Top 10 Worst Esports Tournaments... So Far

[@MrSamsicbing]

Looks like 2015 was a terrible year overall for eSports tournaments lol

[@aldrinzwain]

But it's fine for fnatic cos they are getting a lot of good asses in 2015

[@ColonelMeteorz]

not for LOL

[@willisbronze9984]

@@ColonelMeteorz Lol was the most popular game at 2015 wdym not ? Non of Lol tournament is on this list

[@ayeterrr]

esports*

[@namenotfound3613]

"eSports" LMFAO

[@yudhaputra7035]

I thought shanghai shitshow was the worst... How naive i am

[@ryotanada]

Oh, you obviously hadn't seen worse...

[@ybtagriculturaltrading540]

Game paradise not only they had the worst pc and stream the winners of the tournament won NOTHING

[@josefernandez4423]

because you only watch dota

[@joshieeT]

The International would be held in China........ Makes me anxious af

[@wilkinlow]

Sounds like paradise when you compared to the top 3. Holy shit literally nightmares

[@BostonTom]

Should have covered h1z1 pro league where it left players homeless and the organizers going into hiding cuz no one got money

[@0nex_681]

Haven’t watched it but #1 gaming paradise definitely

[@derpsama2749]

hell yeah !!

[@ybtagriculturaltrading540]

They sucked and dint pay sht

[@azael2078]

correcto, here is your nonexistent 90000$ prize pool

[@speeedfreee3896]

You watched it

[@shrekstacy]

Triforce didnt even organize VXG, y'all need to get your facts straight.

[@hjbom3ega]

Malicious intent.

[@georgecostanza1000]

I agree with the principality of the situation

[@MuhammadFarhanSFVI]

Ah yes.... The shanghai shitshow

[@jessejohn7406]

I WEAK🤣🤣🤣

[@kanvaros4451]

James died for our sins at the shanghai shitshow

[@bringsik100]

@@kanvaros4451 nah, he died beaten by "Mr. Wang wheelchair antics"

[@nixsss3518]

TI9 is in China should be interesting xD

[@Mnkeys]

Can someone explain in detail what made it so horrible besides typical issues with production? I know that a caster was fired but I never see reasons why

[@eljestLiv]

something you might think is odd; gaming paradise and esl dubai were just a few days apart. the reason why the passport thing at GP was especially urgent was because of that dubai tourney

[@judeaberdeen6848]

Now we need top 10 best esports events. Ti8 top 3 for sure.

[@smilinggeneral8870]

TI3 too

[@dajoey2198]

iem katowice

[@dane17eduard]

EPICENTER definitely

[@liezltan6832]

manila majors rtoo

[@vivianblue5332]

Evo 2016

[@goldosprey]

2015 seemed like a bad year

[@FatlBushida]

"WTF Eventz" even the event organizer name cant be trusted

[@nandu6136]

True

[@tryomama]

I said it before and I will say it again. Gaming Paradise is so bad that they made Shanghai Major so good.

[@JayW32]

Everyday I tune in, everyday there's never any overuse of ads. Thank you thescore, stay you.

[@wichitawwojak3786]

>ESWC in Montreal "Alright?" >Hosted by Loto Québec "SAY NO MORE"

[@SkittlesDaRainbow]

9:00 TriForce didn't organize the VXG tournament, he was just a promoter.

[@kingj521]

Thescore dont care. As long as the views are up. The integrity of the person or said community dont matter to them.

[@poultriarchy]

Melty Blood fans snickering from the bathroom of the local brothel

[@sunspotaken]

I remember me and my friends were going to a local tournament and I was silver 1. We didn’t mean to win but we meant to just have the experience. The price to join is about 4$ per team and the prize pool for first place was like $60. Anyway we waited for 5 fucking hours before realizing that their servers couldn’t handle this shit or something and they moved the tournament to another venue

[@Dazai_861]

I am an Indian and I knew for sure IGC was gonna be in the top 5.

[@udbhavshrivastava]

like that makes me really sad about the esports scene in India.. Like I really dont think anyone would want to host a tournament here after things like that.

[@normie9999]

@@udbhavshrivastava yeah bro but that tournament was host in 2012, after that esports in India has grown massively. Teams like Fnatic and tsm has their teams in India now. India has hosted national tournaments of PUBG which went quite nice, will see about international later

[@udbhavshrivastava]

@@normie9999 while I do personally watch pubg mobile I will 100% support it's growth since it means more exposure to esports in general. So it's a win for everyone

[@bagaskhoshi6243]

Gaben : thescore esport is an ass

[@jeffbrewer5648]

Haven’t watched it but #1 gaming paradise definitely

[@ahmadzahraniAAZ]

@@jeffbrewer5648 that comment was one year ago And NOW you decide to steal it?

