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The top two teams in the LCK face-off for the title. The LCK was one of the last leagues to end their summer split, but their gauntlet style playoffs ended over the weekend and set the stage for a Finals matchup that seemed preordained. DragonX and Damwon Gaming aren’t household names in the LCK, but they have both taken shape this summer and positioned themselves to be among the favorites to win Worlds. How we got here The LCK takes the top five teams and sets up a gauntlet style playoffs. Damwon Gaming and DragonX were ranked first and second respectfully, with only one game separating the two. The only upset in the playoffs was Afreeca Freecs taking down SK Telecom, otherwise it went pretty much as expected. Gen.G and DRX provided a weird clash of lopsided games that DRX ended up winning 3-2. DRX and DWG each had a win against each other in the regular season, and there’s no better way to settle a tie than with a championship on the line. Who will win DRX won the first matchup...

FlyQuest and Team Liquid battled for a straight shot to Finals tonight. After three weeks of intense competition, the LCS is nearing its end. Last night, TSM knocked Cloud9 out of the Lower Bracket and out of Worlds contention too. Today, Team Liquid ("TL") and FlyQuest ("FLY") took to Summoner's Rift to see who the top dog is. The winner of this match got a ticket straight to the LCS Finals, while the loser is knocked down and has to play against TSM next week to get to Finals. Here's how it all went down! Game One The opening game of the series certainly set a good tone for the rest of it. It was a back and forth brawl, with both teams looking on form. The early game was controlled mostly by TL, who won the first team fight two-for-one, took the Rift Herald, multiple towers and another pick onto IgNar. However, FLY didn't sit still, as they secured two dragons. But TL undoubtedly had the lead in the mid game and grew it in small increments with k...

Evil Geniuses and Heroic take home the trophies in ESL One Cologne’s North American and European regional tournaments. The North American and European divisions of ESL One Cologne 2020 have found their champions as Evil Geniuses and Heroic take home the respective titles. Evil Geniuses earned their victory after a five-map battle against rivals Team Liquid, while Heroic made quick work of Team Vitality in a 3-0 sweep. North America Evil Geniuses kicked off their Cologne run with a win over Triumph, Bulgarian AWPer Tsvetelin “CeRq” Dimitrov dropping 43 kills in a two-map sweep. EG next took on domestic rivals Team Liquid in the Group B winners’ match, again sweeping their opponents aside in quick fashion. This time, Ethan “Ethan” Arnold topped the scoreboard with 54 kills across the two-map series. Evil Geniuses earned themselves a spot in the semi-finals, where they met Brazilian side FURIA in another best-of-three series. Back-to-back 16-10 victories on Vertigo and Nuke saw EG se...

After putting on a clinical performance against the Atlanta FaZe in the Grand Final, Dallas Empire win the 2020 Call of Duty League Championships Dallas Empire finished the regular season in 2nd place behind the Atlanta FaZe and had to defeat them twice in order to take the Championship victory. Here’s a recap of the best of nine match which unfortunately didn’t last any longer than a usual series. The series also amassed over 330,000 concurrent viewers making it the most viewed Call of Duty event ever. To add to the accolades, Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro became the first Multi-FPS World Champion winning championships in both Halo and now Call of Duty. Ian “Crimsix” Porter becomes a three-time World Champion along with James “Clayster” Eubanks who also goes back-to-back. Map 1 (Dallas 250-173) Dallas Empire started the series 1-0 up due to coming through the Winners Bracket. They extended this lead straight away with a 250-173 Azhir Cave victory, only their third of the season....

Two unexpected Round 2 results see Rogue and G2 Esports face off in the LEC Semi-Final. It certainly wasn’t the matchup most people expected. Not many foresaw Fnatic taking down G2 and even fewer called MAD Lions getting 3-0 in the Lower Bracket. So with Fnatic now locked in as the final boss of the LEC, it comes down to G2 Esports and Rogue to battle it out for a chance to get their individual payback. The action gets underway on Saturday, September 5, with the winner of the series moving on to face Fnatic on Sunday. All three sides are locked in for Worlds Group Stage, however, a LEC title is still very much to play for. Rogue v G2 Esports Larssen showed up against MAD, now he must do it against G2 and Caps. First place takes on second place in the LEC Semi-Final. With mid lane clearly showing during playoffs that it will be the deciding role, fans will be salivating at the prospect of a Bo5 of Caps v Larssen. With the latter being the All-Pro mid laner, he had a lot to prov...

