This week in esports news: Drama and controversial glitches

Rocket League

It has been a somewhat tranquillity week in the esports scene. A few spouts of drama, some heated activeness and improved broadcasts fabricated for a few notable experiences to forget about the cold weather condition outside.

UNILAD creates a team full of drama

Rocket League

Popular social and media platform Unilad has dipped into the globe of esports by launching an system. Unfortunately, for the company and everyone involved, it hasn't got off to a shine outset. The visitor'southward head of esports, Kurtis Stocks, failed to run into up with prospective Rocket League players and then UNILAD subsequently announced a completely different roster of names, leaving hopeful applicants in the nighttime about what'southward going on, why the no-testify, and why the lack of communication.

Euan "Polliwog" Ingram was one of these hopeful applicants for UNILAD, who went to Twitter to reveal that there was still a lack of communication from UNILAD. Stocks then responded, accepting responsibleness just only to denounce said responsibleness when others complained nearly the state of affairs — indeed, the Twitter conversation passed through multiple dimensions. Is information technology simply business or should more care be given to players? I'm in the latter camp.

FC Barcelona to back Human foot

BArcelona PES 2022

The huge football club announced plans to back the PES2018 esports tournament by forming a squad in order to participate. It'south large news for not only Pro Evolution Soccer 2022 and KONAMI, but likewise esports as a whole to take such an influential brand to accept office in real and electronic sports.

PUBG hit big competitive strides, controversy nonetheless follows

IEM

As part of the IEM effect in Katowice, Poland, 16 of the world'southward best PlayerUnknown'southward Battlegrounds (PUBG) teams were invited to accept role. It was to be the mighty Russians, Avangar, who took the overall prize and the biggest share of the $50,000 prize pool behind some serious slaying.

Controversy wasn't far backside, though, with it becoming apparent after the tournament that 1 of Optic Gaming's players had been making use of a glitch during competition. The "wall glitch" allows a player inside a building that is tight up in one corner to meet exterior equally if the wall wasn't there.

The moment it was caught on the stream, Optic couldn't take perchance gained any competitive advantage, but using glitches in a professional person tournament with $50,000 on the line isn't exactly kosher. Ultimately, PUBG Corp needs to get its act together and clear out these glitches, but pro players need to have some responsibility and play fairly at all times.

From Poland, several of the teams headed out to the Ukraine to join up with some of China's best PUBG players at the Starladder consequence. This would see 20 rounds of PUBG played over iv days, and on the very first twenty-four hour period Team Liquid did what no team has done in a competition still: Three chicken dinners in a row. Each day also sees a sixth game, a TPP show match to "warm the players upwardly."

Halo World Championship 2022 gets first qualifiers

Halo WC London

Following the dominating win from Splyce at the Halo Orlando Global Open, the show quickly flew across the Atlantic to the Uk. London'south Gfinity Arena staged the European Finals where the region'due south four representatives at the main event in Seattle would exist crowned.

Somewhen it was Myztro Gaming, Legend, Vexed eBuyer and Europe's current dominators, Squad Infused, claiming the four coveted spots. For Squad Infused, a bank check for $10,000 as well went their manner as the tournament winners.

Next up is the ANZ region qualifiers in Sydney before the biggest teams in Halo from Northward America become their chance at qualifying for the World Title.

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Upcoming live events

League of Legends LCS - March 2 (EU), March 3 (EU and NA), March iv (NA), sentry on Twitch
Earth of Warcraft - March 6, picket on Twitch
Call of Duty Atlanta Open - March ix to March 11, watch on Twitch
Overwatch League - March 2nd to March quaternary, watch on Twitch

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