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Bugha Crowned Esports Player of the Year at the Game Awards

Shreyas Kulkarni
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Bugha Crowned Esports Player of the Year at the Game Awards

Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf, who plays Fortnite, wrote his name in the history as he was crowned as the best eSports player of the year 2019 at The Game Awards.

16 year old is known for his impressive plays and handling pressure situations in competitive Fortnite history.

He has won many awards till date and will add best eSports player of the year 2019 to his Hall Of Fame.

Stephen Curry, who is a basketball player for the team Golden State Warriors of NBA announced Bugha as a the Victor.

Bugha made his way to the Stage to receive the title as the crowd cheered.
After taking the award Bugha spoke a few words saying, “Thank you guys so much. This is like the best way to end off my year, honestly. Thank you all to my fans, my family, my friends, my team Sentinels and most of all Epic Games for making any of this possible. I’m so glad to be a part of this community and I can’t wait to see what the future holds.”

After the speech, Bugha and Curry left the stage walking alongside each other.

Mousesports defeats OG 2-0 during their debut match at CS_Summit 5

The Crew
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Mousesports defeats OG 2-0 during their debut match at CS_Summit 5

CS_Summit 5 was OG’s first tournament after their lineup got introduced. Although the fans were cheering up for this new roster, they couldn’t live up to the expectations at CS_SUMMIT 5 as Mousesports were the one to take both the victories at CS_Summit 5 during the Debut Match. For both these matches, “NaToSaphiX” played instead of “woxic” as he could not attend the event due to visa-related issues.

First Map [Mirage] : Mousesports 16 – 8 OG

Mirage was OG’s map of choice followed by the ban of Vertigo and Train by Mousesports.

Although OG was successfully able to take control of the site and get the bomb planted for 6 rounds, they were unable to take the rounds in their favour. Afterwards, they were able to get some rounds to finish with the scoreline 6-9, in favour of mousesports.

On the Counter-Terrorist Side, ISSAA was able to get a triple kill with the USP but except for another round afterwards, they couldn’t convert any more into their favour.

Second Map [Dust 2] : Mousesports 16 – 14 OG

For this map, Mousesports were the terrorists at the start of the game. Even though OG’s performance was not upto the mark in Mirage, they were doing very well and the scoreline was equal for both the teams just before the match point. After both teams had 14 points in favour of both the teams, Mousesports were able to close the map after a successful retake followed by a strong hold on A-Site by NaToSaphiX.

In the end, Mousesports kick started CS_Summit 5 by winning both the matches against OG with the scoreline of 16-8 and 16-14 on Mirage and Dust 2 respectively.

Immortals India announces Mumbai Esports Championship 2019

Varun Parashar
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Immortals India announces Mumbai Esports Championship 2019

Mumbai Esports Championship is a unique gaming championship which accentuates on catering to the backbone of the ecosystem as the fundamental concept relies on the Cafe owners and the offline cafe goers. MESC 2019 will be having Cafe Owners forming their own teams and engaging participants in the Home – Away format set to take place for the first time in India. The event will feature three games which are PUBG Mobile, FIFA 20 and Counter Strike: Global Offensive.

Immortals India Gaming Enterprise in association with WD_Black, SanDisk, XPG, Circle Gaming & NVIDIA proudly present Mumbai Esports Championship 2019. We will get to witness hardcore gamers battle it out for a prestigious trophy & prize money. MESC 2019 is dedicated towards uplifting and scouting various cafe talents from Mumbai/Navi Mumbai. This event will bring together gamers from different genres and give them a platform to showcase their talent & reign supreme. Qualifiers begins from 21stDecember, 2019.

The main purpose of the tournament is to provide a standardized platform for amateur hardcore gamers wherein they can showcase their talent & create a viable career in Esports. Since MESC is focused towards uplifting amateurs in the scene, Immortals India have laid down strict rules that the teams should abide by. Cafe owners will form a team, under their banner & they have three options for team formation.

