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The International 8 invite slots announced
The eight invited teams for The International 8 were solidified on Saturday.
8. #TI8 pic.twitter.com/Xk3dMgrKMU
— Wykrhm Reddy (@wykrhm) June 9, 2018
These eight teams have received invites to The International in Vancouver, Canada, based on their Dota Pro Circuit points from this season:
- Virtus.pro
- Team Liquid
- PSG.LGD
- Team Secret
- Mineski
- Vici Gaming
- Newbee
- VGJ.Thunder
HEN1 and LUCAS1 join Luminosity
Henrique "HEN1" Teles and Lucas "LUCAS1" Teles have signed on with Luminosity Gaming's Counter Strike: Global Offensive lineup.
📢 ROSTER CHANGE: 🇧🇷 #LGCSGO welcomes @HEN1 & @LUCAS1 to the team. Thank you @LG_SHOOWTiME & @LG_PKL for everything! 💙
— Luminosity Gaming @E3 🎮 (@Luminosity) June 10, 2018
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With the announcement they let go of Gustavo "SHOOWTiME" Goncalves and Vinicios "PKL" Coelho to make room for their new players.
"We are grateful to Luminosity for this opportunity. The LG jersey carries a big history in CS:GO," said LUCAS1 and HEN1, in a press release. "We have had some time to reflect on the past and realize some of our mistakes. We've grown as people outside the game and it will help us as teammates in the future. We are hungry as ever."
Dignitas win Rocket League World Championship
Team Dignitas are the Rocket League Season 5 World Champions.
Congratulations to the Season 5 World Champions, @TeamDignitas.#LANdon was truly an amazing event. #Team104 proved that Rocket League is esports MOST exciting game.
— Rocket League Esports (@RLEsports) June 10, 2018
GG WP.#LANDONE pic.twitter.com/3aFVmTDn9w
Dig defeated NRG Esports in the finals to take home the crown.
NRG entered the finals undefeated, and had beat Dignitas earlier in the event. But, Dig got their revenge when it mattered most.
Keith Capstick is a news editor for theScore esports. You can follow him on Twitter.
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