DreamHack Winter coming to a close takes up most of this week’s big news. But it wasn’t the tournament winners that created headlines on the internet and made Swedish TV.
You probably already know I’m referring to the viral Richard Lewis/Loda incident which has seen internet forums go crazy trying to work out what happened. Luckily Richard Lewis gives his view below on exactly what happened.
Fnatic CS:GO, sponsored by Dafabet, did a great job to become champions at DreamHack and we’ve got an awesome video round up of their performance to share. Speaking of Fnatic, they’ve lost another LoL player this week as their team captain YellowStar moves on.
The off season shifting of players continues across the eSports scene and we were sad to see that one of, if not the best, StarCraft players of all time is hanging up his mouse and keyboard. The legendary Flash announced that he his retiring, you’ll be able to find the details below.
Which eSport do you think is number 1? We’ve found a great clip giving a rundown on the top eSports titles, check it out to find out which one reached top spot.
1. You’re No One Until Someone Accuses You Of Assault
“Just a heads up: this column will be as self-indulgent as one of Milo’s. Well, perhaps not that bad… but more so than usual. You see, over the weekend I managed to get myself into a bit of a scuffle, and it became something of a runaway story.
Plastered throughout the gaming press and even making Swedish news, it blew up in a way I never anticipated. I was accused of assaulting someone. How exciting to join the likes of Jeremy Clarkson, Kay Burley, Sam Worthington and Russell Crowe, to name but a few – celebrities who have been either falsely accused of getting grabby or who defended themselves after being provoked but got all the press because of their reputations.”
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2. Fnatic wins FACEIT Finals at Dreamhack Winter
“The Swedish squad managed to come out on top after the scuffle with their first opponent during the group stages Luminosity Gaming only after all three maps had been played, coming back from a 1-0 deficit to take the series and the title of champion.
In the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive FACEIT stage 3 finals, the final two teams were two teams which had squared off at the very beginning of the tournament. In that match, Fnatic defeated Luminosity with 16-0. However, after that, Luminosity began to mount an incredible comeback, beating first EnVyUs, then NiP, and finally TSM to make their way to the rematch. This was, by far, the biggest story of the tournament, especially since the team had recently added two new players in TACO and fnx. It did indeed begin to seem as if they were going to go all the way after the first map.”
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3. Dafabet Presents: Fnatic CS:GO at DHW15
You’ve just read about Fnatic’s Dreamhack Winter conquest, now we would like to show you some of the most vital rounds and best kills.
4. Dreamhack Winter Tournament Winners
Keeping with Dreamhack, here are the winners for some of the other events from Swedish LAN:
StarCraft Legacy of the Void:
Grand first prize winner: Solar – $20,000
Grand second prize winner: PartinG – $10,000
Grand third prize winner: FireCake – $5,000
Grand fourth prize winner: ShoWTimE – $3,000
Dota 2:
Grand first prize winners: OG OG – $55,000
Grand second prize winners: Team Empire – $30,000
Grand third prize winners: 4 Clover & Lepricon – $20,000
Grand fourth prize winners: Alliance – $15,000
Heroes of the Storm:
Grand first prize winners: Fnatic – $12,500
Grand second prize winners: Team Liquid – $7,500
Grand third/fourth prize winners: Team Dignitas / MYinsanity – $2,500
HearthStone:
Grand first prize winner: Player: PurpleDrank; Team: GamersOrigin Money/HWC: $12,500 / 15
Grand second prize winner: Player: Ersee; Team: ManaLight Money/HWC: $7,500 / 10
Third/Fourth prize winners: Player: Hoej; Team: Natus Vincere Money/HWC: $5,000 / 5
Third/Fourth prize winners: Player: Greensheep; Team: Team Dignitas Money/HWC: $5,000 / 5
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5. TSM approached Piccaboo but will sign YellOwStaR for vacant support role
“After a bumpy Intel Extreme Masters San Jose, Team SoloMid has finalized its roster for the 2016 Spring League Championship Series (LCS) season. With support Raymond “kaSing” Tsang returning home to Europe, Team SoloMid has locked down Fnatic star Bora “YellOwStaR” Kim.
The move follows two days of speculation over Tsang’s potential replacement. One of the main names in the conversation was Korean star support Lee “Piccaboo” Jong-beom, who played with KT Rolster and SK Telecom T1 this season, before leaving KT earlier today.”
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6. Top 10 eSports Games
7. eSports: On Par With the NFL and NBA?
“Most traditional sports haven’t always been considered true sports. When American football was invented in 1869, it was considered a game. It wasn’t until 1920 when the NFL was founded that the game of football was officially christened a sport. Basketball followed a similar path, as James Naismith invented the game in 1891, and the NBA was founded 55 years later. It typically takes around 50 years for a game to become a sport.
Today, people who grew up playing Pong now have children playing League of Legends and Call of Duty. History is repeating itself, as video games become electronic sports (or eSports).”
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8. Is it the beginning of the end for fantasy eSports in the US?
“I am here to help you win money this weekend.” A simple phrase that caused a complete stoppage of the broadcast, and based on Christopher “Montecristo” Mykles’ reaction, an unwelcome lecture from the show’s producer.
The bottom line is that you can win, or lose, money on Alphadraft, a lot of it. However, with the current culture in America so divided about how to treat games like fantasy sports, it’s not hard to blame eSports companies from trying to downplay that fact.”
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9. Flash: The End of a Legend
“On Tuesday, Lee “Flash” Young Ho retired. Arguably one of the most-renowned esports player in the history of StarCraft, Flash dominated the hardest game, during its toughest time period, for the longest duration. He is, without a doubt, a legend.
Flash’s career started in what may seem outstanding for those unfamiliar with the Korean esports scene. At the age of 14, Flash placed fourth in the 2007 Daum OnGameNet Starleague, notably defeating Kim “Bisu” Taek Yong and nearly taking down Kim “GGPlay” Joon Yung to advance to the finals. He was the youngest player ever to reach the semifinals.”
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10. Apple show off eSports in their latest iPhone ad
