The 2022 Valorant Champions Tour’s grand finale on Sunday saw Brazilian esports team LOUD upset North American OpTic Gaming in front of millions of viewers, giving them their first win overseas. With many maps going into overtime, the grand final in Istanbul’s Volkswagen Arena was a 3-1 slugfest for the spectators. LOUD gamers got up
A women’s League of Legends global esports circuit, like to its Valorous Game Changers program, is something Riot Games is thinking about implementing. Riot had previously considered such a move internally, but today’s news that G2 Esports has signed a women’s League of Legends squad has advanced the concept. Although a women’s circuit is reportedly
Mercedes-Benz is still supporting esports. Since 2020, Riot Games international League of Legends esports competitions have had Mercedes-Benz as its exclusive automobile partner. All initiatives and programs are designed to advance the esports industry globally and bolster the LoL community across the world. The “Worlds,” the official world championship for League of Legends Esports, is
The F1 Esports Series Pro Championship presented by Aramco will return this week with an improved offering while the actual Formula 1 season proceeds at a rapid clip. A new three-day per event structure is scheduled to debut on Wednesday, September 14. There will also be more live performances than ever before as drivers and
In advance of the LCS Championship finals game between Cloud9 and 100 Thieves, fireworks bathed the United Center in blue and red hues. C9 defeated their opponents in the lone sweep of the bracket despite being the fifth seed going into the finals and successfully winning their first LCS title since the 2021 Mid-Season Showdown.
Fans of Overwatch 2 may need to grind their way to the newest characters when it comes on October 4. The marketing head for Overwatch, Jon Spector, tweeted that “new Overwatch 2 characters will be available on the free track of the Battle Pass,” suggesting that new heroes will be gated behind battle pass progression.
The Dota 2 Battle Pass for The International 2022 has been revised to incorporate additional content and a new schedule that will continue until the actual tournament in October. The new Claszian Apostasy Faceless Void Arcana, which depicts the formerly loyal Acolyte of Clasz renouncing his faith and “taking a portion of power from his
The annual League of Legends Worlds, which Riot Games said will take place from September 29 to November 5 and feature 24 teams competing against one another, is one of the biggest competitions in the world of eSports. Where is this year’s Worlds taking place? Given that this year’s Worlds begins with the play-ins, it
The first Commonwealth Esports Championships were hosted on the last weekend of the Games in Birmingham as a test to determine whether it could be included in the official Games. Victoria 2026 organizers want to add three or four additional sports to the final schedule by the end of September. Currently, 16 sports have officially
Electronics giant OnePlus has been named the presenting partner for the 2022 Amazon European Masters Summer season, according to game creator Riot Games.