[@smile6676]

@@ahmadzahraniAAZ He didn't even post it as a comment lol

[@mrcrayon7228]

The whole cruise ship idea was actually pretty cool I hope if they would do it again it would actually be a success

[@Ex0rz]

Wont be. The internet will always be crappy on a cruise ship.

[@fluvv9642]

nausea aswell

[@savagecabbage1561]

As a malaysian, im just sad that esports didnt go that well in our country

[@jessejohn7406]

2:10 he was like “someone plz end my suffering😂😂”

[@Calcos323]

Boy, #3 brings back memories. The drama and controversy from that event lasted for WEEKS, and not just after the event, but before it

[@zecanas1]

Last week i went to one physical tournament ´´sponsored´´ by 2 big companies and run on a public school, when i arrived there the organizer didnt knew the schools firewall was blocking the game... He ended up giving away the prizes, but luck dictated the prizes went to his friends....

[@raidredacted7821]

Ze Canas I know this is old, but I have to ask, was this tournament in Indiana?

[@tamezzodiac2862]

1:38 I doubt the tournament was like the titanic lol but I’ll go with it 😂

[@ferds30]

feelsbad to those who had to go to these tournaments only to be disappointed

[@chasse-nigb3r]

Yeah definitely but esports is still growing, so risky places should still be avoided but they want to please the fans all over the world

[@DJChillerS04]

1: yeah, Gaming Paradise the expected #1 :D 2: expected that CS:GO Tournaments have almost all spots here... why is it so hard to host CS:GO Tournaments??? Also the only e-sports where games dont start on time smh

[@Landmasters]

I would put MVG Sandstorm as an honorable mention. Horrible venue, sets being played on two separate streams so as not to "lose players for the main stream", internet issues, the power going out during Grand Finals, the list goes on. What do you expect trying to run a national tournament in Arizona for Melee.

[@SRMkay]

I was worried IGC would be too old for this channel to cover. Glad it got the "recognition" it deserves

[@BreakfastKids]

i love all these organizers for trying i hope there’s a redemption story somewhere in here esports still need you guys

[@dalawanggalittatlongdaanan1498]

Best esports tournaments next

[@kevinbelho115]

Manila Major

[@VentiLator7]

Probably Worlds 2017. They went to the god fu**ing BIRDS NEST dude. Has to be Top 3 at least.

[@keme989]

TI3,TI5,TI8.... NEXT

[@josefernandez4423]

that will be subjective though. it should be the best tournament in a particular game. LoL and dota toxic fangays will just argue nonstop.

[@ganmu3970]

@pillen peller The competition or organization? Because, 2018 League of Legends World Championship was the best in the sense of competition, matches and plays, in relation to organization, the best parts were the great and inspiring anthem and its music video, the production from the final was very good and the players received the same treatment as before. In other parts of it, Riot decided to reduce the budget, all the casters outside of Korea, where the tournament was hosted, they had to broadcast from their own regions, they didn't assist until the final, some weren't even sent at all, it didn't affect the great casting, but, the crowd can contribute in a good way to their casting. The 2017 WC in China overall was the best in the sense of production, all the venues, the final being played at the Beijing National Stadium a.k.a. Bird Nest, the total surprise and unexpected appearance of the Elder Dragon appearing over the stage and he whole stadium in the form of augmented reality. Although, it's not directly related to the organization, the packed crowds with their LED signs of every sizes, common during the LPL regular season, but, doing their appearance at the international stage that year, although, the big LED signs were made by them just for the tournament, the cheering and respect for all the teams from their part, the Chinese tournament hosts on the stage and also the anthem, "Legends Never Die" being great and inspiring just like the anthem, "Rise" from 2018, all of that made it even better. Oh, yeah, the new budget for 2018 also affected their decision on what venues they used for the play-in, group stage, quarterfinals and semifinals, they weren't bad, but, they were smaller than those used in previous years since 2014, mainly those for the play-in and group stage.

[@derecksheppard5913]

I don't know, the World Cyber Games was so freaking horrible there should be a full video... From the generic pokemon rip off song they kept blaring, to trying to act like they where the Olympics, to computers so outdated they where from the mid 90's and could barely run games like Warcraft 3, to the delays, to their lack of casters that they needed *anybody* to do it and asked casters "Have you ever played this game? We need you to cast it!" leading to a Dota 2 caster and a Counter Strike caster observing a Warcraft 3 match. The true common theme of all these is shoddy Chinese products though..

