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From 2014-2015 Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrios was an unstoppable force in Smash 4, stringing together a Guinness World Record-making 53-tournament win streak. But when he ran into Nairoby "Nairo" Quezada at MLG 2015, one of...

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From media laughing stock to media craze, from thousands of viewers to millions—esports has eclipsed all expectations in the last decade. But while competitive gaming has come a long way since its humble beginnings, it...

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