stryker facility at all times.

Aside from different locations, each facility will provide production tools to create unique shows across a variety of languages spoken in the region. Plus each facility will be equipped with AR/XR sound stages and multi-purpose insert studios to unlock more creative production opportunities for different games and entertainment teams. 

Riot Games and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have also joined hands to power Project Stryker Facilities with AWS servers and infrastructure. Each Project Stryker facility will feature AWS-powered Cloud Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Machine Learning, Cloud Deep Learning, and Cloud Services. Additionally, AWS will be enhancing the content around esports events by providing in-depth stats and insights in real-time. Here’s what fans can look forward to: 

  • Stats Powered by AWS: A new slate of stats that will show how teams won games in new ways. Fans will be able to vote on the first stats that will be developed before they are released in VALORANT Champions and LoL Worlds this fall. 
  • AWS Global Power Rankings: Data-driven power rankings comparing all the top teams from around the world. Nearly in real-time, these power rankings will be displayed on-screen during major tournaments as the best pro teams in LoL, VALORANT, and Wild Rift move up and down the ladder with their performances. 
  • Pick’em Powered by AWS: Esports fans will now be able to participate in bracket challenges and compete for prizes by picking the teams that will make it to championship events.

Project Stryker is a revolutionary project aimed at improving the broadcasting sector of esports. Riot Games aims to boost its local interaction by offering unique content in different languages that can be tuned especially according to the region’s requirements. 

BGMI Showdown Day 1 Points Table

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Krafton has organized a special tournament called BGMI Showdown to give away the acclaimed seeding slot of PMWI Afterparty, specifically reserved for an Indian team. The group stage of this event started today and a total of six matches were played. Here are the Day 1 Points Table and results of BMSD 2022 Day One.

A total of 24 teams are invited to play at the BMSD 2022 Group Stage and a round-robin format is used after each team is distributed into three groups. All of the teams have successfully played four matches.

BGMI Showdown Day 1 Points Table

Team Orange Rock secures the top spot in this tournament with a two chicken dinners on the very first day and 80 points to their name. Team XO is currently sitting on the second position due to their impeccable performance on the first day itself. They have accumulated a total of 77 points without any win.

Team Hyderabad Hydras are making a name for themselves at this tournament. This organization has been shaping as one of the currently dominating rosters in India and currently, they sit on the third spot with two wins and 71 points.

The first day of BGMI Showdown was interesting as teams have already experienced the LAN environment for so long in the form of BGMS 2022. There is still a chance for bottom eight teams to make it out of the groups by performing well tomorrow as this stage runs for the next two days before culminating into a one-day grand finale.

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BMSD Day 2: Schedule, Maps, And How To Watch

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Krafton, the developer of the famous battle royale game Battlegrounds Mobile India has announced BGMI Showdown 2022. BMSD is scheduled to start on the 21st July. BGMI Showdown 2022 is the first official esports event that will be played in a LAN format. Let’s have a look at BMSD Day 2.

A total of 24 teams are invited through the BGMI Pro series 2022 and BGIS 2022. BGMI Showdown 2022 is a four-day long event where the 24 invited teams will compete with each other in a round-robin format for 3 days. The top 16 teams finishing at the top of the overall leaderboard will compete in a one-day final.

GROUPS

Group A

  1. 7SEA Esports
  2. Global Esports
  3. Team GodLike
  4. Orangutan
  5. R Esports
  6. Team INS
  7. Team Kinetic
  8. Udog India

Group B

  1. Autobotz Esports
  2. FS Esports
  3. Hyderabad Hydras
  4. OR Esports
  5. Reckoning Esports
  6. Esports Wala
  7. Team Soul
  8. TSM

Group C

  1. Big Brother Esports
  2. Enigma Gaming
  3. Hydra Esports
  4. Nigma Galaxy
  5. Revenant Esports
  6. Skylightz Gaming
  7. Team Xspark
  8. Team XO

The event will have a prize pool of ₹15,00,000 INR. Besides this, it is speculated that the winning team will get a direct invite to the upcoming PMWI 2022 After Party Showdown. A total of 12 teams will be competing in the event where the top 5 teams from the PMWI 2022 main event along with 7 invited teams will compete for $1M USD. The event is scheduled to take place on 18th-20th August 2022.

