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Sascha Yiska Heinisch

Sascha "Yiska" Heinisch has been creating content in esports for over a decade initially starting in Warcraft 3, going over to WoW Arena and since 2015 he has moved to Overwatch. You can join his Discord here.

Valorant
Best VALORANT Agent Tier List
Now in patch 1.03, VALORANT’s meta, especially at the professional level, has started to become much more map-dependent, [ ... ]
July 10, 2020
Valorant
All You Need To Know - Vitality European Open x IGNITION SERIES
Another weekend, another VALORANT IGNITION SERIES event. The circuit turns back to Europe with the Vitality European Open, [ ... ]
July 9, 2020
Overwatch
Dave ''bench'' Cecconi: ''Contenders Has Such A Narrow And Uninspired Vision''
The developmental league Overwatch Contenders has gone through various iterations in pursuit of becoming a sustainable endeavour [ ... ]
July 8, 2020
Overwatch
Could Overwatch 2 Move To Four Players Instead Of Six?
Overwatch as a game and as an esport has had unique challenges which Blizzard has been trying to solve. Some of those roads [ ... ]
July 7, 2020
Valorant
Mandatory.GG Announced As The Next Stop For VALORANT's Ignition Series
Riot Games has announced the next stop for VALORANT’s Ignition Series. Mandatory.gg will be hosting a 128 team tournament [ ... ]
July 7, 2020
Overwatch
Overwatch - A ''Rookie’s'' Game
Just over a month ago Yeong-han "Sp9rk1e" Kim turned 18, gaining eligibility to play in the Overwatch League. [ ... ]
July 6, 2020
Overwatch
Blizzard Open Up Discussions Around New Controversial Contenders System
Blizzard Entertainment have allegedly opened up an internal conversation regarding a structure shake-up that would lead [ ... ]
July 3, 2020
Overwatch
The First Battle In The War For Absolutely Everything - Shock vs Fusion Primer
Two superpowers, the San Francisco Shock and the Philadelphia Fusion, will meet in a battle of the best teams of season [ ... ]
June 28, 2020
Overwatch
A Toddler Outsmarts Overwatch League - OWL Week 21 Preview
Overwatch League is ramping up to the July tournament with a week of no hero pools and a new patch with fat Genji buffs. [ ... ]
June 26, 2020
Valorant
100 Thieves Signs First VALORANT Roster
North American esports organisation 100 Thieves have announced their first VALORANT roster. Ahead of the T1 x Nerd Street [ ... ]
June 25, 2020
Valorant
T1 x Nerd Street Gamers Showdown - The Third Stop In The VALORANT Ignition Series
VALORANT esports is getting serious. After last week's first Ignition series tournaments in Japan and Europe, it’s [ ... ]
June 25, 2020
Overwatch
Yaki - The Last APEX Hunter
Jun-ki "Yaki" Kim is one of Overwatch League season 3’s most lethal rookies but among those who should be [ ... ]
June 24, 2020
Valorant
Knowledge Is Power: Prepare For VALORANT Ranked
Ranked queue is on its way. With patch 1.02, we’ll finally get access to the game mode which allows us to put our [ ... ]
June 23, 2020
Valorant
VALORANT Ranked Launch Changes Announced
Riot Games has announced the introduction of their competitive matchmaking queue with patch 1.02. Only minor adjustments [ ... ]
June 22, 2020
Overwatch
Dallas, Death & Decay Plus 12 Other Reasons Why Week 20 Delivered
What a juicy weekend, ey? From exciting upsets to twitchy Twitter fingers, to eventually even spicy Reddit comments making [ ... ]
June 22, 2020
Overwatch
Architect, All My Homies Love Architect - OWL Preview Week 20
The Overwatch League is back and it will be the first time that we will get to see the effects of 2-week hero pools with [ ... ]
June 19, 2020
Valorant
Ignition Series Esports - G2 Esports VALORANT Invitational
With the G2 Esports VALORANT Invitational, the first tournament of the Ignition Series hits the road. The tournament will [ ... ]
June 19, 2020
Overwatch
On the Importance of Breaks - OWL Head Coaches Weigh In
After a three week rest period, Overwatch League came back last weekend with a new set of rules for hero pools. With this, [ ... ]
June 17, 2020
Valorant
Riot Games announces VALORANT Ignition Series
Riot Games has announced the VALORANT Ignition Series, a partner program which aims to put emphasis on a select number of [ ... ]
June 16, 2020
Overwatch
One Excellent sp9rk1e & Other Exclamation Points
The Overwatch League is back from its break and has delivered fun gameplay with at times unique and novel compositions, [ ... ]
June 15, 2020
Overwatch
The Curtain of Playoff Dreams Is Closing - OWL Preview Week 19
Overwatch is back from the break with a new 2-week hero pool duration and fresh bans in Brigitte, D.Va, Sombra and Echo. [ ... ]
June 12, 2020
Valorant
Korea Plays VALORANT A Little Differently
The air is thick with haze, the ground trembles, bright lights flash and you’re freezing but at least you’re [ ... ]
June 11, 2020
Overwatch
The Top 5 Best Mid-season Pickups
As was to be expected from a season with the complications that trades bring during a global pandemic, not many players [ ... ]
June 10, 2020
Valorant
Best VALORANT Settings Guide for Performance
VALORANT is a game that is built with performance in mind. Going with graphics that undershoot the capabilities of today’s [ ... ]
June 9, 2020
Valorant
How T1 Dominated Ascent During Twitch Rivals North America
T1 back at it again. During the Twitch Rivals North America tournament this past weekend, the team built around [ ... ]
June 8, 2020
Overwatch
Talon's Head Coach Spazzo On Scrimming OWL Teams, Winning PAC & His Career
The head coach of Talon Esports, Chris "spazzo" Infante, is perhaps the most successful left in Contenders. Winning [ ... ]
June 7, 2020
Valorant
The Best Teams to Watch During Twitch Rivals
The first set of tournaments after full launch are starting. In a comprehensive global challenge, Twitch Rivals is currently [ ... ]
June 5, 2020
Overwatch
Just Be Confident 4Head – OWL Coaches On the Irrefutable Power of Confidence
“It was like watching a better team. We hadn’t coached them any differently, they hadn’t learned anything [ ... ]
June 4, 2020
Valorant
Did Riot Get It Right? - Launch Patch 1.0 Rundown
Launch day is finally here! The release of VALORANT comes with a brand new 1.0 patch that attempts to tackle various issues [ ... ]
June 2, 2020
Overwatch
Mineral:''[Tournaments] incentivize all teams to show what they're made of''
It has been a rough start to the season for the Boston Uprising, who are currently sitting at a 2-10 match score. [ ... ]
May 31, 2020