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Flashpoint 3 announced, to be an RMR event in the EU

Bharat Kotwani
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Flashpoint 3 announced, to be an RMR event in the EU

The B-Site managed league will now act as a RMR event for the European teams. 

Flashpoint Season 3 is all set to return on May 10 and will be the first RMR (Regional Major Ranking) event of 2021. A total of 16 teams would enter the competition and would go through a double-elimination bracket to grab themselves points which would determine their position on the RMR ladder and eventually their status of the qualification towards the 2021 Stockholm Major. 

As per the above image and schedules set by Flashpoint, 4 open qualifiers have been announced with two teams from every qualifier progressing on to the closed qualifier event. These qualified teams would then join the rest 8 teams who would be already invited to the Closed qualifier summing up to a total of 16 teams. The former event will run from 27 April – 30 April with just 5 teams making out to the main event. 

Eleven teams have been directly invited to the main event on the basis of the 2020 RMR events and here is the list : 

  • Astralis 
  • Heroic 
  • Vitality
  • BIG
  • G2 Esports
  • FunPlus Phoenix
  • Ninjas In Pyjamas 
  • North
  • FaZe Clan
  • Fnatic
  • OG Esports

Earlier, Flashpoint was intended to be a partnered league event, but the latter program is down to just 4 teams as the rest have reportedly put their CSGO divisions on hold, and the most recent ones to do so are Cloud9 and Team Envy. 

The registrations have already been opened and you can sign up for the open qualifiers over here:

Open Qualifier #1: Click here 

Open Qualifier #2: Click here

Open Qualifier #3: Click here 

Open Qualifier #4: Click here 

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CSGO Roster Change: OG sign flameZ

Bharat Kotwani
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CSGO Roster Change: OG sign flameZ

OG CSGO on Twitter have announced the addition of Shahar “flameZ” Shushan to their CSGO division. 

As earlier reported by TalkEsport and cybersport.pl, the 17-year-old prodigy from Israel has finally joined the ranks of OG. Shahar would be replacing Issa “⁠ISSAA⁠” Murad on the roster with whom the team chose to mutually part ways, after the team’s unsatisfactory run at the ongoing ESL Pro League S13, with just two wins in the bag out of five alongside a trophy-less display since the team’s assembly in December 2019. 

Previously of Endpoint, flameZ went on to be highly recognized among other professionals, where he was endorsed by G2 Esports’ Niko and Hunter alongside Ropz from Mousesports for his relentless dedication towards the game. 

Earlier before setting their eyes on Shahar, OG considered adding Michał “MICHU” Müller as their fifth but it seems flameZ outshined every obstacle to make it all the way down to the European Mixture’s active lineup. 

flameZ in a statement added,

I’m really excited and ready for this great opportunity to play with such great leadership and experienced players. I will do my very best every day to show I deserve it. One of the most important things is to get some trophies! Really excited and let’s make it wild! #DreamOG.

OG would debut with their two new players, Nikolaj “niko” Kristensen and Shahar “flameZ” Shushan at the Blast Premier Spring showdown where they would lock horns with Astralis. 

OG CS:GO are now:

  • Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen
  • Valdemar “valde” Bjørn Vangså
  • Mateusz “mantuu” Wilczewski
  • Nikolaj “niko” Kristensen
  • Shahar “flameZ” Shushan
  • Casper “ruggah” Due (Head Coach)

Perkz and ZywOo listed on Forbes 30 under 30

Bharat Kotwani
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Perkz and ZywOo listed on Forbes 30 under 30

The list of Sports and Games at the Forbes 30 under 30 European class of 2021 has added two notable personalities from the Esports Industry, Luka “Perkz” Perković (Age: 22) and Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut (Age: 20), with the former being the Midlaner for Cloud9’s League Of Legends while ZywOo, a well-known sniper from Team Vitality CSGO.

Forbes’ 30 under 30 series is released on an annual basis featuring those who go on to accomplish a lot in their respective fields while they are under the age of 30. The list comprises different fields like Art & Culture, Entertainment, Finance, Technology, Sports & Games alongside many other categories. Prior to this year’s edition, Astralis Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz, the sniper from the Danish CSGO team had made it to the Forbes 30 under 30 list in 2020. 