FORMAT

A total of 18 matches will be played in 3 days where each group will compete in a round-robin format. Each team will play 12 matches in three days which will determine the overall standings. The top 16 teams finishing in the overall standings will compete in the grand finals. A total of 6 matches will be played in the finals.

BMDS 2022 SCHEDULE

Day 1

  • Match 1 – Groups A & B (Erangel)
  • Match 2 – Groups A & B (Miramar)
  • Match 3 – Groups B & C (Sanhok)
  • Match 4 – Groups B & C (Erangel)
  • Match 5 – Groups A & C (Miramar)
  • Match 6 – Groups A & C (Erangel)

Day 2

  • Match 1 – Groups A & B (Sanhok)
  • Match 2 – Groups A & B (Erangel)
  • Match 3 – Groups B & C (Miramar)
  • Match 4 – Groups B & C (Erangel)
  • Match 5 – Groups A & C (Miramar)
  • Match 6 – Groups A & C (Erangel)

Day 3

  • Match 1 – Groups A & B (Erangel)
  • Match 2 – Groups A & B (Miramar)
  • Match 3 – Groups B & C (Sanhok)
  • Match 4 – Groups B & C (Erangel)
  • Match 5 – Groups A & C (Sanhok)
  • Match 6 – Groups A & C (Erangel)

SCHEDULE

The Showdown will be live-streamed on Battlegrounds Mobile India esports YouTube channel and on Loco from July 21 4PM Onwards.

BGMI Lan Event Showdown Schedule Today 22 July 2022

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Krafton, the developer of the famous battle royale game Battlegrounds Mobile India has announced BGMI Showdown 2022. The event is scheduled to start on the 21st July. BGMI Showdown 2022 is the first official esports event that will be played in a LAN format.

A total of 24 teams are invited through the BGMI Pro series 2022 and BGIS 2022. BGMI Showdown 2022 is a four-day long event where the 24 invited teams will compete with each other in a round-robin format for 3 days. The top 16 teams finishing at the top of the overall leaderboard will compete in a one-day final.

GROUPS

Group A

  1. 7SEA Esports
  2. Global Esports
  3. Team GodLike
  4. Orangutan
  5. R Esports
  6. Team INS
  7. Team Kinetic
  8. Udog India

Group B

  1. Autobotz Esports
  2. FS Esports
  3. Hyderabad Hydras
  4. OR Esports
  5. Reckoning Esports
  6. Esports Wala
  7. Team Soul
  8. TSM

Group C

  1. Big Brother Esports
  2. Enigma Gaming
  3. Hydra Esports
  4. Nigma Galaxy
  5. Revenant Esports
  6. Skylightz Gaming
  7. Team Xspark
  8. Team XO

The event will have a prize pool of ₹15,00,000 INR. Besides this, it is speculated that the winning team will get a direct invite to the upcoming PMWI 2022 After Party Showdown. A total of 12 teams will be competing in the event where the top 5 teams from the PMWI 2022 main event along with 7 invited teams will compete for $1M USD. The event is scheduled to take place on 18th-20th August 2022.

FORMAT

A total of 18 matches will be played in 3 days where each group will compete in a round-robin format. Each team will play 12 matches in three days which will determine the overall standings. The top 16 teams finishing in the overall standings will compete in the grand finals. A total of 6 matches will be played in the finals.

BMDS 2022 SCHEDULE

Day 1

  • Match 1 – Groups A & B (Erangel)
  • Match 2 – Groups A & B (Miramar)
  • Match 3 – Groups B & C (Sanhok)
  • Match 4 – Groups B & C (Erangel)
  • Match 5 – Groups A & C (Miramar)
  • Match 6 – Groups A & C (Erangel)

Day 2

  • Match 1 – Groups A & B (Sanhok)
  • Match 2 – Groups A & B (Erangel)
  • Match 3 – Groups B & C (Miramar)
  • Match 4 – Groups B & C (Erangel)
  • Match 5 – Groups A & C (Miramar)
  • Match 6 – Groups A & C (Erangel)

Day 3

  • Match 1 – Groups A & B (Erangel)
  • Match 2 – Groups A & B (Miramar)
  • Match 3 – Groups B & C (Sanhok)
  • Match 4 – Groups B & C (Erangel)
  • Match 5 – Groups A & C (Sanhok)
  • Match 6 – Groups A & C (Erangel)

SCHEDULE

The Showdown will be live-streamed on Battlegrounds Mobile India esports YouTube channel and on Loco from July 21 4PM Onwards.