Here is what happened in the match between Alliance and FlyToMoon. After both Alliance and FlyToMoon had mediocre performances in the OMEGA League Group Stage, these two teams had to go head to head in the Play-in Stage. Even though Alliance was considered as the heavy favorite, things weren’t so easy for the European powerhouse. What happened before this fight? FlyToMoon is one of the biggest surprises of the event so far. The CIS team has absolutely demolished Ninjas in Pyjamas in the Group B tiebreaker. As a result, they had to go against Alliance, a team that many people considered to be one of the favorites. However, after a series of mistakes, the team finished fourth in Group A, which meant they had to fight for their survival in the Immortal Division. The clash The first game was an absolute disaster for Alliance as they failed to do anything significant. In fact, the team absolutely crumbled against FlyToMoon. The CIS team used Tiny and Batrider who were constantly roam...

The final Round 2 series in the LEC Playoffs took place between MAD Lions and Rogue. With both sides locked in for worlds 2020, the victor of this series will head directly to worlds, while the loser heads to play-in. The series victor will then head to next week's Semi-Final series against G2 Esports. Below is our recap of the series between MAD Lions ("MAD") and Rogue ("RGE"). Game One RGE takes a dominant game one in the series as they swept aside MAD. First blood goes to RGE as Shad0w tries to invade the MAD jungle but is chased out by Inspired. He looks to have gotten away but Larssen flashes to claim the kill. Early game snowballs toward RGE as they pick up three early kills and managed to claim a 2k lead. By the 19th minute, RGE had managed to pull ahead by over 4k gold. MAD takes a 5v4 fight to try to claw back some of the gold deficit. The fight goes wrong from the first engage as MAD are easily able to flip the odds and win from a numbers disadva...

ESTNN takes a look at some of the best trios heading into FNCS Chapter 2 - Season 4! Fortnite’s Marvel-themed season is well underway after its release on Thursday. The general competitive fanbase seems thrilled about this season for a multitude of reasons. For one, the Pump Shotgun is back in the loot pool for after skipping Chapter 2 - Season 3. Additionally, It seems that, at least for the time being, overpowered Mythic items have not taken over the game. Perhaps the most exciting aspect of this season for competitive players is that trios will be the primary format in tournaments for the first time since Season X. Players have already started forming themselves into unstoppable trios. Although we will not have the pleasure of watching the dominance of benjyfishy, Mongraal and mitr0 again, each region has a spread of talent looking to capture the elusive FNCS Championship. Let’s dive deep into recent trio competition results to see who will be contending often in Chapter 2 - Seas...

Day 1 of the Call of Duty League Championships saw some incredible games for a lot of cash, so let's go back over and take a look at all of yesterday's action. Chicago Huntsmen 3-1 London Royal Ravens The London Royal Ravens started off this match-up hot with a 250-224 Rammaza Hardpoint victory to take a 1-0 series lead. Many fans thought this would result in London taking a 2-0 lead due to map 2 being Rammaza yet again. But this was not the case and the Chicago Huntsmen replied quickly with a 6-4 victory to tie the series. Map 3 was vital in the series as London have the second worst Domination record in the League. However Domination had also been Chicago’s worst game mode during Playoffs. So London needed to win in order to take the series, but they couldn't pull through. They suffered a 160-145 loss giving Chicago a 2-1 lead in the series. This must've been a massive blow to the Royal Ravens as they were picked apart in map 4; losing 250-166 and being eliminated...

Two of NA's most iconic teams fought for their Worlds hopes tonight. The LCS playoffs are well underway now. After two weeks of competition, only four teams stand strong now. FlyQuest and Team Liquid have already secured their spots at Worlds and only one spot remains. Two of the biggest organizations in North American League of Legends, Cloud9 ("C9") and Team SoloMid ("TSM"), fought for this final spot tonight. C9 had an incredible Spring Split, and thought they faltered in Summer, they still want to test their mettle against the other best teams in the world. On the other hand, TSM wants the chance to find domestic success they haven't found in two years and make their way to the Worlds' stage after a long drought. This single best of five series meant everything for the teams. Here's how it all went down. Game One The series kicked off with a fairly decisive win for TSM. It started in bizarre fashion too, as the teams met near the mid lane a...

The battle of the Kings of Europe comes to Round 2 of the LEC. It's always going to happen in the LEC. Fnatic ("FNC") and G2 Esports ("G2") will always end up meeting in the finals, and in Summer Split this could be just the first time they meet. With the winner heading to the Grand Finals and the loser heading to the Semi-Finals, the rivalry is what's really at stake. With both sides having already locked in a spot at Worlds. Game One FNC starts off the series with a big win, as they dominate the mid-game. First blood goes to G2, with FNC pushing in their lane, Wunder is able to TP behind them a claim first blood for himself. FNC instantly finds a time to reply with two kills of their own. They catch out the G2 bot lane as Nemesis and Selfmade join the fight as the G2 bot lane falls. FNC is able to follow it up with a pick onto Wunder as they drop Rift Herald bot Lane and take a 1k lead at the 12th-minute mark. FNC is able to stretch the lead to 4k by...

