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LCK host Mina moved out of broadcast due to concerns over coronavirus

Pranav Nalawade
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LCK host Mina moved out of broadcast due to concerns over coronavirus

Korean League of Legends host Mina was quarantined out of today’s broadcast of LCK matches due to coronavirus concerns as she was reported to have a fever.

LCK English caster Max “Atlus,” Anderson said Mina was taken away as she had a bit of fever which meant there is a chance that Mina has coronavirus. He also added, “We are taking as many precautions as possible, so it’s likely that she’s actually fine. But all the teams that have come in contact with her, especially today, have been notified and as soon as we find out more, we’re going to make sure that we let everyone know as well.”

“For now, we’re just going to be as careful as possible, and that means all of us as well like, after this, we’re going to take ourselves home and make sure that we do not go out into the world and it’s going to be masks on.” said Max “Atlus,” Anderson.

Coronavirus is declared as a global threat by the World Health Organization(WHO) and since 23, February 2020, there have been 602 people affected by the Coronavirus in Korea.

The coronavirus is having a huge impact on gaming, it’ll be years before we know just how many ways it has affected the industry.

PMCO 2020 India Regional Final comes to an end

Varun Parashar
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PMCO 2020 India Regional Final comes to an end

After almost half a month, 3 stages and over 50 gruesome matches, PMCO 2020’s Indian Spring Split stage has come to an end and we have the confirmed list of 9 outstanding and overpowering teams who move on to PUBG Mobile Pro League 2020 to represent our nation.

After 12 matches and a continuously shuffling points table, with teams moving up and down bringing in varying results in every match, this stage of the tournament has been the most exciting one so far and this is what the final table looks like.

Overall Standings

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pos 8-16

Top Fraggers

Throughout this tournament, we had certain players whose skills and game sense helped them gain an overpowered advantage for their team. Some last circle clutches, 1v4 gunfights and map domination with unmatchable kills and grenades. here are the top 5 players :

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pos 6-10

Qualifying Teams

The top 9 teams out of 16 will now move on to PMPL 2020 and a complete refresh in the points table will take place. This time they will be competing on another level to book their slots for the penultimate PUBG Mobile World League. The 9 teams moving on are as follows:

  • Team Orange Rock
  • Team Tamilas
  • Marcos Gaming
  • Team Godlike
  • Megastars
  • Fnatic
  • UMumba Reaction
  • VSG Crawlers
  • Celtz

Congratulations to all participating teams for a valiant effort and for dishing out par breaking gameplay for over 65,000 viewers on stream who were glued to their seats filling the chat with support for their favorite squads.

The top 9 teams from India will be joined by top 6 teams from South Asia alongside the 5 direct qualified squads which are:

  • Entity Gaming
  • Team Soul
  • SynerGE
  • Team Insidious
  • Team IND

A huge shoutout to our casters, Mannu “Krat” Karki and Ketan “K18” Patel for giving it their all and we even look forward to relishing their tier 1 casting in the upcoming stages as well.

Stay tuned for more news and updates!

PMCO 2020: Team Tamilas lead the table heading into day 2 of India Regional Finals

Varun Parashar
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PMCO 2020: Team Tamilas lead the table heading into day 2 of India Regional Finals

The first day of PMCO 2020’S India Regional Finals concluded with Team Tamilas taking the top spot with a total of 115 points and a single chicken dinner. A total of 6 matches were played by 16 teams out of whom the top 9 will move ahead to represent India at PMPL 2020.

Today at 4 Pm, the second day of the regional finals will kick off and we can expect some par breaking gameplay as veteran teams sitting at the bottom of the table will give it their all to make a sturdy come back. Same as yesterday, 6 matches will be played on these 6 maps in chronological order:

  • Match 1: Erangel
  • Match 2: Sanhok
  • Match 3: Miramar
  • Match 4: Erangel
  • Match 5: Vikendi
  • Match 6: Erangel

The final standings from day 1 are as follows:

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pos 9-16

It is merely an hour left for day 2 of PMCO 2020 India Regional Finals to kick off and you can catch all action live:

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Stay tuned for more exciting news and updates!

