PGL Wallachia Season 9 playoff results: GamerLegion eliminate 1win Team, LGD reach the top three and Yandex beat Aurora 2-1 on Day 2. The post Three series reshape the PGL Wallachia Season 9 playoffs appeared first on Esports Insider.
Team Liquid MidOne will debut at BLAST Slam 8, but Nisha's absence remains unexplained ahead of the team's September 29 tournament debut. The post Team Liquid turn to MidOne as Nisha absence raises questions appeared first on Esports Insider.
Paritosh's 2-2 Group B record earns India a quarter-final place in Puyo Puyo Champions at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya this weekend. The post A 2-2 record sends Paritosh into Puyo Puyo quarter-finals appeared first on Esports Insider.
G2 Esports beat TYLOO 2-0 in Shanghai at VALORANT Champions 2026, reaching Group C’s winners’ side as TYLOO falls into the lower bracket. The post G2 Esports reach Group C winners’ side in Shanghai appeared first on Esports Insider.
Jason Lake confirms the Complexity shutdown after 23 years, with ownership reverting to GameSquare as the North American esports brand closes. The post Jason Lake brings Complexity’s 23-year esports run to a close appeared first on Esports Insider.
Topson's OG return headlines a rebuilt 2026-27 Dota 2 roster, with the two-time champion set to debut at BLAST SLAM VIII on September 29. The post Topson’s OG Return Leads Rebuilt Dota 2 Lineup appeared first on Esports Insider.
GameSir’s Fortnite mobile controllers launch October 20, pairing Hall Effect sticks, wired play and character-inspired designs across two models. The post Fortnite Mobile Players Get Two New GameSir Controllers appeared first on Esports Insider.
The Serta KPL partnership makes the mattress brand the league’s smart sleep partner, with AI DREAM X1 named as its featured product. The post KPL Brings Sleep Tech Into Esports With Serta Partnership appeared first on Esports Insider.
With the LEC coming to an end with the Grand Finals in Nice, LEC Commissioner Artem Bykov reflected on the 2026 season, discussing on the league’s viewership, its growing reliance on co-streaming and why the LEC Versus won’t return for 2027. The 2026 season has arguably been one of the LEC’s most ambitious: Riot Games … Continued The post LEC Versus Won’t Return for 2027: A chat with the LEC Commissioner appeared first on Esports Insider.
The Team Liquid signing of Wisper sets the BLAST SLAM VIII roster, making the former HEROIC offlaner the organisation's first South American player. The post Wisper takes Team Liquid’s offlane spot for BLAST SLAM VIII appeared first on Esports Insider.
LCP qualification will start in the PCS, VCS or LJL from 2027, as Riot moves teams home and opens each split's route to the regional league. The post LCP qualification to start at home for every team in 2027 appeared first on Esports Insider.
Invictus Gaming Worlds 2026 reach the Swiss Stage as the LPL’s fourth seed after a 3-1 series win over JD Gaming in the Regional Finals. The post Rookie and TheShy return as IG seal LPL’s fourth Worlds berth appeared first on Esports Insider.
LEC Versus will not return in 2027 as the league restores its 10-team winter format, ending its one-season ERL experiment on the top stage. The post LEC returns to 10-team winter format after Versus experiment appeared first on Esports Insider.
Asian Games esports will feature 25 Japanese players across nine titles in 2026, amid questions over the discipline's place in multisport competition. The post Japan’s 25 Esports Players Head to 2026 Asian Games appeared first on Esports Insider.
Luminosity playoffs qualification was sealed by a win over NIP, sending the Canadian organisation through after a decisive 3-2 group-stage run. The post Rainwaker-led Luminosity Survive Three-Way Playoff Race appeared first on Esports Insider.
Team Yandex signs ATF as its new offlaner after Team Falcons' exit, adding a second The International champion ahead of PGL Wallachia Season 9. The post Team Yandex adds TI champion ATF to 2026-2027 roster appeared first on Esports Insider.
StarSeries Fall 2026 sees NRG beat world No. 2 MOUZ 2-1, earning an upper-bracket semi-final and a major VRS ranking boost for the North Americans. The post NRG climb 18 VRS places after MOUZ upset appeared first on Esports Insider.
StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026 brings eight teams to Barcelona from Sep. 17–20, with $500,000 on the line and a compact double-elimination bracket that leaves little room for a slow start. With both Team Spirit and Team Falcons absent, the field is missing the two teams ranked above the leading StarSeries contenders. That leaves MOUZ, Vitality, … Continued The post StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026 predictions: Which teams can win in Barcelona? appeared first on Esports Insider.
The world of esports business never slows down. Whether it’s tournament organizers expanding their presence into new markets or organizations inking deals with new sponsors to support their ambitions, partnerships are happening all over the world. Compared to high-profile tournaments and blockbuster roster moves, business deals often fly under the radar, even though some can … Continued The post ESI business roundup: BLAST’s Mongolian expansion, Riot Games considers prediction market deal
Sportsbook supplier Data.Bet is now offering clients short-term crypto and commodity prediction markets to supplement its esports betting product. The markets will allow users to wager on whether the prices of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum will rise or fall in short time spans. Additionally, users can wager on the price changes of commodities … Continued The post Data.Bet joins surge into short-term crypto markets to supplement esports betting appeared first on Esports Insi
iTero, the AI-powered coaching app from Giant X (formerly XL Esports) recently hit the 1,000,000 download milestone. The milestone comes after an impressive period of growth following the 2024 acquisition by the LEC organization. The story of the company starts a little less glamorously, with Jack Williams, a former Deloitte employee finding himself banned from … Continued The post Jack Williams on iTero, Giant X, and the future of AI coaching in esports appeared first on Esports Insider.
Women’s esports has two clear centers of gravity. VALORANT has spent five years building Game Changers into a global circuit with regional competitions, open qualifiers, and an annual world championship. Meanwhile, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) has taken a different route, leveraging its massive Southeast Asian audience to host some of women’s esports’ biggest events. … Continued The post VALORANT vs. MLBB: Which game dominates women’s esports? appeared first on Esports Insider.
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 qualification. The Argentinian esports organization has now become the first team … Continued The post Should VCT change its qualification rules after Masters London champion Leviatán missed out on Champ
From age 12, Seth Young got into competitive gaming. He said it became serious between the ages of 17 and 22 when he rose through the ranks in CS2 and got paid to play. While he still has a soft spot for esports, it has taken a back seat as he focuses on what he … Continued The post “It pains me to say, I don’t think the esports market is there yet”: ROLR CEO on esports betting in the U.S. and standing out in the betting market appeared first on Esports Insider.
