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  • NBA2K: Magic, Grizz move into The Tipoff’s conference semis

    NBA2K: Magic, Grizz move into The Tipoff’s conference semis


    Magic Gaming rolled to a sweep in the conference quarterfinals of the NBA 2K League’s 5v5 The Tipoff event on Friday, while Grizz Gaming moved on in a tighter 2-0 match.

    The Magic downed Heat Check Gaming 74-65 and 68-55 to move on to an Eastern Conference semifinal matchup against 76ers GC.

    In a Western Conference quarterfinal, the Grizz eked out a 78-76 overtime win against Pacers Gaming, then sealed the series with a 69-64 victory. The Grizz move on to face Warriors Gaming Squad.

    The Grizz dunked on their first four possessions of OT, one a second-chance basket, to build a lead. The Grizz’s Harry “CP” Friedman sank two free throws with 7.3 seconds left to make it a four-point game, rendering a last-second 3-pointer from the Pacers’ Gilbert “Range” Santiago meaningless.

    CP averaged 29.5 points and eight assists per game in the series. Dylan “Greenlight” Sanderson put up 27.5 points and eight assists per game for the Pacers.

    Jarvis “Simptoms” Thompson led the Magic with 25 points per game, while teammate Joshua “unguardable” Hunter put up 20.5 points and 9.5 assists per contest. Ky “Ky” Johnson averaged 29 points for the Heat.

    The semifinal matchups:
    Eastern Conference
    –NBL Oz Gaming vs. Gen.G Tigers
    –Magic Gaming vs. 76ers GC
    Western Conference
    –Bucks Gaming vs. T-Wolves Gaming
    –Grizz Gaming vs. Warriors Gaming Squad

    The NBA 2K League 5v5 season will include three tournaments — The Tipoff, The Turn and The Ticket — that will set the field for the playoffs, scheduled for Aug. 2-5 in Washington.

    Remote group play in The Tipoff set the field for this week’s remote bracket play. The $250,000 tournament will conclude with in-person tournament play at District E in Washington, Wednesday through June 17.

    –Field Level Media

  • DOTA: Team Secret release offlaner Miroslav ‘BOOM’ Bican

    DOTA: Team Secret release offlaner Miroslav ‘BOOM’ Bican


    Team Secret released offlaner Miroslav “BOOM” Bican on Friday.

    “Hard times call for drastic measures,” the Dota 2 team posted on Twitter. “Today we say farewell to our offlaner BOOM. The past months haven’t been easy but we’re thankful for his commitment and wish him the best ahead.”

    The 23-year-old Czech player joined Team Secret in December after stints with Gaimin Gladiators, Team Tickles and Vikin.gg, among others.

    The remaining members of the active roster are Clement “Puppey” Ivanov, Remco “Crystallis” Arets, Armel “Armel” Paul Tabios and Daniyal “yamich” Lazebnyy.

    Team Secret did not immediately name a replacement for BOOM. They are scheduled to compete at DreamLeague Season 20, opening with a group-stage match against Talon on Sunday.

    –Field Level Media

  • CSGO: Vitality, Imperial sweep into semis at BLAST Premier Spring Final

    CSGO: Vitality, Imperial sweep into semis at BLAST Premier Spring Final


    Team Vitality and Imperial Esports both fought off early challenges in sweeping quarterfinal victories on Friday to advance at the BLAST Premier Spring Final in Washington.

    Vitality defeated FaZe Clan 2-0, with a two-point overtime win on the opening map. Imperial also earned a 2-0 sweep over Complexity, buoyed by a hard-fought win by two points on the first map.

    Each victorious squad moved on to Saturday’s semifinals. Vitality will oppose G2 Esports, who won Group A earlier this week. Imperial will take on Heroic, the Group B winner.

    The eight-team Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event began with a double-elimination group stage, with the field split into two groups of four teams.

    All matches were best-of-three as winners of each group advanced to the playoff semifinals. Runners-up of each group moved on to the quarterfinals of the playoffs as high seeds, while third-place finishers headed to the quarterfinals as low seeds. All playoff matches are also best-of-three in the single-elimination bracket.

    The grand final is scheduled for Sunday, with the winner taking home $200,000 of the $425,000 prize pool. A victory in the grand final also grants qualification to the $1 million BLAST Premier World Final, which will be held Dec. 12-17 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

    On Friday, Vitality survived a wild opening map, winning 19-17 on Anubis in a battle featuring four lead changes. Vitality cruised from there, winning 16-8 on Mirage to eliminate FaZe.

    Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut of France and Lotan “Spinx” Giladi of Israel each had 48 kills to lead Vitality, with ZywOo sporting a team-high plus-13 kills-to-deaths differential. Canada’s Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken topped all players with 56 kills and a plus-17 K/D ratio.

    Imperial blew an 11-4 lead before taking the decisive two points in a 16-14 win on Vertigo. Complexity proved no match on the second map, as Imperial triumphed 16-6 on Overpass to reach the semis.

    Jhonatan “JOTA” Willian led Imperial’s all-Brazilian unit with 40 kills and a plus-11 K/D differential, while American Ricky “floppy” Kemery led Complexity with 34 kills.

    BLAST Premier Spring Final prize pool and points distribution
    1. $200,000, 3,000 BLAST Premier points, berth in BLAST Premier World Final
    2. $85,000, 2,000 BLAST Premier points
    3-4. $40,000, 1,200 BLAST Premier points
    5-6. $20,000, 500 BLAST Premier points — FaZe Clan, Complexity
    7-8. $10,000, 300 BLAST Premier points — Cloud9, Astralis

    –Field Level Media

  • CSGO: G2, Heroic win groups at BLAST Premier Spring Final

    CSGO: G2, Heroic win groups at BLAST Premier Spring Final


    G2 Esports and Heroic won their groups while Team Vitality and Complexity clinched playoff berths on Thursday in the BLAST Premier Spring Final in Washington.

    G2 edged Imperial Esports 2-1 to claim the top spot in Group A, and Heroic swept FaZe Clan 2-0 to take first place in Group B. All four teams were already assured of playoff berths.

    In the day’s two elimination matches, Vitality downed Cloud9 2-0 to escape Group A, and Complexity defeated Astralis 2-1 to get out of Group B.

    The eight-team Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event began with a double-elimination group stage, where the field was split into two groups of four teams.

    All matches were best-of-three, with the winners of each group advancing to the playoff semifinals. Runners-up of each group move on to the quarterfinals of the playoffs as high seeds, while third-place finishers head to the quarterfinals as low seeds. All playoff matches are also best-of-three in the single-elimination bracket.

    The grand final is scheduled for Sunday, with the winner taking home $200,000 of the $425,000 prize pool. A victory in the grand final also grants qualification to the $1 million BLAST Premier World Final, which will be held Dec. 12-17 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

    On Thursday, G2 opened with a 16-7 victory on Ancient before Imperial pulled level by taking Inferno 16-13. On the decisive third map, Nuke, G2 prevailed 16-13.

    Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Nikola “NiKo” Kovac recorded 75 kills and a plus-28 kill-death differential for G2. Vinicius “VINI” Figueiredo logged 55 kills and a minus-3 K-D differential for Imperial’s all-Brazilian squad.

    Heroic got past FaZe 19-16 in overtime on Nuke, then 16-10 on Inferno. Martin “stavn” Lund produced 46 kills for Heroic’s all-Danish roster, while teammate Casper “cadiaN” Moller had a squad-best plus-13 K-D differential.

    Vitality dumped Cloud9 16-13 on Overpass, then 19-16 in overtime on Anubis. France’s Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut amassed 54 kills and a plus-19 K-D differential for Vitality. Russia’s Dmitry “sh1ro” Sokolov led Cloud9 with 60 kills and a plus-25 K-D differential.

    Complexity and Astralis traded 16-14 wins to begin their match, with Complexity claiming Vertigo before Astralis captured Ancient. The third map, Overpass, went to Complexity, again by a 16-14 count.

    The United States’ Michael “Grim” Wince had 63 kills for Complexity, and teammate and countryman Ricky “floppy” Kemery recorded 62 kills and a team-high plus-10 K-D differential. Benjamin “blameF” Bremer amassed 77 kills and a plus-28 K-D differential for Astralis’ all-Danish team.

    The playoffs begin Friday. FaZe Clan will oppose Team Vitality, with the winner advancing to oppose G2 Esports in the semifinals. Imperial Esports will meet Complexity for the right to face Heroic in the semifinals.

    BLAST Premier Spring Final prize pool and points distribution
    1. $200,000, 3,000 BLAST Premier points, berth in BLAST Premier World Final
    2. $85,000, 2,000 BLAST Premier points
    3-4. $40,000, 1,200 BLAST Premier points
    5-6. $20,000, 500 BLAST Premier points
    7-8. $10,000, 300 BLAST Premier points — Cloud9, Astralis

    –Field Level Media