Esports Organisation Tempo Storm raises $3.3 Million in investments to launch a game

Prateek Jain
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Esports Organisation Tempo Storm raises $3.3 Million in investments to launch a game

In rather an unusual move, Esports Org. Tempo Storm has raised $3.3 Million in series A of funding round to self develop and publish a new game called The Bazaar. The Bazaar will be a deck-building card game where construction of a deck will be the main gameplay focus. The first round of series A funding was led by Technology investor Galaxy Interactive.

At the event, Tempo Storm confirmed that the money raised will be used to propel the company beyond esports and launching the game will be their first step towards that plan. Further, the organization also plans on building a Game Changers franchise, an all-live travel show which will be live-streamed across different platforms.

Speaking with the press, Sam Englebardt, Head of Galaxy Interactive said:

“What impressed us most about Tempo Storm is their vision beyond the traditional esports organization. Starting with the company’s founder and CEO, Andrey Yanyuk, this group is truly innovating in areas such as interactive productions and game development. Sure, they are successful esports competitors, but they are so much more, and it was an easy decision to invest in them.”

Further, Tempo Storm founder and CEO Andrey “Reynad” Yanyuk added:

“While Tempo is well-known in the competitive gaming world, we’ve always operated more as a media company than a sports team. We believe that interactivity is the future of entertainment, and we’re incredibly grateful to be working with investors who share that vision. Our upcoming game and audience-driven shows are blazing the trail in the world of interactive media, and it’s exciting to see that future being realized.”

Tempo Storm currently competes in games such as Shadowverse, PUBG Mobile, Hearthstone, Super Smash Bros., Magic: The Gathering, and Rainbow Six Siege.

IEM Katowice 2020: Prize, Format & More

Bhavya Shah
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IEM Katowice 2020: Prize, Format & More

IEM Katowice 2020 is upon us. The 2020 season of CS:GO has just begun with several qualifers underway alongside BLAST Premier Spring 2020 group stage happening each weekend until last week while the two rival leagues materialize – ESL Pro League & FLASHPOINT. Yet another DreamHack Open is around the corner prior to commencement of IEM Katowice 2020. The 2020 season will be blast for fans with uninterrupted blazing action!

Photo: ESL

The 7th edition of IEM will return to Spodek arena in Katowice, Poland with a whopping prize pool worth $500,000. The indoor stadium can accommodate 11,500 hardcore and roaring Counter-Strike fans. Katowice will host 16 teams between February 24 and March 1; 12 out of top 15 teams will mark their attendance at the Masters Champ event. IEM Katowice 2020 is a $1,000,000 Intel Grand Slam series event and a Master Champ event for ESL Pro Tour.

All five Intel Grand Slam Season 3 contenders – Astralis, mousesports, Evil Geniuses, Fnatic and Team Liquid will attend the event. Michal Blicharz from ESL revealed that a previous winner of IEM Katowice will bring trophy on the stage during the opening ceremony.

Participants

Group A Group B
Ninjas in Pyjamas [Invited]100 Thieves [Invited]
Team Vitality [Invited]G2 Esports [Europe Qualifier]
Astralis [IEM Beijing 2019 winner]mousesports [ESL Pro League S10 winner]
Cloud9 [North-America Qualifier]TyLoo [Asia Qualifier]
Natus Vincere [Invited]Team Liquid [Invited]
FaZe Clan [Europe Qualifier]Virtus.pro [Invited]
Renegades [Ocenia Qualifier]MAD Lions [Europe Qualifier]
Fnatic [DreamHack Masters Malmö winner]Evil Geniuses [Invited]

Format

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Photo via ESL

16 teams are divided into two groups of 8 teams each. The teams will play in double-elimination best-of-three group stages with upper-brackets and lower-brackets. Two teams from upper-brackets and one team from lower-brackets from each group will advance to playoffs.

The winner from upper-brackets finals will advance to semi-finals while the loser will fight against lower-bracket finalist. The playoffs will feature single-elimination best-of-three format in quarter-final and semi-final while the grand finale will be a best-of-five encounter to seize glory.

The group stages will be conducted from 24th till 27th February while the playoffs will seal the weekend between 28th February and 1st March.