Respawn Entertainment has revealed twelve of the most prominent organizations in Apex Legends will partner together to promote the health of the game. Respawn Entertainment has announced that they are creating a partnership programme for concerts relating to the Apex Legends esports scene. 12 different organizations are the first to join the partnership, with even more spaces open for organizations interested. Today we're announcing a partnership between EA and 12 different esports organizations for Apex Legends. We'll be working with them - and hopefully others - to continue growing the ALGS. You can read more, as well as confirm your interest in this blog: https://t.co/YZ4Jeh4W3m — Shahin Kanafchian (@shahin) August 27, 2020 The 12 organizations joining the Apex Legends Global Series include; Alliance, Complexity, Gambit Esports, Luminosity Gaming, Natus Vincere, North, NRG, Rogue, Sentinels, T1, Team Liquid, and TSM. Respawn is concerned with the organizations in t...

Activision will be giving away 10,000 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War beta codes this weekend to viewers of the CDL Championship Finals. This weekend is the inaugural Call of Duty League Championship Weekend; featuring the Atlanta FaZe, Chicago Huntsmen, Dallas Empire and London Royal Ravens going head to head for $1.5mil. Along with a black diamond ring, custom Jordan 6’s and a throne. Yes… the winning team will get a throne . If you watch the Call of Duty League Championship Weekend on either the companion app or the CDL website you can earn in-game items such as calling cards, emblems, sprays and a knife blueprint. However, the big announcement comes in 10,000 Black Ops Cold War beta codes which will be randomly distributed to viewers during Sunday's matches. To be eligible for these rewards make sure to link your account on the Call of Duty League website. Your other option is to pre-order a digital copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War for guaranteed beta access, but ...

The Spring Split Final rematch was another heavyweight fight that went the distance. Opening Ceremony of the 2020 #LPL SUMMER FINALS. HERE. WE. GO!! pic.twitter.com/Fs3wMEWm80 — LPL (@lplenglish) August 27, 2020 Even without fans in the stands, the LPL put on quite a spectacle to get us all pumped up for Round Two of the 2020 Playoff Finals showdown between Top Esports and JD Gaming. Let’s get right to the action! Game One If you like lots of kills and lots of fights, the LPL is the league to watch. Things got started with a bang as JDG did a level one invade to try and take the TES red buff. The result was a ridiculous 7 kills between the two sides with JDG “winning” the fight 4-3. This isn't just any final-it's an #LPL final.😉 pic.twitter.com/hGUJMidZW4 — LPL (@lplenglish) August 27, 2020 TES moved on from the early defeat and weathered the storm from JDG. JDG were the ones that started up the Baron, but TES won the fight. TES nearly got an ACE in the pr...

ESTNN details all of the new Mythic abilities in Fortnite Chapter 2 - Season 4! Marvel Comics has taken center-stage in Fortnite's latest season. Chapter 2 - Season 4, dubbed Nexus War, brought several recognizable Marvel characters into the Fortnite realm. Some of those notable names are She-Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, Mystique and Wolverine. ESTNN recently detailed an insane amount of patch notes that came along with this new season. However, there are a few key elements with Fortnite's latest season that deserve extra special attention. The last two seasons of Fortnite introduced new points of interest (POIs), which featured non-player characters (NPCs) known as Henchmen and boss characters. The boss characters dropped powerful weapons of Mythic rarities. Mythic items are back in Chapter 2 - Season 4. Epic Games has themed these items after Doctor Doom, Groot and the Silver Surfer. We have all the details that you will need to know about these items. Doctor Doom's Arcane...

Following the worldwide reveal of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, we take a look back at everything we now know heading up to the games release. Campaign We saw a lot of information released about Black Ops Cold War’s Campaign yesterday, so let's go through it. Firstly, Black Ops Cold War’s Campaign is being developed by Raven Software. Treyarch’s Dan Bunting said that in order to get the game out in time for next gen launches they had to partner with Raven on making the Campaign. However, he insists that they have created a Campaign “worthy of the Black Ops name”. During the BOCW Campaign, your choices will affect the ending. As a direct sequel to Black Ops 1, the multiple endings will lead into either Black Ops 2 or Modern Warfare 2019. Black Ops Cold War gives the player a lot of freedom in how they play missions and even voice lines which will all affect the end result. To add even more customization, for the first time in a Call of Duty game you will be able to use a c...