  • Team of 2 Professional Players + 3 Amateur Players (Amateur Substitute)
  • Team of 1 Professional Player + 4 Amateur Players (Amateur/Pro Substitute)
  • Team of 5 Amateur Players.

The tournament format is divided into 3 phases and here are the complete details:

Phase 1

  • 64 teams participate in open qualifiers
  • Knockout Format
  • Venue: EXC India – Game Changer, Wadala
  • Dates – 21st and 22ndDecember.

Phase2

  • 32 teams will be divided into 8 groups of 4 teams each
  • BO1 Format
  • 1 Winner from each group
  • League format for each group in Phase 2
  • 4 Teams in one group [ AvsB | AvsC | AvsD | BvsC | BvsD | CvsD ]
  • 6 Matches for each group 

Venus for Phase2:

  • Level up, Koparkhairane– 28& 29 December 2019
  • Destino, Bhandup – 28& 29 December 2019
  • Global Gaming Cafe, Vashi – 4&5January2020
  • Circle Gaming, Vile Parle – 4&5 January 2020

Dates for phase 2

  • 28 and 29 December 2019
  • 4 and 5 January 2020

Phase 3

  • Dates: Every weekend from 11 January – 2 February 2020
  • Top 8 teams to be split into 2 groups for 4 teams each
  • Venues: TBD based on Phase 2
  • Each group to play each other in Home – Away format
  • Other 3 teams in a group will travel to their opponent’s home ground
  • BO2 format for each match
  • Points System:
  • Away Win – 5 Points 
  • Home win – 3 Points
  • Draw – 1 Point

Player privileges post phase 2 include:

  • Players shall receive travel allowance for each match 
  • Immortals India shall make monetary provisions during their match at each venue
  • Top 8 Teams shall receive exclusive Team Merchandise – Jerseys
  • F & B provisions at each venue for the players
  • Exclusive Digital PR coverage for players
  • Finalists to be branded across all cafes in Mumbai prior to Finale 

Attendees can expect to see a lot on the day of the grand finale. Right from PUBG Mobile Squads fighting for that chicken dinner as well as veteran Cs 1.6 teams eagerly awaiting the glorious trophy. An ultimate matchup between top two Cs Go teams on LAN. Fifa players skilling it out for a grand trophy alongside an exclusive chance to see your favourite anime/game character come to life at the cosplay competition. Interactive sessions with professionals from the industry to boost up your knowledge about the gaming scene in India.

For those who can’t make it to LAN can catch all the action live right here.

Click here to Register for MESC 2019

Stay tuned for more exciting news and updates!

Cloud9 considering acquisition of ATK roster

Abhishek Bajaj
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Cloud9 considering acquisition of ATK roster

According to Jarek ‘Dekay’ Lewis, fabled North American organisation Cloud9 are prospectively looking to acquire the ATK roster. The report further adds that this possibility has been discussed within the organisation for a while now and that the North American giants have decided to step up their pursuit of the ATK roster.

Cloud9 lost their core to Gen.G, with Timothy ‘autimatic’ Ta, Kenneth ‘koosta’ Suen and Damian ‘daps’ Steele transferred to their new organisation. The move left Cloud9 with just Oscar ‘mixwell’ Canellas from their active roster, with Yassine ‘Subroza’ Taoufik currently playing with a stack named Just For Fun.

ATK on the other hand, have had a massively positive last 3 months or so with their current roster. The highlight has truly been their wins over North and G2 at ESL Pro League Season 10 LAN Finals, with ATK achieving a top 8 finish.

CSGO: guerri to step in for Furia at cs_summit 5

Shreyas Kulkarni
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CSGO: guerri to step in for Furia at cs_summit 5

Furia have announced that coach Nicholas “guerri” Nogueira will act as a stand-in in cs_summit 5 in all the matches that HEN1 is unable to play due to visa issues.

“Unfortunately, we can’t have our important player HEN1 at the CS_Summit,” FURIA said. “The athlete is in Brazil renewing his visa. In his place, we will have the best coach-player in the world, guerri.”

Guerri played Counter-Strike professionally. He has worked as an in-game leader for FURIA when team was playing in Brazil. In February 2018, Guerri was promoted to the head coach position.