Vitality’s ZywOo has no doubt played an instrumental role in the team’s success. Having joined the French side in October 2018, he steered his team to the triumph at the ECS Season 7 finals over FURIA which was later followed by the championship at the EPICENTER 2019 against Mousesports. With over 10 MVP awards, HLTV.org acknowledged him as the best player in the scene, twice in 2019 and 2020, and has been unstoppable since due to his unwavering will to succeed.

Luka “Perkz” Perković? 

Perks is one of the most renowned Midlaners in the League of Legends scene and has been considered to be terrific while playing on European soil. Recently he decided to relocate to North America and play for one of the finest organizations in the LCS, Cloud9. During his time at G2 Esports, he alongside his teammates left no stone unturned as they went on to win two successive seasons of the LEC in 2019 and 2020 across both, Spring and Summer. 

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ZywOo and Perkz named in Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2021

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ZywOo and Perkz named in Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2021

In what certainly comes as a great news for esports fans across the world, League of Legends pro Luka “Perkz” Perkovic and the legendary CSGO AWPer Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut have been named in the prestigious Forbes 30 under 30 European class of 2021 for the sports and games section.

At the time of voting into the list, ZywOo and Perkz were 20 and 22 years old respectively.

Forbes’ 30 under 30 series is an annual list of people still in their 20s who show brilliance in their respective fields. These fields include social media, sports, music, esports, or others.

Since joining team Vitality in 2018, ZywOo has managed to impress Counter-Strike fans worldwide with his AWPing skills. He was declared as the player of the year twice by HLTV, beating the likes of CSGO legends like s1mple or NiKo in 2019 and 2020.

Perkz is often called by his fans as one of the best Midlanders across Europe. Prior to joining Cloud9, he helped his former team G2 Esports reach the Grand Finals at Worlds in 2019. Perkz is the only player to ever win eight EU LCS/LEC titles and currently plays for team Cloud9.

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Valorant New Map to be Named ‘Breeze’, Leaks Suggest

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Valorant New Map to be Named ‘Breeze’, Leaks Suggest

According to some recent leaks by Valorant dataminers, the upcoming map in the tactical shooter might be named ‘Breeze’.

While the name hasn’t been officially confirmed by Riot Games themselves, Twitter user ‘cynprel’ noticed that the name ‘Breeze’ was crossed out in the Night Market next to the agent’s origin. We had seen the same with Yoru’s Night Market tease, which had ‘Split’ crossed out. 

As we had reported earlier, Valorant dataminers have already managed to find the loading music of the upcoming Valorant map and have shared it on Twitter.

While no information is known on this new map, the loading music is leading to speculations that it might be a tropical-themed map.

Valorant ‘Breeze’ Release Date

No release date of the upcoming map ‘Foxtrot’ has been specified by Riot, but fans are expecting it to launch at the start of Episode 2 Act 3, since the last map, Icebox, was launched with the Episode 1 Act 3 update.

T1 unveil Valorant academy roster, built around ANS

Bharat Kotwani
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T1 unveil Valorant academy roster, built around ANS

T1 on Twitter have revealed yet another academy roster for their Valorant division after parting ways with the previous iteration in August 2020.

Korean-North American side T1 have assembled a Valorant academy roster, built around Lee “ANS” Seon-chang, a former Overwatch professional who was earlier recruited by the former as the sixth player for their main roster. 

In June 2020, T1 had signed Daniel “eeiu” Vucenovic, Kurtis “Kurt” Gallo, Noah “rara” Giesbrecht, and Haydin “ZerG” Gordon for their Academy division but the team was soon dissolved by the organization after a string of poor results. At the end of March 2021, T1 decided to add ANS as their sixth player but instead chose to feature him in their newly built academy roster alongside four other players comprising of Anthony “dawn” Hagopian, Dylan “ ASSERT” Romo, Andrew “HILTON” Hilton, Evan “Eshotz” Rodriguez. 

For now, it’s unclear whether the T1 academy roster would compete in the S-Tier tournaments along with their main roster. Usually, we might see them compete at the same because teams who field dual rosters like Cloud9 sign up for every event that takes place around. Also, there could be a possibility lying behind this whole academy team which is T1 trialing out a player from the same in a bid to secure him a place on the main roster as their sixth piece. 

