ONE Esports’ Mobile Legends Professional League Invitational 2022 To Kick Off on 2 November

ONE Esports’ Mobile Legends Professional League Invitational 2022 To Kick Off on 2 November The top 20 teams from five countries will face off for the $100,000 USD prize pool ONE Esports, a subsidiary of Group ONE Holdings (ONE), together with MOONTON Games, will host the Mobile Legends Professional League Invitational (MPLI) 2022 for the third year running. The online tournament will take place from 2 – 23 July 2025 and will be livestreamed on ONE Esports’ Facebook, TikTok, Twitch, Twitter, and YouTube platforms....

June 20, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Lindsey Morgan

ONIC PH triumphs over ONIC ID in dramatic fashion

ONIC PH triumphs over ONIC ID in dramatic fashion PH survives the ONIC Civil War. Day 1 of the ONE Esports MPL Invitational has been full of upsets and comebacks, and our third game was no different, with ONIC PH taking a thrilling 2-1 victory over ONIC ID. The newly-reshuffled ONIC Philippines proved that they are now a force to be reckoned with after defeating ONIC Indonesia in what fans were calling the “ONIC civil war” marking another great series on the first day of the MPL Invitational....

June 20, 2025 · 3 min · 560 words · Michael Glenn

Riot settles whether the 9-3 curse is real once and for all

What’s really going on? The9-3 cursehas officially become the stuff of Valorant lore. The superstitious believe that finishing the first half with a 9-3 scoreline portends a comeback for the enemy team — citing plenty of examples in pro play to back it up. In one of the most infamous performances, 100 Thieves turned the tide against Gambit Esports in Masters Berlin,coming back from a 9-3 deficitto win on Icebox....

June 20, 2025 · 3 min · 624 words · Michael Clark

See you in London! G2 Esports is the first team to qualify for MSI 2023

See you in London! G2 Esports is the first team to qualify for MSI 2023 Winther champions. Updated on March 8, 2:37 p.m. (GMT+8):We would like to issue a correction regarding game three of the Winter Finals, where we initially wrote that G2 went all-in on Elyoya’s Wukong. A closer look at the clip showed G2 killed Hylissang’s Yuumi and Chasy’s Jayce first. We regret the error. G2 Esports dominated theLeague of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC)Winter 2023 playoffs with a 3-0 sweep over MAD Lions in the final....

June 20, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Margaret Morrison

Seven video game characters that are proud to represent the LGBT community

Seven video game characters that are proud to represent the LGBT community It’s great to see game developers embracing the LGBT community. June is LGBT Pride Month! Spam your rainbow and unicorn emojis as we celebrate this event by taking a look at some of our favorite LGBT characters from the gaming world. Warning: spoilers ahead! Tracer (Overwatch) The face of Blizzard’s first-person shooter, Tracer’s sexuality was confirmed in December 2016, in theOverwatchcomic “Reflections“, which showed Tracer celebrating Christmas with her girlfriend, Emily....

June 20, 2025 · 4 min · 673 words · Christine Harrison

ShowMaker and Canyon dismantle DragonX

ShowMaker and Canyon dismantle DragonX This is why drafting is so important. In Week 7 of the League of Legends Champions Korea, DAMWON Gaming took down rivals and league leaders DragonX in impressive fashion thanks to a stellar draft and incredible play from Heo “ShowMaker” Su and Kim “Canyon” Geon-bu. In game one, DragonX opted for an exotic duo for the botlane as an answer to Jang “Ghost” Yong-jun’s Aphelios, with Ryu “Keria” Min-seok playing Senna and Kim “Deft” Hyuk-kyu playing Heimerdinger....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Dr. Emily Moore DDS