This will be marked as the second time that guerri has to play. The 29-year-old helped FURIA win ESEA Season 31 Global Challenge in July when ex-player Rinaldo “ableJ” Moda was dealing with same issues.

HEN1 is expected to return for upcoming tournaments. Similar, issues are being faced by Mouseports’s Özgür “woxic” Eker which is being replaced by Niels Christian “NaToSaphiX” Sillassen.

FURIA is set to play their first match at cs_summit five tomorrow at 3pm CT against Virtus Pro. The $150,000 tournament also features teams like OG, MIBR, and G2.

100 Thieves job listing hints at new comedy show in the works

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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100 Thieves job listing hints at new comedy show in the works

Matthew ‘Nadeshot’ Haag’s esports organization 100 Thieves are known for their pop-culture based content. Having one of the most influential and creative personality like Nadeshot on the wheel for the organization, their YouTube content always seem to stand out from the rest of the esport organization.

Image via 100 Thieves’s Twitter

A job listing posted by 100 Thieves said that they are looking for a comedy writer to assist in the making of their content. The listing further adds “100 Thieves develops and produces episodic programming that is esports-centric and reality-based and is now branching out into more comedic-styled content. We’re looking for a comedy writer that matches our tone and is deeply connected to gaming and influencer culture.”

QUALIFICATIONS

  • MINIMUM OF FIVE YEARS PROFESSIONAL WRITING FOR TV, FILM OR SOCIAL MEDIA
  • PROFESSIONAL TV STAFF EXPERIENCE IN COMEDY A PLUS
  • WRITING AND DIRECTING REALITY TELEVISION A PLUS
  • EXPERIENCE IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIVE TV PRODUCTION A PLUS
  • PLUGGED INTO POP CULTURE
  • WORK CLOSELY AND EFFECTIVELY WITH TALENT, WRITERS & PRODUCERS
  • STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF 100T’S AUDIENCE (DEMOGRAPHIC AND PSYCHOGRAPHIC) A PLUS BUT NOT REQUIRED
  • EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND THE ABILITY TO WORK IN A TEAM ENVIRONMENT
  • INCREDIBLY RELIABLE
  • COMFORTABLE WORKING IN A FAST-PACED AND DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT; DETAIL-ORIENTED, STRONG MULTI-TASKER.

TO APPLY:

  • PLEASE EMAIL US AT [email protected] WITH THE SUBJECT: “[COMEDY WRITER] YOUR FULL NAME”
  • INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
    • RESUME
    • COVER LETTER
    • PORTFOLIO WITH PAST WORKS OR LINKS TO PAST WORKS

If this project from 100 Thieves sees the light of the day, it will be a massive step towards the development of their brand. Content highlighting the pop-culture has always been a notable side of NadeShot’s personality and this step will help us explore further the creative parts of his mind.

How to watch BLAST Pro Series Global Finals

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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How to watch BLAST Pro Series Global Finals

The $500,000 tournament is set to take place between 12th and 14th December 2019. The Blast Pro Global Final will be the conclusion of the multiple Blast Events held across the world throughout the entirety of 2019. The finals will take place in Riffa, Bahrain and will wrap up this year for all the teams.

The four teams to feature in this tournament will include FaZe Clan, Ninjas In Pyjamas, Astralis and Team Liquid. FaZe topped the table with a whopping 30 points by winning the Blast Pro Series Miami and Copenhagen, besides reaching the finals of Blast Los Angeles, where they fell short against Team Liquid. Both Liquid and Astralis have shared the joy of a Blast Pro victory in Los Angeles and Lisbon respectively, while Ninjas In Pyjamas reached 4th on the table with respectable finishes in the Blast events held this year.

