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CoronaVirus: Acer Postpones the Asia Pacific Predator League 2020

Abhishek Dave
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CoronaVirus: Acer Postpones the Asia Pacific Predator League 2020

Acer announced that the Asia Pacific Predator League 2020 tournament has been postponed in the interest of the health and well being of the tournamentโ€™s competitors, spectators and staff during this period. Almost 20,000 tickets have already been sold for the tournament, which was originally scheduled to take place in Manila, Philippines from February 19thย to 23rd.

It is being tentatively rescheduled to June or July. Acer will continue to closely monitor the coronavirus (2019-nCoV) situation and further announce when an exact date has been determined.

Acer has long been committed to the development of Esports, and actively participating in and supporting international Esports events. It has also hosted the Asia Pacific Predator League Esports Tournament for two years.

As a result of these efforts, substantial growth has been made across the gaming segment in the region during 2019, including year-on-year growths of 239% in the Philippines, 154% in Vietnam, and 77% in India.

Updates to the tournament rules that arise as a result of this change of schedule will be announced on the leagueโ€™s official website shortly, along with information about the reuse and/or reimbursement of tickets. Contestants will be directly contacted with notices of important updates and when a new date has been established.

PUBG Mobile Club Open Spring Split 2020 India Group Stage begins tomorrow

Varun Parashar
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PUBG Mobile Club Open Spring Split 2020 India Group Stage begins tomorrow

It is time for the national group stage selection for the PUBG Mobile Club Open, after completing registrations and the first stage of qualifications at regional level. PUBG Mobile has officially announced that it will schedule the Indian group stage from 7-12 February.

The group stage includes top in-game qualifier teams as well as the regional finals at PMCO 2019. 32 teams will be competing against each other at the regional group stage out of which 24 teams would move forward to the regional semifinals, 16 teams out of those would come on face to face at the regional finale of PMCO 2020.

Along with the regional finale, the 16 teams are set to compete against each other at the PMCO Spring Split Regional Finals 2020. The winners of the regional finals are given the opportunity to represent India at the PUBG Mobile World League where teams all over the world compete with an aim to win the World Championship.

PMCO 2019 Fall Split Global Finals experienced the grand win of Bigetron RA from Indonesia. Entity Gaming ended the tournament in fifth place after being pushed down from day 2 third spot. Indian favourites SouL managed to win out of the 16 games a chicken dinner, only to finish in 11th place on the table. Winners of the PMCO 2019 which include SouL and Entity gaming will find their place directly into the World League.

Rivalry announces partnership with Dendi’s new Dota 2 organization B8

Souhit Dey
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Rivalry announces partnership with Dendi’s new Dota 2 organization B8

Not long after the official reveal of team B8 and its roster by DOTA 2 legend Danil “Dendi” Ishutin, famous betting site Rivalry announced its partnership with the organization.

In a post under the news section on the official site, Rivalry announced, “Rivalry is delighted to announce its partnership with legendary Dota 2 player Danil “Dendi” Ishutin and his new organization, B8. The veteran’s return to competitive Dota is already shaping up to be one of the most exciting storylines of 2020 and we can’t wait to see what B8 will cook up in the servers.” The post further read, “Rivalry’s partnership with B8 will allow us to further our support and support and involvement with the greatest competitors in the scene, and this deal will also serve as an opportunity to create unforgettable content and experiences for the fans.”

Rivalry CMO, Kevin Wimer quoted, “At Rivalry, we pride ourselves on supporting players and projects which resonate around the world. Dendiโ€™s return to the fold will no doubt be cheered on by the entire community and weโ€™re thrilled to be able to play a part in his new project in the world of Dota 2.”

B8 is all set to make its first appearance at the ESL One Los Angeles 2020 European Open Qualifiers. Fans and the community now eagerly wait to find out what fate has in store for Dendi and his squad at their debut event.

Dendi returns to Dota 2 with full CIS roster

Souhit Dey
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Dendi returns to Dota 2 with full CIS roster

Danil โ€œDendiโ€ Ishutin, one of the most legendary players to ever touch the game of DOTA 2 has revealed the roster for his new team. Dendi had made the announcement of forming his own organization way back in September 2019, but the teaser only came in late January of 2020. In his teaser video, Dendi had revealed the name of his organization to be B8 and announced his potential return to the DOTA 2 competitive scene. Finally, the beloved mid-laner is officially back into the DOTA 2 professional scene with his newly formed team, B8.

