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MMR and Who Actually Wins April 08, 2021 Here’s something we see a lot in CEA. It makes sense. As humans, we have a perpensity to make metrics out of things with numbers, and hand-wave the rest as details. Compare the numbers, find the winner. Sports are a solved problem. Right? First, let’s define some…

Tournament Integrity and Empathy March 31, 2021 Someone has been cheating in our tournaments. This wasn’t completely unexpected. Online chess is riddled with people who think they’re clever by using existing chess programs to give them their next moves. The anti-cheat system we employ caught this player within hours of their first infraction and gave…

Spring 2020 Results July 01, 2020 Thanks to everyone who played, watched, and cheered us along this Spring 2020 season. 182 teams joined together in spirited competition to help us donate a $33,000 charity prize pool. Congratulations to the victors! Rocket League 1st: Microsoft Ninjacats donating $3,232 to Child’s Play2nd: Booz Allen Hamilton Booz Clues…

CEA Collegiate Series February 12, 2020 Play Starcraft. Win scholarships.You can register for the tournament directly by clicking here, but we encourage you to read to the end. 🙂 In partnership with our title sponsor Guilded and incredible support from Tobi @ Shopify, the CEA is proud to announce the Collegiate Series. The Collegiate Series will carry on the spirit of TESPA…

Fall 2019 Results December 19, 2019 Thanks to everyone who played, watched, and cheered us along this Fall 2019 season. 132 teams joined together in spirited competition to help us donate a    $200k charity prize pool. Congratulations to the victors! Rocket League1st: Facebook Professional Tractors donating $2,100 to Doctors Without Borders (finals video)2nd: Capital…

Spring 2019 Results July 04, 2019 With the final victors now crowned we wrap up our CEA Spring 2019 season! Thank you to everyone who participated, and who trusted us to carry on the legacy of the AHGL. As a recap: Facebook Rhythm will donate the Magic: The Gathering Arena $1500 prize pool to Doctors without Borders. Amazon Clapping…

Announcing a partnership with Gif Your Game! March 21, 2019 We’re excited today to announce Gif Your Game as a sponsor for this season’s competition. With nearly 5 million gifs created generating over 150 million views, Gif Your Game has emerged as the premier tool for capturing the most exciting, dramatic or unusual in-game moments…

Player Spotlight: Dueggar March 07, 2019 Our Player Spotlight explores the person behind the screen, what they’re up to outside of gaming and what pushes them to compete in the CEA. We’ll be publishing different player profiles every Tuesday and Thursday until our spring season commences on March 16th. What is your name (real or…

Player Spotlight: Mannered March 04, 2019 Our Player Spotlight explores the person behind the screen, what they’re up to outside of gaming and what pushes them to compete in the CEA. We’ll be publishing different player profiles every Tuesday and Thursday until our spring season commences on March 16th. What is your name (real or…

Player Spotlight: Whsper February 28, 2019 Our Player Spotlight explores the person behind the screen, what they’re up to outside of gaming and what pushes them to compete in the CEA. We’ll be publishing different player profiles every Tuesday and Thursday until our spring season commences on March 16th. What is your name (real or…