Esports Content Portfolio (work in progress)
Hi there,
I have compiled the entire list of all my written work from when I first started electronic sports (esports) journalism as a hobby in 2015, that later became a passion and job a year later.
You can find everything below:
HLTV.org
2016
1. Exile5 add kyoto β Aug 7 β Link
2. Chiefs sign ASDF β Aug 19 β Link
3. Winterfox reveal new roster β Aug 20 β Link
4. ESL reveal $7,500 EB Expo Sydney β Sept 2
5. Parallax release jokes, bring in Sico β Sept 6
6. ESL ANZ Chβship S2 Finals at Pax Arena β Sept 29
7. EB Expo Sydney Finals set to begin β Sept 29
8. Athletico win EB Expo Sydney Finals β Oct 2
9. 4 teams to ESL ANZ Chβship S2 Finals β Oct 19
10. PGL eGG Asia Minor viewerβs guide β Oct 27
11. RNG through to EL Major qualifier β Oct 30
12. TyLoo win PGL eGG Asia Minor β Oct 31
13. ESL reveal APAC league with $100k β Nov 5
14. Athletico win ESL ANZ S2 Finals β Nov 7
15. Groups and schedule for ROG Masters β Nov 9
16. WESG APAC finals schedule released β Nov 9
17. CHF, Risky to DH Masters closed qual β Nov 21
18. Athletico qualify for MDL GC LAN Finals β Nov 23
19. VG, Bravado to MDL GC LAN Finals β Nov 25
20. BigGods to MDL GC Finals over INTZ β Nov 25
21. Teams for DH Asia closed qual decided β Nov 28
22. Sound leaves MVP Project β Nov 29
23. Immunity acquire MoeycQ and erkaSt β Nov 30
24. havoK steps down from Risky β Nov 30
25. Schedule out for DH Asia closed qual β Dec 1
26. MVP Project confirm new fifth β Dec 2
27. TyLoo over VG to DH Las Vegas β Dec 5
28. TRIDENT win CGPL Season 9 β Dec 10
29. Tainted Minds acquire Athletico β Dec 15
30. ZEN Invitational with $20K β Dec 20
31. Parallax swap two β Dec 21
32. Groups released for WESG Finals β Dec 26
2017
33. Athletico unveil new roster β Jan 8
34. ZEN offline qualifier set to begin β Jan 13
35. DS, Immunity qualify for ZEN League β Jan 14
36. Acer CGPL Autumn 2017 details out β Jan 20
37. Recca qualify for ZEN League β Jan 27
38. MVP PK qualify for ZEN League β Feb 1
39. ESL ANZ Chβship returns in 2017 β Feb 2
40. wizard leaves Tainted Minds β Feb 3
41. JYP replace aimaNNN with clickzai β Feb 10
42. RaZ officially joins Winterfox β Feb 10
43. MVP expands; Project change fifth β Feb 11
44. Tainted Minds add dexter and ferg β Feb 21
45. JYP qualify for ZEN League β Feb 25
46. TheMongolz invited to ZEN League β March 3
47. yam steps down from Renegades β March 23
48. North invited to IEM Sydney β March 23
49. China qual. details for IEM Sydney β March 24
50. crazyguy joins Recca β March 25
51. Renegades acquire Nifty β April 1
52. Chiefs win Acer CGPL Finals β April 8
53. wanr0 joins JYP β April 17
54. sonic departs Tainted Minds β May 10
55. wizard steps in for Immunity at Minor β May 11
56. AOC CGPL Winter set to start β May 13
57. Adelaide Crows acquire Legacy β May 17
58. Chinese qual. revealed for ESL Cologne β May 18
59. ESL ANZ Chβship S3 Finals set to begin β May 19
60. AVANT win ESL ANZ Chβship S3 Finals β May 21
61. Tainted Minds add ofnu β May 22
62. Asia Minor viewerβs guide β May 31
63. ZEN League S1 Finals set to begin β June 16
64. Tainted Minds lose two β June 22
65. Kings unveil new CS:GO roster β June 23
66. eXTREMESLAND 2017 ANZ Qualifier announced β June 28
67. Tainted Minds win AEM S1 Finals β July 2
68. ESL ANZ Championship S4 set to begin β July 3
69. Risky win ESL India Premiership Summer Finals β July 3
70. WCA 2017 APAC Qualifiers announced β July 4