Free Fire Max Redeem Codes for 22 July 2022

Free Fire Max is a popular battle royale game and is well known for giving back to the community via redeem codes. Their player base is very large and distributed across the world and hence, the developers organize multiple regional events and sometimes publish redeem codes through which players can get items. Try out the redeem codes given below to get free items.

Free Fire Max redeem codes are special codes that can be used to unlock several items for free in-game. They are not released on a regular basis hence coming across a working code is very hard. Garena releases such code only when there is a special occasion and this time, they have released a codes for global players.

Here is a long list of redeem codes to try for you:

  • Z2FBHASU3VXS
  • BKSKECCMJZEB
  • L8LNF5WK2YPN
  • FFPLOWHANSMA
  • FAG4LHKD92GZ
  • RHUVSWWVN9G4
  • FBJ9MTXB9XAP
  • 5R8SAGS5MCK5
  • 2K5AWHD3FKWB
  • XKVJM65ANPUQ
  • C23Q2AGP9PH
  • FFMCLJESSCR7
  • LQ6Q2A95G29F
  • HDQKXDFJ7D4H
  • QA97CXS2J0F0
  • W73D61AWNGL2
  • 4UBYXPTWERES
  • F2AYSAH5CCQH
  • 5FBKP6U2A6VD
  • 5XMJPG7RH49R
  • SARG886AV5GR
  • FFBCT7P7N2P2
  • TPNAMS84ZE8E
  • FXDSTSWYQTJ9
  • FFPLFMSJDKEL
  • 26JT3G6RQVAV
  • A46NU6UFQ2JP
  • 6LU69JJZJ7S8
  • AMCT7DU2K2U2
  • UK2PZ3NFGV5U
  • NLCB6S92K2DE

HOW TO REDEEM CODES IN FREE FIRE

It is quite simple to redeem these codes in Free Fire max. Players just need to visit the redemption center and enter the code given below. Use the method given below to get these items.

  • Visit the Reward Redemption center of Garena Free Fire. Click here to visit.
  • Log in with your Free Fire account. One must have either Facebook or Google ID signed in as a Guest account does not work.
  • Enter the code and get free rewards in your in-game item vault.

Remember that this code may belong to some specific regions. Others may get a pop-up saying that the code is invalid. Redeem the code as soon as possible to get the freebies. The redeem codes are usually time-limited so they can expire very soon.

Also Read | Riot launches Project Stryker in Collaboration with AWS; Aims to improve Esports Experience

BGMI Showdown, BMSD 2022: Day 1 Overall Standings and Results

Krafton has organized a special tournament called BGMI Showdown to give away the acclaimed seeding slot of PMWI Afterparty, specifically reserved for an Indian team. The group stage of this event started today and a total of six matches were played. Here are the overall standings and results of BMSD 2022 Day One.

A total of 24 teams are invited to play at the BMSD 2022 Group Stage and a round-robin format is used after each team is distributed into three groups. All of the teams have successfully played four matches.

Team Orange Rock secures the top spot in this tournament with a two chicken dinners on the very first day and 80 points to their name. Team XO is currently sitting on the second position due to their impeccable performance on the first day itself. They have accumulated a total of 77 points without any win.

Team Hyderabad Hydras are making a name for themselves at this tournament. This organization has been shaping as one of the currently dominating rosters in India and currently, they sit on the third spot with two wins and 71 points.

The first day of BGMI Showdown was interesting as teams have already experienced the LAN environment for so long in the form of BGMS 2022. There is still a chance for bottom eight teams to make it out of the groups by performing well tomorrow as this stage runs for the next two days before culminating into a one-day grand finale.