[@laurenmontgomery421]

How could you not include the Smash Bro’s tournament that happened in the North in winter, with the doors open and no heating. Players could barely play because their hands kept getting super cold and it made it so sloppy!

[@jettkirkpatrick]

Wheres the Fyre Festival. Edit: Aw danget he said it at the end

[@jackmcmorrow9397]

I forget who hosted it, but there was this infamous Mw2 inaugural tournament that had a rule where if a player disconnected due to bad connection, the match would be restarted. This was necessary for an online tourney because Cod was still using p2p connections back then. Well, when players caught wind of this, tons of teams started employing "dedicated throwers"': a player who would disconnect their wifi if their team started to lose, allowing them to force a match restart. This exploitation got so bad that they apparently ended up canning the tournament altogether because none of the matches were progressing.

[@oley2k]

2015 was one of my favorite esports years, even the large amount of shit show events that year made it better for all the banter about them

[@kingj521]

Noticed how The Shanghai Major covers the vxg part as well

[@Pride_Inoculum]

I thought the For Honor Season 3 Tournament would be on here, I mean the guy admits on the winners stage that he hadn't touched the game a few weeks before, exploits the unlock mechanic to win the tounament and states " I didn't think it would be that easy".

[@romajimamulo]

I want a full episode on #2

[@ryotanada]

Yeah do it!

[@qwertz143]

Did you know #2 birthed the indian street fighter community?

[@romajimamulo]

@@qwertz143 ... How

[@qwertz143]

While the event was a huge scam, it was the first event in the country to have street fighter. New players showed up from all over the country and took the opportunity to befriend each other and form their own grassroots community. While the winners of sf didn't even get payed out for the tournament the community stayed strong. If it weren't for them meeting to at IGC, India may not even have a proper fighting game community in 2019

[@ahimadano684]

yes please!

[@Ryan0123ify]

I am Malaysian here and I have to say that it was surprising to know that a DOTA 2 tournament was hosted in Malaysia. At the same time, I am sorry that the tournament was so poorly managed according to what I just saw and also the prize money that was given 2 YEARS LATER (Omg). Let me assure you that tournaments in Malaysia are so much better organised with better internet, functioning PCs and rest rooms.

[@FoxSullivan]

I've been playing and following the pro scene of Dota since 2012 and I swear I never even heard of such even, nor the one on the cruise ship.

[@martinodonnell7096]

It's funny cuz we've been hosting gaming tournaments since 1998 and these problems were rather common back then but 20 years later, we're still doing the same shit.

[@dannymather725]

They should update this to include Thunder Smash from 2019. Though it wasn't a total failure, there were so many things that were so wrong with it.

[@chrissmith6018]

Yall really did my man Triforce dirty lol he definitely did NOT organize VXG

[@legendarymoments8229]

Add Every single OSRS Deadman Tournement to this list, especially the most recent Spring tournement what an absoloute joke lmfao

[@CermousWOO]

the Dubai event really wasn't that warm. It was maybe 30 degrees C? Pretty comfortable.

[@matiasaraya5451]

Tell that to nordic teams.

[@CermousWOO]

@@matiasaraya5451 They had huge fans blowing cold air on them the whole time. The stage was freezing.

[@Chumbv]

VXG wasnt organized by Triforce though

[@JamieMurphy25]

What about the H1Z1 Pro League? Teams weren't paid, messy behind the scenes moments and it was streamed exclusively on Facebook (really!).

[@Vlandia0927]

God the esports world cup anouncers we're so pissed you could just tell

[@catalinedward]

i was sure i would see the infamous season 2 league of legends words championship, but it seems that was not enough of a disaster. insane

[@benwoodward4100]

No mention of Cyber X Games (CS 1.6) from 2004 - shame! That definitely needed to be shortlisted! My team is still waiting for $10k in prize money (and yes, we wont get it anytime soon! :p)

[@sillybearftw]

Ben Woodward I remember that. It was common to not get paid back then. Oh the legendary excuses of angel Munoz and CPL.

[@chaosgaming3027]

Lmaooo where was DJ Khalid for overwatch league

[@CasualMobileGamer]

I don't remember TriForce being the organizer for the event. Where's the evidence to back up this claim?

[@Zipperskull_]

I like how he said fyre festival at the end 😂lmao

[@Keesan_]

People really believe Triforce organized VXG? That's rich. 😆

[@TINE-14-k4r]

They don't do their research, it's sad

[@kingj521]

This video is why i unsubbed. Granted it dont mean much. But these dudes champion sjw narratives & they shit on people who put blood sweat & tears into it the community

[@StrunDoNhor]

Is it just me or does #2 sound a HELL of a lot worse than #1? I don’t keep up with esports, so I can’t say definitively, but getting shut down, then followed and robbed by four thugs seems like something that would top most charts. Can someone elaborate, please?

