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“Lack of diversity” in PGL Talent lineup stirs conversation, but is it actually there?

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“Lack of diversity” in PGL Talent lineup stirs conversation, but is it actually there?

PGL Esports announced the talent lineup for the first CSGO Major in 2 years yesterday on Twitter. It features faces both new and old, and received applause from most of the community, especially because of the nostalgia associated with the names, not to mention the hype for a Major which CS has sorely missed in the past year.

But not everyone was pleased with the Talent announcement. There were no questions on the quality and capability of the members, but rather at the ‘lack of diversity in the lineup.

Ninjas in Pyjamas COO, Jonas Gundersen took to Twitter to express his disappointment or rather took a dig at PGL saying “At least there’s ONE person who isn’t a white Male.” He also called for a more inclusive space especially when the whole world would be watching.

Many other Twitter users agreed with this stance, but this begs the question: is the statement “Lack of Diversity” really true for CSGO? 

To counter Jonas’ statement, the lineup includes people from 9 different nationalities, from Serbia to India so can diversity be measured by the color of their skin alone? 

Not to mention the fact that James ‘Bardolph’ Bardolph, a black man has been present in the CSGO space for eons. The lineup also includes Sudhen ‘Bleh’ Wahengbam who’s from India and also Efren Chuon as an observer, who’s of Asian descent. So the NiP COO is really clutching at straws here.

Coming to the gender side of things, Counter-Strike has always had women working events, be it from the early days in 2013 or the very recent LAN at IEM Cologne. Heather ‘sapphiRe’ Garozzo, has been an observer for as long as anyone can remember and has worked 5 Majors already and has also been observing Valorant recently, such is her skill.

Frankie Ward and Freya Spiers are household names in the CSGO fraternity and anyone who’s watched a tier 1 event, knows how they excel in their work. They too worked at Majors previously. Frankie too clarified on Twitter about this marital journey and that how logistics might as well have been a problem, had PGL approached her.

Counter-Strike has always been inclusive of people no matter their gender or the color of their skin, they have always welcomed people from around the globe and continue to do so.

Be it the on-air talent, the people behind on the scenes, or the players themselves.

Picture courtesy: ESL

Top 5 Free Fire characters for Ranked Mode in October 2021

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Top 5 Free Fire characters for Ranked Mode in October 2021

Garena Free Fire is one of the most famous battle royale games in the world. The game itself needs no introduction in the gaming world. Players love to enjoy their favorite game but many players look to push rank to be on the top of the server’s list.

With over an option of more than 30 Free Fire characters in the game. Players get easily confused on which character will be the best to play in the Ranked mode. Today, We have brought you the top 5 Free Fire characters for Ranked mode in October 2021.

1. DJ ALOK

DJ Alok is one of the most loved characters in the game. His Drop the Beat skills make him the maximum picked character in Rank Modes. With this skill, players can create a 5m aura that restores 5HP/sec. At its initial upgrade level, the skill comes with an overall duration of five seconds. Along with health restoration, the skill also helps to improve ally movement speed by 10 percent.

2. Wukong

The monkey king looks like a human being. It has a special survival ability “Camouflage” which turns him into a bush. The ability can be upgraded to the max level of 6 where it will turn into a Bush for 15 sec. While the ability cooldown is for 200 seconds. The ability gets enabled on reaching level 1 which allows him to turn into a Bush for 10 sec with a 300-sec cooldown. Firing the weapon will cancel Camouflage’s effect and taking down an enemy will reset the cooldown. It is one of the most useful characters in close-range fights.

3. A124

The modern-day robot has two states of mind: A normal 18 years old girl mode or battle mode. You will love her in the former mode but she is feared in the battle mode. The battle mode makes her fierce and violent, therefore she is the best pick for aggressive game-style players. She has ‘Thrill of Battle’ as her special survival ability which converts part of the EP into HP in 4s. CD 10s.

