Author: BLIX.GG
Portuguese esports organization K1CK dropped its entire CS:GO lineup.The all Bulgarian lineup had joined K1CK in March 2022.Former K1CK’s roster consisted of:Teodor “SPELLAN” Nikolov (IGL)Viktor “v1c7oR” DyankovSlaven “AwaykeN” LyubenovKostadin “rafftu” TurbinovVictorio “SAIKY” Goranov
Another esport organization has decided to leave the Valorant scene.All five of NYXL’s players have announced that the club is disbanding the Valorant team (NYFU project).Two of them, Diondre “YaBoiDre” Bond and Andrew “ShoT_UP” Orlowski have claimed that the reason for disbanding is the recent franchising decisions made by Riot Games. The new circuit makes it more difficult for teams to qualify for international and regional leagues.According to earlier reports by BLIX.GG, Akrew, another North American esport organization,has left the Valorant scene too.NYFU lineup was:Chad “Oderus” Miller (captain)Diondre “YaBoiDre” BondJason “neptune” TranJason “JSUNG” SungAndrew “ShoT_UP” Orlowski
North American esports organization Akrew has disbanded its own Valorant roster and temporarily exited from Valorant’s competitive scene.Akrew entered Valorant last year in August after signing former members of EZ5.In spring, Akrew let go Eric “Kanpeki” Xu and Corbin “C0M” Lee. Currently, Kanpeki is an inactive member of Sentinels, while C0M plays for Evil Geniuses.The last Akrew Valorant lineup was:Andrew “Gucc107” GutnichenkoAustin “Neon” HedgeJake “Paincakes” HassZachary “ZachaREEE” LombardoJovanni “jovahnii” Miramontes
The Champion of Champions Tour organizers have announced the schedule for the first phase of its 18-month tour.The combined total prize pool of the Champion of Champions Tour shall be $3,400,000. A total of $1,800,000 shall be distributed across 44 online cups and $1,100,000 across 11 studio finals, culminating in a $500,000 arena final.The online phase is divided into seven regions: North America, South America, West, South, Central, Eastern, and Northern Europe.The first online tournaments will start on August 3 in South America. West and East Europe will begin in 2023.After each four online series, there will be a studio…
Brazilian-US esports organization paiN Gaming wants to radically refresh its CS:GO roster.According to earlier reports by BLIX.GG, paiN benched Gabriel “NEKIZ” Schenato. But, he was not the only one.Following him, paiN benched Gabriel “nython” Lino as well. Currently, nython has started looking for a new team for himself.According to Dust2 Brazil sources, paiN aimed Felipe “skullz” Medeiros from ODDIK and Romeu “zevy” Rocco from Sharks Esports.paiN and Sharks haven’t commented on negotiations as of yet. ODDIK states, “if a proposal comes up that makes sense for the player and the organization, we will do the player’s will.”If paiN signs the…
Korean esports team T1 and its player Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok have filed a lawsuit against those who made malicious comments targeting the player.”Despite T1’s repeated requests towards those that leave malicious comments, we found that not only were there more of these comments, but also have gotten more malicious. The player, the player’s family, and all those around him continue to suffer on a mental level, so we had no choice to file a criminal lawsuit against those that left such spiteful online comments,” lawyers said in a statement.T1 also notified that it will protect each of its affiliated members…
Indonesian Dota 2 team Army Geniuses and Muhammad “Azur4” Luthfi have parted their ways.The reasons for the player’s departure from the team are unknown and there is no information as to who will replace him in Army Geniuses.Azur4 has been with Army Geniuses since the start of DPC 2021/2022.The current lineup of Army Geniuses is:Daud “db-” BudiawanSyaid “womy” ReskiRavdan “Hustla” NarmandakhRizki “Varizh” Varizh
Valorant developer Riot Games have announced the ‘Inaugural College Valorant Season’. It will consist of three tournaments across four server regions in North America.College Valorant (CVAL) will be open to school-based teams at all accredited colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. Three open regional tournaments will be held during the fall, winter, and spring. seasons. Tournament winners and overall top performers from each region will be invited to the 32-school, cross-region College Valorant Championship, concluding with a LAN finals event.Riot will award scholarship prizes at all thee season tournaments, as well as the Championship.Final rounds are expected live…
Riot games continue tuning League of Legends: seventeen champions are being buffed, nerfed, or adjusted in the 12.14 patch.Six champions will be buffed, six will be nerfed, and another five adjusted in the patch.While more information on changes will be available later on, League PBE reveals that Pantheon’s Comet Spear damage could be increased from 70% to 120%.League Patch 12.14 is scheduled to release on Wednesday, July 27.
Valve released a new Dota 2 update on July 19. The changes include:Adjusted matchmaking to be faster for lower population game modes.Fixed a bug with matchmaking region selection where the UI would incorrectly prevent you from selecting both low ping and higher ping regions together.The Kinetic Gem “Wraith Spin” will now apply correctly when Wraith King’s Arcana is equipped.Added a sound effect when allies share an item with your hero.