T1’s academy roster now has:

  • Lee “ANS” Seon-chang 
  • Anthony “dawn” Hagopian
  • Dylan “ ASSERT” Romo
  • Andrew “HILTON” Hilton
  • Evan “Eshotz” Rodriguez. 
https://youtu.be/rPr6LCrBD0M

s1mple Takes Ace In CS:GO and VALORANT During Same Twitch Stream

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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s1mple Takes Ace In CS:GO and VALORANT During Same Twitch Stream

Oleksandr “s1mple“ Kostyliev is arguably the best CS:GO player in the world, but that doesn’t make him a slouch in Valorant. The Ukrainian’s clip of getting outaimed in “Plat” ranked Valorant game went viral but he made up for it with crisp ace yesterday.

During his regular CS:GO stream, Sasha welcomed his viewers with a couple of FPL games before he moved to Valorant to conclude his stream. While playing, he managed to pick an ace in both. Although, taking an ace in CS:GO is a walk in the park for the Navi star but to top it off with a Valorant got his audience excited.

Both aces were with pistols and were clean and crisp, to say the least. Such performances are what is expected of s1mple after playing at the highest level of professional Counter Strike for all these years. Several professional players are switching to Valorant and s1mple might as well keep his skills honed in Riot’s tactical shooter, but considering his performance in CSGO, his retirement from the game is nowhere in sight.

Free Fire Redeem Codes for Today

Divyesh Moghe
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Free Fire Redeem Codes for Today

Garena has released a ton of redeem codes recently for specific regions which give some in-game items as the rewards. Most of these items are common but some are exclusive avatars and bundles. You can use the codes given below to redeem these rewards but remember that they are limited region-wise so make sure you belong to the same area before redeeming this reward.

Free Fire Indonesia has released this code as a giveaway for completing 7 million followers in their Instagram account. This code offers the exclusive Paleolithic Bundle to Indonesian players for free.

This code is for the Paleolithic Bundle and players from Indonesia only can get this exclusive skin. The code for this bundle is FF7MUY4ME6SC .

Free Fire collaborated with some famous names in India and launched a music video titled ‘DNA Mein Dance’. This video starred famous Bollywood actor Hritik Roshan and it was well-received by the Indian fanbase. Four landmarks for viewership were set by Garena and each of them contained a specific reward. The viewership has crossed the final landmark of 20 million and as promised, the developers have released a redeem code containing all the rewards.

The redeem code is  SARG886AV5GR for all of these items. The redeem code contains four rewards which contains a bundle as well. The rewards are as follows:

  • Egg Day Banner
  • Egg Day Head Pic Avatar
  • Egg Hunter Loot Crate
  • Phantom Bear Bundle

Garena has released some redeem codes for Free Fire for the Americas 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 Diamond Royale Voucher, Weapon Royale voucher, and an incubator voucher.

Players belonging to NA and SA regions 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. The code for this item is REYJC692CEWL.

HOW TO REDEEM CODES IN FREE FIRE

  • 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.

Valorant 2.07 Patch Notes leaked

Bharat Kotwani
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Valorant 2.07 Patch Notes leaked

The patch notes for the upcoming 2.07 update in Valorant have been made public by a Twitter user and data-miner “floaxy“. That being said the Astra and Raze changes should carry some serious weight for the Spike plant/defuse window and predicting incoming attacks, respectively.

Viper is technically a bug fix not a balance, but this fix alters slightly the potential power of her recent Decay buff.

AGENT UPDATES

ASTRA

Astra gets a quick boost this patch focused on removing a counterintuitive rule where her Gravity Well doesn’t affect those defusing the Spike. We want to try and keep our ability interactions as consistent and easy to learn as possible and allow you to explore ways to leverage Agent abilities without running into unexpected walls. We think this update can create some interesting interactions post-plant where enemies try to bait out the Gravity Well and play around with its cooldown. As always, we’ll keep an eye on her new post-plant impact overall.

