Today, the Korean Esports Association announced that the StarCraft ProLeague was ending. The league began in 2003, but this year, its last, brings a fourteen-year run to a close. Read more…
Daigo Uses Sixth Sense To Block Sonic Booms, Wins Tournament
Daigo Umehara is a legend when it comes to fighting games. Referred to sometimes as Daigo “The Beast” Umehara, the pro Street Fighter V player didn’t exactly need to win the European Regional Finals to qualify for Capcom’s Pro Tour. He would have gotten in on points alone. But that didn’t stop him from comfortably winning most of his matches and going on to take first place in the tournament at Milan Games Week.
Daigo Uses Sixth Sense To Block Sonic Booms, Wins Tournament
Daigo Umehara is a legend when it comes to fighting games. Referred to sometimes as Daigo “The Beast” Umehara, the pro Street Fighter V player didn’t exactly need to win the European Regional Finals to qualify for Capcom’s Pro Tour. He would have gotten in on points alone. But that didn’t stop him from comfortably winning most of his matches and going on to take first place in the tournament at Milan Games Week.
South Korea Still The Best At League Of Legends According to World Championships
There were three teams representing South Korea when the League of Legends World Championships began late last month. Now, a few weeks and many matches later, all three teams have made it through to the semifinals. SK Telecom T1, ROX Tigers, and Samsun…
Technical Difficulties Spark Debate Over Rocket League Tournament Rules
Week three of the Rocket League Championship Series began with a match-up between Revival and NRG. Both teams came into the day with two wins so far this season, and no one expected either side to easily walk away with another. It was Revival, however,…
Technical Difficulties Spark Debate Over Rocket League Tournament Rules
Week three of the Rocket League Championship Series began with a match-up between Revival and NRG. Both teams came into the day with two wins so far this season, and no one expected either side to easily walk away with another. It was Revival, however,…
Pro Overwatch Player Fined For ‘Lewd Comment’ About Interviewer
Timo ‘Taimou’ Kettunen, a member of competitive Overwatch’s Team EnVyUs, was fined by the South Korean esports network OGN for making “a lewd comment” in a Twitch chat about one of its interviewers.
The Weekend In Esports: Capcom Pro Tour And League of Legends Quarterfinals
While the rest of the competitive gaming world is relatively quiet this weekend, things are heating up in League of Legends with the Worlds 2016 finals quickly approaching at the end of the month. The Capcom Pro Tour is also going strong, with a ton of…
E-sports will soon be a college major in China, reports The Nanfang.
E-sports will soon be a college major in China, reports The Nanfang. Last month, China’s Ministry of Education announced that students could earn degrees in “Competitive Video Games,” and the first e-sports class will be taught next year at Hunan Sports Vocational College.
Dota 2 Player Accuses Former Team Of Mishandling Prize Money
Earlier today, Jack ‘EternaLEnVy’ Mao published a nearly 7,500 word blog post accusing leadership within Team Secret of being, well, secretive about how it handled prize money, sponsorship deals, and a whole host of other financial matters. His remarks were archived here after the traffic they originally generated crashed his blog.