Stream

Watch live video from BLASTProSeries on www.twitch.tv

The fixtures are as follows:

Thursday, December 12
17:30 – FaZe vs NiP
21:30 – Liquid vs. Astralis

Friday, December 13
17:30 – Upper bracket final
21:30 – Lower bracket final

Saturday, December 14
17:30 – 3rd Place Match-Up
21:15 – BLAST Stand-off
22:30 – Grand final

Anders, Moses, launders and Scrawny will be on the mic with Frankie as the interviewer, Semmler will be on the desk with Pimp and Maniac breaking down the action for the viewers. No Blast event goes without a Stand-Off and rightfully so the unlucky teams to not make it to the finals will face-off in a series of 1 versus 1 for a significant amount of money.

Official: ESL to host first CSGO Major of 2020 in Brazil

Aditya Singhal
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Official: ESL to host first CSGO Major of 2020 in Brazil

ESL One Rio will be the first Counter-Strike Major of 2020.

There were many speculations regarding the same and ESL has finally announced the event with a $1 million prize pool. Brazil is set to witness its first-ever CSGO Major with the playoffs stage played in the Jeunesse Arena, which has previously hosted the League of Legends 2017 Mid Season Invitational and Rainbow Six Siege Season 8 Pro League in 2018.

Schedule of the Biggest Counter-Strike festival will be as follows:

  • Minors – April 28 to May 3
  • Challengers Stage: May 11 to May 14
  • Legends Stage: May 16 to 19
  • Champions Stage –May 21 to 24 to be played in the Jeunesse Arena

With the Minors starting from April 28, the tournament will go through the same format of every CSGO Major and will culminate in the Jeunesse Arena with the Champions Stage which will be played in front of the crowd of Rio from May 21 to 24.

For More Information visit ESL’s official website.


BnTeT on Gen.G radar

Abhishek Bajaj
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BnTeT on Gen.G radar

According to Jared ‘DeKay’ Lewis, Gen.G are looking to bring in Hansel ‘BnTeT’ Ferdinand from Chinese organisation TYLOO. The report further speculates that BnTeT’s TYLOO contract is up for expiry at the end of the year and that an offer has been tabled, with a clear picture yet to emerge.

Gen.G have already made headlines in the Esports scene and is currently ranked seventh in the list of most valued Esports organisations. Their foray into the CSGO scene saw them pick up Cloud9 trio Timothy ‘autimatic’ Ta, Damian ‘daps’ Steele and Kenneth ‘koosta’ Suen. Sam ‘s0m’ Oh was soon announced to have joined in from Envy, with the organisation opting to field Hunter ‘SicK’ Mims until their fifth is confirmed.

BnTeT is widely regarded as one of the best, if not the best, talents within the Asian CSGO scene and has substantiated this claim with his performances on the server, boasting an HLTV Rating of 1.20 over 2019 for TYLOO.

TYLOO have been a mixed bag in 2019 but seem have come good of late, winning ZOWIE eXTREMESLAND 2019 Asia while also reaching the semi-finals at CSGO Asia Championships 2019, a tournament where the Chinese organisation trumped the likes of G2 and mibr, managing to take a map off of mousesports as well.

While the rumour persists, BnTeT is set to play NEST Pro League 2019 and the Champions Cup Finals with TYLOO this month, with the potential of also representing his current organisation at WESG finals if they manage to qualify.

Moving to Mixer was not about money says Ninja

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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Moving to Mixer was not about money says Ninja

Popular comedian Kevin Hart interviewed one of the most popular streamers in the world Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins on his show Cold As Balls on the LOL Network YouTube channel.

The former professional Halo player said that unlike everyone’s stance on financial benefits being the primary motive of Ninja behind his move to Microsoft’s streaming platform Mixer, this deal was to help him in the growth of his brand. Although Keemstar on his YouTube show DramaAlert said that Ninja might have made an unreal amount of $100 Million from this deal.

“Contrary to popular belief, it wasn’t a money play. The deal was better to continue to grow our brand.” said Ninja.

This deal earned him some serious money and might help in the growth of his brand but it also affected his viewership over at Mixer. Like every streamer switching sides, he also witnessed a serious decline in the viewership of his channel. Ninja once set the Twitch record of the most concurrent unique viewers but now his channel his finding it difficult to reach back to those heights again.

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