The Esports World Cup have announced the relocation of the event from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to Paris, France. In an official press release, the EWC Commission confirmed that the decision to relocate away from Saudi Arabia was made after “an extended evaluation process in light of the current regional situation.
After three years offline, the Dallas Fuel have officially made their return to official international competition since the end of the 2023 Overwatch League season. Despite this storied franchise returning to the Overwatch season, many fans and analysts alike were sceptical about the long-term success of their initial roster.
Although their previous season featured many ups and downs, Spacestation Gaming ended the 2025 season finishing 7th-8th at the 2025 World Finals. Unsatisfied with a finish outside the podium, SSG looked to their 2026 campaign to take it up a notch from where they had left off. When Geekay
After a rocky start to their 2026 campaign, Team Liquid has bid farewell to tank player Colin "Coluge" Arai and support player Yasser "Escanor" Alotaibi. We’re saying goodbye to @EscanorOw and @CucumberColuge today. We want to thank both these excellent players and people for their
After a historic run through the Saudi eLeague circuit, the reigning champions, Twisted Minds, have elected to withdraw from the 2026 Saudi eLeague Finals. While the Saudi Esports Federation has not officially announced the date for their Overwatch Championship, Twisted Minds announced that the event would clash with their overseas
Saudi Arabian organisation Twisted Minds have announced a key decision ahead of the 2026 season, confirming a new two-year contract for main support Daniel “FunnyAstro” Hathaway. The renewal keeps FunnyAstro with the team until the end of the 2027 season. Although other teams reportedly made competing offers, FunnyAstro ultimately
When looking at the roster for Team CC, many individual names stand out. All players — with the exception of Chen "BILIDENG" Cheng — had played in the Overwatch League across the various Chinese teams. However, while many of these players had played in the League, there were very limited
Team Liquid came into OWCS 2025 as one of two partner teams in North America. This roster was assembled with the best American talent the region had to offer. However, a bold decision was made: Lee "KNIFE" Seon-woo, formerly of FNATIC and Crazy Raccoon, would join as
Geekay Esports had spent the first two stages of their 2025 season making statements and taking names. They had successfully won first place in the Stage 1 Regional Finals, and they were the first western team to beat Crazy Raccoon when this core competed under the NTMR banner at the
Correction: In the original article, it was stated: "This loss against NTMR was the final nail in the coffin for Coach Zei, as he committed to benching pdk for the remainder of Stage 3". This was an unfair characterisation of the decision, while pdk did not play for
North American organization ZoKorp Esports has effectively disbanded as of Sunday after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced against owner Zohaib Khawaja. On November 8th, X (formerly Twitter) user @palut3na, who goes by Palu, accused Khawaja of grooming individuals aged 14-17 while he was 21, citing examples as far back
Sakura Esports finished 5th–6th place in Stage 2, and it seemed as though this roster was fated for a similar finish in Stage 3. But then, the team stunned the region in the Lower Bracket Quarterfinals with their victory over NTMR. It was a homecoming for many of the