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Wednesday, September 9, 2026

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Ashok Patel

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Ashok Patel covers Gaming News, Community and Miami News.

Articles by Ashok Patel

Trophy plinth and scattered coins under stage lights

How Dota's The International built, peaked, and shrank the biggest prize pool in esports

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Empty esports arena with stage rigging in blue haze

How esports teams actually make money, from sponsorships to revenue share

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Faker's fifth world title ended the argument, and the numbers explain the era

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How VCT's new Path to Champions actually works in 2026

How VCT's new Path to Champions actually works in 2026

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How Counter-Strike's Valve Regional Standings actually decide who reaches a Major

How Counter-Strike's Valve Regional Standings actually decide who reaches a Major

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A glowing regional map of six esports circuits, each node feeding a rising stat line that converges on a single Major trophy icon, rendered in a moody dark-arena.

How does Valve's regional standings system decide who plays at a CS2 Major?

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Where does the money from VALORANT's team skins actually go?

Where does the money from VALORANT's team skins actually go?

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Infographic map of Worlds 2026 stages in Los Angeles, Allen and Brooklyn

Worlds 2026 goes to Texas and Brooklyn with Fearless Draft throughout

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Friends in a living room cheering at a match streaming on the TV

DAZN's free World Cup stream signals esports' next platform fight

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Young esports pros shaking hands at a tournament stage entrance

Falcons' Cologne Major title set off CS2's summer transfer window

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Empty competitive training facility with rows of gaming PCs glowing

Ranked modes are getting a redesign across competitive gaming in 2026

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Professional broadcast camera rig lit inside an empty esports studio

NAB 2026 showed esports production drifting toward AI and virtual studios

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Excited fans with light sticks cheering at a packed esports arena

MSI 2026 heads to Daejeon with the LCS and CBLOL back in the field

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Empty team practice room with gaming chairs and dark monitors

Dota 2's post-TI shuffle keeps rolling into the spring window

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Competition arcade fight stick resting between tournament matches under stage light

Tekken 8 season three and SF6's Alex rewrite the fighting game calendar

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Fans in a packed esports arena watching a glowing opening-week stage

Riot's 2026 kickoff quietly turns January into competitive gaming's runway

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Fans in league jerseys watching a stage match at an esports arena

Riot reverses course: the LTA is dead and the LCS returns in 2026

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