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TSM India to reportedly drop their Battlegrounds Mobile India roster

Divyesh Moghe
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TSM India to reportedly drop their Battlegrounds Mobile India roster

TSM Entity, one of the best PUBG Mobile teams in the world is reportedly dropping their old PUBG Mobile roster. The roster with star players like Jonathan and Clutchgod will not representing TSM when the competitive tournaments start in Battlegrounds Mobile India.

According to a source close to Gametube, TSM is planning to drop their Battlegrounds Mobile India roster. This team has been one of the most dominant teams in India and has made a name for themselves on the global stage as well. The roster featuring Neyoo, Ghatak, Jonathan, Zgod and Clutchgod will not represent TSM but will stick together after changes are made official.

The players representing TSM are dominant in their play style and each of them is proficient in individual fights as well as team gameplay. They have performed brilliantly in the past and if TSM decides to drop this roster, some of the top organizations in the country may capitalize on this situation and acquire a power-packed roster.

TSM Entity is a veteran team in Indian PUBG Mobile Esports circuit and this move will certainly affect the community as a whole. The reason for this unexpected move is not revealed yet but some clarity is expected very soon if the report turns out to be true.

TSM held their roster throughout the tough period of PUBG Mobile ban and did not announce any plans for nine long months but as the official launch of Battlegrounds Mobile India is coming close, they have reportedly decided to take a very unexpected step. It will be interesting to see where the roster lands if TSM drops them.

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Invictus Gaming coach arrested for assaulting ex-girlfriend

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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Invictus Gaming coach arrested for assaulting ex-girlfriend

Ellis ‘Gig’ Hindle, the Rainbow Six Siege coach for Singapore Invictus Gaming has been arrested in Manchester, UK following an assault on an ex-girlfriend.

Aimee Southern, who was romantically involved with Hindle brought charges against him that eventually led to his arrest. The R6 coach has since been out on bail following accusations of verbal and physical abuse. In a tweet, Southern shared her version of the story that involved instances of verbal abuse, cheating, and physical assault to say the least.

“He’d call me so many horrible things and describe me as “worthless” or “delusional” or a “coward” for not doing what he wanted.” ” He shook me and screamed at me the entire drive to his and left a massive bruise on my arm with small cuts from his nails. I’d banged my head whilst at the pub and had a very large bump across my skull and was violently throwing up; I asked to go to the hospital to check these bumps” read her statement.

https://twitter.com/southern_aimee/status/1404384673476878343

A relieved Aimee announced GiG’s arrest on Twitter before thanking everyone who helped her through this tough time. “abuser has been arrested and is being prosecuted for his actions” it read.

The arrest took place on 11th June but Gig has been held on bail. Following the arrest, he begged viewers to wait for his side of the story. He accepted the allegations of cheating and verbal abuse but denies anything beyond that. “I fully admit I cheated and spoke to her like shit at times but that’s as far as it goes.”. he said.

He confirmed that the police are dealing with the situation and a concrete outcome will be available by July 9th. He also added that his side of the story will be publicized “in due course”.

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PMPL Season 1 2021 EMEA Championship: Teams, Format, Stream

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PMPL Season 1 2021 EMEA Championship: Teams, Format, Stream

PMPL Season 1 2021 EMEA Championship is starting today where the top 16 teams from Arabia, CIS, Turkey, Western Europe, and Africa will compete with each other. PMPL EMEA Championship is scheduled to held from June 24th to 27th 2021. The teams will compete for a massive prize pool of $150,000 and the champions title.

PMPL EMEA FORMAT

PMPL EMEA Championship will be a four-day event where top teams from PMPL Arabia, PMCO Africa, PMPL CIS, PMPL Turkey, and PMPL Western Europe qualified for it. Here is the list of PMPL seedings from which the teams qualified for the tournament.