[@MrDetox2u]

replying to get the answer

[@Kuddochan]

Yeah I thought so too. I guess #1 was probably worse in terms of organization, but in terms of what actually happened to the players that were there then #2 was surely worse

[@sixish]

Well getting robbed wasn't necessarily the fault of the event

[@romajimamulo]

@@Kuddochan that's pretty much it. Sure, the event should have tried to stop them from getting robbed, but they Actually payed for the place, even if it was bad. #1 however, was bad for every single team, got locked in the venue because people didn't pay for it, and other terrible mismanagement

[@thelildevil93]

I suppose the players getting robbed was not the fault of the org. But in the case of number 1, they didn't even pay for shit and the players had their passports confiscated. I'd rather lose some cash and a memory stick rather than be stranded in a different country with the cops involved. That would suuuuuuuuck man.

[@im2godly750]

Why did you blame the VXG Tournament on Triforce ?? He was just the promoter?? That's falsified information, especially when VxG’s vice president, Rolando Brison repeatedly took full responsibility and said he would pay everybody.

[@tearokhum428]

India and Gaming two words that dont go well together.

[@MartinJHesse]

1:56 is that my boy Shroud right there?:D

[@jan_7557]

Yeeeeees

[@sivaprasadbisoyi8687]

yes i think so

[@austinc8539]

Fortnite be like have a terrible tournament format limited practice for tourneys and bugs everywhere but it’s okay cause u pour millions into it

[@Jordan19309]

Don't forget changing the map, items, and game mechanics of the day of huge tournaments

[@willing3510]

@@Jordan19309 I know I'm whole year late and the game is still like this.

[@jdoe3006]

What about the Chonqing Major where some players got food poisoned and a player got banned and tried to even ban the team?

[@tanyapunyo2074]

Yeah we need it

[@Samoaplaya]

Gaming Paradise looks like the Fyre Fest of gaming

[@snuffeldjuret]

I was just about to say the very same thing.

[@amritpatnaik8881]

WOW! Here i was thinking ESL ONE Mumbai 2019 would make this list... but after learning about IGC, it REALLY puts things in perspective xD

[@LTRiiken]

Lol you guys didnt even mention Rolando for VXG at all, Gootecks and Mike Ross by your logic were tournament organizers as well

[@RichHeart89]

Reminds me of Frostbite metal festival in Finland 2008 or 2009. Bands canceling left and right, most people never got their due compensation, angry people everywhere, no real backstage for bands, bar/refreshments in a different building, no communication. Even the security wasn't notified even though the police had been called just in case it turns into a riot, the guy behind the event allegedly skipped country. Well, at least no one was mugged or had to fear for their lives. Metal heads are luckily a cool and peaceful bunch even when disheartened 😅

[@Rromantiq]

VXG was truly terrible but if I'm being honest I could name about 15 worst ran FGC tournaments before VXG. Canada Cup 2018, Defend The North 2019 or even worse SBO 2012.

[@niemand1152]

Silver scrapes starts playing

[@reforgenarsil]

I am actually surprised Apex 2015 didn't make it. First venue was collapsing due to snow accumulation on top; while they did - luckily - manage to get another venue it set everything back by an insane amount.

[@mastersteve_00]

Triforce wasn't the T.O. of VXG Stop

[@ace611kw9]

What about that madden tournament that got shot up

[@hibik420]

The fact that some of the OSRS DMMTs aren't on here is a sham!

[@notdaneatall]

This might be a bit late, but these players get atleast a real esports scene while we tf2 players have to sit around in the corner. Just waiting.

[@cherrysmoke33]

Tf2 is dead bro

[@delusion_tk]

If there's a part 2: Galaxy Battles 2, Lima Major, and Bali Major should be included

[@SupImLefty]

You put KZbin in light mode, what a shame.

[@cricketscoffee7478]

i imagine it didn't make top 10 because it was Halo Reach which wasn't very popular competitively (especially since a lot of esports events got popular a few years after this happened) but there was a Halo Reach tournament that was held at a LAN center that was under construction.... because it wasn't even built yet.

[@nigma5440]

When a tournament is so sketchy, other coaches tell your team not go for for your own safety.

[@EntronX]

VXG wasnt organized by Triforce. I was there lmaoo

[@Royale9]

I thought Ubisoft had a spot with their R6 streams in 2018. Stream delays, stream crashes, equipment failure, server failure,... Number 10 already shattered my expectations.