Sinatraa thinks this is the problem with 100 Thieves’ new Valorant roster

Sinatraa thinks this is the problem with 100 Thieves’ new Valorant roster No, the answer isn’t to add Sinatraa. Former Sentinels pro playerJay “Sinatraa” Wonthinks something is missing from 100 Thieves’ Valorant roster. “The roster’s just not world-class, if you understand me,” said Sinatraa, while watching their match against Luminosity Gaming. Even after the addition of young gunsSean “bang” Bezerraand Noah “jcStani” Smith, 100 Thieves arestill looking for their first winin theVCT NA Stage 1 Challengers Main Eventwith just two games left to play....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Michael Edwards

Sirigaya defends his title at the Toyota GR GT Cup Asia 2022

Sirigaya defends his title at the Toyota GR GT Cup Asia 2022 Sirigaya’s next challenge will be the GR GT Cup Global Final 2022. Nathayos Sirigaya has successfully defended his Toyota GR GT Cup Asia title with a tightly-contested victory to make it two in a row for the Thai racer. Despite just one win from four races, consistency proved to be the key to victory for Sirigaya, with strong finishes across the board giving him the points he needed to repeat as champion....

June 20, 2025 · 7 min · 1465 words · Christine Marsh

Skadoodle carries T1 into the NA First Strike main event

Skadoodle carries T1 into the NA First Strike main event T1 defeated Dignitas, Immortals, and Cloud9. Former CS:GO ELEAGUE Boston Major 2018 winner and current T1 star player, Tyler “Skadoodle” Latham has put together some peak Valorant performances in the second leg of Riot Games’ North American First Strike qualifiers. Falling short of qualifying for the First Strike main event at the Nerd Street Gamers tournament because of a loss to Sentinels in the playoffs, T1 sought to rework their team strategies....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Julie Caldwell

Supream^ goes 22/1/6 on Templar Assassin to lead NiP’s new roster past OG.Seed

Supream^ goes 22/1/6 on Templar Assassin to lead NiP’s new roster past OG.Seed NiP are off to a good start with their new roster. Ninjas in Pyjamas (NiP) defeated OG.Seed, 2-1, in their opening match of the WePlay! Pushka League group stage, capping off the debut of its new roster with a convincing win. NiP’s new midlaner, Ondřej “Supream^” Štarha, went ham on Templar Assassin in game three, posting an absurd 22/1/6 KDA to clinch the series victory for his team....

June 20, 2025 · 3 min · 470 words · Robin Jensen

Team Secret is the first team to qualify for the ONE Esports Singapore Major

Team Secret is the first team to qualify for the ONE Esports Singapore Major Team Secret is currently 5-0 in the upper division. European Dota 2 powerhouse squad Team Secret has officially won enough matches to qualify for the ONE Esports Singapore Major. Team Secret’s performance in the upper division of the DreamLeague Season 14 DPC EU regional league has been nothing short of spectacular, as they’re currently undefeated with five straight match wins....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Peter Griffin

Team Secret win their 8th-straight title at OGA Dota PIT EU/CIS Season 3

Team Secret win their 8th-straight title at OGA Dota PIT EU/CIS Season 3 Secret continue to look untouchable. Team Secret utterly dominated Virtus.pro Prodigy (VP.P), 3-0, in the grand final of the OGA Dota PIT online EU/CIS league Season 3 to win the grand prize of US$70,873 and their eighth-straight championship in just four months. Secret dropped just one game, the first one of their quarterfinals match against VP.P, throughout their run in the event to further cement their place as the best team in Dota right now, and possibly one of the greatest of all time....

June 20, 2025 · 4 min · 800 words · David Love

The 5 best highlights from the second BTS x T1 collaboration

The 5 best highlights from the second BTS x T1 collaboration BTS Suga on playing with T1: ‘It feels like I’m with my friends’ Korean pop sensation BTS and three-time League of Legends Worlds champions T1 have done it again with another collaboration in the latest episode of variety show “Run BTS.” BTS and T1, who are considerably South Korea’s most influential squads in their respective fields,continuedtheir gaming session in the second part of their collaborative episode....

June 20, 2025 · 5 min · 881 words · Rebecca Lee