Gravity Well

  • Now pulls Agents that are defusing the Spike
  • If they are pulled out of defusing range, the defuse will be interrupted

Raze

Raze mains have learned to fly (like a butterfly in the sky) so far and so fast with their Blast Packs that it’s not uncommon to hear an explosion in the distance and then suddenly have an enemy Raze fly around the corner. Similar to Jett’s Tailwind, we’re adding a sound attached to Raze as she flies through the air that should help you better track her movement, and give you some heads up that danger might be on the way. Along with that, we’ve taken a pass on some of her ability VFX, in an attempt to reduce how much they obscure combat when exploding on the battlefield.

Audio cues added to indicate when she’s boosted in the air from Blast Pack. Explosion and Showstopper launching VFX updated so they are less obscuring and clear out of the play space faster

VIPER

After digging into reports about Marshal shots not killing enemies that had taken 50 decay, we discovered a bug tied to the way the game determines if taking damage should be lethal on decayed targets with armor at specific health breakpoints. We think the bugged interaction with the Marshal was by far the most common, but we’ll watch how this bugfix affects the recently buffed Viper’s overall power.

Fixed a bug when calculating if damage taken while decayed should be lethal for players with armor. Most noticeably, this was causing Marshal shots when the target was decayed 50 to reduce the enemy to 1 health instead of killing them.

QUALITY OF LIFE

  • Improved feel of ping wheel selection tool; this should now feel more predictable to use
  • Cypher Tripwires now display to Observers with associated team color

BUGS

  • Fixed issue where spectators and observers could sometimes see incorrect aim vectors for scoped-in sniper rifles when switching between views. The incorrect view would settle to the correct position over about 1 second. The correct view now immediately shows.

AGENTS

  • Yoru can no longer plant the Spike after using Gatecrash while his Dimensional Shift is active
  • Fixed an unintended dome in the sky that Astra saw if she came out of Astral form while Omen is ulting
  • Fixed a bug where placing Killjoy’s turret next to Sage’s Barrier Orb would sometimes break it
  • Cypher can no longer place Spycam in Cyber Cage projectiles
  • Fixed issue where Killjoy’s disabled Alarmbots would chase far away targets that ran by them when it was re-enabled
  • Fixed issue where Skye’s Guiding Light appeared to go underground when thrown directly down

COMPETITIVE

  • Fixed various localization issues with the server selector and the promotion screen
  • Fixed a bug that was causing the Match History filter to function incorrectly
  • When viewing a friend’s Match History, it’s possible to get an error message as the result of viewing too many filters too quickly. This limit is in place to help with performance, but should only happen when viewing a friend’s career.

SOCIAL

  • Fixed a bug where players would have to restart client to rid themselves of their competitive queue restriction after their restriction ended
  • Fixed a bug where some players were not penalized for being AFK after a match ended during remakes
  • Fixed a bug where players using a Russian keyboard were having issues with party push to talk
  • Fixed a bug where players who swapped to Thai keyboard had their voice chat settings reset
https://twitter.com/floxayyy/status/1380306957979021318

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PUBG Mobile India: New job postings open at Krafton India Office

Divyesh Moghe
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PUBG Mobile India: New job postings open at Krafton India Office

The regional office of Krafton registered as PUBG India Pvt. Ltd. has enlisted five new positions on their official LinkedIn handle. These new vacancies are made to fulfill essential roles in the management of the company and not directly related to the release of PUBG Mobile India.

Krafton vowed to enter India with a huge investment in the latter half of 2020 and lived up to the promise by registering its regional office in India under the name of ‘PUBG India Pvt. Ltd.’ in Bangalore. The company has been hiring essential staff since then and now, few new postings are open.

The new postings currently open for Bangalore office of PUBG India are as follows:

These postings were recently made on their LinkedIn handle. Many significant roles have already been filled to date and more and more additions are being made to the company.

PUBG India Pvt. Ltd. was formed when Krafton pledged to enter India with its own regional office and develop a localized version of the game to better align with the Indian culture and ethics. This game is said to be under development since then and has been awaiting approval of the Indian Govt. for a long time.

PUBG Mobile was banned in India in September 2020 and many significant leads have ensured that the game might return in the country but no definitive action except the announcement of this game has been made to date.

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