Call of Duty

CWL Birmingham Final Placements

April 16, 2017 ESportsSource

Boasting a $50,000 prize pool, the CWL Birmingham Open was an important Call of Duty tournament for the EU region ahead of the start of the Global Pro LAN League. 59 teams traveled to Birmingham, UK where the Insomnia60 gaming and entertainment festival where the tournament was held. [more]

LCS - NA

Cloud9 Sweeps Past Phoenix1 into NA LCS Final

April 15, 2017 Andrew Salazar

Looking like true championship contenders, Cloud9 will advance to their sixth NA LCS finals after defeating Phoenix1 on Saturday. With C9 gaining early leads in every game, P1 could simply not find a chink in C9’s armor and was never able to generate any sort of advantage in each of their three losses. [more]

Call of Duty

CWL Birmingham at Insomnia60

April 15, 2017 Kim Key

The event is at Insomnia60, a gaming festival that has long played host to professional Call of Duty tournaments. This year, the 59 teams participating the Open event can earn pro points and a chance at the lion’s share of the $50,000 prize pool. [more]

MOBA

SMITE Gauntlet Tournament Underway

April 14, 2017 Kim Key

Right now, 14 SMITE teams are battling it out in The SMITE Pro Spring Gauntlet for the chance to play in the SMITE Masters LAN at the end of this month. The teams are the bottom six from the Spring Pro League and the top Challenger teams from the NA and EU regions. The winners will qualify for the above mentioned Masters tournament, and also will win $10,000. [more]

League of Legends

Riot Games Fines Tainted Minds For Contract Violations

April 13, 2017 Andrew Salazar

Thursday, Riot Games issued a ruling stating the Tainted Minds (TM) Oceanic Pro League team will face penalties for violation of “certain contractual obligations” regarding their League of Legends roster. The controversial ruling brings to a close one of the most scrutinized cases of contract violation in OPL history. [more]