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Taiwan Excellence Gaming Cup 2017 concludes at a high note

Pranav Nalawade
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Taiwan Excellence Gaming Cup 2017 concludes at a high note

Taiwan Excellence Gaming Cup, which continues its flagship tournament in India for the fourth consecutive year, concluded the event with delight. Unlike the previous installments, the TEGC invited CSGO teams for participation this year.

The online qualifier was hosted in association with NODWIN Gaming at Infinity Mall, Malad, Mumbai. Not only the event featured CSGO and DotA 2, there were also places to explore, such as cosplays and mini on-site events by the sponsors.

With the total number of participants railing to 2586, Taiwan Excellence Gaming Cup made it sure that there will be perhaps, TEGC 2018.

The attraction in the DotA 2 section was RoG Titan, a new franchise team by ASUS Rog, who won their first LAN game. CS:GO winners TMG announced on stage of their disband.

The underdogs from Kolkata, Team SRA, presented some outstanding counter strike against the professional teams.

The prize money of the events were as follows:

  1. INR 2,00,000
  2. INR 1,00,000
  3. INR 50,000
  4. INR 50,000
  5. INR 25,000
  6. INR 25,000
  7. INR 25,000
  8. INR 25,000

You can also walk through the event from our Aftermovie which was produced by TalkEsport with my editing direction. The still pictures are also available at our Facebook page if you find them interesting.

Taiwan Excellence Gaming Cup

Airbus entry into esports; New League squad “Out of the Blue”

Arpita Tewari
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Airbus entry into esports; New League squad “Out of the Blue”

One of the biggest organizations to ever enter the esports segment, Airbus, obscurely declared it would support another League of Legends group by means of Twitter.

A tweet seemed early Friday morning starting from the Airbus Careers twitter, an auxiliary account that tweets refreshes about employment opportunities. The organization did nothing to clear up any real points of interest, essentially reporting that Airbus would support another League of Legends group named “Out of the Blue.”

Many were befuddled about the dubiousness of the declaration, and its source, driving some to hypothesize if the tweet was deliberate. Be that as it may, it was not erased throughout the end of the week, so at any rate Airbus is by all accounts inclining toward it, blunder or not.

A smooth video declaration came later, graciousness of French generation organization MasterFilms, yet at the same time without additionally detail.

Airbus’ entrance into esports could flag the start of a pattern for aircraft organizations moving into the space. Not long ago ESL cooperated with Emirates Airline for on-request esports content.

The association enables travelers on Emirates aircraft to see late esports features and other substance while flying, including head ESL occasions. Airbus themselves appeared in esports with an appearance at the Paris occasion ESWC Summer.

SK Gaming Epicenter trophy seized by Russian Airport Security

Sajid Paik
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SK Gaming Epicenter trophy seized by Russian Airport Security

Under 24 hours in the wake of winning EPICENTER 2017, SK Gaming’s players have needed to go separate ways with their trophy. SK Gaming returned to their triumphant courses at the $500,000 EPICENTER 2017 occasion after a modest bunch of frustrating outcomes in earlier months.

The expansion of Ricardo ‘boltz’ Prass to the group, on credit from Immortals, set up of João ‘felps’ Vasconcellos appeared to give the group another rent on life as they entered the competition with a comment.

In any case, it creates the impression that the Polish group was not the last obstacle to overcome all things considered.

Following an astonishing 5 maps against the Poles, where Marcelo ‘coldzera’ David indeed exhibited why he is broadly viewed as the best Counter-Strike player on Earth, SK, at last, rose as champions.

With the Marathon coordinate against Virtus.Pro behind them, the Brazilian group would most likely have been anticipating taking their well-deserved trophy home with them.

Rather, SK Gaming should move beyond Russian air terminal security before they can remove the trophy from the nation – as group commander Gabriel ‘FalleN’ Toledo uncovered on Twitter:

 

EPICENTER 2017 trophy crowned by SK Gaming over VP 3-2

Deepak Ojha
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EPICENTER 2017 trophy crowned by SK Gaming over VP 3-2

In what could be called the best series of the year so far, SK Gaming came out on top over VP in EPICENTER grand finals. SK beat VP 3-2 in the best of five decider series.

SK Gaming, the rivals of the tournament stood their ground after they won the EPICENTER final battles against the favorites Virtus Pro. After losing Mirage, SK beat VP twice on Inferno and Train before losing again at Cache, making things even back to none at 2-2.

