Author: Subhashish Nanda
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How Being a Part of Esports Team in College Can Help in Your Studies
Over the last few years, esports has been catching up in popularity in colleges. Interestingly, competitive gaming has evolved into a billion-dollar business and is expected to grow even further in the near future. Consequently, esports in schools are expected to be rapidly expanding. Although many educational institutions are still resisting the idea of organized…
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Mads Viggomopsen Mikkelsen crowned Red Bull Solo Q Champion
Red Bull Solo Q, the official 1v1 League of Legends tournament, came to an exciting end this weekend as Mads “Viggomopsen” Mikkelsen was crowned the Red Bull Solo Q Champion, besting Arnas “arnax” Stepanauskas in a confident 4-2 victory. Set in one of the most visited tourist attractions in Germany, BMW Welt, and with Eefje…
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Why is GameStop in the News
The weird world of world wide web. That’s why GameStop is in the news today. GameStop is a Texas-based video game retailer, which had a roller coaster first few weeks of the new year. It is in the news because the retail market worldwide has been massively hit by the global medical pandemic COVID-19. And…
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USA Basketball Set to Hold Trials for USA National Gaming Team
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO: Thirty of the top basketball 2K gamers have accepted invitations to the first trials for a USA Basketball E-National Team, set to be held virtually Nov. 8, 2020. The trials will be used to select a national team that will represent the United States at the FIBA Esports Open II in the…
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Indian American DotA 2 pro Saahil ‘Universe’ Arora announces retirement
In an unprecedented out of the blue move, Saahil ‘Universe’ Arora, NiP’s star DotA 2 pro has decided to retire from competitive gaming. The 30-year-old Indian-American announced on Twitter a couple of minutes ago. In a statement, Arora said: I have decided to retire as a player from competitive dota 2. Whenever I do anything…
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T1 Signs Super Smash Bros. Player ‘MkLeo’
T1 Entertainment & Sports announced today that the T1 family has gained a new member, signing Super Smash Bros. player Leonardo ‘MkLeo’ Lopez Perez. Known to be one of the greatest players of all-time, ‘MkLeo’ will join T1’s Super Smash Bros. roster alongside Jason ‘Anti’ Bates. “I’m beyond excited for ‘MkLeo’ to join T1 as…
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X-Bet.co becomes the main sponsor of Team Singularity
Live esports-dedicated betting platform X-Bet.co has partnered with the acclaimed Danish esports organization Team Singularity also known as SNG Esports. As part of the arrangement, the partners will offer a 12-month sponsorship contract for SNG Teams, or a competitive player, or streamer to play under the X-Bet.co tag, with the X-Bet.co logo also featured on…
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Organizers clarify DreamHack not a part of their event, contrary to their website
TalkEsport, along with several other media outlets, had earlier run a story surrounding the probability of Dreamhack returning to India in 2019 to be a part of Indiajoy’s Digital event series Indiajoy 2019 in Hyderabad in November. The supposed story was run based on information available on their website itself (which now appears to be…
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Valve is being sued for ‘encouraging illegal gambling’ in Washington
The Native American Quinault Nation in the province of Washington has documented a claim against Valve, expressing that it “doesn’t have a permit to work, encourage or generally participate in any type of betting.” While the Quinault Nation works its own gambling club in Washington which is liable to substantial guidelines from state and neighborhood…
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Owners of TSM & Team Liquid bet $100K on LCS Finals
The two high-profile owners in League of Legends are at it again. TSM owner, Any “Reginald” Dinh, and Team Liquid owner, Steve Arhancet, have taken a friendly jibe into a $100K bet battle. Reportedly both the owners were attacking each other on Twitter with witty comments. Following which they met face-to-face on tonight’s Hotline League…