71. Tainted Minds sign ap0c and kyoto β July 6
72. B.O.O.T-d[S] add Tommy β July 6
73. Dark Sided lose CS:GO team β July 6
74. AOC CGPL Winter Finals set to start β July 21
75. Renegades, Heroic through to DH Atlanta playoffs β July 22
76. Chiefs win AOC CGPL Winter Finals β July 23
77. MoeycQ departs Grayhound β Aug 4
78. SYF announce return β Aug 24
79. ZEN League Season 2 announced β Sept 1
80. AOC CGPL Spring set to start β Sept 3
81. Invites for ZEN League S2 closed qualifier revealed β Sept 5
82. MVP PK undergo changes β Sept 6
83. dayV1D joins Kings as coach β Sept 7
84. ZEN League S2 team list finalised β Sept 8
85. eXTREMESLAND ANZ Regional Finals set to begin β Sept 8
86. Kings qualify for eXTREMESLAND Asia Finals 2017 β Sept 10
87. Dark Sided unveil new CS:GO team β Sept 10
88. ViCi win WESG 2017 China Finals β Sept 11
89. LLG Gaming win WESG 2017 China Finals Female β Sept 11
90. Tainted Minds bench InfrequeNt β Sept 12
91. yam to stand in for Tainted Minds β Sept 13
92. Athletico change two β Sept 13
93. MoeycQ to stand in for Grayhound at ESEA S25 GC β Sept 13
94. ViCi win eXTREMESLAND China Regional Finals β Sept 25
95. yam joins Tainted Minds β Sept 25
96. Grayhound bench prakM β Oct 8
97. Kings withdraw from CGPL Spring β Oct 9
98. TheMongolz to miss eXTREMESLAND Asia Finals β Oct 9
99. Kings, MVP PK qualify for ZEN League S2 Finals β Oct 11
100. Groups released for eXTREMESLAND 2017 β Oct 12
101. Asia Minor viewerβs guide β Oct 26
102. Tainted Minds win AOC CGPL Spring Finals β Nov 5
103. Athletico bring in MoeycQ and MAGIKKK β Nov 6
104. Grayhound win ZEN League S2 Finals β Nov 18
105. ViCi edge out Chiefs to win WEGL Super Fight Invitational β Nov 19
106. wizard part ways with Kings β Nov 20
107. Chiefs finalize ESEA S26 Global Challenge list β Nov 24
108. peri retires; XigN makes return in MVP PK β Nov 27
109. Gfinity Australia announce 2018 plans β Dec 5
110. Tainted Minds remove ap0c β Dec 11
111. Kings, B.O.O.T-d[S], Recca and more confirmed at WESG APAC Finals β Dec 12
112. Tainted Minds acquire INS β Dec 13
113. Chiefs bring in Texta β Dec 13
114. Athletico sign NikkeZ β Dec 14
115. Chiefs win CGPL Championship 2017 β Dec 17
116. Kings part ways with CS:GO roster β Dec 18
117. Karsa joins EHOME on loan β Dec 27
118. WESG APAC team list finalized β Dec 27
119. Recca denies xccurateβs decision to stand in for TyLoo β Dec 28
2018
120. CyberGamer announce 2018 CGPL details β Jan 1
121. TyLoo, MVP PK qualify for SL i-League StarSeries S4 β Jan 1
122. ViCi sign HZ β Jan 4
123. tucks: βWhen ESL said I could play their events, it was the best day of my careerβ β Jan 6
124. Flash to miss WESG APAC Regional Finals β Jan 6
125. ORDER acquire ex-Kings β Jan 8
126. WESG APAC Regional Finals set to start β Jan 10
127. ESL announces the return of AU&NZ Championship for 2018 β Jan 10
128. ORDER win WESG APAC Regional Finals β Jan 15
129. TyLoo sign xccurate β Jan 18
130. IEM Katowice Asia & Oceania closed qualifiers set to start β Jan 19
131. aliStair departs Chiefs; sterling joins β Jan 20
132. ORDER sign aliStair β Jan 20
133. TyLoo beat MVP PK to qualify for IEM Katowice β Jan 23
134. ORDER triumph over Tainted Minds and qualify for IEM Katowice β Jan 26
135. IEM Sydney with $250,000 prize pool announced β Jan 31
136. LPL launches Alpha Invitational with ~$7,300 prize pool β Feb 3
137. AVANT unveil new CS:GO roster β Feb 8
138. Athletico undergo changes; deStiny and gazR to stand in β Feb 10
