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Prep For Blizzcon By Pre-Downloading The Overwatch World Cup Viewer

Blizzcon is less than a day away and the finals of the Overwatch World Cup will be a part of it. Players can prepare to watch the cup in advance thanks to the announcement that the Overwatch World…

November 1, 2018 | 05:30 EDT

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Overwatch League Season 2 Commences February 14

The second season of the Overwatch League will be commencing on February 14, 2019, according to a news post on the league's official website. The Overwatch League is an e-sports organization run by…

October 11, 2018 | 10:11 EDT

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Here Are Your Final 8 Teams For The 2018 Overwatch World Cup

The last games of the 2018 Overwatch World Cup qualifying matches have wrapped up and the Round of 8 teams have been decided according to a news post on the Overwatch League's website. The Overwatch…

September 24, 2018 | 05:15 EDT

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Overwatch League Adding Eight New Teams For Season 2

The Overwatch League will be expanding the number of teams from twelve to twenty for Season 2 according to a news post on the league's official website. Blizzard Entertainment first debuted the…

September 10, 2018 | 09:24 EDT

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Overwatch League Grand Finals Airing Tonight, Two New Teams Possibly Leaked

The conclusion to the first season of the Overwatch League will be happening tonight & tomorrow as the grand finals take place at the Barclays Center in New York City. Moreover, ESPN reports that…

July 27, 2018 | 02:30 EDT

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Blizzard Announces 2018 Overwatch World Cup, Top 8 This November

Blizzard Entertainment has announced the 2018 Overwatch World Cup in a news post on the Overwatch League's website. The Overwatch World Cup is a once-yearly opportunity for the best players from…

March 28, 2018 | 01:45 EDT

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Overwatch League Stage 2 Finals Saw New York Excelsior & Philadelphia Fusion Fight For $100,000

The Stage 2 Finals of the Overwatch League concluded yesterday with the winners taking home a $100,000 prize according to a news post on the league's official website. The New York Excelsior and…

March 26, 2018 | 10:00 EDT

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Overwatch League's Dallas Fuel & xQc Part Ways

Félix "xQc" Lengyel and the Dallas Fuel have parted ways according to a press release from the Texas-based Overwatch League team. The Dallas Fuel has announced that they have come to a mutual…

March 12, 2018 | 12:21 EDT

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Overwatch League Takes Disciplinary Action Against 3 Players & 1 Head Coach

The Overwatch League has taken disciplinary action against three of its players and one head coach for violating elements of the league's Code of Conduct according to a news post on the league's…

March 10, 2018 | 11:56 EST

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Overwatch League Twitch Rewards Are Here, Includes In-Game Skins & Twitch Emotes

Overwatch League viewers can receive free League Tokens just by watching live matches on Twitch and some new skins can be unlocked by Cheering during matches according to a post on the Twitch blog.…

February 21, 2018 | 05:11 EST

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Everything You Need To Know About Stage 2 Of The Overwatch League

Stage 2 of the Overwatch League kicks off tonight and a number of changes are coming for the next five weeks of play. The first stage of the Overwatch League concluded last week with one of the…

February 21, 2018 | 02:00 EST

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Overwatch League Stage 1 Winners Take Home $100,000

The Overwatch League has just completed Stage 1 of their inaugural season. The London Spitfire took on the New York Excelsior and won a 3-2 victory in a stunning reverse sweep. The first season of…

February 12, 2018 | 12:46 EST

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Valve Pulls Support From Philippines Major Dota 2 Event

Valve has rescinded the Major status of the upcoming Galaxy Battles II: Emerging Worlds Dota 2 event which is set to take place in the Philippines on January 15 according to a blog post on the game’s…

January 6, 2018 | 11:45 EST

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Overwatch League Preseason Starts Tonight

The Overwatch League preseason is kicking off tonight with three games according to a news post on the league's website. Blizzard Entertainment is finally debuting its first go at a professional…

December 6, 2017 | 09:30 EST

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Overwatch League Skins & Real-Life Merch On Its Way

Blizzard Entertainment has put out a pair of announcements regarding its professional league for Overwatch esports - Overwatch League skins will be available for purchase in early 2018 and real-life…

December 5, 2017 | 05:54 EST

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Red Bull Battle Grounds 2017 Results