Team B8 will head into the DOTA 2 competition with the following roster:

  • Pos 1: Alexandr ‘pio65’ Zalivako
  • Pos 2: Danil ‘Dendi’ Ishutin
  • Pos 3: Andrey ‘Ghostik’ Kadyk
  • Pos 4: Rinat ‘KingR’ Abdullin
  • Pos 5: Nikola ‘LeBron’ Popoviฤ‡


New CSGO league FLASHPOINT to allow VAC banned, match-fixing convicted players

Souhit Dey
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New CSGO league FLASHPOINT to allow VAC banned, match-fixing convicted players

FACEIT has announced and made it clear that it will be allowing reformed cheaters to play in their Flashpoint League.

Flashpoint amended their rule book, effectively allowing reformed cheaters to play the event qualifiers. The change in section 5.1 of the Flashpoint rule book comes in as, โ€œany player with a VAC ban prior to February 5, 2018, is allowed to participate in the competition.โ€ The only thing we are yet to find out is if the reformed cheaters and match-fixers are allowed in the league after going through qualifiers because the amendments currently only cater to the qualifiers for the event.

This is not the first time something like this has been done, back in 2017, Dreamhack and ESL also started allowing the participation of reformed cheaters. This move will no doubt allow a lot of players who made mistakes early in their career to have a chance at redemption.

CSGO star Fallen appears on Clear Shampoo in Brazil, replacing Cristiano Ronaldo

Bhavya Shah
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CSGO star Fallen appears on Clear Shampoo in Brazil, replacing Cristiano Ronaldo

Esport athletes have been regarded as stars much like their counterparts in other industries. However, esport has lately been a go through medium for marketers precisely because of its higher engagement with the millennials. And yet again, this has been the case with Brazilian Counter-Strike AWPer Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo. Clear, a French-based anti-dandruff shampoo brand has roped in Gabriel as the poster boy for its Shampoo.

Prior to Gabriel, Portugal football veteran Cristiano Ronaldo headlined the shampoo brand. MIBR star-AWPer has also appeared in a television commercial for Clear shampoo earlier in 2019.

FalleN and co. secured 10th-12th position at recently held BLAST Premier Spring Series 2020 and are likely to compete in Spring 2020 Showdown. On the other hand, Brazilian squad is set to compete in FLASHPOINT League which will commence in March 2020 while they have declined their invite for ESL Pro League.

The day is not far away when electronic sports will be at par with traditional esports and esport professionals will be celebrated much like their counterparts.

B Site league announced as FLASHPOINT, the first CS:GO league owned by teams

Bharat Kotwani
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B Site league announced as FLASHPOINT, the first CS:GO league owned by teams

FACEIT announces new Counter-Strike: Global Offensive League titled as โ€œFLASHPOINTโ€ which is set to replace ECS.

Based in the UK, Esports Production company FACEIT has honoured itโ€™s most anticipated tournament with the name โ€œFLASHPOINTโ€ which was previously being mentioned as โ€œB-Site Leagueโ€. This news comes in a day after the qualifiers and details of the same had been announced by FLASHPOINT on itโ€™s Twitter.

FLASHPOINT features 12 teams who will be competing in this debut season of the tournament. Out of the 12 teams, we will witness 10 participating teams as the founding-partners whereas the rest 2 teams will earn their respective invites via an Open Qualifier.

With the announcement of this massive project, FACEIT on FLASHPOINTโ€™s website added: โ€œTwelve teams are placed into three GSL Groups, drafted by the teams themselves. Teams will play out the Group stage, earning points along the way. Once the first phase is complete, teams will again redraft the groups and play another phase of GSL Groups. Then, the top eight point earners will move into the Double Elimination Finalsโ€ This does bring the entire formatโ€™s seeding setup and itโ€™s playoffs details under light which would help the registered players to buckle up and get ready for this ultimate showdown.

We will be soon coming up with the list of those 10 confirmed-partnered teams out of which Cloud9, Gen.G, MAD Lions, c0ntact (Ex-CR4ZY), MIBR and Dignitas have been confirmed as the founding partners. FLASHPOINT is all set to kick off its season later in March with its qualifiers decked up to start this Thursday, 7th of February offering $100,000 In prize money.