4. Clu

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The 24-year-old, Clu, scans her enemies thoroughly. Grown in a suburb of a large city, her parents never had to worry about the basics of life due to her abilities. She gets to know about the danger way ahead of time. She became a private eye detective in hope of finding her dad and uncover the details of his disappearance in the war. She is one of the best characters used in a support role. With her presence in the squad, the teammates knew the location of their enemies. Which helps them to take down the enemies with ease.

5. Kelly

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We always have one athletic friend in the group. Kelly is that character of the game who loves sprinting. Also known as Shimada Kiriko, she will be always found on the track and building her mind and body. Kelly’s special survival ability is Dash which Increases sprinting speed. With the increase in her levels, her sprinting speed goes up by 6%. She is the best pick for fast-paced players who love to be in front.

OG announces full roster participation in TI10 after Ceb’s Eye surgery

Pranav Nalawade
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OG announces full roster participation in TI10 after Ceb’s Eye surgery

The reigning champions of The International will play in full force at the upcoming tournament in Bucharest – OG  today officially announced that  Sébastien  “Ceb”  Debs will perform at TI10.

A few days ago,  OG  announced that the Frenchman needed an urgent eye operation – otherwise, the health of the e-sportsman was threatened with some serious complications without which he could have lost his eyesight!. The operation was successful, but because of it, he could miss the anniversary championship from The International series – the club was waiting for the doctors’ verdict before making any final statements.

Ceb quoted in an excerpt: “As much as we love Dota, some things will always be more important”

The International 10  will take place from October 7 to 17 in the Romanian capital, Bucharest. The venue for the final stage of the tournament will be the stadium “Arena Naţională”. The total prize fund of the event will be $ 40,018,195; the winner will receive over $ 18 million.

The now present OG Roster will be : 

  • Syed Sumail  “SumaiL”  Hassan
  • Topias Miikka  “Topson”  Taavitsainen
  • Sébastien  “Ceb”  Debs
  • Martin ” Saksa ” Sazdov
  • Johan ” N0tail ” Sundstein
  • Mikhail  “Misha”  Agatov (coach)
  • Titouan  “Sockshka”  Merloz (assistant coach)

For further information on the TI10 ticket refund , click here.

For the latest news on Dota 2 , stay tuned here.

For information on how to join the battle cup for the next week , click here.

Stay tuned to talkesports for the latest updates on your favorite esports.

PGL Major Stockholm 2021: Format, Schedule and Teams

Aritra Patra
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PGL Major Stockholm 2021: Format, Schedule and Teams

During the last 2 years, there were no CSGO Majors due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation around the world. After such a long time, the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 is going to take place in the Avicii arena as the Swedish government has withdrawn all the restrictions for esports events.

This major is going to start from 26th October with a $2 million prize pool and 24 teams from all over the world will compete. The tickets for the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 are already on sale.

How to watch PGL Major Stockholm 2021?

The PGL Major Stockholm 2021 live broadcast will start from 26th October on the official PGL Twitch channel.

PGL Major Stockholm 2021 qualified teams

Teams will need to go through the Regional Major Rankings (RMR) events to get qualified for the Major. Teams from North America, Europe, South America, CIS, Oceania, and Asia will compete for the Major.

TeamRegionPlayers
NAVICISs1mple, Perfecto, Boombl4, electronic, B1T
GambitCISsh1ro, Ax1Le, Hobbit, nafany, interz
SpiritCISsdy, chopper, mir, magixx, degster
RenegadesOceaniaSico, aliStair, INS, Hatz, malta
NIPEuropeREZ, hampus, Plopski, dev1ce, LNZ
AstralisEuropedupreeh, Xyp9x, Magisk, Bubzkji, Lucky
Virtus.proCISJame, YEKINDAR, SANJI, qikert, buster
EntropiqCISKrad, Forester, El1an, Lack1, NickelBack
Sharks EsportsSouth Americajnt, Lucaozy, zevy, pancc, realziN
G2 EsportsEuropenexa, huNter-, AmaNEk, NiKo, JaCkz
VitalityEuropeapEX, ZywOo, misutaaa, shox, Kyojin
HeroicEuropecadiaN, stavn, TeSeS, refrezh, sjuush