Also Read | Valorant Pro Tenz asks fans to disable Bullet Tracers for improving spray In Game

Riot launches Project Stryker in Collaboration with AWS; Aims to improve Esports Experience

Announcing Project Stryker, Riot Games has partnered with Data Analytics and Visualization giant Amazon Web Services for its esports broadcast and statistics. This integration opens a lot of paths for Valorant and League of Legends broadcasting and viewing.

If you don’t know, Amazon Web Services or AWS is one of the biggest cloud service providers. It is a subsidiary of Amazon Inc. and was established in 2002 and started providing cloud computing services in 2006.

Riot Games is already using AWS for its data storage, i.e., the AWS Servers for Valorant and league games. They have also used AWS’s Twitch services to provide a better viewing experience for VCT and Leagues tournaments.

The current collaboration saw AWS names as Riots Cloud Computing, Cloud Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Deep Learning, and Cloud services.
These services would be used by Riot to enhance insights and provide in-depth stats to people enjoying games.

Codenamed Project Stryker, The new initiative by Riot Games would see facilities being created which would be central to Riot Games Esports ecosystem would be set up, the first of which is currently operational in Dublin, Ireland.

These facilities would be an intermediate between the raw streams from the competition and the end viewer. The main job of the facilities would be to translate content and make it more meaningful for the viewers. This means adding stats people ask for, translating content, and improving the viewer experience.

The Dublin facility would now become the central hub for Project Stryker and broadcast all the international competitions for Valorant, Wild Rift, and League of Legends. The Stryker facility will receive the live feed from the events and create unique shows in various languages escalating the viewer experience.

Additionally, two more facilities are in development, one near Seatle, USA
other in Asia- Pacific. All the events would have support from a Project Stryker Hub, irrespective of their location.

We would see the debut of Project Stryker and AWS-powered stats in action with the upcoming Valorant Champion and League of Legends Worlds, where Fans can vote for the stats they most want to see.

A power ranking system and a Pick’em system would be implemented where the fans can vote for the likely results and win many exciting prizes. All these would be a collaborative effort between AWS and Riot Games and would be exciting to watch.

You can read the official Riot release here.

Read about the latest patch, latest map, professional scene, and more.. 

Valorant: Only these agents can pull off this big brain rat play on Pearl

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With Pearl having hit the competitive mode in VALORANT, the player base has mined a plethora of maneuvers and tricks which bend the physics of the map seemingly punishing their opponents if you’re not careful enough.

A massive rat play has been discovered on the B-site of Pearl which indeed allows the player to manipulate their player model while looking downwards although not every agent is able to pull this trick off. Let’s get into detail with MrLowlander having posted this on his YouTube channel where he just couldn’t spot some agents hiding in this prime spot on the B-site of pearl. 

According to the YouTuber, all you would need to do is hide in the B–site Cubby while coming from B-Long and look downwards. Upon hearing your opponents’ footsteps, you may come out of your hiding and hit them while their backs turned. So far only Chamber, Brimstone, KAY/O, and Reyna can exploit this rat play while others won’t be able to just because their player models differ from the former.

While attempting this trick on Sage and Jett, your position might get compromised due to their hair being visible just above the cubby wall. This might not work every possible round as there would arrive a moment when that corner is checked and there is no one to watch your six. 

Chamber can trick his opponents in checking the corner with his Rendezvous ability by teleporting just behind them.

T1 Faker swaps jerseys with Tottenham football star Son Heung-min

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The universes of esports and football impacted by and by when T1 Faker traded pullovers with Korean football star Son Heung-min.

Simply seven days prior, Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok and the T1 crew connected up with Son during Tottenham Hotspur’s worldwide pre-season visit. The English Premier League club’s most memorable stop was South Korea, where they confronted Team K League and Sevilla.

The T1 troop held up marked Hotspur shirts with their names printed over the football player’s number. Consequently, Son got his own red and dark T1 shirt endorsed by the LCK group.

T1 Keria shocks with Blitzcrank, his fifteenth hero in the 2022 LCK Summer Split
Preceding the pullover trade, Faker hobnobbed with the Korean football star on a couple of events. The two featured in a progression of SKT promotions beginning around 2019. The T1 mid laner had responded to one of their prior plugs and lauded Sonny’s acting abilities.

