T1 is partnering with Nike for performance-enhancing training programmes The sportswear giant will also be providing the team with footwear and uniforms. Legendary South Korean esports organization, T1, has announced a partnership with Nike, which will see the sportswear giant outfit all T1 teams and players with Nike footwear and uniforms. [@T1X@NikePartnership Announcement]We are proud to announce that Nike will be our global partner to empower our players and improve performance....

Team Heretics stun G2 in the EU First Strike Semifinals The ‘titanslayers’ stunned G2. Team Heretics, in their first major tournament, have defeated the “kings of the EU” G2 in the semifinals of EU First Strike. The team has been nicknamed the “titanslayers” by casters, after previously taking down Team Liquid in the quarterfinals. G2 was off to a good start on Ascent and managed to get an early 6-0 lead....

Team Liquid announces the TFT Liquid Galaxy Qualifier The event will grant two seats at the Teamfight Tactics: North America and Oceania Final. Team Liquid has announced the Liquid Galaxy Qualifier, a Teamfight Tactics tournament that will act as the first qualifier for North America for the TFT global circuit. The LGQ begins on May 16, and lasts for eight weeks. The tournament will be filling up its brackets through open sign-ups with each weekly event hosting 256 players....

Team Liquid to battle it out at the ONE Esports Dota 2 Singapore World Pro Invitational Get hyped! Joining the ten teams already announced at the ONE Esports Dota 2 Singapore World Pro Invitational this December 20-22 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium will be Team Liquid, a new squadcomprised of former Alliance members. They join an already stacked lineup featuring the best teams in the world, includingTeam Secret, PSG.LGD,Evil Geniuses,Virtus.pro,Vici Gaming, Natus Vincere,TNC,Team Aster, Gambit, and what promises to be an exciting matchup against the newAlliance squad....

Team Secret announces Wild Rift team based in the Philippines Can you guess who their first player is? AfterteasingFilipino fans since September, global esports organization Team Secret has finally confirmed that they are forming an esports team for Riot Games’ newest mobile MOBA, League of Legends: Wild Rift. Team Secret’s Wild Rift division will be based in the Philippines, similar to how their other esports teams work like their PUBG Mobile teams from Thailand and Malaysia, their Dota 2 and Rainbow Six Siege squads from European regions, and their League of Legends team from Vietnam....

The Philippines’ first franchise-based esports league kicks off inaugural season on March 24 The new league will help nurture aspiring esport athletes. The Nationals — the first-ever franchise-based esports league in the Philippines — is set to kick off its inaugural season on March 24, featuring five teams competing in three different esports titles. The Nationals will feature three of the biggest games in the Philippines for its first season: Dota 2 on PC, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang on Mobile, and Tekken 7 on PS4....

TI10’s prize pool hits US$30 million At the rate that it’s growing, can TI10’s prize pool hit US$40 million? The prize pool of The International 2020 (TI10) has now passed the US$30 million mark, which means it now has the second-highest prize pool for a single tournament in all of esports. It took just 62 days and approximately eight hours since the release of the TI10 Battle Pass for the prize pool to grow to this point, according to theDota 2 prize pool tracker....

TI11 Group Stage team lineups finally announced by Valve The battle lines have been drawn! Valve has finally released the TI11 Group Stage team lineups, separating the20 qualified Dota 2 teamsinto two groups of ten. The International 2022is set to kick off on October 15 and will run until October 18. The teams from Groups A and B will compete in a full round-robin bracket, with each squad playing two games against the opponents in their group....

TI9 Day 3 Group Stage results: OG close the series with a 2-0 against Fnatic with yet another carry Io OG Ana is back at it again with the Io. European team OG was on a roll today as they beat Southeast Asian team Fnatic in their last series at theThe International 2019 Group StageDay 3. OG Anathan “ana” Pham’s Slark, in particular, dealt out so much damage with Fnatic members just unable to take him down....

TI9 Day 3 Group Stage results: PSG.LGD obliterates Mineski 2-0 This is PSG.LGD’s 10th win of the group stage for TI9. PSG.LGD started Day 3 of the TI9 group stage by completely outclassing Mineski in two convincing games. PSG.LGD drafted a Sven, Tidehunter, and Lina during game one against Mineski. Because of this, PSG.LGD had a significant team fight advantage and had 13 hero kills compared to Mineski’s 3 kills, 19 minutes into the game....

TI9 Day 4 Group Stage roundup: PSG.LGD, Secret, Newbee, TNC, OG, VG, EG and VP head to the Upper Bracket Chaos Esports Club and Ninjas in Pyjamas are eliminated from TI9. Your Main Event brackets are set! Here are the best highlights from the fourth and final day of the Group Stage. After four grueling days of non-stop Dota, the eight teams for the Upper Bracket at The International 2019 have been decided....

TSM announces all-female Valorant squad to compete at VCT Game Changers “We wanted the best players and we found them.” TSM has announced a second Valorant roster alongside their current team – an all-female squad set to compete at the VCT Game Changers series. An effort to encourage more diversity and female presence in the Valorant scene, TSM’s roster consists of some of the most skilled players in the community:...

TSM signs chess Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura Does he have to open with pawn to e4 now? Esports and chess? Team SoloMid made it happen by signing chess prodigy and five-time United States chess champion, Hikaru Nakamura. TSM made the surprise announcement today on their socials that the Chess Olympiad gold medal winner and the youngest American to earn the title of Grandmaster (at 15 years old and 79 days),Hikaru Nakamurahas joined the esports organization....