Red Bull Battle Grounds 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts was the setting for this past weekend's Capcom Pro Tour North American Regional Finals. The seven highest-placing players on the CPT NA…

November 22, 2017 | 08:30 EST

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Tekken World Tour Finals 2017 Results

The Tekken World Tour Finals in California concluded this past weekend, putting an end to several months of grueling practice and tournament bouts that hundreds of prospective champions put…

November 16, 2017 | 09:30 EST

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Capcom Pro Tour Latin America Finals 2017 Results

The Capcom Pro Tour is very, very close to wrapping up. The Latin American Regional Finals were held in Sao Paulo, Brazil this past weekend, and it was the second to last event before Capcom Cup,…

November 8, 2017 | 08:42 EST

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Paris Games Week 2017 Results

Paris Games Week 2017 hosted the European finals for the Tekken World Tour, and not only was it the last event for the region, it was the last event before the World Finals, period. This means that…

November 8, 2017 | 08:15 EST

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The Overwatch World Cup 2017 Match Schedules Announced

The Overwatch World Cup is taking place today at Blizzcon 2017 as shown by the schedule released on the event's official website. Much like other professional sports, the Overwatch World Cup features…

November 3, 2017 | 10:39 EDT

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Los Angeles Gladiators Prepare For Battle In The Overwatch League

The twelfth and final Overwatch League team (and the second team to represent LA) has been revealed as the Los Angeles Gladiators according to a news post on the league's official website. The…

November 3, 2017 | 10:25 EDT

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Overwatch League Unveils The Philadelphia Fusion

Fire up the grill and cook up a cheesesteak: the Philadelphia Fusion is the next team named for the Overwatch League according to a post on the league's official website. The Philadelphia Fusion take…

November 2, 2017 | 12:00 EDT

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Houston Outlaws Hop Into The Overwatch League

The second Overwatch League team from Texas has been revealed as the Houston Outlaws as reported by the league's official website. The Outlaws' logo combines three important cultural elements from…

November 1, 2017 | 11:30 EDT

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Overwatch League Reveals The New York Excelsior

The New York Excelsior will be representing the Empire State in the Overwatch League, a professional competitive gaming league for Blizzard's first-person shooter Overwatch. The announcement was made…

November 1, 2017 | 11:10 EDT

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Canada Cup 2017 Results

Canada Cup, the largest fighting game event in the last quarter of the year, has arrived. It's the last open-registration premiere of the Capcom Pro Tour, leaving only two regional finals left, but…

October 31, 2017 | 01:59 EDT

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Olympic Committee Discusses Potential Inclusion of Esports

According to an article on Olympic.org, representatives of the Olympic Committee met in Laussane, Switzerland for the 6th Olympic Summit, where a plethora of topics were discussed regarding the…

October 30, 2017 | 07:53 EDT

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Evo Returns To Las Vegas for Evo 2018 in August

An official announcement trailer for Evo 2018 has revealed the date and location of the upcoming 2018 edition of Evolution Championship Series. For the second year in a row, the entire event will…

October 26, 2017 | 12:20 EDT

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SNK Supports Retro Fighters With Updated Esports Program

Until recently, SNK's e-Sports Support Program only applied to events and tournaments that included The King of Fighters XIV in their lineup. However, they've modified it to include support for any…

October 24, 2017 | 09:31 EDT

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LA's First Overwatch League Team Is The Los Angeles Valiant

The fourth Overwatch League team has been revealed as The Los Angeles Valiant according to a news post on the league's official website. The city of Los Angeles, California has the distinction of…

October 24, 2017 | 08:31 EDT

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DreamHack Denver 2017 Results

DreamHack Denver in Colorado is the home of this year's Americas regional final for the Tekken World Tour, with a whopping $15,000 pot bonus contributed to the overall prize by Bandai Namco. The big…

October 24, 2017 | 04:30 EDT

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Toushinsai 2017 Results

Touhsinsai 2017 is not only the biggest anime fighting game event in Japan, it's also host to the Arc Revolution Cup, the conclusion to the international circuit dedicated to games by Arc System…

October 24, 2017 | 04:00 EDT

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South East Asia Major 2017 Results