After Tottenham’s last match in his nation of origin, Sonny offered his thanks. “The week went excessively fast for me. It was a fantasy. The fans were amazing,” he said in a meeting.

Son and his group head back to the United Kingdom for a pre-season match against Scottish club Rangers F.C. on July 23.

T1 presently holds a 9-1 record in the LCK and will confront Kwangdong Freecs this evening at 5 p.m. GMT+9 | 4 p.m. GMT+8 | 8 a.m. GMT | 1 a.m. PT.

More CS:GO Events To Watch Out In 2022

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A modern version of the popular shooter Counter-Strike was released in 2012. Still, it is the top game in esports today, making people place incredible bets on gg.bet/en/esports. CS:GO has several million dollars in prizes. Major arrange the main events in this e-sport, but many competitions are carried out by the Electronic Sports League and other external organizers.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is heavily supported by Valve. A large number of esports teams have already been created in this sport, packed with players who constantly compete for the championship. There are several betting markets available for this game. A huge number of events are announced continuously, as CS:GO matches are held almost daily.

Some teams achieved incredible success and became world stars in virtual sports widely discussed in mass media and the Internet. NAVI is one of them.


Natus Vincere (Latin for “born to win”) won one of the key tournaments: BLAST Premier: Spring Finals 2022, by defeating the French Team Vitality 2-0 (Mirage 16-8, Overpass 16-5).

Thus, NAVI grabbed $200,000, while Team Vitality took the winning $85,000. It should be noted that it was the first tournament without the former captain, Kirill “Boombl4” Mikhaylov, who had been expelled a few weeks earlier because of “high reputational risks.” Most likely, it was about the improper conduct of his wife, Angelika LiQueen Mikhailova.

It is even more interesting that Victor “sdy” Orujov played instead of Bumych. The cyber athlete showcased himself several times during the final and was the first to raise the cup. After that, he admitted that playing for NAVI was a real dream for him, and now it has come true.

However, much interesting is waiting for fans in the nearest future. The fans of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in 2022 will be happy to join several serious competitive events, the prize funds of which amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Here is the schedule for CS:GO tournaments are as follows:

  • From 31 August to 2 October – the 16th season of the ESL Pro League

The event is about the premier professional CS:GO league’s fight. Key professional leagues in esports will participate, presenting regions like Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Oceania. So, join the show if you really want to know who will leave the arena with $850,000 in pocket.

  • 19-23 October – Blast Premier

The championship is an elite-level Counter-Strike event hosting world-class teams. You’ll see your favorite players and the entire action on digital screens on a massive wall and enjoy fascinating visual effects throughout the scene.

Thus, 9z Team will face forZe in a playoff match for the Roobet Cup. 9z Team beat FURIA Esports in Group D at the Roobet Cup on CS:GO. The meeting ended with a score of 2:0.

So, in the next match, TMaximiliano “max” Gonzalez will play with forZe. In turn, FURIA will fight Virtus.pro. The losing team will be excluded from the tournament. The confrontation is scheduled for 25 June.


Then, the MOUZ team will play with ENCE for the playoffs of the Roobet Cup. Note that MOUZ defeated Imperial Esports in Group C at the Roobet Cup on CS:GO with the outcome of 2:0. Therefore, Christopher “dexter” Nong will fight ENCE for the playoffs. 

The Imperial will continue in the group stage of the championship. Team Gabriel FalleN Toledo will compete with Eternal Fire. The loser in this match will leave the tournament. Imperial will continue in the group stage of the championship. Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo’s guys will compete with Eternal Fire. Again, the failed team stopped its participation in the tournament. 

Let’s revise that the Roobet Cup takes place online from 22 to 30 June, and the teams will fight for a prize pool of $250,000. So, follow the schedule and results of the championship.

Note that the information on the calendar of the cyber-sports championships is given as of the beginning of the year. As the dates approach, the organizers can change the schedule or prize pool. To avoid missing important information from the world of Counter-Strike, you can follow the news gg.bet/en/counter-strike.

While watching virtual battles from the comfort of your seat in the hall or playing online at home, you’ll get the most of the updates that have recently enriched the game.