The first of two tiebreakers first up was TL vs GEN, where the winner would be guaranteed a spot in the Worlds 2021 Knockout Stage, and the loser would head home. Tiebreaker: Team Liquid vs Gen.G This crucial game didn't start off like TL would've liked. First...
This was a must-win game for TL, as TL were faced with a do-or-die scenario. Win, or head home. For GEN, a win would secure their spot in first place while TL needed to shake off the loss to MAD. Team Liquid vs Gen.G After seven minutes...
European esports organisation QLASH has announced Italian MMA fighter Marvin Vettori as its latest investor. According to the release, Vettori joins the organisation on account of his ‘great relationship with the club and its administration’. Financial figures of the investment have not been revealed. Image credit: QLASH RELATED:...
Potentially the final game of the day for MAD. Defeat here would send them home, sending Team Liquid and Gen.G into a simple two-way tiebreaker. A win, however, and the entire group goes into a four-way tiebreaker. LNG Esports vs MAD Lions It was the First Blood...
A crucial game for NA and EU, with the added pressure of MAD Lions being eliminated upon defeat. For Liquid, victory would put them right into the mix for progression out of the group. If MAD did win, however, the unexpected four-way tiebreaker was still...
UK-based esports organisation Guild Esports has appointed Edgar Chekera, formerly of City Football Group, as its first Performance Manager. In his new role, Chekera will work with Guild’s players across a number of fields. This includes one-on-one sports psychology work and team sessions. Image credit: Guild Esports RELATED:...
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A big game for LNG, as a loss could see them staring down the barrel of group exit. Meanwhile, GEN still needed one more win to confirm group victory. Gen.G vs LNG Esports First Blood went the way of LNG after a sketchy dive in the top...
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A massive first game for MAD, with victory putting their fate at Worlds back into their hands. Defeat, however, would mean they’d need to win their remaining two games or face not a single EU side making it out of Groups. Gen.G vs MAD Lions First Blood...