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In a landmark moment for Asian esports, BNK FearX has won the first-ever League of Legends Asia Invitational (ASI 2025), defeating Dplus KIA 3-2 in an electrifying grand finals on October 12, 2025. What Was Asia Invitational All About? This online tournament, organized by streaming platforms Huya, Douyu, and Bilibili, featured eight teams from the LCK, LPL, and VCS (rebranded as LCP) that did not qualify for the 2025 World Championship, competing for a ¥1,500,000 CNY (~210,000 dollars) prize pool.more

The starts of Worlds 2025 is fast approaching, and the time has come for us to rank our top 5 AD carries coming in to the tournament. As always, this list will be a reflection on these players' current form, capacity to perform under pressure, influence on their teams, champion pools, and Worlds meta affinity. Now without further ado, let's take a look at the best ADCs of Worlds 2025. 5. GALA (IG) Simply put, Chen "GALA" Wei is themore

ESL Pro League Season 22 reaches its conclusion this Sunday as Team Falcons and Team Vitality prepare to battle for the championship in Stockholm. Both squads have navigated the semifinals to earn their spot in the best-of-5 Grand Finals, with Falcons eliminating MOUZ 2-0 and Vitality outlasting FaZe Clan 2-1. Before the main event, MOUZ and FaZe will clash in the third-place decider, making Sunday a full day of elite Counter-Strike action. Falcons Bulldoze Through Semifinals Team Falcons delivered amore

Part of being a Dota 2 player is finding as many good sources of in-game knowledge as possible — and to help with that, we’re starting a new series of articles called Strafe Recommends. Our goal is to highlight interesting content creators, series, and channels you might not yet know about. To kick things off, we bring you none other than two-time TI champion Sébastien Debs, better known as Ceb. He launched a video series earlier this year, called “Ceb Dissects”,more

Worlds 2025 is set to kick off with a high-octane clash between T1 and Invictus Gaming to decide who will be the final team to qualify to the Swiss Stage. The only match of the Play-In Stage will pit two historic Mid Laners in Faker and Rookie against one another in a Bo5 series for the first time ever, promising an unprecedented show on the Rift. Let's take a look at what's coming our way when T1 and Invictus Gamingmore

As the tournament gets closer and closer, we continue our lists of the best players at Worlds 2025. Arguably one of the most important roles for any professional League of Legends team, today we'll take a look at the top 5 Junglers at Worlds. Once again, this list will be a reflection on these players' current form, capacity to perform under pressure, influence in their teams, champion pools, and Worlds meta affinity. Now without further ado, let's take a look at the 5 best Junglers at Worlds 2025! 5. Canyon (Gen.G) He may well be the greatest Jungler of allmore

The gloves came off this week in Counter-Strike's nastiest scheduling dispute so far: PGL decided to cancel its August 2026 tournament after the Esports World Cup (EWC) announced an aggressive expansion of its CS2 event, sparking a bitter war of narratives that exposes the ugly reality of tournament politics in modern esports.. EWC's Direct Hit PGL's statement was diplomatically worded but unmistakably pointed: "The decision follows another tournament being announced at a later date that overlaps with ours, despite our schedulemore

The time has come to rank the top 5 Support players at Worlds 2025! Due to the role's strengths being particularly difficult to quantify, debate often swirls around who might truly be the best Support in the world. This ranking will be a reflection on these players' current form, capacity to perform under pressure, influence in their teams, champion pools, and Worlds meta affinity. Let's go ahead an take a loot at the best Supports of this year's Worlds. 5. ON (BLG) Wenjun "ON" Luo may not have been in hot form all throughout the year, but his partnership with Elkmore

If you thought the ESL Pro League Season 22 surprises were over, FaZe Clan is here to change your mind. After sweeping heavy favorites Team Spirit, they’ve secured a semifinal spot against Team Vitality. Tomorrow, October 11th, the two teams will clash for a Grand Finals spot following the game between Team Falcons and MOUZ. A Lil Bit of FaZe Magic FaZe’s journey at EPL S22 started with a management fiasco, followed by them going 0-2 down before Round 3.more

North American organization Sentinels have now officially announced their latest venture – League of Legends. Their brand has long been associated with another Riot Games title, VALORANT, and before that Hearthstone, Fortnite, Halo, and Apex Legends. A Return to Their Roots Not many modern fans might know this, but the brand we now know as Sentinels in fact began as a League of Legends venture. The team, then known as Phoenix1, debuted as a squad back in 2016 and competed in the NA LCS in 2016 and 2017. When the LCS swapped to a franchised model for the 2018 season,more

