Exclusive: How do you put together a successful Valorant roster? Let Evil Geniuses potter cook leftovers

Exclusive: How do you put together a successful Valorant roster? Let Evil Geniuses potter cook leftovers When life gives you lemons, make a lot of lemonade. Christine “potter” Chihas been with the Evil Geniuses Valorant roster since the start of 2021 first as a player, then as their head coach. Under her leadership, they finished top four at VCT 2022 NA Stage 1 and 2 Challengers open qualifiers, but ended the year in disappointedly in last place at the North America Last Chance Qualifier....

July 23, 2025 · 5 min · 976 words · Angela Manning

Fearless, but it’s not Taylor Swift — it is LPL academy’s new draft mode

Fearless, but it’s not Taylor Swift — it is LPL academy’s new draft mode And I don’t know how it gets better than this… We’re midway through China’sLeague of Legends Pro League (LPL)2022 Summer Split, held at the same time as its League of Legends Development League (LDL), the academy league. This Week 5, a new draft game mode dubbed “Fearless” was introduced to the LDL. All 17 LPL teams field an academy roster, joined by another 7 independent teams in the league....

July 23, 2025 · 3 min · 539 words · Robert Johnson

FLY Impact identifies the missing ingredient in Team Liquid’s gameplay

FLY Impact identifies the missing ingredient in Team Liquid’s gameplay The LCS veteran knows what’s up. Following a busy offseason, all eyes were on Team Liquid to debut their new all-Korean roster — featuring2022 Worlds championHong “Pyosik” Chang-hyeon — in LCS Spring. Expectations were high for the squad, but they closed out Week 1 with a surprising 0-2 record, losing to both FlyQuest and TSM. Following FlyQuest’s day 1 victory against Team Liquid, top laner and five-time LCS winnerJeong “Impact” Eon-younggave his insights on why Team Liquid has been struggling so far....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Thomas Duncan

FunPlus Phoenix’s pincer strategy looks like something out of the movie, Tenet

FunPlus Phoenix’s pincer strategy looks like something out of the movie, Tenet Do they actually already know what’s about to happen? FunPlus Phoenix’s series against JD Gaming is the best you’ll watch so far in the LPL Spring 2021 playoffs. After defeating Rare Atom 3-1, FunPlus Phoenix moved up Round 3 to meet JD Gaming, which they won in style. It wasn’t just the crazy number of team fights, or the way both teams kept biting back at each other, or even beautiful micro plays....

July 23, 2025 · 4 min · 696 words · Amy Vazquez

Gaimin Gladiators grabs gold at Lima Major, goes undefeated in playoffs

Gaimin Gladiators grabs gold at Lima Major, goes undefeated in playoffs First. Gaimin Gladiators won 12 straight games in dominant fashion to claim the crown at the Lima Major, winning the organization’s first-ever Valve event. The Western European team beat regional rivals Team Liquid in the grand finals, earning US$200,000 and 400 Dota Pro Circuit points. Gladiators went through the upper bracket against Team Aster, Entity, and Liquid twice....

July 23, 2025 · 3 min · 521 words · Stephanie Webb

Genshin Impact tier list: The 5 best Liyue characters for combat

Genshin Impact tier list: The 5 best Liyue characters for combat Find out more about Liyue’s GOAT. There area total of 13 Liyue characters in Genshin Impact. From the hardworking Liyue Qixing secretary Ganyu to theWangsheng Funeral Parlor’s consultant Zhongli, this Chinese-inspired Teyvat region is simply budding with colorful personas. Who is the strongest out of all the Liyue characters in the game? This Genshin Impact tier list will explore which are the best characters in the region....

July 23, 2025 · 4 min · 694 words · Christopher Russell

Has science gone too far? T1 Keria gambles on support Kalista against Dplus KIA

Fate has called him to the altar. IsRyu “Keria” Min-seokthe best support in the world? He should be, for he didn’t just make support Kalista work for the first time in League of Legends history — he made her look good in a deciding game three against Dplus KIA inLCK Spring 2023. In game one, T1 drafted a standard team composition usingbot lane duo Lucian and Namito go up againstKim “Deft” Hyuk-kyu’sZeri and Kim “Kellin” Hyeong-gyu’s Yuumi....

July 23, 2025 · 3 min · 535 words · Dr. Molly Jenkins

Hiko’s insane clutches bag 100 Thieves the biggest comeback at Masters Berlin

Hiko’s insane clutches bag 100 Thieves the biggest comeback at Masters Berlin The ultimate clutch god. Never count out 100 Thieves’ Spencer “Hiko” Martin in a professional Valorant game because this man is capable of pulling off the most incredible clutches you’ll ever witness. This is exactly what happened when the North American squad battled against Gambit Esports in the winners’ match of Group C atVCT Stage 3 Masters Berlin....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Michael White

How strong is new hero Valentina in Mobile Legends patch 1.6.34?

How strong is new hero Valentina in Mobile Legends patch 1.6.34? Your ultimate is also her ultimate. Mobile Legends: Bang Bangpatch 1.6.34 introduced a ton of new things to the Land of Dawn such as skins and exciting events such as theM3 pass. But what made this patch more exciting is the new mage hero, Valentina. The Prophetess of the Night is not your typical mage hero, as she has the ability to copy any ultimate and transform to any hero she’s facing off against....

July 23, 2025 · 3 min · 561 words · Ariel King

ICYMI: EVOS Esports wins MPL MY/SG Season 4, Big Bird wins the EU Regional Open and Finals, and more

In this week’s In Case You Missed It: EVOS Esports SG defeats Todak in the MPL MY/SG season 4 grand finals The grand finals of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang MPL SG/MY Season 4saw Singapore’s EVOS Esports SG take on Malaysia’s Todak. Todak got off to a quick start, taking game one in just over 17 minutes. However, EVOS struck back in game two, with Andrew “Potato” Lim having an outstanding game....

July 23, 2025 · 3 min · 639 words · Timothy Hicks Jr.

ICYMI: Valorant Act III launches, Worlds Playoffs kick-off, and more

In this week’s In Case You Missed It: Valorant Act III is out now Valorant Act III has launched, bringing with it a new map, a new battlepass, and a new agent. Icebox is Valorant’s fifth map and is a snow-covered shipping port full of metal containers and giant cranes. The map has two spike sites with horizontal ziplines connecting multiple high ground areas. It also has a short and compact mid area designed for close quarter skirmishes....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Juan Wright

IDNS Princess pull off insane comeback with a single steal in MWI 2022 opener

IDNS Princess pull off insane comeback with a single steal in MWI 2022 opener Comeback queens! It’s the first day of theMLBB Women’s Invitational 2022(MWI 2022), and every team has shown that they are here to win it at the biggestMobile Legends: Bang Bangwomen’s tournament in the world. IDNS Princesssurprised everyone after they pulled off an intense comeback win against the Philippines’ Omega Empress in the first match of the MWI 2022 group stage, all thanks to a crucial Lord steal byPatcharee “Ramella” Korpakdee....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 290 words · Erika Mcneil MD

Is Sentinels TenZ the best Omen in Valorant now? He just beat APAC’s number one

Is Sentinels TenZ the best Omen in Valorant now? He just beat APAC’s number one Who can’t he play? Sentinels continue their offseason comeback tour at theAfreecaTV Valorant League 2023with an impressive 2-0 victory over Korean squad DRX on the second day of the tournament’s group stage. After they took a commanding 13-8 victory on the first map Bind, the Americas League team leaned on their superstar playerTyson “TenZ” Ngoin the second game of the series....

July 23, 2025 · 3 min · 638 words · Adam Pena