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    Yahoo Esports Contributors

    Yahoo Esports Contributors

  • 【專訪】世界冠軍隊唯一女豪傑：「當過第一誰想當第二」退役後生活依舊精采

    她很快就看透「天份」也是左右電競選手生命的關鍵：「當時我很努力很努力的練習，但即便相同的練習量還是比不過有天分的人，而且越到頂端越能感受到跟身邊有天份高手的距離。」

  • ESL announces tournament for magical dueling VR game with $7,500 prize pool

    The Unspoken is developed by Insomniac Games. Esports event organizer ESL has announced a new tournament series featuring virtual reality game The Unspoken. The Unspoken is a fantasy action game developed by Insomniac Games (Spyro the Dragon, Ratchet & Clank) for the Oculus Rift.

  • Lunatic-Hai drops two players from Overwatch team after just three days, following controversy

    Claris is no longer part of Lunatic-Hai’s Overwatch roster. South Korea-based esports organization Lunatic-Hai has parted ways with two players in their Overwatch team. Lee “Claris” Keon-Ho and Byeon “Munchkin” Sang-Beom are no longer on the team, despite only being announced as additions to the roster three days ago.

  • Smash Melee power rankings: Q1 2017 edition

    Now that we’re three months into 2017, it’s time for a quarterly Smash Melee power rankings.

  • Yahoo Esports Masthead

    Editorial Staff: Travis Gafford – Head of Esports Media Zorine Te – Senior News Editor Taylor Cocke – Editor Emily Rand – Features Writer Kelsey Moser – Features Writer Michael Martin – Content Creator Mohan Govindasamy – Content Creator Ovilee May – Associate Content Creator Rachel Ho – Social Media Strategist Video Team: Ryan Stevens – Coordinating Producer Shola Akinnuso – Producer Evan Campbell – Producer Luke Hinojosa – Producer Simon Lim – Camera op/editor Nikki Butts – Camera op/editor Brodin Plett – Camera op/editor Ben Trandem – Camera op/editor

  • Can anyone stop Armada?

    The Smash Bros. Melee star finds a way to win everything, much to the envy of opposing players and their fan bases. Armada has been on a tear, winning nine of 10 majors, only losing The Big House 6 to Joseph “Mango” Marquez in grand finals. Since Smash Summit 3, Armada holds a 10-1 record against the other members of the big 6.

  • Smash Summit 4 voting: A look at the players up for nomination

    It’s that time of year again: Smash Summit voting season. More than likely, your Twitter feed is filled with player nominations and retweets.

  • Bayonetta tops Panda Global Smash 4 character tier list

    Panda Global has released a new character tier list for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (a.k.a. Surveying members of the Smash 4 community, including tournament organizers, casters, and top players, the final results have been divided into groups of eight, with Bayonetta leading the top tier of characters with a 9.64 score.

  • Four things we learned from the PAX South Hearthstone Major

    PAX South was home to a Hearthstone Major hosted by One Nation of Gamers. For those who have spent the past few months grinding on the Hearthstone ladder, the pro meta looked familiar. Pro players appear to recognize that all too well, as just about every player entered in the Hearthstone Major carried one into battle.

  • Smash 4 players react to new proposed ruleset, stage list

    Dream Land is among the Smash 4 stages addressed in a list of proposed rule changes. Smash 4) is about to look a little different, according to a recommended set of rule changes proposed by a panel of tournament organizers last Friday. The stage list has raised some eyebrows in the Smash 4 community.

  • Genesis 4 TOs address Smash 4 0.1 gaffe, offer compensation to Komorikiri, Dabuz

    Following a set between Rei “Komorikiri” Furukawa and Zack “CaptainZack” Lauth that CaptainZack won 3-1, Furukawa noticed something was noticeably off in terms of the knockback and impact of some of Bayonetta’s specials and combos. Earlier today, the tournament organizers for this Smash 4 tournament addressed that issue, which impacted the CaptainZack/Komorikiri set and may have possibly affected the set that took place prior to that.

  • Genesis 4: Super Smash Bros. Melee Draft crew rankings

    Genesis 4 kicks off this weekend. Per tournament tradition, the anticipated Smash event will play host to a single elimination SSBM tourney consisting of eight five-player crews. The team captains selected their crews and one substitute earlier this week.

  • Five up and coming Smash Melee players who could break out in 2017

    While the gods of Smash dominated 2016, a crop of new pros are coming up in the ranks.

  • The 5 biggest CS:GO roster changes of 2016

    As soon as stanislaw completed the roster, however, OpTic made solid top six finishes at ESL One New York and ESL Pro League Season 4 Finals. Following a last place exit at DreamHack Winter, the team stormed through ELEAGUE to win the championship and placed second at ECS Season 2 Finals. While Cloud9’s in-game leader Jake “Stewie2K” Yip might be a fan-favorite over autimatic, it is unquestionable that the addition of the latter is what allowed Cloud9 to become a top team.

  • Flame signs to Immortals

    One of the best top laners of all time is coming to North America. Lee “Flame” Ho-jong has signed with Immortals. Flame is the fourth player to be revealed on Immortal’s 2017 roster, joined by jungler Joshua “Dardoch” Hartnett, mid laner Eugene “Pobelter” Park, and rookie AD carry Cody Sun. Their support has yet to be announced.

  • League of Legends offseason roster update: Week of 12/5

    The professional League of Legends offseason is always a baffling time, and 2016 is no different. We’ve got players flying left and right, from roster to roster and region to region. It’s dizzying.

  • Should the Smash Box controller be banned from Smash Bros. Melee?

    Lately there’s been a ton of talk about a tool wreaking havoc on the Smash community: the Smash Box controller. A new version of the Hit Box controller, the Smash Box is essentially a customized controller that has an arcade stick base, but no joystick. This makes it easier to consistently pull off more difficult inputs, such as back turns or shield drops that require a high degree of precision on the GameCube analog stick.

  • BatStone #2 to showcase Hearthstone’s Gadgetzan expansion

    It won’t take long for Hearthstone fans to see how the new Mean Streets of Gadgetzan expansion will impact the pro scene. On Tuesday, James ‘Firebat’ Kostesich revealed that he would be returning with the second of his ongoing BatStone tournament series, presented by Amazon. While the first Batstone tournament focused on banning specific cards from play via player and community voting, this one will instead ask the community how many Mean Streets of Gadgetzan cards will be required for player decks.

  • 5 key CS:GO takeaways from DreamHack Winter 2016

    With IEM Oakland in the rear-view mirror, the CS:GO season marched on to Jonkoping, Sweden and DreamHack Winter 2016 this past weekend. Teams such as NiP, FaZe, dignitas, G2, EnVyUs, mousesports, Cloud9, OpTic, TyLoo, Immortals, GODSENT, Renegades, HellRaisers and more will be competing for eight spots at the ELEAGUE major. Events such as DreamHack Winter serve as a good reminder of how intense the competition will be.

  • 5 things we learned about CS:GO from IEM Oakland

    The $300,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament at IEM Oakland was filled with drama and some impressive performances. The previous seven offline CS:GO tournaments were won by seven different teams, a fact that, while overblown by fans and community figures, indicates there is no definitive pecking order at the top of Counter-Strike. All year long teams and players have been attending more tournaments than they should.