139. WD CGPL Autumn set to commence β Feb 12
140. AVANT and Chiefs confirmed for Gfinity AU Elite Series β Feb 21
141. Dark Sided sign Knights roster β Feb 26
142. FaZe invited to IEM Sydney β Feb 27
143. Astralis invited to DreamHack Masters Marseille β Feb 27
144. Tainted Minds, NASR to DHM Marseille Asian closed qualifier β Feb 27
145. APAC qualifiers announced for IEM Sydney β Feb 28
146. MVP PK to DHM Marseille Asian closed qualifier β March 1
147. Eclipse, Signature & BOOM round up DHM Marseille Asian closed qualifier list β March 4
148. CS:GO Asia Summit announced with $60,000 prize pool β March 6
149. ESL AU&NZ Championship S6 set to begin β March 6
150. Entity announces Middle-East roster β March 11
151. Legacy acquire new CS:GO roster β March 13
152. moxie departs B.O.O.T-d[S] β March 13
153. Havoc and topguN return to action in Athletico β March 14
154. ESL Pro League reveal SEA closed qualifier invites β March 16
155. mousesports invited to IEM Sydney β March 20
156. Chiefs add flickz; pecks moved to backup β March 21
157. Cloud9 confirmed at IEM Sydney β March 22
158. ESL Pro League China closed qualifier invites revealed β March 22
159. Natus Vincere confirmed at IEM Sydney β March 23
160. fnatic invited to IEM Sydney β March 24
161. EPL China closed qualifier set to start β March 27
162. CS:GO Asia Summit set to start β April 2
163. Perfect World announce CS:GO Asia Championships with $300,000 prize pool β April 3
164. EPL ANZ closed qualifier set to start β April 4
165. IEM Sydney Asia closed qualifier set to kick off β April 4
166. ESL announce CS:GO Womenβs Sydney Open β April 5
167. Chiefs win CGPL Autumn over Dark Sided β April 8
168. NiP invited to CS:GO Asia Championships 2018 β April 9
169. Grayhound remove BURNRUOk; chuch departs Tainted Minds β April 11
170. Chiefs and malta part ways β April 11
171. Tainted Minds acquire BURNRUOk β April 12
172. ORDER confirmed for Gfinity AU Elite Series β April 19
173. EnVyUs invited to CS:GO Asia Championships 2018 β April 19
174. SZ Absolute replace Flash at EPL S7 APAC Finals β April 19
175. ViCi and Flash join forces to form new CS:GO roster β April 19
176. Virtus.pro invited to CS:GO Asia Championships 2018 β April 20
177. Athletico disbands; Havoc and topguN to form new roster β May 7
178. bottle to fill in for TyLoo at StarSeries i-League S5 Asian qualifier β May 12
179. Chiefs to replace sterling with dizzyLife β May 15
180. Fierce Tiger disqualified from CS:GO Asia Championships β May 19
181. Fierce Tiger and VG.Flash comment on Asia Minor qualifier final β May 21
182. Sydney Roar announce new roster β May 22
183. Gfinity Elite Series Australia S1 set to start β June 1
184. MVP PK and GOSU swap HSK, minixeta β June 10
185. AOC CGPL Winter 2018 set to start β June 11
186. DreamHack Masters Stockholm Asian qualifiers announced β June 12
187. Fierce Tiger announce disbandment β June 12
188. Legacy replace yellow with sterling β June 12
189. ESL ANZ Championship S6 Finals set to start β June 13
190. ex-Fierce Tiger to reunite in CyberZen β June 16
191. NASR sign havoK and cheK β June 24
192. Machinegun joins RRQ β June 29
193. Eclipse disband; shuadapai to 5POWER β June 30
194. GOSU, Signature and Beyond finalize DHM Stockholm Asian closed qualifier list β July 2
195. Chiefs sign academy team β July 6
196. Ground Zero sign kyoto and NikkeZ β July 7
197. MAGIKKK parts ways with Chiefs β July 10
