Author: BLIX.GG

Several North American Valorant professional players have started to create a players association for direct communication with developer and tournament organizer Riot Games, Dot Esports reported citing their own sources.The players association will represent the players in the region and influence the decisions made in the competitive circuit. The association’s funding and decision-making is planned to be independent of Riot.According to Dot Esports, the association included around 30 players, with several well-known figures on the advisory board. These players include Will “dazzle” Loafman, Joshua “steel” Nissan, Anthony “vanity” Malaspina, Yassine “Subroza” Taoufik and Jordan “AYRIN” He.The players association was set…

Southeast Asian multi-gaming organization has fired carry Yuri “Yowe” Pacaña and signed Philip “Asta丶” Torres in his place.”As one chapter ends, another begins. We formally welcome Joshua “Asta” Torres to our TNC Predator Family as our official carry player! He displayed exceptional expertise during his stand-in phase in our previous matches,” TNC Predator reported.TNC Predator placed seventh on the 2021/22 Dota Pro Circuit Tour 3 in Southeast Asia and was relegated from the Division II of the league. The team will participate in the regional qualifiers for The International 2022, which will be in September.TNC Predator’s Dota 2 lineup is:Philip…

Valorant and Leauge of Legends developer Riot Games have announced deleting inactive players’ accounts on servers.The company explained this decision including the security measures they will be adopting.”People who want to steal data, cause issues, play Teemo, you know, the usual. We want players to know that their accounts and personal data are safe so we have been ramping up our security and privacy efforts. This year, after a long time coming, we officially launched 2FA to help improve player security. Next up, we are about to take a new step to delete very inactive accounts!” Riot reported.Riot listed the…

Ismail “refrezh” Ali and Rasmus “Zyphon” Nordfoss have joined German esports organization Sprout, confirming BLIX.GG report.The new players would replace Rasmus “raalz” Steensborg and Timo “Spiidi” Richter, who had left the team earlier.24-year-old refresh came to Sprout from Heroic, where he was benched since June. Danish esportsman will enter the new team at the in-game leader position.Previously, Zyphon’s team was the Copenhagen Flames. Like his new teammate, he was also inactive in the last team during the summer.Actual Sprout’s CS:GO lineup is:Fritz “slaxz-” DietrichVictor “Staehr” StaehrLaurențiu “lauNX” ȚârleaRasmus “Zyphon” NordfossIsmail “refrezh” Ali (IGL)Danny “BERRY” Krüger (coach)

French esports organization Team Vitality officially announced signing Lotan “Spinx” Giladi.The 21-year-old Israeli player will replace Kévin “misutaaa” Rabier in Vitality’s CS:GO roster, who had left the team earlier in August.This shuffle was expected. Insiders had predicted it a month ago.Spinx came to Vitality from ENCE, where he has been playing since January 2021. Insiders noted that it would not be easy to get a contract with the Israeli, since he is an essential player for the Finnish team.For Vitality, the coming of Spinx is real. With his participation, ENCE ranked second at Intel Extreme Masters XVI – Fall: Europe…

Dota 2 developer and esports event organizer Valve has announced the TOP-12 teams that scored the most DPС points and also qualified for The International 2022.According to the Valve count, the tournament passes:PSD.LGDOGTeam SpiritbeastcoastTeam AsterThunder AwakenBOOM EsportsTSMTundra EsportsGaimin GladiatorsEvil GeniusesFnaticValve’s list provoked a scandal in the esport community. It is said that according to the calculation of Liquipedia, which published its own earlier, the Russian team Outsiders got into the TOP-12. Outsiders are ahead of Fnatic, according to Liqipedia’s tally.There was a heated discussion about the methods of counting. Valve remained unmoved. They called the calculation of Liquipedia unofficial and…

CIS Dota 2 team PuckChamp hires two Ukrainian players: Ilya “Lil me alone” Ilyuk and Vladyslav “Crystallize” Krystanek.23-year-old Crystallize returned to the competitive scene after a break. He left NoTechies In March 2021. The team itself disbanded in September 2021.Lil me alone also had a break in his career. In December 2021, the 26-year-old support resigned from HellRaisers.Both new teammates have previously played for NAVI together in 2018.Besides the two, the roster has confirmed Henadzi “Astral” Motuz is rejoining the team.PuckChamp will play in the qualifiers with the updated roster for The International 11 for Eastern Europe.PuckChamp’s Dota 2 lineup…

French professional CS:GO players Nathan “NBK-” Schmitt and Kévin “misutaaa” Rabier have joined Team Falcons.Thus, The Saudi Arabian professional esports organization, which competes in Europe, has collected an all-French CS:GO roster.Rumors about the transition of these two players to the Falcons appeared earlier this month following NBK- ‘s benching in MOUZ and misutaaa’s release from Team Vitality.To make room for the two players, Team Falcons has announced the benching of Nicolas “Keoz” Dgus and Jayson “Kyojin” Nguyen Van.Falcons’ new lineup will debut in the IEM Road to Rio open qualifiers which start on August 15 and also plan to take…

French professional CS:GO player Nathan “NBK-” Schmitt has parted ways with German esports organization MOUZ (formerly known as mousesports).”Although it was just a short stint, your influence on the team was a big advantage, and we’re grateful for the time spent together. We wish you all the best for your next endeavor, long live the kingmaker,” MOUZ noted in a statement.The 28-year-old rifler did not stay long with the team. He joined MOUZ in January this year and was benched in March.There are rumors that NBK- wants to join Falcons with Kévin “misutaaa” Rabier, who has left Team Vitality.MOUZ’s CS:GO…

Russian Dota 2 esport organization has beaten Chinese PSG.LGD at the grand final of PGL Arlington Major 2022 with a score of 3:1.Spirit took revenge on PSG.LGD for the defeat in the grand final of Riyadh Masters 2022. The irreconcilable opponents met at The International 2021 grand final – then Team Spirit won.PGL Arlington Major 2022 was held from August 4 to 14 in Arlington, Texas. Esports Stadium Arlington became the venue for the final stage of the event. The total prize pool of the championship was half a million US dollars and 4570 DPC points.Final places and prizes:1st place…