Upsets galore at Intel Extreme Masters Shenzhen
Apart from at BlizzCon, it’s rare that we see the best players from GSL Code S, WCS America and WCS Europe clash in an international tournament. Intel Extreme Masters Shenzhen has proved one thing: America and Europe can still compete with Korea. Once players remove themselves from the hyper-competitive environment in Korea, people expect them […]
Congratulations to the winner of the Intel Extreme Masters Shenzhen Hearthstone tournament!
The name of the game today was Druid domination. Whether it was Token Druid or Taunt Druid, Malfurion had no issues sealing victory today. Yesterday’s quarterfinals set us up for some for some dramatic matches, and the players most definitely delivered. With the finals finished and the prize money recipient decided, lets look at what […]
The StarCraft 2 group stage wraps up with a surprise victor in Shenzhen
Day three of the StarCraft 2 tournament in Shenzhen did not disappoint, with every player fighting tooth and nail to avoid elimination. The group stage has now concluded, and the eight players to make into the playoffs have been decided. Read on for our recap of day three of the tournament! Group C: raise your […]
On the road to the ESL One Cologne 2014 CS:GO Championship!
US$250,000 will soon be on the line as the world’s best CS:GO players clash in Cologne. At gamescom, big favorites Ninjas in Pyjamas, Fnatic and Virtus.pro will be joined by 13 other teams to make up a total of 16 participants from all over the world. While Europe and Oceania are still in the qualification […]
Time is running out! Intel Extreme Masters Shenzhen Hearthstone day two recap
The group stages are now over and the playoffs have begun! The Hearthstone matches today at Intel Extreme Masters Shenzhen were nerve-wracking to say the least. In case you missed them here’s a recap of today’s matches. Quarterfinal match 1: StrifeCro vs. Azeri The first match of the day was between StrifeCro of Team Liquid […]
ESL Pro Series Germany heats up before the group stage
With the fifth cup in all four games now played, the ESL Pro Series Germany has just finished the first stage of its summer season. The cup stage, which saw both last season’s top eight and teams from the A-Series meet, resulted in some quite interesting results, with none of the four games’ champions emerging […]
The first day of Intel Extreme Masters Shenzhen is over!
Intel Extreme Masters Season 9 kicked off at the Shenzhen Cartoon and Animation Festival today, and Chinese fans came out in their droves to watch the exciting Hearthstone and StarCraft games. Although there were a variety of technical issues, for which we are extremely sorry, there were a lot of good games, and we look […]
LCS Forecast: Will the favorites become clearer?
With the recent results in both the NA and EU LCS, the favorites have been thoroughly shaken up. While in North America LMQ and Counter Logic Gaming have set themselves apart from the others at the top, the European LCS the teams are being put under some pressure as Fnatic and ROCCAT both hit good […]
Hearthstone groups are drawn for Intel Extreme Masters Shenzhen
Hearthstone debuted at the Intel Extreme Masters Season 8 World Championship in Katowice with a small four-man tournament. Coming into the ninth season, however, the stakes have been raised, with a US$10,000 prize pool now up for grabs! The groups have been drawn, and with a mix of familiar faces and lesser-known players, it will […]
Eight team roster for the main event at TI4 locked in
There has been no shortage of competitive Dota 2 for the past week, a total of 144 games having been played out thus far. With a grand prize of almost US$5 million, it’s safe to say that all of the teams have been playing lights-out games. However, now 41 teams from the regional qualifiers have […]