Till then we can have a look at the Talent Lineup set by the organizers of FLASHPOINT:

  • Auguste “Semmler” Massonant
  • Jason “Moses” O’Toole
  • James Bardolph
  • Daniel “ddk” Kapadia
  • Anders Blume
  • Freya Spiers
  • Sean Gares
  • Duncan “Thorin” Shields
  • Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles

You can visit FLASHPOINTโ€™s website to to get more information about the tournament.

Saransh Jain wins FIFA 20 Challenger Series Season 2 Trophy

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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Saransh Jain wins FIFA 20 Challenger Series Season 2 Trophy

In the FIFA 20 Challengers Series hosted by ESL Play in the South East Asia region, Saransh Jain put up another milestone in his exceptional career as he took home the title.

The Challengers Series was held on 26th January 2020, boasting a prize pool of $1000, $750 and $400 for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place respectively. The tournament organized for the SEA specifically, involving some prominent FIFA Esports athletes of the region.

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Saransh Jain bested his fellow countrymen Lokmanyu Chaturvedi in the quarter-finals, followed by Nord Shadam from Indonesia and dominated SBO_Dedic in a two way final.

The 5 times national champion recently won the ILG Regional Qualifiers held in Zone Cafe Kolkata. The consecutive championship victories helped Saransh kick off his 2020 season on a high note and more such titles are expected to come his way as the year progresses.

ESL One Los Angeles Majorโ€™s Chinese qualifiers got postponed due to coronavirus outbreak

Varun Gavankar
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ESL One Los Angeles Majorโ€™s Chinese qualifiers got postponed due to coronavirus outbreak

The third set of Dota Pro Circuit Major and Minor tournaments bound to happen next month in Los Angeles, California and Kyiv Ukraine, the regional qualifiers were set to start later this week.

All regions should supposedly to begin open qualifiers for the same by 7th of February. Unfortunately, due to coronavirus outbreak, the Chinese teams were informed yesterday I.e 4th of February that the open qualifiers got postponed by Valve. The message was conveyed in an announcement posted by Huomao TV, the CN Qualifiers host, in a WeChat group with all the Chinese teams.

The post reads as:

Latest update: due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, Valve has decided to postpone the CN open qualifier and the ensuing closed qualifier for the Los Angeles Major. The new date for the open qualifier will be February 12th, while the time for the closed qualifier is yet to be decided.ย  Please continue your teamโ€™s registration on Perfect Worldโ€™s PVP platform for the open qualifier.

As we said, the next Major will take place in Los Angeles, a possible scenario could be that no Chinese team will be present for the third set of the DPC as the virus outbreak showing no signs of slowing.

For the time being, no official word is out by Valve or ESL One. However, Europe, CIS, Southeast Asia, North and South America open and closed regional qualifiers should begin as announced schedule, that is: open qualifiers February 7-8th and closed qualifiers February 9-12th.

Nigma to play at WePlay! Dota 2 Tug of War: Mad Moon

Varun Gavankar
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Nigma to play at WePlay! Dota 2 Tug of War: Mad Moon

Not long ago, just ahead of the new year, WePlay! hosted the second Minor of the 2019-2020 DPC. The event turned out to be one of the most successful and also the most-watched DPC Minor ever. It was not only because of the amazing teams but also due to the outstanding production.

WePlay! Tug of War: Mad Moon is the final chapter and third iteration of the series that is set to be played February 19th-23rd in Kyiv, Ukraine. Even though itโ€™s not going to in the DPC, eight teams will be battling for the trophy and a share of $300,000 prize pool.

Team Nigma, the WePlay! Bukovel Minor 2020 champions are announced as the latest addition to the tournament joining Team Secret and Gambit Esports into the direct invite list. Other team’s ticking their names on the list are Ninjas in Pyjamas which were winners of Tug of War: Radiant online event last year, while Royal Never Give Up and Infamous are coming as the winner of the Tug of War: Dire Asia/America championships and the last we know is Natus Vincere who claimed the WePlay! Reshuffle Madness 2019.

We now know the names of seven out of eight teams that will be going to this tournament, talking about last, it will be announced in the coming week as the event is not far long from today. We all know how amazing WePlay! is and the effort they put in with flawless execution of the event, it’s definitely going to be another very interesting tournament.

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