198. DHM Stockholm Asia closed qualifier bracket drawn β July 10
199. eXTREMESLAND 2018 announced with $100,000 prize pool β July 10
200. ESL ANZ Championship Season 7 announced β July 12
201. FATE revamp roster β July 12
202. TyLoo confirm Moβs return; AE moved to backup β July 13
203. z8z to stand in for AttackeR at Asia Minor β July 13
204. ORDER win Gfinity Elite Series Australia S1 over Chiefs β July 14
205. B.O.O.T-d[S] replaces Signature at Asia Minor β July 15
206. eXTREMESLAND 2018 China qualifier details announced β July 18
207. BnTeT and xccurate to stand in for Recca at WESG β July 20
208. Chiefs beat Legacy to win CGPL Winter β July 22
209. TOYOTA Master Bangkok 2018 announced with $100,000 β Aug 28
210. AE and bottle to stand in for TYLOO at WESG β Aug 30
211. Flash acquire ayaya β Sept 1
212. MVP PK qualify for eXTREMESLAND Asia Finals β Sept 1
213. Chiefs qualify for eXTREMESLAND Asia Finals β Sept 2
214. ViCi Gaming revamp CS:GO roster β Sept 3
215. Artill to stand in for Flash β Sept 4
216. n0thing to stand in for NRG at EPICENTER NA closed qualifier β Sept 4
217. Elmapuddy joins ORDER as coach β Sept 5
218. SoStronk to host Toyota Master Bangkok qualifiers β Sept 7
219. ORDER acquire INS from Tainted Minds; Sico departs β Sept 11
220. Tainted Minds part ways with yam and BURNRUOk; acquire Sico and ap0c β Sept 12
221. TYLOO invited to Toyota Master Bangkok 2018 β Sept 13
222. EPICENTER China closed qualifier invites revealed β Sept 17
223. 5POWER and Flash qualify for eXTREMESLAND Asia Finals β Sept 18
224. LPL Pro ANZ Invitational announced β Sept 18
225. Storm Rider sign TheMongolz roster β Sept 19
226. TYLOO seek new replacement for bottle at WESG β Sept 20
227. BOOT-d[S] and Beyond qualify for eXTREMESLAND Asia Finals β Sept 23
228. tucks departs Chiefs β Sept 25
229. Tainted Minds sign tucks β Sept 25
230. Ground Zero add BURNRUOk and deStiny; InfrequeNt and InJect leave β Sept 25
231. 5POWER withdraw from EPL China β Sept 26
232. WESG Oceania details announced β Sept 28
233. Renegades confirm USTILOβs departure β Sept 30
234. MoriartyS and Reaction to stand in for ViCi at WESG β Sept 30
235. SCARZ Absolute qualify for eXTREMESLAND Asia and IESF World Championship β Sept 30
236. Official: Renegades sign liazz and Gratisfaction β Oct 1
237. poem departs SCARZ Absolute β Oct 1
238. Chiefs add MoeycQ, IyeN and InfrequeNt β Oct 1
239. ORDER acquire zeph β Oct 2
240. sterling and Legacy part way β Oct 3
241. CyberZen win WESG 2018 China Finals β Oct 3
242. Grayhound confirm sterling addition β Oct 4
243. Lacore joins Legacy β Oct 4
244. Asian Development League announced with ~$25,000 prize pool β Oct 10
245. eXTREMESLAND Asia groups and schedule released β Oct 11
246. Official: kassad returns to Renegades β Oct 11
247. Royal Bandits to miss eXTREMESLAND due to visa issues β Oct 11
248. OpTic India to qualify for ESL Pro League S8 Asia β Oct 15
249. Texta on the Oceanic shuffle: βI think Tainted Minds have the best lineupβ β Oct 19
250. ImpressioN: βNASR is a very capable team; itβs kind of a grudge match-upβ β Oct 23
251. minixeta: βWe want to qualify for the Major and get our stickersβ β Oct 25
252. ESL India announces rematch for Premiership Fall Finals β Oct 25
253. Gfinity Elite Series Australia S2 set to start β Nov 3
254. flickz announces retirement β Nov 12
255. Grayhound, Renegades finalize Asia Minor team list β Nov 19