The decider map, Cobblestone had its moments. And it was evident that both the teams were in no mood to let the championship go!

epicenter 2017

  • Mirage 10:16 to SK
  • Inferno 16:6 to SK
  • Train 19:16
  • Cache 12:16
  • Cobblestone 22:18

The two Group A contestants made their way to the grand finals after VP beat G2 and SK knocked Astralis out in the semi-finals. The grand finals of EPICENTER 2017 was extraordinarily a treat to watch as the games produced stunning results. After a massive tug-of-war between the two giants, the results of the convocation could still not be determined as the teams arrived at the fifth map, Cobblestone.

Cobblestone brought some astounding Counter-Strike among arguably the best players of the game. When things couldn’t settle during the routine rounds, the final conclusion was forced to reduce down to only six rounds.

SK and G2 both shared terrorist pistol rounds in their favor. VP stood at match points twice, unable to capitalize on the opportunity. SK, then, took three consecutive rounds enabling themselves to hold the title of EPICENTER 2017.

EA Sports & FIFA announce FIFA eWorld Cup

Arpita Tewari
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EA Sports & FIFA announce FIFA eWorld Cup

When world cup wasn’t enough attraction in the esports world. EA Sports has now announced FIFA eWorld Cup in association with Fédération Internationale de Football Association. The cup will begin its first stage of the process on 3rd of November for the FIFA eWorld Cup 2018.

The FIFA Interactive World Cup has advanced quickly since its commencement in 2004. The game has set the standard for focused football played on EA SPORTS™ FIFA. It will now allow virtual footballers to communicate at the most elevated amount of rivalry. It is now time that the FIFA Stadiums used for other esports events, must be used for FIFA eSports.

FIFA eWorld Cup by EA SPORTS & FIFA

As eSports keeps on advancing, FIFA and accomplices EA SPORTS™ are focused on taking the greatest worldwide competition for the EA SPORTS FIFA-arrangement to the next level. Perhaps, it’s a great opportunity to state farewell to the FIWC as we venture into another arrangement for focused football gaming more qualified to the huge potential and requests of eSports. It’s a great opportunity to take the FIWC and each one of those included with it to the following level. Welcome on the Road to the FIFA eWorld Cup.

The EA SPORTS FIFA 18 Global Series (November 2017 to July 2018)

The FIFA Global Series is the yearlong qualification tour for the FIFA eWorld Cup 18 Grand Final. Competitors will qualify based on FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT) Champions Weekend League online performance and at blockbuster live qualifying events throughout the year.

FIFA eWorld Cup

Through the FIFA 18 Global Series, EA and FIFA will identify the top-ranked 128 competitors (64 competitors representing PlayStation®4 and 64 competitors representing Xbox One) to advance to the EA SPORTS FIFA 18 Global Series Playoffs. The Playoffs, in turn, lead to the final stop on the Global Series Tour – the FIFA eWorld Cup Grand Final 18 – where one champion will be crowned, lives transformed and dreams suddenly realized.

Global Series (qualification categories)

  • FIFA Ultimate Team Champions Cups: These mass entry tournaments kickoff first through the popular FUT Champions mode – The EA Game mode that makes FIFA a full-time passion.The top competitors will qualify for two major live tournaments – held in January and April of 2018.
  • FIFA eClub World Cup: Piloted in 2017, the club tournament is back but so much bigger. If you are on a FIFA team, you want to be in it!
  • Official League Qualifying Competitions: Established professional leagues with a vision of the future will be the first to host FIFA tournaments that will feed into qualification for the FIFA eWorld Cup
  • Licensed Qualifying Competitions: Organisations passionate about EA SPORTS FIFA will activate on-site qualifiers across the world from Abu Dhabi to Zagreb!

The FIFA eWorld Cup (August 2018)

The showpiece. The main event. The place where stars are made and careers launched. The FIFA eWorld Cup Grand Final will ensure a celebration of EA SPORTS FIFA at the highest level. Thirty-two of the world’s best players, all of whom will have survived the global series, will compete to crown the undisputed king of FIFA at the Grand Final.

Rules & Regulations

Registration Form

SAKEC, Mumbai invites CSGO enthusiasts to battle in India College Gaming Championship

Pranav Nalawade
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SAKEC, Mumbai invites CSGO enthusiasts to battle in India College Gaming Championship

It’s not necessarily a criterion to be a part of a professional team of five to compete in a CSGO competition. ESL India, Dew Arena, and Omen by HP together have scheduled a new form of esports event to promote the sport in Colleges and Universities. IEEE Bombay Section & IEEE SAKEC will organize their first of kind on 26th of October, 2017.

The registration for the event is open to students seeking to be a part of India College Gaming Championship. Not limited to specific regions, ESL India has kept open the opportunities for colleges to enlist themselves and be the host for the students willing to participate in this different kind of annual event.

