Zain Merchant, Author at Upcomer

Zain Merchant

Zain Merchant is an Esports writer who has previously worked with Team Dignitas. He loves FPS games such as Valorant, Counter-Strike and Valorant.

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Natus Vincere

Meet the CIS teams attending PGL Major Stockholm 2021

CIS teams have been dominating in recent events and look to continue their streak

Mech Arena: Robot Showdown

Mech Arena: Robot Showdown releases as a 5v5 mobile shooter

The Raid: Shadow Legends developer Plarium launches their latest mobile game

Smooya Movistar Riders

UPDATE: Smooya confirms reports of his benching at Movistar Riders

smooya playing for movistar riders

Smooya debates leaving Movistar Riders following roster drama

There's only two days left for the team to lock down their roster

FaZe Clan Karrigan

FaZe Clan take down number one team Gambit Esports on LAN

After adjusting their roster with new players and a new coach, FaZe Clan showed their stuff at IEM Cologne, taking down top team, Gambit.

FaZe Clan

FaZe Clan discuss their recent losing streak and sticking with Olofmeister

FaZe clan look to redeem themselves heading into IEM Cologne

Bad News Bears IEM Cologne

Bad News Bears discuss IEM Cologne and their approach to LAN

Bad News Bears' debut will be against Mousesports on July 6th

Blast Fall Final to be played on LAN

BLAST Fall Final to be played on LAN

With a mixture of online and in-person matchups

Ancient will be used at IEM Summer 2021

Four key story lines for IEM Summer

CSGO's newest competitive map will be played at a tier-one tournament for the first time

IEM Summer 2021 begins on June 3rd and runs through June 13th.

IEM Summer 2021 watch guide: Full schedule and where to watch

IEM Summer 2021 begins June 3rd and runs through the 13th