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Image credit: Christina Oh, Riot Games via Flickr Hanwha Life Esports ended the Round Robin Stage of First Stand with a tiebreaker win against Team Liquid, progressing through to the Knockout Stage. Han ‘Peanut‘ Wang-ho told Esports Insider that Hanwha Life Esports, comprised of former rivals turned teammates, are determined…

Image credit: Christina Oh, Riot Games via Flickr Team Liquid is the first to be eliminated from First Stand 2025, calling to question whether North America (NA) is falling behind in the League of Legends esports scene. Despite community sentiments, Sean ‘Yeon’ Sung is adamant that their performance doesn’t reflect…

Image Credit: Riot Games. First Stand‘s Group Stage is wrapping up, revealing inconsistent viewership for the inaugural international tournament so far. Day 4 saw new peak viewership, with 832,160 fans watching Hanwha Life Esports compete against Karmine Corp, according to data from Esports Charts. However, the overall viewership at First…

Image Credit: 100 Thieves via X After several teasers, 100 Thieves finally revealed its Marvel Rivals roster, which is comprised of the former Team Mutants players. The team has been invited to the esports organisation’s Los Angeles facility to bootcamp and prepare for the Marvel Rivals Invitational North America. 100…

Image credit: Liquipedia Former Counter-Strike player Danylo ‘Zeus‘ Teslenko recently shared his experiences with match-fixing during his time as a professional player. The Ukrainian, known for his time representing NAVI and Gambit Esports, reveals he was offered significant amounts of cash to throw matches. In an X post from CS2…

If you asked the average Brit about eSports ten years ago, you’d probably get a blank stare or a sarcastic, “You mean people watching nerds play video games?” Fast forward to today, and things are starting to look very different. From British-based eSports orgs making waves internationally to the ePremier…

Image Credit: Shroud, Mountaintop Spectre Divide and its developers, Mountaintop Studios, announced it will be shutting down despite raising $30 million in funding last year. Following dwindling numbers and lack of ‘funding to support the game,’ the community is left wondering what caused the downfall of Michael ‘Shroud‘ Grzesiek’s ‘Counter-Strike…

Image credit: ENCE ENCE has announced it has exited Rainbow Six Siege esports. The Finnish esports organisation said the decision was made ‘due to financial infeasibility’ of fielding a roster in Ubisoft’s tactical shooter title. As a result of the decision, the Malta Cyber Series will be the last event…

Image Credit: Blink Respawn, ZeRo Former Super Smash Brothers Ultimate (SSBU) pro, Gonzalo ‘ZeRo‘ Raúl Barrios Castro, returns to Twitch after a five-year-long perma-ban. The ZeRo unban marks a significant moment for the SSBU community. ZeRo’s unbanning has sparked divisive responses online, with some applauding his significant body transformation and…