5 players to keep your eyes on at the VCT 2021 Challengers SEA Playoffs “We’re here because we’re the best, don’t any of you forget that!” The best players from all over Southeast Asia will go head-to-head at the VCT SEA Stage 2: Challengers Finals, with ten teams from six different regions. We asked this weekend’s VCT broadcast team who viewers should keep their eyes on this weekend. X10 Patiphan your boy clutchpic....

7 kills in five minutes? Tatsurii’s Katarina goes godlike at the Horizon Cup Always respect the Sinister Blade! Day two of theWild RiftHorizon Cupsaw an impressive performance by Heri “Tatsurii” Garcia, who is part of Team Secret, Southeast Asia’s representatives. After taking a hard-fought loss against Da Kun Gaming on the first day, Tatsurii and his crew were looking for their first win at the tournament on day two against LATAM team, eBRO Gaming....

Alive Drift will drive all gamers toward their ranked goals Roaring inspiration. The most simulated game I’ve ever played is Euro Truck Simulator, which I never finished because I could not figure out how to park the damn truck (and therefore never got past the tutorial). I don’t know anything about cars either, what more drifting, and went into the cinema to watch Alive Drift blind. The only thing I knew was that there was an element of esports, which was enough to get me to the theater....

Apple knows how to sell their new iPad, but not how to fight the Electro boss Is this the new meta? This year’s Apple Event keynote stream caught the attention of several players fromHoYoverse’s role-playing game, Genshin Impact. The prestigious product conference included gameplay clips of Genshin Impact in their presentations for the new iPad Air 5. In the gadget’s trailer, keen-eyed fans spotted the most unlikely Genshin team composition to fight the Thunder Manifestation, the Electro Oceanid....

As part of LPL Cares, these 10 pro players visited an autism charity Heartwarming! The annualLeague of Legends Pro League (LPL)All-Star event took place last weekend on December 11 and 12. Besides treating fans to fun-filled matches, the league’s charity arm “LPL Cares” also carried out a special initiative with its League of Legends pro players. Since the All-Star weekend was held in port-city Haikou, the capital city of Hainan island south of China, participating pro players took time off to visit the Haikou Yurun Special Children’s Education and Training Center, which cares for children with autism....

Blacklist Rivalry is a new all-star Filipino redeem team for DPC 2023 season Dream come true. Tier One Entertainment CEO Tryke Gutierrez’s dream of putting together anall-Filipino Dota 2 redeem teamhas finally come true. Blacklist International, Tier One’s esports division, haspartnered with Rivalryto put together Blacklist Rivalry, which will be competing in the DPC 2023 season. The Filipino organization has signed Dota 2 veterans Carlo “Kuku” Palad, Timothy “Tims” Randrup, Marc Polo “Raven” Fausto, Nico “eyyou” Barcelon, and Karl “Karl” Baldovino as the first players who will play under the Blacklist Rivalry banner....

BON CHAN, OhMyV33nus on why MPL PH Season 10 playoffs will be the toughest Can they #ReclaimtheCrown? Finishing in seventh place last season, Blacklist International has turned their fate around and are now back in the playoffs after a triumphant sweep against rising stars ONIC PH in Week 7 of theMobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League Philippines Season 10(MPL PH Season 10). Blacklist returned to top form with the return of superstarsJohnmar “OhMyV33nus” Villaluna and Danerie James “Wise” Del Rosariowho took a break last season....

Breaking down each region’s playstyle at Valorant Champions 2021 Are you more NA or EMEA? Valorant Champions 2021sees 16 of the best teams from around the world fighting it out for the chance to be Valorant’s first World Champion. With six different regions represented, we’re seeing a wide variety of playstyles and approaches to the game. Let’s take a closer look at each region. EMEA Earlier in Valorant’s competitive scene there was a stark contrast between how the NA and EMEA regions approached games....

By the power of friendship Team Secret signs Resolut1on, releases iceiceice Stand-in no more! Team Secret announced that they made an offlane player change to their Dota 2 roster. The Western European team has signed Roman “Resolut1on” Fomynok, who will be replacing Daryl “iceiceice” Koh. Under the recommendation of Baqyt “Zayac” Emiljanov, Secret had Resolut1on stand-in for iceiceice at theRiyadh Masterslast month. He and Zayac previously played for HellRaisers in 2021 in the CIS region....

Cardboard standee of LSB Prince at LoL Park wins MVP Cardboard is king. It’s not every day that you see a cardboard standee win a Player of the Game award. Prior to Liiv SANDBOX’s match againstDWG KIAin Week 8 of theLeague of LegendsKorea Champions (LCK) Summer Split, LSB Prince tested positive for COVID and had to play remotely from his home while a cardboard standee took his place in LoL Park....

Clairvoyance on Drew: ‘Sometimes a team just needs a breath of fresh air’ Greatness begins from a common baseline. The main goal in esports will always be to win. In order to win and to achieve greatness, organizations must look not only for the best possible players, but for the best players who mesh well together. All teams need a common baseline to start from, affirms BOOM Esports’ coach, Aaron “Clairvoyance” Kim....

Cloud9 Zven explains why Miss Fortune and Amumu are taking over Worlds 2021 Curses and bullets are now unstoppable. The first day of theLeague of LegendsWorld Championship (Worlds 2021)featured a strong Play-In performance from Jesper “Zven” Svenningsen and Cloud9. Cloud9 Zven was one of the many AD carries that drafted Miss Fortune and found success with her. In their final clash against DetonatioN FocusMe, the C9 player grabbed a double kill to help secure their first win of the tournament....

Collector skin Tidal Lord Natan is here to erode your breakwater “The water is dark but the path is clear.” Mobile Legend’s most attractive white-haired marksmanhero received his first-ever collector skin called Tidal Lord Natan. This is Natan’s fourth skinafter Time Wielder, Chaos Hunter,Captain Chrono. Retaining his long white hair that continues to defy gravity, it’s a much needed glow up from his dark-colored base Spacetime Walker skin. Filled with uplifting colors such as white, yellow, green, and blue, you’ll be shining on the battlefield like the genius carry you’re meant to be....