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T1 has added two-time Masters champion Tyson 'TenZ' Ngo to its Valorant roster for VCT Pacific in 2027. The move ends his retirement and builds on T1's signing of crashies, who has just left London-based Fnatic.
Aurora Gaming came from a map down to beat F9 EICAR 2-1 and win the first VCT EMEA Kickoff Europe open qualifier. The win came days after they were put back into the bracket when the UK team BONK was disqualified for cheating.
Aurora Gaming beat Pixel Lumina 2-0 to reach the Europe Qualifier 1 final, days after the UK side that had knocked them out was disqualified for cheating. The final decides seeding for the Europe Qualifier Playoffs, the next step towards VCT EMEA Kickoff 2027 in Berlin.
Last weekend’s VCT Americas matches sparked heated discussions within the global VALORANT esports community. With LOUD’s successful dark horse run in the Stage 2 Lower Playoffs Bracket all the way to a second-place finish, Masters London winner Leviatán was pushed out of VALORANT Champions…
VALORANT Champions Shanghai arrives at the end of a 2026 season that has refused to settle on a single dominant team, region, or even a definitive player. That unpredictability has been reflected at almost every major event. Nongshim RedForce clinched the Masters Santiago title; LEVIATÁN took the…
The 2026 VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) season has already produced two very different international results. The earlier Masters Santiago saw two Pacific teams meet in the grand final, while Masters London saw an unlikely Americas team win from the lower bracket. Ahead of VALORANT Champions 2026…
Ever since the conclusion of Masters London at the end of June, seemingly no topic has been more prominent in the VALORANT esports scene than the unexpected kicking of Head Coach Hector “FrosT” Rosario from Global Esports. What started as a leak on June 24th sparked a wave of rumors, speculation…
VALORANT Masters London concluded on June 21st with a five-map thriller between Pacific’s Paper Rex and VCT Americas’ Leviatán. But it wasn’t the event favorite, comprised of a loyal core of VCT legends, that lifted the Masters London trophy in the end. It was Leviatán who came out on top with a…
VALORANT Masters London’s second Playoffs day kicked off last week with a three-map thriller between VCT EMEA darkhorse FUT Esports and VCT China legend Champions EDward Gaming (EDG). Tension was brewing throughout the series, with FUT Esports delivering banter on stage and receiving boos from the…
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is the latest guy to claim his city will “lead the world in esports.” It sounds exciting at first, sure, but it made me laugh almost immediately. How many friggin “esports capitals” do we need? It’s a phrase that basically means nothing at this point. During a…
Masters London officially kicked off last Saturday, but there’s been plenty of VALORANT esports shake-ups even beyond VCT’s second global event of the year. From concerning Game Changers backlash to the highlights (and lowlights) of Masters London, here’s everything you need to know about last…
Despite a lack of VCT action, the VALORANT esports scene saw massive shake-ups and heated discussions last week. From Fnatic’s coaching changes to the most-anticipated teams at Masters London, here’s a rundown of everything you might have missed! Fnatic Signs Former Karmine Corp Coach Engh Fnatic…
The recent days have been packed with controversial and intriguing developments in the League of Legends (LoL) esports scene. Here’s a rundown of some of the major topics worth further discussion, including the co-streaming debate, concerns about Tier 2, and the return of one of LoL’s biggest…
The VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) is in the midst of its four regional Stage 1 events across EMEA, Americas, Pacific, and China. Each competition offers a qualification to Masters London in June. As the second international tournament of the year, Masters London is meant to unite the best VCT teams…
VCT EMEA Stage 1 has just kicked off this week. The tournament sees twelve teams compete in the region’s semi-franchised tier-one VALORANT circuit for three slots at the next VCT global event, Masters London in June. However, EMEA’s latest international showing didn’t inspire confidence in the…
ESL One Birmingham 2026 has just ended, with Tundra Esports extending their reign by lifting the trophy. But the real story of the tournament was the massive 7.41 Dota 2 patch being dropped in the middle of the million-dollar event. The unexpected timing has sparked the question of whether…
British esports organisation Method has announced a partnership with hardware supplier SCAN Computers. The deal will see SCAN collaborate with Method throughout World of Warcraft’s Midnight Season 1. Specifically, it will focus on Race to World First, a competitive event centred on defeating new…
UK-based gaming and esports event Insomnia Gaming Festival has announced the cancellation of its Insomnia 74 (i74) event. The event was scheduled to take place from April 30th to May 3rd at the Staffordshire County Showground, with a variety of esports tournaments announced alongside gaming…
Tundra Esports has won Dota 2’s DreamLeague Season 28 after defeating Aurora Gaming 3-1 in the Grand Finals. With that, the London-based organisation has secured the lion’s share of the tournament’s $1m (~£747,000) prize pool. Tundra Esports was one of 16 teams competing in DreamLeague Season 28…
Team Liquid has announced a partnership with English football club Sunderland AFC ahead of the club’s debut in the ePremier League. Two of the global esports organisation’s players will represent the club in the eighth edition of the competition, beginning on February 28th. As part of the deal…