Omen by HP and Mountain Dew ESL India College Gaming Championship LAN CS: GO tournament under the banner of “IEEE Bombay Section & IEEE SAKEC” will organize their first of its kind event on 26th of October at Shah and Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College from 11:30 AM onwards.

The rules and regulations for the event are standard:

  • Who can play the tournament?
    The OMEN by HP and Mountain Dew ESL Indian College Gaming Championship LAN CS:GO tournament is open to all ages. It is a free-for-all tournament, so students need to register individually.
  • Maximum No. Of Participants?
    Max 100 people can take part in the tournament. Registrations will be done on a first- come-first- serve basis.
  • Can you Re-Enter?
    No, once you are eliminated you cannot re-enter. If the term is violated, the organizers hold the right to disqualify the member.
  • How do I play?
    There is no tournament entry fee.
  • What is the Tournament Format?
    The LAN tournament will take place in the following phases:
    Preliminary: Participants will face each other in a Deathmatch, with 5 people in each slot. The person with the highest score moves on to the next round.
    Map: De_Dust2
    Time limit: 5 min
    Top 20: Participants will face each other in a Deathmatch, with 4 people in each slot. The person with the highest score moves on to the next round.
    Map: De_Dust2
    Time limit: 5 min
    Top 5: The top 5 will represent the institute in the OMEN by HP & Mountain Dew ESL Gaming College Championship. They will also face each other in a Deathmatch for a prize.
    Map: De_Dust2
    Time limit: 10 min
    In case enough registrations/participants are not present, the fixtures and structure will be revised accordingly at the discretion of the organizers.
    In case of a tie, a 2-min tiebreaker will be held on the same map in the same format in order to determine the winner.
  • How are the registration slots provided?
    The Registration slots are provided on a first come first serve basis.
  • Can I bring my own gaming gear?
    Yes, gamers can bring and use their own gaming gear (mouse, mouse pad, and headphones). Personal keyboards are not allowed.
  • Can other people take the slot if anyone fails to show up?
    NO, in case the registered teams don’t show up at their respective allotted time slots then their opponents get a “Default Win Point” and the person failing to show up gets disqualified.
  • What can I win?
    The Top 5 participants from each college will form a team and represent the college, be qualifying and proceeding for the next round in the OMEN by HP & Mountain Dew ESL Gaming College Championship. Apart from that, participants can also win exclusive OMEN by HP merchandise during the tournament itself.

All terms and conditions are laid down by tournament officials of the OMEN by HP and Mountain Dew ESL Indian College Gaming Championship. Participants that register for the tournament agree to abide by the terms and conditions and need to strictly follow the rules of the tournament.

In case of any dispute or unforeseen situation, the tournament officials can modify the tournament structure on the spot to ensure the fair, smooth and efficient functioning of the event. The Tournament Officials of the OMEN by HP and Mountain Dew ESL Indian College Gaming Championship, however, can change the terms and conditions at any given time.

Best jokes from ESL Stream glitch at ESL ONE NY 2017

Mayank Jain
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Best jokes from ESL Stream glitch at ESL ONE NY 2017

If you’re busy playing PUBG, you must have missed the fun on Twitch chat from ESL NY 2017. The stream started to flicker when Thorin and Spunj were at the desk analyzing the upcoming game of FaZe vs Astralis. And after a short while, the audio had interruptions. This came as a treat for Twitchers as they started to hit jokes on ESL production labeling it as “literal NA production.”

Some excerpts from the Twitch chat where people are making fun of ESL.

  • North Korea bombed the United States
  • Aliens are trying to talk to the US
  • China CSGO Server Load
  • Observers are blinking
  • City Area Network Outage in 2017
  • PUBG community DDOSING ESL Stream
  • North Korea already nuked the US, this is radiation interference
  • Stop your esports career @ Esl.gg
  • ESL Tech Support: “Have you tried to turn it off and on?”
  • HELLO ESL? ? VALVE HERE ? LAST TOURNAMENT ?
  • GOTV LAG IN 2017

And by the way, the stream is still down. The last account of the scores was Astralis down 1-8 to FaZe. It is funny because they call it “CITY AREA NETWORK OUTAGE”, however, the Stream B is perfectly working fine. BTW, the game is live on the ESL Russian Stream.

Towers in China are flashing CSGO advertisement to celebrate the official launch

Mayank Jain
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Towers in China are flashing CSGO advertisement to celebrate the official launch

If you happen to be in Shanghai and a CSGO fan, this night will be a treat for you! Perfect World, the software company which partnered with Valve to launch CSGO officially in China has light up the buildings with advertisements of CSGO. Shanghai, it seems is celebrating the official launch of the game.