PGL Major Stockholm 2021 Legends teams

TeamRegionPlayers
TBDEuropeTBD
TBDEuropeTBD
TBDEuropeTBD
TBDNorth AmericaTBD
TBDNorth AmericaTBD
TBDNorth AmericaTBD
NAVICISs1mple, Perfecto, Boombl4, electronic, B1T
GambitCISsh1ro, Ax1Le, Hobbit, nafany, interz

PGL Major Stockholm 2021 Challengers teams

TeamRegionPlayers
TBDEuropeTBD
TBDEuropeTBD
TBDEuropeTBD
TBDEuropeTBD
TBDEuropeTBD
TBDEuropeTBD
TBDNorth AmericaTBD
SpiritCISsdy, chopper, mir, magixx, degster

PGL Major Stockholm 2021 Contenders teams

TeamRegionPlayers
TBDEuropeTBD
TBDEuropeTBD
TBDNorth AmericaTBD
Virtus.proCISJame, YEKINDAR, SANJI, qikert, buster
EntropiqCISKrad, Forester, El1an, Lack1, NickelBack
SharksSouth Americajnt, Lucaozy, zevy, pancc, realziN
TBDAsiaTBD
RenegadesOceaniaSico, aliStair, INS, Hatz, Malta

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Discord’s worth increased to $15 billion, after raising $500 million in new funding

Aritra Patra
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Discord’s worth increased to $15 billion, after raising $500 million in new funding

An investment firm named Dragoneer Investment Group has endowed Discord with $500 million in new funding. After this deal, Discord’s valuation is now $15 billion, according to Bloomberg.

According to a Discord spokesperson, apart from the above-mentioned investment group, Baillie Gifford & Co, Coatue Management, Fidelity Management & Research Co, and Franklin Templeton have also participated in the funding.

Since the starting of the COVID-19 pandemic, Discord was growing at a very fast pace. Discord was always popular among gamers, however, it is now also famous for group conversation and conferences.

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Sadokist, James, Anders, Bleh .. complete list of talent for PGL Major 2021

Mohd Laraib
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Sadokist, James, Anders, Bleh .. complete list of talent for PGL Major 2021

PGL announced the talent lineup for the first CSGO Major in two years today via Twitter, which includes some new names as well as familiar faces from back in the day.

Veteran esports journalist and Dexerto reporter, Richard Lewis returns as host for the Stockholm Major. The analyst desk will be comprised of journalist Duncan ‘Thorin’ Shields, ex MIBR and FaZe Clan coach  Janko ‘YNk’ Paunovic, former player Mathieu ‘Maniac’ Quiquerez, and Analyst Sudhen ‘Bleh’ Wahengbam.

Valorant caster Daniel ‘ddk’ Kapadia returns for the first time in a while, having only cast CS summit events ever since Valorant came out. He will be present with long-time casting partner James ‘Bardolph’ Bardolph.

Chad ‘SPUNJ’ Burchill and Alex ‘Machine’ Richardson, the two stalwarts of casting will be casting their first Major together, while Anders ‘Anders’ Blume and Auguste ‘Semmler’ Massonnat return to bring back the days of old.

The biggest surprise is perhaps the return of veteran caster Matthew ‘Sadokist’ Trivett who will be returning to casting for the first time in nearly 1.5 years, having cast his last event in early 2020 and then only returning for the StarLadder CIS RMR, accompanied by Jason ‘Moses’ O’Toole who also returned to casting after a brief coaching stint with Liquid.

Photo credits: HLTV.org

How is the esports scene shaping in Canada?

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How is the esports scene shaping in Canada?

Esports is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world, with the United States and Asia leading the way. The Esports scene has continued to thrive and now brings in millions of dollars across the globe, including Europe and Canada.