Talent Crew

Analyst Desk –

  • Tres “stunna” Saranthus
  • Chad “SPUNJ” Burchill
  • Mathieu “Maniac” Quiquerez
  • Jacob “Pimp” Winneche

Casting duos –

  • Henry “HenryG” Greer & Alex “Machine” Richardson
  • Anders Blume & Jason “moses” O’Toole
  • Jason Kaplan & Tom “Tombizz” Bissmire

Stage Host –

  • OJ Borg

Sideline Reporter

  • Frankie Ward

Observers –

  • Alexander “Rushly” Rush
  • Jake “Jak3y” Elton

Streams

Two matches will be hosted simultaneously during group stages on primary and secondary stream. As we enter playoffs, the broadcast will be focused onto primary stream with one match at a time.

Watch live video from ESL_CSGO on www.twitch.tv Watch live video from ESL_CSGOb on www.twitch.tv

Prize Distribution

  • 1st: $250,000
  • 2nd: $100,000
  • 3rd-4th: $40,000
  • 5th-6th: $15,000
  • 7th-8th: $7,000
  • 9th-12th: $4,000
  • 13th-16th: $2,500

Never miss the action, TalkEsport will be extensively covering the revered event.

Team Liquid was the most viewed esports organization of 2019

Varun Parashar
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Team Liquid was the most viewed esports organization of 2019

Team Liquid, the Netherlands based esports mammoth was reportedly the most viewed esports organization for the year of 2019 according to renowned analytical service EsportsCharts.

Team Liquid fields 14 rosters across various esports titles, the most popular ones being League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and the very game which gave birth to the organization, StarCraft 2. They now boast 124.4 Million hours of content watched globally across various platforms, beating G2, the French giant who totaled at 102.1 Million hours watched. These two were the only companies with over a 100 million count as Fnatic came in third at 73.3 million hours.

via esports charts

2019 was a huge year for Team Liquid as they accomplished major milestones across various titles. Their Dota 2 squad came in second at The International 9 falling to OG while their League of Legends squad dominated the scene winning both LCS splits. Team Liquid also entered the mobile gaming scene in the first month of January 2020 by acquiring a Brazilian Free Fire squad. David “Dog” Caero managed to win the Hearthstone Vegas Masters 2019 while playing under Liquid’s banner.

In 2019, Team Liquid’s CS: GO roster had a miraculous run as they could not stop winning top tier tournaments right from Intel Extreme Masters Chicago, Blast Pro Los Angeles, Esl Pro League season 9 to winning the Intel Grand Slam Season 2 alongside the prestigious ESL One Cologne 2019.

Which such heavenly achievements the past year, 2020 also looks good for Liquid.

Stay tuned for more news and updates!

Marvel Entertainment reveals partnership with Chiefs Esports Club

Bhavya Shah
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Marvel Entertainment reveals partnership with Chiefs Esports Club

Australia’s Chiefs Esports Club is a prominent Oceania organisation with Counter-Strike, Rocket League and League of Legends rosters. The Chiefs have partnered with entertainment giant Marvel in Australia and New Zealand for two years. The historic and strategic partnership will follow terms similar to Team Liquid’s prior association.

“This is a historic partnership for video games and esports in our region that will redefine what can be achieved in the market and make a significant impact on video game and esports events moving forward,” said Nick Bobir, CEO of Chiefs Esports Club. “At The Chiefs, we are all about developing the next generation of gamers and fans of esports through creating these unique experiences. We will continue to raise the bar for esports in our region.”

The Chiefs’ players and influencers will ‘don co-branded merchandise’ and create content to integrate two brands for novel yet exceptional experience for fans. The partnership will incept at QV Gaming Dome in QV Melbourne between February 24 and March 15. The Chiefs further revealed that they will release limited edition co-branded merchandise with favourite Marvel characters.

Earlier this month, Australian organisation also partnered with Bond University as an ‘education partner’ for progression of local esport talent. In June 2019, North-America’s Team Liquid had also partnered with entertainment giants.

ESL announces Southeast Asia Championship, a chance to ESL One Birmingham 2020

Varun Gavankar
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ESL announces Southeast Asia Championship, a chance to ESL One Birmingham 2020

ESL, the worlds largest esports company has announced the ESL SEA Championship, a regional tournament brought to life to help build competition and introduce a platform connecting a path for regional talents going global.