  • Winner of EMEA League 2020
  • Winner of PMCO 2021 Spring: Africa
  • Top 5 Teams from PMPL 2021 Spring: Arabia
  • Top 3 Teams from PMPL 2021 Spring: CIS
  • Top 3 Teams from PMPL 2021 Spring: Turkey
  • Top 3 Teams from PMPL 2021 Spring: Western Europe

Each team will play a total of 24 matches in four days (6 matches each day). The table topper of the overall standings will be the PMPL EMEA Champion. For each ‘Winner Winner Chicken Dinner’ teams will be awarded $500 and the MVP of the tournament will get $2,000 as a reward.

PMPL EMEA TEAMS

This is the first season of the PMPL EMEA Championship that will feature a total of 16 teams. One team invite was provided to the winners of EMEA League 2020. Natus Vincere was invited for winning the EMEA League 2020 finals. Here is the list of teams who will be participating in the event.

  • Natus Vincere (Invited) (Winners of EMEA League 2020)

PMPL Arabia

  • GUNZ Esports
  • Rico Infinity Team
  • Sudor Esports
  • Nasr Esports
  • FATE Esports

PMPL CIS

  • Team Unique
  • Konina Power
  • Team 1218

PMPL Turkey

  • Next Ruya Gaming
  • World of Wonders
  • Futbolist

PMPL Western Europe

  • Panda
  • Destiny
  • Conqueror EU

PMCO Africa

  • Slime4KT

PMPL EMEA STREAM

PMPL Season 1 2021 EMEA Championship will be streamed live on the official YouTube channel of PUBG Mobile Esports. Here is the link to the streams, where you can watch your favorite teams compete to emerge as the champions.

“ESPL signed Tiger Shroff to reach out to every millennial and gamer” says Mr. Vishwalok Nath

Divyesh Moghe
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“ESPL signed Tiger Shroff to reach out to every millennial and gamer” says Mr. Vishwalok Nath

Esports Premier League 2021 is one of the largest Free Fire tournaments in the country right now and it is about to be concluded soon. The winners of this IPL styled tournament will walk away with ₹12 lakhs and it has had a successful run till the very end.

ESPL 2021 is a major Free Fire tournament in country and the Indian community welcomed the organizers with open arms by large amount of participation via four qualifying rounds. Top eight teams representing cities in India are currently fighting in the grand finals.

Mr. Vishwalok Nath, Director at Esports Premier League, recently did an interview with SportsKeeda and shed light on multiple aspects of ESPL 2021. He gave insights about the working of this tournament and how the community has been perceiving it.

The organizers have signed Bollywood star Tiger Shroff as the face of ESPL 2021. When Mr. Nath was questioned regarding this signing, he said that their purpose was to create a much deeper connection and grow the gaming community.

The complete statement reads as follows:

“One of the major goals for the ESPL has been to reach out to every millennial and gamer in the country. Our purpose of having Tiger Shroff on board has been to create a much deeper connection and grow the gaming community. We hope this association will also further our initiative to intensify the mission of taking esports to the next level in India.”

Free Fire has grown tremendously in India in a short time. The developers have been trying to create a sustainable esports ecosystem in the country for their flagship title and apart from the official tournaments, events like ESPL 2021 will help them to reach to the grassroots level of competition and provide a platform for unrecognized teams as well.

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Apex Legends teased Return of Skull Town

Kanishka Thakur
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Apex Legends teased Return of Skull Town

The popular map Skull Town had been missing from the Kings Canyon since last year’s season five of the game. However, the fans got excited by a recent tweet from the developers teasing a return of the map.

The Respawn director of communication, Ryan Rigney later confirmed that the patch notes for an incoming update will be coming on June 24. The update might be full of surprises or might even disappoint a few fans.

The return of the map is still not confirmed but the fans are still hoping that with the upcoming event there might be a throwback to an earlier season’s variant of Kings Canyon like the game has already done before. 

Skull Town was a very popular map and one of the favorite spots for fans to drop in Kings Canyon before it was removed off the map by Loba’s attempts to kill Revenant during season five. The fans are hoping that the speculations are true and Skull town returns as a map in the game.

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Free Fire Redeem Code 24 June 2021

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Free Fire Redeem Code 24 June 2021

Garena has released some redeem codes for Free Fire for the Indian region only where players can earn some vouchers for free. These codes will be restricted to a single region and others can not redeem them. The codes give 3x Weapon Royale Voucher.