Sponsorship deals mean the prize money for the big tournaments has gone through the roof and more people than ever before are trying to make the breakthrough as a professional Esports player.

While the US and Asia still attract much of the attention in the Esports world, Canada has been growing in the Esports scene. In fact, Canadian teams and players have been winning Esports titles for several years. For example, Team Canada claimed second place in the 2017 Overwatch World Cup. Canadian Sasha ”Scarlett” Hostyn made history as she became the first woman to win a major StarCraft 2 tournament at the 2018 IEM championship in Pyeongchang.

In terms of the global Overwatch League, there are now regular Canadian teams participating in events, including the Toronto Defiant and Vancouver Titans. The teams are part of larger Esports organizations, with OverActive Media and Luminosity Gaming considered two of the major players in the Esports gaming industry. If you wish, you can choose to bet on Toronto Defiant and Vancouver Titans when they are participating in big Esports events and enjoy playing games at the safest online casino in Canada. With Esports continuing to grow in popularity in Canada, it is only a matter of time before Esports betting odds become common place.

OverActive Media are a good indication of how the Esports scene is exploding in Canada. In February 2021, the company announced it intends to build a 7,000-seat esports venue in Toronto at a cost of $500 million. Talking about the project, CEO and president Chris Overholt said, “There is and has been a market gap in the city of Toronto around the opportunity for premium entertainment acts that land in the city,” before continuing, “Toronto is a great market for entertainment, and has been for a long time”.

Luminosity Gaming, another Canadian-based Esports company has several teams competing in various games around the world, including Overwatch, Fortnite, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six, Call of Duty, and Apex Legends. 

However, without talented individuals, the teams would not succeed and Canada is producing some of the world’s best Esports players. Arteezy is a good example and he studied in Vancouver before becoming part of the Evil Geniuses team. Now 25 years old, Arteezy is one of the most popular streamers among the Dota2 community and he produced an incredible individual performance at The International 2019.

Staying in Vancouver and NAF is another of the leading Canadian Esports players to come from the city. He is a professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player for Team Liquid. NAF has plenty of achievements on his CV, including winning the DreamHack Masters Dallas 2019, ESL One: Cologne 2019, and BLAST Pro Series: Los Angeles 2019.

So, there is plenty to be excited about as the Esports scene continues to grow in Canada.

FIFA legend Spencer ‘Gorilla’ Ealing returns home at EXCEL ESPORTS

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FIFA legend Spencer ‘Gorilla’ Ealing returns home at EXCEL ESPORTS

Today, British competitive gaming organization EXCEL ESPORTS is excited to announce the signing of FIFA professional, Spencer ‘Gorilla’ Ealing. The signing makes Gorilla the second FIFA professional to join the esports organization’s newly launched FIFA roster and joins FIFA professional Tom ‘Tom’ Leese and team coach Nathan “Zelonius” Horton on the squad. 

Playing FIFA since 2003, Gorilla started playing competitively when he signed up to an online Gfinity tournament in 2014 and within a year qualified for his first-ever LAN tournament and won. Gorilla went on to complete a short stint with EXCEL in 2015 before going on to compete for several other teams including FaZe Clan and STARK Esports and now making his move back home to EXCEL. Now at 24 years old, and with the FIFA 17 World Championship already under his belt,  Gorilla is hungrier than ever for success and joins the team hoping to make EXCEL his long-term home. 

Boasting an already impressive competitive esports roster, the move into FIFA was a natural progression for EXCEL, especially with its ambassador, professional footballer Dele Alli.  Looking ahead, Tom and Gorilla under the guidance of coach Zelonuis will be working towards competing and dominating the FIFA 22 Global Series which starts this November.

Spencer ‘Gorilla’ Ealing comments: “I am thrilled to be joining the EXCEL team again! I am hoping to make EXCEL my new long-term home and believe the endless support I receive from the team will help me to reach my goal – which is to win.” 

“It’s great that EXCEL believes in me and I’m really looking forward to building something special with the team. A lot of players would dream to play for EXCEL and I feel very lucky and excited to be here!” 