The end of ESL Pro League Season 22 is fast approaching, and tomorrow’s first semifinal promises a thriller as Team Falcons meet MOUZ for a place in the Grand Finals. With both sides boasting proven rosters, expectations are sky-high. However, only one will move closer to lifting the title. Falcons’ Dominance Tested Falcons entered the tournament as one of the eight teams directly invited to Stage 2, and they justified their position with dominant performances in the Swiss Stage. Theymore

The investments have finally paid off! Team Falcons, a congregation of superstars from three different generations, have finally done it. After their win over 3DMAX, have secured the No. 1 spot on the VRS Rankings. What does it mean? Full disclosure: Falcons secured the No. 1 spot in the live ranking leaderboard available on Valve’s official data provider, HLTV. These rankings are a live simulation of the VRS, using match data and Valve’s algorithm. However, the rankings might see anmore

ESL has officially announced disciplinary action against Lynn Vision Gaming following their last-minute withdrawal from ESL Pro League Season 22. The Chinese roster, along with Virtus.pro, pulled out just before the tournament, leading to Gentle Mates and ENCE stepping in as replacements. Visa Oversight Leads to Ban According to ESL’s statement, Lynn Vision informed organizers on the very day of travel that several players could not board their flights due to expired visas. This revelation came despite the team’s repeated confirmations that all documents were valid during the invitation and booking process. ESL ruled the matter as an unacceptable oversightmore

Worlds 2025 is right around the corner, and the time has come to discuss who the very best players coming into the tournament are. First up, we set to the difficult task of ranking who we think are the best five Top Lane players attending this year's Worlds. Keep in mind that this ranking will be reflection on these players' current form, capacity to perform under pressure, influence in their teams, champion pools, and Worlds meta affinity. So, without further ado, let's take a look at the best Top Laners of Worlds 2025! 5. Flandre (AL) After more than 10more

Ubisoft’s recent public statement in response to the growing #SAVESIEGE movement has left much of the community unconvinced and dissatisfied, especially veteran players and established creators. While the company claims renewed commitment to core issues, the details reveal a troubling pattern of slow progress and vague promises. Ubisoft recently held a meeting with some of Siege’s high-profile content creators, including VarsityGaming and G2 Esports’ Doki, to address mounting community frustrations. For months, players and creators have criticized persistent issues likemore

Every so often, Counter-Strike’s competitive landscape throws us a curveball that resets the conversation and, in 2025, that milestone comes via Brazil, which is sending an entire armada to the StarLadder Budapest Major. It’s unprecedented. It’s loud. And, depending on who you ask, it’s either a triumph of national growth, a symptom of shifting tides, or both at once. Seven Teams, 28 Players Look at the entry list for Budapest and you’ll see Brazil everywhere: FURIA, MIBR, paiN, Imperial, Legacy,more

Brianna “Thorn” Skehan is a Defending Operator in Rainbow Six Siege, introduced in the High Calibre expansion. Known for her discipline, strength, and sharp instincts, Thorn combines tactical precision with her Irish grit. Her background in law enforcement and her unique gadget, the Razorbloom Shell, make her a strong defensive asset capable of controlling choke points and punishing reckless attackers. The Story Behind Thorn From Farm Life to the Force Thorn grew up on a farm in Ireland, in amore

Team Liquid continues it's roster overhaul, this time by recruiting two of their biggest rivals. Marcus "Ace" Christensen and Erik "tOfu" Engel join the squad, after a three and a half year stint with Gaimin Gladiators. The two players will fill the gaps left behind by Jonáš "SabeRLight-" Volek and Aydin "Insania" Sarkohi, who have been benched and retired, respectively. Team Liquid has a long history with Ace and tOfu As part of Gaimin Gladiators, the new duo faced offmore

FISSURE Universe Episode 7 marks the first tournament featuring Tier 1 teams after The International 2025. Although invited teams skipped the Group Stage, this event will finally let us gauge how things are shaping up following three weeks of roster shuffles. Meanwhile, Tier 2 teams have been grinding qualifiers and scrims to stay sharp. Now that Team Yandex, MOUZ, 1win Team, and AVULUS have made it through the Group Stage, they’re ready to test their rosters against top-tier opponents.  more

Dota 2 just wouldn’t be the same without its beloved hats and with that in mind, Valve has officially opened the voting for the next iteration of the Collector’s Cache in Dota 2. This special treasure features the community’s most upvoted hero sets, which will be released in a curated collection once voting concludes. If you want to have your say on which sets make the cut, the voting is already live on Dota 2’s home screen. It began onmore