South East Asia Major 2017 in Singapore has concluded, and a lot was on the line for multiple games. As the location for the Asia regional final of the Capcom Pro Tour, SEAM is a make-it-or-break-it…

October 17, 2017 | 03:19 EDT

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Taiwan Fighter Major 2017 Results

Taiwan Fighter Major 2017 is not only a part of the Capcom Pro Tour as the final premiere event taking place in Asia, it's also a part of the Tekken World Tour as the final Master event for the…

October 11, 2017 | 11:43 EDT

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Capcom Pro Tour North America Online 4 (2017) Results

North America Online 4 is not only the final online event for the North American region, it's the final online event for the Capcom Pro Tour, period. The year is winding down, and regional finals are…

October 10, 2017 | 04:15 EDT

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Tekken Extreme Tournament 2017 Results

Tekken Extreme Tournament in Santiago, Chile is a Master event in the Tekken World Tour and the final South American event of the circuit. However, since South and North America all count as one…

October 10, 2017 | 03:15 EDT

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Barcelona Games World 2017 Results

Barcelona Games World in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain is a gaming convention that is housing a Master event in the Tekken World Tour for the European region and is the final Master for the region…

October 10, 2017 | 02:56 EDT

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Treta 2017 Results

Treta 2017 in Curitiba, Brazil is the final Latin America ranking event of the Capcom Pro Tour before regional finals, meaning that it's the last chance for players to score either regional or global…

October 4, 2017 | 08:50 EDT

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The Fall Classic 2017 Results

The Fall Classic is a Masters event for the Tekken World Tour and part of the Dead or Alive Battle Royale. As both circuits are slowly coming to a close, placing high in tournaments becomes more and…

October 4, 2017 | 08:28 EDT

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Milan Games Week 2017 Results

Milan Games Week in Milan, Italy is an important stop on the Capcom Pro Tour due to being the location of the European regional finals. Seven European competitors will qualify via regional points,…

October 4, 2017 | 03:10 EDT

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Dueling Dragons Dojo 2017 Results

It was another busy weekend in the FGC, especially for the Capcom Pro Tour, with events happening in four different continents. Among them is Dueling Dragons Dojo in Chengou, China. As a premier…

October 4, 2017 | 02:57 EDT

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Northwest Majors IX.5 Results

Northwest Majors IX.5 is the last offline North American event for the Capcom Pro Tour, meaning that for unsponsored players who can't travel abroad, or even beyond the west coast, the points…

October 3, 2017 | 05:00 EDT

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SoCal Regionals 2017 Results

SoCal Regionals in Anaheim, California is one of the biggest fighting games events in a state that's already loaded with top talent. As part of the Capcom Pro Tour as a premier event and Tekken World…

September 26, 2017 | 08:22 EDT

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Never Give Up 2017 Results

Never Give Up in Santiago, Chile is a Latin America ranking event in the Capcom Pro Tour; the second to last one, in fact, before regional finals. Not only are global points becoming a hotter…

September 25, 2017 | 07:37 EDT

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FV Cup 2017 Results

FV Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is part of the Capcom Pro Tour's Asia regional events, and as one of the last few Asia tournaments before the regional finals, points for those who can't travel…

September 25, 2017 | 05:37 EDT

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EGX 2017 Results - Street Fighter V In The UK

EGX 2017 in Birmingham is the UK's biggest gaming event, featuring demos, panels, and of course, esports. Though Street Fighter V was the only fighting game present for competition, it classified as…

September 25, 2017 | 11:20 EDT

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Northern Arena Knockout 2017 Results

This weekend has been incredibly busy in the world of fighting games, with events happening all over the world of varying levels prestige. Some of them weren't open tournaments, however. A couple of…

September 25, 2017 | 10:00 EDT

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Shoryuken Invitational at Tokyo Game Show 2017 Results

The Tokyo Game Show Shoryuken Invitational at, well, Tokyo, is an 8-man tournament featuring the highest tier talents you could possibly bring to an event such as this. The winner receives 1 million…

September 25, 2017 | 08:27 EDT

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Capcom Pro Tour 2017: September Leaderboard Analysis

It's been two months since our post-Evo anlaysis, and a decent amount has changed since then. Some players have been knocked out of qualification range, while others have managed to push their way in…

September 22, 2017 | 03:49 EDT