[@renetreur4607]

I was actually invited as one of the csgo commentators to be in Delhi for Indian Gaming Carnival, but I'm pretty sure it was supposed to take place end of 2011 and not 2012 :P

[@abhishekpawar5126]

Guess what, valve thought it would be a great idea to keep the biggest Dota 2 tournament (ti) at Shanghai this year, it's gonna be a shitshow

[@jackburton6239]

Valve's involvement will keep it from being like these examples.

[@EmbryodeadRI]

Cyber X Gaming Las Vegas 2004 would have been on this list if streaming was more prevalent.

[@joerad4722]

Actually it was just starting! I ran the Q3 tourney there and we had djWheat (now with Twitch) streaming and IIRC that was the first time he streamed and I'd like to believe hooked him on doing it for people. We had ~50k people watching GTV and syncing up with this shoutcast stream. No one was ever paid prizes and many 'staff ' werent paid for travel (including me). It was a shit show through and through but its nice to see they have company now.

[@FakeVoice0]

Yo!! theScore esports, you got that bit about VXG wrong! TriForce didn't organize! Whatchu' mean!!!

[@Johnnycpublic]

who did then?

[@ricflair8907]

THE BEACH BABY

[@galador8089]

Noticed how none of these tournaments involved League of Legends? You can give LoL a lot of shit but their production value is great

[@SockLove]

Because its always riot making them, theres no shitty 3rd parties

[@npviking]

Fitting that my internet cut out while watching this

[@edswen41]

Hmm. Anyone noticed Tournament hosted by China was in 3 of the 10 worst Tournament so far?.

[@acemalikweco7285]

Please dont do the same with ti 9 :v

[@zeccy337]

It's not the country it's the shitty organisers.

[@danielwilliams1672]

Wow i forgot how big benson was back in 2014. Massive props to him for getting into shape!

[@Kiiltec]

2:30 - insert to be continued music-

[@eijeii]

5:12 "Largest Dota 2 Tournament in Southeast Asia" Manila Majors: Am I a joke to you?

[@playerone4266]

I think its because it is 2015. Manila Majors took place at the year of 2016

[@peterunlustig904]

Lan Tournament gets DDosed: How? xD intranet is norm safe for a reason.

[@Ex0rz]

Many games cant even be played over LAN... Actually i think most big games dont have LAN nowadays. I think thats mostly to avoid piracy.

[@VIRTUALION]

TriForce NEVER organised the VXG tournament

[@issacsarrowtail7212]

True but he DID help with it. There is a VERY big reason to why, even before this, the man (and his team) is persona non grata of both the FGC and Smash Communities. He is a hustler, in the truest sense of the word.

[@thesandmansohh]

Triforce wasn't involved with organizing VxG he was paid to promote it. Trash

[@sunnyyang3259]

So where does Clutch Con fit into this?

[@falconx8719]

Just set up the tournaments in North America, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Germany, South Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, England, Belgium, France, Italy, Austria, Denmark, Spain, Iceland. Avoid most or all of South America and Africa. That's basically it also don't go for something fancy. Go for a venue with good air conditioning, sanitation and access to fast internet and an area with a balanced climate.

[@skyforce911]

Falcon X it doesnt matter where you hold it. As long as locals who are invested in esports do it , it will be fine. Whenever these people go abroad and have nil knowledge of how the local economy it turns into shit. Im from dubai and ive seen some great esport events held cause it was done by locals. Like anyone with half a brain can tell you holding a outdoors event in dubai out of the months of dec-feb is a horrible idea. They have tons and i mean TONS of expos they couldve held it in.

[@Dukhanstmichmal]

Im still sad about 2GD getting fired - it was like having big tournaments hosted by Twitch Chat.

[@null4973]

Before watching I know gaming paradise on on this list

[@conspiraciesarejustgreatst2059]

How anyone was willing to go to an esports event in 2016 is beyond me....2015 would have made me quit on any type of LAN event

[@Pla_sma]

I'm surprised that the Dead by daylight escape tournament wasn't on here, especially with all the controversy, bad commentator, and obvious lag switching

[@karimshebeika8010]

10:00 I think I had the same shirt when I was about 16. Was a good one. Kinda miss it now

[@karanw4276]

Why did Tobiwan's Tweet mention Dubai? Wasn't Gaming Paradise hosted by some Slovenian guys?

[@dardeejaycalura927]

you guys need to make a top 10 best esports tournaments

[@xinsertid9095]

4 of the tournaments were CS:GO and another one was either cs 1.6 or source (I cant tell lmao) **I am so proud of this community**

[@Kimikachu22]

Good lord 2015 sounded like hell for the Esport community at that time