ESL One Katowice 2018 Recap Image Banner © Helena Kristiansson via ESL 24 days after Vladimir “RodjER” Nikogosyan’s addition to the official line-up, Virtus.pro was able to clinch the number one spot on the Dota Pro Circuit leaderboards. The Russian-based organization was behind Team Secret and Team Liquid at the Dota Pro Circuit rankings before beating Vici Gaming, 3-1, at the grand final … Read more
Globe PPGL 2018 aims to be a truly Filipino event The Globe PPGL 2018 is MET’s latest iteration of the cross-platform national leagues they established in the Philippines (anyone miss the MPGL?) but this new league comes with a fresh take on esports. With bright and colorful branding as opposed to the classic “maangas” black-and-red … Read more
Ez B̶u̶g̶a̶t̶t̶i̶ Mercedes is back! Banner © ESL Dota 2 The most valuable player at the ESL One Katowice 2018, the third Major tournament of the Dota Pro Circuit, will be driving home a brand new Mercedez Benz car. ESL One, in partnership with Mercedez Benz, announced the return of the Mercedez Benz Most Valuable Player. The community will help … Read more
PH’s most explosive player is back in action! TaskUs Titan‘s fresh all-Filipino five-man stack has survived the grueling rounds of the Dota 2 Asia Championship Southeast Asian Open Qualifiers last night, to advance to the Major tournament’s regional qualifiers. Linuel “Teehee” Abanto, Ryan “Bimbo” Qui, Ryo “RyOr” Hasegawa, Carlo “BDz” Manalo, and Kenneth “Flysolo” Coloma were able … Read more
The documentary is an industry-first for PH esports Kuwentong Dota (Dota Stories), a PH esports documentary, is set to debut tomorrow night, February 16, 2018, on the ESPN5 channel at 11:15 PM. Kuwentong Dota Trailer © Sports5 Facebook The show will follow the players of the Globe PPGL 2018, as they fight their way towards … Read more
Other participants are yet to decide Virtus.pro, the number one Russia-based Dota 2 team, has officially announced that they will no longer participate in the Galaxy Battles II: Emerging Worlds, an international Dota 2 tournament set to take place in the Philippines this January, after Valve removed its Major status today. In a press release … Read more
The curse has been broken Banner and thumbnail images © ESL One Newbee was finally able to exact their redemption from the sweeping they suffered last The International as they beat Team Liquid, 3-2, in the grand finals of the ESL One Genting 2018, the eighth Minor tournament of the Dota Pro Circuit. Despite Newbee’s consistent dominance throughout the … Read more
North America finally has a Major Champion © Banner from HLTV.org It all came down to this; FaZe Clan, a team comprised of allstars from all across Europe that had a standing of 10-1 since the start of the tournament, versus Cloud9, an organization that has long been a joke in the CS:GO scene. This … Read more
Nikola “NiKo” Kovač is now one step closer to the finals Nikola NiKo Kovač is undoubtedly one of the most explosive CS:GO pro players out there right now. Considered as the #2 top Player of 2017 (next to SK’s Marcelo coldzera David), he’s been growing ever since. Prior to him joining FaZe Clan, the young Bosnian played with the … Read more
ESL wants to pioneer esports on Facebook; the fans want freedom to choose streams Disclaimer: this is straight news. The contents of this article do not reflect the views of Mineski Corporation. The Electronic Sports League (ESL), the world’s largest and oldest international esports organization, has recently been subjected to criticisms over their decision to … Read more