Valorant Champions 2021 Power Rankings: Gambit and Sentinels lead the way

Valorant Champions 2021 Power Rankings: Gambit and Sentinels lead the way Valorant Champions 2021 starts December 1. An entire year of intense competition has led the best teams in the world to Riot Games’Valorant Champions 2021. Only the top 16 performing teams from the 2021 VCT season have emerged as true contenders for the first-ever Valorant world championships. These squads have proven themselves by earning enoughVCT circuit pointsto qualify for the event, except forGambit Esports, who secured their spot by winningVCT Stage 3 Masters Berlin....

July 25, 2025 · 8 min · 1611 words · Michelle Mcdowell

Vici Gaming will take a mid-season break and skip the Los Angeles Major

Vici Gaming will take a mid-season break and skip the Los Angeles Major China’s best Dota 2 team will sit out the third Major of the season. Top Chinese team, Vici Gaming, will be taking a mid-season break and skipping the ESL One Los Angeles Major. The break has been confirmed by Vici’s absence on ESL’s list of invited teams for the Chinese Closed qualifiers. Vici Gaming is currently in second place on the DPC rankings with 5,100 points....

July 25, 2025 · 3 min · 437 words · Casey Mitchell

Why ECHO think Chou should have the M4 World Championship skin

Why ECHO think Chou should have the M4 World Championship skin A classic choice, indeed. TheM4 World Championshipwrapped up a few days ago, withECHOwinning the elusive M4 crown after a dominant 4-0 performance over Blacklist International in the grand final. With a new champion crowned, fans are now looking forward to the hero they’ll pick to receive the M4 World Championship skin. Championship skins have been a longstanding tradition since the inaugural M1 World Championship in 2019....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 338 words · Claudia Adams

Why pro teams are putting their star Jett players on Chamber

Why pro teams are putting their star Jett players on Chamber Chamber > Jett (for now) The introduction of French sentinelChamberhas shaken up theValorant pro meta. WhileJetthas long been a staple in agent compositions on most maps, certain teams are now replacing her with the dapper sentinel instead. This isn’t just a case of having their main sentinel player pick the smooth-talking weapons expert. Instead, some teams are actively choosing to put their star Jett player on the teleporting sentinel, a role that’s seemingly at odds with their original position as an entry-fragger....

July 25, 2025 · 4 min · 670 words · Peter Garcia

Why Spirit Breaker is suddenly stunning the meta at The International 2023

Why Spirit Breaker is suddenly stunning the meta at The International 2023 MOOOOOOOO! In front of an unstoppable force, everything — and everyone — appears quite moveable. There is no choice but to move aside in the face of Spirit Breaker, who has broken more than a few spirits at The International 2023. Through the TI12 group stage, Barathrum is the ninth-most picked hero and boasts a nearly 60 percent win rate,according to Liquipedia....

July 25, 2025 · 4 min · 714 words · Lindsay Jones

Why you should give revamped Sun a chance in patch 1.5.88

The Monkey King is even more fun to play now. It’s time you give revamped Sun a chance to shine. It has been two days sinceMobile Legends: Bang Bang patch 1.5.88was released. Karina, Alpha, andMinotaurmains are having a field day in the Land of Dawn. Despite the buffs he received, Sun however, has been left in the corner without much hype. How may revamped Sun emerge in the meta next season, with the reworks he received?...

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Robert Garcia

Wild Rift patch 2.3 changed Akali so much she might actually be stronger now

Wild Rift patch 2.3 changed Akali so much she might actually be stronger now She’s now a late game assassin. The good news is that Akali, one of the longest-running S-tier champions inLeague of Legends: Wild Rift, has finally been nerfed. The bad news is that she’s also been buffed, and overall, it looks like she might actually be better now following Wild Rift patch 2.3. Based on Riot Games’ patch notes, they explained that “Akali is frustratingly strong in the early game, but also a bit difficult to play”, for she is, after all, one of the few high skill cap champions in Wild Rift....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 422 words · Crystal Soto

Xibbe leads OG.Seed to a huge upset over OG

Xibbe leads OG.Seed to a huge upset over OG Xibbe finished game three with a 9/4/21 KDA. OG’s secondary squad, OG.Seed, defeated the organization’s main roster, 2-1, in a heated group stage matchup at the WePlay! Pushka League. OG dominated the series opener, but OG.Seed struck back hard in game two to force the series to a decider. OG’s secondary squad ran with a strong midgame strategy, with Omar “Madara” Dabachach on Ember Spirit, Rasmus “Chessie” Blomdin on Dragon Knight, Andreas “Xibbe” Ragnemalm on an offlane Lycan, Zakari “Zfreek” Freedman on Dark Willow, and Petu “Peksu” Vaatainen on Ancient Apparition....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Harold Marshall

3 reasons why Alter Ego are MPL ID’s best team (according to Alter Ego)

3 reasons why Alter Ego are MPL ID’s best team (according to Alter Ego) Celiboy and his crew are in the zone. Alter Ego had an outstanding showing in Week 1 of MPL Indonesia, sweeping both RRQ Hoshi and Geek Fam ID. When asked about their successful season start, AE’s players listed three reasons why they’ve started the season so hot. 1. An unchanged roster As one of the few ID teams that stuck with the same roster, Alter Ego believes that the familiar line-up kept their chemistry intact....

July 24, 2025 · 3 min · 564 words · Jose Wood

5 Major debuts to look out for at the Singapore Major

5 Major debuts to look out for at the Singapore Major Don’t underestimate these Major rookies. With the Singapore Major just ten days away, the teams are locked in and ready to compete for the US$500,000 prize pool. While there are plenty of familiar faces returning to Dota Major action, there are also some young up-and-comers making their Major debuts. Here are five Major rookies we’ll be keeping an eye on at the Singapore Major....

July 24, 2025 · 3 min · 615 words · Connie Mora

A closer look at how Suning outdrafted Top Esports in week 1 of LPL 2021

A closer look at how Suning outdrafted Top Esports in week 1 of LPL 2021 Patience was the name of their game. For the first time since January 2020 since the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, theLPLhas returned to the stage with a live audience. To open the 2021 season,Worlds 2020finalist Suning went up against the 2020 Summer champions, Top Esports, the very team theyeliminated 3-1 in the Worlds semifinals. Despite last year’s results, the livestream fan vote on Huya favored Top Esports to win by a large margin....

July 24, 2025 · 4 min · 742 words · Angela Huber

A closer look at M3’s lesser-known teams with GideonQ

A closer look at M3’s lesser-known teams with GideonQ Look out for these sleeper picks at M3. This year’s Mobile Legends World Championship (M3) is gonna be the hardest event to rank. With so many teams from so many regions, many of which have never played against each other, I honestly believe all of the teams have a legitimate shot at the World Title this year and it would just be demeaning to put them in a tier list....

July 24, 2025 · 5 min · 894 words · Brian Miller

Akase Akari’s Cardcaptor Sakura cosplay brings pure nostalgia to 90s kids

“Reveal your true form before me. Release!” Updated on October 12, 2:57 p.m. (GMT+8): Improved relevancy. Animefans had it great during the 1990s. It was a golden era for the industry as these legendary classics such asNeon Genesis Evangelion,Hunter x Hunter,Berserk, Ranma 1/2, Yu Yu Hakusho, and Cardcaptor Sakura redefined the anime scene. Cardcaptor Sakura in particular, was a trendsetter in the magical girl genre, centering on the titular protagonist, Sakura Kinomoto....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Aaron White