Fifteen September is the day to remember when the Chinese game developer has successfully been able to launch the famous FPS game in China.

And you need not necessarily should be in the city to experience this development. You could witness this if you’re flying over the megacity. Encounter this promotional video which shows the city literally LIT up with CSGO banners all across!

Immortals penalized with a map in grand finals of DreamHack Open Montreal 2017

Sajid Paik
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Immortals penalized with a map in grand finals of DreamHack Open Montreal 2017

DreamHack had issued an official statement on the delay by Immortals. And according to their statement, the DreamHack team reminded Immortals of their match timings multiple times before the game was about to start.

After failing to report on time and even during the special extension of 15 minutes, the organizers took a step ahead and ruled out the first map results as a forfeit win to North.

DreamHack took the matter to Facebook and announced the decision they ruled out in favor of Team North. Interestingly, if you are wondering if they were lost in traffic or stuck somewhere in the local routes, this is not the case. Perhaps, the teams were staying in the same hotel where the venue is located. Which ofcourse, doesn’t justify the delay.

DreamHack’s official statement read:

“The grand final of DreamHack ASTRO Open in Montreal was scheduled to start at 3:30PM local time, following the conclusion of the second semi final between North and Cloud9. The time was set with a one hour interval, from the second semi final concluding to the start of the grand final.

“Following the first semi final, in which Immortals won against CLG, the team was informed that the grand final would be scheduled to start one hour after the second semi final had concluded, as a part of the accelerated scheduled which the entire tournament has been running on, communicated to all attending teams ahead of time.

“During the second semi final, Immortals was once more informed about the start time of the grand final, as this match was nearing its end. Once the semi final concluded, Immortals were informed that they should now setup on stage for the final. At 3:05PM, Immortals had only two of its players present and ready.

“Immortals was informed that if they were not ready by 3:45PM – 15 minutes after scheduled start time – then they would forfeit the first map, in accordance with our rulebook.

“Immortals were not ready by 3:45PM and as a result forfeited the first map against North. Immortals were given an additional 15 minutes to be ready, otherwise they were subject to forfeit the entire match, as per our rulebook. Per 3:56PM the match was live.

“Thanks for the audience on site in Montreal and viewers at home for tuning in for another DreamHack ASTRO Open event, we continue in Denver on October 20-22. For more information about our Denver event go here.”

What Lucas1 from Immortals responded:

G2 beat North to win DreamHack Masters Malmo 2017

Deepak Ojha
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G2 beat North to win DreamHack Masters Malmo 2017

DreamHack Malmo Masters 2017 had its moment in the five-day phenomenal festival for the CSGO fans. The fans were excited to see multiple teams live in action after their structural changes. Natus Vincere had Zeus back. Olofmeister teaming up with karrigan and GuardiaN in FaZe, and Gambit with their new talent Fitch! And of course the best part on how G2 got blessed in disguise from the over-commitment of SK players.

The grand final commenced very soon after the second semi-finals. The veto was Train, Cobblestone, and Nuke. The first map appeared to be more or less one-sided for the G2 side when they first began. Soon after, things settled and North grabbed some gear on the game. The game concluded at 16-12 quite comfortably.

The second game at Cobblestone was rather a practice game for G2 as North didn’t find their ground until the game finished. The map ended flawlessly in favor of G2 side with final standings 16-9.


K0nfig lead his team to victory

G2, who were one round away from getting knocked out of the tournament managed to get back from the level and win the tournament.

DreamHack Masters Malmö 2017 final standings:

  • G2
  • North
  • Gambit / NiP

DreamHack Masters Malmo is a pride event for the Swedes. Every year thousands of people walk in to experience the fest and support their favorite teams. And likewise, this year the arena was backing the Swedish pride Ninjas in Pyjamas during the semi-finals. Unfortunately, they couldn’t make it to the grand finals, but it was certainly a rising event for the Ninjas. Draken and REZ were the newest addition who didn’t fail to impress the crowd. On the French side of the teams, FaZe disappointed thousands of fans as they couldn’t qualify for the play offs even though having such destructive fire power.

On the French side of the teams, FaZe disappointed thousands of fans as they couldn’t qualify for the play offs even though having such destructive fire power. Even Na`Vi had nothing special up their sleeves, worst, s1mple was out of his regular form.

It will be great to see these teams adjusting themselves after Malmo championship. We will see them compete at ESG Tour Mykonos 2017 in the coming weekend, and of course at ELEAGUE CSGO 2017 in the next month.

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