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2017 In Esports
List of events in 2017 in eSports (also known as professional gaming). Calendar of events Tournaments Awards * Esports Industry Awards 2017 Television series * The King's Avatar (donghua) ''The King's Avatar'' () is a Chinese donghua web series aired in 2017, based on the web novel of the same name written by Hu Die lan. The series depicted the fictional esports scene in China where the story revolves around a multiplayer online ... References {{E-Sports competitions Esports by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESports
Esports, short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games. Esports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, individually or as teams. Although organized competitions have long been a part of video game culture, these were largely between amateurs until the late 2000s, when participation by professional gamers and spectatorship in these events through live streaming saw a large surge in popularity. By the 2010s, esports was a significant factor in the video game industry, with many game developers actively designing and providing funding for tournaments and other events. The most common video game genres associated with esports are multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), first-person shooter (FPS), fighting, card, battle royale and real-time strategy (RTS) games. Popular esports franchises include '' League of Legends'', '' Dota'', '' Counter-Strike'', '' Valorant'', '' Over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flipside Tactics
Flipside Tactics (stylized as FlipSid3 Tactics) was an esports organization based in the United States. Flipside had teams competing in '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'', '' Halo'', '' Crossfire'', fighting games, '' StarCraft II'', ''iRacing'', '' Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege'', '' Rocket League'', and ''Dota 2''. Former professional football player Ricky Lumpkin was a co-owner of the team. ''Counter-Strike'' The team had a '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' based in Ukraine. They have previously hosted three Swedish squads, as well as a South African academy team. Roster Tournament results ''Bold denotes a CS:GO Major'' * 9–12th — DreamHack Winter 2014 * 13–16th — ESL One Katowice 2015 * 1st — CIS Championship Voronezh * 9–12th — ESL One Cologne 2015 * 3rd-4th — Electronic Sports World Cup 2015 * 13–16th — DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015 * 13–16th — MLG Major Championship: Columbus * 5-8th — ESL One Cologne 2016 * 11-14th — EL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killer Instinct World Cup
Killer Instinct World Cup is an annual fighting game tournament held in Texas, specifically focusing on the 2013 ''Killer Instinct'' reboot. The event's first incarnation was in January 2016 which featured ''Killer Instinct'' with a total of 32 qualifiers. The finals uses a double-elimination format and includes various tournaments as qualifiers such as EVO and Combo Breaker. History 2016 season The 2016 Killer Instinct World Cup Finals was announced by Ultra Arcade's Brandon Alexander in December 2014, which initially had a $10,000 prize pool with 16 qualifiers, but was eventually increased to a $30,000 prize pool with 32 qualifiers. Four last chance qualifying spots were held as well. The tournament was won by EVO 2015 Champion Jonathan "Rico Suave" Deleon, who primarily used Shadow Jago in the tournament, however used Omen against Matt Rebelo in Winner's Finals due to the lack of TJ Combo matchup experience and Glacius in Grand Finals as a hard counter to Lenin "MyGod" Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killer Instinct (2013 Video Game)
''Killer Instinct'' is a series of fighting video games originally created by Rare and published by Midway, Nintendo, and Microsoft Studios. The original ''Killer Instinct'' was released for arcades in 1994; the game was then released for the Super NES and Game Boy in 1995. Its sequel, '' Killer Instinct 2'', was released for arcades in 1996; the game was then released as '' Killer Instinct Gold'' for the Nintendo 64. The series was rebooted with the release of ''Killer Instinct'' (2013) for the Xbox One. Games ''Killer Instinct'' (1994) ''Killer Instinct'' is an arcade fighting game developed by Rare and published by Midway. Initially released in arcades in 1994, the game advertised it would launch in 1995 for an intended "Nintendo Ultra 64" home console. The Ultra 64 eventually materialized as the Nintendo 64, but never received a version of the original ''Killer Instinct''. Instead, the game received a high-profile launch on the SNES which bundled a CD of remixe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
