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The Overwatch League personnel merry go round continues as more team announcements and player movements were made. A few days back, to the *cough* shock of many, the San Francisco Shock announced the departure of their DPS main, Dante "Danteh" Cruz to the Houston Outlaws via trade for GG Esports Academy main tank player Yoo ‘Smurfâ€â...
When you arrive in a new country, what's the first thing you should do to get short bursts of sustenance to survive the day? Yes, you need water and important fluids, but you also need snacks. The cheap stuff you can snack on to stave off the fervent craving for dinner, that's what. So that's what Kenn & I did when we were in Jakarta last ...
The Bangkok Qualifier for the 2018 Overwatch World Cup kicks off today as six more teams vie for two playoff spots at this year's BlizzCon. After two earlier stages which saw host countries South Korea and United States joined by Finland and Canada respectively, the Thailand stage appears to be the hardest one to call yet, with at least five of the...
Two North American giants team USA and 2017 Overwatch World Cup Runners-Up Canada breezed their way to the final eight stage of the 2018 Overwatch World Cup as both teams brushed aside pretenders at the Los Angeles Group Stages last weekend. Coming in as the highest rank North American team since the USA are considered as hosts, the star-studded Ca...
The rumors are true and we will see 20 teams duke it out globally come Season 2 of the Overwatch League. As confirmed by the league's official Twitter account last night, eight teams, with three of those being from mainland China will join Paris, Toronto, Washington, Atlanta and Vancouver will be part of the new extended Overwatch League family. W...
The Seoul Dynasty shocked the Overwatch League scene today when they announced the release of three players, including two-time OGN APEX and Overwatch World Cup winner Jin-hyuk "Miro" Gong getting the axe. Joining Miro are Support main Gi-do "Gido" Mun and DPS Seok-woo "Wekeed" Choi. We at #SeoulDynasty would like to thank Go...
It was a crazy day on the Overwatch League transfer newsfront as a number of players say goodbye to their respective teams. With teams aiming to improve on their first season performances, it didn't come as a surprise how some teams opted to start afresh in a bid do better in Season 2. So it didn't come as a surprise to see the Shanghai Dragons rel...
(Updated 03/09/2018) With the inaugural season of the Overwatch League firmly behind us, the scene moves on to the transfer period where teams are able to sign and release players in preparation for Season 2. With the start date of Season 2 still unconfirmed, here are the details we know so far regarding player movements: August 1st: Teams are allo...
The Asian Games 2018 Esports demonstration tournament is done and over with. Sure, this whole week was a week-long exhibition. The medals don't count towards the official Asian Games tally. Still, it doesn't mean that its significance is lessened, far from it. This bold step into worldwide legitimacy means that we're only a few years to seeing thi...
Chalk up one more Olympic-sanctioned gold medal finish for China: they just won the entire Asian Games 2018 League of Legends exhibition tournament which took place in a span of 3 days at Mahaka Square in Jakarta, Indonesia (which is friggin' huge FYI). China fought hard against South Korea, but in the end, it was a 3-1 victory for the former. For...
The finals of the second Asian Games 2018 tournament, which featured mobile game wunderkind Clash Royale, was a doozy. China and Indonesia were the finalists of the Clash Royale tournament at the Asian Games 2018 Esports Exhibition Tournament at Jakarta, Mahaka Square. In fact, China's Lciop was pretty close in winning another esports gold medal, ...
The Asian Games 2018 marks the first time a slew of Esports tournaments are hosted in an Olympics-sanctioned environment. Granted it's a demonstration match but it's still a significant step towards making esports great again. And we already have our first winner of one of the tournaments: the People's Republic Of China. The country is the first t...
There are tons of Overwatch news this week and since us folks at Kakuchopurei.com are also swamped - being in Jakarta for the Asian Games, we decided to compile everything under one roof for a quickfire, bite-sized (but still informative) Overwatch roundup. New Cinematic! Yes we reported this earlier in the week; Blizzard just released their ...
For the first time ever, esports will be featured as part of an international sports event, at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. Six games; Arena of Valor, Hearthstone, League of Legends, Clash Royale, Starcraft II and PES will be contested from 26 August to 1 September 2018. However, it is important to note that while esports at the Asian Games wil...
The San Francisco Shock earlier today announced that they have parted ways with three players; Hitscan specialist André 'iddqd' Dahlström, Rein main David 'nomy' Ramirez and Lucio specialist, Daniel 'dhaK' MartÃÂnez. Today we say goodbye to three amazing players and friends, @Nomy @daitchaK @iddqd, who made history with us this year ...
With Dota 2 International season being the highlight this week, we're very sure that other new esports teams will want to jump in on this for next year's grand Dota 2 tournament, or even on any other esports-worthy game. But where should you start? What are the legal knowhows you need to know before forming a team so that you don't sign the wrong ...
In a 'why didn't they think of it earlier' sort of transfer, former London Spitfire and Los Angeles Gladiators main tank, Chan-hyung "Fissure" Baek has joined the Seoul Dynasty for an undisclosed fee. The move was confirmed via both Gladiators and Dynasty Twitter accounts thus vindicating Rod 'Slasher' Breslau's tweet in July which suggested tha...
Defending and two-time world champions South Korea met expectations as they dominantly qualified for the playoff stages of the Overwatch World Cup with a 5-0 record during the Incheon Stage last weekend. They will be accompanied by the Finnish team who finished second with a 4-1 record, having barely lose to the Koreans 2-3 in their thrilling, five...
The 2018 Overwatch World Cup kicks off this weekend as six teams converge in Incheon, South Korea to battle it out for the two top spots that will guarantee them a place in the playoff stages at Blizzcon. Hosts and two-time defending champions, South Korea which is made up mostly of the boys from NYXL are favorites to fill in one of the slots, leav...
When the eGG Network (eGG), the video games and esports dedicated channel for Astro, introduced livestreaming for popular global championships, it picked up a massive following. The positive response is so massive, the programming began to introduce analysis segments and post-match round-ups. Usually these shows feature English speaking hosts and g...
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