Ethan Cohen

4 days ago | cnn.com | Way Mullery |Ethan Cohen |Byron Manley |Sean O’Key

New York City will use this method in the Democratic primary for mayor. Let’s use ice cream flavors to find out how it works. By Way Mullery, Ethan Cohen and Byron Manley, CNN Published June 24, 2025 The ranked-choice voting process that New York City voters will use in the Democratic primary for mayor can be confusing, but the rules don’t have to give you brain freeze.

4 days ago | hotspawn.com | Ethan Cohen

For the first time since MAD Lions dominance in 2021, G2 Esports has missed out on two consecutive LEC titles. Yet they were not far off. With large dominations in the Winter and Spring upper brackets – 3 games lost in total in 3 Bo5s and 2 Bo3s – the Samurai lost their momentum at the worst possible moment in both finals. The results were crushing defeats: 3-0 to KC and 3-1 to MKOI. It is with a very different status to that of previous years that G2 is tiptoeing towards the MSI.

1 week ago | hotspawn.com | Ethan Cohen

This Saturday, Los Ratones will take on the Spanish champions – Barça eSports – to defend their ERLs throne. The winners of the EMEA Masters Winter have just defeated LFL champions BK ROG 3-0 in the semi-finals. The following day, the Blaugranas also eliminated one of the big favourites, Karmine Corp Blue, with disconcerting ease (3-1). A clash of titans between the two teams who made short work of their respective semi-finals.

1 week ago | hotspawn.com | Ethan Cohen

For the moment, the script is being respected. No upset like in Winter – with a mad run by an unexpected underdog such as TP – this time it’s the teams predicted to be the best in the ERL who will be in the last four. Or at least almost, since many observers expected the TCL (Turkish League) to be far more competitive, with Misa (TCL #2) and Boostgate (TCL #1) leading the way.

1 week ago | hotspawn.com | Ethan Cohen

KOI has just acquired the organisation’s first trophy since entering the League of Legends scene in 2023. After initially merging with Rogue to enter the LEC, the org founded by Spain’s most popular content creator Ibai “Ibai” Llanos then fell back on its Spanish peers – Movistar and MAD Lions in 2024. With his huge fan base, he has been able to unite a large part of the Spanish community under his banner. But for the first time at MSI 2025, the hopes of the entire region will rest in their hands.