Free Fire 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 code for the Indian region.

Players belonging to Indian region can get three vouchers for free. They can be used to get free spins in-game and you can follow the steps given below to get the items.

  • Free Fire India Redeem Code For Today: TJ57-OSSD-N5AP
  • Rewards: 3x Weapon Royale Voucher

HOW TO REDEEM FREE FIRE REWARDS

If you don’t know how to redeem codes in Free Fire, follow these simple steps to recieve the rewards:

  • 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 TJ57-OSSD-N5AP in the box to unlock the rewards.
  • You will receive the items in your in-game mailbox.

This code is only valid for a single day so make sure to get the items before time runs out. Remember that it is only redeemable for players belonging to the ID server and hence, others may get a pop-up error if they try to redeem this code.

Amouranth considered quitting Twitch following Hot Tub and ASMR drama

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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Amouranth considered quitting Twitch following Hot Tub and ASMR drama

Kaitlyn ‘Amouranth’ Siragusa has developed into one of the most popular streamers on Twitch with a number that rivals none other than Pokimane despite being one of the most controversial content creators to ever grace the platform.

Twitch was created as a platform that would let gamers broadcast their gameplay, following its success in the early days, the company diversified into other forms of live streaming besides gaming. Amouranth was one of the major beneficiaries of Twitch diversifying into a broader landscape of content. Her rapid growth, especially in the past few months was greatly due to the “hot tub” meta, which had greater consequences waiting for her down the line.

The “hot tub” meta instigated a downpour of backlash that Twitch chose to ignore until a few days ago when they demonetized Amourath’s channel, putting a major blow on her revenue stream. Following the re-monetization, her channel earned less than 10% of her initial advertisement revenue. Things once again got going for her with ASMR being the face of her content but Twitch cracked down on it for its sexual nature.

In an interview with Polygon, Amouranth revealed that she considered leaving Twitch at one point.

“I have thought about it — like, is it worth it?” she said. “Do I feel like I deserve [the harassment]? No, I don’t think anyone does,” she added. “But I do feel it’s worth it just to keep grinding while I’m young and have the energy, and then when I’m older and have saved enough money, I can actually do what I want with it.”

Even though the “hot tub” and “ASMR” goes strictly against the Twitch gaming culture, Amouranth wasn’t breaking any rules while doing it, which begs the question that if Twitch will enforce better regulations to keep streamers from sexualizing their content or let them play in grey as they have been going until their recent crackdown.

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Who is Gabe Kunda? Voice actor behind Valorant Agent KAY/O

Pranav Nalawade
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Who is Gabe Kunda? Voice actor behind Valorant Agent KAY/O

The already existent hype surrounding Valorant’s Episode 3 escalated even further when it was announced that it’ll be voiced by none other than American voice actor Gabe Kunda. 

On June 22nd, to the delight of Valorant fans worldwide, the 27-year-old Tweeted the news that he’d be voicing the upcoming Valorant agent.

“Allow me to introduce you to one of the baddest bots I have ever had the pleasure of vocally powering up… KAY/O!” Kunda said in his Tweet. 

In case you’re not familiar with his voice yet, you can check out his YouTube channel here to get an idea on what Riot has in store for their fans. 

If you’re an anime fan, chances are that you’ve already encountered Kunda’s voice in the past. Some of his other works include voicing Rubalt and Zirloin from Dragon Ball Super, Shin Yasuda from Horimiya, and Rock Lock of My Hero Academia. 

In the world of video games, Kunda has previously worked in titles like Antinomy, Orcs Must Die! 3 and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV. 

The Subtle Growth of Esports in India

Arundhati Dutta
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The Subtle Growth of Esports in India

The world of eSports continues to grow in many places, from the biggest countries down to the smallest, and one of the biggest countries in the world that has seen a rise is India. There is no doubt that the pandemic of 2020 helped eSports gain even more fans globally, with people turning to competitive gaming because it was one of the few sports remaining, with players taking part from home.

The best guesses in India show that viewership in the country has doubled in 2020, meaning that 17 million Indian people are now watching eSports. There is growth in money too, which is attracting new people into the industry, prize pools were estimated to have grown 25-30% at the same time.