Professional footballer and EXCEL ESPORTS ambassador Dele Alli comments: “It’s great to see EXCEL moving into the competitive FIFA scene! I have been playing FIFA in my spare time for a while now and love the game, so I’m excited to see where this new chapter will take them.” 

“EXCEL made history by completing the first-ever FIFA transfer fee with Tom ‘Tom’ Leese and now signing Gorilla, I am looking forward to watching them dominate the FIFA scene.”

Ajju bhai Free fire ID details : Statistics , monthly earning, real name and more

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Ajju bhai Free fire ID details : Statistics , monthly earning, real name and more

With the new found trending space which is freefire MAX , plenty of players in the freefire youtube community have amassed large following across several platforms.

One such popular figure rose to fame very fast with his ingame alias : “ Ajjubhai”

With a massive subscriber following of 28.5 mil and more than 4.9 billion net views, he plays and creates content based on other games like Minecraft and gta5. At the moment his instagram handle has over 3 million followers.

Ajjubhai’s freefire ID is 451012596 and his name being, “ Ajay”.

He has competed in a whopping 12.3k+ squad games in freefire and has come on top in 2975 matches with a win percentage of 24.13%. His net kills are 47k+ with an amazing K/D ratio of 5.03

He has also played more than 1800 duo matches with 351 wins and a 4.96 K/D ratio.

With 972 solo matches total and 90 wins under his name, he has more than 2.5k kills with a  solid 2.84 K/d ratio.

Ajjubhai in the current season , under the name “total gaming” has a single solo win with an unbelievable 32 victim count game. Socialblade a popular estimation website speculated that his monthly earning on the total gaming channel might be nearly 6 crores per month.

He has kept making content regularly over the past few years, constantly garnering the attention and love of the freefire community without fail.

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PMPL South Asia 2021 Super Weekend Week 2 Day 2: Overall Standings, Results

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PMPL South Asia 2021 Super Weekend Week 2 Day 2: Overall Standings, Results

The second day of the PMPL South Asia week 2 supper weekend ended with Trained to Kill retaining its top position in the leaderboards with 291 points.

The team managed to keep their number one spot after the completion of day 2. DRS Gaming finished at the second position with 240 points. Team T2K and DRS Gaming took the maximum of chicken dinners (5) out of the 25 matches played by the teams. Deadeyes Guys slipped by one spot after the 2nd day with a total of 234 points followed by Stalwart Esports.

SUPER WEEKEND WEEK 2 OVERALL STANDINGS

  • Trained to Kill – 291 points
  • DRS Gaming – 240 points
  • Deadeyes Guys – 234 points
  • Stalwart Esports – 205 points
  • Vibes Esports – 203 points
  • Zeus Esports – 202 points
  • Wizzes with Vibes – 197 points
  • i8 Esports – 196 points
  • Future Station 1952 – 182 points
  • Seal Esports – 159 points
  • Bablu X Clarity Esports – 141 points
  • A1 Esports – 140 points
  • Ruthless Aggressive Warriors – 116 points
  • S9 Esports – 108 points
  • High Voltage – 96 points
  • Venom Legends – 81 points
  • Paradox – 75 points
  • 7Sea Esports – 70 points
  • R3d Esports – 47 points

PMPL SOUTH ASIA FORMAT

The Pro League South Asia 2021 S4 League stage will be held from September 21st – October 10th, 2021. The matches will be played in TPP Mode where 20 teams are split into 5 groups. Three weeks of League Play will be held further divided into Weekdays and Super Weekend. Each team plays a total of 8 matches a week, every Tuesday and Wednesday. The top 16 teams qualify for the Super Weekend. Only points of each Super Weekend are cumulated towards league standings. The top 16 teams based on Super Weekend points are qualified for South Asia Fall Finals.

Today will be the completion of the week 2 super weekend stage. All the teams will be looking to take a major lead in the points table to get a bit closer to the PMPL South Asia finals.

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