The compLexity Family would like to wish Scott “Popcorn” Ford a very Happy Birthday as he turns 27 years old today.

Scott has been with compLexity for over seven years now and has consistently contributed to compLexity’s participation in the dozens of events in the course of a year. Scott has proven himself to be a vital part of the compLexity team and has played an active roll in day to day operations as the Logistics Manager for the organization.

Once again, we’d like to wish him a very Happy 27th Birthday.

The compLexity Gaming family would like to wish a very Happy Birthday to Josh ‘Chef Josh’ Schmidt!

Josh ‘Chef Josh’ Schmidt is the team manager and personal chef for the Complexity Dota 2 team. Joining the team at a young age, Josh was initially only the culinary mind behind the team, but following a year of traveling, he found he was also passionate about managing the team. Since then he moved up the ranks to the division general manager, and travels with the team and facilitates their performance during a demanding schedule. Josh is a proponent of a healthy lifestyle including proper nutrition, fitness regimens, and always enjoying what you do.

Once again, we’d like to wish a very Happy Birthday to Josh ‘Chef Josh’ Schmidt!

Beginning today, compLexity heads around the globe as both coL.Dota and coL.Gwent are travelling. First, Jan “superjj” Janßen boards his flight to Warsaw, Poland for Gwent Open #2. The event will see 8 of the best Gwent players in the world compete for their share of a $25,000 prize pool on the 18th and 19th of November.

Format

• Best of 5, Single Elimination
• Ahead of the tournament, each participant must build 4 decks from 4 different factions.
• No two decks can be of the same faction.
• Opponents will be able to ban, in secret, a chosen enemy deck at the beginning of each game.
• Once the players have each banned an enemy deck, they will choose 1 out of their 3 remaining decks to use for their first match.
• Winning decks can’t be used to play another match, while losing ones may be used again or swapped out for another.
• Decks cannot be modified between matches.

 

coL.Dota, on the other hand, will be making the long trip to Shanghai, China for the Perfect World Minor, where 10 teams will compete for their share of $300,000 in prizes from November 19th to the 26th. 

Format

Group Stage

• Ten teams are seeded into two groups, five teams each
• Round-robin format; all matches are played in a Bo2
• Top four teams advance to the playoffs
• Bottom teams are eliminated

Playoffs

• Double-elimination bracket
• First round of the lower bracket is played in a Bo1
• All other rounds are played in a Bo3, with Bo5 Grand Finals

Location (Dota)

Location (Gwent)

The compLexity Gaming family would like to wish a very Happy Birthday to Grace “Sylvanhunter” Naces!

As a former Magic: The Gathering player turned Hearthstone professional, Sylvanhunter developed a love for card games very early. With her experience in MtG and now Hearthstone, she is confident enough in her judgement, to not just go with the conventional wisdom of decks, but rather look for solutions outside the box. Since closed beta she is a part of the community, writing guides, articles and columns about the game and her unique ways to solve certain problems. The Hunter Princess most recently has turned into an Open Warrior Queen, grinding hard to get to the top!

Once again, we’d like to wish a very Happy Birthday to Grace “Sylvanhunter” Naces!

The compLexity Gaming family would like to wish a very Happy Birthday to Neville “neviilz” Caruana!

Live long enough to become a meme. Neviilz persona is living up to that saying unlike any other streamer in Hearthstone. The passionate and dedicated Hearthstone streamer from Malta fought his way up the ranks on Twitch from humble beginnings to one of the most successful regular streams on the website. A meme persona paired with tremendous skills, especially when piloting OTK decks like his Murloc Paladin or his Worgen Warrior. So visit his stream. Come for the gameplay, stay for the memes.

Once again, we’d like to wish a very Happy Birthday to Neville “neviilz” Caruana!

The compLexity Gaming family would like to wish a very Happy Birthday to David “moo” Hull!

David ‘Moo’ Hull is a veteran American player hailing from Ohio, USA. His rise to prominence included an impressive Shanghai Major online qualifier with Team Archon, which led to being picked up by the rag tag group that would go on to become TI6 Digital Chaos. There Moo excelled in the offlane, making big plays and drawing chants of “Mooooo” from the crowd. He helped lead the team to an impressive second place finish at TI6, and now calls coL.Dota his home. His aggressive style of offlane can adapt to any situation, so surely his skills will be put to good use in the black and red.

Once again, we’d like to wish a very Happy Birthday to David “moo” Hull!

compLexity Counter-Strike hits the skies today as they head to Toronto, Canada for the America’s Minor Closed Qualifier. They will battle eight (8) teams all looking for their chance to qualify for the Boston Major 2018, as well as their share at a $50,000 prize pool.

coL.cs finds themselves in Group A to begin the event where they will take on the likes of Team Liquid, NRG and TeamOne.

Format

Group Stage

• Two double-elimination format groups (GSL)
• The initial matches and the winners’ matches will be Bo1
• The decider matches and the elimination matches will be Bo3
• Top two teams in each group advance to the playoffs

Playoffs

• Double elimination bracket
• All matches are Bo3

Prizes

• 1st – $50,000
• 2nd – $15,000
• 3rd – $5,000

Location

The compLexity Gaming family would like to wish a very Happy Birthday to Ryan “Ryzen” Liberian as he turns 26 today!

One of the best attributes to describe Ryan ‘Ryzen’ Liberian Laguardian is determination. Before having his breakthrough with Hearthstone as one of the premier Rogue players on ladder, he spent one and a half year with the goal of becoming a big broadcaster. In that time he put in the hours, worked his hardest and always looked to improve the product. After taking the long road in stride, he finally got partnered. What looked like a journey coming to an end, was only the beginning though. Since then the young American hasn’t skipped a beat, improving a lot and still working as hard as ever. With around 50 24-hour marathons under his belt and strong numbers till this day, one thing is abundantly clear. Ryzen loves streaming.

Once again, we’d like to wish a very Happy Birthday to Ryan “Ryzen” Liberian!

The compLexity Gaming family would like to wish a very Happy Birthday to Jordan “TheJordude” Hong Tai as he turns 21 today!

TheJordude is one of the unknown gems of the Hearthstone scene. The Canadian player might not be a known entity to anyone outside of the insider circle in the game, but he has a large upside. With success in smaller events such as the ESL Weeklies or Zotac Cups, the young student has already made quite an impression – while also making an entry to the highest ranks of the North American ladder. With a more focused approach on the ladder, his streaming efforts and content creation, TheJordude is looking to make an even bigger splash in the Hearthstone competitive scene, as well as the Hearthstone community. Keep an eye open for the hard-working and motivated player.

Once again, we’d like to wish a very Happy Birthday to Jordan “TheJordude” Hong Tai!