Team Liquid pick up former Alliance Dota 2 roster

North American esports organization Team Liquid announced today that it has signed the former Alliance Dota 2 roster. This roster will fill in the blanks that were created after Team Liquid’s previous roster requested to leave and form their own organization. This news comes only one week after the roster was released from Alliance so it could build a new roster from scratch.

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Former Alliance Dota 2 roster

The new Team Liquid roster consists of Aydin “iNSaNiA” Sarkohi, Michael “miCKe” Vu, Maximilian “qojqva” Bröcker, Samuel “Boxi” Svahn, and Tommy “Taiga” Le. This lineup was originally revealed in November of 2017 as the new Alliance roster, which also included Jonathan “Loda” Berg. Loda later moved to a coaching role when qojqva joined in June of 2018.

While with the organization, the roster went on to a 1st place finish at Reshuffle Madness and 9 – 12th at 2017’s The Kuala Lumpur Major. In 2019, the lineup took 13 – 16th at The Chongqing Major, 3rd at OGA’s Dota PIT Minor, and 11 – 12th at ESL One Birmingham. The team also managed to achieve 2nd at StarLadder’s Season 2 ImbaTV Dota 2 Minor, 5 – 6th at the EPICENTER Major, and 1st at DOTA Summit 10.

Team Liquid lineup

The International 2019 marked the end of the Dota 2 competitive season, where the Alliance roster finished in 13 – 16th after a loss to Royal Never Give Up. The team might be considered decent in the scene, but it cannot be compared to Team Liquid’s former championship roster. The ex-Liquid lineup was known for its 1st place finish at The International 2017, where it took home almost $11 million in prize pool earnings. It also boasted a 4th place finish at The International 2018 and 2nd place at the most recent The International 2019.

The former Alliance team will have big shoes to fill, as Team Liquid Dota 2 fans will no doubt expect similar results. Compared to prior bottom bracket placements on Alliance, most of Team Liquid’s have been in the upper half. Can this group of players be developed into a championship-level team? Let us know what you think.

Call of Duty New York and Andbox to host Modern Warfare tournament

While the launch of Modern Warfare is already hype enough, the New York Call of Duty team just made it even more exciting. Sponsored by Andbox, the NYC team is throwing a $10,000 Modern Warfare tournament. Slated to run from Nov 1-3, this tournament is free to play and will presumably focus on Search and Destroy.

Though this tournament is free to enter, there’s no word on if there is a maximum team count. If you want to secure your spot in this tournament, click this link and sign up!

New York starting Modern Warfare off right

After NYC announced their starting roster for the 2020 CDL, they quickly got to work on capitalizing the hype surrounding them. This $10,000 tournament is the first large prize pool we’ve seen in Modern Warfare. Though there will be some happening sooner than this one, this is possibly the biggest online tournament for Modern Warfare before 2020.

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Assuming this tournament runs similarly to others, this will likely be a single-elimination bracket. Teams of five will face off in Search and Destroy with either the best of 1 or 3 formats. Mapsets will be decided beforehand, and hosting will go to the higher-ranked seed. However, some teams might find it difficult, as professional teams will be allowed entry.

We still don’t have any competitive ruleset for Modern Warfare, so we don’t know any restrictions for this tournament. Most likely, the competitive ruleset will release a week or so before the game comes out. Last year, Black Ops 4 held a stream where they revealed the competitive rules and format a week before launch.

Make sure to sign-up as soon as possible to secure your spot in the NYC open tournament

Once the competitive ruleset releases, the format for the tournament will become clear. For now though, like with the release of Modern Warfare, we’ll have to wait a little longer.

Will you be entering this tournament? Let us know, and keep up with Daily Esports for all of your Call of Duty coverage.

Hearthstone Global Games 2019 returns with competitive tag teams

Hearthstone esports has just announced that the Global Games are back. This comes during the Hearthstone Masters off-season and features top players from around the world.

Hearthstone Global Games 2019 will feature teams of two players. The first player will be an eligible region’s top earner from the Hearthstone 2019 Masters Tour for Las Vegas, Seoul, and Bucharest. Meanwhile, player two will be invited by Blizzard to complete based on criteria such as their contribution to the Hearthstone community and lifetime earnings.

These teams of two are scheduled to complete online between Nov 15 and Dec 22. The Hearthstone Global Games will then culminate in a top four with a single-elimination format. As for the prize pool, it is $75,000 USD this time around.

First place will get the lion’s share of $20,000 USD, while second place will receive $10,000 USD. As for third and fourth place, these players will be awarded with $7,500 USD. Below is a chart of the detailed prize pool distribution:

• 1st – $20,000
• 2nd – $10,000
• 3rd-4th – $7,500
• 5th-8th – $3,000
• 9th-16th – $1,000
• 17th-32nd – $625

Over the course of the Hearthstone Global Games competition, the matches will be broadcasted over on the game’s official Twitch channel. The current broadcast schedule for each week is as follows:

• Week 1: Nov 15 to 17, 5 a.m. – 4 p.m. PST
• Week 2: Nov 22 to 24, 5 a.m. – 4 p.m. PST
• Week 3: Nov 29 to Dec 1, 5 a.m. – 4 p.m. PST
• Week 4: Dec 20 to 21, 5 a.m. – 4 p.m. PST
• Championship Sunday: Dec 22, 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. PST

Selected from 32 regions across the world, participants of the Hearthstone Global Games 2019 will duke it out for both regional pride and international glory.

To read more about some of Hearthstone’s top players, check out our interviews here at Daily Esports. These interviews include ones with Mark “Ike” Eichner, Torben “Viper” Wahl, Kacper “A83650” Kwieci?ski, David “Justsaiyan” Shan, and Muzahidul “Muzzy” Islam.

In the meantime, you can also check out our latest news about the card game’s Saviors of Uldum solo adventure.