Picture this: you’re Shroud and you load into an Apex Legends server. You cruise your way into the final three, are gearing up to take that easy dub, and then, out of nowhere, you get one-tapped by someone you've never heard of. Your first thought would have to be: "this kid’s a cheater . . . right"? But, as Shroud quickly learned, on that day, he’d stepped into the

The MAD Lions weren't supposed to win – period. They were the underdogs. A team no one believed could win playoffs. They were infamously bad on LAN, had a team with plenty of rookies and an unknown import on their roster, and had to face off against the single greatest western League of Legends team of all time. But they won it all, taking down G2 Esports in one of League's greatest

Plenty of esports have specific moves that are nicknamed by their community. Whether it’s CS:GO, VALORANT, Rainbow Six: Siege or League of Legends, players around the world often race each other to be the first to discover them.And in some cases, these mechanical contributions have seen certain players become forever immortalized by their game’s community. In Rocket League, for instanc

Sponsored By GEICO - Having your quiet life invaded by League of Legends diehards may not be easy, but you know what is? Switching to GEICO – 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance: http://on.gei.co/theScore​There are a lot of perks to being an esports athlete. You get to travel the world, you make a living playing video games, and if you're especially popular, you'll

In his Overwatch League days, Corey's incredible aim earned him a reputation as one of the aim gods of the game. But the meta wasn’t exactly favorable to DPS players, who left the OW pro scene in droves. Corey was, obviously, an incredible Overwatch player - and early on in his career, he wanted to go pro in CS:GO - so, his next move made sense. He decided to try his hand at Valorant, an

If you haven't heard of Nivera, you’ve probably heard of his brother - one of the most mechanically gifted players in CS:GO's history - ScreaM. But ScreaM’s CS:GO career faded from glory a long time ago. The headshot machine has since departed for Valorant and flourished there. Nivera though, was committed to CS:GO, and while brother’s reputation loomed large over him, he

Whether we’re talking about the earliest days of Justin.tv or Twitch’s current, continuing surge in popularity, online streaming has always been about entertainment. The success stories we see today aren’t just following the trails of early adopters, or esports retirees: they’re people intentionally trying to reach the top. And some of them are using their knowledge of ente

Over the past year, ShahZaM transformed Sentinels into the best Valorant team in NA. But just a few years ago, he was a struggling CS:GO player who had an important decision to make. He could stick with CS, continue playing for middling teams, with middling results, and be the first to get kicked when things went wrong - or he could throw it all away to gamble his reputation on Valorant. ShahZaM w

When Valve first introduced the skin market back in 2013, no one could have predicted that, one day, a skin would sell for six figures. There are plenty of iconic CS:GO skins: the Dragon Lore, the Karambit, the weebtacular Akihabara Accept. But none is more legendary than the M4A4 Howl. For more great videos, be sure to subscribe to theScore esports on YouTube.

Nathan "leaf" Orf was one of most exciting, promising young CS:GO players in the world. He came out of nowhere, and everyone was talking about him.But everything changed when he was accused of cheating after demolishing some of the greatest players of all time. No one was singing him praises. Instead, all he got were death threats. But leaf didn’t take the accusations laying down. He bla

On Twitch, games come and go. The biggest streamers can bring new titles a lot of attention, but most hot games on Twitch are fads, brand new titles that don’t have staying power. But last year, something weird happened. Twitch got hooked on a new game - except it wasn’t new at all. Chess broke all the rules of Twitch. It’s a 1,500 year old game with no graphics, no hype esports

So if you have a favourite Twitch streamer, odds are you’ve subbed to their channel at some point.You pay your five bucks to show a little love and maybe they shout you out as a thank you. They get paid, you feel recognized - everybody wins. But what if you're a streamer and Twitch decided that thousands of YOUR recent subs were fake, they won't pay the $20,000 your favourite streame

Tactical shooters have been a force in online gaming for over two decades. These games have developed a core set of values over the years, with each player filling a specific role for their team. And, being the genre’s new kid on the block, Valorant has chosen to adopt many of these same values.But the thing about rules and tradition, is... well, not everyone is interested in following them.

Chess might be an ancient game, but over the last few months, it’s huge again.You might think that traditional esports are the only games with hype moments and hilarious mistakes but you’d be wrong - chess on Twitch is a gold mine, and here’s the best of the best. Let’s get right into the Top 10 Chess Moments. For more great videos, be sure to subscribe to theScore esports on YouTube.

If you’ve paid attention to Twitch lately, you might be asking: why are so many people watching Old School RuneScape? This 20-year-old MMO is one of most popular games on the internet, pulling in thousands of viewers on a daily basis.But RuneScape has a sequel. RuneScape 3 might be eight years old, but it’s a lot more recent and way less ugly than the game you see all the time. So, how did a 20 ye