News Archives - Proving Grounds

100 Thieves Raises $35 Million In New Funding

July 17, 2019

Esports franchise 100 Thieves, co-owned by hip-hop star Drake, has garnered an additional $35 million dollars in funding from investors, according to an announcement yesterday. This investment has 100 Thiev... More

This Week in Dota 2, May 27- June 2

Chelsea Jack

June 2, 2018

Virtus.pro Wins ESL One Birmingham The UK’s first Dota 2 Major went to Virtus.pro, who won their fifth Dota 2 Pro Circuit (DPC) tournament. They ran over OpTic Gaming in the Grand Finals and went unbeaten in a... More

Immortals Launch New Mobile Division

Damian Alonzo

March 19, 2018

Mobile esports continue to grow thanks to its massive audience. The latest esports organization to jump head-first into the mobile craze is Immortals, based out of Los Angeles. But this is no ordinary entry int... More

This Week in Dota 2 – March 4-10th

Chelsea Jack

March 10, 2018

The Bucharest Major The Bucharest Major kicked off on Sunday, March 4th with a best-of-one Swiss group stage that’s received some criticism from the community this week for knocking teams out after they lost... More

With Both Feet On The Proving Grounds

Christina Pollock

March 10, 2018

Chhopsky.tv has existed in one form or other since 2013, mostly as a media business, doing video production and photography. However, in 2018 the purpose is so different to how it began, that The Old Ways no lo... More

This Week in Dota 2, February 25-March 3

Chelsea Jack

March 3, 2018

ESL One Katowice Winners Virtus.pro picked up their third Dota 2 Pro Circuit win of the year, finishing in first place at ESL One Katowice. The team was debuting a new roster, with Vladimir “RodjER” Nikogosy... More

This Week in Dota 2, February 18-24

Chelsea Jack

February 25, 2018

All Eyes on ESL One Katowice This week the Dota 2 community was focused on the twelfth tournament in the Dota 2 Pro Circuit. ESL One Katowice kicked off on February 20th with a group stage that seeded the to... More

This Week in Dota 2, February 4-10th

Chelsea Jack

February 10, 2018

StarLadder i-League Invitational Season 4 Results Team Liquid celebrated their third Dota 2 Pro Circuit (DPC) win of the season, beating LGD Gaming 3-1 in the grand finals of the StarLadder i-Leagu... More

This Week in Dota 2 – January 28th – February 3rd

Chelsea Jack

February 2, 2018

ESL One Genting Results On Sunday, January 28, 2018, Newbee beat Team Liquid 3-2 in the grand finals of ESL One Genting. Newbee picked up 200 Qualifying Points (QPs) per player, and $160 000 USD, putting the... More

Longzhu sold to Chinese company Kingzone

Ran Yao

January 7, 2018

Longzhu will officially be changing its name for the 2018 Spring Split, due to a change in ownership. Longzhu TV’s CEO plufriend broke the news: Translation: I wanted to wait a few days but it seems that... More