256. Toyota Master Bangkok set to start β Nov 22
257. Renegades invited to IEM Sydney β Nov 23
258. TYLOO-pro100 match postponed due to medical issues β Nov 23
259. ORDER win Gfinity Elite Series Australia S2 β Dec 15
260. DreamHack Invitational Mumbai details revealed, with ~$35,000 prize pool β Dec 15
261. compLexity set to replace yay with Rickeh β Dec 21
262. Signify sign CS:GO team β Dec 21
2019
263. Flash disband β Jan 3
264. Sico parts ways with ICON β March 5
265. Grayhound bench sterling β March 5
266. Grayhound confirm Sico addition β March 6
267. ofnu and zewsy join Chiefs on loan β March 7
268. Valiance joins ORDER β July 8
269. Elmapuddy and ORDER part ways β July 26
CSGO2ASIA
2017
1. MVP Project disband β July 31 β Link
2. The MongolZ to skip ZOWIE eXTREMESLAND Asia 2017 β October 10 β Link
2018
3. IEM Sydney APAC Qualifiers announced β March 1 β Link
4. Eclipse signs Machinegun β March 21 β Link
5. Perfect World announce CS:GO Asia Championship β April 3 β Link
6. ZOWIE eXTREMESLAND Asia Finals 2018: Viewerβs Guide β October 16 β Link
7. Interview β Rate: βIt feels amazing to beat such a team [SCARZ Absolute] on LANβ β October 21 β Link
2019
8. ZOWIE Divina Womenβs Asia CS:GO Championship 2019 announced β May 22 β Link
9. HP OMEN CS:GO Challenger Series 2019 Teams Almost Finalised β October 8 β Link
10. Interview β xeta and stax: βWe can feel from them [Korean community] that in their heart, they want us to do well.β β November 14 β Link
11. Interview β erkaSt: βIβm just trying to focus on what I have right now and to be happy with it.β β November 15 β Link
Respawn Ninja Australia
2017
1. Interview with Athletico CS:GO Captain β Iain βSnypeRβ Turner β March 6 β Link
2. Interview with Chiefβs CS:GO Coach β Michael βwLEβ Auricht β May 18 β Link
3. Interview with Karlo βUSTILOβ Pivac from Renegades β June 1 β Link
CyberGamer Australia
2015
1. FACEIT Oceania League 2nd Round β March 1 β Link
2. Megathread: ESL One Katowice 2015 β March 9 β Link
3. FACEIT Oceania League 3rd Round β March 22 β Link
4. FACEIT Oceania League 4th Round β March 29 β Link
5. FACEIT Oceania League 5th Round β April 5 β Link
6. Viewerβs Guide: ACL Melbourne 2015β September 5 β Link
7. Viewerβs Guide: Crownβs $55,555 Invitational β October 6 β Link
8. MSI CGPL Season 4 Division 1 LAN Finals: Viewerβs Guide β October 26 β Link
9. Viewerβs Guide: DH Open Cluj-Napoca 2015β October 26 β Link
10. OCE CS:GO Power Rankings (Community Feedback) β November 5 β Link
11. OCE CS:GO Top 10 Power Rankings #1 β November 10 β Link
12. Viewerβs Guide: Counter Pit League Season 2 β December 1 β Link
13. Wrap-up: ESEA Season 20 Australia Playoffs β December 3 β Link
14. Wrap-up: BlasterX Cup Finals ODC β December 14 β Link
15. Viewerβs Guide: Trans-Pacific v1 ODC β December 19 β Link
16. OCE CS:GO Top 20 Power Rankings #2 β December 25 β Link
2016
17. IEM Taipei 2016 ANZ Qualifiers announced β January 7 β Link
18. OCE CS:GO Top 20 Power Rankings #3 β January 11 β Link
19. Wrap-up: IEM Taipei 2016 ANZ Open Qualifier β January 12 β Link
20. OCE CS:GO Top 20 Power Rankings #4 β January 20 β Link
21. CGPL Interview: Joshua βINSβ Potter from Corvidae β February 10 β Link
22.Viewerβs Guide: CGPL Autumn 2016 Professional β February 21 β Link
Podcast
1. Esport on Fire Podcast β Discussing about my role at HLTV and the Asia-Pacific CS:GO scene with Esports Commentator Robert βManicβ Mundayβ Link
Shoutcasting & Commentator VOD
- TBD