ESL SEA Championship will have an overall prize pool of $20,000 shared between eight teams and also the winner earning a direct spot in the closed SEA qualifiers of ESL One Birmingham 2020.

Michael Kiefer, Head of Products at ESL Asia, said: “There is a lack of opportunities for up-and-coming teams, and we wanted to develop a product to tackle this issue. With the ESL SEA Championship granting a direct path to the closed qualifiers of ESL One Birmingham 2020, it provides additional opportunities and financial support for teams as well as a more interesting storyline for fans to follow.”

Nick Vanzetti, Senior Vice President of ESL Asia-Pacific Japan, further added: “The zero-to-hero notion has always been a very important aspect for us and we are excited to have a direct connection between our regional and global product. This is a great start for 2020 and we will continue to make the path to pro as direct as possible.”

Out of the total of eight, four teams will receive an invite to the ESL SEA Championship who will be revealed on a later date while the other four to join them via open qualifiers.

Those who wish to participate can register themselves at https://play.eslgaming.com/dota2/southeast-asia/dota2/major/esl-sea-championship

The Open Qualifiers will be held in two sets, 29th February – 1st March and 3rd – 4th March.

Once we have our eight teams, they will be further divided into two GSL Groups, with 4 teams in each. Group A matches will be happening on the 9th & 10th March while Group B matches on 25th and 26th March. The finals will be held on April 4-5th with top two teams of each group in a single-elimination playoff where we will find out a team that is going to make it to the lucky slot which will allow them a chance to compete in the grand $300,000 tournament, ESL One Birmingham 2020 happening in May. All the games played will be the classic BO3, except the grand finals which are going to be a BO5.

All of the ESL SEA Champions matches will be streamed live in English on ESL Asia’s YouTube, Twitch and Facebook channels.

DOTA Underlords to get a full release on February 25th

Varun Parashar
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DOTA Underlords to get a full release on February 25th

Dota 2 based auto battler title developed by Valve is finally going to exit its early access era leading to the commencement of Season 1 of Dota Underlords. Valve released an official announcement sharing all details about the official launch of the game.

Valve will be hosting a celebratory launch party for the occasion and the event will be graced by renowned community members from the world of Dota. The party is all set to kick off on 25th February and the list of attendees includes famous streamers like “AdmiralBulldog”, “Gorgc” and “Sheever”. Dreamleague season 10’s winning team captain, Sivatheeban”1437″ Sivanathapillai will also be present alongside Dota 2 caster and analyst “SirActionSlacks”. Popular youtube content creator who has helped millions learn the art of Dota, none other than “Purge” will also be there.

via Valve

Valve also mentioned which game featured from Beta will be carried on to season 1.

  • Players will keep their Major Rank (eg. Outlaw, Smuggler, Boss) and will be reset to Minor Rank 1. This shift applies to Standard, Duos, and Knockout ranks. The only exceptions are Lords of White Spire, who will be reset to Big Boss III
  • A brand new default board and 5 new unlockable ones
  • If you reached Level 5 in the Beta Season, you’ll also get a golden Ricky Ravenhook board prop and a Beta Season wanted poster title
  • New ways to customize your Loadout and Underlords game
  • Boards will be customizable and players can level up their Battlepasses and earn additional props to place on their board.
  • Wanted posters are now customizable as well

The launch is set for the morning of February 25th and will be executed simultaneously across iOS, Android and Steam. You can view the launch party here where guests, as well as players from the community, will be engaging in Underlords matches throughout the day.

Stay tuned for more news and updates!

Forbes features Virtus.pro, Epicenter’s parent co. in Runet most expensive companies

Deepak Ojha
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Forbes features Virtus.pro, Epicenter’s parent co. in Runet most expensive companies

ESforce holding was included in the Forbes rating as one of the 20 most expensive Runet (Russian Internet) companies. Experts estimated the approximate cost of the company at $110 million.

The rating includes companies whose products or services can not exist outside the online environment. Organisations created in Russia and operating mainly on the Russian market were taken into account. The cost of companies is calculated based on the multipliers of analogues, transactions, and estimates of venture capitalists.

The rating includes Russian Internet giants and online services: Yandex, Mail.ru Group, Avito, HeadHunter, Rambler Group and others. The full version of the Forbes rating can be found here

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