We are seeing a big change in India, with a lot of new pastimes coming into people’s lives. Certainly, one of those is esports, though others are out there, and just like esports, many of them have a link to gambling, such as the online lottery in India, which some people are turning towards now. Many various industries will be hoping they can claim big numbers from India in the coming years, and eSports is certainly one of those.

How Esports Can Grow Further in India

Much of how esports grows in India could come down to the work of one man, or those who try to replicate what he is doing. That man is Animesh Agarwal, who is a professional esports player, but has now turned his attention elsewhere, to try and bring through the next gaming talent via his Indian talent agency.

He still participates in selected worldwide tournaments and will continue to make a name for himself there. However, in terms of what he does overall, and the bigger picture, his biggest impact would be if he was able to create a stream of gaming talent coming through his agency in India and taking on the best in the world.

This would then hopefully create a domino effect, where youngsters are seeing their peers head out around the world to play eSports, and they too want to be a part of the action. Should this happen, other people would also move in to try and replicate Agarwal, and that would then feed into the growing eSports market in India that we are already seeing form.

The Future of Worldwide Esports

The future of esports as a whole looks very promising. The rise in mobile gaming is certainly helping with that too, making things even more accessible. We are seeing players and teams pop up all over the world, which will hopefully continue in the near future.

The biggest nations, such as India, have a duty to continue this, and if they do, they are going to really push forward eSports worldwide, and bring a vast number of new people on board. Whether this is players, fans who watch, developers, or anyone else, if the big countries produce, eSports is only going to keep moving forward.

In conversation with IM VS Rathanvel | TalkChess

Abhishek Bajaj
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In conversation with IM VS Rathanvel | TalkChess

Chess is one sport that has managed to grab eyeballs and mast its own flag during the ongoing pandemic and lockdowns, with the legacy game a household thing once again, thanks to the chess streamers, players – both casual and masters at every level and more. During the lockdowns, online chess gained a lot of traction, with professional chess players and amateurs using the online medium to practise as well as participate in tournaments. Platforms like Mobile Premier League (MPL), Chess.com saw a lot of traction, with MPL even organising a Covid relief chess tournament in May 2020.  

We sat down with International Chess Master V S Rathanvel for a fun little candid session about his preparation en route to his Grand Master norm, his current practices and more about chess.

Note: A is Abhisek, the author and R is IM V S Rathanvel.

A: You completed your IM norms in 2019 and were awarded the title in early 2020. What are your plans for the road ahead? Have you set any time frame for your path from IM to becoming a GM?

R: It depends. I am currently 2445 in FIDE Rating in the Classical format and need just above 50 rating points to enter the 2500 bracket. I was looking forward to taking part in a tournament in Vietnam in March 2020. But, the covid situation has made it impossible to participate in any over-the-board events. We have to wait till the situation clears to get a better picture.

A: Moving on to some casual stuff, what are your favourite openings?

R: As white, I prefer the 1.e4 while opting for the Najdorf opening with Black. But, I vary my openings depending on what my opponent plays.

A: Are you planning to start streaming anytime soon?

R: No plans as of now.

A: What does your schedule look like as far as chess practice is concerned?

R: To be honest, with the tournament situation not really clear, my training during the lockdown phase hasn’t been that hardcore. I just play a few games everyday for practice, solve puzzles and see/rehearse openings.

A: What would be your advice to a casual player looking to improve at the game of chess?

R: The players just need to play regularly and have a penchant, a liking for chess. If that is there, improvement will come gradually.

A: Mobile Premier League had come up with an initiative for chess in 2019 with the Chess Mahayudh tournament, with you emerging victorious out of a pool of over 90,000 players. How was that experience and how did you find the level of competition in MPL compared to the legacy chess applications and websites?

R: Yeah, the tournament ran for over 12 hours and it was a nice experience, with games happening one after another. The prize money, which was INR 5 lakhs, was also sizeable enough to help me in my career. As far as practice is concerned, sometimes I do play games on the MPL app itself as games happen quickly and over time, the average level of the opponents have also improved a lot.

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